1985 03 07 1,000KM service - Mercedes-Benz Kundendienst - Emmendingen, Germany 1986 01 02 10,000 km service - Silver Star Motors - Fair Oaks, CA 1986 05 01 20,000 km servuce - Automeister - Stockton, CA 1986 06 04 CA reg bewley 1986 09 09 30,000 km service - Automeister - Stockton, CA 1987 01 08 CA reg bewley 110,000 km service 140,000 km service - European Performance - Cameron Park, CA 1992 02 03 200,000 km servuce - Euro Tech - Diamond Springs, CA 1995 12 20 CA reg roberts 1996 01 14 CA reg roberts 1997 01 14 CA reg roberts 1998 01 22 CA emissions passed 1998 03 21 CA reg roberts 1999 09 02 roberts > roten 1999 09 02 CA emissions passed 1999 11 10 CA reg roten 1999 12 10 transmission mount 2000 01 14 15" ATP type 8 + tires 2000 02 02 CA reg roten 2000 02 02 water pump, fan clutch 2000 03 13 balljoints, shocks, align front 2000 05 27 battery 2000 07 15 oil 2000 12 29 CA emissions failed 2001 01 09 tuneup 2001 01 09 CA emissions passed 2001 10 01 CA reg pyle 2001 11 09 brakes 2002 01 14 CA reg pyle 2002 02 04 fuel pump and relay 2003 01 14 CA reg pyle 2003 01 22 CA emissions failed 2003 01 29 CA emissions failed 2003 01 29 CA emissions failed 2003 01 30 CA emissions failed 2003 02 12 battery, brakes, tuneup 2003 02 12 CA emissions passed 2004 01 14 CA reg pyle 2005 01 14 CA reg pyle 2005 02 16 brakes, oil, wheel brgs, calipers, belts, tuneup, guibos 2005 02 25 CA emissions passed 2005 09 29 leak repair, needs tires, exhaust 2006 01 14 CA reg pyle 2006 06 06 oil change, exhaust hanger 2006 07 07 driven from SMF to PDX 2006 07 24 engine bay cleaned 2006 07 29 OR emissions failed 2006 08 14 new exhaust system, cat 2006 08 15 OR emissions failed 2006 08 20 replacement r ride mirror 2006 08 23 OR emissions passed - reg roten 2006 09 16 turned 17.629 @ 79.72 mph at PIR 2006 11 23 removed aftermarket power windows, rebuilt center console 2007 02 06 replaced 8-hole with proper 14x6.5" 2007 02 10 repaired coolant leak, deinstalled aftermarket air conditioning 2007 04 10 clearcoat aging poorly, respray quoted 2007 04 24 point of no return, sanding begins 2007 05 02 acquired a rollo. been looking for once since the beginning 2007 06 02 roof rails off. this was a huge time consumer, required removal of headliner and sunroof pan 2007 07 14 begin valence work, worst area on car 2008 02 01 remove all remaining lighting 2008 03 01 remove C windows, remaining headliner, D pillar covers 2008 07 03 after sitting 6 months, car fires right up 2008 07 04 remove lower trims, clean rockers, sills, jambs 2008 07 05 sand down and spot prime rr door, hatch 2008 07 06 valence work continues, glaze and prime 2008 07 21 delivered to db custom for primer coat 2008 08 26 car returns from primer 2009 02 24 primer about 50% prepped to return for paint 2009 03 18 car delivered for paint 2009 03 23 car painted by db custom with the debeer system in the original 929 nautical blue 2009 03 31 car returns from paint 2009 04 01 front and rear bumpers installed, lighting installed 2009 04 03 doors rebuilt, thorough interior clean 2009 04 04 drove the car ~40km. runs great 2009 04 10 c glass installed, door top trim installed 2009 04 14 hatch exterior latch mechanism rebuilt and installed 2009 04 15 spare tire well trim rebuild 2009 04 16 new hood pad installed 2009 04 18 another 50km drive, running well all lighting tests good 2009 04 20 hatch interior trim reinstalled 2009 04 20 OR emissions passed 2009 04 21 manifolds dressed with POR15 2009 05 01 roof rails installed 2009 05 02 drip mouldings installed 2009 05 03 sunroof pan rebuild starts 2009 05 07 spare dashboard acquired 2009 07 18 battery area restored, tray replaced with new oem, area restored, drains cleaned, remaining AC lines removed 2009 07 21 new sunroof pan seals and slider bits acquired, oem 2009 07 23 sunroof deflector rebuilt, pan installed, rear gasket installed, sheet metal installed 2009 07 27 sunroof sliding mechanism rebuilt, sheet metal aligned, fully functional. remaining seals ordered 2009 07 28 proper rear ashtrays installed, lower b pillar trims replaced 2009 08 07 can of gleitpaste acquired 2009 08 10 side sunroof seals arrive damaged, sent back 2009 09 15 side and front sunroof seals arrive intact 2009 09 16 side and front sunroof seals installed. sunroof realigned and lubed. job done. 2009 09 17 installed rear roof header [speaker cover] 2009 09 18 installed front roof header and visors [all NOS parts] 2009 09 21 repaired holes in firewall from AC retrofit 2009 12 06 installed new OEM battery 2010 01 21 acquired mesh wheels 2010 01 27 acquired interior door panels, swapped parts, installed and cleaned 2010 01 30 ordered headliner from GAHH
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