Topic: Post Your Variation of Transportation (DIY & discussion)
Highres pictures below. Can't really do a lot about it if you have a 56kb connection, sorry!
Let's see how this'll go.
So it's pretty basic. Got a car? Post it! Got a bike, scooter, something that moves and it's on wheels? Post it, boast about it! Tell the fascinating people of BiM why you love your vehicle.
Here's my beauty. Got it back home Wednesday, have had no problems yet with it. However there is a lot of stuff that needs doing, will post some of it below. Anyways, no good OP without pictures!
A neat and tidy Mercedes Benz 280 SE, the 2.8l straight six W108 (M130 engine) model. It looks pretty neat and tidy, however there is quite some stuff that needs doing. Mainly and plainly, the seats are pretty bust. There's a hole in the driver seat and the rear-sofa needs doing (been roasting in the sun since 1970, so the stitching in the top of the sofa has gone, seen in this pic:
That'll be pretty expensive to get right, because I can only do car stuff that doesn't include sewing and such.
Then there's the chrome that needs a bit of doing. You won't see it before you go close, got an example here:
See that's from up above. Seems fine, the chrome looks shiny and not too tired. However, when I zoom in, you'll see quite some tiredness in the chrome.
It's like that all over the car, really. Going to be pretty hard to get it done within my budget.
Then there's stuff like the cold-start valve leaking fuel a bit. It's nothing major but enough to make the car shake and the RPM's go up and down a bit when it's starting up cold. Seems fine when it's been running for 10 minutes or so though.
Now post your vehicles! I'll probably be posting some pics and such yesterday when I've washed and polished the whole car. I'll hopefully also fix the ventilation button and the actual ventilation pipes sometime tomorrow.