fudge1984
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- Joined
- Feb 26, 2012
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- 34
- Location
- WARKS
- Car
- SL350/S320CDI/CLS320/W124E220/FF RANGE OVERFINCH STYLED
Hi all
ask promised on another thread I will be doing a thread on a W124 amg replica/restore. I've always wanted a pillarless 1980s/90S Merc by and wanted an SEC originally but I put my sensible hat on and wanted a daily drive and the W124 is the sensible compromise. Now I'm no expert mechanic but I can do your standard DIY around a motor, and thought I'd have some fun doing this, I have owned a few W124's but never a coupe. On my search I looked for a mechanically sound example of a pretty one.
I stumbled across a gem, dark grey W124 E220 in dark grey, cream leather, good nick. 142k on the clock and full main dealer history from 1995(every stamp and plenty work done even on the simplest advisories), a couple owners. Got if for a modest £1350, everything electric worked, and mechanically amazing. Both wings had gone, bumpers needed attention, so I thought why not try a cheeky AMG replica! So went shopping online for some bits, got a body kit from Latvia for £500 delivered, pattern wings £50 each. Planned to whack it all together and give a total respray to make it mono-tone and get rid of a few nicks n scratches as I'd be painting the lower half of the car, wings and bumpers anyway, may as well do the roof, bonnet etc and get a clean finish from the local bodyshop who are A1 at full resprays. Have taken quite a few pics but I have a limit so just done a before and after (so far)...AMG alloys and full respray left to do!
ask promised on another thread I will be doing a thread on a W124 amg replica/restore. I've always wanted a pillarless 1980s/90S Merc by and wanted an SEC originally but I put my sensible hat on and wanted a daily drive and the W124 is the sensible compromise. Now I'm no expert mechanic but I can do your standard DIY around a motor, and thought I'd have some fun doing this, I have owned a few W124's but never a coupe. On my search I looked for a mechanically sound example of a pretty one.
I stumbled across a gem, dark grey W124 E220 in dark grey, cream leather, good nick. 142k on the clock and full main dealer history from 1995(every stamp and plenty work done even on the simplest advisories), a couple owners. Got if for a modest £1350, everything electric worked, and mechanically amazing. Both wings had gone, bumpers needed attention, so I thought why not try a cheeky AMG replica! So went shopping online for some bits, got a body kit from Latvia for £500 delivered, pattern wings £50 each. Planned to whack it all together and give a total respray to make it mono-tone and get rid of a few nicks n scratches as I'd be painting the lower half of the car, wings and bumpers anyway, may as well do the roof, bonnet etc and get a clean finish from the local bodyshop who are A1 at full resprays. Have taken quite a few pics but I have a limit so just done a before and after (so far)...AMG alloys and full respray left to do!