68 Mercedes

[D&W]

Bro im exactly where u are at... with the anxiety ! i always wanted to bag my cars ever since my S10. but never got aorund to them, i wanna bag the w124 but i have a feeling i have to part with it cause i need the money, but i still got the air ride kit laying around and i got a w201 so Im pretty excited also! Tooo much stuff going on always getting in the way! Im glad your actually doing this to your benz its going to be Solid!

sell the w124?! you just painted it ! not sure if i have seen pics of the w201. they are what got me into mercedes, for some reason i just LOVED 190e's. still great looking cars, especially with multipiece AMG's.

[Bystrov]

Bro im exactly where u are at... with the anxiety ! i always wanted to bag my cars ever since my S10. but never got aorund to them, i wanna bag the w124 but i have a feeling i have to part with it cause i need the money, but i still got the air ride kit laying around and i got a w201 so Im pretty excited also! Tooo much stuff going on always getting in the way! Im glad your actually doing this to your benz its going to be Solid!

[D&W]

This car is just full of class! I'm lovin the progress you've made so far and I'm anxious to see this on AIR!!!

ive been wanting to put a car on air since i was 16 - back in the old 'fast and the furious' days when i had a 96 mitsubishi mirage hatch in australia....that ended up going down on D2 coilovers which i ***** (stiffest ride EVER) These shots were circa 2004



then i wanted to put my old C Class on air but ended up with koni lowered springs. This was around 2008

BEFORE



AFTER



then i got this '68 and figured it was the right car to do finally go air on so yea im kind of anxious too

[D&W]

I cannot believe how clean the car looks! Can't wait to see 'er bagged

Thanks. she aint perfect but i try to keep her clean

[D&W]

Very cool. Are these independent rear suspension? I would love to see how you guys bag it. You have an excellent attention to detail!

These have a swing axle in the rear, I will post up photos of the install once its complete for sure

[Chuckdee]

This car is just full of class! I'm lovin the progress you've made so far and I'm anxious to see this on AIR!!!

[sawatsky]

I cannot believe how clean the car looks! Can't wait to see 'er bagged

[godzillus]

Very cool. Are these independent rear suspension? I would love to see how you guys bag it. You have an excellent attention to detail!

[D&W]

Dropped off @ Socal Suspension today.

Should be stopping down next weekend to see their progress.

Purple truck is the owners wife's car that has full accuair e-level

[Fastphil]

Fuckin' beauty! Can't wait to see more.

[D&W]

Stopped down at socal suspension to go over the plans for tank mounting/hose running etc. and we have it mostly planned out. Jose and Alex down there seem legit and have installed a lot of accuair and e-level before. here is some shots of the shop car and Jose's pickup he is building.






So after that I drove back home and the next day gave the old girl a detail in my tiny garage

Paint Cleaner
Clay Bar
Rubbing Compound in required areas
Polish
Wax




Here you can see a rough patch in the clear-coat - this car has been re-painted original 172G Anthracite by the previous owner and it was a really nice job, but this area always bugged me.

Here you can see it with the light right on it



Using Meguires rubbing compound it started getting a lot better over about 5-10 minutes



You can see final result later down

There was another area on the drivers rear quarter, on the edge just next to the rear door - you can see it is a bit dull/orange peely. I decided to try the rubbing compound here as well..

This shot shows the dull area


And this is after


I also polished up the chrome and washed the tires

[Bystrov]

nice. i was thinking the other day how similar our car colors are!

mine actually looks more like yours after it was repainted. the color was mismatched a little , when i look at it in the sun it looks almost with a hint of dark green rather than grey. and over all it came out a bit lighter than i expected. but looks good regardless.

[D&W]

Beautiful car and even cleaner in person! awesome build thread. you need to post this on MBjunkies!!

thanks rolnnn, good to see u here, yea i gotta get back on mbjunkies, havent made it over there much lately

[D&W]

Damn glad I saw this thread. Benz looks slick as can be. Cant wait to see it on air.. I found my buddy a 69' 280s after I got my 74' 240, and hes been loving it ever since. Theyre awesome cars.

amen. got any links to your rides?

[Bystrov]

even without air, when i see this car or cars like it, in your photos, i smile... great stuff man. just keep posting pics of that car, i dont care if it has air or not, that car is Stance on its own....