Author Archives: axng

Boge hydromat

Posted on September 13, 2015 by axng

Last year while visiting Retro Classics in Stuttgart, i bought a newly renovated Boge Hydromat. This unit is a hydraulic cylinder that sits in the middle of the rear axle on my W108. For a long time, these were impossible … Continue reading →

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Fabricating new fuel rail brackets part IV

Posted on July 27, 2015 by axng

My never ending saga of drilling and tapping aluminium has yet another installment, but this time it is not yet another fail. Of course, you may think my fabricating skills is a big fail, but I am pleased with the … Continue reading →

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A real workhorse

Posted on July 24, 2015 by axng

The S123 300TDT was sold as a real workhorse when it was new. Awesome power from the turbo diesel and a really large storage compartment in the back. Combine that with a tow hitch, and you are prepared for all … Continue reading →

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Fabricating new fuel rail brackets part III

Posted on July 23, 2015 by axng

First I cut the brackets roughly to shape with a grinder, then I marked where to drill the fuel rails. First hole is a small pilot hole. I put a piece of tape on the drill bit to know the … Continue reading →

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Fabricating new fuel rail brackets part II

Posted on July 23, 2015 by axng

So I measured up the brackets last night and drilled all the holes. I will cut them down to the finished shape later today so that I can mock them up together with the fuel rails and mark up where … Continue reading →

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Fabricating new fuel rail brackets

Posted on July 22, 2015 by axng

Yesterday it was finally time to start to fabricate some new fuel rail brackets. I wanted something really sturdy, so that I knew that whatever happened, I would not get a fuel spill and a burnt out wreck of a … Continue reading →

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New steering wheel in my W211

Posted on July 18, 2015 by axng

The day to day driver is a MY2003 W211 E220CDI Avantgarde registered late 2002. The car has been driven 370 000 km according to the odometer now. It started life as a taxi, so who knows if this is true … Continue reading →

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Other priorities…

Posted on July 15, 2015 by axng

The few who actually check in here from time to time has noticed that the frequency of updates about my projects are a lot slower now than it was before. Well, the reason is simple. Here are some of the … Continue reading →

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A little bit of cleaning

Posted on July 14, 2015 by axng

I had to change the front exhaus pipe on my 1980 300TDT the other week, and when I removed the airfilter to be able to get to the top bolts, I noticed that it was extremely dirty under there. There … Continue reading →

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Redoing the injectors on my 280TE

Posted on July 12, 2015 by axng

Long time since the last post on this category I know… Anyways, when picking up the car this autumn there was two big problems with it. Both gasoline and automatic fluid was leaking out… I decided to tackle the gasoline … Continue reading →

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