Mercedes-Benz

Volvo N7 Volvo N7 (N720)

Volvo N720 1978 7 liter 6 cylinder Diesel, TD70 Zetterberg-Tipper   Old Cylinder broken and leaking, managed to find a new one and looks to be in good condition, one gasket/seal is broken, but hopefully somewhat easy to swap/fix.

Steeringwheels

Benetton Formula 1 MOMO KBA 70116 Benetton Formula 1 Lorinser – Wooden/Leather mix About 375mm diameter MOMO KBA 70119 TYP MAL38   Momo – Wood 370mm About 370mm diameter MOMO KBA 70193 TYP AL38   Momo – Wood 350mm About 350mm diameter MOMO KBA 70195 TYP AL36 Momo – Leather 345×340 A bit “oval” and […]

Quaife

Bought a QDF42B differential to fit my 2.65 diff in my w201. Crown-wheel 1243530812 2.65 diff castnumber 1243434001 Wrong size/offset, and i  realised i had bought the wrong diff. Contacted James at www.birdsauto.com and got both help, information and some blueprints with measurements to compare with. QDF42B is for a 3.07 or 3.27 ratio 185mm […]

w638 Vito 110D w638 Vito Westfalia 110D turbo

Start of project: Mercedes Vito Westfalia 110D w638 Need to fix prior to short roadtrip: Brakes – Atleast one caliper semi-stuck – Air Remove Immobilizer Front Speakers Stereo Wiper-blades Interior cleaner on all cloth/madresses Interwall-relay for wipers Try and get diesel-heater to work

Vito “previous owner” fixes

It has been more than just a few times where ive looked at this car and contemplated the choice of project. Previous owners have used the “Cheap, good deal” type of mechanics. Besides m6/m8 bolts being torqued to atleast 150nm frequently, any problem seems to have been solved as quick as possible, and with least […]

Scania R143H Scania R143H 8×2 450

First look/testdrive of the Scania, leaking manifold, leaking air, a couple of 100kgs extra with gravel dirt and dust both inside and outside of cabin. But loads of torque and drove nice   Previous owner was a blaster/driller of mountain/stone, and hauled big equipment, dirty, oily and greasy, along with heaploads of stone-dust around the […]

s124 300TE s124 300TE

Checklist of fixes of the 300TE s124   Cursive = fixed High priority SLS-piping leaking Right-rear damper leaking left-rear damper leaking Medium priority Lube/fix sunroof assembly so it moves properly Weld rust-holes in rocker-panels weld rust-holes in floor/spare-tire compartment and other places. Adjust self-leveling adjustment a tad higher  New axleshafts/swap boot on left rear axleshaft […]

w201 190d 2.5 turbo Radiator-swap 2.5 turbo w201

  The old radiator of the 2.5D turbo w201 (201.128) started to leak quite a bit, there was no way to find a direct fit other than going straight to the dealer. A201 500 91 03 / A2015009103 is the part number, made by Mahle and fit perfectly. The w201 2.5D turbo and the w201 […]

w201 190d 2.5 turbo Speaker-upgrade w201

Swapped out the front 4″ 100mm speakers in the dash, aswell as built a closed box with two 8″ speakers for the rear-shelf. front speakers bought from FatmanCustoms https://fatmancustoms.se/produkt/helix-s-42c/ https://www.audiotec-fischer.de/en/helix/speakers/s-42c The HPF/LPF is set at 120hz, and the front Helix S-42C manages the midrange/midbase exceptionally well. The 8″ speakers in the rear-shelf with a custom-built […]

w201 190d 2.5 turbo Fuelstrainer

Had problem with the car accelerating. Would not rev past 2500/3000rpm without jerking violently. Removed the fueltank from the car along the fuelstrainer and was completely filled up with gunk/rust and dirt.   Cleaning out the tank and the fuelstrainer got rid of the jerking almost completely, every filter was swapped and we had to […]

Sökes

W201 Dragkrok w201 framskärm w201 w124 Drivaxlar w124 ASD diff Kränghämmare s124 (kombi 124, ska va typ 27/28mm tror jag) Dubbelmasselåda+kopplingskit inklusive svänghjul w124 Övrigt Kardan hel/del med 100mm medbringare (220cdi/270cdi/nyare w124 typ 280, parad med 2.87 diffen) Turbo om602/om603 oljeledningar turbo om602/om603      

w201 M103 turbo First startup M103 turbo

We did the first startup of the m103 turbo w201 yesterday. A bit of trouble with setting up the trigger-sensor correctly and had to play with the settings of the ECU, Megasquirt MS3X, Engdahl Motorsport both made us a start-map aswell as supported us on the go with some feedback regarding timing. http://www.engdahlmotorsport.se/ The engine […]

Belt-dimensions Engines

m123 engine belts 1978/1979 m123 1978/1979 databook Mercedes states Belt A for alternator and waterpump 9.5×930 without clima9.5×960 with clima Belt B for powersteering 12.5×818 (as a replacement for earlier 12.5×825) Belt C for AC compressor 12.5×1285 Belt D for air-pump 9.5×825   M103 Without AC 2175

Tiny-projects Carnordic Technology Malmö

Hade problem med ABS enhet på en s60, och fick väldigt god hjälp av Torbjörn på Carnordic Technology i Malmö. Både vad gäller att hitta rätt enhet efter att ha beställt fel, samt väldigt god kundservice. Kan rekommenderas

Intake manifold

M103 manifold electronic injectors http://mbturbo.com/car/w201-m103-3-0/ Converting the KJET intake of a M103 to use bosch style injectors turned out to be pretty easy!  Get a fuelrail from a M104 Grind down the intake a bit Done   Om606 http://mbturbo.com/car/w123-om606/ m110 Turbo manifold http://mbturbo.com/car/w123-m110-turbo/  

Visit to Brandtab – Grästorp

Visited Brandtab in Grästorp to buy a driveshaft for the GS6-37DZ gearbox with the 105mm flexdisc bought from Bakaxeldelar.se http://mbturbo.com/ordering-a-new-gearbox-gs6-37dz-from-bakaxeldelar/ Brandtab had a shaft for a good price, and also offered us a quick walkthrou of the facilites, we discussed the possibility to mod in a e46 or e36 hub in a w201 with the […]

Tiny-projects Saab oilsludge problem oilpump filter

The oilpressure warning light started to flicker. Tried an oil-cleaner-additive to flush it out, no success, but rather more oilpressure problems. Removed the oilpan to see if the famous oil-sludge issue was the problem. The whole engine and oilpan had a thick black coating of oilsludge/oilresidues. The filter for the oilpump was badly clogged and […]