W126: Fairwell to W126...

Today is a remarkable day. I sold the W126! Having said that, i received a sms from SG mobile number 3 days ago, asking for a test drive on my W126. Well, i thought it was just a spam sms from Nigeria!  (Sorry, i didn't mean to discriminate Nigerian but this is just purely based on personal experience as the Nigerian sent me too much of fraud messages saying that they want the car and asked for my bank account number, paypal registered email address, phone number, etc) The moment when your car advertisement rolled out in the Internet, the next minute you will receive message from them!

The buyer, a young British guy who just transferred to work from Singapore to Malaysia a week ago, who fall in love with my W126 at first sight! He snapped some photos of the W126 in order to show them to his fiancee who is currently in UK. According to the buyer, he was amazed with the W126's overal condition, being well restored, and the driving feeling was like a new car. Not a single squeeky sound generate from the 25 years old car. On top of that, he loved the accessories such as HID Xenon Light, auto start, etc.

I must say he is the luckiest buyer to own the car. You don't see any of the W126 on the road in Malaysia as good as this W126. Fairwell, W126!

W111: Parts Sourcing

Further to the engine trial fitting activity, i managed to find the following parts:

Engine Mounting

The engine mounting managed to source from 1 of the local Mercedes Benz spare part shops located in Jalan Raja Laut. As discussed earlier in W111: M114 Engine Trial Fitting, the original mounting fitted in the car was for diesel engine. However, the new engine mounting that i bought was only the base part, and it will required the mounting bracket to hold the M114 engine.

Engine Arm (Braket)

I was looking around for the engine arm, also known as engine mounting bracket for M114 engine from the local spare part shops and internet. However, i did not manage to locate any of them. Then, i went into some forums to ask around whether is there any compatible engine arm beside the M114 model. The answer is YES... there are few other Mercedes-Benz models that i can use for my engine! Finally, i got an used unit from US at very reasonable price! Hurray..

Clutch Kit or Flywheel?

It was discovered that the new set of clutch kit that i purchased sometime ago does not fit to W115 flywheel. Having said that, the diameter of the flywheel is smaller compared to the clutch kit. After comparing the price between flywheel and clutch kit, it is feasible to get alternate flywheel instead. Why? This is because of the existing flywheel (bought from the halfcut shop - W115) does not have the identical nut holes as well as the mounting location. Based on the measurement (diameter, hole size, hole location), i managed to find alternate flywheel (W113 - pagoda model) from internet. Pheww... what a relief!

Wire harness (Rebuild Cost)

 As for the wire harness, i managed to locate a complete set of wire harness (NEW) from Canada. Yes, we are talking about OEM wire harness from Mercedes-Benz Canada. After much consideration, i decided to grab it, whilst i continue to source for a skillful of wireman to perform the job. Lets hope that the wire harness job won't be so tedious.

Stay tuned for more update...