Christian

1 November 2011 at 00:05 #48527

I love SU’s – they look lovely and are very simple however the Solex carbs are much more advanced…complicated (typical German).

So, tonight I installed some new parts, crucially new jets, and throttle shaft seals – as mentioned I inherited two genuine Solex rebuild kits. The bushes appear fairly unworn so I have left them; bearing in mind these carbs were only in use for a reletivley short time. The PHH44’s are quite tricky to clean – lots of tiny fuel passages etc. As far as I can tell the 190SL setup differs only in having two needle jets.

The bottom two photos are the newer carbs which are fairly untouched. It’s popular to yellow passivate all the moving metal parts to make them look new but it is not original and looks a bit bling to me.

Christian

16 October 2011 at 20:41 #48513

…of course you are very welcome Francis, it’s in a slightly dismantled state at the moment…

Christian

10 October 2011 at 15:52 #48510

Two lovely looking cars…and an Austin.

Christian

5 October 2011 at 11:36 #48505

Well spotted! So are you tempted to buy it?

Christian

16 August 2011 at 21:25 #48453

I wonder if they were also driven hard because of the type of person who bought them?

Christian

15 August 2011 at 13:53 #48450

Driveshafts replaced three times in the first 18 months…

Christian

1 August 2011 at 21:36 #48412

Hopefully a team of Vietnamese children and old people are beating my new bumpers out of a sheet of stainless steel right now!

Christian

26 July 2011 at 07:38 #48400

The new wheel trims are excellent, AM Classics told me that they had made a set for a Rapide before – I wonder who for – David?

Before

After

Christian

5 July 2011 at 12:33 #48347

I should have suspected from the price but the photo was correct…not sure I’ll be leaving them positive feedback!

Christian

4 July 2011 at 15:46 #48342

These are not quite the right badges as I annoyingly found out when they arrived.

Christian

14 June 2011 at 10:05 #48294

Right, I think I may have read a bit too much into it being 2007…

Christian

14 June 2011 at 08:47 #48293

Thanks David. I’ve calculated that 225 70 15 (8.15 15) will have a negligable effect on the speed etc over the original. The Michelins look like a good alternative that should look right on the car. I’m asking now as some may be coming my way soon…

Christian

12 June 2011 at 19:17 #48283

I may be out by a few months but I meant the start of the banking crisis and loss of confidence in property…

Christian

12 June 2011 at 11:11 #48281

September 2007 I bet!

Christian

11 June 2011 at 17:52 #48279

Did anyone get a condition report and would the non original engine effect the value very much?