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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2009, 09:40:47 »
I had 2 granite small plates made here in Vietnam. 1 with NL and 1 with the year 1971.
This will be installed at the back. Do not know where yet. Paid 5 euro. I went over to the Netherlands
last week, and had a test drive after the automatic overhaul and the repair of the seats.
Just awesome. First test with 40 miles and slowly faster. After 3 hrs at 75/80. It felt very good.
More than good after the automatic overhaul. 1 picture when I was at my daughters place.
When I came back in HCM, I had a look at green leather here at Rosanna.
Soft and cheap. So I will go back to them and get me 4 square mtr. Just for small repairs on the
interior. The green leather color fits perfect, as my sunshade's are white and I do not like this.
This I will change to green. Also the inside of the hardtop I want to change to green leather.
It is black now and does not look nice.
Attached the pictures from the plates.

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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2009, 16:44:52 »
The last FUN thing I bought for the car was a Becker Europa TR with the small face to replace the blaupunkt currently installed.  It took nearly a year to find this radio at a price that I would pay - came from ebay in germany.  In the process I acquired about 8 other Beckers, some small face and some big face before the radio I really wanted came along.

The last dull thing I bought was some stupid lever that moves when you push the handle for the top cover release - it was worn and I had that part of the car apart anyway...

Oh, and I got new rubber mounts for the fuel pump.  Whoopee!!!
Scott Allen
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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #27 on: October 18, 2009, 17:55:42 »
Hi all
The last thing I bought for my Pagoda was the hard top soft cover and the box replacement that goes between the seats. I am still thinking about the hard top holder and possibly alloy rims, but that would be for next year... :)
 
Stan
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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #28 on: October 19, 2009, 09:19:33 »
A new softtop - looks amazing and the rear window is actually transparent!
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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #29 on: October 19, 2009, 19:07:45 »
Suspension Trunion - upper front right kingpin to wishbone and a pair of Michelin MXVs for the back

Hopefully I will now get it past the inspection before Friday :-\
James L
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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #30 on: October 26, 2009, 23:47:39 »
Just ordered some sunvisors from Kay to replace my beaten up looking originals. Can't wait as I think they'll give the car a lift
Alf
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Witt

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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #31 on: October 27, 2009, 23:38:51 »
.....not to burst your bubble Alf, but the sunvisors have no aerodynamic affect on the car...... :D

CHEERS !
WITT !

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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #32 on: October 28, 2009, 05:10:48 »
A second hand fan switch for our 230SL from a wrecker - complete with light and knob  - it looks and feels to operate perfectly - for $10  (off a finnie). I`m heading back there on Saturday with a bigger tool box!

Cheers

George
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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #33 on: October 28, 2009, 11:40:22 »
A second hand fan switch for our 230SL from a wrecker - complete with light and knob  - it looks and feels to operate perfectly - for $10  (off a finnie). I`m heading back there on Saturday with a bigger tool box!

Cheers

George
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Brisbane

Get the wiper motor ( I think only the 4 cyl cars use same as ours?) and arms too!

naj
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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #34 on: October 28, 2009, 18:29:41 »
A new fire wall pad and a soft top frame from a parts car.  Installed a GAHH soft top.  The weather strip channel was missing on the frame so I had to buy it.  The drivers side rear piece is no longer available and would have to be made in Germany.  I made several calls and found a NOS one from BUDs in Ga.  This was his last one.  I am lucky to have a few contacts to find the rare parts.
Brad

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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #35 on: October 29, 2009, 10:38:36 »
Get the wiper motor ( I think only the 4 cyl cars use same as ours?) and arms too!

naj

Indeed

Get the whole wiper mech if you can. RHD mechs are impossible to find. By mech i mean everything between the motor and the spindles
James L
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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #36 on: October 29, 2009, 18:36:49 »
All new Fluids, even Brake System Flush, all new Filters. Even the small fuel screen in the fuel pump inlet.

All in preparations for its long winters nap >:(

Tony

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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #37 on: October 31, 2009, 00:15:27 »
My new hardtop.  Read the amazing story here,

http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=11673.0
Chuck Taylor
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Re: What is the last thing you bought for your Pagoda?
« Reply #38 on: December 22, 2009, 04:23:44 »
A new exhaust system showed up - although it did not fit under the tree!  ;)
Alfred
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1966 230SL automatic 334G light blue (sold)
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