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- W209
It is with great regret (and masses of lost money) the 300 24v has got to go as im skint and large tax bill is looming !!
started as a standard 190 2.6 manual in midnight blue
Engine dumped and 300 24v. M104 fitted from a w124
Then brand new clutch fitted (stupidly expensive)
Gearbox work
Whole grubby grey interior stripped , dumped and replaced with nice lhd full cossie leather
Original grey door trims sprayed black.
Steelies dumped for 16" speedlines
********** grilled fitted
New star fitted
Wood covered with carbon wrap
Curse of Orange removed
can be replaced with orange if required
Then went in for whole suspension overhaul, including ball joints, wishbones, bushes, new eibach springs gas shocks
300 24v Calipers fitted with brand new Disks and Pads on the fronts - Rear 300 24v calipers not fitted but will be bunged in
Cossie skirts and bumpers fitted
Brand New 225/45/16 tyres all round covered 100 miles
Momo Millenium Steering Wheel fitted (original to be bunged in)
C Class Sport Gear Knob
Brand new Toad Alarm fitted
Brand new JVC radio fitted
probably other bits ive forgotten
Pics:
Good Points:
Really does go like the clappers - get it over 3000 rpm and its proper lairy !!! Ive never driven a valver but this is something else - the gearbox and clutch take a bit of getting used to but really does make all the difference speed wise over the auto - mad mad mad
Bad Points:
It is a project so not finished as such depending on your opinion of these things, it runs and if you wanted to use as a track car you could wheel it straight on BUT if you want a mint daily drive you would need to spend money. The paintwork is rather faded and a bit scabby - would benefit from a good machine polish but if you want a minter it would need to be resprayed (but midnight blue does look lovely when done) - Few specs of rust here and there on the bodywork but nothing major. The jacking points will need to be done before the next mot - was quoted 150 quid by the local welder.
The rear bumper skin needs respraying (spare cossie bumper will be provided) sacco door panels need changing to cossie ones if you can be bothered - I wasnt ! (unpainted cossie saccos will be bunged in) cossie arches need to be fitted on but will be provided - waiting for paintwork to be done. Bumper bump strips were sprayed gloss black and have cracked - standard unpainted ones will be put on / provided. Car needs tracking done as im still awaiting the last bushes to arrive (centre arb's) then can get tracked. Camber may need to be adjusted when tracked as the front wheels have spacers to fit over the large front calipers
Biggest problem though is a occasional cutting out / stalling problem - cuts out sometimes when you drop from 3rd to 2nd - ive had it looked at by 2 different garages and they have not been able to find anything wrong although annoyingly both garages had for over a week each and it didnt cut out once whilst they had it !! It may just be that it needs a good run as ive only done 200 miles in 6 months, was advised by one garage to just bung some redex in and rag the pants off of it !! So may be something or nothing and may just be how i drive
All in all it is a great car and has real potential - sounds worse than it is with the bad points but it really is fun so much more so than modern mercs and all that lot above cost me 6 grand !!
Car is in South East london
What im looking for is £2500
pm if interested
Regards
Brett
P.S Mileage is 120k odd and donor engine was a bit less I believe
started as a standard 190 2.6 manual in midnight blue
Engine dumped and 300 24v. M104 fitted from a w124
Then brand new clutch fitted (stupidly expensive)
Gearbox work
Whole grubby grey interior stripped , dumped and replaced with nice lhd full cossie leather
Original grey door trims sprayed black.
Steelies dumped for 16" speedlines
********** grilled fitted
New star fitted
Wood covered with carbon wrap
Curse of Orange removed
can be replaced with orange if requiredThen went in for whole suspension overhaul, including ball joints, wishbones, bushes, new eibach springs gas shocks
300 24v Calipers fitted with brand new Disks and Pads on the fronts - Rear 300 24v calipers not fitted but will be bunged in
Cossie skirts and bumpers fitted
Brand New 225/45/16 tyres all round covered 100 miles
Momo Millenium Steering Wheel fitted (original to be bunged in)
C Class Sport Gear Knob
Brand new Toad Alarm fitted
Brand new JVC radio fitted
probably other bits ive forgotten
Pics:
Good Points:
Really does go like the clappers - get it over 3000 rpm and its proper lairy !!! Ive never driven a valver but this is something else - the gearbox and clutch take a bit of getting used to but really does make all the difference speed wise over the auto - mad mad mad
Bad Points:
It is a project so not finished as such depending on your opinion of these things, it runs and if you wanted to use as a track car you could wheel it straight on BUT if you want a mint daily drive you would need to spend money. The paintwork is rather faded and a bit scabby - would benefit from a good machine polish but if you want a minter it would need to be resprayed (but midnight blue does look lovely when done) - Few specs of rust here and there on the bodywork but nothing major. The jacking points will need to be done before the next mot - was quoted 150 quid by the local welder.
The rear bumper skin needs respraying (spare cossie bumper will be provided) sacco door panels need changing to cossie ones if you can be bothered - I wasnt ! (unpainted cossie saccos will be bunged in) cossie arches need to be fitted on but will be provided - waiting for paintwork to be done. Bumper bump strips were sprayed gloss black and have cracked - standard unpainted ones will be put on / provided. Car needs tracking done as im still awaiting the last bushes to arrive (centre arb's) then can get tracked. Camber may need to be adjusted when tracked as the front wheels have spacers to fit over the large front calipers
Biggest problem though is a occasional cutting out / stalling problem - cuts out sometimes when you drop from 3rd to 2nd - ive had it looked at by 2 different garages and they have not been able to find anything wrong although annoyingly both garages had for over a week each and it didnt cut out once whilst they had it !! It may just be that it needs a good run as ive only done 200 miles in 6 months, was advised by one garage to just bung some redex in and rag the pants off of it !! So may be something or nothing and may just be how i drive
All in all it is a great car and has real potential - sounds worse than it is with the bad points but it really is fun so much more so than modern mercs and all that lot above cost me 6 grand !!
Car is in South East london
What im looking for is £2500
pm if interested
Regards
Brett
P.S Mileage is 120k odd and donor engine was a bit less I believe
