///KarzN****///: '52 Mercedes-Benz 170 SB W191

It looks very good! Almost as good as if he'd kept the body stock! I like the idea of rodding one of these.

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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.

Thank (insert deity of choice) that it doesn't have a small block chevy hacked in. Hard to tell from such a short piece but looks quite artfully done. Kudos to the builder.

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90 300TE 4-M
Turbo 103, T3/T04E 50 trim
T04B cover .60 AR
Stage 3 turbine .63 AR
A2W I/C, 40 LB/HR
MS2E, 60-2 Direct Coil Control
3" Exh, AEM W/B O2
Underdrive Alt. and P/S Pulleys,
Vented Rear Discs, .034 Booster.
3.07 diffs 1st Gear Start

90 300CE 104.980
Milled & ported head, 10.3:1 compression
197° intake cam w/20° advancer
Tuned CIS ECU
4° ignition advance
PCS TCM2000, built 722.6
600W networked suction fan
Sportline sway bars
V8 rear subframe, Quaife ATB 3.06 diff

I've had a chance to look at a 170 very similar to that one up close and they are quite small....along the lines of a 34 Ford...perhaps smaller. i don't think a mouse would fit. A miata motor would be more appropriate.

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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 have a '50 170d you could do the same thing with, anybody interested?

-c-

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Ide probably only do a fenderless pickup rod out of one, cutting the sedan in half and closing the back off would be easy, so only a parts car that everyone turned their back on would be suitable.

and of course a 617 with a stick -or a lighter 602

35-47 ford frame, there are about 4 different style hood sides, some have vertical louvers like the 33-4 ford, some are horizontal like the 36 chevy

Whats it powered buy ,the imagination of an inspired AMG hp gremlin under the hood is coming to mind.

@panzzer Both the 170s and 170v were available as pickups formo the factory. Best place to find them these days is Argentina.

http://www.rmsothebys.com/images/lots/medium/LF13/LF13_r251_01.jpg

I was thinking that was an excellent choice of motor for that project. An S54 might have been better but oh well.

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

It's a 3.0, 200 hp Alpha Romeo V6. In the text at the bottom.

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

Reminds me of Randy Durrance and his modded 6.3. RIP, Randy.

That sounds nice! the stock 170s weighs about 2700# or so according to the interweb,

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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.

Interesting that he chose an Alfa Romeo engine over an array of smaller displacement Mercedes engines. I wonder if there was some type of underhood packaging limitation that made the Alfa the best choice, or perhaps he had an old Alfa engine laying around.

I think all the mercedes v6 engines are computer controlled. The alfa motor might even be carburated so much simpler to put to work.

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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.

the whole car looks like it was sliced right down thru the top and widened 6" to me