What did you pay for it?

On 3/28/12, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote:
> Cool, post pics
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> On Mar 28, 2012, at 11:19 AM, clay monroe <redgh...@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Got me a SL!
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>> 1974 450SL, two tone greens.  PPI showed standard old car issues, but
>> going over the bulging file folder that came with the car, this could have
>> been much worse.  I have seen those much worse examples.
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>> PPI shows #4 & #5 cylinder showing lower compression than the others, but
>> all are within reasonable spec of each other.  Mechanic things it is
>> carbon on the valves, so get those clean and compression should increase.
>> Incipient head gasket leak needs an eye kept on it.  Figure I will
>> schedule that for next summer to do a fix with BiL in his shop.  Engine
>> has 208k on the clock.  Was babied up until 2003, then not driven much.
>>
>> Fresh enough suspension parts, so that is not an issue.   Driver seat is
>> shot.  Sitting on springs, so looking for horse hair and a weekend to fit
>> that.  Have to remove the old school car phone and too new fangled stereo
>> with overly large speaker boxes.  Pull out the carpet and padding so I can
>> wire wheel the floors and put POR-15 on the rust.
>>
>> WIll be looking for other parts and bits after I do the initial Rusty
>> order for filters and standard new acquisition things
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>>
>> clay
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>> 1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
>> 1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran
>> 1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
>> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
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