Please don't get upset with me - I am very keen to see how your project develops. You are indeed living the dream. Kind of like a fast and loud build but with out the constant whoo-ing I guess. Given half the chance I'll be doing something similar myself.[/QUOTE]

No offense taken, Stretch.

I did a lot of research beforehand, and this is not the first driveshaft I have made. And the pic I posted exaggerates the angle. It may fail anyhow!

Hey, I'm not "fast and loud!" "Low and slow" is more like it ... with a bucket of bolts rattling around under the hood

Bob

Be aware that while there is a lot of great information on this forum, there is also a lot of just plain wrong information and opinion masquerading as fact. When I did my engine swap, an OM617 into an R107, the strong consensus was that "it couldn't be done, at least not without a hood scoop". Well, 65k miles later it's been an absolute dream - and no hood scoop! Had I listened to the naysayers I'd probably be driving a Honda. On the other hand there was some extremely insightful and informed information provided that made the swap easier and a ton better. It is what it is.

Analyze the data, make your own assent and move on....and please continue posting updates on your project.

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I'm sure you are aware, but more important than the angle you have going, is having the yokes in plane with degree offset to level ground.

More applicable to lifting a truck. With leaf springs on a straight axle it needs wedges between the leafs and mounts so both yokes are opposite angles to the ground. Or better yet, re welding the perches on the axle.

I've thrown one that way. Never found the sob.

I'm sure you know what you are doing, but in typical forum fashion I'll offer uneducated advice.

I would shorten that front shaft considerably and extend the rear one to decrease the angles. Or maybe it's possible to modify the axles and offset the diff. No experience there.

If concerned, I would put some hoops around it. Better chance of finding it, not hitting a car, or making your truck into a pogo stick.

Check out this crazy device. I'm surprised they don't have a center carrier bearing in it. But that shows you how much I actually know.

http://tractorvideos.net/ploughing-power-harrowing-in-one-pass-with-a-john-deere-7280r/

On with the truck! More pictures and videos please. My dad has a 49 Chevy. I offered a benz motor, but he's a cummins guy. Gonna regret the heavy 4bd2t I believe. But I'll build it.

Friends don't let friends put cummins in light weight old trucks! That'll ruin a potentially sweet truck. the BT4 probably weighs 8 to 900#!!!!

yikes! you gave him good advice.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

So much win. I've been thinking lately and old IH pickup would make a sweet truck for a 617 swap

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1982 300D Turbodiesel, daily driver. Mods so far: Fram 8038 paper filter, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 (front) rotors/calipers, boost turned up to 12lbs, non-egr manifolds, water/methanol injection, 4-speed manual
1980 300SD Turbodiesel, project car, nearly ready to hit the street

1974 240D, New paint

Oh man there was a really sweet nicely patinaed 37 international truck for sale in Chesterton a couple of years back. I looked and looked at that old beast and had a hard time walking away from it.

I like all the international truck bodies. Nice clean lines. Simple and timeless, but the 37 takes the prize for the best looking big pickup.

These pics could be it, but I didn't take them so they also could not be but they give a good idea of the condition of it. It looked as if it might run...or not.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

With an OM617?

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Dunno, just pulled the pic off the net. (doubt it.)

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Electrickery update, thanks to pull-a-part.

Fusebox compliments of a Chevy Cavalier (also in many other compact Chevy models), rewired underneath.



Two-speed puller fan compliments of a T'Bird (similar in some Lincoln Continentals and Taurus with 3.8L), with two-speed fan relay from a Volvo triggered by a two-temp BMW thermal switch (190/210 F), and a 75 amp continuous duty relay. Relays can be seen on the left side of the above pic. The Beemer switch screws right into the thermostat housing in place of the single-temp Mercedes thermo switch.

The fan arrangement is not an original idea, but one used by a fair number of hot rodders. These fans have very high cfm, more than most of the expensive aftermarket electric fans. Better yet, the fan shroud is the same size as the Benz radiator. Radiator hoses from a 98-02 Camaro.



Bob

Nice job so far. Impressive work

Thank you.

Looks very professional!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I like that fuse box. Mine has so little wiring that it's not needed but I'll keep it in mind for future projects.

Dan

There is much awesomeness here. Driveshaft issues? I think not. Charliebob has been around the block a few times, methinks. Carry on sir, carry on.

Rgds,
Chris W.
'95 E300D, 433K

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Yea, Chris, I've been around the block a few times, but this is my first build with a Mercedes engine. Thanks for the compliments.

Bob