"Excited Newbie Blues", "Further Adventures in the Garage" Options

[Larmo63]

Okay, here's the deal, I just bought this car in early March, and I have to tell a bit of the story of myself and the "progress." I found it in the upper desert (Pearblossom, near Palmdale/Lancaster, SoCal) at an out-of-the-way, largely Mercedes Benz junkyard, where I went with a friend so he could check out and buy a MB Diesel wagon. (he swears by them) There it sat, forlornly knee deep in the weeds and I couldn't resist. The purveyor of the fine assortment of (junk) classics wanted $3K for the car, I had the money, but I finagled it way down because he needed the dough, badly. I aired up the tires and with the help of a crack head forklift driver who "forked" a few dead MB's out of the way, it rolled right out! The dirtiest car (inside) I've ever seen, and/or have ever taken on. This car was NASTY inside when I first saw it.

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[Larmo63]

My car is getting new soft brake lines and 19mm Master cylinder. I bought 180# rear springs, won't Bilsteins make the "street" ride pretty harsh? I need advice, my mechanic is saying Sachs or Boge shocks would work better. He thinks that the Sport or HD Bilstein will be too much. Advice?

[KELTY360]

My car is getting new soft brake lines and 19mm Master cylinder. I bought 180# rear springs, won't Bilsteins make the "street" ride pretty harsh? I need advice, my mechanic is saying Sachs or Boge shocks would work better. He thinks that the Sport or HD Bilstein will be too much. Advice?

Stock Boges work just fine for a street car IMO.