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The Markos Odyssey

The Markos Odyssey

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New Car Cover Day
450SLC Cars

New Car Cover Day

7 January 202120 July 20222 min read

I ordered this car cover from everyone’s favourite chines marketplace a couple of months ago. The tracking status spent over a month between leaving China

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It’s not a project (and other lies I tell myself)
380SEC

It’s not a project (and other lies I tell myself)

2 September 202022 July 20225 min read

Over the last few months, I’ve had an itch to get behind a w126 coupe aka a c126 as a daily driver. I’ve been keeping

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380SEC, C126, Classic Benz, Classic Car, Mercedes-BenzLeave a Comment on It’s not a project (and other lies I tell myself)
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3D Model – First attempt
3D modelling

3D Model – First attempt

18 June 202022 July 20221 min read

I’ve had an idea in my head for a little while now about creating some 3 D animations. I’ve never tried creating 3D objects before

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M109r Oil Change
M109r

M109r Oil Change

12 June 202020 July 20222 min read

Unfortunately due to time constraints I wasn’t able to do the complete service on the M109r in 1 go. I did the spark plugs first

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M109R Spark Plug Change – Suzuki’s book of lies
M109r

M109R Spark Plug Change – Suzuki’s book of lies

12 June 202020 July 20222 min read

It’s been just on 2 years that I’ve had the M109r, but due to licence restrictions (I acquired the bike as a trade on my

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Vacuum Seat Locks – Previous Owner Issues
450SLC

Vacuum Seat Locks – Previous Owner Issues

12 June 202022 July 20224 min read

One of the cool features on the 450SLC and in fact any vintage Mercedes-Benz is the vacuum system that controls everything from the HVAC system,

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Club event – Drive day to St Albans
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Club event – Drive day to St Albans

7 June 202022 July 20223 min read

The Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW had a drive day to St Albans, NSW today. I decided not to take the 450SLC as I’m not really

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It Lives!!
450SLC

It Lives!!

2 June 202018 June 20208 min read

Well, actually it’s been up and running for a while now. It’s actually been nearly a year since my last post. While I have been

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Deciphering the data card
450SLC

Deciphering the data card

2 July 20191 May 20244 min read

Every new Mercedes-Benz comes with a small piece of paper called a data card. This is kind of like a birth certificate for a Mercedes-Benz

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Time to call a professional
450SLC

Time to call a professional

2 July 20197 June 20204 min read

Sometimes you have to accept that it’s not going to be as easy as you first thought and call in a pro. Enter Bruno from

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450SLC, acid bath, C107, caustic soda, Classic Car, easy fix, fuel distributor, fuel tank, Mercedes-Benz, Restoration, warm up regulatorLeave a Comment on Time to call a professional
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