Nice work! I had to replace a rear wheel arch on my W108 without any prior experience in metalworking or paintig. It was a weird feeling to cut out a large piece of metal out of my beloved classic but it was worth it because the tip of the wheel arch consisted only of rust incased in filler. I didn´t have a lot of experience in welding as I just bought a TIG welder for my own little projects. It was an incredible feeling as I saw the welds turned out fine! Then I had to paint the rear of the car below the trim line, bought a nice spray gun and did everything wrong, runs everywhere and horrible orangepeel. But it looked good in my eyes! Looking back, I should have done a lot diffrent had I known better. I didn´t do a great job but my work made me feel good because I did something many don´t even try. Keep up the nice work and stay positive!
Thanks for your nice story Lexandro! I think you did the right thing on your car. What it's all about is to try, learn and move the projects forward. And most importantly to feel good along the way. So you're spot on Lexandro! I think working on old cars is a good way to stress down a let your mind rest for a while.
Great video and thanks for this inspiration! My 1973 450 SLC has rust in the trunk and in the front floor panels. I will pull the engine and transmission soon. Thanks for preserving these wonderful automobiles!
Thanks, Bob. That was hard work, phew. Good to see how it came apart. Nice to reap the reward with a full tank of petrol! '71 Blau 280SE 140K miles, with moderate rocker rust.
Thanks for watching Walt! The white W115 that I'm driving att the end is not the same car as the one I'm now restoring. Lots of work ahead before the 250 is back on the road. If you scroll the movies at my channel you'll see videos of my work witht the white 1975 200 W115. Seems like you have nice car there, the 280 SE.
A great investment would be plasma cutter you'll only need a small one doing bodywork it made my life and made my proffits good you can get into those hard to cut places without much of a problem
I know the feeling when the jacking point isn't able to hold the weight of the car i usually weld a couple of old brake pads either side of jack support to support the body on main/ then sheet weld a new sill bit.
I'm just doing the same in a W115 and it has the same rust as that, plus i need to replace the panel between the engine and interior... worndering to know how will I do that... Keep posting as I will need this to keep restauring my car haha
Thanks for watching Goncalo! I'll keep posting 😊. Which panel do you mean? The complete firewall? In that case you have a big job in front of you. /Peter
@@Pexyz I have a W123 that had its floors, rockers, fenders replaced, so it is very nice to see your work. You do very good work in repairing these old cars!
Hello Brian and thanks for the nice comment! I have some good contacts regarding parts, so if you need help you can contact me. The W114 280 E is an amazing car. I have one too, that will be featured on this channel later on. Your car should definitely be brought back to life.
Okay, so what do you recommend then Chris? Angle grinders have worked fine for me through the decades. I guess it's more about how you use them and what kind of discs you have on them, than the angle grinders themselves. As always you should use tools and machines with sense and with at least some kind of basic knowledge. Otherwise you may cause more harm than good.
Also, see my other channel: www.youtube.com/@20e_arhundradets_rav
Thanks a lot for sharing your inspiring work. As an owner of a W115 (1972), your content give me more motivation to continue my restoration !
Thank you very very much! This is the best feedback I can get! I'll keep going 👍. Good luck with your project. Greetings //Peter
Nice work! I had to replace a rear wheel arch on my W108 without any prior experience in metalworking or paintig. It was a weird feeling to cut out a large piece of metal out of my beloved classic but it was worth it because the tip of the wheel arch consisted only of rust incased in filler. I didn´t have a lot of experience in welding as I just bought a TIG welder for my own little projects. It was an incredible feeling as I saw the welds turned out fine! Then I had to paint the rear of the car below the trim line, bought a nice spray gun and did everything wrong, runs everywhere and horrible orangepeel. But it looked good in my eyes! Looking back, I should have done a lot diffrent had I known better. I didn´t do a great job but my work made me feel good because I did something many don´t even try. Keep up the nice work and stay positive!
Thanks for your nice story Lexandro! I think you did the right thing on your car. What it's all about is to try, learn and move the projects forward. And most importantly to feel good along the way. So you're spot on Lexandro! I think working on old cars is a good way to stress down a let your mind rest for a while.
Great video and thanks for this inspiration! My 1973 450 SLC has rust in the trunk and in the front floor panels. I will pull the engine and transmission soon. Thanks for preserving these wonderful automobiles!
Thanks for your nice comment Chris! Good luck with your project! Will we see it here on YT?
Thanks, Bob. That was hard work, phew. Good to see how it came apart. Nice to reap the reward with a full tank of petrol!
'71 Blau 280SE 140K miles, with moderate rocker rust.
Thanks for watching Walt! The white W115 that I'm driving att the end is not the same car as the one I'm now restoring. Lots of work ahead before the 250 is back on the road. If you scroll the movies at my channel you'll see videos of my work witht the white 1975 200 W115. Seems like you have nice car there, the 280 SE.
@@Pexyz You make good videos that I can relate to. Enjoyable & instructive to watch. :)
Awesome! I cannot skip watching how you handle this rusty pieces of coach!
Thanks Julian! That's nice to hear
Looking forward to next episode!
Thanks alfkrum!
Very good job 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you very much MACEO PEDRO GARCIA GIMENEZ!
Good job i like the videos
Thanks for watching, nice to hear!
Amazing 👍
Thanks Albert 👍
Thanks for the video! I own a 1971 W114 230.6 and welding in a new rocker as well. Inspired by your skills. All the best from the Netherlands.
Thanks for commenting! Nice to hear, good luck with your project! The 230.6 are very nice cars.
Very nice job!
Thanks! More to come.
A great investment would be plasma cutter you'll only need a small one doing bodywork it made my life and made my proffits good you can get into those hard to cut places without much of a problem
Yes I'll definitely think about buying one. Thank for your comment and the nice input, Mohammad! Good luck with your projects!
I know the feeling
when the jacking point isn't able to hold the weight of the car
i usually weld a couple of old brake pads either side of jack support to support the body on main/ then sheet weld a new sill bit.
Seems like a creative way to solve the problem. Thanks for watching 👍👌 //Peter
Great video 👌 many thanks
Thanks for watching!
I'm just doing the same in a W115 and it has the same rust as that, plus i need to replace the panel between the engine and interior... worndering to know how will I do that...
Keep posting as I will need this to keep restauring my car haha
Thanks for watching Goncalo! I'll keep posting 😊. Which panel do you mean? The complete firewall? In that case you have a big job in front of you. /Peter
@@Pexyz visit @o.meu.w115 on Instagram to see the progress 😂 I bet you will be scared because I need to replace both firewall, floor and rocker panels
Very instructive
Thanks Lulij Lozar!
Good job guys ! Will you be posting the jacking points reconditioning ?
Thanks Liviu! I'll be posting as much as I can as I go along with the project, so keep checking back. Thanks again for watching and commenting!
@@Pexyz I have a W123 that had its floors, rockers, fenders replaced, so it is very nice to see your work. You do very good work in repairing these old cars!
@@livium2002 Thanks again! Seems that you have a nice car.
Drive this will feel something, can say cause has own n drive it
Thanks for watching and commenting Irsan! //Peter
@@Pexyz can comment cause have driven n drag with young man n benz can go far away
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Thanks for watching Great Basin! Do you mean the rockers?
@@Pexyz Yes. Were did you find them?
Awesome video
Where did you guy order parts for this car?
I have a 280e in my grans garage but it's old.
Thinking of bringing it back to life
Hello Brian and thanks for the nice comment! I have some good contacts regarding parts, so if you need help you can contact me. The W114 280 E is an amazing car. I have one too, that will be featured on this channel later on. Your car should definitely be brought back to life.
Its great for benz product cause on thats era has have car with double carburation
I agree Irsan, great cars! //Peter
@@Pexyz high acceleration not long for high speed or drifting
Another great video, where are you guys based? Maybe I need to bring you my W114 coupe for restoration :-)
Thanks again! Based in Sweden. Where are you?
Thanks again! Based in Sweden. Where are you?
MY FATHER CAR IS 280 , WHITE COLOR 1973 LOOK !!!
That's a nice car! Will we see it here on YT? Thanks for watching.
Its wrong you never use an angle grinder to grind old metal it reduces the gauge of the metal, loosing its strength
Okay, so what do you recommend then Chris? Angle grinders have worked fine for me through the decades. I guess it's more about how you use them and what kind of discs you have on them, than the angle grinders themselves. As always you should use tools and machines with sense and with at least some kind of basic knowledge. Otherwise you may cause more harm than good.