UK Mercedes W123 280TE Project.

[Alex@BagRiders]

I'm really excited to see this thing on a new air setup! I've talked to a few people recently who want to bag their W123's and W126's. I love the fact that people are starting to get away from the cut coil trend. Looks great so far!

[lepez]

Yea I like the Barock's just they don't scream wow though. eBay Germany is amazing for rare as 5x112 wheels! I need some rare as fook 3 piece splits to tuck!

Thanks for the comment though dude!

these look good :





custom made 3 piece barock wheels

made by striplot. A german company.

anyhow, I'm following, this thread !

[Benny]

so so classy!

Cheers bro!

I loved your DelSol at HFUK

The Wagon looks good

Thanks man much appreciated. The two cars are so so so different to drive!

Positive camber?

Wide angle lens playing tricks.

I'm really excited to see this thing on a new air setup! I've talked to a few people recently who want to bag their W123's and W126's. I love the fact that people are starting to get away from the cut coil trend. Looks great so far!

Just sent some suspension pics to the hot rod shop so hopefully it should be going in soonish. It's very tempting to get the angle grinder out for pre air bags but ima be patient lol

these look good :

custom made 3 piece barock wheels

made by striplot. A german company.

anyhow, I'm following, this thread !

Wow thanks for showing me those! You don't happen to have a build thread link or know the exact specs on the wheels? Mine wont have the awesome camber like that one though as I've been told the suspension is different from that shape.

[DownhillA4]

OP, please post as much information about your air-ride system as you can once it undergoes construction. (Pictures please)

I have a w126 420sel with 25k on the odo and have been trying to find information on the right way to bag these cars for almost a year now and it's really an area of the ocean that hasn't been touched yet!

[ARMANii]

Looks sweet, man!

[Wunderbaum]

Nice man! The wheels are look real nice with the whitewalls! Just get it to the ground and you are ready to go

[JonnyBoi]

Sweet, How have i never seen this on here before!!
Looks soo clean!

[Benny]

Right well been a while now since my last update but the ball is rolling now!

Engine started getting a few mis fires so ordered up and fitted new leads:



Dizzy cap and rotor arm:



Runs sooo much smoother now, It's so nice to drive! Faster too!


Started painting the inner arches as it looks so fresh and easier to spray out the salt from the coming winter months. This is going to be his first winter outside bless him.

Before:



After:



A mate gave me a cool new beer mat thing so that got whacked on the dash, comes in pretty handy actually! Looks cool too I reckon!



Random night shot while shooting a mates Accord.





Made a start on getting him low, I got impatient with the Hotrod shop and decided to lop a few coils off.

I did loads of research on how many to take off with it still being safe and handling well. They said one for a small drop and less body roll, one and a half for a little more drop and even less roll or two off for firmer ride and quite alot of lows, So naturally I took THREE off haha, I could take another off and the spring still be fully seated at full drop so that'll probably happen soon!

The rears are yet to come. I love it though!

Check the size of the standard spring y0! :O lols



After rolling it off the jacks and driveway.

[P78]

just widened steelies
white walls
and the hubcaps you have now

[D&W]

Right well been a while now since my last update but the ball is rolling now!

Engine started getting a few mis fires so ordered up and fitted new leads:



Dizzy cap and rotor arm:



Runs sooo much smoother now, It's so nice to drive! Faster too!


Started painting the inner arches as it looks so fresh and easier to spray out the salt from the coming winter months. This is going to be his first winter outside bless him.

Before:



After:



A mate gave me a cool new beer mat thing so that got whacked on the dash, comes in pretty handy actually! Looks cool too I reckon!



Random night shot while shooting a mates Accord.





Made a start on getting him low, I got impatient with the Hotrod shop and decided to lop a few coils off.

I did loads of research on how many to take off with it still being safe and handling well. They said one for a small drop and less body roll, one and a half for a little more drop and even less roll or two off for firmer ride and quite alot of lows, So naturally I took THREE off haha, I could take another off and the spring still be fully seated at full drop so that'll probably happen soon!

The rears are yet to come. I love it though!

Check the size of the standard spring y0! :O lols



After rolling it off the jacks and driveway.

Front looks great! I think the back could come down a touch and you'd be looking spot on

[stinkinrich]

Wicked stuff man!

[speedoje]

The car is awesome!! I love w123 wagon, and the white tire wall are great! Keep up the good work, it's going to be awesome!!!!

[Benny]

just widened steelies
white walls
and the hubcaps you have now

Yea but if I had the steels widened how would I run the hubcaps? You wouldn't see any of the dish? Maybe I'm not thinking about it right.

Front looks great! I think the back could come down a touch and you'd be looking spot on

Yea the back's gotta come down a fair way yet! It's alot more involved than the fronts tho! It's happening soon!

Wicked stuff man!

Cheers man, roll over sometime and say hello!

The car is awesome!! I love w123 wagon, and the white tire wall are great! Keep up the good work, it's going to be awesome!!!!

Yea I love the white walls, makes it add like another 10 years on the cars age on it's looks.




Time for an update!

Painted the other three arches and it now looks factory fresh and ready for winter salt.


Managed to fit a MK1 golf chin spoiler to the front. It required lots of fannying with a jigsaw and file to get it to fit the curvature of the Merc front end.

I absolutely love it though! Looks like it was meant to be there!


Apologies for the Mobile phone images, Havn't had the time to get the DSLR out yet.

[jamesfawcett]

This gives me ideas for a chin spoiler for my e28! Looks very cool! I like how it follows the same curve!

[///e36]

I love your car, I say just keep the wheels you have along with the white walls.