What's the point? Go get a big block chevy.

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Swapping things depends on your comfort level. For me switching drivetrains is a pain and switching things electrical is very, very easy.

Plus in an interior swap you will find the door panels will accept almost anything Mercedes could throw at them. The degree of complication would be equal the original level of the car; going up is harder, but going down is really rather easy.

Again, it just all depends on what your strengths are.

No you would have to re engineer the entire car. The transmission and all the traction aides, along with probably the suspension talk to each other. If the engine doesn't talk nothing will work.

You have to think of modern cars as complete systems, of which the motor is only a small part.

They are cheap now just buy a good one.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I talked to my Indie about it today. Its a 2002 non turbo. the present owner has $7000 in repairs and just bought it. Lovely looking car though....

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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.

This one looks tasty:
quattroworld.com Forums: FS: 2005 Mercedes S600 in full BEAST MODE, 59K mi, black/tan, warranty included

Bruce M. always seems to have decent cars, iirc he used to advertise here.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

You got that right. If it were not for the ABC suspension, I would still own my bi-turbo 600. I just couldn't go for more than a few months without throwing thousands on the suspension.

Other than the suspension, the issues were not that bad. The bi-turbo engine is amazing. I keep looking at buying an SL65 but the ABC flashbacks keep me at bay.

Can't you just swap out the ABC for regular springs and shocks?

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

There are kits that defeat the computer system.

Don't forget to add sway bars.

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