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All Diesel Fleet 1985 R107 300SLD TURBODIESEL 2005 E320 CDI (daily) LOTS of parts for sale! EGR block kit http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/355250-sale-egr-delete-block-off-plate-kit.html 1985 CA emissions 617 owners- You Need This! Sanden style A/C Compressor Mounting Kit for your 616/ 617 For Sale + Install Inst. Sanden Instalation Guide (post 11): http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/367883-sanden-retrofit-installation-guide.html |
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Good question, I'm almost afraid to tally it up
380SL $1200 300D donor $700 Lines and fittings $130 Junk yard stuff (oil pan, engine arms, oil filter housing, exhaust, NSS, tie rod, solenoid etc) $160 Metal, hardware, switches, electrical, urethane, paint etc $ 150 Engine, trans mounts, subframe mounts, carrier bearing, $140 Gaskets, sealer, belts, etc $100 Misc $100 In addition I needed to buy some tools e.g. exhaust cutter, wood for my cribs, specialty wrenches, hex wrenches, etc. and supplies like gloves, rags, chemicals, tape etc. and of course consumables like fluids, welding stuff, filters. I also spent $250 (thank you Craigs List) for a 2 ton engine hoist, 2 jack stands, transmission jack, 3 ton floor jack and creeper. Should probably include fluids and filters, but arguably anyone buying a car would do a fluid/filter change as a maintenance item. I did have some false starts e.g. I spent $150 on hoses and fittings for my remote oil filter before I found out I didn't need to remote it. Hopefully I can recoup some of those kinds of costs. And I've got an SL engine/transmission to sell and some good parts off the 300D that should offset some of the expenses. All in all a pretty low budget swap.
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No A/C at this point. I'll be pulling the engine again in the next few months to detail the engine and I plan on sourcing a Sanden compressor and fabricating a bracket (tons easier out of the car). I'll need a couple of custom lines made up to go from the Sanden fittings to the Mercedes fittings and I'll be ready to go. New dryer and expansion valve too, but everything else is intact and ready to go.
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Fantastic thread. Very informative with great pictures.
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A true standard ! THX.
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Turbo 6 Diesel
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^ Looks like the non-turbo version.
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yes, you are right. i can see that now. The car is in Hungary and there aren't too many turbo versions in Europe.
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Any news on the retitling front?
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I've been out of town and have had some minor mechanical issues pop up that need attending to before I can make the appointment and drive over to get it inspected.
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Back on the project today after a couple weeks of travel and relaxing. Today's project was to work on the air cleaner. I've been using a K&N style gauze filter on an interim basis but decided to tackle a replaceable paper filter strategy using the pioneering work of OM 616 as a basis (link here)
I got a piece of 1/4" 6061-T6 aluminum and went down to the local EAA hangar and used the club lathe to turn a piece that will allow me to use a Ford (Escort, Ranger etc) element and a part of the housing. On the way back, I stopped into the junk yard just to see what the current inventory looked like. I just happened to look at a car that had an air cleaner sitting on the ground and noticed a flange that looked like it would be perfect. I used an exhaust pipe to pop it loose from the assembly, and it is perfect. The exact same size as the turbo inlet housing. I can't be sure, but I think it was off a Mazda. Here's what the final assembly will look like after I attach the flange to the plate. I think it's going to work out just fine.
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Amazing! I LOVE this project!
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A fellow in Avon , IN did this conversion back in the 80s. It was in a 1972 450 SL. It was a 4 cyl diesel with aftermarket turbo. His name is Bob Sowle, Avon, IN. He is a former Indy 500 Chief Mech. in his 90s now.
I drove the car one time. lgriffi |
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Very cool.
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