Mercedes W114 250 Coupe - help!

[grober]

You might find this article useful Charles??
Gordini Project -Wheel Arch Liners

Quote:- The 2mm [ personally I would go a mite thicker] ABS plastic is lovely to work with. It can be cut with a jigsaw with a wood cutting blade, bent using a heat gun, and drilled with a metal drill bit. I sat it on a sheet of Celotex insulation when cutting. The jigsaw blade passes through, but the insulation holds the ABS and stops it from vibrating.

 

[Charles Morgan]

Excellent link, thanks Graeme. I suspect too thick and shaping will become very difficult.

 

[Druk]

Since W123's are not too dis-similar in shape the partition panel for that might fit. Or be made to fit?

LH. A123 884 01 35. £7.07 (allegedly) from Inchcape. If it fits get the other side:
RH. A123 884 02 35

And the seal A123 884 00 98 £12.74 each!


Edit...

Actually, Inchcape list both A115 part numbers Graeme posted so either they have them or it's all bull****!



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[Charles Morgan]

I hope for that price it's an Elephant Seal rather than some common or garden harbour seal.

Meanwhile, I have ordered from Inchcape, more in hope than expectation, but who knows?

 

[Charles Morgan]

While the internet may have some false leads, my neighbour Dan reminded me recently of running old cars in the era of letters and publications. In his 20s (mid 70s) he ran a 1930s Crossley tourer with a Coventry Climax engine. The head gasket was so worn out the car was hardly drivable, so he wrote to the MD of Coventry Climax for help in tracing the necessary gasket. By return a letter arrived, the MD informing him that all their records had been destroyed in the Coventry raid of 1940 but X who worked in the stores used to be on the production line and recalled it was gasket Y, of which sadly they had no stock. So next letter was written to a classic car restoration magazine asking for help in tracking one down, and in the next publication (two months later) someone suggested he try a shop in North London that may well have one. It turned out to be not far from his flat, so he walked down to find this really old fashioned place with zinc counter, wooden shelves with parts everywhere, and yes, the stereotypical shopkeeper in brown overalls and pencil behind his ear. Asking if he had the part, the chap leaned below the counter, rummaged a little and brought out the exact gasket.

Somehow I doubt my car would ever be completed if each part required me hunting round the back streets of Berlin in like manner!

 

[Charles Morgan]

And lo, Inchcape sent tidings of sadness and despair unto me, for the parts of yore are condemned unto the darkness and void.

Or NLA for short.

Time for my newly purchased craft knife set from Lidl to draw first blood!

 

[trapperjohn]

Not like.

 

[Charles Morgan]

I shall regard it as a challenge which I shall rise to conquer. Either that or the opportunity to make spontaneous blood donations while producing something horribly deformed. I might enlist a more artsy, and certainly much more crafty, niece into the equation, it being close to the season of goodwill to all Uncles bearing Christmas pressies.

 

[grober]

Looks like "renault-four" as opposed to "renaissance" man may be the way forward then.

 

[Charles Morgan]

O ye of little faith.

After spending the weekend machine polishing my W124 cabrio in Azurite blue parked next to my Alpina in Individual Velvet Blue, I decided I don't want the blue on my coupe.

 

[Mike Walker]

Oh no - what colour now then?

 

[Charles Morgan]

Just at the moment I'd settle for primer.

 

[Bellow]

After spending the weekend machine polishing my W124 cabrio in Azurite blue parked next to my Alpina in Individual Velvet Blue, I decided I don't want the blue on my coupe.

I'm kind of relieved to read that. Admittedly this is an older car still than the W114 but the blue on it just does not work (IMO).

Just at the moment I'd settle for primer.

Tartan?!!!

 

[Charles Morgan]

That does look horrible.

As does this Fintail

As to tartan, certainly some ideas result. The Morgan family military tartan is white on white, with a strong hint of yellow running through it, so we come back to Beige. On my mother's side her granny was an Armstrong, Border reivers extraordinare, so by rights there should be no tartan, but there are in fact two. The modern is is grey, blue, green and red, while the ancient (depending upon the mill from which the cloth is sourced) is rather more subtle.

I rather like that.

 

[Charles Morgan]

A very nice looking Fintail to make up for the earlier one. I like the colour too.

 

[Druk]

A very nice looking Fintail to make up for the earlier one. I like the colour too.

Charles. I would stick with this ^. Subtle and very period.

"Invictus Maneo"



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[Charles Morgan]

The Armstrong motto decides it!

Invictus maneo - Unbeaten I remain.

The colour of course being the original 717 Papryus White of the car...Unbeaten it shall remain.

 

[Rob77]

The colour of course being the original 717 Papryus White of the car...Unbeaten it shall remain.

And you get to hire it out for weddings

 

[Charles Morgan]

Demure gentle off white on the outside and bright red on the in. I can see the appeal...

 

[brucemillar]

Charles. I would stick with this ^. Subtle and very period.

"Invictus Maneo"



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I see nothing not to like here . It just suits that car in all lights. Stunning.