Monthly Archives: March 2014

Pictures from the W108’s first wash this year

Posted on March 29, 2014 by axng

The weather is really nice and sunny in Norway. I could not have the W108 tucked away for the winter anymore, so I went picked it up last weekend. First thing was to give it a thorough wash after the … Continue reading →

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Pictures from Retro Classica 2014

Posted on March 19, 2014 by axng

This weekend I visited Retro Classica in Stuttgart together with some friends. Here are some random pictures from the event. Here are the castle in the middle of the city: There a lots of MB to see, and especially W111 … Continue reading →

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Mounting the front springs

Posted on March 14, 2014 by axng

It is time to tackle the front springs. First thing, get some proper tools. The correct way of changing front springs on a w123 (and many other MB models) is with the original (or copy of the original) spring compressor. … Continue reading →

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Aluminium parts looks brand new

Posted on March 11, 2014 by axng

It is amazing how good old aluminium parts can look after blasting them with glass. Here are some pictures of the parts before I mount them on the car.   Posted with Blogsy

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Painted the sandblasted parts

Posted on March 10, 2014 by axng

Some of the parts I sandblasted needs to be painted, else they will rust in no time. So for the exhaust manifolds I used heat resistant paint. According to the can, the paint can withstand 600 degrees celsius. Sorry for … Continue reading →

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Rebuilt one headlight

Posted on March 9, 2014 by axng

A long time ago I got some brand new Bosch headlights from a friend. Problem is, I have Hella headlights on my car, and Bosch headlights was without the vacuum height adjustment. So I put them on the shelf instead … Continue reading →

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Blasted some parts yesterday

Posted on March 7, 2014 by axng

Yesterday i started off sand blasting my exhaust manifolds. Here is one un-blasted and one blasted. I am sure you will notice that the previous owner apparently had one of them welded at one point… I need to paint them … Continue reading →

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New horns mounted on the car

Posted on March 1, 2014 by axng

I started installing the new parts I got as fast as I could. The mounting holes in the drier filter did not quite line up with the holes in the car, so I need to drill the holes slightly. The … Continue reading →

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