Titivating my Mercedes 124
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I did 320 miles in 4.5 hours in it today. It just thrummed along at 85mph, ever so smoothly. I don't think I exceeded 90.
It needs some work to the underside, there is a big hole under the off side rear footwell and the rear anti-roll bar brackets are only just clinging on. It is booked in to be stripped, all welding carried out, any surface rust ground back and treated, then the entire underside and around the sills and behind the bumpers coated with zinc primer, epoxy mastic, stone chip, then paint, then underseal. I have a newly powered-coated rear subframe, new subframe and diff mounts, another set of new suspension links, new handbrake cables, to make the re-assembly job easier. I am going to fit a slightly longer diff from an E300 diesel saloon to give it more motorway legs.
Then it is off to the bodyshop for another titivation. New wings, clean out the windscreen aperture, tidy up various other bits of rust and then a full shoot.
Mileage is approximately 415,400.
It needs some work to the underside, there is a big hole under the off side rear footwell and the rear anti-roll bar brackets are only just clinging on. It is booked in to be stripped, all welding carried out, any surface rust ground back and treated, then the entire underside and around the sills and behind the bumpers coated with zinc primer, epoxy mastic, stone chip, then paint, then underseal. I have a newly powered-coated rear subframe, new subframe and diff mounts, another set of new suspension links, new handbrake cables, to make the re-assembly job easier. I am going to fit a slightly longer diff from an E300 diesel saloon to give it more motorway legs.
Then it is off to the bodyshop for another titivation. New wings, clean out the windscreen aperture, tidy up various other bits of rust and then a full shoot.
Mileage is approximately 415,400.
honevo said:
Rubins4 said:
This vehicle looks in remarkable condition for its age, let alone mileage.
Nice to see it getting some positive attention in the wider world, too.
Its still doing annual mileage of 15/20k a year and no MOT advisories since 2012 ....Nice to see it getting some positive attention in the wider world, too.
r129sl said:
I did 320 miles in 4.5 hours in it today. It just thrummed along at 85mph, ever so smoothly. I don't think I exceeded 90.
It needs some work to the underside, there is a big hole under the off side rear footwell and the rear anti-roll bar brackets are only just clinging on. It is booked in to be stripped, all welding carried out, any surface rust ground back and treated, then the entire underside and around the sills and behind the bumpers coated with zinc primer, epoxy mastic, stone chip, then paint, then underseal. I have a newly powered-coated rear subframe, new subframe and diff mounts, another set of new suspension links, new handbrake cables, to make the re-assembly job easier. I am going to fit a slightly longer diff from an E300 diesel saloon to give it more motorway legs.
Then it is off to the bodyshop for another titivation. New wings, clean out the windscreen aperture, tidy up various other bits of rust and then a full shoot.
Mileage is approximately 415,400.
Love these types of thread and it’s a real antidote to the PCP lease brigade who must change “their” cars every 3 years as it will need an MOT and £££££££££‘s spending on repairs when the car is not even properly run in.It needs some work to the underside, there is a big hole under the off side rear footwell and the rear anti-roll bar brackets are only just clinging on. It is booked in to be stripped, all welding carried out, any surface rust ground back and treated, then the entire underside and around the sills and behind the bumpers coated with zinc primer, epoxy mastic, stone chip, then paint, then underseal. I have a newly powered-coated rear subframe, new subframe and diff mounts, another set of new suspension links, new handbrake cables, to make the re-assembly job easier. I am going to fit a slightly longer diff from an E300 diesel saloon to give it more motorway legs.
Then it is off to the bodyshop for another titivation. New wings, clean out the windscreen aperture, tidy up various other bits of rust and then a full shoot.
Mileage is approximately 415,400.
r129sl said:
Ahem, Baister MOTs... funny how he missed the rusty holes on the bottom of the car.
It's funny how some people seem to view MOT history as some sort of definitive truth on the condition of a used car. I have no special arrangement or friendship with the tester I usually use, but I've had to weld up holes in the floorpan of one of my cars on a couple of occasions not long after it's received a clean MOT.What an amazing thread. r129sl - very well done!
I've owned 3 124's - a 1995 E220 saloon which went from 27K to 184k before a drink driver wrote it off. Then a 300TE which was a bit of a shed and then a 1995 E280 which despite having the wiring loom replaced still refused to start regularly.
Now seriously considering a late model S124 - maybe a 220 or a 300TD. They are beautiful looking cars.
I've owned 3 124's - a 1995 E220 saloon which went from 27K to 184k before a drink driver wrote it off. Then a 300TE which was a bit of a shed and then a 1995 E280 which despite having the wiring loom replaced still refused to start regularly.
Now seriously considering a late model S124 - maybe a 220 or a 300TD. They are beautiful looking cars.
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