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RonB
RonB


Joined: 05/17/2010

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Mercedes-Benz 280SE "my merc "
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Mercedes-Benz 280SE "my merc "

 
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Drivetrain:

merc W126 suspension with ABS and SLS . LSD rear end .

M100 V8 engine 6.9 liter from a W116 450SEL mercedes.Will be basically stock with 300HP and 428ftlb torque . 


Chassis:
mercedes W126 Chassis Floor pan. 
Wheels & Tires:
Stock mercedes alloys (7x16) 
Body:
2k paint  in Mercedes Anthracite mettalic.
Interior:
In the past few months I have  scored a complete interior from a Euro 500SEL Mercedes which had the rare 4 bucket seat option .Only 40  of these cars were ever fitted with these. it's deep red leather and has four heated electric seats. 

 no it's not a 280SE it's a 220SE.. in fact a 1962 Merc coupe. This old car is really rusty underneath having been...

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interior starting point

original interior

Chassis rust

Just an indication of the chassis rust underneath.

More rust

original engine

Ultra high tech in 1959,the mechanical injection fuel injected engine was pretty powerful for 2.2 liter

last time the old car was on the road.

Donor car

420 SEL with blown engine ....It pays to use oil.

No roof!!

i paid for this donor by ebaying all the superfluous bodywork.

Wheels

i will be using these wheels to keep the finished car looking sedate

Inspiration

An Autoschiede (DE) version of a W111 cabrio mounted on a W126 chassis .

THE ENGINE !

Teuton Muscle in the form of a M100 6.9 liter.

 
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Progress... - i have started to trim the unwanted peices from the Floor pan and the coupe body. To do this sort of Job to a car in Australia you must obtain permission from the government.. Communism is alive and well here. To get this permission you must hire an engineer to submit the proposal to build. i picked a friggen Dud. The governemt knocked me back and until i can reach the department involved to see what their problem is ,I am stuck with my car half finished. I refuse to get stressed .... Check out the latest pics of the work involved. Read More...
More parts arrived - After a long search i finally found a trans for this project. It's because i have a Mercedes engine ,an M100 6.9 liter which uses it's own beefed up unit. I thought of other units but the cost factor outweighed any advantage..LOL! Read More...
The start - Imported W111 Coupe,very rusty underneath but complete . Read More...
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kastoo
12-21-2010 8:36 AM
I saw that link..man they ought to call you the Merc Mod Man! Got any Merc veggie oil projects?
RonB
10-14-2010 8:12 PM
Hi kastoo,Not at this point in the project (which is held up because another for someone else.) but fitting later engines into mercedes of this vintage is very easy because the later automatic trans are physically smaller than the original DB automatics. The biggest issue is the size of the drive shaft,ther original is small in diameter and fits through a tunnel in the floor pan,a later shaft won't fit so the trear of the tunnel needs to be swapped for a later version with a bigger tunnel . it's not difficult,just time consuming. heres one I did last week. http://picasaweb.google.com.au/mercmad6.3/MarcusW111M117Swap
kastoo
10-14-2010 7:26 PM
Did you jave to make room for that tranny hump?
hechtspeed
05-17-2010 10:16 AM
Welcome! That is gonna be a sweet ride!
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