SWEET car! The first one with the loss of traction on wet pavement reminds me of my MGA with the Olds 215 V8 - LOTS of fun. Congratulations on your part of the conversion (BTDT, know the work and time involved).
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 8:56 PM, <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks. The car needs more bodywork so it'll be a while before it's > painted. I have to repair the nose as well. > > It has a 560 engine mated to a 5 speed manual getrag tranny. The > challenge was finding an appropriate bell housing so my friend sourced an > ultra rare AMG bell housing which allowed that M117 engine to bolt up to > the getrag. > > My role in all this was welding the appropriate flange to the driveshaft, > fabricating the exhaust downpipes, modifying throttle linkages, and helping > to modify the pedal assembly. It truly is a dream to drive. > Here are some videos of the car in action: > > http://youtu.be/KD8ulV5ohKc > > http://youtu.be/dN5MZ99hsOU > > > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 2012 Passat TDI DSG 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager 1957 C182A _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
