Redneckgearhead

Hey is your garage helper from tulsa? She looks very familiar.

jenk_ins

She's spent time in Tulsa, but she's not from Tulsa.

Redneckgearhead

Looks like a gal I know from a local fish store....

jenk_ins

haha, nope. She lives in Edmond, works at a golf course.

Redneckgearhead

Ok back to your awesome build!

vinceC

Any progress on this enjoyable thread?

jenk_ins

Not lately.. I switched gears to a boat. But I'll be back on the Mercedes soon! Waiting on cooler weather.

vinceC

Sounds good. Looking forward to it.

Arab_Homie

Extreme Dimensions

Awesome progress! In for more pics of the helper!




Oh and in for pics of the finished product as well!

samkam1668

wowww....really great work....so enviable from me that you got your own garage (In facts, I'm from HK). I just brought my 95 C280 few months ago. I'm thinking to have my car engine modification. Do you have any suggestion ??? Do you have any car engine modification example so that i could have it done more easily. Thanks !!

popey24

Hope to see more pics of your leather works.
I just bougt an industrial sewing machine and I will start next some weeks dooing seats, doors, roof, dashboard...

ruzhkata

hey, I'm not sure how you're doing on this project, but I really like the interior work. I'm ultimately planning on redoing mine as well, just because I got the all tan interior, and not a big fan of it. I was wondering if I could get some tips on the seats and as well painting the dash and some leather parts as I see you're doing. I have a spare w202 that I'm planning on using most of the parts prep them up and then use on mine. How does the paint hold up and also since you went and dyed the carpet, does it hold up if you steam wash it?

benznyc

?????

aquinob

He hasn't posted since Sept. '13, guess this thread is dead, too bad, was enjoy the pix like everybody else.

ptcruiser

The reason he hasn't posted since Sept is more people were interested in his girl friend than the car
Definitely a cutie

Arab_Homie

Lol dork

ptcruiser

Dork? You have me confused with yourself.

jenk_ins

Hey guys sorry, been busy with other stuff, Boat Project, selling house, general life stuff! haha. Anyway, good news, the project isn't dead!


I was using SEM paint purchased from a local auto paint store, it's designed for use on interior pieces.


As for engine performance upgrades as of now I'm just rebuilding the engine back to stock specs, I haven't found too much in the way of performance mods for the C280.


Anyway, here's some minor progress..


taped off and painted the center console black to match the rest of the interior.


Did some cleaning, 15 years worth of oil and dirt makes a pretty good mess.

jenk_ins

Cleaned up some more stuff.


smoothed out the Sun Shade after filling the old vent holes

Then covered it in leather.

Started test fitting the fiberglass bumper. It's gonna take some work.

vinceC

Glad to hear from you! Looks great.

Redneckgearhead

Nice.

jenk_ins

here's tonight's progress..

New timing chain and guide rails.



New head gasket



and it typical two step fashion, I forgot to put the washer in head before installing the camshaft caps, and they don't fit through the top of the hole.. so I gave up for tonight and will pickup again tomorrow maybe. haha

vinceC

jenk_ins. Did you replace the serpentine belt tensioner? I can't tell from the photos. Rather than a spring to apply tension the early ones have a rubber busing that fails fairly regularly.

jenk_ins

No i haven't replaced an of those parts. I haven't looked at mine to see which one it is either. I'll have to check.