Mercedes – SLK230 Revival – Part 2
SLK230 revival continues, with the engine now reassembled, will it start, and what other work will be needed to get back on the road?
SLK230 revival continues, with the engine now reassembled, will it start, and what other work will be needed to get back on the road?
I found a nearly end-of-life SLK 230 R170, a great-shaped little car. This SLK revival could be costly. Just how much damage is there?
Rustival 2024 – The inaugral edition of the best car gathering I’ve ever been to.
A brief bitsa article featuring bitsa hubs, brakes and bearings. All seemlessly stitched together to tell a tale of woe and foreboding.
Just 20 years after buying my Citroen BX I finally have 16V Bumper Trim inserts again. But only after having them reproduced from scratch.
Moving out of the interior and starting to prepare the engine bay for the arrival of the engine, starting with the electrics.
With the interior electrics repaired and reinstalled, I could finally move onto the interior installation. Well most of it.
While the A-pillar rebuild on the XPO project seemed like a big challenge, restoring the electrics has proven far more taxing.
With the windscreen surround repaired and new glass in, focus moves to the scuttle. Refitting the blower, washer bottles and a small repair.
Part two of Tour De Forty will see us reach John O Groats on day three, with a rather unexpected change to the weather.