Recent Fixes / Mods / Work: - [ Build log ]

• 09/16/11 - Washed her and detailed the interior. I really miss my ride being in the garage at the old house. If I get another car to drive I can park this one in the garage and work on it like she so desperately needs.
• 09/15/11 - Driving it daily.. Wish I wasn't. Need to get a daily car so I can quit putting miles on this one. Did some work to her... Changed the Plugs, Wires, Dist cap & rotor. Switched out the entire rear gas pump system from a donor car to mine. (& a Relay) The heat was making my pump die on me, which would leave me stranded... 10+ times in the 110 degree South Texas heat..."
• 06/19/11 - Repaired! Got the car back from the body shop. They did a very good job. More info.
• 06/10/11 - Car has been wrecked. This idiot backed into it and smashed it up pretty bad. More info
• 05/30/11 - When I repaired the oil pan before I didn't put the skid plate back on.. Bad idea.. The JB Weld held up very good until I hit something else. I replaced the oil pan this time and put a new (new used) skid plate on it to protect it. More info.
• 05/20/11 - Cracked the oil pan on the driveway at Walgreens. They've been doing road work. Patched it up with JB Weld. More info.
• 03/29/11 - Wired up the keyless entry to lock/unlock the doors. More info.
• 02/22/11 - Redid all of the interior wiring and took some new pictures! First 2 rows at the top of the Photography page are new.
• 02/21/11 - Happy Birthday Champagne Dream! She's 26 years old now! Has 134,000 miles. That's an average of 5230 miles per year!
• 02/18/11 - Redid the website color/banner and added to the bottom of this index page some more images.
• 02/11/11 - Replaced the old floor mats with some new genuine Mercedes Benz mats! They look and fit perfect! More info.
• 02/10/11 - Flex disk repaired. Brake booster vacuum hose replaced. Shifting linkage replaced. Rear head rests accuired. More info.
• 02/08/11 - The flex disk blew up. Damaged the drive shaft and rear transmission yolk. More info
• 02/02/11 - Installed the mirror out of my old Silverado in the car. It has map lights in it. More info.
• 01/24/11 - Installed a K9 Eclipse 2-way Alarm. More info
• 01/15/11 - Installed a w124 arm rest with storage. More info
• 01/09/11 - Brake light mod. Added 2 more lights to empty spots in the tail lights. More info.
• 01/03/11 - Redid all of the image viewers. Lytebox is out, Fancybox is in! Check out the Photography / Images page!
• 12/28/10 - 1993 LE leather steering wheel installed. More info.
• 12/27/10 - MOMO Anatomic Zebrano shift knob installed. More info.
• 12/25/10 - Two stages of the Champagne Dream. Chrome & Cragar. More info.
• 12/17/10 - New pictures added at the bottom of the page. Be sure to check them out! (First 7 are from today)
• 12/16/10 - Depo European Glass headlights installed. Huge difference! More info.
• 12/15/10 - NGK 3812 BP6EFS Spark Plugs installed. More info. Current Miles: 132,682.
• 12/06/10 - Replaced the rear view mirror with a new one & replaced my 190rev.net sticker with a new one. More info.
• 11/29/10 - Installed a 1993 dome light. Custom switches. Works like it should and it's really bright. More info.
• 11/25/10 - Installed the White gauge faces, Painted the needles and fixed the clock. More info
• 11/14/10 - Floor/Under Dash lighting! All lit up! More info
• 11/11/10 - Cleaned the carpet and floor mats. Beautiful! More info
• 11/03/10 - Just hit 130,000 miles. Runnin great and pullin strong.
• 11/02/10 - Replaced the brakes on the front. More info
• 10/28/10 - Installed the new map pocket! Look's great and I have more places for my stuff! More info
• 10/25/10 - Installed a 1993 upper console. More info

• Build date: 02/21/1985. 26 years old!
• Delivery date: 04/15/1985.
• Dealership: Mercedes Benz of San Antonio (Benson Motors)
• 201.024 - M102.985 - 2.3-8v / 722.400 - 4 Speed Automatic
• Omega K-9 Eclipse Two-Way Alarm System. Hood, Trunk & All four doors pinned. Shock & Perimeter sensors.
• Zender genuine full 5 piece body kit.
• Depo Euro Headlights - H4 (High/Low) & H1 (Fog) w/5W City Lights. (Setup as DRL)
• MOMO Zebrano Anatomic Shifter.
• w124 Arm Rest/Console with storage compartment.
• 96 Chevrolet Silverado rear view mirror with map lights. I custom mounted it to the stock Mercedes roof mount.
• 93 Leather SRS Steering Wheel.
• 93 Center Console.
• 93 Dome Light with Map Light.
• Rare Special Ordered Champagne Metallic #473 paint.
• Rare Special Ordered Java Leather upholstery with custom pattern. Full Power.
• Custom White face gauges w/red needles.
• Bilstein Suspension Kit (B12) Drop's Front/Rear 45mm (1.77 inches).
• Cragar 15x7 MG-03 ET34 Wheels with BCT S900 195/50R15 Tires.
• Complete Zebrano wood grain kit. (Real wood, Not plastic.)
• Madico Tint (Black) installed by Alamo Tint.
• Fibeglass door panels and rear deck.
• Lower dash redone, mid range mdf speaker boxes installed in dash.

• Panasonic CQ-C7413U head unit.
• Garmin Nuvi 200 GPS.
• i-Rock's USB hub, 4 port.
• 80GB Apple iPod Classic.
• Clarion Pro Audio 2060 cd changer & 1060 controller.
• Phoenix Gold PLD-1.
• Phoenix Gold EQ-215x.
• Phoenix Gold Frank Amp'n Stein.
• Kicker CompVR 12" DVC 2Ohm (x2) (It had 4 Lanzar Pro Plus 12's in it before).
• AVI 1" tweeters (dash) (x2).
• AVI MX-100 4" mid range (lower dash and rear deck) (x4).
• AVI MX-160 6.5" mid range (doors) (x2).
• AVI XN-24E crossovers (x2).
• Phoenix Gold 1 farad cap, interconnects (7 sets), speaker wire (18 gauge mid's/high's, 8 gauge sub's), power wire (0/4 gauge), fuses (x2) & circuit breakers (x3)
• Stinger 1 farad digital cap hidden in trunk
• Stinger SVMB (console).
• 2 Batteries (nothing special yet..) (one in trunk, one in front).

• Chrome gauge rings.
• Matching rear head rests. (Purchased)
• DDM HID kits - H4 6000K 55W (High/Low) / H3 8000K 35W (Fog)
• DVD/Navi double din touchscreen head unit.
• Third brake light in between the spoiler and trunk lid. LED.
• Replace the Cragar center cap emblems with an MB Star emblem. Silver emblem/Black background. 2 3/4"

                           


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