Most Comprehensive Mechanical Restoration
 

I'm curious to see who's gone "all out" in bringing their car up to speed mechanically. Here's what I've done to my car over the last 2 years:

09/2006 - 2007
New Clutch
Reset Cam Timing
Reset Injection Timing
New Ignition Switch, Lock Cylinder, Ignition Lock Housing, Glow Plugs and Glow Plug Relay
New Starter
New Timing Chain Tensioner
New Belts
New Voltage Regulator
New Front Flex Disc
New Engine Mounts
New Fan Shroud
Flushed Radiator
Flushed Power Steering
Replaced Tranny Fluid with Redline MTL
Replaced Rear End Fluid with Mobil 1 Synthetic
Flushed Brakes
New Auxillary Fan
Drained Fuel Tank, Cleaned Tank Screen, Blew out Metal Fuel Lines, Replaced Rubber Fuel Lines, Ran Two Cans of Diesel Purge Through
New Windshield Washer Nozzles
New Thermostat
New Air Filter
New Fuel Filters

October 2007
New rear axles - not remans
New axle shaft seals

January 2008
4 new brake lines

March 2008 272,000 miles
4 New Bilstein Comfort Shocks
Adjusted Valves

April 2008
New OE A/C compressor, Expansion Valve and Receiver/Drier
Charged with R-12

May 2008
New Radiator, water pump, radiator cap
New Oil Cooler Lines
New Oil Cooler
New Water Temperature Sensor

July 2008
New Alternator
Rebuilt Fuel Injectors and Balanced - Monark Nozzles

August 2008
New Upper Control Arms
New Fuel Filters

September 2008
New Subframe Bushings
New Lower Control Arm Bushings
New Guide Rod Bushings
New Brake Pad Sensors

dont have the cash right now to do what i should to the 77 but itll get there.

I believe in if its not broken why fix it?

1981 300SD



Used 617 Engine
Used Transmission
Used transmission mount bracket
New tranny filter
New 617 oil pan
New shocks (sachs in the front, bilstiens in the rear)
New tie rod ends (2)
New LCA bushings
New UCA's
New Bearings in front
New Lower Ball joints
New idler arm bushing
New Brake calipers in front, rebuilt backs
New Rotors all around
New brake lines
New OE pads
New pad sensors
New steering dampener
Used expansion tank
New injector nozzles
New motor mounts
New transmission mounts
New frontal flex disk
New air cleaner mounts
New oil filter housing gasket
New turbo oil supply gasket
New exhaust hangers
New left guide rod to foot well ball joint
New guide rod mounts
new expansion tank hose ( to lower radiator)
New windshield
PS fluid and filter change
New hood pad
Used pass side seat switch
Used driver side seat transmission
Used blower motor
Used passenger side carpet
Used starter
Used rear hat deck (mine was sun bleached)
CD Player
Used sunroof Cable
Used sunroof motor nylon gear
Used headlight door
Used fresh air vent
Used trunk carpet
New paint
New wheels
Used Eibach front springs
New rear spring pads



Im sure theres many more parts ive gotten from pick n pull also that Ill never remember. On the motor I replaced these in the year prior to the swap:

Rebuilt the vac pump
New water pump
New thermostat
New radiator hoses
New belts
New primer pump


Remember, theres nothing more expensive than a cheap mercedes! (got this car for 150 dollars)

So it doesn't leave you stranded far from home! :)

Nice job! I got mine for $700. Even after all of the work I've done, its still a cheap car - and I feel confident in driving it anywhere!

Scott

1987 W201 190D
From memory in the last two and a half years, probably forgot some things:

Rebuilt the transmission - all new soft parts, many new bearings, new (used) K2 assembly and support
Mobil 1 ATF at first change - about 2000 miles later
Battery
Repaired broken wires to left rear window - broken inside the rubber hinge bellows
Repaired broken seat springs
Hazard flasher switch
Various bulbs
OVP relay
ELR relay
Valve lifters - first just the two that were bad, later the remainder
Serpentine belt
Belt tensioner, damper, idler
Nice F/R carpets
Starter
Alternator
AC compressor, condenser, expansion valve, receiver/drier, pressure switch
R134
Front pads and rotors
Rear pads and rotors
Flush brake system
Windshield (due to terrible pitting)
Lower ball joints
Front springs (one had 1/2 a broken coil)
Front control arm bushings
Front Bilstein comfort shocks, boots, bump stops
Front strut mounts
Idler arm bushings
Tie rods
Steering damper
Alignment
Partial rear suspension rebuild - the worst of the arms, the rest TBD.
Driveshaft flex discs
Tires
Bought 3 good used rims for snows
Heater core
Replaced foam seals on climate control flaps
Climate control push button unit
Climate control fan switch
Relamped entire cluster
Repaired odometer
Oil filler cap o-ring
Fuel filler surround boot
Engine thermostat
Various temperature switches for EGR, fan, etc.
Throttle cable plastic bushing on lever - engine end
Driver's door lock cylinder (now need passenger door side...)
Front speakers
Upgraded Becker stereo with aux input
iPod charger/line amp
Cleaned and lubed aspirator fan motor
Front engine mounts
Cylinder head (old one cracked)
Chain tensioner rail
Oil chain tensioner rail
Water pump
Glow plugs
Front crank seal
IP delivery valve seals
IP shut off lever shaft seal
Breather piping
Fuel tank strainer & filters
Fuel thermostat o-ring
IP mount o-ring
Cruise control actuator link (ball socket worn, kept falling off)
Routine oil changes with Mobil-1 0W-40

TBD:
Rear suspension rebuild completion including shocks
Change diff oil to Mobil 1
Repair rocker panel rust
Passenger side lock cylinder
Troubleshoot glow plug relay - light comes on inconsistently, starts sometimes poorly
Block heater
Small under seat subwoofer (Blaupunkt)
Replace or lube blower motor (noisy)
Would love to find really nice front door inner panels in red
Whatever she throws at me next

Paid $500 for the car... silly me.

Lets see...

Used engine
new clutch
new drive shaft
new center drive shaft bering
new flex disks
new wheels
new hub caps
new tires
new turbo
new intercooler
Modified intake manifold
new manifold gasket
new radio
new speakers
used dashboard
remanufactured (by me) seats
good used carpeting
new rear floor panels
new pasenger channel metal
new springs all around
new UCAs
new LCA bushings
new guiderod mounts
new rear swaybar and mounts
alignment
Modified fuel filter
new fuel lines throughout
new grill badges. :D

I'm sure I have missed something. My car cost me $400

Thanks,diesel purge works for windsheild nozzles.

Add to my list...
Hood strut
Mono wiper mechanism from later year car

Just noticed that it now needs an oil level sender... leaking. :mad:

Maybe this thread should be a sticky titled:
Ain't no such thing as a cheap Mercedes-

That said, I've been financially lucky on both my vehicles, the only downside is the amount of weekend time I spend fiddling. At a certain point, you've got to consider your labor as if you were getting paid. If I did that, I'd probably be better off flipping burgers.

I washed mine today. Does that count? Actually, at first thought it would be something to be proud of, but then it seems kind of depressing to total it all up. So I will enter this....


WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP IT CHUGGING;)

give me 5 minutes

ok got it..

as you all know I bought hatterasguy's SDL.. which is officially mine now. He put a lot.. ok an insane amount of money into it. Which was awesome this is the best car I have ever had.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74...4/IMG_5022.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74...4/IMG_5023.jpg

Lets see..

items that stick out

AC system
Timing chain
vacuum pump
offical MBZ fluids all around
radiator
water pump
radiator shroud
oil cooler
oil cooler lines
valve cover gasket
valve tappets

there is soo much new stuff its crazy....

Wow, now that is organization!

On Norm just since I got him:

New climate control servo
New Aux water pump
New glow plugs
Ground wire to get cluster functional
New tires (2)
Greasecar kit


And that's it. There are a few things I want to take care of as well! That'll be in the near future.

I have to redo it... the last half of the book is in different page protectors. I ran out of Avery brand which are really nice and I thought I picked the same kind up at staples but nope, they were a cheaper brand and the quality is not the same.

So I need more and I do need to put the receipts from the dealership in some better order.

I put it in page protectors, Hatty had them 3 hole punched and put in the binder.. I like page protectors.. I think there are over 500 receipts in there plus a 2" stack of recipts from other places(register reciepts)

plus its broken up into sections...first section, parts order, second half work done to car in order by date, third.. documents related to the car



I'll probably sit down and do that this weekend when I'm not doing work or homework then add up every reciept to truly see how much was put into this money pit. I found a notecard in with the stuff and it had like "current total, $11k and some change"... that was like almost near the middle


plus... I now have a massive binder of records to show off to my delorean friends that also have massive binders... thats what gets the chicks.. massive binders...

I like organization...


iWrock probably has me beat though... oh well guess I'll just have to start throwing money at the car for fun