FULL BUILD- ASMR- 1985 MERCEDES 380SL- (NO TALKING)
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Join me on an exciting journey as I transform a 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL into a stunning project car for my wife! In this video, I’ll walk you through the six-month process and the $12,000 investment that brought this classic beauty back to life.
You'll see how I tackled various DIY projects, often spray painting parts to save costs and utilize what I had on hand. Although I lost some raw footage along the way and had to use some old videos with music, I hope you can still appreciate the ASMR vibe video.
This is my first project filmed for UA-cam, and I’m committed to improving my videography skills for future content. If you enjoy what you see, please leave a comment and subscribe for more automotive adventures-your support means the world to me!
Thank you for watching, and God bless!
Thanks very much to share your restoration. You have many skills and it's interesting to see your works. I guess that your wife will be pleased to drive such a classic car that has plenty of qualities. I have been the owner of a Mercedes Pagoda 230 then 280SL. Sold to buy other projects... The Roadster W107 is an excellent car and prices are still interesting for such a luxurious convertible.
I am European (French) and I dream to come with my GF in the USA to buy a 560SL from L.A to Florida. Then to bring home the car by container and make some little restoration on the car in my workshop. It gave me an idea of the amount of works that is needed !
Thank you for your comment and support! That would be such an amazing journey!
When you do it and are in Florida, we can meet up! 😃
Great work.
Am sure the wife will love it. Lucky girl 😊
Thank you! She does love it! Happy wife happy life 😄
Certainly not my type of car, but I can still appreciate your workmanship.
Thank you! Honestly, its not my type either! But sometimes you have to do what makes the wife happy 😃 i have my truck and she has her convertible and im lucky enough to work on both of them 😄
Love the format of these videos 👍🏻
Thank you! More to come! 😃
Great Sunday cruiser!
It sure is! 😃
God bless you and your loved ones. Thank you
God bless! Thank you for your support!
Hi My Dear Friend Very Very Great Job Sir ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for your support! 😃
Nicely done. Not a perfect restoration, but certainly a more than presentable driver on a budget. And certainly nice enough for cruise ins or car shows. My wife AND her sister both want one of those cars. (I have to admit, I kind of like it myself) Thankfully, those cars in decent condition are a little out of my budget for now. So I'll just enjoy yours vicariously. Again, great job!
And greetings from Ocala.
Thank you so much for your comment and support! That was the goal, to get it on the road safely and look a bit better, over the years we will continue to make it even better!
They are unique and interesting cars, we get a lot of compliments when we drive it around town! Maybe you will see it cruising around ocala 😃
@@FLManGarage If you are cruising around Ocala, in a couple of weeks, look for a gloss black 1973 Super Beetle with white stripes. That would be me. And I'll be looking for the Benzer. 😀
Wow
Thank you for your comment 😃
Absolutely wonderful job. Surprised how good the dash came out I know not as good as factory but next best thing. Only thing I don't like is that steering wheel. Super tacky
Thank you for your comment! My wife’s grandfather’s mercedes had a wooden steering wheel similar to this one so she really wanted one like it out of nostalgia 😃
Thanks again for your comment and support!
You put so much time, work and efforts but sometimes you stop half way. Why you didnt replace seat cushions once you spend hours on dismantling? Why you did cheap paint job on wheels instead of remove tires, sandblast and powder coat to last forever? Same with body work! You did so much patches and painted partially only. Believe me, this will not stop the rust on other areas you omitted. To conclude, I have mixed feelings seing this partiall job. Lot of work and good craftsmanship, but incomplete rebuild
Thank you for your comment! This was my first project and i was learning a lot along the way, i was way over budget already, so a lot of the answers to your questions are simply cost.
Powder coating the wheels would have been $500, vs $50 in spray paint and it was something i could do myself.
What body work are you referring to? The rusted floor pans? If so, i removed all the rust and painted the whole floor and the bottom, also the car is garage kept and not driven in the rain, so i dont anticipate the rust coming back to cause a problem.
Seat cushions for this car are hard to find and expensive.
Essentially, i was not set out to build a show car or do a full restoration, i would like to do a project like that in the future, but i definitely did not have the funds to do so.
My goal was to make the car safe for my wife to drive around town and to make it look better on a budget with the tools and knowledge i had, while its not perfect by any means, i think i have achieved that goal
With that being said, it is still a work in progress and it will only get better as the years go on!
Thank you for your view and comment!