Coupe to road

[mathuisella]

Thought i'd take a crack at the window today

https://youtu.be/UE-la9-cJgM

[mathuisella]

a little bent out of shape

20181127_171728 - Copy.jpg

and now back in shape

20181127_172123 - Copy.jpg

Follow up video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2WmY5eN-fw


and then putting things back together, always a pain, but alas has to be done.

there was previously some seat covers on the rear seat... had to get rid of so much waste string and hooks on the rear.

Ran out of light, so this is all i have right now

20181127_185059 - Copy.jpg

and now i have all 4 windows going down nicely, Pillarless coupe :D

[VFRBoy]

Excellent!

[mathuisella]

Excellent!

Thank you,

well today

I took a gamble today and got some AC gas put into the AC system :)

I have cold AC, hopefully there's no slow leaks or if there is, it lasts until the end of January :D


The way i saw it, it needs gas in it to find a leak anyways, so yeah....

[mathuisella]

Been really busy with Christmas and GF and all that kind of stuff, so haven't done much with the car, any ways, if it's been raining lately in your area, and you own an older benz, check t he drain ports in the boot, they are porobably clogged up or dried out. and this will mean water gets in and sits rather than draining out...

20181218_140735 - Copy.jpg

[mathuisella]

So, i had to re-fix the rear left window again, but works nicely again now :)

Borrowed a UV light to check why my AC stopped working...

This was found...

20190119_222054.jpg

20190119_225954.jpg

I have a new tx valve, however, i don't have a new low pressure side hose, nor do i have a kit of O rings hmm...

Also, found a leak...

it was pretty bad, turned out to be the drain tube from the turbocharger into the oil pan. It was leaking at the point where the tube meets the pan...

leak.jpg

notice i'm missing an 0 ring completely :O

no wonder it was leaking...




so after taking it out, and making a new gasket... using a leather punch for the bolt holes

punch.jpg

after wresting with it for a while, i finally got it all back together.

tubein.jpg

then changed the oil.

filter.jpg

making sure to put some in the filter housing so the engine doesn't run " dry" for the first few turns of the crankshaft before it gets oil....

and clean...

116 - Copy.jpg

gave the car 3/4 of a tank and it's ready for the charity drive tomorrow :)

[mathuisella]

Looking for a r107 flex disc ;)


hint...

20190113_155625 - Copy.jpg

[markb]

Great thread Mathuisella, having just read from post 1 to today. I really admire your patience and analogy....after my last car (a non-MB) where I installed a high compression race motor, I finally came to the conclusion that I’ve lost a lot of patience, probably because I don’t have the body of a 20 yo anymore
(The solution was to finish ‘the beast’ flog it and buy my another Benz, my current CE.....8.5 years later, this is the longest I’ve ever owned any car... )

Keep up the posts

[mathuisella]

Thank you :)

[mathuisella]

So, i heard some squeaking and time to check the brakes...

fronts were okay, rear ones though...

So here i am knocking out the retainer pins and the spring

51218511_490914381312941_5135520364654231552_n(1).jpg

and check out how little is left

50565891_750790641952166_2463214888726560768_n.jpg

Also noticed this...

The rubber section of the
brake lines.

50693475_526480261164678_6455409311303598080_n.jpg

So i went around and changed all 4 corners

51338538_759452521088792_5347185290828054528_n.jpg

51128984_1968715449918182_2300927328949108736_n(1).jpg

[mathuisella]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQijPtwJyBM