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This is offensive and rude to the owner of this car.
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Haha, the plywood starter reminds me of my brother's project car. We had to drive over plywood, then a 2x4, then we could get the jack under
I'd slap a 1/4" skiplate on it and some air bags. You definitely don't want to starve oil on a diesel. I think it looks good though
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ive been a little busy lol
Untitled by traciespivey71, on Flickr Started tearing down the old motor and pressure washed the bay today 75 240d tear down by traciespivey71, on Flickr 75 240d tear down by traciespivey71, on Flickr 75 240d tear down by traciespivey71, on Flickr 75 240d tear down by traciespivey71, on Flickr 75 240d tear down by traciespivey71, on Flickr 75 240d tear down by traciespivey71, on Flickr 75 240d tear down by traciespivey71, on Flickr 75 240d tear down by traciespivey71, on Flickr |
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Dude, yer da man! Slam it on down heah! Great progress!
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1968 230S Automatic, Elfenbein 1975 O309D Executive Westfalia Camper Bus, Blau/ Weiss 1972 280SEL 4,5 Dunkelrot 1966 VW Type 34 "Grosser" Karmann-Ghia 1963 VW 1500 Variant Pearlweiss 1969 VW Variant Automatic, Perugruen 1971 VW Squareback Automatic, Clementine Orange 2001 E320 4Matic Wagon- Our belated welcome to the 21st century! Polar White 1973 280SEL 4,5 Sliding Roof "The Bomb", Dunkelblau. |
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Personally, I think it is great that you are keeping that w115 on the road. Your car gets infinitely more attention than my own, so kudos to you. Engine swaps are part of owning an old car, and you have every right to swap in any engine you can get to fit. Hopefully we can avoid any "hate" in the technical forums and leave that for Open Discussion. Thanks for keeping us posted.
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1968 220D, w115, /8, OM615, Automatic transmission. My 1987 300TD wagon was sold and my 2003 W210 E320 wagon was totaled (sheds tear). |
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Sled
Afterward, the right paint job will make a big difference in looks. IMHO
A diamond in the rough ! Keep on customizing !
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No hate here, Bro. I'd love to have an MB 4-door of that vintage that ran......
I learned to drive in a new '69 220D my folks owned. Whatcha got there as a new powerplant? The valve covers look like the covers on my '02 Ford 7.3 liter PSD, but that's a gasser of a big-block V8 something? |
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Its a 5.0 from a mustang converted to carb it a stout little motor
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Bah, go for a 6.3 with air suspension!!!
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1968 230S Automatic, Elfenbein 1975 O309D Executive Westfalia Camper Bus, Blau/ Weiss 1972 280SEL 4,5 Dunkelrot 1966 VW Type 34 "Grosser" Karmann-Ghia 1963 VW 1500 Variant Pearlweiss 1969 VW Variant Automatic, Perugruen 1971 VW Squareback Automatic, Clementine Orange 2001 E320 4Matic Wagon- Our belated welcome to the 21st century! Polar White 1973 280SEL 4,5 Sliding Roof "The Bomb", Dunkelblau. |
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Actually, I had an '82 'beater' W123 240D with a very tired engine I considered dropping a small-block Ford V8 into. The Ford engine probably weighs less than the original diesel 4. BUT -
I wonder how the rear-end drivetrain on these cars will stand up to the extra power. And on the W115, there are a pair of diagonal braces coming off the firewall that will probably need to 'go away'. I wonder how critical those are, considering that extra power. Happy Motoring, Mark
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I don't think those diagonal braces are too critical, because I believe they are removed in some (all?) of the w114 6 cylinder cars.
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You must have smooth roads where you drive. I was given a W114 280 E 10 years ago which had those hitachi springs too. It was undriveable and got stuck in my driveway....
I fitted stock W115 200 gas springs in it which lifted it slightly but made it legal and useable . A ford into a W1`15 isn't a new thing,it's been done plenty of times before and works well because the oil pan is in the right place and it's very narrow.Not much of a power boost over 240 D though.... A 1969 Mercedes 220D W115 V8, sold by Californiaclassix.com! |
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