1984 Mercedes 500SEL Euro

[mtm_motors]

Glad to see it together and driving now!

Great find on that Technics as well, perfectly suited for the W126.

[GTShunter]

Hey sweet 560! Makes me want one.

Also, what did your friend do to the w111 4.5? I have a 4.5 w116 wouldnt mind knowing some modification routes that dont include selling and buyimg a 6.9 car.

[hi its me alec]

Quick update!



First bit of self-inflicted damage. I know, I know it's really bad. Already got it fixed but haven't taken an 'after' picture yet.



Some 'after' pics with the second set of springs.







Forgot to take a pic after I installed the steering wheel. I love the new perspective it gives to the gauge cluster.



aaaaaaand the bumper will be delivered to me tomorrow!



I also got the driver quarter panel repainted last week, there was a rust spot by the tail light that I couldn't stand to look at anymore. My friend busted it out in a day!

[hi its me alec]

Finally got this bumper on, totally changes the look of the car. I'm thinking about trying to make a custom front lip out of my old bumper because I don't see anyone wanting to buy it, I was thinking just a subtle lower extension piece kind of thing.

[hi its me alec]

Did the grill today. The center upright piece was already bent as hell before I tried taking it off. In fact, I couldn't even get it off (all the chrome pieces slide off after you take the grill apart.) Tried doing all kinds of weird stuff to yank it free, but gave up because of time constraint. Also my needle nose pliers have gone missing. So I just masked it off quickly (only used 1 piece of tape total) and sprayed it outside. Gave it 10 minutes to dry and threw it back together. Lost 1 of the upper grill bolts in the hood

[GTShunter]

So any way I can find out what was done to your friends w111?

[hi its me alec]

So any way I can find out what was done to your friends w111?

I was trying to get a full list, but I'll just tell the things I know about.

Ported heads
Advanced timing
Gapped spark plugs
Lightened rockers
Custom headers (similar to 126 tri-Y setup) and exhaust

Something is also going on with the cams, can't remember what they were from. The main difference between his 111 and any other 'fast' V8 merc is the manual transmission and rear end gearing around 3.5 IIRC

[GTShunter]

Wow awesome and thanks for the info. The auto is def a power sap. If you could have him pm me whenever he is free.

[Marsss]

car's looking great mate!

[hi its me alec]

Finally got an AMG/Gen 1 front spoiler. Should arrive in a couple weeks, and will take a couple more to make presentable. This is the only one I've ever seen for less than $500 shipped, damaged or not.

[GTShunter]

You get it from the guy in UAE? He sells lots of amg and rare parts on FB and ships them to LA, Miami, and BWI.

[hi its me alec]

You get it from the guy in UAE? He sells lots of amg and rare parts on FB and ships them to LA, Miami, and BWI.

I don't think so, just a random guy on eBay. Didn't care to look but it was one of the many states south of Minnesota.

Also took a couple pics this week


recreation of 80s coke deal



saying 'goodbye' this morning, the one day i didn't drive it to work this week. planning to take it in tomorrow.

[hi its me alec]

Today I finally unwrapped the AMG front spoiler, looks better than I expected from the pictures. Just a terrible old paint job and a few minor cracks.







Has a couple cracks, you can see my fingers in this picture


Dog ears still very intact on both sides




Has a couple minor splits underneath too, which will be easy enough to fix and reinforce. I'll probably make a skid plate/splitter too.

So that will be a fun fall/winter project!

[hi its me alec]

Also a couple glamor shots

[hi its me alec]

Sneak peak - slammed the rear. Needs a good wash and pro pics now