Pictures of decently Modified cars [Vol. 2]
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I’m sure someone can extract the photos from this ad and post some up, can’t seem to do it on my iPad for some reason....
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/alfa-romeo/gi...
Ticks all my boxes.
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/alfa-romeo/gi...
Ticks all my boxes.
Harry Flashman said:
By the way people, I have access to a 500SEC rotting away and unloved, owned by a friend. I would quite like to get it back on the road after seeing this white 560...and similarly modified.
It's that lovely light blue colour with dark blue leather. Will post a pic tomorrow. I have known the car for 10 years, structurally and mechanically good, surface bubbling. Very salvageable.
It's that lovely light blue colour with dark blue leather. Will post a pic tomorrow. I have known the car for 10 years, structurally and mechanically good, surface bubbling. Very salvageable.
Edited by Harry Flashman on Saturday 29th May 18:51
IMG_20210531_124348 by baconrashers, on FlickrStarted and ran just fine today. Bodywork is a mess - paint is flat and bubbles on the bonnet, but otherwise sound. I feel that it needs to take inspiration from that white 560 a page or so ago...
cidered77 said:
Submitting my own - OK, it's a bit silly. But some cars just look better modified, and some cars just don't - C126 SEC just demands to be pimped in my view.
Looks nice. Get some Phillips ‘silver vision’ indicator bulbs though to finish off the lights. They flash orange as normal but the bulbs have a chrome coating on them so inside clear lights they ‘vanish’ (will get rid of the orange dots in your corners).
Cheap as chips but make such a difference
Harry Flashman said:
Harry Flashman said:
By the way people, I have access to a 500SEC rotting away and unloved, owned by a friend. I would quite like to get it back on the road after seeing this white 560...and similarly modified.
It's that lovely light blue colour with dark blue leather. Will post a pic tomorrow. I have known the car for 10 years, structurally and mechanically good, surface bubbling. Very salvageable.
It's that lovely light blue colour with dark blue leather. Will post a pic tomorrow. I have known the car for 10 years, structurally and mechanically good, surface bubbling. Very salvageable.
Edited by Harry Flashman on Saturday 29th May 18:51
IMG_20210531_124348 by baconrashers, on FlickrStarted and ran just fine today. Bodywork is a mess - paint is flat and bubbles on the bonnet, but otherwise sound. I feel that it needs to take inspiration from that white 560 a page or so ago...
The main spots to look at are the parcel shelf, and under the battery tray.
Parcel shelf is the biggest one - "they all do that sir", so you'll have some damage - just depends how big. Water leaks from the rear window when it flexes, and causes creeping death. If you look in the boot, and look up to the corners underneath the rear window you'll see the extent of it. Untreated, eventually the pillars start to go, and the rear window itself is under threat. Big job to fix it - 2.5k or so because of the labour, but the replacement panel still available.
Battery tray rusts, but 80 quid or so for an OEM replacement - if left too long it's what's underneath the battery track you have to worry about!
Engine wise, they can struggle to run super smooth at idle.... that economy gauge is effectively telling you whether you have a vacuum leak somewhere. I have a M117 engined R107 500 SL (well, not "mine" technically - but store it and look after it a bit on behalf of its owners), and by comparison to my SEC its super smooth at idle. My SEC has a tiny flicker of that needle, and not a perfect idle - so some air is leaking somewhere. Job for later in the year - its annoying, rather than damaging.
Other than that - it's a 500, not a 560 - so no SLS rear suspension issues to worry about. But you need to get it lowered anyway!
Static lowering springs get you about what mine looks like normal running height - Dan at BaggedBenzUK is *the* man to go to for putting it on air. Accept no other substitutes! There are some really dodgy air ride manufacturers out there, including one who advertises a lot but delivers badly - Dan knows what's what though. He's in Northampton. Edit: the bonnet may look like it's not fitting properly, but it needs a proper shove - there are two catches that secure it, so it's just not closed properly rather than anything more sinister.
Edited by cidered77 on Wednesday 2nd June 14:24
cidered77 said:
Looks pretty good from that one photo. The arches are a common spot - but that one wing looks perfectly fine. I had bubbles around the front/grill part of the bonnet, but just light surface rust as it turned out.
The main spots to look at are the parcel shelf, and under the battery tray.
Parcel shelf is the biggest one - "they all do that sir", so you'll have some damage - just depends how big. Water leaks from the rear window when it flexes, and causes creeping death. If you look in the boot, and look up to the corners underneath the rear window you'll see the extent of it. Untreated, eventually the pillars start to go, and the rear window itself is under threat. Big job to fix it - 2.5k or so because of the labour, but the replacement panel still available.
Battery tray rusts, but 80 quid or so for an OEM replacement - if left too long it's what's underneath the battery track you have to worry about!
Engine wise, they can struggle to run super smooth at idle.... that economy gauge is effectively telling you whether you have a vacuum leak somewhere. I have a M117 engined R107 500 SL (well, not "mine" technically - but store it and look after it a bit on behalf of its owners), and by comparison to my SEC its super smooth at idle. My SEC has a tiny flicker of that needle, and not a perfect idle - so some air is leaking somewhere. Job for later in the year - its annoying, rather than damaging.
Other than that - it's a 500, not a 560 - so no SLS rear suspension issues to worry about. But you need to get it lowered anyway! Static lowering springs get you about what mine looks like normal running height - Dan at BaggedBenzUK is *the* man to go to for putting it on air. Accept no other substitutes! There are some really dodgy air ride manufacturers out there, including one who advertises a lot but delivers badly - Dan knows what's what though. He's in Northampton.
... i've also seen some lovely 17" and i think even 18" split rim conversions of those early phase 1 SEC "Mexican Hat" wheels. Would look great i think. The main spots to look at are the parcel shelf, and under the battery tray.
Parcel shelf is the biggest one - "they all do that sir", so you'll have some damage - just depends how big. Water leaks from the rear window when it flexes, and causes creeping death. If you look in the boot, and look up to the corners underneath the rear window you'll see the extent of it. Untreated, eventually the pillars start to go, and the rear window itself is under threat. Big job to fix it - 2.5k or so because of the labour, but the replacement panel still available.
Battery tray rusts, but 80 quid or so for an OEM replacement - if left too long it's what's underneath the battery track you have to worry about!
Engine wise, they can struggle to run super smooth at idle.... that economy gauge is effectively telling you whether you have a vacuum leak somewhere. I have a M117 engined R107 500 SL (well, not "mine" technically - but store it and look after it a bit on behalf of its owners), and by comparison to my SEC its super smooth at idle. My SEC has a tiny flicker of that needle, and not a perfect idle - so some air is leaking somewhere. Job for later in the year - its annoying, rather than damaging.
Other than that - it's a 500, not a 560 - so no SLS rear suspension issues to worry about. But you need to get it lowered anyway!
Static lowering springs get you about what mine looks like normal running height - Dan at BaggedBenzUK is *the* man to go to for putting it on air. Accept no other substitutes! There are some really dodgy air ride manufacturers out there, including one who advertises a lot but delivers badly - Dan knows what's what though. He's in Northampton. Civpilot said:
Looks nice.
Get some Phillips ‘silver vision’ indicator bulbs though to finish off the lights. They flash orange as normal but the bulbs have a chrome coating on them so inside clear lights they ‘vanish’ (will get rid of the orange dots in your corners).
Cheap as chips but make such a difference
that's a great suggestion -many thanks, will look into that. Get some Phillips ‘silver vision’ indicator bulbs though to finish off the lights. They flash orange as normal but the bulbs have a chrome coating on them so inside clear lights they ‘vanish’ (will get rid of the orange dots in your corners).
Cheap as chips but make such a difference
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