Author Topic: 280SL in Laos (Read 47090 times)

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #25 on:** June 19, 2014, 09:11:07 »

What a pity Stan,
Fortunately, we save and take care of some of them....!

Thierry

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #26 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:50:25 »

Yesterday I had to straighten the steering column!
It had more than one centimeter over center...?

I think it is because when I receive the car from the US, the auto gear box was selected out of Neutral, and the rear wheels locked. The link between the selector and the gear box was disconnected!
Some guys will have pushed strong the car on the steering wheel, before pulling her, skidding ?

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #27 on:** June 27, 2014, 02:39:54 »

Ready to reinstall

And brake pedal

Next the ventilation

Disassembling

Lars G · « **Reply #28 on:** June 27, 2014, 14:49:36 »

Hi Thierry
Do you have more photos of your blower housing?
See my topic http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=20628.0
Br
Lars

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #29 on:** July 22, 2014, 02:51:50 »

Carrying on
But after deep cleaning of the master cylinder, the seals are for replacement.

Then the radiator has been repaired the easy way by some cheap solution. The car has had an accident in front and the radiator hit the hydraulic pump. They just inhibited 3 lines. Unfortunately, in her new tropical country and with air conditioning she's gone need all the cooling capacity!

Some work to come on the condenser too.

Others are ok.

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #30 on:** August 29, 2014, 04:08:22 »

Expecting parts I have done some cleaning and repair:

And received some new metal sheets:

More cleaning to come:

And working again on the body as some as metal sheets arrived:

stickandrudderman · « **Reply #31 on:** August 29, 2014, 07:49:55 »

Interesting to note that the underside of your car has the seat belt mountings on the floor behind the seats that have been discussed in a previous thread.

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #32 on:** September 26, 2014, 03:22:28 »

Yes many seat belt points on this one!!!!
Here's an update of pix, after I get metal parts and back to sheet metal work on the under floor.

And turn on the other side to work now on the left side:

Lots of cutting, adjusting, welding.... I get sheet metal experience, which is not my job!

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #33 on:** October 16, 2014, 09:30:26 »

Going on the sheet metal work:

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #34 on:** October 20, 2014, 02:21:27 »

Allways more cutting, adjusting and welding, and I get sun tan too, spending so many hours exposed to the welding light. I hope I'll get more from the real sun, after so much spend on her in the garage?

The thing Iam sure of, is that this car is for sure restored, not a rebuilt one!!!
Thierry

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #35 on:** November 05, 2014, 08:57:57 »

Some more cutting, welding... it seems endless

carrying on...

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #36 on:** November 14, 2014, 02:53:23 »

On and on:

Garry · « **Reply #37 on:** November 14, 2014, 05:59:33 »

There isnt much you havent replaced. it must have been close to getting a donor body instead!!!

A mighty job looking like you are getting there though.

JamesL · « **Reply #38 on:** November 14, 2014, 07:30:03 »

Garry
That's cos of all the salt they put on Laotian roads in winter

Scottcorvette · « **Reply #39 on:** November 14, 2014, 07:45:57 »

Seems I have gotten away lightly with mine after seeing what you are having to repair there.

I will have to do some similar repairs around the floor. Where did you get the repair panels from and what is the quality and fit like?

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #40 on:** December 12, 2014, 07:45:04 »

Hi Scott,
I have a sheet metal guy around here that reworked the floor panels, copying from the remains!
Here are the latest pix:

Thierry

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #41 on:** December 16, 2014, 08:31:13 »

Never ends, just founds 2 more corroded spots!!

Garry · « **Reply #42 on:** December 16, 2014, 09:35:44 »

Have you had a very good look, preferably inside, the front cross member box section. It is a very common place for rust but one of the hardest to detect? Both my Pagodas,had some rust there and was un known till an ice pick was used

Garry

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #43 on:** January 06, 2015, 05:18:11 »

Garry,
Do you mean these places:

Thierry

Garry · « **Reply #44 on:** January 06, 2015, 06:50:10 »

If you have rust (lots) in all those places then I will bet that you have rust inside here.

Garry

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #45 on:** January 09, 2015, 05:24:19 »

Garry,
Yes, I changed both front and back peaces:

They were in very poor condition.
Thierry

Garry · « **Reply #46 on:** January 09, 2015, 06:08:43 »

Thierry

I admire your tenacity, that is such a major rebuild of the car. I dont think there would be many places in the world where you would consider trying to replace so much metal as the cost would be prohibitive.

Garry

mnahon · « **Reply #47 on:** January 09, 2015, 15:42:12 »

It reminds me of this amazing odyssey:
http://www.sls-hh-shop.de/cms/bildergalerie.html

I'm impressed by your courage and your skill.

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #48 on:** January 26, 2015, 08:47:42 »

Hi Meyer,
Mine is not so bad as this 190SL!!!!
I am not professionnal, just former aircraft engineer and try to do it correctly. I don't have a lot of money and compenate with my time and hands!!!!
By the way, who knows were I can get access to the W113 Parts catalog?
I need this to order parts without mistakes.
For my Ponton, I got it fron IPOG group. Can I get it fron SL113?
Thanks

Thierry du Laos · « **Reply #49 on:** January 26, 2015, 08:55:51 »

Now I am working on small parts as I wait to take out the car to the paint shop and don't have much space left to start the mechanical bi pieces.

News:

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