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Place holder for... Oh no wait. I finally got some help and we confirmed the thing wants to spark (in 1 crank revolution). Pulling the fuel pump relay did not give the starter enough juice to get momentum up to make it past the bald spot, so we pulled the starter*. It had suffered. It had...

Place holder for trying to start it with fuel available

Place holder for seats vs steam cleaner. Spoiler: they were dirtier than they looked. But not so bad.

Place holder for rear springs escaping the spring perches and killing shocks on the way.

Place holder for the update where I pulled the fuel tank out and replaced most of the back end fuel system components that get clogged and stop working. Because they had gotten clogged and stopped working.

Might as well finally start my build thread given I've lurked here a year now :) Since I was using a little room heater fan thing to dry out water that had seeped through the year-old car cover on the weekend, I'm starting all over again in some respects, so I might as well finally start...

Wow. Quite interesting for someone like me who has a lot to do on a w116 but not much experience, especially since its a Hong Kong car. Was a bit surprised they didn't pull the trans out the front with the engine though. And that lay-on-top patch welding technique, is that really the best way?

Oh wow, that's an interesting "tell". Sounds like the coupes were pitched as more upmarket than the roadsters then. Odd given their respective worth now... Meanwhile, for anyone who would love a car in the colour and trim combination "Drug Dealer"...

Oh they're the wrong seats? Like w126 coupe or something? Was wondering what the go was with those exposed frames that seem to only lean forward on the outside of the driver's side.... 🤦‍♀️

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1977-mercedes-benz-450slc-auto/SSE-AD-15152786 Seems our man had his car on gumtree for 29k, got sick of waiting so put it up for auction via Lloyd's, bidding petered out <7k, now he's put it on carsales for 24k. Unless thats the winning bidder turning a...

Oh I see it now, I thought I was looking at a fuel distributor there... Ironic given the growing restomod/custom-classic trend to harken back to racing carb setups on anything that could suit them (eg putting triple Spanish dcoe webers on 80s falcons)...

Very nice. I woke up early and fell asleep on the couch once the kids were done with breakfast, so we basically missed the whole thing; got there with about 10 cars left. But we did get to hear that Kremer Porsche in the Gulf colours start up and leave :)

Wow, the 230E and 280E kinda surprise me. I'd be a bit hurt were I the vendor of either...

How do you get to see the final bids/prices?

The SLC is still under $1800. Looks like the owner gave up after having it on gumtree for $29k. Quite the bid/ask spread as it stands, will be interesting what the hammer says. It's rustier than my 350SE (though perhaps in less troublesome areas) on the "outside" but ofc a 107 and, crucially...

The problem with fuel cells (hydrogen or otherwise) has always been scale. I have no idea what the state of the art today is but when the buzz was kicking off the gotchas were already pretty evident. You could buy a fuel cell education kit from dick Smith electronics (remember them?) 20 years...

Are the 3 motors wired in series (lower I2R losses) or parallel (lower voltage control/insulation requirements & less battery per W)? Or a configurable topology? The size difference certainly is startling. I assume the extra space in the cabin translates to some driver comfort improvements...

Yeah I feel really sorry for the car, but even sorrier for the tree!

Not really a car but this AMG (-style?) rear bumper comes with most of a car attached... https://www.grays.com/lot/0001-21008044/motor-vehicles-motor-cycles/mercedes-benz-450se-automatic-sedan Might be worth the $9 starting bid with less than 22h to go... My instincts tell me that given the...

I take it you're aware of the oil starvation issues with the current generation 86s? Apparently there are baffled sumps available out of the US now. Mate at work drives an older one (in BRZ form) so I can get the relevant links off him if required.