Glad to see someone else doing swaps using MB engines. I have a 53 F100 that I swapped in a 617 from a 81 300SD and love it. Here's a link to my gallery on FTE with quite a few build pics: http://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displayalbum.php?&userid=308002&albumid=19458
Are you planning to swap the rear-end gears? That truck with a six cyl and 4 speed should have 4:11 gears, that'll be quite low for highway running. I'm running 3.25s in my truck.
Also check out the pic for another idea for connecting the driveshaft to the MB trans.

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If it's not diesel, it's not in my stable!
53 F100 617.951/auto
95 Dodge 3500 Cummins/5 speed service truck

Hey,,,,,,,,,,, have you gott a few screws loose??
just kidding, Hey that looks like North Tx in the background, why dont you stop by next weekend and shove this spare sd moter in my 37GMC I have been plannin,,,,, i 'll spring for a case of LoaNstar beer!

You're my hero! Looks good so far.

This is the PERFECT time to install a block heater, VNT, and 3" exhaust. Possibly also a 120Amp ALX129 alternator

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I see the flex plate and the center bearing. How are you going to mate this to the original straight axle in the rear? Are you going to fab up U-joints? If so, what about the center bearing? Of course if you transplant the MB rear and suspension that would make one cool IRS truck!

When I first saw the thread I figured that you would mate the 617 to the Chevy tranny somehow.

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Very nice!! Been thinking of doing something similar with a ford ranger myself.

Can be done with a 4x4 Labs kit.

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Can be done with a 4x4 Labs kit.----------- Dont make me laugh.

No kidding. I emailed the 4x4 labs guy before I started this and he said the kits weren't ready yet. So much for the press release...

Wow, that's really useful info. Great work! This pic especially gives me interesting ideas:

You're awesome. Source some MB seats and definitely use a MB shifter if possible.

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Actually one of the first things I did when I got this truck was swap out the rear end gears for a 3.07:1 setup.

According to this rear-end calculator (http://www.angelfire.com/fl/procrastination/rear.html) with 29.5 inch tires, 3.07:1 rear-end, in 1:1 top gear, I should be doing 68.6 mph at 2400 rpm, which is the torque peak for this motor. From what I've read about engines, the point of lowest break-sepcific fuel consumption usually occurs at the torque peak, so this setup should yield ideal mileage on the freeway!

[quote=cell;2070272]No kidding. I emailed the 4x4 labs guy before I started this and he said the kits weren't ready yet. So much for the press release...[/quote
They have "not ready yet' ever since people have thought of swapping a benz diesel into something else----Years. I happend to luck into all the stuff from a euro 309d, with a shifter mounted on the rear of the gearbox--truckstyle!

This is a cool project you are putting together.

Do a search on MERCEDESROVER, he is putting thse in his range Rover
and had made his own adapter plate. not sure is he is selling any kits.


Charlie

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Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

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Oh the joys of a front sump engine. looks like life would be much easier if the sump were in the rear...

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Actually I had to replace the oil pan before I even got the engine out of the mercedes. It was partially smashed and was leaking badly.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=237684

exactly. I'm working by myself, and the pipe was the only way I could keep the tranny lined up while moving the front of the engine around. I used 1/2" pipe and (I think) a 1" to 1/2" nipple and a 1" floor mount flange. The center bushing on the output shaft of the tranny fits inside the 1" to 1/2" nipple, so it works great.

if I had to do it again though, I would have bought a 48" piece of pipe, and not a 36" piece. As it was, 36" was just *barely* enough length to keep the pipe in the carrier bearing. If I had moved the engine forward another half inch, the pipe would slip out of the carrier bearing.