xjclassic2000
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- Thousand Oaks, Ca
A friend of mine is asking me to help recondition her 1974 Mercedes 450SL. The car has been in the garage for approximately 18 years and has not moved or been started since it was parked there. It was driven in and parked. No preparations were done to the car for storage. It appears to be in excellent shape and only has 97,000 miles. There was a rats nest under the hood, but it doesn't look like any wires have been bitten.
I know that ALL of the fluids will need to be flushed, it will need plugs, wires, dist. cap and rotor, hoses, tires, and various other items. I want to know what else it will need. Will it need injectors? A new radiator? Brake pads? shocks? Etc...
The reason I posted this in the socal section is that I know I won't be able to do everything that it will probably need. I was wondering if anyone knows of a person who specializes in these cars that does good work at a reasonable price. Also, If anyone knows of specific things about these cars that I should know before working on it, that would be great.
Here are a few pictures. The paint is in excellent condition, the car is just dirty, but a lot of the chrome is in bad shape.
I know that ALL of the fluids will need to be flushed, it will need plugs, wires, dist. cap and rotor, hoses, tires, and various other items. I want to know what else it will need. Will it need injectors? A new radiator? Brake pads? shocks? Etc...
The reason I posted this in the socal section is that I know I won't be able to do everything that it will probably need. I was wondering if anyone knows of a person who specializes in these cars that does good work at a reasonable price. Also, If anyone knows of specific things about these cars that I should know before working on it, that would be great.
Here are a few pictures. The paint is in excellent condition, the car is just dirty, but a lot of the chrome is in bad shape.