How I Easily Doubled my Profit $$$ | W124 1986 Mercedes 300D Flip Restoration

Today I restore and flip my 1986 Mercedes 300D W124
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[@bsclifton]

Nice work - that car is a beauty. You might regret selling it sometime!

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

Most likely, I am just happy I made it a reliable ride for someone else, keeping the car on the streets for a little bit longer.

[@poplaurentiu4148]

@@ImChrisDeDecker Watching you from the other side of the ocean Europe i really appreciated you just because doing that, some other people just buy old cars, wash it detail inside-out and sold it quick if it "runs" to grab a quick buck so, the fact that you went to extra mile spending precious time detecting and fixing all problems on it shows your commitment to identify and fix issue, you are passionate or at least try to be professional and that is the hard part to find these days, that most of today mechanics from dealers lacks.. So, God bless you ! may you do well and keep growing stronger because we need more people like you man !..

[@samisweet6989]

You gave the car the second chance to run like new kudos 4 U bro😊

[@larryclark6113]

It was really enjoyable to watch you work Chris! Thanks. Good luck with your channel and I will look for more.

[@bartbosma7799]

You can put up the hood vertically that is easier for working on the motor push the clips and button on each side on the hinges and push hood back

[@obaidaf9714]

Great video, had a w201 2.3 and had the same issue, fan clutch went out and caused a blown head gasket. They run 80-100 usually and it’s normal but if it reaches near 120 then it’s definitely a problem, you can do a few modifications so that it will always cool better and stay around 80, bypass the clutch fan to where it turns on everytime the car is running and get a thermostat that will open up faster

[@Fidde-zq3uv]

Using copper anti-seize make the rubbers to swoll up, better use brake grease. And i Would recommend to plug the egr, and clean out the intake and boostpipe, and drive it kinda hard. Because the car have been sitting for a Long time probably

[@Fidde-zq3uv]

Nvm didn’t see you sold the car 😅

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

haha, appreciate it tho!

[@Tyler_Wenya]

I'm glad your alive man! Long time no posts

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

Much love. Just took a break. Looking forward to buying the next project car when we get back to FL

[@LindseyandCaleb]

Great edit! That detail was so satisfying!

[@peterpayer9677]

So Beautiful and so sweet I love his car,my Favorite in my Life😘😍☺️🥰😚👍🤟👌

[@coses4957]

Good job and a nice car, i guess very unusual in the US? Another thing, are you sure the seats are leather, mercedes had something called mb-tex, looks more like that to be honest?

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

You very well could be right. I sure was fooled if so

[@remembergodisalwayswithyou6862]

Love from morocoo ✌ nice car brother ✌ have a nice day.

[@user-zj9hl6bs6n]

Nice work. Great car! Continue with Mercedes cars restoration....

[@bokm9606]

My replacement blinker lamp assembly did the same thing. I think they replacement knockoffs are junk

[@tpmalu]

You can open the hood to service position

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

I was educated on that during the ladder part of this project, I appreciate it tho. Such a cool design

[@senosr6483]

great job.

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

Thank you!

[@mdariff839]

My dream car w124 ❤

[@Johnathan_Waters]

The wheels are NOT bare aluminum! They are painted in a specific silver paint that is used for wheels by most brands. You can get a can of it from Wurth "Silver Wheel Paint". And the reason for the "brake dust" gathering around the center cap, is because its NOT actually brake dust at all! Its actually wheel bearing grease leaking out from the wheel bearing. Which happens to be right behind the center cap.

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

I appreciate the input! Wish I knew that before selling!

[@garym.5931]

The white smoke could have just been the fluids that were poured into the cylinder burning off

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

I think so, but the white smoke has been persistent from the beginning. I think, perhaps, the injectors should be clean.

[@viktordobos3057]

cool

[@ChrisLee66]

Good deal, now on to the next?

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

After we move back to Florida, should be picking something else up. I am thinking about a Tacoma that we may keep for a while as an off-road rig.

[@TatoGURIELI]

Chris Fix ? 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐its you? 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

I am Chris and I am Fix. Am I ChrisFix? That is up to you to find out.

[@mdariff839]

No

[@rachids3030]

Nah mate the days you can find a 124 for that much is over. European market is kek. a turbo OM603 124 is here in europe 10k in good condition with 250 000 miles

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

That is a pretty penny. The value here is much different from there.

[@edog4011]

B U Y more X R P ✴ XRP ✴ will be used for trading payments between BRICS+ and USA+. XRP ✴ will be backed by gold and other commodities which are freely tradeable worldwide.

[@h.v.g7882]

Hello there, first of all thanks for the tip using Acetone and transmission oil 🛢. This week a did a compression test. The best cylinder 22 bar, and the worst 14 bar 😮. Ad the moment a can't do a second compression test. Injectors are out for a rebuild. 1 thing a noticed, cilinder 1 (the lowest in compression) I poured a lot of fluid in. And after al long time of pouring fluid in. It looks like cylinder 1 is holding longer fluid they from the beginning. There is maybe hope for mij om617 turbo

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

yessssss such a BEAUTIFUL thing. Thank you for the love. Wish you all the luck

[@TaralgaBushAdventure]

Huh. You didn't double your "profit" - you doubled your overall money. And since you bought it for $1800, bought parts and supplies, and sold it for $3000, you didn't even double it. And "debris" is pronounced with a silent "s" as it is a french word.

[@ImChrisDeDecker]

Debris