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I never get tired of looking at that all aluminum radiator.
I wish there were photos of the ALCON brakes.
You can tell the ADS valve body failed by all the scrape marks on the under carriage. The mention of the front fenders getting repainted was probably due to the tires scrubbing the underside of the fenders and generating heat burns in the paint where they made contact.
I didn't know there were factory AMG catalytic converters. I just bought replacement converter pipes and wish I knew about these 3 months ago.
by all the scrape marks on the under carriage. The mention of the front fenders getting repainted was probably due to the tires scrubbing the underside of the fenders and generating heat burns in the paint where they made contact.
The car body is actually a little beat up.
Considering that that "Ferrari" is a cheap imitation, they could have set it on fire and rolled it into Lake Michigan.
I hope the current owners of the RENNtech put new bump stops on the front struts when they changed out the valve body. The bump stops keep the body up enough when the valve body fails so it doesn't contact the front fenders. You still have to drive VERY carefully back home if home is close. If not, then it has to be flat towed.
I did like the photos of the heim joint converted 5 link rear suspension. It looks like mine.
It should be a fun car for some lucky winner. I hope the new owners bring it back to it's former glory.
Considering that that "Ferrari" is a cheap imitation, they could have set it on fire and rolled it into Lake Michigan.
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Even though it's less than 1% of the cost of the genuine article, given that the car in that clip was auctioned for over $120,000 about ten years ago, I'd say it's an expensive imitation.
The one that went out the window was just a fiberglass shell, but the one built for driving was actually a pretty involved effort.
Even though it's less than 1% of the cost of the genuine article, given that the car in that clip was auctioned for over $120,000 about ten years ago, I'd say it's an expensive imitation.
The one that went out the window was just a fiberglass shell, but the one built for driving was actually a pretty involved effort.
I snapped a couple of pictures of it at this years Pebble Beach Car Week.
Yeah someone paid a premium for it….
Considering that that "Ferrari" is a cheap imitation, they could have set it on fire and rolled it into Lake Michigan.
I hope the current owners of the RENNtech put new bump stops on the front struts when they changed out the valve body. The bump stops keep the body up enough when the valve body fails so it doesn't contact the front fenders. You still have to drive VERY carefully back home if home is close. If not, then it has to be flat towed.
I did like the photos of the heim joint converted 5 link rear suspension. It looks like mine.
It should be a fun car for some lucky winner. I hope the new owners bring it back to it's former glory.
Hello mahunt, I am the new owner. Trying to get my local shop to lower it using STAR, but the computer is not accepting the lower height. It's jacked up far too high as you saw in pics.
Any advice would be appreciated, as this is my first R129.
Hello mahunt, I am the new owner. Trying to get my local shop to lower it using STAR, but the computer is not accepting the lower height. It's jacked up far too high as you saw in pics.
Any advice would be appreciated, as this is my first R129.
Thanks
There cant be any ads fault codes stored, so clear them all first before lowering. Then when doing the actual lowering, the stance can't be anything ridiculous and the car cannot be dropped super low. Try it again
The ADS equipped cars are fortunate in that they can raise and lower the suspension when parking, but you still have to remember to do it. Best to park the car short or shallow parked. I've thought about backing in, but even the muffler is susceptible to damage. Granted, it's not as expensive to repair.
This is what happens when you braille park a too low R129.
This is a good bump stop in that the 2 locating rebars aren't poking up an inch, but it still caught this new owner.
There is more physically to a RENNtech (they are better?) than an AMG, but AMG is more widely known.
If a AMG goes down the road and someone sees it, they say "Oh, there goes an AMG". If a RENNtech, Carlsson or Brabus goes down the road, folks will say, "What the heck was that!"
IMO, every R129 (specialty car or not) depends on the car. Low mileage and great condition regular R129s can rival specialty car auction prices.
In general, IMO, the specialty car SHOULD be worth more because there is more to them than the regular cars.
RENNtech cars are more unique than AMG, but their rarity may work against them at auction.
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