1957 Mercedes 190SL
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| Paint strip entire car - found lots of body filler | We removed N/S and O/S front guards |
front nose which just
arrived from acid dipping
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| It doesn't look much like a car with the rear end off |
Inspecting condition as
the rear end is off
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Before we welded a new
inner wheel arch
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New wheel arch welded in
place
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Trial fitting door,
checking gaps before welding rear quarter panel
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As you can see, the front guards are fitted in place, The bonnet is also fitted to check the gaps |
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The quarter panel is
fitted in place, checking the gaps before welding
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The new N/S quarter panel
top section needed work
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Sealing the underbody
before stone guarding
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| Painting underneath and stone guarding |
Painting underbody,
masking up suspension parts carefully
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Painted doors
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Aluminum boot lid and
bonnet need some repairing
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Painted bonnet and
boot lid
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Removal of dash and gauges |
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| Bumper bars ready for stripping |
Bumper bars ready for
re-assembling, The insides of the bumper bar are painted to match
original colour
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Body ready for painting |
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Fitting parts to car
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Fitting grille and engine bay | This car is coming along nicely, after waiting on a whole lot of parts we can get the car up and running in no time |