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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
That detail of the main rad hose bung looks good. I was going to comment that the one in the first drawing looked like it might not flow enough, but the little isometric shows a setup that should flow fine. The inset design is inherently weaker than a conventional setup though and will, IMHO, require heavier guage metal than normal or at least some reinforcing in that area to stand up to the stresses of use.
Great progress, John!
I enjoyed your explanation of the financing of the project and particularly the selling off of extra parts to finance it. You are obviously getting a trememdous amount of work done without spending the mountains of cash that would be required to do this any other way!
Tom W
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Actually thats an older picture the latest detail is enclosed. I am taking a chance with stress in this area but I don't consider it to be a problem area or a non repairable area. Using this method gives me the ability use a standard off the shelf MB SL600 hose, which gives me all the hose flex freedom of the original design.
Yes buying the car is what made this job a no brainer over a Chevy engine setup. Plus I believe this car will be worth alot more than a Chevy powered one. Although using am MB engine kind of makes me stay more MB oriented and use as much MB parts as possible. This does drive the cost up. Like making it work with an MB upper radiator hose. And of coarse I have to use MB hose clamps. Those air filter may have to go if I can find and MB replacement, although they do look cool. If I could get away with an MB radiator I would have used one.
Buying the wrecked SL600 was actually such a good idea that it would still be worth while buying the whole car even if it ended up having a cracked block. When doing this the engine itself becomes the least of your concern. Don't forget in my position, I'm not a MB technichian in 20 years. The only MB I have to even look at to take a measurement etc are the two 560SL's I own and the wrecked SL600. I tried getting information on these boards about weather or not the engine would fit or not but you never know who your talking to and what they really know and in the end unless someone has done this before your not going to get a good answer without being there. So for me it was buy the SL600 and take measurements myself. I purchased the SL600 without knowing that the engine would:
A: Fit
B: Start
C: Did not have a cracked block etc.
It was an insurance wreck from CA. But I was well aware that I could sell all the parts for what the car cost especially if the engine was good. With the engine in hand and a few quick measurements on both the engine and my black 560SL, I realized that this was indeed a go.
John Roncallo