A 1977 or later exhaust manifold will bolt right up, then install the later exhaust system and you are good to go. BTDT (almost, '75 block in a '78 SLC). Yes - the manual HVAC would be a really nice plus - worth changing the exhaust manifold and system for IMHO.
On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 6:23 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 75 is the absolute pinnacle of worstness. 76 isn’t much better. Underhood > temperatures due to the retrofitted cats destroys anything rubber, meaning > the 100 or so (yeah, I’m exaggerating) little bits of rubber fuel line tend > to deteriorate and leak, often leading to an inferno. > > -D > > > On Jun 29, 2022, at 6:00 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Either 74-75, or 75-76 are the worst years ever for 107 cars. Run away. > > > > Rick > > > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Sent: June 29, 2022 4:51 PM > > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Cc: astr...@fastmail.fm > > Subject: [MBZ] Runs on starting fluid - 74 450SL - $2,500 > > > > Extra 2 in price. > > > > > https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/cto/d/chicago-74-benz-convertible-hard-top/7502707112.html > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://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
