I just want to say thanks for all the great comments and the well wishes. The channel is getting to the point where I can no longer respond to most of the comments like I used to, but I just want you to know that I read and appreciate them all!
Ah yeah, that old excuse. You become famous, get a new workshop, put out some dance moves on video and then suddenly you don't have time to reply to your adoring fans!...Just kidding mate,😁😂 congratulations on your thoroughly deserved new workshop and best wishes for the future.👍❤️👍
really interested in this car can’t wait to see more I think the engine may have been swapped I was thinking maybe body kit swap but due to being registered as a amg that’s the only reasonable explanation
I cannot remember hoping so much that this young chap makes a huge success on TH-cam hes is simply a delight to watch and if anyone on here deserves to hit it off form him and his young family its this young man, keep up the fantastic work, new to your channel and I absolutely love it.
I love M539, but not sure how relatable it is. He's full time, all the tools etc. He's pretty much professional at this point. Fantastic content, but well, well beyond what most of us can aspire to!
@@flat6croc For me it's his level of attention to detail, I aspire to the quality. With a full time job, I do not have the time, experience or tools that he has an abundance of, I relate to the methodology, instruction, process and outcome. I have an E46 and I've watched that project a number of times while restoring my car. Also, all the channels I listed are full time TH-camrs, what did you mean by "He's full time"?
Sunroof drain pipes blocked, hence water in footy wells, blow them out from underneath. 186,000 miles is officially "Run-in!, rest will be relatively straightforward to sort with your commitment! The proper battery will be a biggun'. Haynes manual maybe??? My friend had one of this model at 480,000 miles, still absolutely fine. Built when quality was important at MB, the fact that it only needed a distributor cap and rotor is a testament to it's inherent reliability and build quality. Congratulations on the workshop. Brilliant! James
I know it wouldn’t be very economically viable to do so, but what I will tell you as a 20 year old who’s dream car is is practically exactly one of those. An old Mercedes with the AMG body kit and wheels with a hearty engine. I would never let one of those go and in your specific case that car has christened your new workshop. Naturally welding and cutting that whole car to get it back to a good standard would be expensive but I think that would be my dream for it. Now I’m destined to drive a 2009 Cat N astra 1.4 as my first car so I’ll watch for hopefully this car to have a long and expensive life. For perhaps a lucky man like myself to drive a similar beast in the future. Fantastic video and I’ll look forward for the next one as I always have.
Sell wheels and kit, use it to buy a lift for the workshop and it'll speed everything along and help you get content out faster and easier. Great watching your channel grow
Absolutely agree. And if feasible without too much trouble the complete engine as well. Scrap the rest. It will turn out as a nightmare restoring this car. A lot of money, pain, agony, hard work and disappointment in a never ending story. No lift, no profit and no food for the family.
Without doubt get rid of the car it's a guaranteed money pit especially the electrical side and parts will be expensive unless you can use a scrap yard advertise as spares and repair there's plenty left to make someone happy
Please don't loose that funny side of yours, your kid is going to enjoy and learn a lot from it. Wishing you astronomical growth with your channel and your life as a whole. Now we know why you in such great shape. 😂♥️🇿🇦
Haha think it needs ALOT more than new wings and new chrome, the car will be totally rotten underneath once you get all the kit and bumpers and panels off it
The costs involved really do not seem worth it, especially if he can't do the welding & bodywork DIY. Pull & tidy all the valuable parts then scrap it to buy a lift.
You’ve got to restore it. I had a 123 restored and kept it for 15 years changed it for a 124 also restored but personal issues forced me to give it up. These old classics deserve a new life. They were built at the end of a golden era because current mercs are not built to the same standard. Pleased to see you in a dedicated unit too. You will go from strength to strength and I love the fact that you are resorting old cars, there are millions of them waiting in barns and sheds all over the world awaiting your to sate your addiction! ¡Buena suerte !
Make this your long term project, over time you should get support from others to help you, with collaborations. Such a unique and cool car that not many other TH-camrs will have!
Congratulations all the effort in the cold,wind and rain has paid off - the new workshop! Really pleased for you. Now keep it neat and tidy and professional. Oh and sell the Merc complete for a suitable profit - lots of good usable parts on her yet…yes, her….Angela…..Merkel…?
I looked up the cars/engine on the german wiki, which stated "the ADAC statistics did not view this engine (M103) favorably, due to unreliable fuel pump CU and ignition system". :P The 3.2L M103 iirc was only in the AMG 190E. For spare parts, there are also some models with M103 engines but M104 Parts numbers, because Mercedes shipped the old engines rebadged, i.E. in the W124 4Matic. However, one thing that's very well possible: the engine could have a larger bore. During that period (and keeping in mind the AMG Bodykit) it was very common to tune engines by giving them a larger bore. One thing I'd recommend as a "best practise" is checking compression before ordering parts, so you don't end up throwing money at a dead engine.
Hi Mike, the m103 was also available in the 124 variant as well. The 3.2 litre m103 AMG engine is known as a “baby hammer” In the 190e. I currently own a Ron Stratton AMG built s124 with the m103 3.2 AMG engine. It’s also possible any 80’s and early 90s car could have an m103 AMG as it’s a premerger car they were all built to the customers spec.
@@ruairidh2575 I think we have to differentiate between AMG's Engine for the 190 and tuned engines. AFAIK the 190 AMGs engine had different camshafts for more stroke and a larger bore (with pistons, obviously). So you could have tuned a M103 to that spec with those parts without it being a AMG engine (with badge and stuff). I assume AMG would have sold parts or conversion prior to the release of the 190 AMG. That said, it's also possible for Nino's car to have a 3.2L by other means, as AMG isn't (wasn't) the only one offering such parts. My point in general was, that he shouldn't rule out having a 3.2L engine, just because it doesn't look like the 3.2 AMG from the outside.
This is painfully close to what I went through with my -69 w108 280SE, but I tried on and off for 3 years to get it running, until an expert showed up to look at it, poked his head under the bonnet and said "your linkages are out of alignment". He could just see that, and it had been done such long time ago that the threads were sort of rusted/corroded back the way they were so you couldn't tell otherwise. He fiddled for a sec to get it adjusted and it fired up and ran immediately, I had done EVERYTHING from changing pumps and everything in the ignition, read hundreds of forums and no one knew what to do, even several skilled mechanics. I even gave up and redid all the brakes instead. But then I could get it inspected and road legal for the first time in 20 years. What a car those old Mercs are! Imagine my relief once it fired, I almost cried 😅
@@vercingetorige400 The throttle linkage to the fuel pump was adjusted for more fuel and the linkage to the intake was adjusted for less air, probably to compensate for some poor running in the past, but once I fixed everything else, it wouldn't run at all. Also the reason the old owner sold it.
@@vercingetorige400 yes well it was really simple but to find that out on my own? No way. I read hundreds of forums and asked countless people, no one knew, and those who knows these cars didn't want anything to do with it. It's D-jetronic
What I absolutely love about your channel is that we all feel included as if we are next to you. It always gives me a smile when you get the motors to turn over. Also, welcome to the big wide world to your little man. Glad mrs and little one are doing well.
Nice video, someone should save this old Merc! The cap and rotor arm should be the first thing to check on any Merc with these M103 engines. They are notoriously weak and the parts aren't the cheapest. One thing to check is the dizzy cap cover. The cover cracks causing the metal inserts to collapse and so when you tighten down the cap it gets pulled out of alignment which causes all sorts of misfires and rough running issues. I binned the cover and spaced the cap bolts out with a couple of washers on my W124 260E with an M103, worked great after. Nice to see you have a new cover, Don't over tighten it when you put it on!
omg! ich glaubs ja nicht. es macht so spass, dir bei der fehlersuche über die schulter zu gucken und dir zu zuhören. 😂😂 u made my day. a fat THX. refurb it as a dayly driver.
You’re either a big barge kind of guy or your not. Fortunately for me I am so the pleasure I get from seeing, hearing, driving or somebody else doing the same in these sort of cars is immense. Horses for courses. It would be a boring world if we were all the same!
Greetings from ex brit in Canada love the content, great work I would Sell the wheels & Body Kit put it to a shop lift, at 61 and watching your videos I feel all the previous pains and struggles of doing things on the ground so a mirror reflection. Back to the Merc add stock wheels and sell as is running.
Get in Nino!! 👏🏿👏🏿 Congrats on the workshop and full time TH-cam. Keep the W126, get in running, daily it. Every bit of restoration you'll do will increase it's value even more. I have one myself. Few modern cars have the presence and character these cars do. You will not regret it!
I'd love to see you try your hand at body repair. i know you've said you hate that stuff in the past, but you've got nothing to lose on this car, it couldn't get much worse. Take it as practice
I have a locked large metal box in the garden with petrols containers, propane gas bottle and mini bottles for my gas welder. Better than being in the garage that is attached to the house.
Have to say that I'm very happy about you! Love your content, humor sensor and your approach to save these cars. God bless you, your family and this channel. Regards from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This whole video has been a win. Can genuinely say I've never been so happy for someone getting a workshop on the youtube verse. Having gone from a workshop back to british weather myself I can appreciate how much it's affected you. Having space and everything to hand will make such a huge difference and you fully deserve it. As far as the Merc goes I think it deserves a full refresh to go along with your new workshop being its the first car in it. It's also a very cool car to own so may as well make it pristine. Wishing you the best my good man 🙌🙏
Yes! This is such exciting news. I've been watching you the last 3 years and I've been praying for this moment. I am so happy for you and the family! Keep up the great work Neno! Seeing you get that Mercedes up and running again makes me want to work on my 88 Jetta, which also has the K Jetronic fuel system.
Restore it, make it look the way it would have looked when it rolled off the showroom floor. Classic mercs look so good that way. Sure, you can make a few tasteful modifications to it. New to the channel, this is the third or fourth video I have watched and I was hooked to the insanely detailed troubleshooting and commitment in all of them. Keep up the good work!
I’m surprised you take a chance keeping petrol in a shed that tidy. It’s probably tidier than my garage😂. Love your videos. Great educational learning on just how to get on and do stuff. Brilliant keep up the great work
My W124 failed to start. It would run on EZ Start - so no fuel...The fuel pump relay was the culprit - the output pins had cracked solder joints visible with a loupe. I removed all the old solder, used flux and re-soldered the pins and the problem was solved. It had been intermittent up to the point of failure and I would pray it would start. The dry joints were the problem. Great to see you get it going.
My first video I watched of yours The A6 Quattro 2.5 TDI V6 1.2k views We all have a shed that is a mess tbh I watched a few more videos , and what a surprise .. Getting your own workshop Everyone is chuffed for you . Well done . 👍👍😁
Excellent troubleshooting process, thoroughly enjoyed it! 40:35 Meowchanic assistant! 43:00 Alan Shearer goal celebration And congratulations for getting your new very cool place; your workshop! Also independence from the British weather. Your wish came true! My suggestion for the car is to use it as your daily driver because you look like the boss driving it!
Man I got goosebumps when you showed the workshop. So happy for you man. I’m new to the channel. I followed all the Mini R53 series and I love your content. Best wishes from Honduras.
Mercs of that era looked so much nicer than today's models. The 300 CE was awesome looking. Great to see you've gone full time on TH-cam. It's always a pleasure to see someone make it in life through their own hard work. Well done mate. 😊
Congratulations on the new workshop. Next time you get an old car like this get a can of brake cleaner. Spray in intake and that will tell you straight away what you’re missing. If she runs-no fuel. If she doesn’t-no spark or impulse for injectors on slightly newer cars. That would have saved you tonnes of time. Looking forward to many more videos on this old beauty.
Get it done. This era mercedes/amg and related bits and bobs is on the rise. It will go up in value. Especialy with your nice channel. Like your stile, honesty and humor 😂 please keep going🎉
Firstly congratulations on new workshop. Secondly spark was weak when spark tester was used and I'm glad you have figured it out eventually. Thirdly sell the car as is, that will give it a chance to be restored, hopefully. Once you strip it for parts it will be gone for ever. Good luck in new chapter.👍👍👍👍👍
Congratulations and well done on your achievements, all the best to you and your family, you have come a long way. The Car, Sell the wheels and body kit, equip the workshop with a ramp. Good luck, see you next time.
It's so amazingly watching your joy. Very thrilled for you. Before considering scrapping, sell the car without the kit and wheels to someone who may want to restore it over a few years. Contact Matt (High Peak Autos) as he has an R129 with awful wheels.
Respect for so openly embracing your child like wonder when you're recognising youv leveled up in life with the workshop and full time youtubing, youre normally very humble this really made me smile! really enjoy your videos looking forward to watching them for many years to come :)
A little tip with distributors, the rotor arms can crack and the spark can short to ground via the shaft. To test take cap off and hold the king lead near the centre of the rotor arm and crank over, if a spark jumps to the rotor arm then it’s shorting to ground therefore not being distributed to the cap outputs.
Working on car compounds in the era of this car we could always tell the sound of a dry engine usually because of no fuel in the tank , there is a subtle note change when the car is fueling.
As much as I would love to see that car restored given your new workshop and the fact that you are starting out, I would sell the parts and buy a lift etc. you’ll pick up another equally interesting project at a later date anyhow.
What a sweet car. Definitely take the time to restore it to its former glory but keep it as the AMG clone. It looks bad ass. Looking forward to all the new vids in the new shop!!
Congratulations mate. Having a unit will give you so much more opportunities. You need a ramp now at an angle on right as you look from door. Then you can have atleast 2 cars to potentially work on at once. Only way is up and forward now🎉 Keep up the great videos 👍🏻
Nino. Repair it & Drive it. Awesome to See you now have a shop to work in. No more wet work days bonus.! Also Try and find out what thickness the concrete is. Then you can get a lift to save your back.
Congrats on getting your own workshop mate! More often than not, replacing the distributor and rotor on older cras does wonders, as long as you got fuel, air and compression :)
Man, its so wholesome watching your videos! Literally gives me the same feeling as M539, you are a natural at this TH-cam thing! I can only wish to be able to fix cars with someone like you. Anyway, since the kit is not original to the car, just flog it, sounds like a no brainer when you can get such money for it all! Then bam, like you say free car, quality content, definitely cant allow this beauty to die!
OMG I'm so happy for you! Finally a real workshop. As someone working outside all the time I really feel you! If you want to get a lift I can recommend TwinBusch. They have cheap but high quality lifts and they're based in Germany. For the car I would think that if you sell it as a whole barely anyone would rescue that body. So either sell all the parts or get another in tact chassis and replace everything. Third option would be to try bodywork. You now have the workshop to try something like that. 😂
Trust me, that button is probably because at one point in it's life the inhibitor switch went for a wank. I bypassed a few inhibitor switches like that . I had to do it on my last Volvo a few years ago
Please save the car! Those AMG conversions are rare, especially as a 300SE! It seems to have some nice features like the grey leather upholstery, power seats and a sunroof. I didn't pay attention if it has air conditioning but I suppose so. I drive a W126 myself and can help you with addresses for sourcing spare parts (although in Germany). Patch panels and used body parts don't cost a fortune and generally, the M103 straight-six is cheaper and easier to maintain then the M116/M117 V8s that came in the W126. I would consider swapping the grille for an original one with an upright hood star. Also as a matter of fact, your car has to be a 1991 since production stopped that year, maybe the first registration was in 1991. Good luck with the project!
I really like these long mechanically focused videos. A good balance for the "car challenge" videos on other UK channels which seem to be sadly moving away from relatable/affordable cars...
Absolutely enjoyed watching this video (like all the other videos by the way). What a car. Hope to see you driving it to Morocco and see you work together with local mechanics and body repair owners. You’ll learn so much of each others. Congratulations on your new workshop!
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I just want to say thanks for all the great comments and the well wishes. The channel is getting to the point where I can no longer respond to most of the comments like I used to, but I just want you to know that I read and appreciate them all!
Mechanical injection? K jetronic?
Crank position sensor?
Doesn't it use distributor?
Ah yeah, that old excuse. You become famous, get a new workshop, put out some dance moves on video and then suddenly you don't have time to reply to your adoring fans!...Just kidding mate,😁😂 congratulations on your thoroughly deserved new workshop and best wishes for the future.👍❤️👍
That is good, nobody is entitled to a response.
really interested in this car can’t wait to see more I think the engine may have been swapped I was thinking maybe body kit swap but due to being registered as a amg that’s the only reasonable explanation
It could be a amg car with a replacement engine
We all have to make this channel economically viable for this family. Love it!!!
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I cannot remember hoping so much that this young chap makes a huge success on TH-cam hes is simply a delight to watch and if anyone on here deserves to hit it off form him and his young family its this young man, keep up the fantastic work, new to your channel and I absolutely love it.
Not going to lie, When i saw the new shop and you dancing and being so excited it brought a tear to my eye. Congratulations !
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Absolutely ,well done! Love hearing success stories in these otherwise difficult times.
To be honest, I've seen far worse dance moves, like at weddings, Christmas parties etc.
Me too!
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This channel, M539 Restorations and Day Off DIY are the realest most relatable Restoration channels going 🙌
And LegitStreetCars!
I love M539, but not sure how relatable it is. He's full time, all the tools etc. He's pretty much professional at this point. Fantastic content, but well, well beyond what most of us can aspire to!
@@flat6croc For me it's his level of attention to detail, I aspire to the quality. With a full time job, I do not have the time, experience or tools that he has an abundance of, I relate to the methodology, instruction, process and outcome. I have an E46 and I've watched that project a number of times while restoring my car. Also, all the channels I listed are full time TH-camrs, what did you mean by "He's full time"?
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Sunroof drain pipes blocked, hence water in footy wells, blow them out from underneath. 186,000 miles is officially "Run-in!, rest will be relatively straightforward to sort with your commitment! The proper battery will be a biggun'. Haynes manual maybe??? My friend had one of this model at 480,000 miles, still absolutely fine. Built when quality was important at MB, the fact that it only needed a distributor cap and rotor is a testament to it's inherent reliability and build quality. Congratulations on the workshop. Brilliant! James
Thats as far as sunlight can go in a second
I know it wouldn’t be very economically viable to do so, but what I will tell you as a 20 year old who’s dream car is is practically exactly one of those. An old Mercedes with the AMG body kit and wheels with a hearty engine. I would never let one of those go and in your specific case that car has christened your new workshop.
Naturally welding and cutting that whole car to get it back to a good standard would be expensive but I think that would be my dream for it.
Now I’m destined to drive a 2009 Cat N astra 1.4 as my first car so I’ll watch for hopefully this car to have a long and expensive life. For perhaps a lucky man like myself to drive a similar beast in the future.
Fantastic video and I’ll look forward for the next one as I always have.
Sell wheels and kit, use it to buy a lift for the workshop and it'll speed everything along and help you get content out faster and easier. Great watching your channel grow
Absolutely agree. And if feasible without too much trouble the complete engine as well. Scrap the rest.
It will turn out as a nightmare restoring this car. A lot of money, pain, agony, hard work and disappointment in a never ending story. No lift, no profit and no food for the family.
Yeah I'm assuming it has too much rust to make it a good candidate for a restore.
It does look like it’s being living at the bottom of the sea unfortunately
Without doubt get rid of the car it's a guaranteed money pit especially the electrical side and parts will be expensive unless you can use a scrap yard advertise as spares and repair there's plenty left to make someone happy
Absolutely agree, refurb and sell the parts, and buy a LIFT its a game changer.
Please don't loose that funny side of yours, your kid is going to enjoy and learn a lot from it. Wishing you astronomical growth with your channel and your life as a whole. Now we know why you in such great shape. 😂♥️🇿🇦
It's a classic. Restore it, new wings, new chrome, the works.
Haha think it needs ALOT more than new wings and new chrome, the car will be totally rotten underneath once you get all the kit and bumpers and panels off it
The costs involved really do not seem worth it, especially if he can't do the welding & bodywork DIY. Pull & tidy all the valuable parts then scrap it to buy a lift.
You’ve got to restore it. I had a 123 restored and kept it for 15 years changed it for a 124 also restored but personal issues forced me to give it up. These old classics deserve a new life. They were built at the end of a golden era because current mercs are not built to the same standard.
Pleased to see you in a dedicated unit too. You will go from strength to strength and I love the fact that you are resorting old cars, there are millions of them waiting in barns and sheds all over the world awaiting your to sate your addiction! ¡Buena suerte !
Make this your long term project, over time you should get support from others to help you, with collaborations. Such a unique and cool car that not many other TH-camrs will have!
Congratulations all the effort in the cold,wind and rain has paid off - the new workshop! Really pleased for you. Now keep it neat and tidy and professional. Oh and sell the Merc complete for a suitable profit - lots of good usable parts on her yet…yes, her….Angela…..Merkel…?
2:00 that shed scene cracked me up. Glad it's not just me who lives like that.
I looked up the cars/engine on the german wiki, which stated "the ADAC statistics did not view this engine (M103) favorably, due to unreliable fuel pump CU and ignition system". :P
The 3.2L M103 iirc was only in the AMG 190E.
For spare parts, there are also some models with M103 engines but M104 Parts numbers, because Mercedes shipped the old engines rebadged, i.E. in the W124 4Matic.
However, one thing that's very well possible: the engine could have a larger bore. During that period (and keeping in mind the AMG Bodykit) it was very common to tune engines by giving them a larger bore.
One thing I'd recommend as a "best practise" is checking compression before ordering parts, so you don't end up throwing money at a dead engine.
Hi Mike, the m103 was also available in the 124 variant as well. The 3.2 litre m103 AMG engine is known as a “baby hammer” In the 190e. I currently own a Ron Stratton AMG built s124 with the m103 3.2 AMG engine. It’s also possible any 80’s and early 90s car could have an m103 AMG as it’s a premerger car they were all built to the customers spec.
@@ruairidh2575 I think we have to differentiate between AMG's Engine for the 190 and tuned engines.
AFAIK the 190 AMGs engine had different camshafts for more stroke and a larger bore (with pistons, obviously).
So you could have tuned a M103 to that spec with those parts without it being a AMG engine (with badge and stuff).
I assume AMG would have sold parts or conversion prior to the release of the 190 AMG.
That said, it's also possible for Nino's car to have a 3.2L by other means, as AMG isn't (wasn't) the only one offering such parts.
My point in general was, that he shouldn't rule out having a 3.2L engine, just because it doesn't look like the 3.2 AMG from the outside.
This is painfully close to what I went through with my -69 w108 280SE, but I tried on and off for 3 years to get it running, until an expert showed up to look at it, poked his head under the bonnet and said "your linkages are out of alignment". He could just see that, and it had been done such long time ago that the threads were sort of rusted/corroded back the way they were so you couldn't tell otherwise. He fiddled for a sec to get it adjusted and it fired up and ran immediately, I had done EVERYTHING from changing pumps and everything in the ignition, read hundreds of forums and no one knew what to do, even several skilled mechanics. I even gave up and redid all the brakes instead.
But then I could get it inspected and road legal for the first time in 20 years. What a car those old Mercs are! Imagine my relief once it fired, I almost cried 😅
great story and a great buy! what linkages were out of alignment?
@@vercingetorige400 The throttle linkage to the fuel pump was adjusted for more fuel and the linkage to the intake was adjusted for less air, probably to compensate for some poor running in the past, but once I fixed everything else, it wouldn't run at all. Also the reason the old owner sold it.
@@Philip.Magnusson oh my !that's sound a lot trouble to get your head around. do you know the name of that injection system?
@@vercingetorige400 yes well it was really simple but to find that out on my own? No way. I read hundreds of forums and asked countless people, no one knew, and those who knows these cars didn't want anything to do with it. It's D-jetronic
The wheels are original, but a later late 90s design
Congratulations on your first workshop, mate
Thanks mate 🤝
44:13 "I have done something". What a great moment of pride :)
So proud of you man. You are so easy to watch, such a great personality.
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What I absolutely love about your channel is that we all feel included as if we are next to you. It always gives me a smile when you get the motors to turn over. Also, welcome to the big wide world to your little man. Glad mrs and little one are doing well.
Golden Rule, not tooo many projects at once, nor piling up. :)
Hear hear. Better 1 project that has you deeply motivated than several meh ones that have you dispersing energy & money.
I am so pleased for you dude. The joy you showed having your own workshop made me smile. Brilliant stuff. Keep it going sir
He calls himself "not economically viable" but has now a nice garage to work to his project! Love it
It's not the cars sale price paying for that though it's us watching, and I for one am glad my views will help keep him dry
@@simonupton-millard Yes, what I mean is not directly the cars he bought, but indirectly the fact that we like this content he makes with those cars.
I've got a 560 SEL. I bought it in 2015, I've done 30,000 miles in it all over Europe. The favourite car I've ever owned.
now you're talking!!! what a car!
Fantastic news you've got a workshop after 3 years really pleased for you let's support this great channel and really nice guy 😊
The joy on your face when you showed us the workshop.. priceless! keep up the good work!
Nice video, someone should save this old Merc! The cap and rotor arm should be the first thing to check on any Merc with these M103 engines. They are notoriously weak and the parts aren't the cheapest. One thing to check is the dizzy cap cover. The cover cracks causing the metal inserts to collapse and so when you tighten down the cap it gets pulled out of alignment which causes all sorts of misfires and rough running issues. I binned the cover and spaced the cap bolts out with a couple of washers on my W124 260E with an M103, worked great after. Nice to see you have a new cover, Don't over tighten it when you put it on!
omg! ich glaubs ja nicht. es macht so spass, dir bei der fehlersuche über die schulter zu gucken und dir zu zuhören. 😂😂 u made my day. a fat THX. refurb it as a dayly driver.
Ich bewundere immer seine Ausdauer, um nicht zu sagen Hartnäckigkeit. Respekt!
You’re either a big barge kind of guy or your not. Fortunately for me I am so the pleasure I get from seeing, hearing, driving or somebody else doing the same in these sort of cars is immense. Horses for courses. It would be a boring world if we were all the same!
After VGG, this channel is my fav car restore channel.
Same, though I also like Tasty Classics.
Same. What about Stay Tuned ?
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Greetings from ex brit in Canada love the content, great work I would Sell the wheels & Body Kit put it to a shop lift, at 61 and watching your videos I feel all the previous pains and struggles of doing things on the ground so a mirror reflection. Back to the Merc add stock wheels and sell as is running.
Nice garage! Congratulations and success!
This car deserves to be restored. The way it is now is really painful to see.
Get in Nino!! 👏🏿👏🏿 Congrats on the workshop and full time TH-cam.
Keep the W126, get in running, daily it. Every bit of restoration you'll do will increase it's value even more.
I have one myself. Few modern cars have the presence and character these cars do. You will not regret it!
You really scored with this car - definitely worth restoring and bringing it back to its former glory. Congrats on your new work shop!
Distributor cap .. I have changed my fuse box on my 260 e.. everything works beautifully now..
I'd love to see you try your hand at body repair. i know you've said you hate that stuff in the past, but you've got nothing to lose on this car, it couldn't get much worse. Take it as practice
I dont know a distributor cap from a petrol cap but love watching these videos. Hoping to get involved with tinkering with cars when i retire...
LEGEND - MY MAN! OLD SKOOL MERC IN THE HOUSE
Happy for this guy. Very glad he is able to go full time on his passion. Like many others who have 'made it', it's very much a full time effort.
I have a locked large metal box in the garden with petrols containers, propane gas bottle and mini bottles for my gas welder. Better than being in the garage that is attached to the house.
I 2nd this as a storage option for petrol containers, Propane bottles.
lookup Fuelsafe or Chemsafe, very good ways to store dangerous substances :)
Definitely don't want a rocket launch in a attached garage 😮😮😮😂😂😂😂
I cannot tell you how much I want that car. I love it. Truly love it.
Amazing way to spend the evening - absolutely love these vids!
Glad you enjoy them!
Have to say that I'm very happy about you! Love your content, humor sensor and your approach to save these cars. God bless you, your family and this channel. Regards from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
So glad you found the bonnet service position, I was shouting at the screen 😂
I was afraid it was gonna fell off on his head 😂
This whole video has been a win. Can genuinely say I've never been so happy for someone getting a workshop on the youtube verse.
Having gone from a workshop back to british weather myself I can appreciate how much it's affected you. Having space and everything to hand will make such a huge difference and you fully deserve it.
As far as the Merc goes I think it deserves a full refresh to go along with your new workshop being its the first car in it. It's also a very cool car to own so may as well make it pristine.
Wishing you the best my good man 🙌🙏
I love this channel. I am an industrial engineer, so cars are not my field, but I am learning along with you.
Yes! This is such exciting news. I've been watching you the last 3 years and I've been praying for this moment. I am so happy for you and the family! Keep up the great work Neno! Seeing you get that Mercedes up and running again makes me want to work on my 88 Jetta, which also has the K Jetronic fuel system.
Congratulations on the shop! I never understood how you can work on cars in the elements.
Restore it, make it look the way it would have looked when it rolled off the showroom floor. Classic mercs look so good that way. Sure, you can make a few tasteful modifications to it.
New to the channel, this is the third or fourth video I have watched and I was hooked to the insanely detailed troubleshooting and commitment in all of them. Keep up the good work!
I’m surprised you take a chance keeping petrol in a shed that tidy. It’s probably tidier than my garage😂. Love your videos. Great educational learning on just how to get on and do stuff. Brilliant keep up the great work
My W124 failed to start. It would run on EZ Start - so no fuel...The fuel pump relay was the culprit - the output pins had cracked solder joints visible with a loupe. I removed all the old solder, used flux and re-soldered the pins and the problem was solved. It had been intermittent up to the point of failure and I would pray it would start. The dry joints were the problem. Great to see you get it going.
Love land yachts. My buddies dad had one with the wheels polished up and slammed
Full rebuild please. And congrats on the new workshop, it should be a gamechanger!
Now you’re talking. I love the older Mercs.
I'm so proud of you, Nino, like watching a son grow old. Keep up the good work, my friend!
Cheers on the new shop! and on the great news of full-time YT! Godspeed!
Appreciate that 🤝
Enjoyed watching the channel grow and looking forward now to even more content. Kudos..👍🏻
So pleased for you. Been watching you since the Mini Cooper S days. You deserve it! 👏
excited for this one!
My first video I watched of yours
The A6 Quattro 2.5 TDI V6
1.2k views
We all have a shed that is a mess tbh
I watched a few more videos , and what a surprise ..
Getting your own workshop
Everyone is chuffed for you .
Well done .
👍👍😁
Incredible to see how far you've come since the channel started. Can't wait to see a two-post ramp in there. Congratulations!
Love watching you trying to fix the cars up, brings back memories from the 80s. Love your patience and your videos
Sick.. This car is worth at least £15.000 here in my country.. If it is in premium condition will be worth £60.000+ ;)
Excellent troubleshooting process, thoroughly enjoyed it!
40:35 Meowchanic assistant!
43:00 Alan Shearer goal celebration
And congratulations for getting your new very cool place; your workshop!
Also independence from the British weather.
Your wish came true!
My suggestion for the car is to use it as your daily driver because you look like the boss driving it!
Man I got goosebumps when you showed the workshop. So happy for you man. I’m new to the channel. I followed all the Mini R53 series and I love your content. Best wishes from Honduras.
Mercs of that era looked so much nicer than today's models. The 300 CE was awesome looking. Great to see you've gone full time on TH-cam. It's always a pleasure to see someone make it in life through their own hard work. Well done mate. 😊
Thanks mate
Congratulations on the new workshop. Next time you get an old car like this get a can of brake cleaner. Spray in intake and that will tell you straight away what you’re missing. If she runs-no fuel. If she doesn’t-no spark or impulse for injectors on slightly newer cars. That would have saved you tonnes of time. Looking forward to many more videos on this old beauty.
Step by step, somewhat frustrating but very well done at minimal cost.. Have faith old MB owners!
Absolutely loved that. I do the same as you guys but with Motorbikes. I'm also not driven by money, just happy customers.
Get it done. This era mercedes/amg and related bits and bobs is on the rise. It will go up in value. Especialy with your nice channel. Like your stile, honesty and humor 😂 please keep going🎉
Superb detective work. I miss my old W124s so much and those little black relay boxes brought it all back
Firstly congratulations on new workshop. Secondly spark was weak when spark tester was used and I'm glad you have figured it out eventually. Thirdly sell the car as is, that will give it a chance to be restored, hopefully. Once you strip it for parts it will be gone for ever. Good luck in new chapter.👍👍👍👍👍
This needs to be you first restoration car in your new shop, a start to finish project, your channel will fly and deservedly so 🙌
Congratulations and well done on your achievements, all the best to you and your family, you have come a long way.
The Car, Sell the wheels and body kit, equip the workshop with a ramp. Good luck, see you next time.
It's so amazingly watching your joy. Very thrilled for you.
Before considering scrapping, sell the car without the kit and wheels to someone who may want to restore it over a few years.
Contact Matt (High Peak Autos) as he has an R129 with awful wheels.
Respect for so openly embracing your child like wonder when you're recognising youv leveled up in life with the workshop and full time youtubing, youre normally very humble this really made me smile! really enjoy your videos looking forward to watching them for many years to come :)
A little tip with distributors, the rotor arms can crack and the spark can short to ground via the shaft. To test take cap off and hold the king lead near the centre of the rotor arm and crank over, if a spark jumps to the rotor arm then it’s shorting to ground therefore not being distributed to the cap outputs.
Congratulations on your new workshop. Love your videos, so much positive energy.
Congratulations, on the workshop, and on your dancer abilities. The MB deserves to be restored, good luck.
love the candidness of your videos! what a way to show off the everyday struggle for car fixing
I nearly bought this exact car on ebay. So happy to see it running well done. Lots of good infos i can use on my 1988 300ce. Great content!!
The unit is an absolute game changer. So happy for you & the fam.
Working on car compounds in the era of this car we could always tell the sound of a dry engine usually because of no fuel in the tank , there is a subtle note change when the car is fueling.
As much as I would love to see that car restored given your new workshop and the fact that you are starting out, I would sell the parts and buy a lift etc. you’ll pick up another equally interesting project at a later date anyhow.
I love that you actually talk about the costs. also this is my dream car with the registration mystery
What a sweet car. Definitely take the time to restore it to its former glory but keep it as the AMG clone. It looks bad ass.
Looking forward to all the new vids in the new shop!!
Congratulations mate. Having a unit will give you so much more opportunities. You need a ramp now at an angle on right as you look from door. Then you can have atleast 2 cars to potentially work on at once. Only way is up and forward now🎉
Keep up the great videos 👍🏻
It's an M103 12 valve - also available in the early w124's, R107, w129, and your w126
Nino. Repair it & Drive it.
Awesome to See you now have a shop to work in.
No more wet work days bonus.!
Also Try and find out what thickness the concrete is.
Then you can get a lift to save your back.
Congrats on getting your own workshop mate!
More often than not, replacing the distributor and rotor on older cras does wonders, as long as you got fuel, air and compression :)
Oh yesss great result m8 getting it going nothing is beyond fixing on this channel 💯👍🏻
Man, its so wholesome watching your videos! Literally gives me the same feeling as M539, you are a natural at this TH-cam thing! I can only wish to be able to fix cars with someone like you. Anyway, since the kit is not original to the car, just flog it, sounds like a no brainer when you can get such money for it all! Then bam, like you say free car, quality content, definitely cant allow this beauty to die!
OMG I'm so happy for you! Finally a real workshop. As someone working outside all the time I really feel you! If you want to get a lift I can recommend TwinBusch. They have cheap but high quality lifts and they're based in Germany. For the car I would think that if you sell it as a whole barely anyone would rescue that body. So either sell all the parts or get another in tact chassis and replace everything. Third option would be to try bodywork. You now have the workshop to try something like that. 😂
Congratulations bro 😎 I’m so happy for you mate, well deserved Iv been watching you from the start so I’m very happy to see how far you have come.
Trust me, that button is probably because at one point in it's life the inhibitor switch went for a wank.
I bypassed a few inhibitor switches like that .
I had to do it on my last Volvo a few years ago
Get what you can for the parts spend it on the workshop . Glad to see a workshop if anyone out there deserves one its you .
Sod what happens to the merc , the unit was the big surprise and so glad I watched until the end . Superb news !!
Great video, Thanks from Retro Restoration Garage 😊
Please save the car! Those AMG conversions are rare, especially as a 300SE! It seems to have some nice features like the grey leather upholstery, power seats and a sunroof. I didn't pay attention if it has air conditioning but I suppose so. I drive a W126 myself and can help you with addresses for sourcing spare parts (although in Germany). Patch panels and used body parts don't cost a fortune and generally, the M103 straight-six is cheaper and easier to maintain then the M116/M117 V8s that came in the W126. I would consider swapping the grille for an original one with an upright hood star. Also as a matter of fact, your car has to be a 1991 since production stopped that year, maybe the first registration was in 1991. Good luck with the project!
when you first tested the spark I thought, eh up not so fast, that was a single weak spark! Glad you got her running though, its a solid tank
I really like these long mechanically focused videos. A good balance for the "car challenge" videos on other UK channels which seem to be sadly moving away from relatable/affordable cars...
Absolutely enjoyed watching this video (like all the other videos by the way).
What a car. Hope to see you driving it to Morocco and see you work together with local mechanics and body repair owners. You’ll learn so much of each others. Congratulations on your new workshop!