Zhe Gestapo Cruiser - W124 Benz

[aye.itseric]

Not gonna lie super jelly about the warehouse balcony build

[190Evan]

awesome

[loekaaz]

Oh so good!

Cheers buddy!

oh shit you are doing work on it for real, this means I have to step up my game.. damn it...

You'll then have to finish before the end of february. Because by then it will be legally allowed to drive the car with it's oldtimer status, and that's my goal to have it all buttoned up, inspected and insured before March.

Jeez Lucas you're getting buck! That paint looks SO good and I can't wait to see the 103 in there and buttoned up. Curious how that thing will feel with the Dbilas parts, do you have a Dual-Mass flywheel? Also are you running the 3.07 rear end?

Dude, seriously, I am so f-ing stoked on what's to come... Can't wait to slap that driveshaft on there and drive the shit out of it. Unfortunately I noticed that the gearbox is leaking some ATF and I suspect that the main seal is shot. So I might have to take the gearbox off first...
It still has the original rear subframe on with the 3.27 open rear diff. I have the ASD 3.07 ready to be put in, but I also have the white 260E which has an ASD 3.27 in it. I'm really doubting on what I will do because the white one might become my stripped out winter beater (inspired by that MSPaint render on my IG). Which I might use for going sideways eventually. The Gestapo Cruiser will become a highway cruiser anyway so a taller rear end won't hurt its purpose.

I really like the two-toned paint job. Very nice ride!

Two-tone is king

[DuaneJ19]

I really like the two-toned paint job. Very nice ride!

[190Evan]

Jeez Lucas you're getting buck! That paint looks SO good and I can't wait to see the 103 in there and buttoned up. Curious how that thing will feel with the Dbilas parts, do you have a Dual-Mass flywheel? Also are you running the 3.07 rear end?

[LCG]

oh shit you are doing work on it for real, this means I have to step up my game.. damn it...

[MikeyRa]

Oh so good!

[loekaaz]

Finishing the floor boarding





Placed some steel cabinets that I got for free when my employer moved to another office




I also got myself something I wanted for a really loooooong time:

A tire balancer and a tire mounting machine


End result:









But of course you clicked to see something happen to Zhe Gestapo Cruiser
















So I went on with tidying up the engine bay. Getting rid of all the ugly thick layers of seam sealer, unused plugs, tabs and holes.


Welding holes shut, sanding and primer, and sanding and sanding and sanding...






Yep.

Even more dust



More bondo



More sanding


Let it see some daylight again






Filler primer



Same same with the other side



low spots


Filler primer again


Sanded the whole bay with scotchbrite and started masking off before applying the epoxy primer


2K spray can FTW



After that we fully wetsanded the engine bay and went on with the .172 Antracite Grey


2K clear on top of that....






Result:






Then finally I could apply the RUSSIAN Military spec sound and heat insulation that I had laying around for nearly 3 years..















TADAA

[loekaaz]

Recap of the past year (and probably long before that lol)

Most of you know me by the name of Doug.



Because the main reasons that I did not post a lot of progress was because of the following:

I bought THIS...

(2002 W209 CLK 500 with AMG package - Daily driver)

... that I transformed into this;



Next to that, I also got myself into this....

(1986 W124 260E manual - nothing)


...which I really wanted because of this;



And that eventually turned into this;


And this...


And currently into this;




I also upgraded the workshop A LOT which took like... forever

What it used to be like:


Getting our 'storage platform'



Pouring concrete foundations



Cutting away the old work bench


Setting up the frame work


Comparison shot


Put back the work bench


Painted all the frame work including bench



Rebuilding the ladder




Painted the floor with some oil resistant garage paint, put the stairs and the wooden floor supporting beams into place

[loekaaz]

That is some M103 P O R N dude. Please take that dumb badge off though. As some one who refinished an m103 I can say this is an awesome job. The small things like that new harness guide and the head-to-thermostat housing hose make all the difference.

haha Evan, that badge was put there for shits and giggles by my brother in law who I share the workshop with. He's a genuine BMW guy. But also appreciates Benzes and Murrca V8 stuff (he owns the red C4 Vette).
But actually the thermostat housing and harness guide are still the stock originals. I just cleaned Every. Single. Fucking. Part. that I came across while reassembling the engine and rest of the car.
Of course lots of parts were missing. But having 3 other W124's parted out in the past four years, causes one to have many many spare parts haha
Also I replaced as many bolts and clamps for brand new stainless steel versions, and cleaned and repainted brackets and the intake (black) for a cleaner look. I'll post the older pictures soon.

[190Evan]

That is some M103 P O R N dude. Please take that dumb badge off though. As some one who refinished an m103 I can say this is an awesome job. The small things like that new harness guide and the head-to-thermostat housing hose make all the difference.

[Bert75]

Yaaaayyyyyyyyy!!!!

[loekaaz]

I've been a little sneeky last couple of months









Face full excitements and warming up engine

[loekaaz]

*Knock knock*


Who's there?


2018...

Sorry, were you saying something ?



The very very very first start after 4,5 years (2 years after rebuild?)

[benz-w123]

So dope, nice work man