Yea I was also looking for the same information. I would love to know about this. Anything would help.
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Ok I have been working for quite a few hours on my heckflosse. Have studied and understood a little bit more about this vintage piece.
Got an electrician and sorted out the fog lamps for me. Turned out top be a cut wire.
The engine is not it's original 2.2lt but a 200D engine. 4 cyclinder I believe.
Car has been owned by only two before me. Leather seats have been sealed by plastic from day one. never been touched by anything.
The previous colour was dark green.
That's all I got to know now.
Couple of questions.
is the fire extinguisher original? did this same engine ever come out on the finny? Originally, was it supposed to be a 2.2ltr 6 cylinder petrol engine?
Here's some pics by the way. Don't mind the abscense of the filter on the left, been taken off from respray.
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Got an electrician and sorted out the fog lamps for me. Turned out top be a cut wire.
The engine is not it's original 2.2lt but a 200D engine. 4 cyclinder I believe.
Car has been owned by only two before me. Leather seats have been sealed by plastic from day one. never been touched by anything.
The previous colour was dark green.
That's all I got to know now.
Couple of questions.
is the fire extinguisher original? did this same engine ever come out on the finny? Originally, was it supposed to be a 2.2ltr 6 cylinder petrol engine?
Here's some pics by the way. Don't mind the abscense of the filter on the left, been taken off from respray.
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Please look at the additional pics here below showing some of my upgrades on the merc.
My custom ordered radio nobs have just arrived finsihed in gold and with a large crystal filling. Feedback is welcomed
I also bought a new fire extinguisher to further add character to the cabin.
The steering shift knob has been re-varnished. However this came way darker then the surrounding wood in the cabin. Does it look funny or does it blend in with the rest?
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My custom ordered radio nobs have just arrived finsihed in gold and with a large crystal filling. Feedback is welcomed
I also bought a new fire extinguisher to further add character to the cabin.
The steering shift knob has been re-varnished. However this came way darker then the surrounding wood in the cabin. Does it look funny or does it blend in with the rest?
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Australian Built
Which country are you in? ,because that finny is an Australian Built car and one of the very earliest too. It had BEHR air conditioning at one time and it's a real shame it is no longer there ( very valuable $$$). The Bench seat is a special order as nearly all the Finnys have single front seats.
The gear shift is normally a small white plastic thing but seeing as yours is going to be pretty slow you need to be able to change gears a lot.
If it were mine i would dump that 2 liter diesel and fit a 300 D from a W123 etc . A lot more civilised and more powerful . I have a very good 220S engine and trans here if you want to restore the car to standard one day. Cheers!.
Which country are you in? ,because that finny is an Australian Built car and one of the very earliest too. It had BEHR air conditioning at one time and it's a real shame it is no longer there ( very valuable $$$). The Bench seat is a special order as nearly all the Finnys have single front seats.
The gear shift is normally a small white plastic thing but seeing as yours is going to be pretty slow you need to be able to change gears a lot.
If it were mine i would dump that 2 liter diesel and fit a 300 D from a W123 etc . A lot more civilised and more powerful . I have a very good 220S engine and trans here if you want to restore the car to standard one day. Cheers!.
Just aquired another mercedes w111 however the 220SE model. It's LHD and needs a totally new floor. I was swapping all the better parts on my RHD mercedes I was keeping however still keeping the LHD as a whole car. Not sure what i'm going to do with it though.
Regarding the aircondition? did it actually have aircondition? funnily enogh i went to start it up and it WORKED!!! It actually was cool air coming out but that maybe be me imagining again!!
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I also swapped the LHD fog lights. They just where gorgeus and in mint condition Halogens (IPO brand). Are these original?
Regarding the aircondition? did it actually have aircondition? funnily enogh i went to start it up and it WORKED!!! It actually was cool air coming out but that maybe be me imagining again!!
I also swapped the LHD fog lights. They just where gorgeus and in mint condition Halogens (IPO brand). Are these original?
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