A few weeks ago I bought a rusty 280SEL on ebay for $610 to part out simply for the LWB interior wood, dashboard and crash pad and of course the LWB specific parts such as rear window glass and lock mechs, door and roof brightwork, tailshaft and steel brake lines to the rear.
The car was in Melbourne so a friend of mine picked it up (I had this sorted before I purchased) and towed it to his factory, confirming that the body was beyond repair so on Friday morning I flew to Melbourne and set about stripping the car to a shell.
We started at 11am Friday morning and by 6pm had the complete interior bare, and this was a car with factory air con which adds much time. I'll be keeping all this for Six 3 as it is near perfect
Saturday involved all the exterior trim, which to my delight was in perfect nick like the interior, so soon enough the exterior shell was bare.
Sunday was drivetrain day, we had a hoist to help so seperating the engine/tranny and front subframe from the body took us 2 hours...
Tailshaft and rear axle, fuel pump and brake lines another 2 hours and the bare shell was ready for removal. RIP
I cannot think of a better way to learn about every nut and bolt, grommet and washer, clip and bush and HOW they come apart and go together than to strip a car with the intention of reusing the parts.
Sorry no pics, I left my camera at home, and was to busy...
The car was in Melbourne so a friend of mine picked it up (I had this sorted before I purchased) and towed it to his factory, confirming that the body was beyond repair so on Friday morning I flew to Melbourne and set about stripping the car to a shell.
We started at 11am Friday morning and by 6pm had the complete interior bare, and this was a car with factory air con which adds much time. I'll be keeping all this for Six 3 as it is near perfect
Saturday involved all the exterior trim, which to my delight was in perfect nick like the interior, so soon enough the exterior shell was bare.
Sunday was drivetrain day, we had a hoist to help so seperating the engine/tranny and front subframe from the body took us 2 hours...
Tailshaft and rear axle, fuel pump and brake lines another 2 hours and the bare shell was ready for removal. RIP
I cannot think of a better way to learn about every nut and bolt, grommet and washer, clip and bush and HOW they come apart and go together than to strip a car with the intention of reusing the parts.
Sorry
no pics, I left my camera at home, and was to busy...
