Disassembly, defects detection and compiling parts list

Most of removed components were received in numbered boxes.

Each box upon receiving was unpacked and all arrived parts and components were inspected and documented.

We confronted content of received boxes with specification lists attached. In certain cases content was different and some of pictured parts were not delivered.

Wheel keys were missing upon delivery.

Windscreen glass is missing.

Aluminium front moulding which should be installed onto the body and is located under the windscreen frame is missing.

Internal mirror is missing dimming mechanism and respective control knob.

Engine was assembled using components without rust protection. Disassembling of the engine is required for additional treatment of the rusty components.

Side hatches must be replaced.

All fittings must be replaced to adequate ones.

Engine was disassembled and assessment of most important components was completed.

Damaged components were repaired before installation onto the engine.

We disassembled repaired gearbox for assessment. Signs of excessive wear were found on splines of synchronizer bodies which may result in noisy and rattling operation of the gearbox.

Attachment faces of the intermediate carburettor intake pipes were worn out and grinding was required before installation.

Fuel filter is missing some important components.

For unknown reason part of water pump housing is cut off. Original shape of the housing must be restored before installation.

Distributor is not operable and must be restored before installation.

Generator, like a starter motor, is not operable and must be restored before installation.

Front bumper horn has been re-plated with defect. It should be redone.

Decorative radiator mask has a broken attachment bolts which must be replaced. Mask does not fit to the body, so we shall additionally check what can be done on this chromed decoration and what adaptations must be done on the body to achieve correct fit.

Hood locking mechanism is damaged and shall be repaired before installation.

Hood lock control handle shall be cleaned and treated before installation.

Numerous bolts are broken into soft-top frame. Remnants of the bolt threads must be extracted before further works on soft-top recreation.

Already painted windscreen air ducts are damaged. Repair and additional painting is required.

Body of the heater housing is broken and requires repair before assembling.

Already painted heating system pipes are heavily damaged by corrosion and dents have not been soldered before painting. New pipes required to ensure trouble-free operation of cooling system.

Heater radiators are not repaired. Pressure test in the bath required to finalize assessment.

Windscreen central brace had been chromed together with spoke nipple screwed on. After disassembling (without braking any of joint parts involved) additional re-plating will be needed.

Number plate illumination lamp bases are damaged and should be cleaned and repaired before installation.

Oil dipstick is broken – handle is separated from breather body. Welding is required before painting.

Radiator core is damaged and several cooling pipes are blocked. Replacing of radiator core is required.

Already re-plated door top decoration mouldings have damaged attachment threads. After welding of new threaded pins repeated re-plating will be required.

Glove compartment housing is broken and requires restoration.

All received and inspected parts of the project were listed and shelved till further restoration and assembling works.

With body lifted up it appeared obvious that corroded rear axle housing and all fastenings need additional disassembling for cleaning and following surface treatment – galvanizing and painting respectively.

Some fastenings were missing on running gear.

Protective coating under the body was sprayed over the whole surface.

Certain works, which are marked in this table as “Done by the owner”, based on our assessment results are requiring additional restoration works. These works are summarized in the separate table in the chapter “additional works” here below and require further agreement.

Axles were detached from the body and left for further assessment.

Car was drawn down onto prepared for measurements test rig. In horizontal plane geometry was acceptable and body sat on all reference points without any hassle.

In vertical plane we found several discrepancies.  Margin of “pontoon” support points of 3mm was almost within prescribed by Mercedes range.

In the central part, near the central tunnel difference achieved already excessive 8 mm.

Worst was situation at the rear end which was sloping down for 17…19 mm resulting in uneven door rear gaps.

Picture shows how much rear of the car sat down comparing to dedicated support point.

We measured and documented width of all opening gaps.

Surface alignment was checked and discrepancies documented.

On the right side there was additional misalignment of the doors and rear part of the body.

Gap measuring points were marked with stripe and surface compliance points – with crosses. Measures show that doors are not tuned to the body during restoration – body outside was twisted against door panels on both sides.

On both sides there were problems with rear door pillars – gap between doors and body was getting wider in direction towards the top (measures given in mm).

We started to check compatibility of chromed decorations to the body. It appeared that front panel is not adopted to suit given radiator decoration – there was a substantial gap on the top right side between chrome and body panel.

Front panel was not adapted to given radiator decoration – both decorative rays were around 6 mm far from the body panel.