Here are some pictures of my ride.................hope they come out.....along with my custom guage cluster.

I have been promissing a lot of people these photos.....hope it meets everyones approval.

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Pretty nice ride

What gauges do you have?

I finally got around to taking pictures of it today......and resized them small enough to load.......................its not perfect....but it has no rust and no bondo.......

Showing about 120,000 on the odometer....................

Those are autometer "Z" series......Boost EGT and Voltmeter from left to right.

If I had dome more than just think about it last year I could have bought VDO guages before they got bought out and dissappeared.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

ooOOOOo you put a pyrometer in?
Where did you put your probe?
I just did mine and took pictures and am planning on making a DIY page on installing pyrometer, block heater, and boost gauge (did all three at the same time).
Pre-turbo or post?
Thanks!

I did mine post turbo.....I didn't want to buy another set of gaskets to pull the turbo to drill and tap the manifold. I just put new gaskets on it just a couple months ago. its midway on the thick part of the pipe near the headpipe mount.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Right on.
I put my pre-turbo so I guess we can compare results
I am having some gauge issues...atleast was last night at 4am...it was icy out and I wanted to go have some fun.
I will get ahold of you when some numbers come up.
WHat sorts are you getting?

Brandon

Boost is plumbed into the blank plug on the front of the intake manifold...

I get 10 PSI boost........will put the boost controller on it when I get hoses to bring it up to spec....

EGT...........have a fuel delivery issue (may be air leak under heavy load only...and have not had it on highway since guages were installed....only got a 800 degree egt max accelerating around town.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

We could very easily give the forum members information comparing pre and post turbo results. Our engines are similar enough that some "nearby" equations could be formed.
Let me know when you get your goods installed. The boost controller is a nice thing I have...mine seemed to like it a bit..ALDA adjust and you are in buisness.

Well I am seriously pissed at Rusty @ *************** right now......been 3 weeks now trying to get an RNA for a Voltage regulater that arrived with broken brush.....and a MIA primary filter mount........and I only called 4 times already......

Fast lane is getting a call and an order tomorrow. For all the crush washers on the fuel fittings (all of them) and a filter mount.....

Alda is tweaked but I have the fuel delivery issue and thats keeping it from its potiential

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I bet you wished you had those Federal bumpers now ay?

Where do you think your fuel problem is coming from?

for those of you unfamilliar with my fuel delivery issues of late here is the thread.....http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=105386&highlight=loss+power+briefly temporarily on hold till the damn parts show up.......

How soon I get to confirm it depends on prevailinge weather locally.......I refuse to drive the car when visible traces of salt exist on the road.

I think its a cracked filter mount.....but want fresh crush washers on everything to be certain its not a contributory issue,

PS. the federal bumpers are in my garage.............

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

BHD,
Man, I can't pretend to like those wheels, but the rest of your car really looks good! There is something about 116's that I really like. Very nice.
JL

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'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

That car is sweet
Nice wheels, Dr.

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300CD '80 (now gone but not forgotten...)

I love those wheels......in my eyes they look much better than the Bundt cake rims.....which I do have in my garage too. Period correct too.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Would you believe I bought all 4 of those 15 x 7" Ronal R-9 rims for $250 on Ebay last year? They have perfect finish and have not been repainted.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche