BTW, I had a gold '71 Chrysler sta wagon for 7 years and a gold/off white '74 Dodge van for 15 years.
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "E M" <pokieba...@gmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cars and status > I'm impressed with all the work and the fleet. > > It's funny, when I was chasing this one person, trying to buy their 560SEL, > it was a smoke colour with a hint of gold with dark brown leather. The > colour, and especially interior were what really made me lust after the car. > lol. I'm sure it would have been Wilton's bad dream come true. Same colour > brown leather as my 911. Are you sure you still want to borrow it for the > winter Wilton? lol ;-) > > Ed > 300E, who has had more brown cars in his family than he can remember. hee > hee > > 2009/1/5 Trampas Stern <tst...@nc.rr.com> > > > *1987 300SDL 280k miles* > > I have been working on repairing my new to me 1987 300SDL. So far here is > > what I have done: > > > > Timing chain > > Vacuum pump > > fixed minor fuel leaks > > > > I am now finishing up the front suspension, basically I am replacing > > everything upper and lower ball joints, tie rods, shocks, etc. > > > > As I was doing the the upper control arm (ball joint) I noticed rust under > > battery and welded a new piece of steel in hole but everything is going > > well. I really love POR-15! > > > > After I get the suspension fixed I will fix transmission leaks and replace > > motor mounts and then move to other items including: > > > > Install electric seat heaters > > fix tachometer and odometer (does anyone know which gears are used on the > > 300SDL? www.odometergears.com) > > replace bad vacuum servos for heater, once I figure out which ones are bad. > > order plastic pieces for seats and possible new seat covers. > > > > Basically I figure the 300SDL will be my daily driver for next 5-10 years, > > thus I want to get everything fixed like new such that I just need to keep > > oil changed. Basically a driver restoration project. > > > > Note this is around the 4th W126 I have rebuilt the front suspension on > > thus > > if anyone has questions about how to do it let me know. Basically the > > hardest part is pressing in the new ball joints and having spring > > compressor > > to replace rubber bushings for lower control arm. I have also figured out > > the easy way to replace bushings in the bearing bracket that only requires > > a > > bench vise and a cheap C-clamp ball joint press. > > > > Note I will have spent more in parts for this car than the price of the > > car... > > > > > > *1988 420SEL 247k miles* > > I replaced the fuel distributor (rebuilt one $400) and it seems to be doing > > good except I need to adjust the mixture a bit better. This car has had a > > constant problem with a clunk coming from rear end when shifting gears. I > > have replaced just about everything and have not found problem, has anyone > > ever experienced this? Note it sounds like the differential is jumping > > around, however I have replaced the mounts as well as drive shaft center > > bearing mount. Need to order new headlight bezels from Rusty and get new > > coat of paint. > > > > *1991 560SEL 147k miles* > > This one is suppose to be sold for $6k to friend of my wife, we will see. > > The girl getting the car has been driving it for 4 months waiting for some > > money deal to happen. Basically the only problems with this car are valve > > guides loose in head, chip on the wood for the ash tray, and a hole in the > > carpet near threshold on driver's side. I would fix valve guides but I do > > not have the drill guide for heli-coiling head. Maybe I should add this to > > my wish list of tools. > > > > Once I complete the 300SDL my next project will be doing some remodeling to > > house to make wife happy then I plan on picking up my 1960 300d from my > > parents barn and start that restoration project. Also my parents have a > > couple of 560SEL that are in need of their 20 year service. > > > > By the way did anyone see a 1987 gold 420SEL on ebay a few weeks back with > > 38k miles? My mom ended up buying the car, and it really was garage kept > > and > > has only 38k. Of course it is an ugly color gold with brown interior. > > > > Also does anyone know of a good way to repair cracks in vinyl dashes? Years > > ago I saw a guy do it with something like bondo and wrinkle paint but I > > have > > not found the wrinkle paint and figured someone here might know. > > > > Trampas > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090105/661 c2652/attachment.html > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090105/a1 a108a5/attachment.html> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
