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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: col320ce on January 05, 2021, 09:57:43

Title: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on January 05, 2021, 09:57:43

Strip tease over the last week... Engine out on Friday...
Back to white
With a turquoise interior
Although the brown was growing on me...

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: Jordan on January 05, 2021, 11:53:38

Congrats Col. 

Did you have any issues or have to do anything extra in removing your engine out the bottom besides what you posted in your other thread?

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: Duncan200 on January 05, 2021, 12:40:30

Hey Col,

Who’s doing your paint?

I’ve got 3 weeks to have mine completely stripped and ready for it’s 5-6 months at the panel shop.

Cheers Doug.

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: Jonny B on January 05, 2021, 16:41:46

Where did you source the turquoise interior?? Another member here had to jump through many hoops to get the carpeting.

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on January 05, 2021, 21:00:46

I'm dropping the engine on Friday ... I'll post pictures but I think it will be pretty straight forward.
Alex D helped me get the interior ... I had to jump through all the hoops he had to.
I found a place in Fairfield that specialises in Porsches "Paint and Custom" ... I think they'll do a good job

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on January 31, 2021, 03:27:04

Off to the painters... Would have been Friday but it bucketed down.

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: wwheeler on January 31, 2021, 04:07:29

Man you move fast! This is going to be fantastic.

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on February 12, 2021, 12:19:51

Hi Wallace... I have a deadline which is fast approaching!!
I said goodbye to her today. It's rained every other time I've tried to get her to the painters.

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: wwheeler on February 12, 2021, 16:05:30

Just curious. What paint system are you using? Base/clear coat or traditional single stage enamel?

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on February 13, 2021, 12:10:38

Single stage papyrus white...
Sent you a pm too.

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: aharalam on March 22, 2021, 01:58:50

Hi Col

Small world, I'm restoring my Papyrus White / Medium Blue early-250SL in Melbourne also.

Hurts me to type it out loud, but 3 years and counting...

I ended up getting my leather from KHM in Germany as i couldn't find a "medium blue" that was true to the original from all the main suppliers. Love to see yours when you get around to it.

regards
Andrew

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on March 22, 2021, 06:30:27

Hi Andrew
It'll be done by July I hope!
Where are you in melbs?

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: aharalam on March 22, 2021, 23:19:51

hi Col

July is not far at all. I'll PM you.

Cheers

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on August 04, 2021, 03:09:25

Finally!

She's back with makeup on...

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on August 04, 2021, 03:19:33

The icing...

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: Cees Klumper on August 04, 2021, 05:31:16

Very nice!

(Now onto the re-fitting of everything)

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on August 04, 2021, 05:43:34

I have a deadline so watch the fastest rebuild ever!

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: zak on August 06, 2021, 23:26:58

Col , your papyrus white is stunning . I cannot wait to see that interior go in. Good stuff.
Seems like a lot of 250 SLs had the papyrus white and blue interior color scheme. My late 250 SL came that way from the factory, but some prior owner repainted it Horizon Blue.
Waiting for the finished product...
jz 

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: Alex D on August 06, 2021, 23:43:07

Hi Cole,

What is the interior color code?  MB tex or leather, where did you get it? 

Alex

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on August 07, 2021, 01:08:02

Hi Alex... It's turquoise. If you remember you helped me about 6 years ago when I first bought the car. It's been in storage since. I got it through khm as a special order but I won't be using them again as they still haven't made good all the mistakes they made on the 250SE cp. I think I sent you a sample of the leather.

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on August 23, 2021, 01:08:09

Progress report!

Title: Re: Naked pictures!
Post by: col320ce on August 28, 2021, 01:57:37

Just the hard top and window adjustments and a bit of chrome to go...