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'80 Mercedes 380 SL.
Items subject to close scrutiny
- CHASSIS / FLOOR
- STEERING / SUSPENSION
- TYRES / WHEELS
- EXHAUST / TRANSMISSION
- BRAKES
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| CHASSIS /
FLOOR |
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Corrosion
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Distortion |
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Cut and
shut |
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Riveted
/ Welded seams |
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Shackles
/ Mountings |
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A frames
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Chassis
outriggers |
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Ancillary
support brackets |
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Alignment
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Subframes
/ Mountings |
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Chassis
Box sections |
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Floor
supports / Cross members |
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Floor
panelling / Pressings |
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Castle
rails |
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Fixings
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| STEERING
/ SUSPENSION |
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Vehicle's trim
height / wheel base |
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S/column,
couplings & bushings |
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Steering,
king pins, ball & swivel joints |
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Manual
/ power steering rack, box, pitman arm |
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Steering
alignment (visual) |
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Hub bearings
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Suspension
coil springs, leaf & torsion units |
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Adjustable
friction, hydraulic shock absorbers |
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Suspension
wishbones |
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Swinging
arms & control mountings |
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Trailing
arms / Mountings |
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Tiebars / anti-roll / Panhard |
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Height
/ level control (fluid / air) |
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Grease
points |
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Pipes
/ flexi hoses |
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Mountings
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| TYRES |
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Solid / Pneumatic
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Make / size |
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Wear
factor |
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Tyre
pressures |
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Condition
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| WHEELS |
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Wood rims &
spokes |
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Steel / Alloy
rims ( inner & outer) |
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Hubs / Caps
/ Spinners |
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Overall condition
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| EXHAUST |
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Exhaust manifold/s,
pipe sections |
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Turbo / supercharger
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Silencers,
flanges & flexi joints |
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Heat
shields |
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Heat
exchangers (if fitted) |
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Mountings
and hangars |
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Corrosion
and leaks |
| TRANSMISSION
(MANUAL & AUTOMATIC) |
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Cables / linkages
/ adjustments |
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Hydraulic systems |
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Casings / mountings |
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De Dion / Hotchkiss
/ Layrub drives and couplings |
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Bearing carriers |
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Differential
backlash |
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Fluid level
& condition (auto) |
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Seals / oil
/ fluid leaks (visible) |
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| BRAKES |
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Brake cables
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Pushrods /
linkages / compensator |
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Fluid
level & condition |
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Master
cylinder |
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Mechanical
servo (vac, fluid) |
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Pipes
/ flexi hoses |
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Brake
discs |
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Callipers
(visual) |
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Back
plates / adjusters |
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Park
brake |
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Lubrication
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Overall
condition |
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