Mercedes R107 SL Restoration

Restoration of my 1985 Mercedes-Benz 280SL (R107 model).

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I'd be interested in any comments you have - feel free to make comments on the sections.

derekmpayne@gmail.com

Rear Spoiler Removal

The black rubbery rear spoiler was never fitted to a 280SL so mine was a retrofit by a previous owner. I had several issues with the spoil...

Fitting Rear 3-Point Seat Belts

The SL came with a pair of lap belts in the optional rear seating of the car. I wanted to upgrade these to 3 point belts for safety reasons...

Radiator Renovation

Since the car has been put back on the road this summer I've enjoyed many outings in it. However the radiator has always looked on its ...

1st Phase Complete

1st phase of the restoration is complete & the car is now getting used on those summer days :) Please continue to check back for updates...

Convertable Roof Renovation

The plastic windows on the convertable roof were not too bad but needed a good clean and had started to go milky: Unfortunatly there are als...

Exhaust

The previous MOT had an advisary warning of exhaust gasses leaking from around the manifold area. I had also noted this myself. The Merced...

Post '86 front spoiler

My car originally was fitted with the earlier black strip along the bottom of the car: This was fitted to all cars up to 1985 before the fin...

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