Mercedes Benz W114 & W115 stroke 8 International Forum

Eirik 200 · Joined: 06 Aug 2009 Posts: 150 Location: NORWAY

I have allready taken 20 months to get where I am today.. And see at least 12-18 more months in front of me.. Combined with no money.

But, my hips and my back are also bad. Since the weekend I've been packing parts.. But I only tolerate 30minutes of standing on the concrete floor in my garage.. So it will take some time..
I also label everything, so an eventual buyer can see where things go.

Big parts don't need that much labeling, as most people know how a Master-cylinder look like, and since there is a NEW one there too..

During packing I aslo drained the StrippAll-"bath" and found the floor underneath to be VERY dirty... Just had to clean it ..

StrippAll works weell as a floor-cleaner too.. BIG difference here !!

Selling or not ??
It depends somewhat on what type of bids I get, if I get any..
There's a selfcost of 72.000 NOK.. (+many hours of work.)
But at this point, every thing is completely dismanteled.. Meaning the value of the chassi is lower than ususal..
The parts I bought, was bought at discount prices too, and I collected a lot of free parts here and there if I could.. So there's bound to be more than 100.000,- NOK in total there..

Several people have told me to let the project REST, pick it up when I feel better.. But I allready have felt this way for a long time, tried letting it rest.. But I feel pressured by the car, myself and also expectations from others the whole time.. And I can't satisfie everyone..

If I win the lottery before the car goes on the market, I will consider keeping the project, but not until that point.. As I allready feel a bit "lighter" by packing everything away..

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Mercedes W115 200 1973
*W140 400SE 1991
*W124 280TE 1993
*W126 280SE 1983
*W460 230GE 1989
*W114 230.6 1970