What do you think of this?!........ - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Breckman99 · #1 01-25-2005, 07:56 AM

Just picked this baby up - $200! Has only 63,200 org miles, I have already put on 1000.

Guy couldn't get it started and gave up. Turned out to be a frozen fuel line, the water was coming in through the filler neck (right behind the pass FRONT wheel!). Got that all straightened out, tuned it up, new cooling hoses, and a exhaust.

After all of this the total comes to about $600, not too bad!

They call it a 1971 International 1110
It’s a 304 V-8 with 3 on the tree and NOTHING power. Only one belt for the ALT and water pump!!! (Ok I lied it has one of those electronic musical horns from the late 70's and it works)

I only bought it to get around while I get the Benz project completed, so I think it will serve its purpose well. It is ugly, but runs like a top! Even the cig lighter works!

At 15 MPG I could be driving almost any SUV and get the same – but I only had to pay 600 one time, not once a month…… Sure haven’t come a long way on efficiency eh?

Have any of you seen such a creation - I am young and have never seen anything like it! Anybody know anything about these engines ect? Seems to be allot better built than the American trucks I have seen (steel vacuum lines!!!????) Just a curious piece - I won't do anything else to it but oil changes and sell it.

coldwar · #2 01-25-2005, 08:12 AM

I'm old, and remember when there were all kinds of these on the roads. My best friend bought one brand new way back in '77- very same as yours except it had an automatic and power steering. I'd say keep it- even restore it after you're done the MB project.

I think there was a Diesel version at one time too. You could probably drop in a Diesel engine easily. I have an old book here called "Chilton's Guide to Diesel Cars", and it shows an old Scout that somebody had put a 90 HP 3 cylinder Detroit 2 stroke Diesel into- looked real interesting.

Dave from the North Country

Breckman99 · #3 01-25-2005, 09:21 AM

Yes restoring this would be fun, but I don't think I should get into this one. The more I drive it the more I love it.... I would like to find one with 4 doors. I know they exist, I ran into a fellow with that model - A short bed 4 door!

WAIT - but I thought detroit just came up with that?

This one however I think should go to a purist - I would end up putting a 617 into it and everything is so perfect (mechanically) I couldn't see tearing it all apart... All that and I have to go into the military in may so I think the benz will be my last major project- - - at least until I retire.....

I will work on my own cars for the rest of my life, but I don't know if I will be doing these frame ups too often any more - just too tiring. I'll stick with electronics as they are much easier to work with than metal. As much as I love getting steel molten hot and shaping it to my desire - I can still do that with plastic eh?

boneheaddoctor · #4 01-25-2005, 10:08 AM

Fix it up.........its low milage and good shape ...........have something different than all the local yuppies have.

89-300ce · #5 01-25-2005, 11:38 AM

Go here and learn

http://www.binderbulletin.org/forums/

and meet some real fanatics

This is my 79 Terra.

Jorg

kerry · #6 01-25-2005, 11:59 AM

I owned a 65 Travelall Ambulance with the 288V-8 that I used to move from NY to CO. Those engines are really beefy. As I recall, a head from that engine weighed about 3 times as much as a head off a Ford 390.
I may have a water pump for the 288 still hanging around. I bet it would fit the 304.
Parts were expensive.

Breckman99 · #7 01-25-2005, 12:19 PM

"Fix it up.........its low milage and good shape ...........have something different than all the local yuppies have."

I already do - RARE to see them driving a diesel benz.......

Go here and learn

http://www.binderbulletin.org/forums/

and meet some real fanatics

This is my 79 Terra.

Jorg

VERY cool - The site is too! THANK YOU! (uh oh another forum.... I can see it already... 3 IH's in the yard)