Justas22 / GG. - W126 SEC - MB1 - Mercedes-Benz bendraminčiams

StillVirgin · 2021-03-05, 18:11

Hey, welcome to the forum.
Greetings!

Wish you patience and a good luck with the project

GG. · 2021-03-08, 17:19

Woha thanks to everybody for the warm welcome!

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Pradžioje rašė aleximo

Wow, significant jobs performed! A true love for the car and the right and proper hands of the owner sometimes make miracles

There is plenty of love.

The price was right and I knew from the first second of seeing the car that it will require this amount of work and there were no surprises for me. The c126 has always been one of my dream cars, but I had never driven one. When I drove a couple of first meters I started laughing and said: this is the best car in the world

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Pradžioje rašė Apple

Looks like new project just begun

Congrats, nice job.
We will be waiting all story till end

Thank you! I am glad that you like it. I have plenty of pictures and I only posted a fraction of what I post in Latvian forums. If you guys like it and find it interesting I can post more and do more detailed writeups.

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Pradžioje rašė Artunas

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Pradžioje rašė amerika

Amazing...

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Pradžioje rašė FUN500

Hi. Great to see new life of old project.
As I see you are from Riga. Do you know other SEC560 owners? If you know Girts or Kim, they already went all that restoration way. You could get a lot info from them

Thanks mate. Yes, I am from Riga. Not many, yet but I am sure I will meet more, as the MB community is not that large. Girts and Kim do not ring a bell.

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Pradžioje rašė EdwinB

Don't forget to keep us updated with the project

Will do, sir!

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Pradžioje rašė StillVirgin

Hey, welcome to the forum.
Greetings!

Wish you patience and a good luck with the project

Thanks mate! Your c126 looks perfect

What color is that?

StillVirgin · 2021-03-15, 15:33

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Pradžioje rašė GG.

Thanks mate! Your c126 looks perfect

What color is that?

The very basic Black 040

GG. · 2021-05-25, 21:40

Hello there bralyukas,

Since the last update the rear fenders have been welded in and all seams were lead soldered for best protection and minimum bodyfiller.

One day a poor unsuspecting w126 sedan lost its asilas

It was the perfect donor for rear trunk pockets and upper corners.

The welding on the underbody is finished, everything was sandblasted, sanded down and primered.

All panel seams were thoroughly sealed with Teroson 9320 SF and then the entire underbody was sealed with the same product.

New OE plugs and jacking points

The plan was to finish the underbody and get the car on the lift for suspension assembly and welding of the rear upper corners and rear window frame.

The suspension was powder coated, bolts and fittings were zinc plated. All new bushings etc.

New OE bearings and seals for the diff

The asilas was pretty beat up. The right side around the taillight was pushed in about 1cm from a previous accident and body filler reached 1cm in thickness in some places. The taillights were held in mostly by silicone and were leaking water in the boot badly. The mounting points for the taillights were restored and upper corners replaced. They were all chewed up and repaired poorly previously.

Right side corner in progress. Everything is measured and test fitted to make sure everything sits flush and panel gaps are nice and eaven.

Since the SEC has a very narrow angle of the rear window, water always sits on top of the rubber seal/window. Eventually, it leaks past the rubber seal and into the cavity. This condition is considered to be very good for a SEC.

Welding is done, now assembly of the suspension, brake lines, and then paint.

While the SEC is being painted, we will work on the engine and gearbox.

Thank you for your attention Gentleman

aleximo · 2021-05-25, 23:05

GG. · 2021-05-27, 17:48

Thank you

Mini update: the suspension is being assembled today.

Rear axle with antisquat

GG. · 2021-11-10, 17:57

: wave: A small update on the fate of the car:

Fully rebuilt transmission, new OE vacuum regulator and OE kickdown cable. The reverse and 2nd gears were very worn.

The engine was stripped down. I decided not to open up the engine, as the compression was perfect, no oil consumption and I cracked open some of the bottom end bearings and they looked brand new. Everything is cleaned up, all new gaskets, rebuild of the alternator, starter etc.

I had to wait in line while the paint shop finished up on the last project they were working on. The car is being stripped down to bare metal, to straighten out the body panels, to avoid using lots of filler. There were 3 full layers of paint on the body:

Original blauschwartz 199
Primer, filler, blauschwartz 199
Primer, filler, the custom black paint that it was painted in 2011

In the process of stripping:

: brand:: wave:

2021-03-05, 18:11	#1
StillVirgin Statusas: Ištikimas MB1 Narys Užsiregistravo: 2008-11-21 Pranešimai: 394	Hey, welcome to the forum. Greetings! Wish you patience and a good luck with the project

2021-05-25, 21:40	#4
GG. Statusas: Naujasis MB1 Narys Užsiregistravo: 2021-03-03 Gyvenamoji Vieta: Riga Pranešimai: 20	Hello there bralyukas, Since the last update the rear fenders have been welded in and all seams were lead soldered for best protection and minimum bodyfiller. One day a poor unsuspecting w126 sedan lost its asilas It was the perfect donor for rear trunk pockets and upper corners. The welding on the underbody is finished, everything was sandblasted, sanded down and primered. All panel seams were thoroughly sealed with Teroson 9320 SF and then the entire underbody was sealed with the same product. New OE plugs and jacking points The plan was to finish the underbody and get the car on the lift for suspension assembly and welding of the rear upper corners and rear window frame. The suspension was powder coated, bolts and fittings were zinc plated. All new bushings etc. New OE bearings and seals for the diff The asilas was pretty beat up. The right side around the taillight was pushed in about 1cm from a previous accident and body filler reached 1cm in thickness in some places. The taillights were held in mostly by silicone and were leaking water in the boot badly. The mounting points for the taillights were restored and upper corners replaced. They were all chewed up and repaired poorly previously. Right side corner in progress. Everything is measured and test fitted to make sure everything sits flush and panel gaps are nice and eaven. Since the SEC has a very narrow angle of the rear window, water always sits on top of the rubber seal/window. Eventually, it leaks past the rubber seal and into the cavity. This condition is considered to be very good for a SEC. Welding is done, now assembly of the suspension, brake lines, and then paint. While the SEC is being painted, we will work on the engine and gearbox. Thank you for your attention Gentleman

2021-05-25, 23:05	#5
aleximo Statusas: Ištikimas MB1 Narys Užsiregistravo: 2015-02-19 Gyvenamoji Vieta: Vilnius Pranešimai: 742

2021-05-27, 17:48	#6
GG. Statusas: Naujasis MB1 Narys Užsiregistravo: 2021-03-03 Gyvenamoji Vieta: Riga Pranešimai: 20	Thank you Mini update: the suspension is being assembled today. Rear axle with antisquat

2021-11-10, 17:57	#7
GG. Statusas: Naujasis MB1 Narys Užsiregistravo: 2021-03-03 Gyvenamoji Vieta: Riga Pranešimai: 20	: wave: A small update on the fate of the car: Fully rebuilt transmission, new OE vacuum regulator and OE kickdown cable. The reverse and 2nd gears were very worn. The engine was stripped down. I decided not to open up the engine, as the compression was perfect, no oil consumption and I cracked open some of the bottom end bearings and they looked brand new. Everything is cleaned up, all new gaskets, rebuild of the alternator, starter etc. I had to wait in line while the paint shop finished up on the last project they were working on. The car is being stripped down to bare metal, to straighten out the body panels, to avoid using lots of filler. There were 3 full layers of paint on the body: Original blauschwartz 199 Primer, filler, blauschwartz 199 Primer, filler, the custom black paint that it was painted in 2011 In the process of stripping: : brand:: wave: