Congratulations.

So you got it on the road, and it shifted normally without going into limp home mode? That is fantastic.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

So, John, when are you going to take it to the dealer to get an oil change...

I want to know what their reaction is.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

LOL, now that sounds like fun, i got a few very shocked looks with a Megasquirt running my engine and coil packs where the dizzy should have been.....A V12....

Awesome to hear all the extra fabrication work is paying off with a driving super muscle car, i cant want for another video post with you having some fun with the beast. Should enlist Ussun to help you i am sure he will work the video camera for you, hell i would if it didn't cost me $2k just to get there

I will wait until they have a $19.00 oil change special.

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John Roncallo

Nice! Its alive! And today is a very good day to clean them, nice weather!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I'm going to try to get a video today. I believe it is ready for the big smoky. The challenge is getting a body and a camera.

Just gassed it up. Took it for a spin. Got all 5 gears down shifted smooth. So far no issues.

I did punch it once from about 30 mph. It down shifted and scared the $!#t out of me. I'm just not as young as I used to be and this kind of power takes some getting used to, especially when you in a mode where your watching out for anything doing on fire or listening for things falling apart.

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John Roncallo

Full Tank

Lets see how long it last. The last two tank fulls went about as fast as a 6 pack of Guinness on St. Patty's day in a Boston pub. Im expecting this to get better gas millage than the M117 at least if I can ever learn to get my foot off it. But previously in 3rd gear limp mode it really sucked it down.

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How much oil DOES that V12 hold, anyhow?

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

It's great to see it's finally out on the road. Congratulations, John!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

8mpg?

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

A warmest, heartfelt, awe-inspiring, (and envious..) congratulations John! on what must have been a challenging, time-consuming, (expensive!), at times frustrating, but nevertheless a very gratifying endeavour and no doubt a highly deserved sense of achievement. I am sure many of us here have systematically logged in just to take a pick at your progress on this awesome conversion that has taken you just over 2 years!. The first pics you posted were dated on 02-11-2007, and you must have been at it a while longer earlier on!.

You must have a very understanding family that have given you the time and space for this project!!!!.

What in your opinion needs to be reinforced, looked at, uprated or upgraded to complement the balance of Samson with this V12 heart transplant?. Would you consider hiring Samson out to members of SamsonShopForum just for a spin at, say $100 for a 5 minutes run?, just to recoup conversion costs!

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Thanks for all the replies everyone. I have been driving it around quite a bit this morning. So far everything is working according to plan. I went to the MB dealer this morning to get some parts and they were very impressed with it. I haven't really pushed it to hard yet but so far nothing seems odd or noticeably different with the handling. I'm sure I will will be playing the bar and tire pressure games sooner or later.

As far as I'm concerned this concludes the can it be done question about the M120 into a 107. It can and will fit and run elegantly.

But the work is far from done. AC needs to be connected, radiator needs to be redesigned, some emission controls need to be completed (It did pass without them), speedometer needs to be connected and I have all the ESP stuff so I might as well hook it up. Then with all that working and rung out the whole thing comes apart to be painted and re-wheeled.

At this time I would like to thank the people of this forum who helped out with this project. I have not worked on cars professionally in over 20 years and went into this project without a clue of MB's systems past the 1989 model year. So with your brains and my money this project has turned out to be a great success.

If anyone's in the area I'm hoping to have the car at Lebanon Vally Dragway, West Lebanon New York, April 18th for the opening test and tune day.

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Congrats man, glad to see the project complete, ur a hero to alot of us here

I live in the Lebonon, the country, but boy do i wish i wasn't half way across the world just to see the most perfect SL.

plz post some vids soon.

drive safe man.

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-1995 Blue W202 C36 AMG (M) SOLD ;(
-1995 Black W140 S500 (Lady)
-1992 Black W124 E300 (Dima) (Ex-Mosselman
Twin turbo Kit).
-1988 Black W124 300 E 4-Matic.(Nadeen)
-1983 Brown W126 500SEL.(Old Lady)(Sold)
-1981 Gold W123 280CE.(Dareen)(Sold)
http://www.youtube.com/user/jayrasheed

"Sir do you have any idea how fast you were going?"

"Actually I haven't got a clue, care to fill me in?"

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Awsome! Can't wait for the burn out.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine