svengali0
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Date registered: Mar 2016
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Vehicle(s): w460 300 230 280 w202 C250TD & 130 Land Rover
Posts: 1
| Hi from Southern NSW Australia
Hi everyone!!
Pleased to have joined this useful forum just recently.
A little about me.
Long history with Benz and Landrover products. My most recent work is conversion aussie army 4BD1T into 130 dual cab.
This is my tow all.
I now have three W460s, two w 202 (c250TD and an s202 wagon- the GF's car), and three Pug 404's (two utes and a wagon- restoration jobs. i think the world of these things).
My project work presently on the drawing board and parts gathering is 1987 cabrio 230GE, a 1982 LWB 280GE, and a converted LWB 300GD where someone installed a local Buick sourced 3.8 V6 pushrod petrol & four speed GM electronic auto some years ago (shakes head- haven't picked this up yet- its on a farm some 500+km away- apparently it goes like a rocket up to 80km/h). I'm thinking of a single cab utility conversion for this vehicle. Not sure what I'll do with the 'other than Benz' eng/trans. This kind of thing doesn't sit well with me.
Both of the LWB vehicles are rusty- the SWB cabrio much cleaner but still needing the tin-worm repairs. Having owned several dozen Italian cars in the 80's and 90's, I am very familiar with working on rust.
I have an OM605.960 presently on my engine stand waiting for rebuild. It will be going into the Cabrio. Have just purchased a 716647 trans and need solutions for shifter, DMF and clutch. I also need solutions for eng mounts and sump/pan & oil pump / pickup. The cabrio needs another soft top, and the fiberglass flares are not at all pleasing.
I will refinish the SWB with a newer Oriental Brown/Bronze Benz colour and hope to have this all up and running within the 12 months- aiming for 300BH/p or thereabouts.
Anyways- that enough of me blabbering on.
Cheers
Steu
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