Ty- Alabassi has or had a 6.9 for sale in the cars section that he did a complete restore on you might to pm him about costs etc.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Thanks for the tip, Mistress. Way ahead of ya. He's been very helpful and encouraging; I guess misery loves company.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Oh dear.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Is that a good or bad "Oh dear"?

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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".

We need more pics once it's all fixed up! Excited for you, Tyler!

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

LMAO!

There's another thread. Its coming along well, actually. Just located a good grill about 45 minutes away from me, and I should get the alternator back tomorrow.

The other thread:
Savage 6.9

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

yeah, i love the car ( and you, of course ) but two threads for this car?
on the other hand, it does have 300 horses and 350? lb ft of torque and ABS?

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

I started a new thread to kill this one, actually.

The new thread was to post the video. Since I no longer need to be talked out of it, I was going to let this one go.

b.t.w its 286hp* (*early models such as this one may have had more) and 405 ft lb of torque. The torque is the same as a chevy LS6.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

I think that Tyler abandoned the 1 in 1 out policy sometime back...

Ya think?

11 year old thread! As far as I know, this 6.9 is still in 1000 pieces somewhere in Texas.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Do NOT buy that car, I repeat, do NOT buy that car.

Oh wait ...

Does sound like it might be fun. One wonders if the fun to work ratio was worth it. I learned how to drive on a car with a larger engine. A '65 Lincoln Continental which I think had a 460. Might have been a mere 430. This in '67. We thought it was quite the thing.

A lot loss fun than the 6.9 I'm sure.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

The Lincoln would be a 430 (I had one).

I test drove one of the 6.9 here in Lafayette. I think about ten years ago. The asking price was low but the car really ran sluggishly and a lot of stuff didn't work. Pass.

The Lincoln was a small car trapped in a big car. The steering made it feel almost nimble if anything that big can. You sit way down low in it. It had a load of power. I bought it with a cracked block. The body and interior looked really good but smelled wet. It had cruise control as a 1965 model.

I bought a used engine for it, installed it then pulled it and had it gone through. I had trouble selling it along and ended up trading to the local painter's union president (a tenant) it for getting the stairs and hallways painted in my building.

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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.

They looked pretty exotic in the day. Either low slung or the illusion of it. The rear suicide doors were cute. They did come with a 460, I'm guessing the 430 was more common. Weighed about 6000 lbs.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

From the interweb:
Ford introduced the 460 V8 in 1968 in the Lincoln Continental Mark III coupe. The 460 delivered a solid 365 HP and a healthy 485 lb-ft of torque. Ford designed it as a luxury car engine, and in the Lincoln, it delivered smooth power and effortless cruising.

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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.