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It's a good thing for my finances that this isn't in Australia. BaT

Hi all, Been quiet for a while at my end - I only just managed the Christmas oil changes, and late as usual. The Green 450 showed a leaking front left brake caliper the other week, so that forced me into action on the MB front. I was quoted ~$500 to rebuild both fronts if the pistons were OK...

Flickr via http://karakullake.blogspot.com.au/ Wow.

Hi all, Got some rare spare time, so wasting it on gumtree. There are a LOT of w116es out there! Red 450 - swap for just about anything! Sliver on red 450SEL - $2k - seems decent 280SEL black limo - $20k! 280SE - eucalypt green - $16k (dreaming dealer) 280SE - beige - $3k8 280SEL - black...

Hi all, Does anyone have part numbers and a source for the bushing (red arrow) and boot (yellow arrow) for the front suspension valuve: They don't appear to be on Autohaus. I was going for a drive this morning, and the car became very bouncy. The bushing had disintegrated allowing the arm...

Hi all, You can tell I'm doing car stuff - posts everywhere. Anyway: I'm installing an immobiliser in the green beast, and am wanting to do it without butchering the car's wiring harness. To do this, I want to fabricate an intermediate wiring loom that goes between the main harness and the...

Hi all, Hope everyone is having a good break. I've finally got some time off, so am trying to sort some issues in the green 450, which brings me to.....the clock. It is the full clock version (no mini-clock inside the tacho), and it is broken. The motor is spinning away dilligently, but one of...

Low mileage US car: BaT

Bring a Trailer: http://bringatrailer.com/2012/10/18/1976-mercedes-benz-350se-crayford-wagon-basketcase/

Hi all, Took these at a fire training centre about a month ago now, but of course only just got around to getting the images off the phone. Looks pretty good as a pillarless 4-door don't you think? I also discovered where that mystery vacuum hose that vanishes into the LHS A-pillar goes. Lukas

This seems timely: http://karakullake.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/mercedes-w126-300se-buyers-guide.html

Picked this one up at auction for just over $1k - I really should know better. After an additional $2k worth of suspension and brake work and $800 rego renewal, I now have a nice, roadworthy, ~130,000km runabout.....worth $1.5k max. :( The paint looks good from a distance, fair few scrapes and...

How nice is this: BaT

Continuing my Pickles fascination: 380SL - Stolen 450SLC - Statuatory Write-off

Hi all, Long story. Basically, I bought a 450SE I shouldn't have a while ago, but it was cheap (initially), etc. Have been wanting to post about that for a while and still do, but in the interim..... That 450 needed a new bumper amongst other things. An ad came through the local MB club...

I wonder how often cars like this come up at Pickles, and none of the target market notices? Pickles Damaged

Predictably, I've been playing with this after I pulled it out in preparation for turning the engine. Observations: The clutch is initially quite stiff, but you can turn the fan independently of the clutch with a little effort If you do turn the fan independently of the clutch, the clutch...