So if you haven't seen it here is my 1969 Mercedes W114 fitted with a 2.8 M104.
Current look in the last photos i had taken.
AAED3855-C5E5-436B-A8D6-163FD5A30C35 by Ian Woodridge, on Flickr
AF9E50E2-4805-4032-89F5-475BC4B2BF1D by Ian Woodridge, on Flickr
2CD43AC9-31AD-4989-945D-2744E2840B0F by Ian Woodridge, on Flickr
AD3E3DB5-EFFC-4EFB-97D3-238319369DE2 by Ian Woodridge, on Flickr
1E799D9C-3235-46F1-BD27-0F201EEE880D by Ian Woodridge, on Flickr
61BAD25D-7040-40DB-AC00-9DD32F9C334C by Ian Woodridge, on Flickr
There is so much to list I'm just going to copy & paste what i put in my for sale ad below for now.
Bodywork
Two tone
White body
Havana Brown Roof (originally black)
Fully painted & back to metal respray
Smooth bay with new inner wings & custom bulkhead
New strut mounts
Custom subframe painted Havana brown with all suspension parts
All chrome trims re-done
New black grille inserts
Rear very rare window Louvre
Engine
Originally a 250 W114 engine with 4 speed manual gearbox
Now fitted with a M104 2.8 engine & a Mercedes Cosworth dogleg 5 speed gearbox
New Cosworth clutch
Cosworth gear Linkages
Cosworth gear shift
Custom wiring loom
DTA S80 stand-alone ECU
Custom polished manifold
And full tucked exhaust system
K&N Airfilter
Most parts replaced & painted that bolt on to the engine
Custom hidden wiring loom
Pedal box fitted to delete brake servo
Horn & washer bottle hidden in wings along with other wiring
Battery relocated to the boot
Suspension
Custom Airride
Using Airlift bags
Accuair management
Custom mounts
All designed & fitted by Studioincar
Wheels
Original Mercedes Barock centres
Made into 3 piece custom split rims
All new lips
2 inch on front
2.5 on rear
All new gold hardware
Supplied & made by Wheel Unique
Falken tyres
Original steel wheels painted in Mercedes Havana Brown
Polished centre caps
Fitted with white wall tyres
Interior
Original interior was red MBtex
Now all covered with red Tweed
Front & Rear seats
Door cards
Parcel Shelf
Centre console piece around Airride controller
All new carpets
All new sound deadening
New brown seat belts
Rear window blind
Custom boot build to fit around the original spare wheel in wood trim to match the original dash
Original Becker Headunit
And Becker Cassette player
All designed & fitted by Studioincar
Hopefully that's easy for everyone to understand, here's the link to the full build thread here - forum.retro-rides.org/thread/170586/1969-mercedes-benz-photoshoot-pictures
Current look in the last photos i had taken.
AAED3855-C5E5-436B-A8D6-163FD5A30C35 by Ian Woodridge, on FlickrAF9E50E2-4805-4032-89F5-475BC4B2BF1D by Ian Woodridge, on Flickr2CD43AC9-31AD-4989-945D-2744E2840B0F by Ian Woodridge, on FlickrAD3E3DB5-EFFC-4EFB-97D3-238319369DE2 by Ian Woodridge, on Flickr1E799D9C-3235-46F1-BD27-0F201EEE880D by Ian Woodridge, on Flickr61BAD25D-7040-40DB-AC00-9DD32F9C334C by Ian Woodridge, on FlickrThere is so much to list I'm just going to copy & paste what i put in my for sale ad below for now.
Bodywork
Two tone
White body
Havana Brown Roof (originally black)
Fully painted & back to metal respray
Smooth bay with new inner wings & custom bulkhead
New strut mounts
Custom subframe painted Havana brown with all suspension parts
All chrome trims re-done
New black grille inserts
Rear very rare window Louvre
Engine
Originally a 250 W114 engine with 4 speed manual gearbox
Now fitted with a M104 2.8 engine & a Mercedes Cosworth dogleg 5 speed gearbox
New Cosworth clutch
Cosworth gear Linkages
Cosworth gear shift
Custom wiring loom
DTA S80 stand-alone ECU
Custom polished manifold
And full tucked exhaust system
K&N Airfilter
Most parts replaced & painted that bolt on to the engine
Custom hidden wiring loom
Pedal box fitted to delete brake servo
Horn & washer bottle hidden in wings along with other wiring
Battery relocated to the boot
Suspension
Custom Airride
Using Airlift bags
Accuair management
Custom mounts
All designed & fitted by Studioincar
Wheels
Original Mercedes Barock centres
Made into 3 piece custom split rims
All new lips
2 inch on front
2.5 on rear
All new gold hardware
Supplied & made by Wheel Unique
Falken tyres
Original steel wheels painted in Mercedes Havana Brown
Polished centre caps
Fitted with white wall tyres
Interior
Original interior was red MBtex
Now all covered with red Tweed
Front & Rear seats
Door cards
Parcel Shelf
Centre console piece around Airride controller
All new carpets
All new sound deadening
New brown seat belts
Rear window blind
Custom boot build to fit around the original spare wheel in wood trim to match the original dash
Original Becker Headunit
And Becker Cassette player
All designed & fitted by Studioincar
Hopefully that's easy for everyone to understand, here's the link to the full build thread here - forum.retro-rides.org/thread/170586/1969-mercedes-benz-photoshoot-pictures
