a welder eh... I need some rust cut out and fresh metal put in...

I'd hold off on asking me to weld...you'd probably be just as good as me right now.

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-James

'85 280GE...sold
'96 Impala SS ~ 6-speed 396
'14 Cadillac Vagon. . . . . . . . . . "Life without knowledge is death in disguise." - Hans-Peter Geerdes

I thought it was an interesting project.. Nice to see it went to one of us.

It's going to be my new DD so I will definitely be fabbing up a roof for it. I've been told there's a shop in Tampa that does conversions, so I'll get with them for an estimate...likely go , , then and resume my plans to do it myself.

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-James

'85 280GE...sold
'96 Impala SS ~ 6-speed 396
'14 Cadillac Vagon. . . . . . . . . . "Life without knowledge is death in disguise." - Hans-Peter Geerdes

That doesn't look bad, and it is a very unique W123. Keep the pics coming as the project moves forward.
I don't usually go for major mods, but the W123 coupe looks nice as a convertible. I would never have the gnads to cut up a coupe. Buying one would be much easier. Buying one fairly cheaply is just that much better!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Now you are on to something. A longitudinal roll cage of sorts to restore some of the lost body integrity and a rag-top to keep the weather off of you and you are back on sane ground. The top could be a snap-on/off type thing.

Start scouring the bone yards for a W-111 or W124 rag top.

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1999 E300DT (131,800) 154,000 Black on Black SOLD

2006 CLK 500 coupe Capri Blue on Grey (zoom,zoom)
47,000mi

04 VW TDI Passat 80,000mi
(Techno)

How to eliminate oil dependency through market-driven approaches.
“We could cut oil use in half by 2025, and by 2040, oil use could be zero,”
The Sound of Diesel Speed
Ode to MB

You better hope so - I don't even take my TR6 on the freeway

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Houston, Texas
1984 300CD 235K miles, Elvira, one owner
1987 300TD 180K miles
1974 TR6 78K miles Sarah Jane, one owner
OBK #27

why not a fabric type toneu cover for the "cabin" area... with some tasteful mounting system.. that way when you get in the car you can just unzip the driver area and fold it under the rest of the cover. If you want 5 in the car just remove the cover and store it in the trunk. A waterproof cover for the dash would be needed as well.. but it is better than putting a top

It needs a convertible top to be drivable in all weather conditions. I believe he said it was gonna be a DD.

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

driving goggles and a rain slicker...

viola

IT HAS ARRIVED!!!

I picked it up today at Central Florida Eurocars. I bet they were not happy to see it behind their dealership! The car was trucked by a transport company that deals only in new cars (and favors). It rode down from CT behind a Land Rover and under 3 new BMW's. It was transferred to a new truck and came west from I-95 behind a new CLS. The driver was picking up another Benz and then heading to Pompano to pickup an SLR!

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-James

'85 280GE...sold
'96 Impala SS ~ 6-speed 396
'14 Cadillac Vagon. . . . . . . . . . "Life without knowledge is death in disguise." - Hans-Peter Geerdes

YOu have the makings there of an interesting project. Did you feel a lot of cowl shake driving it home?

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I had a factory 67 Cadillac 'de Ville convertible that would do the same thing. I've noticed other large American hard tops would also do this.
I felt perfectly safe driving the Cadillac.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

First, I can't believe you left that green plastic on when you hit the roads....aye yi yi...I can just smell it roasting on the exhaust...(had that happen on my GN when I couldn't dodge a plastic bag in the road....stunk for weeks.

Next, it's an interesting car and probably will be a lot of fun...congrats!!

Last, remember that primer is porous, which is why paint sticks to it....that poor car tooling around or just living in a layer of primer is being setup for a life of rust...please, sand it down to metal and keep it dry before you paint...you don't want to be sorry 6 months after the sprayer finishes...

Have fun with it...and congrats!!

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

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