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Before I go over to the Vintage Forum to post, I hope you don't mind my sharing the new project.
 

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I love your latest acquisition Droidster,the 108 and 109 series top my list of drool worthy MB sedans. My mother had a 280SE 3-5 back in the 1970's and to this day I can still smell the luxury of the leather and timber interior. BTW I have only ever seen one black 108/109 car in Australia and thought it looked special @ tailor made for some bigshot in the business world. Best of luck with your project Droidster.

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The long and short of it is I always wanted this particular model. By chance yesterday after speaking again about wanting to find this car one day, I found it online.

I spoke with the Seller who actually turned out to be someone I have worked with in the past.

It's a '72 with 3 owners. One of them being the mechanic who was garaging the car. I'm waiting on more service records, but I'm glad I got another M117 as at least I have a better understanding on how they work.

Car runs like a champ, but I'm sure I'll find things as I dig into it.
 
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I worked with a fellow who drove a '72, but it was an SEL, IIRCC. I liked it a lot. His had an air suspension, which was problematic, and rust issues. He sent it for restoration to a friend with a body shop, on a work-on-when-you-have -time basis. Last I heard, it was still there after 8 years!!
 
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Looks Great. And as you say, same engine as your 450Sl. Great for swapping parts when troubleshooting.

I always ogle the late W126s which I suppose are more akin to the 560Sl, but a California W108/9 with no rust - even better (for Djet enthusiasts)!

Why is it a 'Project' car? Looks pretty good as it is!
 
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I like the floor shift option. I've got essentially the same car, but with a column shift and a sunroof. Yours is in WAY better shape with what sounds like some good records. Mine was just too cheap to pass up and mostly rot free. I wish mine looked like yours. This is one car that I think is a little cooler with the original steering wheel, but that Nardi looks nice.

If yours has leather in good shape, that's a real score too.

Congrats!
 
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Congrats! Love the color combo. Wish you the best with the project.

These are great automobiles. My first Mercedes-Benz was a '72 280SEL 4.5. It was a beautiful car which I wish I still owned. It began a 37 year love affair of the marque and have only owned MBs since. So, the 108 holds a special place for me.

Cheers,
 
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Thanks everyone!

Was actually a rainy day here in LA, but I started a topic with initial questions over in the Vintage Forum.

She's definitely stolen my heart and I look forward to working on her. Truth be told, I expect she'll need less work than Morgana but we'll see!
 
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RC is here for the evening and we've looked at tons of pics online. Question, has anyone used these before? There's a HUGE difference in price from Genuine Mercedes. Makes me a little wary in the price difference but would appreciate any feedback.

http://www.autohausaz.com/search/pr... Seals & Gaskets&gid=5504@Valve Stem Seal Set


How much are genuine MB?

I bought a set that didn't come with those installation sleeves. I think those are apparently supposed to be pretty helpful.

The job of replacing the guide seals is not a small job. So YOU don't want to skimp on rubber parts that we all seem to believe are best when MB original.

I bought an $8 set of seals that I have around somewhere and also have not yet installed. I will try to find what I bought.
 
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Used to get Elring gaskets and seals as reboxed by Beck-Arnley and WorldParts waaaaaaaaaay back in the day when import parts were like the stepchildren of the parts biz.

More recently sent quite a bit of their stuff to Oz for Fotographa when he was hawking parts.

Can't recall any problems or complaints during either stint...
 
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