This car has been in and out of my father-in-law's shop a few years back. The mechanics say its put together fairly well but some things are a little primitive as expected for a car that old. Ever see the underside and engine bay of an old Hammer? There are many "shortcuts," for lack of words, that would no way pass AMG standards today. I asked how it drove and the general consensus was that it was pretty damn quick. I sold my 3.8L 190E recently and was considering doing this conversion beforehand (no nitrous). People say no way will it fit but here's proof.

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Mike
-W126C 560SEC 040 Black
*6.0L AMG M117 32v Hammer
-W163 ML320 Brilliant Silver
-W124 300E Pearl Black