Mercedes 230SL
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| Fabricated top O/S sill panel |
Car on its side to work
on the under body
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Fabricated and welded in place O/S inner wheel arch |
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This is how bad the inner
O/S sill section is
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Manufactured N/S rear chassis section | Manufactured lower N/S fire wall panel |
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Showing how bad the inner
wheel arch is
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This is a clearer shot of the N/S lower fire wall and fabricated reinforced box section | N/S sill cut out and has lots of rust and is in need of a new sill panel |
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| Another shot of the extent of the rust |
Showing the rust in the
N/S front floor, has spread to the whole floor
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Old and new fabricated seat rail section |
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| N/S and O/S fabricated front floor pans |
N/S front chassis section
with the rust cut out
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Rusted floor on O/S and inner sill panel |
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Rusted N/S Front floor
pan
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Extent of the work to be
carried out
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Inner sill been primed and fish oil applied |
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| Car turned upside down to work on the rusted underbody | Front floor has been cut out and continuing with the rust work |
Boot floor rubbed, sealed
and sound deadening pads put in place
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Front floors have had
sound deadening pads put in place
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O/S rear inner wheel arch trial fitted with quarter panel before being welded in place |
Head lights ready to be
trial fitted
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| Sandblasted parts taking care in preparation not to get any sand in unwanted areas |
Underbody is rubbed and
sealed ready for stone guarding
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Painted underbody after stone guarding |
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| Another shot of the painted underbody | Outer body has been primed |
Painted panels
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Hard top has been
repaired due to extensive rust - Note. This is a common rust spot
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Finished trial fitting hard top roof with quarter windows and rear screen fitted | Front view of finished car |