nmna:
http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/cto/5901550946.html
nmna:
http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/cto/5901550946.html
Thats what I'm going to do for SWMBO's next Benz. She prefers the '70s models.
I dig that. In a different world, I'd buy that, drive it for a year, then swap in the manual trans and a LSx. Maybe a 6 liter with it punched out to 6.2... hehehe
That looks like a really well executed swap.
I'll say. A/C and everything. 5/7 would daily.
I like that a lot!
Do like.
That's cool. Also bonus points for what looks like a Pontiac aero coupe in the background.
At 3200 lbs. is a 350 enough?
In reply to 914Driver:
That's a bit less than stock C4 Corvette weight, and that engine is probably 250-300hp depending on its cam. So it may not be a screamer, but it should move pretty well.
914Driver wrote: At 3200 lbs. is a 350 enough?
There are an awful lot of trucks that combo that easily weight that much. They move along OK. Also, don't MBs tend to have pretty deep rear axel gearing? It's probably got in the neighborhood of 3.90/1 final drive, maybe even lower, it should go just fine.
My past experience with older MBs is that the chassis is easy to work on and pretty bullet proof, with reasonably priced parts, all expensive and difficult stuff is in the engine and drivetrain. Now this has the cheapest powertrain with a quality body wrapped around it.
3200 lbs is fairly light compared to what 350s have been put in. Plenty of trucks and SUVs had 350s and they weighted easily 5000 lbs or more.
914Driver wrote: At 3200 lbs. is a 350 enough?
If you're implying it could fit a larger engine, the answer is not without a lot of work. There's a reason manifolds are being used here, there's a steering box about where the collector on a shorty would be. All the 70s and 80s MBs were built around front sump inline engines, the crossmember and steering center link are in a really awkward spot for most American V8s, the factory V8 barely fits.
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