Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Momentum on the Mercedes project...

It's only been a couple of weeks and change since my last update, so I must be doing something right. I got the metalwork on the front passenger fender done:



I haven't done the filler work on the fender yet (I'll get to it soon), but I thought it was time to clean the car up, turn it around, and start on the driver's side:



When I got the floor coating up, the driver's side did look a little crusty at first:


But, some cleanup showed that the floor was mostly solid and the rocker was almost 100% intact. This should be easy to repair:



Tonight, I started in on cutting and patching in the rear:


That's where I left off tonight. I'll try to finish this patch (and the rest of the rear driver's side floor board) tomorrow.

5 comments:

  1. Keep up the hard work, MercedesDieselGuy. Your car`s like mine; only an enthusiast would be mad enough to take it on! If you`re interested, have a look at this: http://www.waiwhetu.org/staffcar/

    That`s my 82 230CE over in New Zealand. Cheers, James.

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    1. Thanks. I took a quick look, and will check out your blog in more detail later. I'm very much looking forward to being done with this project.

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  2. It looks like this Mercedes has gotten a lot of good service as of late. Are they pretty easy cars to work on? Being foreign, they must have some twists and turns here and there.

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    1. Honestly not sure if this is a spam comment or not, given the link...

      Assuming this is a real comment - thanks - I did spend a lot of time with the car, though not in the last few weeks (other more pressing stuff). Foreign has no bearing on this. A car is a car, no matter where it was manufactured. Once you know the fundamentals, a Toyota may as well be a Chevrolet.

      That being said, this car is a diesel, which is a bit of a game changer. However, as it's a much older model with fully mechanical engine management, it actually tends to be much simpler to work on than most other cars.

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