stwat
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This is the car as I first bought it for £250 with lots of tax and test 2 previous, almost full history and just about to turn 160.000 miles  The colour is petrol blue and is quite rare as far as I can find out  I had just removed some nasty clear front indicators in favour of the original orange ones. Original interior  That was soon replaced by leather which I picked up for £100  I bought some sportline alloys from the same chap with good tyres for £35  ;D Decided to remove the nasty chrome arches to find both front wings rotten as hell!!  Thankfully both rear arches were mint under the chrome pieces of curse word New genuine front wings in the process of being fitted  And finaly a few pics of how the car looks now   Well thats just a brief history of the car since I have had it. There is lots more to do but there always is isnt there ;D |
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Last Edit: Nov 4, 2007 4:17:29 GMT by stwat
1992 190E 1.8 manual
1989 300SE Low mileage LuxoBarge
1988 190e 2.6. 1988 190 2.3-16 Cosworth
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Fantastic! Always great to see a set of chrome arches getting binned as they look uber-shat.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Intersting that the colour does so much for the car.
Well done on the arches as said above.
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Mark
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Car smartened up really nicely!
I quite like 190E's - they're on my list.
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I've always liked these and can see me getting one at some point.
Looks like you've transformed a bargain price motor into a very comfortable cruiser for little cost, the leather looks brilliant and the alloys set it off a treat! Nice work - glad I'm not the only orange indicator fan too!
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190's are on my list, too. I fancy a luxo-wafter as my next daily. Colour's gorgeous!
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location for arches B1N
glad you did that but its always scary taking them off
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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stwat
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Thanks chaps It certainly was a nervous time taking those arches off!! after what i found under the front ones i was shatting my pants about what id find under the rear ones. But thank feck they were mint  Its a loverly car to drive with its silky smooth straight 6 engine. pretty quick too. Not quite as quick as the beemer 325's but no slow coach thats for sure. |
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1992 190E 1.8 manual
1989 300SE Low mileage LuxoBarge
1988 190e 2.6. 1988 190 2.3-16 Cosworth
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I`ve had the pleasure of driving a 2.6 190 recently, they really are something else.
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stwat
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I`ve had the pleasure of driving a 2.6 190 recently, they really are something else. They are indeed mate The last of the truly over engineered Mercedes. The W202's that came after were shocking in the build quality quarters. And so has been pretty much all of the MB offerings ever since!! Once the bean counters took hold it was downhill all the way  |
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Last Edit: Nov 6, 2007 1:38:38 GMT by stwat
1992 190E 1.8 manual
1989 300SE Low mileage LuxoBarge
1988 190e 2.6. 1988 190 2.3-16 Cosworth
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What are your plans with her? Modify?
It looks like a tidy 190 now, those wings have really transformed it!
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stwat
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Well it needs a drop thats for sure. it sits like a 4x4 at the mo and the sussy is in super soft comfate mode so it rolls around on the corners quite a bit. Having said that it still handles superb even though the door handles are scraping the road on the bends ;D
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1992 190E 1.8 manual
1989 300SE Low mileage LuxoBarge
1988 190e 2.6. 1988 190 2.3-16 Cosworth
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stwat
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Last Edit: Nov 7, 2007 16:50:58 GMT by stwat
1992 190E 1.8 manual
1989 300SE Low mileage LuxoBarge
1988 190e 2.6. 1988 190 2.3-16 Cosworth
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Very nice! Ive had a couple of these and they are so much more refined than the 4 pot 102 lump. The added bonus is that in the (unlikely) event of it ever needing a new engine the 103 3 litre lump from the W124 goes straight in to a 2.6. The 24 valve version would fit but you cant close the bonnet cos of the cam cover! I had a 3 litre 190E and it flew!!
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stwat
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Very nice! Ive had a couple of these and they are so much more refined than the 4 pot 102 lump. The added bonus is that in the (unlikely) event of it ever needing a new engine the 103 3 litre lump from the W124 goes straight in to a 2.6. The 24 valve version would fit but you cant close the bonnet cos of the cam cover! I had a 3 litre 190E and it flew!! the 24 valve conversion has been done. I'm not sure how its shoehorned in but i have seen loads of pics of them. AMG did a few conversions back in the day. They did a 3.6 24v and even a 5.0 v8 so it can be done!! Whilst i was cleaning the engine bay the other day i thought id scrape a bit of the peeling rocker cover paint off. i started with one little piece and ended up peeling almost all of the paint off in one go!!   |
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1992 190E 1.8 manual
1989 300SE Low mileage LuxoBarge
1988 190e 2.6. 1988 190 2.3-16 Cosworth
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The colour is petrol blue and is quite rare as far as I can find out 
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