Off to the races!

Got the windows up!?

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I can't believe a 200d is towing that. Is it just the Shell? No drivetrain or interior?

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Hehe, I sure did Jason, thanks! I needed to drop the glass in order to remove the chrome trip at the top of each door, I forgot to do it earlier.

It's not a shell, everything's in it except for the interior and whatevers removed from the body. The 200d did a mighty job, the only difference being that it probably took 30 secs for 0-60 instead of 15 ?

Looking forward to your updates, and seeing the new paint. Great pics of your 200D pulling your 107. It's pretty amazing. I shouldn't be surprised though. It is a Benz, after all.

Great photos! Good luck with the respray. Keep us posted.

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Hehe, I sure did Jason, thanks! I needed to drop the glass in order to remove the chrome trip at the top of each door, I forgot to do it earlier.

It's not a shell, everything's in it except for the interior and whatevers removed from the body. The 200d did a mighty job, the only difference being that it probably took 30 secs for 0-60 instead of 15

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Wow. MY 300SD isn't happy about hills in 4th gear with far less weight. But I guess the gearing is way different. I've got a 2.77. it does pull fine around town though.

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Good luck Miko. Make sure you seal off the dash area- dust gets into everything after stripping. I did mine about 15 yrs ago and quite a lot of dust ended up under the dash. Easy to seal off with plastic.

Thank you gents - I appreciate the tips and advice.

Just to clarify, the 200D isn't mine (unfortunately I might add) - it belongs to my buddy who's a mechanic and looking after my babies. We're both in favour business and I try to keep him happy with beer and parts for his old lady

This makes me miss my 240D - worst mistake I ever made in selling it. I enjoy my C280, but the 240D was something special and unique. Mine had a manual 4 speed, which made it a joy to drive. The W123's were unbeatable.

Next door neighbor is a German import, we have a lot of conversations about MB's.

He said his first car was a 200D (I think I'm getting this right). It was tan colored and he and his buddies nicknamed it "the Dune". Not for the color, for the speed it moved. That was funny for awhile...until he named my 1997 S-10 with it's amazing 4-cylinder, "the Glacier". We have fun talking about both.

I am considering a respray on her 280SL. Where can I find info on how to remove all the trim?

I am amused by the Mercedes-Benz diesel crowd. They are proud of those bullet proof drivelines and favor the tortoise over the hare in real life. I love to see them smiling in the slow lane on the freeway.

That was quick - looking forward to more pics as things progress

Wow! they didn't miss anything.What colour will they prime with? The usual duck poo grey I suppose? Or maybe duck poo is green in Ireland!

Still a lot of work before primer, the paints removed 80% but the tricky part now is to remove the remaining 20% from all the other surfaces, crevices etc. The whole bodys done with 40 grit sandpaper, next steps are rinse and repeat with 80, 120 and 240.

Wow, no shortcuts here! This is going to turn out to be a very nice repaint.