1972 Mercedes 280ce Coupe, low, slow, daily

[541NTT]

updates,
in pics, the paint looks quite good, in real life, its a dodgy respray- so I've started stripping and sanding and ratting the car out a bit, First i got another set of 16" steelies and painted them black, then i fitted 20mm spacers to the rear to fill the guards a bit.. needs 30mm really.. then i took a orbital to the front end and started smoothing it all out, i dig it..










Also extended my gear selector.. just cause..

MY car is severely lacking a wildmans rod shop sticker.. ashton..

[w114]

I fucking love this car. Similar to my Blue/red '73. great work!

[541NTT]

I'm always in the wrong place... haha

at least you have the right amount of cylinders now

I'm dreaming of v8, and bags :roll eyes
Also, massive downside to the luggage rack- sunroof open cursing on 40'c days equals a SHIT LOAD of wind noise haha

[aLaFleur]

haha postage would be the killer in this deal, i actually have a spare coupe one sitting around that just needs a clean up, you could have it if you lived in Austraya mate!

I'm always in the wrong place... haha

[541NTT]

I'll trade you my stubby sedan bumper for your long sexy coupe bumper haha

haha postage would be the killer in this deal, i actually have a spare coupe one sitting around that just needs a clean up, you could have it if you lived in Austraya mate!

[aLaFleur]

Thanks



Yeah your US ones suck! I'm thinking of swapping this to a stubby bumper from a sedan, not sure yet tho

I'll trade you my stubby sedan bumper for your long sexy coupe bumper haha

[541NTT]

Cool, I like it

Thanks

I really want your rear bumper...

Yeah your US ones suck! I'm thinking of swapping this to a stubby bumper from a sedan, not sure yet tho

[aLaFleur]

I really want your rear bumper...

[Dome]

Cool, I like it

[541NTT]

cleanest mercedes I've seen to this day, keep up the awesome work man

cheers guy, but not that clean in real life needs work but getting there

wow man! she is gorgeous, I love me a well dressed vintage LOL keep up the good work dude!

who doesn't like a MILF?


so today i pulled the rack apart, wire brushed it, and hit it with a can of silver hammer finish paint, just to tidy it up a bit, i think it needs to be chromed somewhere down the line



My garage is an abortion at the moment..

[SD202]

wow man! she is gorgeous, I love me a well dressed vintage LOL keep up the good work dude!

[Hellalime]

cleanest mercedes I've seen to this day, keep up the awesome work man

[541NTT]

I know a guy who did it on his VW, looks sooooo cool. I might do it on my SLC but it's hard to decide as my car is very very clean and cutting a hole in it would hurt my feelings a lot haha

Haha yeah it is a tricky call, quite a big hole to cut! i have seen it done to a coupe before (see pic) but i am trying to get the size info i need from a website that supplies the rag top, it looks like the factory steel sunroof whole is too big, so i would need to weld in section of the sunroof, then cut the remainder length ways to fit one.. i was really hoping to be able to utilise the existing whole and work backwards with it!

this thing is so sickkk

Cheers man

[pattrick02]

this thing is so sickkk

[#MrBenz]

Also.

My merc has the factory fitted sunroof, which is busted, leaking and after pulling the entire assembly out today, has a fair bit of rust, i wire brushed it and rust converted and rust primed it and put it all back in just because it is my daily, but the sunroof still doesn't work properly and finding a replacement would be near impossible... so then i saw you can get universal folding ragtop kits, has anyone had any experience with these? if i could size one to fit between the factory roof rails, it doesn't look like there are any supports i would be cutting through to fit it, just roof skin.

Like this :


My other option is perhaps just a universal glass sunroof, drop that sucker in..

I know a guy who did it on his VW, looks sooooo cool. I might do it on my SLC but it's hard to decide as my car is very very clean and cutting a hole in it would hurt my feelings a lot haha