Recent content by 6.9forever

"How do you get the attachment up please" Left-click and PDF file should be in your Downloads.

This special example may be coming onto the market. I have been the custodian for more than 18 years.

Hi Styria - Details of my 6.9 in a separate post, seeking interest and offers. I have an idea, but I also value serious feedback. What say you all?

All rubber lines needing a refresh have been replaced, brakes done and front end bushes ... anything original or hardened over the years. Just gone onto full registration. Expressions of interest sought: David at LyonsConsult dot net.

Highway. Sunshine Coast to Canberra.

Yes, I was happy Michael. The car is now getting a refresh under the skin to match the new interior!

A pleasing observation: on a just-completed 1300 km trip, my AUS 625-spec 6.9 recorded 16 litres per 100 km - still at the lower end of the factory range after 47 years and 206,000 km!

Still got the 6.9 and the 450SLC, Michael! Both going well and getting ongoing maintenance. Currently both awaiting gear shift linkage bushings from McStar Parts, which I'll fit next week. Small $ for a tighter shift and reliable inhibitor switch operation.

Simply incredible nut and bolt W116 restoration!

Which grade of polarising lenses do you have, Michel? Not all grades cause this "problem".

Looks like the W126 version to me, Michael?

I drove an A class sedan (new) recently, with HUD on the windscreen. Only problem was, with S-polarising sunglasses on, you can't see the display. The problem can be solved if the screen manufacturer incorporates a layer of 3M film (or equivalent) that alters the reflective properties of the...

Hi Oversize, yes, that was me and without repeating all the details I put there, this relates to the original factory MB Tech Data manual (small format book) that specified 343.0 (rear axle only SLS, 15 cSt kinematic viscosity) whereas 344.0 (full HPF as in 6.9, 32 cSt kinematic viscosity). Some...

http://advanceauctions.com.au/GeneralAuctions.aspx?fbclid=IwAR32rBIzpHGO6SxneqaSGbQqpI0lxF12DQhL896B6s7VGshJejdjCgmA1pk Mittagong, NSW Worth it for some parts!

Well, my post about the like-new 450SLC failed to get anybody's juices flowing other than Michel, but I certainly was happy to find the following W116 videos. He's a droll but largely accurate narrator: https://youtu.be/DTd2rQIjhBY https://youtu.be/I0HOHaqRYCw https://youtu.be/JVNTZD8Gq_8