Oppolock
Welcome Giles!
Fan of the M110 would be an understatement lol
Giles
Thanks Grumpy, not finished with this one yet but I recommend them highly. A damn long motor though so measure thrice before installing one. I'm not a fan of the fuel injection options nor the Solex 4A1 carb, they're pretty primitive and troublesome compared to what options there available today.
bigal, is there a part number on the 16 inch rim?
bigal
I think there are some numbers stamped on it. I'll be with the merc on Saturday morning so will find out and let you know.
Giles
With the part # it will be much easier to locate some. I'm a (casual) MBCCWA member and I have access the MB EPC which is great for tracking down part numbers and how to fix things. Does your truck have a VIN number, not sure how far the EPC goes back to though.
egads (she/her)
Pretty sure it goes back to the war. Gold standard of parts goodness.
timbo
Cool project bigal! I like the idea of maintaining that original patina as much as possible. Ill be keeping an eye on your progress
I actually just rebuilt a 4a1 solex for a customer's w114 280. John Green turned the bloke away out of a general distrust of the 4a1, so I was little worried about how it would turn out. Ended up freeing up the binding secondaries, replacing the secondary diaphragm & throwing a carby kit through it and it came up a treat. Haven't had much to do with the older mercs previously but the 110 motor is really nice for the era.
Oppolock
Much better than the later versions of Inline 6 and looked after they work a treat, I have a W116 280S with the original carby and I havent yet had to touch it but the K jet versions are far easier if you use the car as a daily driver.
And DKUBUS make K jet go fast bits should you be so inclined.
If the setup wasn't so dear id be sorely tempted to play with triple Webers, id say 38's would be nice.
Giles
I had, for a long time, the Weber set up in mind. But with the aid of a local tuning wizard I'm now going with this setup which is PC tuneable.
timbo
That will look and sound fkn amazing!!!
AshDVS
Fantastic! That'll be really neat.
Giles
Cheers guys. The engine bay should resemble the top in the pictures one once done. is as it stands now mine is the bottom one. This is a later model W123
with an a M110, so it should sound similar. I've had some 270/280 cams installed so it should easy reach 7000rpm.
If you think I'm hijacking the thread, let me know.
Oppolock
Thats the 280C Road/Rally Car youve been building for a while isnt it Giles?
I haven't caught up on the build in OzBenz for a few months now.
Oppolock
BTW Love that EFI setup!
Giles
Oppolock;84562 wroteThats the 280C Road/Rally Car youve been building for a while isnt it Giles?
I haven't caught up on the build in OzBenz for a few months now.
5 year rebuild anniversary coming up in December. This is how she was when I collect her. I haven't posted much of the recents mods on Ozbenz lately about it, it seems to ruffle their tweeds. They like it factory, I like my way.
Ex850R
If they only like them factory then it's only a picture gallery isn't it?
What's the point?
Some people are too square , we like odd ones!
Oppolock
Its the same old story when people do stuff thats not "Popular", People get precious.
If its safe and well done then its all good as far as im concerned.
Angus242164
If you do stuff that's too popular the nerds will take issue with it.
If you do stuff that's not popular enough the mainstream will have a problem with it.
There is a middle ground somewhere that impresses a lot of people.
Or you can just do whatever whatever you want.
lasercowboy
Right on! The only person who has to be happy with it at the end of the day is you. I get that some people like to impress others, and that's part of what we do (wanting support/recognition/validation) but chances are, if you like it, someone else will too!
bigal
I've been experimenting with killing the rust on a Merc panel this weekend. I bought a bottle of Evaporust (bloody hell that's expensive!) and it's doing bugger all. *sigh*. I've been soaking an edge of a panel in a container for 24hours now and hasn't done much. Even if it does work I refuse to pay $1000's filling up a bath full to soak some panels. I bought a little pond pump to trickle the evaporust over the panel and that's useless too.
I need to find a liquid solution that'll eat this surface rust and leave the paint alone.
I've been watching lots of vids on soaking panels in a molassis and water mix. This looks amazing but I fear it might work too well and strip the paint so I don't want to go there just yet.
I've tried leaving a small edge of a panel in a container of vinegar for a couple of days.. That did nothing.
About to go outside and rub in a lemon and see what happens.
Not having any luck finding any wheels either.
Ideas anyone?
I think I might just park this project for a month or so as my Volvo's are demanding attention.
egads (she/her)
@zzdhalla (David) is a metal conservation guru and Volvo fiend who spends at least some of his time in Tassie. Might have some tips and maybe be able to lend a hand.
