mgw_300e

Hey Johnathan, I just noticed that you have a 68 280SEL, can you post some pics? I love those older Benzes!

myfirstbenz

lemme go find some. I might have to scan some. brb.

mgw_300e

2 cool!

myfirstbenz

well here are some from back in the day. One in front of the brick was at my school in Portland at the Manor House. Then you can see some shots of my pup Hans.

My w108 is my favorite car ever. It has now taken a step down as my daily driver, and the paint is now starting to fade, so time to restore it again, this time bolt by bolt, gotta buy a house and finish school first.

I have some more photos somewhere else, can't say for certain, but some nice shots in the mtns around here.

I restored this car when I was 15, then drove it through HS and college. After a few years the autobox got old, so I found a w108 250s with a 4spd manual, and I swapped all the parts over into this baby. The car is great and roomy, airy(huge sunroof), and the 6cyl with magnaflow sounds great! Dark Red(dunkelrot)(burgundy) with Black roof, and creme interior.

mgw_300e

Sweet car!!! I'd love to talk more about it but I have to go - maybe next time.

Merry Christmas!!!!!

CDP

Damn my car is slammed in this picture on stock wheelies. this was at the first One2Four meet and greet.

shadowgriffen

Jonathan, I see you've done your lights! good job sir!

one day i'll do my tailights...one day LOL the VHT can is sitting in my closet collecting dust

mgw_300e

Dude, I love those w108s! How involved is it restoring/maintaining them? Do you have more pics? That burgundy color kicks as$!

Saprissa

hi ChrisDPham !

shadowgriffen

LOL welcome

shadowgriffen

ahora que veo tu lista de caros, me doy cuenta que tienes un g wagen del 79. eres tu el que estaba bendiendo un G wagen en color de Vino?

mgw_300e

have you noticed the big influx of people from other parts of MBWorld?

CDP

OMG CARLOS.

I MISSED YOU.

myfirstbenz

I love the 108's as well. The ride, when dialed in is awesome! The problems to look for in 108's is of course rust, since they are so old, and then you have general maint. issues to look for. These cars are almost 40 years old now, so rubber starts to dry out, you would be wise to replace the window seals, the felt window channels in the doors(not that hard but not easy), door seals. Sometimes the window regulators can go out due to age.

The suspensions need to be lubed, and the zerk fittings can plug up, and most oil change places forget to lube the chassis so they can squeek and also wear out due to this. In the front suspension, the KingPins often wear out and create slop, as do the tie rods. I rebuilt all of that so it handles great. New HD bilsteins, rebuilt brakes, Converted to 4spd manual tranny on the floor, and I also took the Rear end out of a V8 model to give me taller gears, so I gained about 20mph at hwy speeds.

I love my color as well, at night it looks almost black, then in the day it has this warm deep glow to it. The paint is starting to fade since it wasn't the most expensive paint job, only singlestage, not a base/clear.

There is Nothing like a nice 108! Shoot, it was THE s-class, not quite a 600 pulman, but still a dandy of a car If you have the time and some money(not expensive to buy, below 10,000 is the market average for a nice one) I would buy one in a heartbeat. The 1960's Mercs and older are dripping with charm. The car never fails to get the looks, and people always come up to me at the gas pump. It was a blast to drive in H.School and college but it could use a body-off restoration again since I've had it for 10 years now and it has seen a lot of use. I'd say in the next 3 years it will be reborn once I get a shop of my own to work on it.

I can't find any of my pictures here at my folks house, so they are probably at my apartment. I'll post some more pics next week asap.

crr1612

zerk fittings? sounds made up to me....is that next to the blaudengrauf
but seriously, what it that?

and since there is no such thing as on this thread: how often should one change the fuel filter? also, how many miles should a stock suspension last?

crr1612

for anyone who is interested
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...spagenameZWDVW
im still looking for a cheap one for my ce...maybe a salvage part

myfirstbenz

Zerk fittings are metal nipples, with a one way ball valve that are used as a means to connect a grease gun and then inject grease/lube in joints and wear locations on the suspension of a car.

crr1612

ahh, thanks....
anyone ever thought of taking the 300d turbo and sticking it in the 300e? wouldnt it be easier to find a salvage and transplant it?

shadowgriffen

yea seriously...they've must of heard of us! LOL

shadowgriffen

CLS 55 VS. 440whp Cobra



https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost....15&postcount=1

mgw_300e

the turbo is not the problem, it's the manifolds.

Saijin_Naib

mechanic kitten says danger to teh manifold!!!!11one

mgw_300e

I think your crack use may have finally gotten out of control. You need help, Brett. Maybe MBWorld has a rehab forum that you can dry out in.

Saprissa

nope, that wasn't me. But if it's still for sale, I'd like to get a crack at it !
Let me know where it is.....


Carlos

Saprissa@aol.com

Saprissa

I'm back !! by popular demand.

I'm the secret special guest at the January 20th MB Tri-State Meet in Irvine,
but no one is supposed to know that. It's a secret.

Are you going ?

we have a lot to catch up on...

Sean still hasn't sent me that 1/18 scale CLK-DTR that I bought off of him on eBay; you know the one that he got for FREE from EVOsport.
I'm going to hunt him down, and pull his ears. I might even punch him in the ear.

Carlos

Saprissa@aol.com