Vehicle: '84 Euro 500SE, '85 Euro 2.3-16, '51 Euro 170S, '97 Jeep Wrangler Sport, '08 BMW Z4 3.0si, '09 E350
Location: San Antonio, Texas/Pensacola, Florida/Neustadt a.d. Aisch, Deutschland
Posts: 3,301
Time to share my project
Well, it's time for me to share something I've been keeping a secret for a long while now. Things have finally gotten set into motion, and in my excitement (and quest for help) I can't contain it!
Here is my August 8, 1951, 170S!
It needs a bit of love and attention (as well as some replacement parts), but it'll be worth it in the end!
**Note** This car won't be restored to its stock motor or transmission. I'm going to modernize it with the motor, trans, and a few other goodies from a late 80s 300ZX.
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'85 Euro 190E 2.3-16 "Valvy" - Driving from Cali in June
'84 Euro 500SE ~96k miles *Duriel, the desert prince*
'51 Euro 170S *Being reborn*
'97 Jeep Wrangler Sport ~40k miles
'08 BMW Z4 3.0 si ~14.3k miles
'09 E350 ~48k miles
Can't wait to watch the project! Where are you going to blog it?
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Vehicle: '84 Euro 500SE, '85 Euro 2.3-16, '51 Euro 170S, '97 Jeep Wrangler Sport, '08 BMW Z4 3.0si, '09 E350
Location: San Antonio, Texas/Pensacola, Florida/Neustadt a.d. Aisch, Deutschland
Posts: 3,301
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Originally Posted by foolio2
Can't wait to watch the project! Where are you going to blog it?
I guess here for now!
I'm so excited! Kind of annoyed I'll be on the road for three weeks starting on the 12th, but it'll give me time to source the OEM parts I do want to replace.
Vehicle: '82 Euro 500SEL, '84 Euro 500SEC, '86 Euro 500SEC RUF 200KW,
Location: Acton, CA / Kingman, AZ
Posts: 6,386
Never a fan either until I got Rose. I don't know the color of yours but mine is Padjitt Red.
The Maroons are a rarer color and yours would look great with the black interior. That car would look great and run great with a Euro 500 engine and trans.
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Vehicle: '84 Euro 500SE, '85 Euro 2.3-16, '51 Euro 170S, '97 Jeep Wrangler Sport, '08 BMW Z4 3.0si, '09 E350
Location: San Antonio, Texas/Pensacola, Florida/Neustadt a.d. Aisch, Deutschland
Posts: 3,301
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chadahar
Never a fan either until I got Rose. I don't know the color of yours but mine is Padjitt Red.
The Maroons are a rarer color and yours would look great with the black interior. That car would look great and run great with a Euro 500 engine and trans.
Not sure how well the M117 would fit, it gets way too narrow towards the front.
I want something that'll be better on gas, and allow me to mate it up to a manual gearbox, hence the Nissan engine.
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Originally Posted by w126Sam
Black would be nice, but seems to be pretty much the only color cars of that era came in. I'd keep it original paint-wise
Still debating, I just can't get into the color. This car was once in a museum, and has an award badge on the grill from 1973. It's sad to see it this way, but since it's mine now, I'm bringing it back to life.
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