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Originally Posted by revbond
Haven't used either one, though Nicks handled my 6.9 before I bought it. There is another call "Easy Mercedes" located somewhere in emeryville or berkeley, I think. Haven't used that one either, but they handled my 16v before I bought it.
John
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Hey Guys,
Good to hear about local (Concord, CA) shops WITH CONTACT NAMES. But here it is 2019 and a lot of these places have gotten so inundated with people like us that they are overwhelmed and don't have the time they did in 2000. Specialities have taken over in the marketplace. So, if you are current on shops, what I am restoring my 1987 560SEC to better than 1987 from the WHEELS/TIRES that touch the ground to the SUN ROOF that reaches the sky. This beautiful machine(solid tank) is my wife's car for transporting the grandkids but as soon as I get her something she "likes better" it will be MINE.
FRONT SUSPENSION(Steering/Handling)
INTAKE(Responsiveness/Pick-up/etc)
VACUUM SYSTEM(After running for a while and starting again, the idle and responsiveness REALLY SUCKS. But after a few minutes it is just okay again)
HORSEPOWER( for such a large motor... swap it of rebuild? Turbo/Super-Charge/AMG/???)
EXHAUST(OPEN both IN and OUT. Better for California SMOG than the way it runs now)
EXTERIOR(AMG Lower Trim, Paint-very close to original but would like more gold all around)
INTERIOR(Paneling-in process, Lights-LEDS in process, Instrument Cluster(Tachometer, Oil Gauge, Temp... better Digital or ?)
Windows-done
Bodywork-done
Tires-done but will be redone with wheels
Gotta keep it on the road for her so it is taking forever as a weekend warrior.
Any input for people to call, people to see, places to go?