Zhe Gestapo Cruiser - W124 Benz

[loekaaz]

ohw. Probably because i took the links from the Dutch w124club-thread.

gimme a minute...


EDIT: How 'bout now?

[fpsthomas]

They are working now,, good luck woth the cleening

[loekaaz]

3.0 appeared to be a dead end:

a piece of piston ring caused a lot of damage to cylinder no. 6 and black sludge took its toll on the camshaft





Going for 'coffee table status':



camshaft:






so now I have to find another engine, as this one isn't gonna fly. Luckily for me, I got this one for free as it came with the parts car (which I bought for the interior, wheels and some electronic bits 'n pieces)

Fingers crossed I might find a nice 3.6 Brabus engine...

[fpsthomas]

Have you found a nice engine yet?

[loekaaz]

lol, no

but I think I'm going to try a 3.0-24v swap. Those make 220 HP stock, instead of a measly 166HP of the 2.6 12v (prob. 90HP in its current condition ) And it still lets me use the CIS-E system. Not that I like that, but its saves me a lot of trouble of swapping the complete wiring which u need with an M104 3.2-24v swap.

[loekaaz]

I made some Mercedes-Benz license plate insterts today:



tadaaa!

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[loekaaz]

Hey folks!

I'm sorry, but I have no updates on the Benz yet. Although, I did bring the 300E to the scrapyard because I have stripped it completely.

tadaa!:



so, ByeBye!


And I got myself a new DD for cheap. For the people overseas: It is a Renault Mégane 1.5 DCi Diesel VAN. It's French, squeeks and rattles in every corner, but runs very cheap: It runs 4.5L/100km's. Thats 52 MPG in US-spec !!!


Aaaaand I finally got myself a 2-column car lift. SCORE!





It will look like this:

[loekaaz]

did some tidying up on the rear:

pads, rotors and some paint




finished result




and added some extra 25 HP by painting the rocker cover in heat resistant gloss red


and as you can see, I tinted the windows a while ago...

[Raarasutra]

That thing looks GOOD man! And I'm jelly about the lift, I so want one... One day...

[Marsss]

^this... i want one!!!

[loekaaz]

Thanks guys. I can't wait for the concrete floor to come in so I can finally install the damn thing..

[loekaaz]

Progress on the lift: practically none...

Dug out the hole for the concrete floor. Tomorrow we'll start on the wooden framework and concrete armouring
Still no idea why my dad opted for the paved floor in the fist place when they built the barn

[loekaaz]

UPDATEtime!

Got myself a new set of badboys for cheap!

Brand: RW (Belgian brand from the '80's - 1988 to be exact)
Model: Rafala
Size: 7,5x17 ET20 + 9,5x17 ET20

Not much info to find on the internetzz, although some forums refer to these as "mystery-wheels"

Please take note that they still need to be cleaned and restored to reach full epicness...

test fit before buying...



Dat dish tho...


making pics @home....


Giving them a proper clean....









Okay, the tyres are shit, but with some proper sizing and some fender rolling, these badboys should look the part!





Cheers!

[loekaaz]

Engine is down. It's pulsating through the intake manifold... LOL



Problably due to the intake valve seals not closing properly. And this engine sucks arse so I'm not planning an overhaul for the cylinder head.
Right now, I'm still looking for the right priced M103 3.0 fitted w124 wich I can use for parts.

Also made a to-do list:

ENGINE:
- engine swap 3.0 12v (EFI + Turbo eventually?)
- Basic rebuild (head, valves, vale stem seals, rockers, cam, CIS-E etc. etc.
- Side pipe cut-out valve.

WHEELS:
- restoring the EVO's (almost forgot about them)
- selling the EVO's
- restoring the 500E 8-hole's (as they are a tad rough around the edges)
- selling the 500E 8-holes
- restoring the Brabus Monoblocks (rotting away somewhere)
- selling the Brabus Monoblocks
- Restoring the RW rafala's: flat-gold centers, polished lips.
- NOT SELLING the RW's
- fitting 205-45-17's around
- 20 mm Spacers up front

TRANS:
- 5-speed Getrag (dogleg, if possible)
- ASD differential (Manual-override when the time comes)

SUSPENSION (I'm not very consistant with this...)
- FRONT: BMW E36 front struts
- REAR: Ford Ranger front shocks
- cutting coils on current Eibachs
- complete overhaul rear subframe (PU bushings?)
- OEM V8 / 3.2 / 3.0-24v Brake upgrade (4-pots front, 2-pot rear)

BODY:
- PRIUS II rear 'diffuser' --> yes I said it... THE STOCK ONE! not the one on google
- New boot lid (got hit by tractor)
- Spoiler delete
- Fiesta XR2i fogs
- Rolling rear fenders/weld on some front fender arches in the rear.
- US driving lights
- US indicator ligts/corners

INTERIOR:
- 3rd brake light (pre-89 models have none)
- Central locking system on remote
- 500E rear seats
- Electric windows rear
- Seat heating rear seats
- Electic sunshade rear window
- Tucked sub in the parcel shelf
- A proper steering wheel (Nardi or some sorts)
- Some VIP goodies
- Tint rear window


This is how she sits right now, collecting dust:



*sigh...*


Not sure how long it will take and how much I will be able to complete, but we'll see...
Just let me know if I should add or delete something

Cheers

[Blackmk3]

And all that, partly made possible by my dear friend Laurens 'alias' BlackMK3. With his mad MK3 VR6, Which actually isn't black at all....

Nice Lucas, never saw these pics before. Havv'nt logged in onto Stanceworks for a long time