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s123 touring om605 722.6 Rack & pinion from w210 in a w123
Got some pictures from Brad over at Benzworld.org (1884benz) from when he installed a rack and pinion from a w210 in the same w123 he puts a LS1 engine in build thread here: http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-hybrids/1774303-1982-300td-benz-lm7-4l60e-swap.html I am looking to go down the same route regarding stearing on both the s123 280TE with om605 aswell as the s123 200t […]
w123 om606 HX40 8mm Mynä Airfilter issue w123 om606 Super Hx40
The old AEM-dryflow doesnt do its thing anylonger, boost doesnt go above 1.7bar something, compared to old 3.4 something when new and without filter 3.7bar Testfitted a mushroom HKS Super Power Flow Mushroom filter, it behaved quite a lot better, and was back at atleast 3.2 bar of boost althout tracktion was a problem and didnt […]
w123 lang om617 dont drive on old unknown tires, hehehe
the w123 lang was finished enough, and garagespace needed, so moved 150km to storage, driven, anyhow, thought i could do that on the tires it was standing on, it was bumpy from the start, and about a 1/3 of the ride it was pure hell. luckily had a spare with me, a change and rest […]
w123 om606 HX40 8mm Mynä flexdisc/hardydisc failure
The flexdisc of the w123 om606 8mm mynä wasnt to happy, swapped it out for another old used one to keep the car roling, hope that it will keep together for atleast a couple of runs, ought to get the larger flange+flexdisc in place somewhere in the near future, but feels “unnecesary” to build a […]
s123 touring om605 722.6 swaybar w123
swaybar alternatives on the w123 chassi
w123 om606 Precision t6766 7mm Mynä w123 om606 7mm mynä Precision billet t6766
picture of enginebay and car in question
w123 lang om617 w123 Lang
came as green, repainted white, supposed to have al parts, more or less, looking for doorseals for the backdoors. * find doorseals for rear doors w123 lang (+ the front, but those are easier) partnumber for doorseals/weatherstrips for rear doors on the w123 lang: Left: A 123 730 09 78 Right: A 123 730 10 […]
w115 om616 240d contact instrumentcluster wiring
generation 1 of w114 and w115 with ether/gas filled tempmeter ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— generation 2 of w114 and w115 with electric tempmeter
w123 om602 turbo 7.5mm dieselmeken driveshafts – loud noise
Huge bangs and clanks from the rear of the car, w123, w115, coming after driving for a couple of minutes, my guess is the grease gets warm, and the driveshaft kan move freely and thus creating the bangs that scared the shit out of me. Video of the loud bangs from the rear of the […]
w123 om602 turbo 7.5mm dieselmeken changing wheelbearing rear w115, w123 w116, r107 and w126
ts the same on the w114, w115 and w123, and i GUESS the other are the same to (it ought to) althou the w124 and w201 isnt.. to get enough space to get the puller in place i had to use a knife at first, then a chisel and last to […]
w123 om606 HX40 8mm Mynä swapping stearingwheel again, this time to w124 leather wheel in a w123
w124 in leather to the left, w123 original on the right
w201 om605 6speed w201 om605turbo 6speed 270cdi
Factory delivery: w201 2.6 m103 Previous owner, Engdahlmotorsport who ran a m103 3.0 in it and before that https://brandtab.org/ who had it with a NA om605 Plan: om605turbo 6speed from a 220/270CDI Quaife 2.65 diff from 250DT w201 with a Kangaroos manifold, either for a t3 turbo, or their BMW VNT manifold https://www.thekangaroosteam.com/shop-1/om605-cast-iron-turbo-manifold-mercedes or https://www.thekangaroosteam.com/shop-1/om605-2260-vnt-manifold
# future projects s123 touring om605 722.6 w123 280TE om605 compound with 722.6
future project, maybe next year, or this autumn, need to get the w123 lang done. w123 280TE electric windows, electric sunroof, fanfare horn, and working ABS a touring is always a touring, and i want to be able to use a car, coupes etc isnt that interesting anylonger. and yes, i will get rid […]
w123 om602 turbo 7.5mm dieselmeken sound from rearend
loud bangs from rearend, probably coming from driveshaft(s)
with youtube clip of noices….
w123 om606 HX40 8mm Mynä 16,17 and 18 inch rims w123, rimoptions
options regarding rims on a w123, dimensions and ET aswell as pictures of different rims.
w123 om602 turbo coupe Overhauling a differential
Overhauling a differential, changing flange / yoke, thrust rings and special tools to dissemble the differential.
w123 om602 turbo coupe Final-drive, how to change W123
Changing the differential/rearend/finaldrive of a w123, specialtools and basic walkthrou.
w123 om606 HX40 8mm Mynä Enginebay
Electric fans, Holset super HX40, om606 8mm mynä
w123 om606 HX40 8mm Mynä changing brakes w123 to w126
Changing the front brakes of a w123 from stock to 12″ / 300cm large w126 second generation brakes.
Diesels w126 SEC om617 turbo w126 SEC om617 turbo
In the beggining it was just a Gen2 c126 with broken V8 M117.965 engine. It took me some time to find a donor car 1984 300SD. As my 500SEC did not have A/C I have to migrate complete table from donor car below you can se the mess… Not all the parts can be […]
w126 SEC om605 turbo cruising in 100km/h and 1600rpm
1600rpm in around 100km/h, the speedometer is way of.
w126 SEC om605 turbo Changed the springs + pics of enginebay
Changed the springs from ultra-low oilpan scraping, squatting dog stance, to something more drivable, sadly i dont have any pictures from before they where changed, but only one third of the wheels widht was in the ground at the back, and i feared that every dent in the asfalt could destroy the oilpan while driving […]
w123 om602 turbo 7.5mm dieselmeken 180cc 7.5mm dieselmeken
om602 turbo, changing injectionpump, timing and procedure, going from stock RS158 to 7.5mm dieselmeken 180CC RS177
w115 om617 turboed NA om617 88bhp and bmw 525d turbo
bad picture, but thats where the oil to the turbo is taken from the filter, need a pressure regulator so i dont push to much oil to the turbo on higher rpms.
w123 om602 turbo 7.5mm dieselmeken w123 om602 turbo
still got stock inlinepump and stock turbo, dialed up about 2.33 turns, enough to maintain a stable and fast return to idle. pulling a w126 380SE, 400km on a trailer that wheights 700kg, no problem even with the 3.07 rearend, scooting past the trucks fighting the hills easily doing 100km/h up steep hills with 0.6-0.7 […]
w123 om602 turbo 7.5mm dieselmeken welding rust w123 + swap wheelarc
w123 om606 HX40 8mm Mynä build om606 hx40 8mm mynä
exhaust manifold om606 hx40 w123 intake manifold, painted swaped for a standard stearingwheel, handbrake removed, stock w124 chair instead of that sportchair
w115 om616 240d Final-drive, how to change w114/w115
When i searched the internet for instructions, i couldnt find any,so today i took some photos during my change, hopefully it will help some of you with your projects.
w115 om616 240d Start of project, 240d w115
This is what the w115 looked like when it was just bought, converted from 230:4 gasoline to 240 diesel, mild rust, a sticker from Thailand on the window, Father and i spent a couple of weeks fixing the rust. and it looked almost like new.