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My Euro 500SEC Project
Hey guys,
I normally hang out on some other Mercedes forums, I don't have time for all of them. I gather a lot of useful information from this forum, so I figured I would start posting here a little more and inform you guys of my current project. Day 1: Quote:
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awesome. Keep up the good work!
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I may just have to get a W126 coupe now!
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Gorgeous car....Can't wait for updates!
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There is a Euro 500SEC sitting in my friends salvage yard with 70,000 original miles on it. It had a mild accident damaging the front end many years ago and was never fixed.
Let me know if you need anything.
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Your photography is just as stunning as the car and the amount of work you're pouring into it. Makes me want to be there as the car unfolds into another fine project and back to its former glory.
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It looks very nice. I had a federal 500sec and really liked it. A Euro would be awesome....and a lot quicker. Good luck with it.
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wow, lookin good! I'm looking out for a nice 560sec but a euro 500sec would be awesome.
can you share how you did the compound / polish? which products and how did you apply? |
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Thanks for the comments everyone! I will have more updated for you tonight.
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A few spots of the car were wetsanded with 2000 grit or 1500grit for the scratches that were too deep to reach safely with the compound. After that it was Menzerna Intensive Polish on a White pad, followed by Menxerna Final Polish II on a White pad using a Random Orbital buffer instead of the circular for the last two.
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Jack Miles 2001 740i Sport 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.3-16 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.3-16 1989 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.6 5 Speed 1979 Mercedes-Benz 500SE AMG Euro-Spec 1965 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 TLF-8 4 Sale 1963 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka/Diesel/8Speed Various US Military Vehicles - Someone find me professional help. Please. http://theshowroomshine.com/Jack/190...Signature2.jpg |
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Well here is what I got done today:
I went to the junk yard looking for a bunch of misc. stuff. I got a new trunk light switch/holder thing as mine was missing/broken. Picked up a new air box top, as mine was pitted. Its in the process of being polished to perfection. Found an air box from a late 560SL which had a large driver side air intake. Also picked up a new passenger side intake for my box. As AMG did in the 80's, I began adding the driver side intake to my remaining air box to have a dual intake setup. Here are the pictures (Thanks to my friend for letting me borrow his because I am an idiot and forgot mine!): Two culprits: Began cutting the inlet attachment part out of the SL's airbox: ...And then we got impatient: Cut out: v Flattened: Clamps are your friend: Traced: Cut and bent. Riveted on along with passenger side unit: And there you have it!: I'll clean it up and post pictures installed later! Enjoy guys!
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Jack Miles 2001 740i Sport 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.3-16 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.3-16 1989 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.6 5 Speed 1979 Mercedes-Benz 500SE AMG Euro-Spec 1965 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 TLF-8 4 Sale 1963 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka/Diesel/8Speed Various US Military Vehicles - Someone find me professional help. Please. http://theshowroomshine.com/Jack/190...Signature2.jpg |
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Doesn't the original dual snorkel setup have one big (stock) and one small (extra) snorkel instead? This might be even better than that.
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Upon doing a little more looking, you might be right. I saw a few 6.0L motors with one big, and one small, and a few of the hammer cars with dual early SL type inlets (they just suck air from the engine bay rather than tubes to the grille). I'll have to look into it a bit more.
Here is a test fit of the airbox: The entire engine bay still needs to be thoroughly cleaned and polished/detailed. That is one of this weeks projects. Later today I will clean and polish this intake and get it all installed back in the car. my K&N air filter should be here today as well. (truckinik, If you read this, your Private Message Box is full! Clear it out so I can respond!)
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Jack Miles 2001 740i Sport 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.3-16 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.3-16 1989 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.6 5 Speed 1979 Mercedes-Benz 500SE AMG Euro-Spec 1965 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 TLF-8 4 Sale 1963 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka/Diesel/8Speed Various US Military Vehicles - Someone find me professional help. Please. http://theshowroomshine.com/Jack/190...Signature2.jpg Last edited by SixSpeed; 12-02-2008 at 05:26 AM. Reason: truckinik |
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What a beautiful SEC! I love the darker colors. Unfortunaltely, mine is white. Yours really looks like a fine specimen.
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I had a thought, could you post up a stencil of the piece you made as a template so others could print it out, cut it out and do the same thing?
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