right after I got the 16V recaros installed
pre-dash swap, cracks and blue, radio on top, V1 not concealed
still blue in places
there she is in all her rarity the OM602.961 inline 5 turbodiesel, never been rebuilt, original trans, original turbocharger, almost no blow-by. 290,000 miles. still a blast to drive, and this car teaches you about turbo lag!
pre-indicator swap
pre indicator swap, painted grille and painted bumper covers
indicator screw
removed
orange Depot on the left, clear Hella on the right
old e-type I saw on the way home
after swap, its high res if you want it.
mmm, monoblocks and clear indicators
black bumpers help!
cleaned.
black bumper, black grille, 6000K Bi-Xenons, its getting better.
lamborghini diablo VT
my bandage on the rocker panels till the 91' cladding gets on it.
Pre-Xenon
9005 Bi-Xenon kit
no cut off, hmm. I dont know how thats gonna work...
with ballasts installed
6000K - the drivers bulb needed a break-in to get to correct color temp
thats better.
before I bought it
0 degree (Fahrenheit) cold start with double glow, 1987 190D 2.5 Turbo
1987 190D 2.5 turbo runs a little rough when very cold.
David felt like standing out my sunroof and take video of some snow drifting
1987 190D 2.5 Turbo 0-60 in just about 15 seconds
before I started the days projects
the bumper cover I stole off of my 1991 before I sold it, same as the 1987 TurboDiesel - just not curbed. shown here painted black
the lower bumper cover is the factory original 1987 Dturbo, upper is from 1991 2.3
another view of both.
and another
87' DT stripped of its headlamps, and bumper cover
new bumper installed with plates re-mounted.
showing the standard BOSCH unit open with the yellow tint reflector.
me smashing the reflector very easily.
reflector gone
55W 6000K H3 HIDs in the fogs, 35W Bi-Xenon 600K H7s in the main housings.
just the 55W fogs
re sprayed the rear bumper cover
201s and ZZW
DT and MR2
just the fogs
old photos I found
ground down the rust spots on the back pass. quarter panel - and then some to make sure.
after rust inhibitor, 4 coats of white
after rust inhibitor, 8 coats of white. waiting 24 hours to cure, then 4 more coats of white, clear coat and re assembly.
euros, finally
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