Merc W115 Cancer Resurection Build

[sawtooth4x4]

no, its cold where I live. So the heater will stay.

[99sil-teg]

Awesome, love seeing guys save old cars that some would just scrap, keep up the work and can't wait to see more

[niscort]

no, its cold where I live. So the heater will stay.

nah not for warmth, more so to check for rust behind the unit itself.. very common area for them to rust out and allow water into the cabin.

[sawtooth4x4]

oh, i had no idea. I'll take a look and see what it looks like! Cheers!

[sawtooth4x4]

motor is a bit screwed up.

[JPizzle]

I picked up a 1969 250 w114 a few months back. The body is in similar condition, so I'm hoping you'll provide me with some inspiration to get started on my restoration!!
By the way if you're rear quarter panels are rusted thru there is a company out there that makes replacements for pretty cheap. HERE

[sawtooth4x4]

Thanks. looks like i'll be ordering some sheet metal to make this job a lot easier

[uvebeenrobd]

Damn you have your hands full with this one. I wish you success, I'll keep an eye on this one.

[sawtooth4x4]

Well, i've been pocking around more and more. i keep finding more and more rust. i think the car is beyond repair. I'm pretty sad. but it is more work then I have time for.

I think I'll part out the good parts. I just would like to find one that is more solid.

PM me if anyone needs stuff. I have good tail lights, headlights, interior, and rust free front fenders.

[sawtooth4x4]

Well, this rusted out pile of crap is still in my garage. Which is good because after looking at lots of stanced W115's, I've come to the conclusion I should bring it back.

This weekend I started grinding off all the undercoating from the fender wells. So nasty, I was blowing that crap out of my nose for days. Then I took some paint stripper to get the rest softened up and sprayed it all over the front.

Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures because there wasn't much to show. Just lots of rusted out holes.

If I am successful at getting anything back for my tax returns, I'm paying off my Range Rover and then taking that money and putting it towards this pig.

I need to buy a V8, Transmission and TIG welder for this car. hmmm.

Anyway since you and I all like pictures. I took a break Saturday to bounc the Range Rover off the redline, rescue stranded stuck Jeeps and break trail.

None of these are my pictures. I'm too lazy to get out all the time and take pictures.

Said Jeep I extracted. Dude spent the night on the Mountain. Completely stuck down at the bottom of the hill. I winched him up a ways. That was slow going, So I decided a bit of skinny pedal and a tow strap would make it faster. I had him up the hill (he was 200 feet down) in about 10 minutes.

[sawtooth4x4]

[sawtooth4x4]

My friend has some video, he hasn't finished constructing the video yet.

One more picture. After the trail run, hanging out

[sawtooth4x4]

Fender cleaning and preping for welding





I guess it was in a wreck at some point.

[sawtooth4x4]

The cancer is think on the front.

[sawtooth4x4]

And the last couple

I'll start cutting tomorrow