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  1. Gumby

    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Only thing of real significance that got done this past weekend was truing the teeth on the crank trigger wheel. We cut the center hole with a cnc plasma. Thought it was pretty close checking it with a feeler guage, but I didn't trust it. So I pulled the pulley back off. I found one of the hole...
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Gonna have to see if I can live with the shiny primer. It shows a lot of metalworking sins, but I need to be blocking down a different car while I drive this one. So I put it back together. Swapped over the early 14s. 73 bumpers on both ends took two 10mm nutserts, one captured nut punched out...
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    1st coat of primer. Ran out of product so I need to get stuff and apply that later in the week. Needs to be moving along. At least it's all one color. Edit: updated with 2nd coat pics
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Mostly clean and red-free. No new surprises.
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    1984 Mercedes 380SL RestoMod

    I am very interested in how this goes. I have the big haymaker unit in the Lincoln. M-B HVAC is terrible. I've wondered about what might fir in the R107
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    I pulled the fuel tank cover on the 73 and found there was access to the inner quarter, so I pulled the cover on the 78. I did the Fitzee cut and butt and the Carter Auto weld and grind method. I haven't spent much time with the hammer and dolly yet, but it's much better than the lap weld...
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Tail is all stripped. No new surprises other than bondo in the area under the bumper. The worst rust on the whole car so far is pretty minor.
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Started working on the speeduino. Gave up on the IDC40 plug kit after I saw a video where a guy was complaining how terrible his experience was mostly centered around that plug. My components were testing good to that plug. One of the comments said that plug is to be used with a ribbon cable to...
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Well, I can partly see why they repaired it the way they did. I still don't know what the repair was for. I cleaned the channel and started a phosphoric acid treatment. This one happened to be POR-15 pre-treat. Once I was done making a mess I pulled back the masking, looked inside the quarter...
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    It's weird the quarter has yellow paint on it. The hard top is not stock. The PO said they were known for blowing off. Seemed a strange thing to say. I wonder if something fell on the top and crunched the panel the hard top sits on or if someone left the top loose and it wrecked that panel when...
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    It looks to me that the filler is between the dark red and MAACO red.
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    I'm gonna say, based on very early evidence, the car port fell on the car. Maybe before the color change to bright red. The left quarter has a lap seam running down the top from the corner of the trunk opening to the door seam. The right corner has had something pulled with a dent puller...
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Had a couple hours this afternoon to do something so I masked off the car for paint removal. That snowballed a bit. The dark red spot is where the PO tested the Nissan red to match. Paint was pretty rough. Cracking everywhere like the deck lid. The PO said repeatedly the car sat in a car port...
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    In 73 they all came with Euro style. They do look way better. US headlights, but I prefer them as well.
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Red deck lid was really terrible. Paint was just destroyed. Metal underneath was fine. Re-done in epoxy primer. Swapped out the top cover with the 73. The 78 PO cut some trim off and gouged the heck out of that cover. Fixable, but I have a good one with the 73. Rear bumper removed since the...
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Installed
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    In Search of Vintage Land Cruiser for Photoshoot

    You found the only forum on the entire site not about Land Cruisers. I'd suggest the clubhouse section. Find a Florida club.
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Newer chrome piece. And over rider's. Benz bumper compared to Lincoln bumper Inner of the worse side. Sanded, treated and coated.
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Repaired hole. Repaired with channel and POR-15
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    Builds 1973 Mercedes R107 build

    Went to put the bumper back on. Couple of hours later it's down to its component pieces and I'm trying to plan out how to make some patches. The left side is all new, like the fender. The right side needs a patch in the main frame structure and a channel that I cut off. The channel holds the...
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