Well, at least I thought about all the things I could have got done on the cars if the free time had presented itself. Does that count? In the last few years I seem to not have time even to follow the interests I really enjoy doing. .Like repairs and upgrading my cars. That is going to change. I formally retired and became twice as busy.

I put in some groovy Coco Mats!

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1983 300D-Turbo - Deep Blue w Palomino MB Tex (total loss in fire 1/5/09 RIP)
1995 E320 W124 Polar White/Grey Mushroom MB Tex
2005 F150 Supercrew - Arizona Beige - Lear topper
1985 Piaggio Vespa T5 - Black and Chrome

www.cphilip.com

Ooh the coco mats, and sheepskin covers, ... how I used to sleep with the MG Mitten, Beverly Hills Motoring Accessories, Griot's Garage catalogs in the '70s and '80s.
Nicely done.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

Yep... Real dead sheep too! do you think a wobbly Hula Girl would be too much?

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1983 300D-Turbo - Deep Blue w Palomino MB Tex (total loss in fire 1/5/09 RIP)
1995 E320 W124 Polar White/Grey Mushroom MB Tex
2005 F150 Supercrew - Arizona Beige - Lear topper
1985 Piaggio Vespa T5 - Black and Chrome

www.cphilip.com

Depends on whether it's a real hula girl.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

95 e300d
glow plugs
engine mounts
power steering pump rebuild

85 300td
front wheel bearing
vac pump rebuild

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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000
1995 E300D 306,000 Sold
1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold
1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold
2016 Ford Fusion 24,900

Well truthfully and more seriously to point...

My front suspension has been totally redone (just about every single thing in the front replaced) along with new motor mounts and about to get a new Alternator into it too. Plus I fixed that regular rust spot under the battery box.

I sure could use to find a Parcel pouch for that drivers door though.

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1983 300D-Turbo - Deep Blue w Palomino MB Tex (total loss in fire 1/5/09 RIP)
1995 E320 W124 Polar White/Grey Mushroom MB Tex
2005 F150 Supercrew - Arizona Beige - Lear topper
1985 Piaggio Vespa T5 - Black and Chrome

www.cphilip.com

Very nice. Your car has real 70's style now!

NICE! I want some of those. I got my sheepskins about 2 years ago from sheepskin.com, I just need the cocomats to complete the retro feel. Did you get them from cocomats.com?

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Yes... those are the real deal from Cocomat.com. They are seriously heavy duty and well made. Ordered them four weeks back... and got them today. Well worth the wait and the tiny bit more money to get them from there.

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1983 300D-Turbo - Deep Blue w Palomino MB Tex (total loss in fire 1/5/09 RIP)
1995 E320 W124 Polar White/Grey Mushroom MB Tex
2005 F150 Supercrew - Arizona Beige - Lear topper
1985 Piaggio Vespa T5 - Black and Chrome

www.cphilip.com

Just before I bought it (reciepts included)
New battery
New tires
New front balljoints
New DS rear axle
New fuel & return lines

Since I got it (six weeks ago)
Replaced air filter
Adjusted ALDA
Blocked off EGR
Adjusted steering box
Replaced thermostat
Replaced glow plugs
Oil & filter change
Replaced steering wheel (13" racing wheel)
Replaced antenna ($65 generic)
Repaired sunroof
New wiper blades

Pretty much all small stuff I know, but I've only had it since mid-April - and I still haven't found time to wash it yet...

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

Lil Blackie BioBuggy - fresh cylinder head; it was hosed. Engine heater cord. Air filters behind the wiper, new fuel lines, tank strainer, fuel pump rebuilt, 2 new Toyos on front, alignment, now only needs a thermostat, and a speaker.

used to run quite poorly (powerwise) on 100 bio, not now, quite the opposite with all this new compression. awesome.

BTW, after running a healthy dose of bio thru it from 221K to 234K, you should have seen the piston tops!. You could see the flycut marks! Clean! Bio= GOOD!

You guys have WAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY to much time on your hands.

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www.jerseyplanning.com
1987 300TD 440K - My car
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 107K - Tim's car
2000 - CLK320 100K - Deb's car
1994 C230 150K - Josh's Car

Bought the car ( )

Fixed both front door's vapor barriers (gee, duct tape doesn't work so hot on those), thus fixing the water leak.
Cleaned up moldy goldfish crackers and (thankfully!) un-opened condoms under the rear seat.
Fixed driver's power seat switch
Fixed power antenna
Connected rear fog lights as brake lights
Found wiper blade in the junk bin at auto zone for the headlight wipers
Found that only Bosch wiper blades mount to the Mercedes wiper arms
Shampooed the carpet
Replaced broken puddle lights (Did ya know Mk2 VWs use the same assembly for the trunk light?)
Fixed a broken central locking actuator with super glue (only thing I found that would stick to the silicone)
Adjusted bowden cable for not-super-delayed shifts (must have not been set properly when the engine was replaced)
Fixed seatbelt buzzer unit so now the dome light works.

Coming soon:
All fluids changed, diesel purge done
Adjust steering box
Ecode lights (On their way from Germany as we speak )
Remove JVC headunit and CD changer, re-install factory 4 piece Becker unit (yes, there's the HU, a tuner in the trunk, and two amps behind the rear seat), and wire a line in for the Becker.

I love this car more every day

-Jason

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

lots goin on this summer so far.on my 87 300tdt.r/r fuel tank,r/r fuel lines.new a/c compressor tx valve and receiver dryer.gonna finish up the body work which includes renewal of the left rear wheel arch and trunk well

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michael cole 1980 300SD gone now but not forgotten,87tdt,90 300te 4matic 95 e320 wagon