Big Booty Benz / '86 420 SE

[Laef]

Just for the lolz, didn't realized how lifted this thing was

[Laef]

I still have it for sale but honestly Im getting attached haha

I know the feeling haha, but seriously try to keep it, those are really fun cars after all!

This thing is coming together so well!

French plates looks awesome too

thanks for the insta follow too

Not doing much but thank you!

Speaking of that, might get some black ones, like I use to have on the bimmer, any thoughts?

Pleasure mate!

Oh, and I really need to order a new spring compressor, this thing really have to be lower haha

[Mehowski]

This thing is coming together so well!

French plates looks awesome too

thanks for the insta follow too

[meech]

Yes. Do it man! Thought you wanted to sell it nah?

I still have it for sale but honestly Im getting attached haha

[Laef]

Yes. Do it man! Thought you wanted to sell it nah?

[meech]

God that is awesome i need to start working on mine

[Laef]

Yoooo as an aside, just found this vid by our friend at lowdaily.ru

Absolutely love how this Benz sits haha

[Laef]

Damn, yeah that'd be great to have...

Well anyway, here I am, one lip stripped and the other one to go






Honestly, i'm done grinding, sanding whatever... I need to work on my final exams now.

I think I'm just going to finish stripping the second front wheel and just send them to paint.

I've got in mind to paint the center black like planned, and to put some fresh lacker on the lips (lacquer? how is this spelled btw??)

Like this factory finish



EDIT: Just said some shit, the lip on this wheel is polished... Well you get the idea haha

[loekaaz]

I swear, a couple of years ago there was an add on our national Graigslist website, where a guy had a whole Euro palet full of that 'illegal' oldschool shit. He asked € 1k for it and it got sold.

Many paint-/bodyshops pay big money for it nowadays....

[Jorgen]

I NEED that

They won't ship to EU though. That shit is "illegal" here because 'it hurts the flowers and the bees'

Same, this would be a game changer in the DIY wheel refurbishing life of mine

[loekaaz]

I NEED that

They won't ship to EU though. That shit is "illegal" here because 'it hurts the flowers and the bees'

[P78]

old lacker solution

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[loekaaz]

If you have a heat gun at home, or if you can get a hold of one for cheap, You could try and see if the lacquer will come of with that?
You know, just burn that shit off

[Laef]

Hi there

Long story short, had to cut my tires haha

I was able to find a tire shop to remove the front ones, but those were so old that the rubber was hard as stone and the guy didn't manage to do anything...

So...



Freeeeee, ok.





Then gave them a quick wash



Spy dog



This happened two days ago and I started to sand the first wheel yesterday.

Old lacker needed to go so I could start polishing, well, man that was a pain in the ass!

After a day and a half I was tired of sanding for nothing so tonight I decided to put this ''tool'' on my drill and remove this shit haha



Three other remain, and then I'll start polishing properly

Some pics of the benz to keep the hold...









And I painted the cluster needles orange/red

[Laserlite]

If you have the option is to do it like me. First check them wheels if they are straight. If yes try to find a metal workshop that can put your wheel in a lathe and get some mm's of the dish.

Been there done that..

image by Betawi Botak, on Flickr