New (old) car!

[mowglee]

I snagged myself this beauty a little while back. Shes a 1983 Mercedes 380 SEC with a little over 175400k on her, all factory. This model was one of the first to have heated seats so that just makes it a little cooler :D. I got it off the second owner in Kelowna and shipped it over. The interior is ridiculously clean and all factory too. I don't have too many pictures yet, but I will get some better ones soon so let me know what you guys think!

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That small rip on the front of the seat is the only crack/rip anywhere in the car, and its just the stitching so it shouldn't be really hard to fix.

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h398/m-che567/Mikaela/05122011106.jpg

[irs]

Sweet ride man. Congrats!

[G-ZUS]

Originally posted by irs
Sweet ride man. Congrats!

:werd:

[Neil4Speed]

I love these cars! Beautiful!! Dark Blue on Grey amazing!

These engines did have a problem with how the timing chain was designed though, by now I am sure it has been changed to a double row, but maybe take a look for good measure.

Enjoy your classy new ride, if its nice outside, you must ride windows down all around (the car is pillar-less, so it is a rule!):D

DfasGNwii08

[G-ZUS]

Originally posted by Neil4Speed
Enjoy your classy new ride, if its nice outside, you must ride windows down all around (the car is pillar-less, so it is a rule!):D


:werd: Another rule is, you must get rid of those FUGLY north american headlights and slap some euro headlights on it!

[master hec0]

these are nice cars. I had a W126 Diesel euro model and my neibor had the NA model the euro setup is much better.

also looks like you need a new control switch for your power seats on the passenger side.

[mowglee]

Originally posted by master hec0
these are nice cars. I had a W126 Diesel euro model and my neibor had the NA model the euro setup is much better.

also looks like you need a new control switch for your power seats on the passenger side.

I need one for the drivers side too, but the car did need some work when I picked her up such as a passenger window motor. The engine was re-built in 1989 because of the timing chain issue so I'm not overly concerned about that. I think the paperwork for it came with the car too haha

[TomcoPDR]

Very nice. :burnout:

[Neil4Speed]

Originally posted by mowglee


I need one for the drivers side too, but the car did need some work when I picked her up such as a passenger window motor. The engine was re-built in 1989 because of the timing chain issue so I'm not overly concerned about that. I think the paperwork for it came with the car too haha

Your right, nothing to be worried about, allot of Mercedes dealers did it as a "goodwill" service on the 380 Motors (out of warranty) - acknowledged their defect in the timing chain design. MB was a bit different back then haha!

I agree with G-Zus, if you can source some Euro headlights for the car, it really improves the look dramatically. The only "modification" that needs to be done.



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Enjoy the car, hope to see it at some of the Beyond cruises!

[mowglee]

thanks guys! the euro headlights are way better than NA, and if I can get some wipers on them that would be :bigpimp: haha. in the meantime I'm going to fix a couple of small dents and a couple of interior pieces.

[nismodrifter]

w126 for life.

I would kill for a minty fresh diesel.