My '79 300sd needs a new heart. After searching around for .950 without any luck, I am looking to use a .951 instead. I spoke with a reputable shop near Orlando, a place called Noel's, and he suggested the biggest obstacle is that the upper oil pan has a piece of metal that won't clear the 116's engine bay, which needs to be cut off, or swapped with one from a .950.

The engine is missing the a/c pump and power steering pump. Anyone know if these are by chance the same as the .950? Crossing fingers and wishful thinking ;-)

I imagine this has been done many times, does anyone have first hand knowledge? Will the trans bolt up? Seems the engine mounts do. Any ideas on what else would need modification/ anything notable?