You haven't lived until you've driven without sway bars...and then you will never ever do it again if you live to tell the tale

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

Sounds like the first time I just counted the threads on tie rods when I changed them...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Bump ...

So, was this ever attempted ?

I haven't gotten vey far with the W123 project

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/restoration-projects-long-term-builds/358482-ups-downs-owning-w123-130-non-turbo-300d.html

I'm still arsing about with welding. If this gets done before I have to move house then there is a chance that I will get the aluminium trailing arms fitted. I know they will fit and it will all work - it is just the anti-roll bar that needs to be sorted.

If I don't get the welding done and the paint on before I get kicked out I'll be scrapping the vehicle.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

The mod'ing world's fate rests in your hands Army ... The AMG (pre-merger) crowd comments on this mystical upgrade but no proof of its existence yet. So ....

"Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!"

And leave it that way

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85 300D,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5

I'll do what I can - one week ago I was about to ring the "we'll collect any metal" chap. Things are not going well...

...I'm pretty sure this can be done with minimal arsing about.

...if I have half a chance I'll get it back up in some sort of sale-able state rather than just chucking it away but I might not have that luxury.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

[QUOTE=Stretch;3421832]I'll do what I can - one week ago I was about to ring the "we'll collect any metal" chap. Things are not going well...

Sorry to hear that the Holiday season is not too festive ... Always light at the end of the tunnel

Hang in there buddy!

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

x2 You will regret scrapping that thing-it may "just be metal" but the time you've put into it makes it valuable to you.

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

Thanks folks - I do believe, however, I have gone past the stage of getting too upset about the car. It is only a car. There has been one heck of a lot of serious nasty **** going on to make it seem trivial.

Now if it had those gucci aluminium trailing arms fitted and that M104 turbo conversion done I might be getting a bit more agitated by the potential loss...

...heck with that all done I'd just press down my right foot and zoom off into the ether.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Hope you get things sorted out sooner than later. Do your best to have a good Christmas. Cheers.

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Graham
85 300D,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5

Recent developments on this project - but not from me!

Rooster300SD is looking into upgrading W126 normal suspension to anti-squat

W126 aluminum trailing arm swap

So this is all W126 based information but it kind of important to know about if you too want to fit this system to a W123

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Bumping this one ...

Any news?

From reading the thread's various posts, I think this is where it stands -- correct me if I am wrong please:

1. The non-ferrous metal trailing arms (aluminum, magnesium, titanium, or whatever they are made from) will bolt right into a W123;

2. Once needs to use the donor's W126's brake calipers and miscellaneous items in the conversion;

3. The "only" issue is the rear sway bar set up (forget it's technical name);

4. One would be adding around 20 or so pounds with this conversion

I believe AMG did this conversion back in the day, but I still have not received any feedback from the AMG crowd ...

Anyone try this BTW?

Is the adding 20# and established fact? Seems hard to imagine mb would make these weigh more than the steel ones.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.