Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Gmbenz

Location: Trumbull, CT

Vehicle Info

1980 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Bought: Nov, 2007

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed127mph
  • HP185
  • Weight3200lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.

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Chris’s Mercedes-Benz E-Class
“w123 280CE”

  • Currently 3.225 /5 Stars.
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 Gmbenz's 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280SE

page 1 -summary, page 2 -mercedes meet at east rock part

1980 Euro 280CE,  

M110.984 engine, 504 English red, 035 white cloth interior, euro heat controls w/ aftermarket AC, no rear speakers, crank windows, no tach, no sun roof. normal grey market options. Has 191,000 miles.  When shipped to the US dot lights front/back and speedometer were installed to legalize it.

 

mechanical work:

rebuilt all 4 calipers, new flex hoses, textar pads, ate rotors.

new fuel pump after first replaced was DOA, all rubber fuel hoses, fuel tank strainer.

replaced front wheel bearings and races.

new belts, fluids, filters, valve adjustment.

new ball joints, tie rods, bilstein HD shocks

 

cosmetic work:

fixed front upper shock mount rust, firewall/hood drain rust, and front rocker panel rust.

new right side headlight support, fixed accident damage.

new headunit, amp, and two 10" subs

new nardi wood steering wheel

STRI x-line tach

under dash LED's

 

needs:

hood and right fender because of PO damage

rear differential

alternator

later:

tints

lowering springs


my full work log is here

Gmbenz's 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280SE

Gmbenz's 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280SE

Gmbenz's 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280SE

Gmbenz's 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280SE

Gmbenz's 1980 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Gmbenz's 1980 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Gmbenz's 1980 Mercedes-Benz E-Class  

 

have three sets of rims to choose from

Borbet E types 17x8

Gmbenz's 1980 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

BBS RA's 14x6.5 from back when 14's won races

Gmbenz's 1980 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

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75escort  

Posted by: 75escort

08/11/2009 04:48AM

Nice MB man! 5***s Check out my new project.

JWilsonS600  

Posted by: JWilsonS600

08/09/2009 03:26PM

Real Classy inside and out. Still looks great after 30 years. Good old German engineering. 5*****. Check out my S600 and rate it.

elkfaltaba  

Posted by: elkfaltaba

07/07/2009 06:08PM

That's classic

amg-560  

Posted by: amg-560

06/16/2009 04:42PM

vary fresh! 5 star!

xtl85  

Posted by: xtl85

06/06/2009 05:35AM

Ha! I don't know, 2" maybe! I've already scraped a couple times going in and out of driveways, no damage to anything you can see though.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Gmbenz

Location: Trumbull, CT