Chapter 1, continued...

$39,707.60 January 2008 repairs & upgrades @ Prestige Car (itemized below)
$1,844 Crack test & linish crankshaft. Clean con rods, check tunnel sizes, resize & align. R&R bush pin fit & align to suit new pins. Fit rod bearings & measure clearances. Swirl tank block, hone to suit new pistons. Check main tunnels, fit main bearing & check oil clearances. Balance Assembly. Supply alloy bronze special small end bushes
$1,420 Microtech ECU
$855 Air conditioning compressor
$855 6x Bosch hi flow injector - 350CC
$850 2x dyno tuning
$820.60 2x Koni sport front strut
$735 Eboost 2 electronic boost controller
$550 Decarb head & lap valves
$525 Repair int light, dash light, steering column switch, boot wiring.
$460 2x tyre
$410.48 2x Koni sport rear shocker
$396 Radiator
$360 Heater valve
$342.80 VRS gasket set
$337.25 Bosch performance fuel pump
$324.50 Adjustable fuel pressure regulator
$320 Water pump
$301.50 Fan coupling
$280 2x Air conditioning hose
$246.50 Conrod bearing set
$242.25 Main bearing set
$198.44 Special piston circlip set
$195 Fit stereo unit
$184.44 3x 12 way connector
$180.46 Conversion set
$174 Repair dents/LHF guard & door
$163.20 Lead set
$154.66 Idle control motor
$145.20 Fan
$145 K&N air filter
$134.51 R/cover gasket set
$127.36 Fan switch
$125 Front brake pads
$114.60 12x engine oil
$110.40 Tensioner pulley
$110 Timing cover
$109.50 10L transmission/power steering fluid
$107.80 Heater hose
$103.40 Modulator valve
$95.24 Coolant level sensor
$90 2x machine disc
$89.66 Petrol
$89.36 2x Rear brake rotor
$88.65 Valve stem seal kit
$88.47 Handbrake shoe kit
$84.76 3x suppressor
$83.30 Transmission mount
$82.40 Receiver drier
$82.40 Oxy sensor
$79.80 1.5L HR12 refrigerant
$79 2x turbo gasket
$77 2x modify trans pipes
$77 Battery tray
$76.50 12x conrod bolts
$75.40 Thrust washers
$74 Transmission oil cooler hose
$73.95 Head bolt set
$70 2x A/C lines
$70 Petrol
$70 Wheel alignment
$67.54 Breather hose
$63.80 Front engine cover
$63.20 Antenna mast
$62.70 Rear main housing
$62.20 4x relay
$61 Speedi sleeve
$60 Belt
$58.94 2x elbow
$53.48 Air temperature sensor
$51.90 Breather hose
$50.96 2x barb fitting
$50 2nd hand water pre pump
$50 Petrol - picking up parts
$49.10 2x spring seat
$48 Transmission oil cooler hose
$46.75 Pulley
$45.55 Fan temperature sensor
$45 Solenoid
$44 Radiator hose
$44 Pipe - 180 deg
$40 2x trans lines
$38.23 Hose - 4mm
$38.14 Bushing
$36 Radiator hose
$35.80 4x anti-freeze
$34 Taxi to & from trans specialist
$33 Thermostat
$33 Sealant
$33 2nd hand transmission pan
$33 2nd hand accelerator cable
$32 Brake booster hose
$30 2x caliper paint
$30 Heat tape
$30 Clamp
$30 Petrol
$30 Petrol
$29.90 2x coolant conditioner
$28.40 2x joiner
$27.50 Leak trace dye - UV 7.39mL
$26.20 Radiator fitting cap
$25.35 3x tailshaft bolt
$25.28 1.5L brake/clutch fluid
$25 Alloy end cap
$25 Taxi fares to & from dyno
$22.50 50x cable tie
$22.35 Elbow
$22 Slider
$21.55 Timing pin
$20.20 Grommet - R/cover breather
$20 Freight - service
$20 Bolts
$20 Terminals
$20 Welding material
$20 Slim line number plate frame
$20 Number plate frame
$19.47 Sliding rail
$18 4x blanking cover
$17.50 Oil filter
$17.34 Pan seal
$16.75 Fitting
$16.60 Barb fitting
$16.50 Adaptor
$15.48 2x wear sensor
$15.30 6x washer
$15.30 6x washer
$15.10 2x muffler mounting ring
$15 Bush
$15 Sundries
$15 2nd hand transmission dipstick
$15 Bolts
$14.85 27x terminal
$14.85 27x terminal
$14.60 Paint
$14.27 Port fitting
$14.20 4x hose clip
$14 Hose
$14 Primer
$13.90 Bolts
$13.65 3x relay connector
$13.55 Adaptor
$13 Bolts & nuts
$12.85 5x cable
$12.50 Undercoat
$12.44 Heat shrink
$12.30 Antenna grommet
$12.20 4x hose clip
$12 Cleaning fluids
$12 Wire
$11.70 3x bolt
$11.51 Plug fitting
$11.45 Joiner
$11.25 Tubing
$10.80 3x nut
$10.25 Screw
$10 Welding material
$9.90 3x nut
$9.24 Nipple fitting
$8.80 Ring
$8.50 Radiator cap
$8.40 3x hose clip
$7.55 Barb fitting
$7.30 2x hose clip
$7.28 Plug fitting
$7 2x hose clamp
$7 2x globe
$6.87 Tube nut
$6.60 12x terminal
$6.60 Clamp
$6.50 10x flat washer
$6 Panel
$6 4x washer
$5.90 Relay connector
$5.55 Cable
$5.55 Relay
$5.55 Relay connector
$5.50 Screws & nut set
$5.14 Pin
$5 Bolts
$4.95 9x terminal
$4.55 Connector
$3.90 3x washer
$3.75 Hose clip
$2.90 Welch plug
$2.27 O-ring
$2.20 Locking clip
$2.20 Hose clip
$2.08 Air conditioning o-ring
$1.88 O-ring
$20,146.50 251.8hrs labour @$80/hr:
Check parts & sort as required.
Check piston deck height, check CC volume of piston and combustion chamber.
Dismantle engine block-24v, clean & inspect parts.
Carry out measurements and make calculations for compression ratio and to use new pistons, shorter con rods and AMG C36 crankshaft.
Dismantle head for surfacing and valve repairs.
Replace valve stem seals.
Assemble crankshaft, con rod and piston to engine to measure piston volume-after machining work had been completed.
Fit head gasket, head, camshafts, timing chain etc and measure piston to valve clearance.
Dismantle and machine parts as required to achieve the desired compression ratio of 9.2:1.
Assemble engine replacing parts listed above.
Fit turob chargers, drill sump for oil return.
Make necessary modifications to enable parts to fit engine.
Partially dismantle turbos, drill & tap housing to suit water pipe mounting brackets, assemble and fit bolts and washers.
Modify & fit oil fitting for oil feed to turbos.
Fit & modify air cleaner/intake to suit.
Fabricate engine intake crossover pipe, fit & weld air intake sensor and breather fittings and mounts.
Fabricate mounting plates etc for the idle control solenoid.
Modify throttle body as required.
R&R front bumper bar for repairs, modify as required & fit turbo intercooler.
Modify fan shroud as per turbo fitting instructions.
Remove battery & tray, clean & treat rusted surfaces.
Make up plates to cover holes, fibreglass, sand & paint as required.
Complete engine assembly, fit transmission to engine.
Fit assembly to car and check for clearances and turbo fitment etc.
Remove engine and carry out necessary changes.
Refit engine and transmission, work out the changes the transmission oil cooler lines and air conditioning hoses.
Replace air conditioning compressor, hoses and receiver drier.
Replace transmission mounting & fit cooler lines and hoses.
Straighten selector rod and fit.
R&R transmission sump, modify and fit 2nd hand kickdown cable from a 24v.
Fit dipstick-24v.
Fit exhaust system and align.
Fit radiator and hoses.
R&R air conditioning switch assembly, rewire to suit compressor without speed sensor.
Wire relay into air conditioning so the auxilary fan comes on with the compressor.
Remove part of original wiring harness and wire remainder to operate various components.
Modify new harness to suit new system.
Fit and wire Microtech engine management system.
Fit auxilary fan sensor, coolant sensor and temperature and wire to suit new system.
Fill engine, transmission and power steering with fluids.
Fit modified fuel hoses, fit and connect adjustable fuel pressure regulator.
Crank engine to get oil pressure, fit spark plugs.
Start engine and carry out various tests, adjust fuel pressure.
Check engine running hot-check for air in system-ok.
Remove new radiator-supplied by client-should be 3 tubes, but only has 2.
Check engine temperature-better-not satisfactory though.
Check & viscous fan not operating efficiently.
Replace viscous coupling.
Check operation of fan blades and identify it was a 4 cylinder fan.
Fit a 6 cylinder fan-temperature not normal.
Set Microtech fan mode to operate auxilary fan to come on at 94 degrees.
Replace fuel pump with high flow unit and modify mounting bracket to suit.
R&R fuel rail and modify and fit new high flow injectors.
Trim fuel to make car driveable to dyno for tuning.
Fit relay for cam retard unit and wire as required to enable it to work with Microtech.
Sandblast all brake calipers and front discs.
Paint all calipers and disc hubs.
Fit new handbrake shoe kit and rear discs.
Fit fron calipers and discs-500SL.
Bleed brakes.
Drain transmission sump and fit 2nd hand sump and new seal.
Fit interior trim parts - supplied.
R&R instrument cluster, repair odometer, fit illumination kit.
Replace quadrant light globe.
Replace front struts & rear shock absorbers.
R&R front springs -twice & replace spring pads.
Measure spring pressures.
R&R antenna, dismantle & repair, replace mast.
Check no battery power to antenna & run new wire from power source.
Fit & wire oxy sensor.

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1989 300CE "Project HWA124"
(400rwhp Turbo Technics AMG C36 engine)