Well I bought the car in June and after a 4 day trip from here to Melbourne I have my 68 250 in the garage.
Only problem is I filled the boot with parts and now it won't open
But other than that my daughter and I spent the day cleaning the car out and taking the parts that were in the car out. A long long way to go. The rust is much better than I thought it might be and the interior is worse.
There is a lot of oil all over the engine and I have used a few cans of degreaser but the car is not leaking oil while not running so could just be something high like rocker cover fingers crossed. :dance:
Only problem is I filled the boot with parts and now it won't open
Does the car have central locking? I know this sounds bizzare but if you take the rear seat out and trace the central locking lines (there should be two yellow ones - one with a red stripe and one with a green stripe) - find where they tee off, disconnect them and suck on them - this should unlock the boot. I've done this trick before on cars at the wreckers to be able to get into the boot... :whistle:
David 1967 W111 230S - Horizontblau 1965 W110 190c - Mittelrot 1963 W110 190c - Custom Wagon Conversion (work in progress) 1983 W123 280E - About as modern as I dare to go (rolling resto project)
+ other classics
No the car is just the basic model so no CL but I did manage to get it open with a bit of key jig galing.
Compression check and break check this weekend. I will try and get some pics up as well.
Raijin wrote:No the car is just the basic model so no CL but I did manage to get it open with a bit of key jig galing.
Compression check and break check this weekend. I will try and get some pics up as well.
I hope you mean a brake test
Trying to break it is easy...
1963 220 Sb Sedan "Kermit" (Australian Assembly)
1960 220 Sb Sedan "Zum Schlachten" (Early German Assembly, with a torsion bar spring for the bonnet) - Stored in Country WA
2012 W212 E250CDI
1981 Subaru Brumby 1.8 with Weber and 5-speed box "little utie" - Sold to another enthusiast!
2006 Ford Focus "daily driver"
2002 VW Passat V6 30V Station Wagon (SOLD - This car into a money pit)
2011 Kia Sportage "Missus commuter Bus"
2002 Mitsubishi Rosa Bus (converting it to a motor home)
There was this dodgy old mobile phone charger install got the wire snips out and took out the centre console as it was not screwed in damn the wiring I can see is in a world of pain.
