I am swapping the engine from a 2001 C320 into my 1969 280SL. I am commited to the project, and have a complete wrecked donor car. I know it will physically fit, but the difficulty seems to be adapting the modern electronics into a simple (antique) chassis. There will be no ABS, traction contol, etc. I need to be able to feed the engine "on", "ignition", and "start" and have it run and drive.

I know this can be done, there is a company in Germany that does it, and another company that makes a beatuiful 300SL replica using this engine. Unfortunately none of these guys will reveal any secrets.

Help will be greatly appreciated, and will further what I think is a great project.

Thanks,
John in Knoxville