nick mercedes
MB Enthusiast
Is it the smoke silver one with rotten arches and wings??
Is it even worth the hassle of repairing?
Is it the smoke silver one with rotten arches and wings??
Is it even worth the hassle of repairing?
Yes. It's a Mercedes Cosworth.
nick mercedes
MB Enthusiast
There's no great shortage of them though, it might be better to break this one up for parts and find a better one.
Nick,
They made 17,000 odd 2.3-16s, most went to the USA. I'd be surprised if there were 5,000 left. They're rare here. Can you remember the last time you saw a real one?
They all eventually develop wheel arch rust due to the silly holes drilled through the wheel arches to hold the bodykit on - this one is actually pretty good! It has a FSH, every option apart form SRS & seat memory. It's worth saving, especially as I just STOLE this little gem from The Fatherland.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....earch.dll?from=R40&satitle=180093716294&fvi=1
Translation from a German 190 fancier, not the seller.
"Head is from a 1986 185bhp engine and has done 279,136 kilometers. It has been overhauled in 1998, price was 2600 DM, invoices are attached, and has done 45,000km since then. The complete vehicle has been destroyed in an accident, the head was kept.
All valve seats have been cut and grinded, all exhaust valve guides were renewed as well as all shaft sealings, 10 new valves (doesn't say wich ones), new intermediate gear, head has been shaved. Both cam sprockets were renewed."
The project is underway!
They made 17,000 odd 2.3-16s, most went to the USA. I'd be surprised if there were 5,000 left. They're rare here. Can you remember the last time you saw a real one?
They all eventually develop wheel arch rust due to the silly holes drilled through the wheel arches to hold the bodykit on - this one is actually pretty good! It has a FSH, every option apart form SRS & seat memory. It's worth saving, especially as I just STOLE this little gem from The Fatherland.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....earch.dll?from=R40&satitle=180093716294&fvi=1
Translation from a German 190 fancier, not the seller.
"Head is from a 1986 185bhp engine and has done 279,136 kilometers. It has been overhauled in 1998, price was 2600 DM, invoices are attached, and has done 45,000km since then. The complete vehicle has been destroyed in an accident, the head was kept.
All valve seats have been cut and grinded, all exhaust valve guides were renewed as well as all shaft sealings, 10 new valves (doesn't say wich ones), new intermediate gear, head has been shaved. Both cam sprockets were renewed."
The project is underway!
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150103035373&fromMakeTrack=true
This could provide the bits you need, as well as some other spares...
This could provide the bits you need, as well as some other spares...
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Thread resurrection..... how's it going?!
