Very well done! Fantastic job! Congratulations!
Wilton
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From: "Bob Hamilton" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 12:03 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 67 200D wheels and extreme mods
There's a story to the wheels. The previous (original owner) had taken
the original wheels off and put on 14" steel wheels. I got one of the
original wheels and since he had passed on his daughter didn't know where
the others were. I did get 4 original hubcaps. I thought of welding on
little tabs on the wheels I got to make the hub caps work. But, a couple
years ago I had a 300D that my kids drove. I had put new GoodYear tires
on it. The car started running rough and was getting real hard to start.
I replaced the injectors and finally took it to a friend who only works on
Mercedes. The motor was gone - he bought it from me for $500. So, as I
was nearing completion on the 200D, I needed new tires and that got me to
thinking about those new tires I put on the 300D. I went to see him and
the car was still sitting there. He sold me back the wheels and tires for
$150. I did have to make a return trip to swap all the lug bolts as the
ones for the alloy wheels need to be longer. So, yes, they aren't
original, but economically it was a good decision. I didn't have the
original wheels. And the look, though not original, is still classic
Mercedes.
I got a kick out of the extreme mods comments. A couple years ago, I
would have been delighted to have gone out to the workshop and found the
car gone and then have the police tell me they were tracking the thief.
And then to be taken somewhere and been presented with a fully customized
200D with a 3.0L BlueTec, 7 speed transmission, leather interior, sweet
sound system, etc. etc. Putting a Chevy or Ford would just not be right.
A new Mercedes diesel would be sweet. In fact, my next work car is going
to be a R320 BlueTec. But alas, I don't live in California and nobody
around here does that kind of stuff. So, I persisted, put in a decent
sound system and kept the rest original. O.K. I also tinted the back
windows.
I did take it for its first highway ride this morning. It is rock solid
on the highway. Smooth, straight down the road. Great visibility. I'm
still working to figure out my one turn signal that isn't working. I need
to get that fixed before I can get it to pass a safety. All my road trips
right now are illegal - unlicensed and unregistered. It's kind of fun
running from the law! ..... Bob
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