I was expecting you at the end to stare at the finished result and then proceed to smash this car against a brick wall to represent impermanence, in the same vain Buddhist monks do with very intricate mandalas. But hey, this car is not yours so I get it. Great work as always.
GREAT job! And that's EXACTLY how to install side trim, by the way. Also, I never get tired of how different the names are for the same part/tool. :) UK USA Boot Trunk Bonnet Hood Door Card Door Panel Rubbers Seals Spanner Wrench Drains/Piping Lines Windscreen Windshield
I'm really happy this project is behind you, I know it's bittersweet how things turned out and from you've demonstrated an immense level of commitment, a perfect demonstration of a man who is true to his word.
Bro it's looking sooo good already. The next episode it will be stunning I just know it. I know the owner has reasons to moan but it's been great to hear exactly why this project was so challenging and in my opinion the owner is actually incredibly lucky. He'll have one of the best restored W23s in existence, something that will continue to give him pleasure every day and it's all thanks to you and your willingness to take on projects like this.
Thanks mate! You're spot on about everything apart from the best restored W123. This was just a tidy up in my opinion. Even the with shear amount of work involved, so much more could have been done. The E30 is going to be up with the best :D Big thanks mate.
As someone who's on the tail end of a 2 month long project on my dad's car, I can only imagine what you're feeling right now. The blood, sweat and tears you'd have from this job, and the confidence for next time from all that learning must be astounding! And it has the added benefit of turning out excellently -- you ought to be really proud of yourself, even if it blew out quite a bit. I know how perfectionism can set in and push things way out, it's a real struggle
OMG!! Hallelujah!!!🎉🎉🎉 TBH, it’s hard to believe it’s been 2 years?!? Well it’s been an awesome ride along the way, so I could care less because it’s been so fascinating and watching a professional do the job RIGHT…it’s totally been worth it. Also, thanks to Scott, hehe 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks Michael! I know.. I have no idea where the time has gone. Oh you're too kind Michael, I certainly don't feel like a profesional after this Mercedes... I feel defeated haha. Thanks for sticking with me through this! And yes, a huge thanks to Scott. I honestly couldn't have done it without him.
I can see why the owner would want this thing restored. The interior is in shockingly good condition for the age. A shame it's a relatively rare model and isn't worth most restorers' time and effort to bring back to life. Looks great and the work seems really solid.
What a relief this must be! I hope that, however out of hand this project has gotten, the owner at least respects your commitment to doing the best possible job you could do for them and not compromising the quality of the work that needed to be done.
Wow, it's a huge achievement Steve to reach this monumental milestone. I've been watching you for many years but couldn't believe it's been two years since that merc arrived. Wow. Looking forward as much as you once this car gets out the doors for good! Keep on churning out the brilliant content!
What a colossal repair it turned out to be... I remember you towing the 280CE in. Having once worked on a similarly impossible 380SLC myself - I thought... Oh my G... well I kneel before you, O lord of the restoration arts.
Wow, great results, looks like one of those regrettable moments " while I'm there i can do this" however which turned in an absolutely beautiful looking car. Great job
Congratulations on your perseverance and courage do take on such a difficult and lengthy job! You should be proud! Now you're more professional than before! Nice one!!
The car looks absolutely amazing, it’s good to hear your putting an original front fender on the car. Not only will it be stronger and the fit-ment will be better it is meant for that car! I’ve never had much luck with aftermarket with any vehicle
Nice looking rebuild. They are a bit of work but they are an excellent car. I have a 1981 Mercedes W123 240d with a 4 speed manual transmission. This car is 41 years old but the engineering of these cars is incredible. Even at its age it is by far the best built car I have ever had. I still see these cars on the road in our small community of 65,000 in the south end of the San Joaquin Valley of California.
I feel for you man! I'm in the process of rebuilding 2 Chevrolet S10 trucks and the list never seems to end. Fix one problem, 3 more turn up. Keep moving forward and great work!!!
You could post alot of this series on TikTok. It would bring alot of new viewers to your channel. You could even hire someone to do it for you since I know you're busy. You deserve the views, give it a try
It's a beautiful car, the owner should consider himself extremely lucky to have put this car into your hands. I would have paid you considerably more than any Initial estimates, and been very happy to do so.
beautifull car . I have the same colour, but a 300D and sedan. It was dads . What disturbs mevery much are the white wall tires. That is 50 ties American, and looks very much off on a classic German car of the seventies and eighties .. Anyhow.. be proud !
I think you are forgetting some thing very important. We have enjoyed watching you do this Merc and I have grown fond of that car and are very pleased you finished it. Thanks for that..
Nothing good came out of being comfortable! You did an awesome job and you should be proud of it. Just because you started with a hard customer job doesn’t mean that you should give up… yes it took 5 months but it was definitely worth it!
i remember when i started watching you in my summer holidays in and seeing you starting this project funny to see that i finished school and started to study an youre still on the merc haha
And now you still have to basically warranty the entire car since you disassembled and reassembled almost everything, if something stops working within 2 years the customer will blame it on you and demand you fix it...welcome the marvelous world of auto mechanics. He wont care if you took 3 times the time you estimated or that you got the quote too low etc they never do
Mercedes continuing to support cars FORTY YEARS after the end of production is impressive. Contrast that with BMW, who started to NLA (No Longer Available) BMW E32 (1988 to 1994 BMW 2nd generation 7 series) as soon as just FOUR years after the E32's end of production in April 1994. I'm still solidly in the BMW camp, but still, I find that level of support for legacy products impressive. Among the parts support BMW bricked was the SLS rear shocks (a company is Norway rebuilds these for around $500 per side) while the control diaphragm is completely NLA from anywhere (the company that built these was bought out by another company, and the parent company finally nixed production of replacement parts about ten years ago).
You should install a vapor barrier behind the door card. I kniw nothing about this cars, but pretty sure it came with one from the factory. Otherwise the door car cloud get dump and then ruined.
I think this job has been far harder than we the viewers can appreciate! That said the owner should be pleased with the finished car and what's been achieved within his budget. I myself have missed the regular content of this channel as its one of my favourite! Will there be more regular content now you are back on the BMW's?
@@RestoreIt I found your channel because of the E30 - I myself have an 1990 318i E30 ... I've had it for 24 years now. and i would love to rebuild it, but have no funds or way to do it.... So i have enjoyed walking the road with you.... lets get walking 🙂
If it looks like a turd, and smells like a turd. It is a turd. Get that thing outta there. You've done seriously well to get it to where it is. Well done.
When you’re in hell keep going! Great job getting through it. I’ll be glad to see the back of the merc too. Maybe get yourself a Vapor blaster and offer parts cleaning as one of your services going forward.
Amazing job you have done. Don’t know how you had all the bits and pieces to finally put this back together after so much time. You must have felt like blowing up the car when you discovered the problem with that front fender. I feel like if you had been paid $100k it would hardly be enough for all the time and effort you put into this. I am sure in hind sight neither you or the owner would have done this job if you had realized all the work it was going to take. While you may feel it is not a truly full restoration it may become a worthwhile result……. Because no one else will have done one of these even to this level.
Can you get schematics for the rare parts? A 3d printer could help alot here. If the part is metal you can also send plans to CNC shops (some are online), and they can cut the part out for you.
So cool!! One question - after drilling holes for front lamps wipers motors shafts this holes should be covered with original plastic (or rubber ) cap with hole inside (rosette)... did You put it there?
My father has the exact model in the same colour which is being restored. Can you please suggest any companies to source parts..especially body and interior trim.
Okay I know it's not cool to ask about money but how much (around) was it? I have 1980 W123 Sedan with some things to work on if it comes to bodywork and I am clueless if it comes to money.
Go to thld.co/shakerandspoon_restore_1022 and use code restore to get $20 off your first box! Thanks to Shaker & Spoon for sponsoring today's video
I was expecting you at the end to stare at the finished result and then proceed to smash this car against a brick wall to represent impermanence, in the same vain Buddhist monks do with very intricate mandalas. But hey, this car is not yours so I get it. Great work as always.
GREAT job! And that's EXACTLY how to install side trim, by the way. Also, I never get tired of how different the names are for the same part/tool. :)
UK USA
Boot Trunk
Bonnet Hood
Door Card Door Panel
Rubbers Seals
Spanner Wrench
Drains/Piping Lines
Windscreen Windshield
Oh and Wing iin the UK and Fender in the USA. Keep the great work coming!
I'm really happy this project is behind you, I know it's bittersweet how things turned out and from you've demonstrated an immense level of commitment, a perfect demonstration of a man who is true to his word.
Thanks, Clem! Bittersweet is exactly how I feel at the moment. And I appreciate that dude.
So happy for you and thanks for bringing us along.
Thanks for coming for the ride with me Rob!
Bro it's looking sooo good already. The next episode it will be stunning I just know it. I know the owner has reasons to moan but it's been great to hear exactly why this project was so challenging and in my opinion the owner is actually incredibly lucky. He'll have one of the best restored W23s in existence, something that will continue to give him pleasure every day and it's all thanks to you and your willingness to take on projects like this.
Thanks mate! You're spot on about everything apart from the best restored W123. This was just a tidy up in my opinion. Even the with shear amount of work involved, so much more could have been done. The E30 is going to be up with the best :D Big thanks mate.
What a heartbreaker on that quarter panel. Looking forward to the last installment.
Very annoying, Daniel! Cheers mate
As someone who's on the tail end of a 2 month long project on my dad's car, I can only imagine what you're feeling right now. The blood, sweat and tears you'd have from this job, and the confidence for next time from all that learning must be astounding! And it has the added benefit of turning out excellently -- you ought to be really proud of yourself, even if it blew out quite a bit. I know how perfectionism can set in and push things way out, it's a real struggle
OMG!! Hallelujah!!!🎉🎉🎉 TBH, it’s hard to believe it’s been 2 years?!? Well it’s been an awesome ride along the way, so I could care less because it’s been so fascinating and watching a professional do the job RIGHT…it’s totally been worth it. Also, thanks to Scott, hehe 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks Michael! I know.. I have no idea where the time has gone. Oh you're too kind Michael, I certainly don't feel like a profesional after this Mercedes... I feel defeated haha. Thanks for sticking with me through this! And yes, a huge thanks to Scott. I honestly couldn't have done it without him.
I’m just so happy a classic will soon be back on the road looking fresh and rust-free! Just bravo to you for making it happen!!!
This car would make anyone to start drinking...i had a beer just watching the video...
I can see why the owner would want this thing restored. The interior is in shockingly good condition for the age. A shame it's a relatively rare model and isn't worth most restorers' time and effort to bring back to life. Looks great and the work seems really solid.
Well done. Nothing better than an individual who recognises his errors.
What a relief this must be! I hope that, however out of hand this project has gotten, the owner at least respects your commitment to doing the best possible job you could do for them and not compromising the quality of the work that needed to be done.
Looking absolutely VERY good already!
Thanks, arnhem!
Almost finished!! Looking good!
36k views?? No no youtube give this man the credit he deserves
Your wonderful...well done young man. You are a celebrity ☺️
Thanks Bastogne!
@@RestoreIt Thank you 😊
Man, I didnt take my eyes off for the entire video. Great job!
Beautiful work sir! Your channel and others have inspired me to tackle my own restoration projects at home. Keep up the great work!
Great job tyers look amazing
Wow, it's a huge achievement Steve to reach this monumental milestone.
I've been watching you for many years but couldn't believe it's been two years since that merc arrived. Wow.
Looking forward as much as you once this car gets out the doors for good!
Keep on churning out the brilliant content!
Amazing work!!!
What a colossal repair it turned out to be... I remember you towing the 280CE in. Having once worked on a similarly impossible 380SLC myself - I thought... Oh my G... well I kneel before you, O lord of the restoration arts.
Beautiful job, well done.
when a lesson will lesson you forever. you know something just gone wrong.
Great progress; can’t wait to see the finished car. I’ve enjoyed watching this Merc but now I’m really looking forward to getting back onto your BMW.
Beautiful car and great job!
Wow, great results, looks like one of those regrettable moments " while I'm there i can do this" however which turned in an absolutely beautiful looking car. Great job
Congratulations on your perseverance and courage do take on such a difficult and lengthy job! You should be proud! Now you're more professional than before! Nice one!!
Hall of Fame series ❤
The car looks absolutely amazing, it’s good to hear your putting an original front fender on the car. Not only will it be stronger and the fit-ment will be better it is meant for that car! I’ve never had much luck with aftermarket with any vehicle
Can't believe you dropped the engine in yourself. What a madlad.
Also shocked the glass seals weren't completely dry rotted.
Cheers Tommy! I know, I thought I was going to have to find new ones, but after a clean up they genuinely feel brand new. Great quality.
Nice looking rebuild. They are a bit of work but they are an excellent car. I have a 1981 Mercedes W123 240d with a 4 speed manual transmission. This car is 41 years old but the engineering of these cars is incredible. Even at its age it is by far the best built car I have ever had. I still see these cars on the road in our small community of 65,000 in the south end of the San Joaquin Valley of California.
Well done mate!! Inspiring …I am dealing with mine two..😢hope the owner is happy
I feel for you man! I'm in the process of rebuilding 2 Chevrolet S10 trucks and the list never seems to end. Fix one problem, 3 more turn up. Keep moving forward and great work!!!
You could post alot of this series on TikTok. It would bring alot of new viewers to your channel. You could even hire someone to do it for you since I know you're busy. You deserve the views, give it a try
I actually have someone on this for me, but there have been a few delays. A great idea none the less cheers Datboi!
It's a beautiful car, the owner should consider himself extremely lucky to have put this car into your hands. I would have paid you considerably more than any Initial estimates, and been very happy to do so.
You are a very resourceful young man, my hat's off to you!
Oh boy! After watching I think I’m going to scrap my 230c project 😂
Amazing job and please don’t give up on W123.
Cheers
Its amazing how long it’s actually need I hadn’t realized it’s been two years since the start
"for my first customer car, I took on a coupé that the world #1 guru wouldn't restore"
What a job mate, congrats on becoming the #2 guru then I guess.
beautifull car . I have the same colour, but a 300D and sedan. It was dads . What disturbs mevery much are the white wall tires. That is 50 ties American, and looks very much off on a classic German car of the seventies and eighties .. Anyhow.. be proud !
Well done, I hope those lessons you learned didn't cost you too much in addition to all the time.
Oh it did Malcolm, but you live and learn! Cheers.
You should be proud! Fantastic job. I hope the owner pays you handsomely
Cannot wait, gonna watch it slow so it lasts longer 🤣😎👍
I can only imagine how mental that would look and sound haha
I think you are forgetting some thing very important. We have enjoyed watching you do this Merc and I have grown fond of that car and are very pleased you finished it. Thanks for that..
Thanks Willem, a good reminder that something good came from this haha.
The owner should be very happy to get such a good looking car at the end of all the work.
This is getting existing bro ❤❤❤
Awesome job
A dark brown Wilton carpet set would really have set the interior apart from the herd.
Really , a beautiful W 123 🥰🥰🥰💥
Well done than man 👏 You should be given medal 🏅
very very nice job. congrats !
W123 coupe was my best car I ever owned
Great car, just a pain to restore these days!
Nothing good came out of being comfortable! You did an awesome job and you should be proud of it. Just because you started with a hard customer job doesn’t mean that you should give up… yes it took 5 months but it was definitely worth it!
i remember when i started watching you in my summer holidays in and seeing you starting this project funny to see that i finished school and started to study an youre still on the merc haha
And now you still have to basically warranty the entire car since you disassembled and reassembled almost everything, if something stops working within 2 years the customer will blame it on you and demand you fix it...welcome the marvelous world of auto mechanics. He wont care if you took 3 times the time you estimated or that you got the quote too low etc they never do
Congrats !!!!🎉
Great Job. I have one myself !!! But to do this is far from my capacities… brilliant work .. hies from Chile 🇨🇱
Oh nice thats the new Mercedes W23 😁
Mercedes continuing to support cars FORTY YEARS after the end of production is impressive. Contrast that with BMW, who started to NLA (No Longer Available) BMW E32 (1988 to 1994 BMW 2nd generation 7 series) as soon as just FOUR years after the E32's end of production in April 1994. I'm still solidly in the BMW camp, but still, I find that level of support for legacy products impressive. Among the parts support BMW bricked was the SLS rear shocks (a company is Norway rebuilds these for around $500 per side) while the control diaphragm is completely NLA from anywhere (the company that built these was bought out by another company, and the parent company finally nixed production of replacement parts about ten years ago).
Astonishing work!!!
Can't wait for the e30...I mean yay Mercedes! 😉
Haha I with you Chris!
Nice built! But you put the steering wheel on the wrong side 😉 Greetings from the home country of Mercedes!
I know it took you longer than what you wanted but you did that Merc right.
Thanks Jeff! I appreciate it
Looking forward to this one!! better get a beer ... you are making me want to buy an old merc for my channel I have to say. Awesome things!!
Whatever you do, don't get a coupe! :D
@@RestoreIt Hahahaha ... unfortunately that EXACTLY what I would get ... then bring it up to you as you're now the expert hahaha!
LOOKIN' GOOD, KEEP SAFE...
Cheers, Bob! You too.
AWESOME! Congrats on the perfect job, mate
Great work mate.
Cheers Dave!
You should install a vapor barrier behind the door card. I kniw nothing about this cars, but pretty sure it came with one from the factory. Otherwise the door car cloud get dump and then ruined.
Ótimo trabalho 👏👏
Cheers!
I’m happy for you 😊
I think this job has been far harder than we the viewers can appreciate! That said the owner should be pleased with the finished car and what's been achieved within his budget. I myself have missed the regular content of this channel as its one of my favourite! Will there be more regular content now you are back on the BMW's?
Holy shit my grand father had a the exact same car in pristine condition. One of my uncle have it now didn't knew it was rare !
Woot! Break out the champagne!!!
yay ... now about that e30 .....
Tell me about it...
@@RestoreIt I found your channel because of the E30 - I myself have an 1990 318i E30 ... I've had it for 24 years now. and i would love to rebuild it, but have no funds or way to do it.... So i have enjoyed walking the road with you.... lets get walking 🙂
If it looks like a turd, and smells like a turd. It is a turd.
Get that thing outta there.
You've done seriously well to get it to where it is. Well done.
Awesome work!
When you’re in hell keep going! Great job getting through it. I’ll be glad to see the back of the merc too. Maybe get yourself a Vapor blaster and offer parts cleaning as one of your services going forward.
There must be cellophane membrane underneath interior door panels, because they will rot because of moister and condensation on metal doors inside
I like that colour it looks like a root beer brown metallic
It's a very nice Car Love it and Love the Video 👍❤️👍🌹
well done to you buddy
Thank you, mate
I bet you learnt many new swear words & in different languages working on this merc.
Glad it is done, now for the e30s.
Finally!!!
Amazing job you have done. Don’t know how you had all the bits and pieces to finally put this back together after so much time. You must have felt like blowing up the car when you discovered the problem with that front fender. I feel like if you had been paid $100k it would hardly be enough for all the time and effort you put into this. I am sure in hind sight neither you or the owner would have done this job if you had realized all the work it was going to take. While you may feel it is not a truly full restoration it may become a worthwhile result……. Because no one else will have done one of these even to this level.
Love your work 👍
i love your smiley tattoo
very good
Thanks, Kagan
Congrats! The whitewalls are unfortunate and should be changed to the plain black side but otherwise it’s brilliant!
More videos please! ❤
Can you get schematics for the rare parts? A 3d printer could help alot here. If the part is metal you can also send plans to CNC shops (some are online), and they can cut the part out for you.
So cool!! One question - after drilling holes for front lamps wipers motors shafts this holes should be covered with original plastic (or rubber ) cap with hole inside (rosette)... did You put it there?
Where did you find rubber seals for the side windows? My 230CE needs them replaced badly!
Is any site where I can find parts of my (future) 280CE? Rubber seal for both doors & windows etc?
I’m in the UK 🇬🇧
WOW❗️TFS
My father has the exact model in the same colour which is being restored.
Can you please suggest any companies to source parts..especially body and interior trim.
Wow what a coincidence! And yes I can - classicmercedesparts.co.uk
Limited time to have to do it? Youve had that car for 2 years as you mentioned.. thats enough to rebuild car with engine and gearbox all together
Where do you find those White Wall tires ? The taller white wall looks very nice on the MERCEDES .
How do you polish the chrome?
Okay I know it's not cool to ask about money but how much (around) was it? I have 1980 W123 Sedan with some things to work on if it comes to bodywork and I am clueless if it comes to money.