Yet another 6.3 racer!! .
http://youtu.be/XibtV_Jj3XY
http://youtu.be/mSjidFV-aGE

a bit of computer gimmickry..

And a real 6.3 racer,nearly a decade ago..
Youngtimer MB 300 SEL 6.3 W109, Super Sound; Zakspeed Escort MkI; "back pages" - YouTube

not exactly worthless, i'd love to get my hands on a spare euro m110 but i certainly don't want to pay for the shipping!

this thread is amazing, keep it alive with updates! most of the mods i've done are aesthetic only, very jealous of you guys with the knowledge and the means to make serious engine upgrades, keep it up! anyone have any more pics? that AMG styled w114/w115 is beautiful!

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)

How about SonderBenz (SB) = Special Benzes in German

So does my 1950 170 gas engine with later diesel engine qualify?

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Oh, I thought you meant worthless as in a bad engine. I understand you now!

You bet it does!

Really, no one snatched up that euro M110? Maybe I should brainstorm with my mechanic and see what he thinks...hmmmm, may be cheaper than rebuilding my Solex carb Keep in touch if there are still not bites on that euro engine...it's complete right (I seem to remember it being so when I asked about it months ago)?

BTW weren't those W117 V8s the ones that fit into the W114/115 chassis as long as you have the front crossmember? If I had the parts/knowledge that'd make for a great hotrod.

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'74 280C - gone to a new home for the finishing it deserves.
'64 356SC
'74 914 2.0

That is what I am going to do with my 250C if I can ever find a W117 V8.

Sub frame of a W114 is the same as a W107 so if you can find an M117 V8 which came out of a W107 v8, it will have the correct oil pan and manifolds to fit. If anyone wants an M117 4.5 oil pan, hit me up. I have one lying around somewhere that I'll probably unload on ebay soon.

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I have a Federal 300D with a four speed manual out of a 240D. Do I qualify?

I like cars that maintain a more or less factory appearance that have been modified in ways that make them better/more practical to the owner.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Only if it s a 5 speed slopeback trans ..ha ha
I'd like to fit a close ratio 6 speed to my 300 D. First is a bit high and at 60mph it feels like it could push another gear easily. Mine has 3.6-1 diff.
I am putting together a W110 station wagon with a 240D OM6xx which I am swapping the manual out and fitting a automatic. i will running 15" W123 taxi rims and possibly a W108 280S diff to gear it up from 4.10-1 diff. That will give me 4 wheel discs so i can tow a heavy trailer without problems.

Are there any other engines that would easily fit that would be a substantial performance increase?

560 M117 .
almost a bolt in fit .

Hi all,

I have now installed the 5.0 M117 engine with 5 speed manual tran in my '62 W111 coupe. Some time ago a friend shot some videos of my car with his I-phone. In the three first links I'm presenting an explaining what I did on the car, and on the three last links we're driving in it. The last one is a 0-100mph video. I did not go crazy on the clutch nor in the shifts as all this is still a bit new an I don't want to grenade anything. But basically I shift in 2nd at 40mph, in third a 60mph (7s) and third is taking us up to 100mph (17s). I guess I will do better when the car is finished tuning and when I'm more confident with the transmission to shift harsher. I still have two more gears and I have no idea of the top speed yet!

Dimitri is amazing with metal work and he helped me swap the bigger transmission tunnel to accomodate the new transmission.

These videos were taken just litter after the swap and a lot of Megasquirt tuning was still going on.

Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/user/stricht8#p/u/5/N_h3yTLapLE

http://www.youtube.com/user/stricht8#p/u/4/nuOeRekbJoc

http://www.youtube.com/user/stricht8#p/u/3/ShAdlPIZ4Dk

http://www.youtube.com/user/stricht8#p/u/2/ziYdRxeDxuI

http://www.youtube.com/user/stricht8#p/u/1/wmG_xcX62E0

http://www.youtube.com/user/stricht8#p/u/0/je5Fd6nzuK8

Since then, quite a lot of work has gone it the tuning and the car now works really well and is very fast. I was able to find some AMG technical info specifying that Their 5.0 needs Bosh W7DC spark plugs. My engine is close to theirs as I have used AMG replica camshafts and a tri-Y exhaust manifold system with no cats. So I fitted a set of these spark plugs and it works well.

I had to replace the 3.5 D-jet injectors by a set of 4.5 D-jet injectors so as to be able to use the vacuum actuated fuel pressure regulator and be able to tune Megasquirt a bit better. The system is now in its final configuration and ready for a Dyno tuning session. I will do that when I'm back from mission, may be sometime in December.

Unfortunately, the 3.27 LSD rear end that I had rebuilt has now developed some (a lot of) pinion backlash. I guess I did not sit the races properly and now it all needs to be readjusted. That was my first rear end rebuild, I guess this is how one learns and gains experience. The back U-joint of the prop shaft also has developed quite some play. The car still drives OK, but it's not pleasant. So I unearthed another 3.27 rear end I had (non LSD) and opened it. All bearings and races looked fine in the differential and the spider pin had no play in the diff carrier so I just cleaned everything, replaced all seals as well as the left wheel roller bearing, fitted new grease and a 6.3 sliding joint i had in reserve with a good sliding sleeve, i also replaced the center bearing on a spare prop shaft I had which has good U-joints. i'm now left with painting all this and fitting it in the car. I will then check my LSD 3.27 and may be use it in my Pagoda 5.6 project though I'm planning to go with a 2.85 on that one for now.

At this occasion I will also replace the center heavy duty compesating spring with a normal/softer one as I feel the suspension is a bit too stiff in the back. i will also try to get a bit of negative camber. The compensating spring swap may take care of that. If not, I will have to see what I can do with the center mount: the one I have is harder shore which is good to keep the center arm from moving around, but it also keeps it a bit higher than original. I already have the thinnest shims on the suspension springs.

The good news is that the home-made reinforced hybrid 4speed V8/5speed L6 transmission is working really great and smooth, and is handling the power and torque with no problems.

That's all for now.

Holy **** those videos were the best possible way to start my Sunday! Thanks mate! You've done an incredible thing there.