More Progress
August 16, 2024
The head of our 1964 Mercedes 230SL has been refaced. The block has been bored and honed and the deck has also been refaced.
1964 Mercedes 230SL
Almost Ready For The Rebuild
August 15, 2024
With the new parts starting to arrive, it is almost time to begin the rebuild of the engine of our 1964 Mercedes 230SL. The fuel
Engine Progress
July 18, 2024
The engine of our 1964 Mercedes 230SL has continued to make good progress. The reground crank is now back and the required parts are on
Engine Investigation And Rebuild
July 9, 2024
The investigation and rebuild of the engine of our 1964 Mercedes 230SL has now begun. Cam wear was noticed and the cam chain was stretched.
Collection And Back Into Storage
May 24, 2024
Our 1964 Mercedes 230SL was collected from our friends at Coltech earlier today, Tony and Nick made the trip, loaded up this beautiful classic and
More Progress
August 16, 2024
The head of our 1964 Mercedes 230SL has been refaced.
The block has been bored and honed and the deck has also been refaced.
Almost Ready For The Rebuild
August 15, 2024
With the new parts starting to arrive, it is almost time to begin the rebuild of the engine of our 1964 Mercedes 230SL.
The fuel injection pump and injectors have been rebuilt and are ready to be refitted. The camshaft is currently at Kent Cams where the camshaft is being reprofiled to the original Mercedes specification. This is because automatic gearboxes don’t respond well to uprating.
The camshaft and new cam fingers should be ready next week when more progress can be made.
Engine Progress
July 18, 2024
The engine of our 1964 Mercedes 230SL has continued to make good progress. The reground crank is now back and the required parts are on order.
Once these arrive, we will begin the rebuilding process.
Engine Investigation And Rebuild
July 9, 2024
The investigation and rebuild of the engine of our 1964 Mercedes 230SL has now begun.
Cam wear was noticed and the cam chain was stretched. The tensioner for the cam chain was also worn, as were the bores. The injection pump and injectors will be serviced while the engine is out of the car.
The crank will need grinding and the cleaning process has begun.
It was also noted that one of the pistons was facing the wrong direction and was cracked. As you can see from the videos below, the bearing in the rod has failed and is the cause of most of the noise when the car is running; and the bearing has moved which has blocked the oil feed hole and then started to break up.
Collection And Back Into Storage
May 24, 2024
Our 1964 Mercedes 230SL was collected from our friends at Coltech earlier today,
Tony and Nick made the trip, loaded up this beautiful classic and safely transported it back to our secure storage facility.
It is now safe and secure surrounded by other classics currently in storage at The Hangar.
