No E30....'73 Mercedes 220 Build Thread (hope you dont mind...) UPDATE 6/24 PICS!

[six2midnight]

some pics of my old car for reference :D
when i got the e30 to replace it. someone smashed my driver QP, it then stopped running (blown head gasket) so i took a loss on it, cashed the insurance settlement, and sold it to a guy in sac for 400 bucks.

Looks good man! Thanks for sharing!

[six2midnight]

You lost me at HID......................

Purist over here lol HIDs aren't that bad

[Pantless Spency]

some pics of my old car for reference :D
when i got the e30 to replace it. someone smashed my driver QP, it then stopped running (blown head gasket) so i took a loss on it, cashed the insurance settlement, and sold it to a guy in sac for 400 bucks.


pics of the damage, well you can see it in this pic.







in its prime:


the day my parents bought it, then surprised me and told me it was my first car:





i have some pics of it being hauled away, but those ones hurt. haha.

[bmwguy325is]

You lost me at HID......................

[Pantless Spency]

good stuff.
my first car was a 77 240d.


i love these old mercs...

as for the material the seat is made out of, it is not leather. it is vinyl but with a twist, backed by normal fabric which makes it more resiliant, and it doesn't dry as easy as vinyl seats do.



its a special material called naugahyde, its "pleather" for you simple worded folk.

extremely durable stuff, my 77's old interior looks just as mint as your 40 year old interior.

here's a wiki page about the material.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naugahyde

[MJCRO]

I like where this is going. Keep it up.

[MJU1983]

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[six2midnight]

are you gonna leave it auto?

for now yes :down: im looking for a 200 diesel 4 speed. if anyone has a wrecker and engine and trany is good. :)

[z6ne]

are you gonna leave it auto?

[six2midnight]

well in the box was 2 7" Hella NON sealed headlamps and a 4300K HID kit. i will never understand why all euro stuff came with non sealed lamps and us US guys get stuck with the sealed bullcrap. but oh well. 32 bucks a piece, amazon prime was here in 2 days.

**i know i know. they arent projectors and im going to blind people with a HID kit, and be that A hole. get over it. not my daily.**


install: 1 screw to take off the bezel and bottom turn sig lens


4 more screws to take out whole headlight bracket, and quick twist of the chrome ring and the bulb pops out.


new hell lamp in the bracket


HID kit


Plug and play no splicing no cutting no nothing. cant get any easier than that


pretty new eyes


done and done: 20 minutes


the rest of my parts from pelican parts should be here thursday. hopefully engine will be running smooooth again. after i figure out this throttle linkage thing and carb conversion :loco:

[Herr Faust Schinken]

These cars were never meant to be canyon carvers and a good air set up rides just as good, if not better than coilovers. I don't see how it would be ruining the car.

im with you on this and i hate airbag setups, this is an old mercedes, its not fast, it doesn't handle very well, and its supposed to be smooth this is a prime candidate for bags

[six2midnight]

Yeah just a big Sunday cruiser. Maybe he meant its just typical.

[lambo]

Please don't simultaneously ruin the car and make yourself look like a cockjob by putting it on an airbag suspension.

These cars were never meant to be canyon carvers and a good air set up rides just as good, if not better than coilovers. I don't see how it would be ruining the car.

[six2midnight]

Got a couple goodies in today...rest of parts come thursday :)

[six2midnight]

Please don't simultaneously ruin the car and make yourself look like a cockjob by putting it on an airbag suspension.

Wow strong opinions! Haha no to be honest I'm going to go the cheap route and cut springs. See how it rides. Then do a coilover kit for it. I feel like bags are expected on an old Merc. And I'm more of a static guy