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I use 2 FREE VIN History Reports to check the mileage/history on all the my cars & engine donors.
Why PAY for CARFAX?
I will be posting a video soon on the 2 that I use, one has specific Title info!
This is my clean title $2000 2003 Mercedes SL500 105k miles I found on Facebook, It did not look like this when I bought it, I was told it hit a telephone pole, actually it looks like it hit a
telephone pole guy wire.
I tried a couple times to get a hold of the seller, and never heard back.
Then a few weeks later, he got a hold of me.
After I bought it I found pictures online of what it looked like after
the accident, before the guy I bought it from had bought it.
When I bought the car it had no hood, bumper cover, inner bumper/core support was damaged, no fan, no AC condensor 1 headlight was yellowed and 1 broke, all the parts were less than $1500 including the c55 AMG engine!
Should I call it a SL55 now? CSL55? SLC55?
I have a breakdown of everything I needed.
Plus I am also getting money back from selling the original SL500 engine AND the Stereo components I replaced in my CHEAP ASS $150 Android stereo and Amp video!
Luckily the previous owner had labeled all the wiring and had 5 bins full
of labeled bolts in bags and parts
And he also had a box of new parts like vc gaskets, sensors, motor mounts, AC drier.
When I bought it it wasn't running, so I offered $2000 after I got it back home I started it gas down the MAF and I ran a plastic vacuum line into the MAF and sprayed carb cleaner to drive it off the trailer.
I was backing it up on ramps to replace the fuel pump, and the fp started
working again. I did need to replace the fuel filter a couple months ago due to a stalling problem, I have a video coming on that, and the video replacing the pump and filter coming up.
I upgraded the engine with a $350 U pull It 2005 c55 AMG engine with 102k miles in 2018, and 60 more hp. [ Ссылка ]
Here's the video replacing the leaking seals on the oil cooler and filter housing. [ Ссылка ]
I did needed to switch the motor mount brackets, because the engine sits lower in the subframe I will post a video replacing the 16 Iridium sparkplugs and rear main seal.
I might be gutting the mufflers. I have perforated stainless sheet and will make it straight through instead of going in a loop inside, and maybe upgrade exhaust to a cheap set of stainless headers, injectors and a tune.
This has ABC Active body control - problematic hydraulic suspension, I will be replacing it with coilovers and sway bars when I have a major problem. I already installed a o-ring kit on the solenoid valves because the right rear strut would leak down internally after a few days.
The engine had all the bolt holes to mount the hydraulic suspension tubing.
I also rewrapped the tubing insulation with aluminum tape when the engine was out.
It has a panoramic glass roof, a $1800 option on a convertible!
I installed a Cheap Ass $150 Android stereo and 2 ohm Amp to use the stock Bose speakers, I already posted a video on. [ Ссылка ]
Like and Subscribe to see what I had to do to get this SL looking like it does now.
Plus I have 2 other SL projects:
My $1000 1993 500SL with 70k miles I bought at the Copart salvage insurance auction that needs NO PARTS to repair! I bought it in 2013 and have been in storage since. Video posted.
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And my 1983 380sl with all the 80's custom parts like wire wheels, Nardi wood steering wheel, AMG front and rear spoilers, European rectangular headlights instead of the US 4 round ones, in dash radar detector.
I bought a 89k mile 500sel engine at U Pull & Pay for $350 to upgrade the weak ass 155hp 380 engine.
I will be having a lot of videos of me getting old car and trucks running that people have stored for decades!
And of course I will be having more of my JUNKYARD FINDS videos with unique and rare old cars and trucks!
And finally check out my redneck tech and redneck girl repair videos, testing and review videos.
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