Well folks, said I'd stick this one up and get ye're opinions and any suggestions. Tryin to do this around my missus as she's not mad on the whole idea.

We'll start with a chopped E class grill...

Waitin on the fuel flap to rust...

Paint the rockerbox...

And heres the arse of it. Exhaust as suggested on this forum...

Apologies for the pictures, I dont know how to resize. Theres more to be done, Lowering kit due next, Chalkboard roof, Jetta steelies on the way and I'll pick up a roof rack at some stage.

Not a fan of Skodas and not a fan of Mercs but that is ACE! Changed my opinion on them both a bit. :-D

Looks great and I like the mods and the ides you got but that paint is way too shiny! You havent done the uthinkable and atchually cleaned it have you??
Like the grill a lot

Alwalys clean them, i used to valet for so long. She will be rough as a bears arse by the end of it. Gotta say to Satan eat Cheese that I wasnt the first to do the grill thing, someone else had it on the forum, but i always try things like this. Someday i plan to make a frankenstein renault4. Want a spare bonnet too, gonna TORCH IT!!

looking good but needs lowering, they are the easyest car in the world to do, takes about 30 mins to change all 4 springs

I'm gonna try do it this mornin. Cant go mad droppin it either, I'll also need this car for bringin amps and stuff to gigs. She'll be lowered noticably and hopefully she'll look the better for it.

Ok, so, I dropped her yesterday on some of those cheap ebay coilies, got a decent drop with out leaving it unbearable.

Also decided to paint the drums 'n' calipers while I was down there,
I also had to change the exhaust (boo!) but I have an even worse idea in the works...

Did this a while back...

then threw on some yellow fogs and more stickers.

Today I'll try find a roof rack!

Nah its a good idea but i have never seen it before. Looks mad.

Build one mate! I wish I built one a cheap proper one popped up though.

Merc grill FTW

I found a retro lookin one on adverts.ie and its only goin for 30 yoyos, but if the dude doesnt reply, i'll try makin one.

Decided I'd try mess with the paint a little, threw primer on randomly. Here's how she stands...



And a wing..

Merc grill

Well, I aint done much with her in a while, apart from setting the tappets. Did well over 2000 miles this past fortnight and never missed a beat. Lots of gigs (and plenty of sneering) and a wee family holiday in the west. Had it parked in the 4 star hotel we stayed at among a row of 12 mercs and Audis, much to the distain of the stuffy clientel.
Next job on is to make an aluminium H-gate and price up some tyres for the new wheels.

And lower it?

Well, she's been lowered, but i just cant get the front any lower with the height adjuster in it. gonna take it out soon enough. its got a bit of an anti rake on it. Currently, its spray painted all over to advertise a big local gig we got goin on the 25th. She's a damn mess. Thinkin of goin all out on it, all the work on it now is easily reversible, so maybe going for a pure rat job. what you guys think?

Good lord, look what happens when you set about washing the car and one thing leads to the next....

And then you're at a friends house and he gives you this and some bad ideas....

Awh, yeah, she's nearly done.... Three days work on this, thanks to not having a clue what the hell I was at....





and the other side...


dat ass...



a few more stickers....






Paint still isn't properly cured, but under all the lovely fresh paint is some mixed up colours waitin to get out with the help of a sander....

thats a nice colour, looks sweet, ive had a few felica's, great cars!

Cheers ginger, its old david brown paint!