New Pistons installed ,side covers and sump fitted ,note: the deck has been machined to ensure it’s flat and true.
Head is reassembled with all new Valves. The valve heads were pitted from corrosion and machining them would have made the valve head margins too thin.
Cylinder head, water pump, and distributor drive fitted .Timing chain was replaced with a superior Iwis Chain,the one in the pic was just used to help install the new chain.
Accessories added and nearly ready to install in the car.
6.3 #2206 has been removed from my neighbours front yard to go off to her new owner to get the restoration she deserves.
This is RHD 6,3 #2206 . The engine is incomplete and the drivers side sill/rocker is rotten but the rest of the car is surprisingly sound but in need of a full restoration .RHD 6.3’s are too rare to part out and i would rather restore this car anyway….. or build a historic racer for weekend fun.
For my own 6.3 I needed a new radiator and had thought of eitherr making a newer one out of alloy but then i found this on ebay..
A brand new old stock 6.3 radiator for . Not $5000 AUD , Not $2500 USD as demanded for a new one but …………. $275. Still in it’s original box.
A short video showing the 6.3 up and running to check it’as C/O level at hot idle .
The engine is now together and just needs tuning , after the heads were checked an the tappets adjusted.
The shroud was derusted ,then painted with POR15 gloss black .
A new fuel line has been fitted using the original brackets etc which were in good condition after 40 years…!
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The engine bay needed a clean and after a wash it was revealed to have a few places where the paint had disappeared because of engine heat . 
With the heads off ,a few little things became apparent such as this feed wire for one of the thermal time Switches. A couple of the firewall grommets needed replacing .Missing grommets allow noise,fumes etc into the cabin .
The Steering box was leaking through that round part on the top part of the
Steering box . A new seal had to made for this and the two copper washers were missing. the cover nut and lock nut were both loose. The oil return pipe on the steering box has also been damaged in the past when some one bent it.
With the heads off and the engine due for a repaint ,the booster was removed and rust removed . it was then etch primed and primed. The other objects in the picture belong to the 280SE 3.5 ute project..
The car was completely masked up and the engine bay resprayed in the black satin as before.
BUT before the black could be applied and the engine bay was still in primer one or two other jobs need doing.
The firewall brace on the left hand side was cracked almost right around and had to be welded up.
With the engine bay now painted the heads were fitted ,along with newly plated relay brackets . There is a lot less wiring now the original loom has been cleaned up and things such as a mobile phone loom removed .
Up on the hoist, the steering box coupler has been replaced ,Other jobs required are a new flex disc ,drive shaft universal joints and center support bearings. The diff support pivot bush was worn out so the diff was removed.
The brake hold down (or anti dive mechanism ) device was stripped and overhauled with new seals and bushes. The shafts were a bit stained from water getting in but otherwise OK.
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The torque arm bushes will be replaced as these look to be the original do nuts and are as hard as rocks.
a bit hard to see in this shot,but this is a heat sheild uder the drivers foot well,which will be removed and cleaned so it does it’s job properly.
Nothing beats driving a vintage Benz on a long trip.
This year was no exception and I took my 300SEL 6.3 to Gladstone to stay at a relatives and enjoy a bit of seasonal cheer. The car ran great ( except for a blown fuel line which wasted $100 worth of fuel on the road) but I suspect the injection pump ,which I had rebuilt some years ago at great expense ,is running far too lean. how long since exhaust pipes were this color? or are they slipping lead back into high octane fuel?
That’s my 6.3 at Rockhampton where we spent a few hours looking for an RV for a relative.
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