Author Topic: What have you done to your Pagoda today? (Read 443713 times)

mbzse · « **Reply #600 on:** July 18, 2016, 00:46:00 »

Quote from: Bullethead

Adjusted (sort of) the windshield wipers.../...My guess is I did something wrong with the mechanism before it went in

Perhaps some tips in this thread:
http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=22111.msg157962#msg157962
The arm must be in the resting position just like on the photo, when you assemble
/Hans S

Tyler S · « **Reply #601 on:** July 22, 2016, 23:59:32 »

Kids were home sick and napping so I hooked up the "Flash to Pass" feature that is disabled on North American delivered cars. Being its a 250sl, it threw me for a bit of a loop. These cars were right at the cusp of the emissions and DOT regulation changes. I found that both flash to pass wires were indeed installed and terminated on the fuse block. However there were no wires terminated with connectors at the handshake connector as is usually the case??? What?? Didn't make any sense until I dug a little deeper and found that an intermediate sub-harness was installed. The connector hiding on the top of the bracket. This is what disabled the flash to pass and enabled the US hazard switch to be added. I added female sockets and wire to terminals 5 and 8 on the combination switch side of this harness, and added a pin and wired to terminal 8 on the bulkhead side. Then tied the other wire to the existing pin on terminal 10. In the pic you can see the missing pins and the 3rd leg that goes up to the hazard lamp switch.

Cees Klumper · « **Reply #602 on:** July 27, 2016, 17:04:25 »

Presented my 280 SL for the 'controle technique' (France) today, so I can have it titled in France. Good news: only remark on the report is a small oil leak in the differential. Bad news: I couldn't get the car to start after the test was completed! This intermittent non-start problem has been plagueing me for years now, but today it was the worst it ever was, car wouldn't start for the life of it. I installed a new (extra HP) starter last year, hoping that would cure it but alass no.
So I tried the sure-fire (pun intended) fix: running a wire directly from the battery to the starter solenoid. Car started right up. So next stop is installing a fail-safe starter button to override the starting circuit when necessary, while I figure out which system element is at fault: ignition switch, immobilizer, starter safety switch, wiring.
Tomorrow off to get my French registration, yahoo!

JamesL · « **Reply #603 on:** July 27, 2016, 17:51:05 »

Surely you mean
"Tomorrow I get my French registration. Verizon!"

Rothko · « **Reply #604 on:** July 27, 2016, 20:19:14 »

Getting new heater levers put into the car. Three of them work fine, but the bottom left doesn't move for some reason.

Cees Klumper · « **Reply #605 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:36:57 »

Quote from: JamesL on July 27, 2016, 17:51:05

Surely you mean
"Tomorrow I get my French registration. Verizon!"

Haha. No, I would stay loyal to the platform (the old Yahoo! w113 forum) that our club grew out of ...

Cees Klumper · « **Reply #606 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:37:53 »

Quote from: Rothko on July 27, 2016, 20:19:14

Getting new heater levers put into the car. Three of them work fine, but the bottom left doesn't move for some reason.

That reminds me of the next thing I have to do to my car. One of the levers finally stopped working like on your car. Where are you getting your new ones from?

Cees Klumper · « **Reply #607 on:** August 03, 2016, 05:48:24 »

Having moved from Switzerland to France, I just got it registered and insured in France. The insurance cost was a surprise: only EUR 50 a year (basic liability coverage only). That's more than 90% cheaper than in Switzerland, for the same coverage ...

Jonny B · « **Reply #608 on:** August 03, 2016, 16:15:40 »

Rothko, oooh, the bottom left is the tougher one (they are all a real pain in the butt), as it controls the heater flow valve (located under the big rubber grommet at the top of the firewall just to the right of the fuse box (as you sit in the car).

Rothko · « **Reply #609 on:** August 03, 2016, 21:15:28 »

Quote from: Cees Klumper on July 28, 2016, 06:37:53

That reminds me of the next thing I have to do to my car. One of the levers finally stopped working like on your car. Where are you getting your new ones from?

My mechanic took care of it. He orders the parts, usually MB. Total job was about $900 for all 4 levers.

Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ · « **Reply #610 on:** August 10, 2016, 14:03:22 »

Removed my hardtop for the rest of the summer feels soo good taking an evening spin to the store to get some items like milk, bread etc.

Pinder · « **Reply #611 on:** August 10, 2016, 17:44:12 »

Remove all the junk / parts i was storing in the car behind the seats and trunk. Vacuumed carpet and ready to install the missing front carpet sections.

RAY · « **Reply #612 on:** August 13, 2016, 19:37:13 »

What have i had done for my Pagoda !
We are going on a whistle stop tour of Gloucestershire, Yorkshire and Norfolk very soon and had a few things i wanted to get checked and sorted.
Our very own Colin Firns, aka Stickandrudderman, took care of the list for me of which some of the items were : Fit the 123 distributor, fit new engine mounts and gear box mount which got rid of an annoying clonking rattle that i could not locate. Replaced drag link and tie rod ends and refurbished steering arm joints, fitted new brake servo, fitted new indicator stalk so i now have 2 speed wipers the stalk holds in place and i now have the head light flasher option. Checked fuel pump flow/pressure and filters adjusted intake venturi and idle fuel/air mixture, replaced bushes on shift linkage and adjusted the fuel injection linkage and replaced joints in linkage.
It is quite unbelievable the difference it has made, marilyn now drives so responsive and the auto gear shift is now super smooth in both up and down shifts making the driving experience even more of a pleasure, hopefully the tour will go without a hitch. One day i will get to grips with this photo minimising and actually post some pictures.
Ray.

Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ · « **Reply #613 on:** August 13, 2016, 20:19:16 »

Replaced my Pagoda car battery last week with the same type that I had in my car a "Motomaster"

Jowe · « **Reply #614 on:** August 23, 2016, 20:03:15 »

The beauty deserves some gold...

Tonight, I changed the original R1 injectors to brand new gold shining R2's. The old ones had fairly decent spray pattern but they didn't hold the pressure too well. However she ran quiet good after all. But with the new ones... oh-la-la.

After a warm-up ride, I had to adjust the idle. 12 clicks clockwise and a split linkage check made her to purr at her best. Then an Italian tune-up - and she responded... Not to mention the warm start.

Now she has got six golden shiny gems in her cylinder head. She deserves them - and myself

Shvegel · « **Reply #615 on:** September 29, 2016, 23:24:27 »

Spent 2 days cleaning aluminum parts:

Pinder · « **Reply #616 on:** September 30, 2016, 12:55:44 »

Parts looks really good. How did you clean them?

MikeL43 · « **Reply #617 on:** September 30, 2016, 19:46:45 »

I just got my new headliner, off white, from Bud's Benz and have a top guy lined up to install it Wednesday. My old one wasn't too bad with only a few stains and I just considered re-dying it but the foam insulation between the top and the headliner was disintegrating and falling through the perforations in the original headliner. It looked like grey rain inside the car and was blinding at high speeds. Wish me luck $500 to $600 installed.

Shvegel · « **Reply #618 on:** October 01, 2016, 20:51:51 »

Pinder,
Degreased then glass beaded with really fine beads. After the parts were clean I swept the surface with the gun at a shallow angle to polish it a little. I then gave the parts a very thin coating of Nyalic which is a polymer coating used on the Aluminum of Airstream trailers. If you spray it thin enough(which is what they want you to do) it is virtually undetectable and it tends to grey down the aluminum and give it a more natural color.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00867RC50

Pinder · « **Reply #619 on:** October 04, 2016, 00:15:57 »

Thats great information. thanks for putting the details out. Ill look into getting the product.

Today I painted the 280SL in Db670. single stage. had a few runs on the doors and a few other minor defects that I will correct on wednesday. Gave it 4 coats of single stage. went on pretty good. I think I wont need to wet sand it too much Ill wait till spring to do final wet sanding so paint shrinks back. I have noticed on all cars Ive painted they always shrink back and show fine scratches or other defects so this time ill make shore its really dry. 90 days should do it.

Benz Dr. · « **Reply #620 on:** October 04, 2016, 04:19:05 »

Quote from: Rothko on August 03, 2016, 21:15:28

My mechanic took care of it. He orders the parts, usually MB. Total job was about $900 for all 4 levers.

I see your mechanic like you. The job from hell............

Shvegel · « **Reply #621 on:** October 12, 2016, 22:38:55 »

Sandblast, paint, repeat...ick.

neelyrc · « **Reply #622 on:** October 13, 2016, 05:53:03 »

Nice job. Looks great!

Shvegel · « **Reply #623 on:** October 15, 2016, 02:03:32 »

Rebuilt one of the knuckles and built a stand for the front suspension.

Dave H · « **Reply #624 on:** October 18, 2016, 12:57:55 »

The shell recieved a bare metal respray 3 years ago but work commitments have stopped the rebuild. Moving house this week and needed somewhere to store the shell for a couple of months untill the new house is ready so took the oportunity to get it back into the paint shop for minor punchlist items. The scaffold was ideal for beefing up the rotisserie jig durning transport.It looks a bit hairy on the pick up but it was solid as a rock and a doddle to get on and off with the winch.

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