Bagged Mercedes W115...

[Zman86]

Ooooh are you going to match the engine parts to the wheels? That would be sick.

-Aron

I thought about color matching, but the car will probably be getting painted in the next few years and I'm still undecided on the color, but it will be staying green. The aluminum stuff in the bay is getting powdercoated a flat silver color resembling raw aluminum, and a bunch of other stuff is getting coated matte black like it would have been from the factory. I wanted to wait until I had the engine out of the car to do it all, but the opportunity arose to trade some VW parts for powdercoating, so I took it. Hoping to re-locate the battery to the trunk this year (finding a un-rotted battery tray is proving impossible, and the bay looks better witout it there), dont know if I'm going to get into tucking any wiring this year or not, my girlfriends car comes out of storage at the end of April, so I have to have the Benz out by then...

Thanks for all the compliments everyone!

[pejsa]

car is spectacular!!!! i love it

[PG1_Euro36]

love those set of wheels on this mate.. love the color too

[austindavidg]

oh my jeebus christo!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought for a second i was going to cry tears of happiness. That's a gorgeous piece of machinery...either set of wheels. I love seeing cars like this!

agreed!!!!!! :d

[Zman86]

Just found this while digging through my photo albums, the only sticker on the car, my favorite character from one of my favorite shows...

[Dave-ger]

I love that sticker! Bubbles is by far my favorite character from that show.

[TheJakeR]

Trailer Park Boys! Nice touch

[Zman86]

Mmmm new parts...

Lets see if I can remember what I've bought so far

From Mercedes

Intake/exhaust manifold gasket
everything to re-seal the top end of the injection pump
fuel filter housing grommets
transmission tailshaft seal
exhaust manifold to downpipe gasket
throttle linkage bushings
oil filter
fuel filter
throttle cable guide
some nut that I dont remember what its for

From Mercedes Source

Trunk seal
Vacuum pump overhaul kit
engine shock mount kits
glowplugs
oil pan/drainplug/gasket
Power steering filter
brake fluid resevoir seals
Master cylinder to booster O-ring
Differential mount
driveshaft flew discs
driveshaft hanger-bearing and mount
driveshaft dust boot

From The Benz Bin

New alternator
engine mounts
waterpump
radiator cap
transmission mount
parking brake shoes

From local autopart store

inline fuel filter
rear brake pads/discs
transmission filter kit
thermostat o-ring
various gaskets

So much work to do before spring. This weeks to-do list: remove old oil pan, check height of oil pickup to see if I can shorten the pan, take new pan to welders to have them modify it (my welding sucks), replace glowplugs, set valve lash, purchase all new vacuum/fuel line....

Still can not find any decent interior parts, seems like all the good original interior stuff is attached to $5000+ cars, I've looked at 6 different parts cars and the interiors have been trashed in every one. I've found two parts cars that belong to one of the customers at work, both total wrecks, but chocked full of useable stuff, including all the parts from a car that was wrecked in the early 80's, then taken apart completely and put into storage. The thing that makes me happiest is I got a near rust free OE passenger front fender! Pics when I go back to pillage more parts...

[CSRmotorsports]

Awesome! really great job

[alexwh0]

I can't wait to start fuckin' hammerin' people!

Ps. Nice w115.

[deutschman]

I love your car man! Old benzs are the bees knees!

[TeckniX]

that's one benz I wouldn't mind owning/driving! You should add part numbers next to all the stuff your ordered, you know for documentation sake

[Zman86]

I've documented all the part numbers for future refernece, plus I got a bunch of paperwork from Mercedes with part numbers. Makes life easier for sure...

Anyways, not much has been going on lately with the car. I had stripped the bay to get everything powdercoated (removed everything I had already removed back in November), and then it fell through and I just got my stuff back a couple weeks ago. I'm in the middle of a move also, so things have been crazy. Towed the car from my girlfriends to the new shop last weekend, hoping to finally get some work done once I'm moved in. Also had a issue with the injector pump (I removed something I shouldnt have) and now I may have to pull the pump out for re-calibration and I've been having issues with improper parts from both aftermarket suppliers and Mercedes....

Hoping to have it mobile by the end of April...



Its new home! We have from the two shop doors forward



View from the bedroom...

[Bronzit]

The new place looks so awesome. I am jealous.

[kpn138]

This car is simply amazing! Totally changed my mind about getting a BMW this summer. I need something like this

Does this car really need bags or are there coils for these older mercs?? I'm not really fond of the idea of having to cut springs...