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The proof will be when I get the tyres fitted, but it will also allow me to install a set of very nice condition gullideckel wheels I had on my 450SLC onto the SEL with these new tyres and use the wheels that are currently on there with 6 year old Michelins as spare tyres for the SEL, SEC and SLC.

This month's Lloyds results:

The M110 would be a good candidate. They made massive power for their displacement (185hp) in european spec and they are practically unburstable. Probably the most durable petrol engine Mercedes ever made. The emissions version we got after 1976 was a shadow of its former self though...

My car tyre and auto (old Kmart tyre) is having a 'black friday' sale - 50% off all Pirelli tyres. Only while stocks last. I just got a set for my 560SEL - I think $268 or a set of four V rated P6s is a pretty good price. I put my order in at 1am to make sure I secured them. They have to...

Getting your engine where you want it. e.g. for example, if they have a plane with an engine issue in LAX, they can send a replacement engine over on the next flight from Sydney. That engine is just being transported, so no other connections other than physical are there.

Here is a photo of a 5th engine QF 747. Not sure how often they used this capability, I saw one with the 5th engine attached once, I was not on that aircraft but I was on a SYD-USA flight on United airlines and I saw the Qantas aircraft with the 5th engine taxiing. after that I did a bit of...

As a highlight, my car parked in front of VH-OJA. VH-OJA was the first 747-400 model for Qantas. The 400 could take a full load of passengers SYD-LAX which was a game changer. Previously they had to take the shortie 747-SP which had poor economics, take a light load, or do a fuel stop. This...

Youngtimer sacco day was on again today. Weather was terrible, but it was still a good day. https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/11/youngtimer-sacco-day-2021/

Set of four ‘Bundt’ wheel copies with tyres. Good but not perfect condition. Tyres have tread but are very old. They are all 205/70 14 95H. The genuine wheels are now hard to find and getting more expensive and these copies look almost identical. They are made in Australia. Were on my 450SLC but...

Sold! They have gone to a nice gentleman from the south coast who is installing them on his Signal red 380SE

I just listed them yeterday on gumtree. Will put them on TK too.

The bilsteins you buy direct are slightly different to shocks you get if you buy them from Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes set their own parameters and Bilstein are not allowed to sell these shocks to the public. They have their own offerings that are very similar, but slightly different. The...

Can;t be a 280 rev counter, they redline at 6500rpm. 450 redlines at 5800rpm I think 350 is 6300, but could be wrong, a while since I have seen one. There were at least two 6.9 redlines I have seen.

I think the bundts suit the car! I would leave them on if it were mine.

They both should be similar. Do they both have the same size wheels on the car? I bought a W126 with 17s and the ride was very harsh. Only the full hydro cars would have a good ride with wheels over 16". Also, sounds simple, but have you checked the tyre pressure? ride is much harsher...

Not SLCs. Given their price when new many were sold with Bundts. Most w108 w114 and w115 have them and plenty of W116 and w123 too. I’ve been thinking about selling my 300SE and replacing it with a w116 and I would want caps on that if I did.

Same car, three different wheel options. Which do you prefer? 1) Replica 8 hole 16x7.5 ET23 2) 'Gullideckel' 15 hole 15x7 ET25 3) AMG 'Penta' 15x7 My preference? 3, 2, 1. And adding in the colour matched hubcaps as number 4, and 'Bundt' style as number 5, I would go: 3) Penta 4) Hubcaps 2)...

Got the radio working again after removing the rats nest of old wiring for various car alarms and amps. ran a new wire from the battery with an inline fuse.

New subframe mounts are in: all four wheel wells now cleaned. I went and got a pressure washer in the end, doing it by hand was too hard. Photos are not great. Not long after I started this job it began raining. by the end I was very wet, muddy and cold. Lukily I had some old rags at...

The wheels are now mounted on the car. I also took time to try and clean out the wheel arches before mounting them. I'm glad I did. The front lug nuts were not all that tight, and one was even missing. I think that was from when the brake hoses were changed (not by me). I'm really...