Mercedes 230SL
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| This is the 230sl as it arrived into our workshop to undertake the rust work mainly on the rear end section, as the owner has a time limit as to when he wants the car finished | We already started dismantling the parts to commence on the bodywork | The rust on the quarter panel is very evident, and even the inner wheel arch was badly rusted as we tested it by inserting a screwdriver through the panels |
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| Outer beaver panel cut, and assessing the inner beaver panel rust | As we progress with removing the panels, the car is looking less and less like a car, but that will soon change | Boot floor cut out, as we are awaiting a bunch of new panels from our parts suppliers, but in the meantime there is a' lot of grinding and repairing to do before we put the new panels in place |
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| Rust on the right side inner wheel arch, need to clean inside the box section before welding in the new fabricated panel | Fabricated panel welded in place | The new outer wheel arches and boot floor panels welded in place |
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| Another view of the progress | Trial fitting of taillights and final checking gaps before going into paint shop for primer | Rear bumper bars re-chromed and we painted the inside of the bumpers in the original paint color |
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| Rear end in primer | Stone guarded wheel arch before the body colour paint gets applied | Painted wheel arch |
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| View of the boot floor stone guarded then painted | Boot floor painted | Rear end painted |
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| Aluminum boot lid painted | Car is finished and ready for pickup | This was going to be the customers everyday drive, a very eye catching classic! |