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07-09-2007, 06:52 PM
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W116 fixer upper
Thought I'd share some pics from my buddy's fix on his 1979 300SD after he rear ended another car at 50mph (stopped in the middle of the road just over a hill- other driver at fault)
He figured it was a good time to fully go though the car and fix all the little dents and stuff and make it the color he wanted. It has well over 300,000 miles on it.          
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07-09-2007, 06:53 PM
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1980 500SE/AMG Euro 1981 500SEL Euro 1982 380SEL 1983 300TD 1983 500SEC/AMG Euro 1984 500SEC 1984 300TD Euro 1986 190E 2.3-16 1986 190E 2.3 1987 300D 1997 C36 AMG 2003 C320T 4matic past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350
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07-09-2007, 06:56 PM
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1980 500SE/AMG Euro 1981 500SEL Euro 1982 380SEL 1983 300TD 1983 500SEC/AMG Euro 1984 500SEC 1984 300TD Euro 1986 190E 2.3-16 1986 190E 2.3 1987 300D 1997 C36 AMG 2003 C320T 4matic past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350
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07-09-2007, 07:55 PM
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WOW....50mph and thats all that happened to the W116!!!
 That thing is a beast!! Looks awesome after the repairs!!!
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-  '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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07-09-2007, 08:25 PM
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Awesome ... thanks for sharing. Impressive fix-up ... car looks fantastic now! I always like to see that someone cares enough to put that kind of effort into an "old guy."
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07-09-2007, 09:40 PM
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That does look very nice. But it is hard to get past those wheels.......
Nice upgrade on the Euro headlights, though. Probably THE best W116 mod out there!
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT  2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China"  Scar engine installed'81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John Last edited by JimmyL; 07-09-2007 at 10:14 PM.
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07-09-2007, 10:16 PM
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Your friend did quite a job, he must really love his car! Most people would have parted it. How long did it take him? If he did it himself he's a talented individual. How does he like that intercooler?
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07-09-2007, 10:32 PM
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Nice paint job!
 Wow someone finally put a good cold air intake on one of these cars. Best one I have seen by far.
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07-10-2007, 12:23 AM
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I love those wheels.....when my tires are shot I am going to look for some 15" MB rims that are a bit more modern. I also need a paint job. Very. very. badly.
 I just ground down, primed and painted the enormous key'ing (well, they actually used a flat-blade screwdriver from what I can tell) that someone did to my poor car last August....and it looks rather terrible...the scrape went all the way from the front fender to the middle of the rear drivers door, all the way down to the metal. At least I stopped the rust though. I wish I could afford a major body make-over.
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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07-10-2007, 12:25 AM
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ooo I want those wheels soo bad ( want to hook a bro up)... The car looks fantastic. I thought the thing in front of the radiator was an intercooler but then noticed it did not have an outlet.. neat idea
is that your wagon up on the lift...
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07-10-2007, 12:53 AM
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Geez, kiddies and their wheels.
That is a cool intake setup, but down here we need the aux fan worse than we need that!! 
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT 2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed'81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John
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07-10-2007, 02:13 AM
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That's some amazing work. Almost looks like candy apple red. He lost me at the tail though. In my opinion the reflectors need to be left alone. I don't like the clear turn signal lenses either.
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