I have decided to simplify the B280 install by sticking with an automatic for now. Since I am intending to use the stock fuel injection and ignition for a 760 I will need a crank position sensor. Which would involve machining the flywheel and bellhousing for a manual since the even fire Volvo v6 never …
Category Archives: status and planning
Colored spaghetti
Progress on the Bertone has been glacial lately, but I am removing the old heater box, dash, and pedal box slowly. Labeling each wire or hose connection takes forever, and the resulting mess is a bit intimidating. It is still getting torn apart, but reassembly isn’t too far off.
Change of plans!
Due to an alert friend and a stroke of good luck I managed to find a B280 for a decent price this weekend and brought it home in the back of the wagon. It is a B280F from a 1987 760 with 96,000 on it. It’s been sitting around for a few years wrapped up …
Progress slowing down
Just when you thought my progress couldn’t possibly get any slower, it does. Today my other project car finally made the move from storage to my garage. So the Mercedes will take even more of a back seat than it already has. With some luck I’ll soon find and install a replacement engine for the …
Hardly working
There has not been much progress lately, sad to say. I’ve been spending the majority of my time in the garage cleaning and organizing all the parts for the Volvos. And I’ve been concentrating on attempting to win back my ex, a task that is proving to be both more time consuming and less effective …
Introductions all around
I’ve always loved the lines of the classy 60s & 70s Mercedes sedans and coupes, so in November 2010 when I found an inexpensive 280 SEL for sale I jumped on it. I knew it needed work, but I thought it would be a great project car that would keep me from tearing apart my …