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Started by Guru, 07 September 2018, 01:50 PM

Guru

1975 450SEL 4.5 White

Pete49

its amazing what money can do. I would love to be able to do that but I would drive it not encase it. That resto makes it virtually a new car and good for another 40+ years over here at least.
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ptashek

Good to see someone else mad enough to undertake this kind of project, and going the right way about it. It'd be nice to see it on the road again too.
1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE

nathan

great effort, and for the 350se!
having just done my engine bay, one frustration is not being able to come up with a substitute for that firewall deadening material. in this case they didnt put anything back on - not sure how much noise difference it really makes. I left mine on as didnt want to take it off and have nothing back on.
the one simple thing overlooked, why the black expansion tank? just fit the newer 126 one for 50 bucks thats white clear, much better looking.
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

Max-NL

I rememeber seeing this one a few months ago when they just had the shell painted, nice to see how it looks like now. Nathan, I know that the early R107 came with a brass tank and the later ones with plastic ones, did the w116 already come with a plastic tank?
1971 R107 350 SL
1972 W108 280 SEL 3.5
1975 W116 280 S
1975 W116 450 SEL 6.9 #140
1977 W123 230
1992 W124 230 CE
2001 Ducati Monster S4

Squiggle Dog

The black expansion tank is original. Being that the car was made in 1973, a painted brass expansion tank is correct. I installed one in my 1980.
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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Heated Seats, 350,000+

floyd111

I also tunderstand the brass tank stopped in 1975-76, and for some reason, I always find them in the old 350's, never in 280's. Did the 450's and 6.9's have them back when?

nathan

never seen a black tank, nor a brass one. really? ive wrecked a dozen 116s and come across dozens of others, and never seen either tank?
please post a pic of the brass tank if you have one.
as the 6.9s were from 75 on, the 'white' plastic only were fitted, again never seen any other variant
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

Squiggle Dog

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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Heated Seats, 350,000+

floyd111

I liked them so much, I bought 3 of them, haha. Sometimes there's none to be found for long times, or at top dollar only. With a bit of patience you should be able to find them under 35 euros. I did.
Germans told me it's a pre-1976 350SE/SEL-only event. The are always black, but they can be polished to what you see in the pic. They were replaced because of rare leak-issues, so it will be wise to have them sent out for a little extra soldering to avoid that from happening, before installation. I will.

marku

Certainly not on the early 450. Mine had an original and very badly discoloured plastic tank. Looked every where for a replacement but ended up using the 126 one which looks very nice and white but is a pain connecting it.
1974 450SE silver green/bamboo velour/green vinyl roof

floyd111

With the 350's being so abundant in Germany, that is the place to look. Use these keywords one by one or on combinations of 2-3 in your weekly search, and they should pop up soon enough, either in eBay or Willhaben or Quoka.   For best results, type google.de first, and set google to German language interface.  W116, Behr, Kühlwasserbehälter,  Ausgleichsbehälter , messing, 1165000149.

marku

Will look I always forget about ebay.de even though when I have looked I have usually found what I wanted. If I do find a good one does any one want a 126 expansion tank?
1974 450SE silver green/bamboo velour/green vinyl roof