W109 6.3 Re-build

[pj-tigger]

Thought i'd post a few pictures of a 6.3 i'm re-building for someone. The car had had accident damage in the rear end at sometime in the past and needed a lot of work to correct. The body had been dipped & e-coated & currently everything is being re-built.

[perry113]

WOW!!!
You are doing an incredible job!!! Very very impressive. This car will be unbelievable when its done.
I can't wait to see more pictures.

[Bernd]

Awesome work!

looks to me though that you are putting the instrument cluster on the wrong side 

seriously, just kidding. I love seeing a craftsman that knows what they are doing.

I will look forward to the finished product.

Bernd

[badali]

Nice work. Keep the pictures coming.

[ja17]

What a project!  Very nice work!

[stickandrudderman]

I wish I had clients that wanted that level of detail! It would be a pleasure to go to work!

[pj-tigger]

Made a start on the engine now - its a bit larger & has a few more pieces than the Pagoda engine i worked on last year 

There is not much wear so we could just re-home the bores (good job as a new set of pistons is about £3k and there not the same spec now) and replace the bearings (but the bigend/conrod bearings are very difficult to get in STD size now)

 

[pj-tigger]

These M-100 engines sure are big lumps !!

[glenn]

Nice work!  The bill the size of the national debt??

[pj-tigger]

The bill's not quite that bad  , The engine did not require any major work , bores/journals etc not worn so no regrind required but a set of bearings , new rings & gasket set etc cost best part of £2k 

[Theo]

pj,  You do fantastic work!

In your second picture, just next to the 6.3 may I ask what is that other car you're restoring, looks a bit like a De Tomaso Mangusta, what is it in fact?






Theo
66 230SL Euro

[stickandrudderman]

It's the detail that I like:
The red paint inside the chain tunnel.
The axle stand, self-made I presume?
And the roller bearings in your engine stand!!

[pj-tigger]

Theo , its a Maserati Ghibli - its had to have a lot of metalwork done (and everything has to be hand made)







And when i get time i'm also making th read bodywork for my 1942 Ford GPW Jeep

[badali]

It looks like you can build any car from scratch.  Very nice work!!!

[pj-tigger]

Stick - its the detail that makes or breaks a project 

I get a bit carried away with the red Glyptal




The axle stand was homemade - these axles are a pain to manhandle otherwise & the engine stand was also made from scrap (the bearings were£5 cheapy chinese jobs but do the job perfectly)

thank you everyone for the kind coments.

One day i might even have time to start work on the E-type i aqquired !!

[stickandrudderman]

Stick - its the detail that makes or breaks a project

I always tell my customers that 95% of the cost is in 10% of the detail and it's that 10% that will make all the difference to the finished product.
We're just coming to the end of a two year restoration of a 111 convertible and the customer has insisted on that last 10% which has been very refreshing.

[m300cab]

Wow
tremendous job!

[nadeem]

 :-*what a impressive job well doing.

[pj-tigger]

This engine is getting bigger by the day 

[pj-tigger]

Nice sunny day here so i moved the engine outside to get some better photo's

[CraigS]

How did you clean the alloy parts ? Wet blasted ?

[pj-tigger]

Its taken a couple of years experimenting before i came up with a finish i'm reasonably happy with (i've only got dry blasting equipment) I used sode-lime glass bead (Guyson Honite) & at about 35 PSI. The main problem is that the media costs about £25 for 25Kg & there's a minimum order of 1000kg