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Hello fellow classic enthusiasts. I don't really know where to start but I'm 16 and new to this forum and more so the world of classic Mercedes. This is my 1975 Caledonia Green (pretty rare color I think) Mercedes-Benz 240D. I picked up this old 240D in April of 2016. It's my first car, and I have a great deal of plans for it which I hope to post the progress of on this forum. The plan is to redo the paint (but in the original color), work out some sort of air suspension setup (preferably Air Lift Performance since I want this Merc to be a performance vehicle not just to sit in parking lot meets but also have the ability to air out when I want), and largest of all... a M116/117 V8 swap. I've seen it done before on this forum and it didn't look impossible to replicate. Stoke8v8 is the one who did it, hopefully he can guide me with my swap. I know some of you may be thinking "oh well that car has enough power to propel itself", it honestly doesn't (well I don't think). And the most reasonable motor that will go into the W115 for my needs seems to be the M116/117 (preferably a 5.5 liter M117 out of an old 560).
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Very nice car mate. Look after the old girl and she will offer you loads of fun!
Cheers
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Welcome to the best forum you will find.
Looks like you are from New Jersey.
I was looking at a W114 and W115 just yesterday.
Very differently modified than your route, but both those cars were rescued rather than scrapped.
Take a look at the last page of my build thread in my signature below for the W114
My parents had one of these years ago in 230 petrol format.
Yours is really a rather special colour and I love it.
I hope you will have much pleasure from it over a long time, and do remember this, you will regret selling it a long time after the pleasure of a noisy modern replaces it, so try hold on to it as long as you can, and then a little longer.
PS. Now you just need a set of European skinny front and rear bumpers.
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Last Edit: May 15, 2016 5:23:49 GMT by grizz
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May 15, 2016 17:49:22 GMT
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Welcome to the best forum you will find. Looks like you are from New Jersey. I was looking at a W114 and W115 just yesterday. Very differently modified than your route, but both those cars were rescued rather than scrapped. Take a look at the last page of my build thread in my signature below for the W114 My parents had one of these years ago in 230 petrol format. Yours is really a rather special colour and I love it. I hope you will have much pleasure from it over a long time, and do remember this, you will regret selling it a long time after the pleasure of a noisy modern replaces it, so try hold on to it as long as you can, and then a little longer. PS. Now you just need a set of European skinny front and rear bumpers. Thanks man, these W114/115's are rather rare and my dad had one in his youth so we just had to get this one. I'm a fan of the 6 cylinder thick front bumpers, not really fond of the skinny front bumpers. Going to make this old Merc heavily American muscle influenced, almost as if its a 1975 rendition of an E63 AMG with no plan in selling it. |
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vitessetony
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 114
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May 15, 2016 18:55:56 GMT
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I like the sound of that! Good luck with the project i'll be watching keenly  |
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brc76
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May 15, 2016 19:20:35 GMT
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Howdy, these are a great first, second or any number car. I like the vision of a amg version, there are lots of wheel options, and they also look good with Porsche gas burner rims.
I'm up in Massachusetts and run a w108 as a daily. Keep using it and be sympathetic towards it and it'll keep on going.
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is,sit
Part of things
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May 15, 2016 20:31:12 GMT
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cool as  |
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Stoke8v8
Part of things
Megasquirt M117
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swap is doable, but I'm $11,900 deep into my $2,500 car at this point.
get a hopped up 2.8 twin cam. that's your best bet.
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76' 240D M117
91' M3 S54
88' M3 S54
87' 325i M54 ZHP
91' 850/6
04' Vespa 200GT
89' 325i coupe eBay turbo project
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So today I decided to finally bolt my rear shocks into place as they weren't before. Was a pretty simple job, two 17mm bolts on each side and it's in. Afterwards me and my dad went on drive to test out these new shocks (Bilsteins) up in the mountains behind our house and I came to realize it'd be a an unnessecary hassle and almost a shame to switch to air suspension because this handles so well the way it is. Dare I even say on par or better than our previous car ('14 Subaru STi). This saving would also be a nice chunk towards the engine swap aswell, which is a nice help. P.S.- we may be purchasing a 190E 2.3 so that'll be a fun journey aside my 240D.
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brc76
RR Helper
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May 17, 2016 13:09:02 GMT
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Thought the 190 drive train would be intended for the 240 for a second!
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Aug 15, 2016 21:05:57 GMT
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Haven't said anything in a couple months so thought I'd come back on here and give an update. After doing much more research on the M117 swap I think it'd be best if i switched routes and went for the M103/M104 straight 6. I've seen that the 6's have more aftermarket support and fit better into the W115. Still not 100% but it does seem like the more practical route to take. Probably going to rip the motor out of a 300E then later put a GM trans behind (most likely a TH350/400). I hope I can get the ball rolling around September/October on this swap.
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79cord
Posted a lot
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Aug 16, 2016 11:57:17 GMT
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Sounds like a cheaper/more practical/plentiful drivetrain option to escape the effects of '70's emission/power strangulation. Hopefully organ donor can help in many areas.
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