My 1986 Mercedes 190 'Cosworth'

Bus Boy

Credit it to you. Always had a soft spot for these and it looks fantastic.

kop77

w124man wrote: »

Did you use Meyle, Lemforder or MB parts?

It has H&R springs and shocks,

MB ARB bushes, drive shaft couplers but Lemforder parts after that,

Seweryn

kop77 wrote: »

It has H&R springs and shocks,

MB ARB bushes, drive shaft couplers but Lemforder parts after that,

I would say for the main components like steering and suspension joints, bushes, etc. Lemförder is the most Cost-worth option.

PukkaStukka

That car is s€x on wheels. Absolutely gorgeous!

tc20

Seweryn wrote: »

Lemförder is the most Cost-worth option.

I see what you did there

w124man

kop77 wrote: »

It has H&R springs and shocks,

MB ARB bushes, drive shaft couplers but Lemforder parts after that,

Lemforder are good, Meyle are junk! I'll wager you will have issues with the H&R springs though!!

John_Rambo

Very sinister looking cool car.

kop77

my Merc will be 30 years old soon... and I'll be making an appointment to finally get her VRT'd which funnily enough is about the same time that I'll be finished restoring it and able to drive it to the NCT centre!!!!

I've been told that I'll have to produce an invoice from "the fella I bought it from up North" which won't be a problem either... he's very nice chap!

anyway... I'm just wondering which centre I'd be better off going to, Kilkenny, Naas or Tullamore



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Ogogo

Hey OP, very very nice. But come on....... you cant just post up a couple of photos and leave it at that. Do treat us to more photos during the restoration. I love the detail in the engine bay.

kop77

Oh okay then...

kop77

whippet

that is a lovely motor .. deserves to be treated right.

My father in law has a 2.5 '88 one in gold and I've made sure my missus has dibs on it. In the last 12 months it has been put through a major tidy up and he is using it as a daily driver at the moment.

The BBS wheels are lovely on it, my FIL's one has solid AMG ones on it and I never really like them, but i'm not sure if they would be as nice against a gold body.

kop77

kop77

Ogogo

Thats fantastic. Some proper car porn. I hope you get many years of pleasure from your lovely motor. Well done.

AndyBoBandy

Absolutely stunning work,

she looks better than showroom condition.

I'd love to have the balls to take on a project like that.

jca

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Absolutely stunning work,

she looks better than showroom condition.

I'd love to have the balls to take on a project like that.

And the money:pac: Fab car in fairness.

ianobrien

Pass the drool bucket......

Harry Palmr

So you've rebuilt the car basically!

Used to have a bog standard 2.0E in 040 black which alas was a manual shift and rather spoilt the overall vibe.

tc20

Harry Palmr wrote: »

So you've rebuilt the car basically!

^ what he said. Great to see such fantastic work kop77, that is just wonderful :cool:
I miss my humble W201, i'll have another in a heartbeat. A Cosworth version is the dream

winnie the schtink

lovely lovely motor,once you have the auto box in it will be perfect

Seweryn

winnie the schtink wrote: »

lovely lovely motor,once you have the auto box in it will be perfect

It is manual, thankfully . Nothing wrong with the automatic, but in this model manual fits much better.

Jim79

this is very impressive work. well done to u and happy driving:)

CorkMan_

Love it! Will you want to drive it after getting it minty mint?! Fantastic car. And work done to it, thanks for sharing

goochy

Nice car but please fit original wheels !

alastair

goochy wrote: »

Nice car but please fit original wheels !

I reckon if there's an appropriate set of alloys for an 80's German performance car, it's something by BBS. Works for me.

kop77

CorkMan_ wrote: »

Love it! Will you want to drive it after getting it minty mint?! Fantastic car. And work done to it, thanks for sharing

Oh yes..

it turns 30 in May and will be on Irish plates for the first time, so odd trip to work on a sunny Friday will do me!

kop77

goochy wrote: »

Nice car but please fit original wheels !

the original wheel I think was a 15" 15 hole rim but I'm on the look out for them in 16" which came on the EVO1 model,

kop77

alastair wrote: »

I reckon if there's an appropriate set of alloys for an 80's German performance car, it's something by BBS. Works for me.

very true...

when I bought the car it had a set of modern looking 5 spoke 17" alloys that really didnt suit the car at all!... so the BBS replicas I got were the most suitable wheel at the time,

w124man

kop77 wrote: »

the original wheel I think was a 15" 15 hole rim but I'm on the look out for them in 16" which came on the EVO1 model,

I have a set of 8.25 x 17 Evo 11 and a set of 8x16 15 hole alloys!


Just saying!