We are currently working on the body issues on our 1987 Mercedes SL500. A lot of areas require attention and a lot of metalwork is having to be removed before we can look to consider painting the car. Unfortunately, due to the car being sat outside, untouched for many years, the areas where water has […]
A few more Mercedes SL500 parts to sort, restore or replace.
Having now found the torque settings for our 1987 Mercedes SL500, thought it was best to share as they are very hard to come by. Tightening Torques – Cylinder Head Instructions Cylinder head bolts, tighten in the following stages: 30 Nm 60 Nm Wait 10 minutes 60 Nm Other engine tightening torques: Main bearings – […]
Correcting the bodywork of our 1987 Mercedes SL500 was not on the immediate agenda, however, with the engine out and being rebuilt it made perfect sense to look at addressing the rotten areas and get the car ready for paint. One very noticeable and bizarre finding is the pool of water that was sitting within […]
Our 1987 Mercedes SL500 engine is almost ready to be reinstated into the car. The gearbox is now being refurbished ready to be married up.
As previous pictures show, our 1987 Mercedes 500SL engine bay was not looking too pretty when it arrived at our workshops. Due to a recent timing chain issue which resulted in the engine having to be removed we can now tidy up the engine bay and engine before refit. We have fitted up the new […]
Ady, with a little help from Pete has successfully removed our 1987 Mercedes SL500 engine ready for the rebuild to commence. This restoration project has begun a little prematurely but with the engine not running and feeling right it was better to address the issue sooner rather than later.
The engine is now out of our 1987 Mercedes 500SL. Upon closer inspection, the timing chain is very loose and left in its current state would have further damaged the engine. We are lucky to have caught the problem when we did. The engine will now be stripped of it’s components, cleaned up, repaired and […]
Over 30 years apart but the iconic 3 pointed star remains the same.
So before arriving to us here at Bridge Classic Cars our 1987 Mercedes 500SL had been stored for some time under a tree. With her now up and running and all levels checked our first trip was to drop her off with Mike down at Shine Supply UK to give her a good clean and find […]