Labas dienas, I will continue this thread so the history of this vehicle is not lost.
What has happened since September, in chronological order
-Engine and gearbox installed
-Fully restored driveshaft
-Installed the original fuel lines, which were in great shape
-New fuel pumps
-Painted and installed the fuel tank (there was no rust inside, yay!)
-Work in progress on the AC retrofit (it is going very slow)
I had bought a "full set" for the AC retrofit. However it was incomplete, some parts were missing. I had to buy a brand new idler pulley for the AC belt, the bracket that holds the compressor, blower motor, lid for the blower motor. The wiring harness in the kit was in pretty bad shape, many cut wires etc. The work is still ongoing. It is pretty hard to find good electrical diagrams. If you have a diagram for the manual AC system in a v8 126, please share it with me :shame:
Engine and the drivetrain in:
The HVAC unit, with both new radiators.
New idler pulley.
The flying spaghetti monster. Donor harness for the AC.
The sunroof was in pretty good shape, minimal rust. The rust was treated and painted, no welding required. There were some cracks in the guide rails and the lifting arms. New OE guide rails were installed and the turkish lifting arms from ebay.
The sunroof was not functioning properly before. It is fully operational now.
Meanwhile, my daily CL55 was helping it's grandfather with transporting some of the parts. I am pretty sure that one day, a nice c216 will help this c215 the same way.
The pillarless bodyshape allows to stuff amazingly large items in the interior.
Like the roof moldings and the headliner.
Most of the rubber seals on the body were in bad shape. Many had paint overspray on them, from the previous paintjob. I ordered the megaset of 65 items from mbzclassicparts.
[spoiler]1x rear window seal A 1266700239
2x door seals/seal frame each left/right A 1267200378 A 1267200478
2x seal rails rear window outside each right/left A 1266700138 A 1266700238
2x seal rear window each left/right A 1266700539 A 1266700639
2x frame seal A-C pillar each right left A 1267200154 A 1267200254
2x sealing rails door window outside each right/left A 1267250265
2x sealing rails door window inside each left/right A 1267200724 A 1267200824
2x sealing rails rear window inside each right/left A1266730365 A 1266730465
1x windshield seal bottom A 1268312398
2x window run sealing outside mirror in each case left/right A 1267250766 A 1267250866
1x tailgate sealing A 1267500198
2x bulkhead sealing(engine compartment rear + front) A 2015050386
4x plugs jack admission 2018990008
1x antenna sealing A 1268271589
1x sunroof sealing SET front/back/right/left 1981-1985 1.Generation 380 500 1x A 1237820498 1x A 1237820398 2x A 1087820198
1x Sunroof seal 1985-1991 2. Genertaion 420 500 560 A 1267800198
1x Tank nozzle sealing A 1239973581
2x Rubber buffer door cover A 1119871740
2x Support door handle each left/right A 1267660205
2x Seal under light unit 1985-1991 2.Generation 420 500 560
2x sealing light disk headlight A 0018261480
2x sealing light disk fog light A 0018264380
2x sealing cover headlight rear A 1268260180
2x edge protection trim under light unit A 1268890265
2x sealing bumper between trim and body until 1985 A 1268850198
2x SEALING FRONT LEFT & RIGHT,BETWEEN BUMPER AND Fender A 1268850585 A 1268850685
2x sealing rear chrome frame left & right A 1266982198
2x sealing top chrome frame left & rehcts A 1266981898
2x sealing front chrome frame right & left A 1266980998
2x sealing turn signal right & left A 0018261580 A 0018261680
2x sealing rear lights sealing ring right & left A 1268260091
2x sealing headlights right & left A 0018261780 A0018261880
2x SEALING TRIM BLADE FRONT WALL COVERS LEFT & RIGHT A 1266981398 A 1266981498
2x EDGE PROTECTION COVERING UNDER LIGHT UNIT A 1268890265 [/spoiler]
The rear glass, as seen on most c126, had delaminated in the bottom corners. I had ordered a brand new Pilkington windshield and rear glass. The guys at familygarage.lv found a brand new OE rear glass, which of course, I had to buy. Esentially, it is the exactly the same product from Pilkington, except it has the three pointed star on it.
The enormous rubber set finally arrived. I will talk about the quality in at a later time, when all of them will be inspected.
Glued in the new windshield, assembled and serviced the window lifters, polished the side glass. It starts to look like a real car again.
The car was running surprisingly well when I bought it from Lithuania. It had been sitting for 5 years, and it drove just fine. For an extra layer of security, we rebuilt the fuel meter head, installed a new EHA pressure regulator, and a new potentiometer, just to be safe.
At the moment, I am waiting for the wiring to be completed, the wood is being refinished, and we had to make a new AC condenser/radiator. The one in the "kit" was from a sedan, and it didn't fit, as it is higher. I got a negative answer from Mercedes about a new OE radiator, so we had to fabricate a new one.
That is it for now, thank you for your time.
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