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right then dez me old mucka, il get some pics of the condition of the bits you require off my car, so you can see if they are any good.if they are and the insurance don't crush it you can have whats left. i don't know how much il be keeping yet but it'l have no brakes, wheels and possibly engine. give me a shout if your interested.  |
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Left hand side mirror?,do you have the doors with quarter light? or the one peice windows. If you have the one peice windows you just bolt on the easier to find "116" mirrors.They need a slight adjustment though.Once the mirror is bolted on,you push it backwards against the spring,you can then see the stop LUG that prevents it going back to far.i juist place a 13mm nut on thie little lug and the spring pressure holds it place. this is a 116 mirror on my 280.looks OK ,and i can see it clearly from the drivers seat.  |
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Many years ago I changed my driving style to cope with rising fuel prices; I have now reached the stage where I am contemplating keeping my eyes shut in order to lower wind resistance.
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 I don't think Karls 6.3 is dodgy ,especially when you lookat this Crayford conversion,not one of their best. |
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Finally there is this...... ;D ;D ;D ;Dmake sure you put ypur skills to work so it dopn't turn out this bad!!!  |
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the bug is actually a little bit further on than that now, more of the finish welding done. ive been at it a long time, but mostly cos i work on doing it between other projects, and cutomers and mates cars. it started out as a simple vw chassis-ed volksrod project, but i got more and more carriered away as i worked on it! i figured to correct the proportions when i chopped it i needed to shorten it too, then i needed to channel it to get it reeeeeeally low, then i replaced the rusted botton 18" with bits off a later car, then i decided a 2L type 4 just wasnt going ot be enough power for a real hot-rod............................ive started working on it a lot more recently, id like the bodywork mostly done before the end of the year, but thats pretty unlikely. tony, that would be cool, once youve got some pics, get in touch at dez@dezaster.co.uk mercmad, mine is the later style (and better looking imho- i prefer the bulbous curved lower front valance, and the ribbed rear lights, and the mirrors/doorglass). so it has integrated mirrors and one peice glass. i know a 116 can be made to kind-of-fit, but i just got this proper 115 part-numbered one for the same money as a 116 one  i don't mid that 6.3, but my point is, it don't look 'factory' to me, which is what I'm aiming for. |
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looking good derrick, who's is the silver bug?
you have to make it look better than those other 2 efforts, that red one is quite possibly the funniest thing i have seen all week!!
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The guy who built the "6.3" is a mate of a mate,Karl Middlehuave who mainly restores merc 600's for a living ,He's known for NOT being a purist,with his supercharged 600 ,his 600 coupe,his 600 hearse and a W112 300 Se convertible with a 6.3 which is so fast that he ripped the roof off once when giving it a bit of stick!.
he's now building a 600 pickup,sort of Tuetonic El Camino!.
I prefer the later door glass too,In the UK you are stuck for choice when it comes to "estate roofs," but here we have dozens to choose from,especially Fords and Holdens.
But the coolest idea i saw was when a guy bought a 300 SEL roof off me to make a station wagon out of a ford falcon ,with a top chop and a sunroof in the deal !.The 300 roof is long enough to do the same with a 115,In one peice so you don't get that "lump" in the middle.
And you have lots of rust to contend with to i notice.Don't have salt here ,so rust tends to be minor.
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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steve, silver bug was in a few weeks ago for an emergency clutch replacement- he drove to mine from balby in second! mercmad, its not actually that rusty! i needs that rear arch lip doing, and thats it really, as i have a new front wing to go on the other side, everything else more or less wipes off, ile just blast the brown bits before i paint it the only major body issue is the bonnet is dented to foooooook, pointed outwards dents, as some kids mildy vandalised it when the owner before the owner before me had it- badge snapped, bonnet and wing dented, and a side window smashed. apart from that is survived 30 years pretty well, them germans know how to build cars. |
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Last Edit: Jul 10, 2005 13:10:56 GMT by mercmad
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Jul 10, 2005 17:18:12 GMT
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ooooh how rude!
a merc 4x4!!
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Jul 10, 2005 18:23:10 GMT
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Never seen a picture like that before.... Its like some kind of 'Fast Car meets Off Road Nutter Armageddon' centre spread!
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Jul 11, 2005 12:21:22 GMT
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you didn't notice that it's a W126 "estate" ?,too busy checking out b@@bs i suppose.
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how about a picture of a pu66y next a Merc instead?  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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