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40 Year Old Mercedes-Benz 380SEC Is Idling Rough, Part1: Replacing The Intake Manifold Gaskets, But It’s Not Easy

11 July 202316 August 20237 min read

The 380SEC hasn’t been running at its best lately. It’s developed a misfire and runs like an absolute pig when it’s cold. It’s also had

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22 April 202323 April 20235 min read

Woohoo! After years of planning, and waiting, I finally have my own hoist in my garage. The hoist is there to serve 2 purposes. Firstly,

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7 April 202222 July 20223 min read

We’ve made it to day 2! Orbost to Torquay. We had an early 6:30am start today with a planned route from Orbost to Torquay following

380SEC 450SLC Cars

18 March 20227 April 20243 min read

I recently installed a Kenwood DAB Radio to my W126 380SEC. I’ve got a full write-up on it here – New Head Unit for the

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18 March 202222 July 20226 min read

I recently installed a new head unit into my W126 380SEC. Actually, this is the 3rd head unit I have installed looking for audio nirvana

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15 November 202122 July 20224 min read

Sanding and polishing the paint to a deep shine.

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4 November 202122 July 20224 min read

Stripping and Painting The Door The previous owner of the 380SC had the car repainted, but it was a real hack job! Poor preparation meant

450SLC Cars

12 September 202122 July 20223 min read

The sills of the 450SLC have been looking pretty pathetic sinc I bought this car. The previous owner repaired the rust in the front/rear corners

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15 May 202122 July 20221 min read

Those crazy Americans! A clean 450SLC with an AMG body kit and wheels and it only managed to get $7200. In Europe or Australia this

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28 March 202122 July 20225 min read

My 380SEC has always run rough when it’s cold. I’m talking the sort of rough where it’s unresponsive to throttle input, rocks severely and comes