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

 

 It doesn't look much like a car with the rear end off Inspecting condition as the rear end is off

 

Before we welded a new inner wheel arch

 

New wheel arch welded in place

 

Trial fitting door, checking gaps before welding rear quarter panel

 

As you can see, the front guards are fitted in place, The bonnet is also fitted to check the gaps
The quarter panel is fitted in place, checking the gaps before welding

 

The new N/S quarter panel top section needed work

 

Sealing the underbody before stone guarding

 

Painting underneath and stone guarding Painting underbody, masking up suspension parts carefully

 

Painted doors

 

Aluminum boot lid and bonnet need some repairing

 

Painted bonnet and boot lid

 

Removal of dash and gauges
Bumper bars ready for stripping Bumper bars ready for re-assembling, The insides of the bumper bar are painted to match original colour

 

Body ready for painting
Fitting parts to car

 

 

 

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

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