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Been up to see it last night. So happy! Can't wait to get it back. It was in the spray booth last night, so the paint hasn't been cut back or polished yet. Nick said it will look like glass when he is finished with it. There is just enough micro-flake in the paint to sparkle in the booth, but apparently it will come alive in the sunshine... Anyway, some pictures...  Brand new genuine Merc front wings.  New genuine Merc panel welded in where they all rust under the rear window.  'That' dent fully repaired with metal, not filler! Note the frenched in antennas, which now comes out at 45 degrees on each side.  Oh, and finally got rid of those hideous door handles! Look how straight the car now is! Stay tuned for updates soon... |
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There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes
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Looks great...Can't wait to see what it looks like finished.
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Ed
Part of things
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Jan 15, 2005 10:16:15 GMT
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hubbahubba ;D
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Jan 15, 2005 11:15:36 GMT
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Dude if you need anyone to look after it while you jaunt round the world,... you know my number  Looking VERY nice! |
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GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
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Club RR Member Number: 209
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Jan 15, 2005 12:35:21 GMT
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ahhh the Benz, i remember reading the thread on Volkszone its the free gold one you picked up with vandal damage?
Looked well sweet before once you'd chopped the springs, did you ever fit hydraulics to it? got any pics of how it was?
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Jan 15, 2005 13:54:11 GMT
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That paint looks so deep and glassy smooth, you could jump in for a swim!
Can't wait to see it finished.
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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Jan 15, 2005 15:53:31 GMT
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Looked well sweet before once you'd chopped the springs, did you ever fit hydraulics to it? got any pics of how it was? In abscence of Mr.Scraps reply so far ,.. This is the 3rd Benz,.. Sold the first one after pimping it out with pumps (see photo below). Got another, which was really nice, but managed to get this third (Which was even higher spec) so sold the second and now this one is well on its way to being ready to see the light of day,. The original gold pimp Benz, on the RR stand at RCS last year :  |
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Jan 15, 2005 16:04:36 GMT
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this is his second one
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Jan 15, 2005 17:03:41 GMT
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Jan 15, 2005 17:16:47 GMT
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cant wait to see it done i don't know whether or not to be chuffed or to feel inadaquate  . ive got the rattest merc on the forum ;D ;D ;D |
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Jan 15, 2005 19:15:58 GMT
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That's spankin'!! If I were you I'd be tempted to do a round the world trip in that Merc! ive got the rattest merc on the forum ;D ;D ;D Mine could challenge yours for the rat CROWN at present - still haven't touched the bodywork after the crash damage yet!  |
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Jan 15, 2005 19:58:13 GMT
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Spank my biscuits ! That looks gravy mate ! ;D Can't wait to see that in person !  |
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Jan 15, 2005 20:19:50 GMT
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Mine could challenge yours for the rat CROWN at present - still haven't touched the bodywork after the crash damage yet! i didnt think accident damage counted towards rat,just genuine rot.and mines got plenty o'that  ;D |
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Ah, yes in that case my Merc is disqualified. I hereby enter mine into the "dozy f*ckwit driver" category after I stuffed it into a showroom-fresh C*rsa! ;D Every cloud and all that..... |
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Jan 16, 2005 13:24:08 GMT
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hope you did the corsa mucho damage. ;D a micra drove into the back of my bus at the traffic lights about 9 years ago  .bent the bumper a bit.micra was f*cking destroyed. ;D ;D ;D |
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Jan 16, 2005 14:54:56 GMT
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I think I came off best - bent wing, kinked bonnet, broken light and grille.
Corsa: destroyed back end, bent floor. The scrap man cometh.... ;D
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Jan 16, 2005 18:06:36 GMT
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I had that happen to a Volvo 740 we had a while back, a modern rover ran into the back of us at speed while we were slowing to make a turn and he hadn't been paying attention, so he smacked into the back of us! I looked in the mirror and saw the smouldering wreck of the Rover, and thought he must have made some mess of the Volvo. Turns out while he had wrecked his radiator, his front wings, bonnet, bumper, grille, front wheels, and was probably scrapped after it got hauled away, the Volvo on the other hand, needed a new bumper, which on a 740 is a relatively easy thing to replace, and a new taillight lens on one side where it popped out and broke. That and there was a bit of a scratch on the paint that mostly polished out. Hilarious, and it sounds like I'm exaggerating but amazingly I'm not! |
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.bent the bumper a bit.micra was f*cking destroyed. ;D ;D ;D