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Looking for panels and other bits & pieces for 86 MB
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 5:44 pm
by ch3ddar
Hi all, I can pick up in Melbourne. I only want parts in excellent condition.
driver side panel above front wheel and rear wheel
bonnet
tray panel
dashboard
passenger side mirror
grill
front bumper
thanks.
Re: Looking for panels and other bits & pieces for 86 MB
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:05 am
by gadj
Don't get hopes too high, our chosen toys are getting long in the tooth & didn't sell high numbers therefore parts demand is usually beyond supply & condition is more often than not below perfect.
If you're looking for a tray floor - best option is to drill the spot welds & remove the old floor with care to not bend it too much & use it as a template for a 2mm checker-plate sheet.
May have more success obtaining panels offshore as other members have, [search] should reveal links to suppliers sites in past posts.
Re: Looking for panels and other bits & pieces for 86 MB
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:29 pm
by ch3ddar
ah okay. thanks for the reply.
Re: Looking for panels and other bits & pieces for 86 MB
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:11 pm
by gadj
Always welcome. Persistence,patience & creativity will get you around otherwise debilitating lack of supply. Skills from times gone by are slowly being resurrected for the restoration of even older cars - complete vehicle bodies can be worked up from flat sheet stock by competent metal shapers. Other parts (equivalent or substitute) might be found on a more popular model. Keep an eye on magazines in the restoration/hot-rodding genres for ideas/sources as well as this forum...gems do surface at times.
Re: Looking for panels and other bits & pieces for 86 MB
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:36 am
by mowog
one of your problems is the time and effort to remove a tray by drilling the welds etc., it can take hours. and there is the under chassis to deal with as well.
I just threw a good rear down the tip because I couldn't be bothered removing the tray, and before you go off at me I would say well, what would you pay for it? probably you would want it for $30 or $40 . not much reward for the effort involved. and that would be what any wrecker would be thinking, he would probably want $100.
you could just oxy the whole lot out but then there is the cost of gas and you would not get a clean cutout. a lot of work to get it right to fit your car.
Re: Looking for panels and other bits & pieces for 86 MB
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:08 pm
by ToranaGuy
Hey mate,
I have a front bumper here from a mighty boy I'm stripping. It's not perfect, but it's good for it's age. If you have not found one yet, shoot me a pm. I'm in melb and we might be able to work something out.
Cheers
ToranaGuy