1975 Mercedes 200 5.0 V8

hi there, very good job waiting for the final results.\m/ Just a question , i own a Mercedes 200 M115.923 engine like yours before the swap.The engine is in very good condition but I've always wanted something more from it without compromise the reliability and keep it as original as it can be.Can i put a low boost turbo with the stock pistons rods etc ??I was planning something like yours in the early pages, carburator and blow through setup...tnx for your time

Keep up the good work!Most Respect to you!

So... Digging this up from the graveyard... Whats up here?

I've read through everything in the past 3 hours. and all I can say is awesome!!

Love this car! and the work done on it. I got myself a 74 230.4 w115 about 3 weeks ago. Love the car so far!!

I need my fix now... almost a year since the last post 0_o

Must say I know what you mean life and car wise... got 4 cars I'm currently fiddling with. only One of which is running. Well hopefully soon we will see some more awesome progress!

I'm back on the bandwagon with my swap after a two-year hiatus.

the picasa album is populated again.

going megasquirt 2 instead of CIS. engine fits perfectly with the pan, oil filter housing and mount arms from the R107 on the M117 E55 but when the trans is on the back, I run into a lot of clearance issues still.

want to scratch build headers -- have a lead on who you got your flanges from? would save me a lot of time creating a CAD file and having them laser cut here. (although a cad file would be excellent as well).

moving along though.

get going on yours again man! need competition!

perhaps I will PM Mr. S to see if he can post me a set of flanges (hell, I'd buy a dozen sets).

here's to hoping you get some time soon! it's been too long.

I am doing as much as I can, car is 35 miles away from my house now so its hard to find motivation sometimes, but I'll get there.

when I'm rolling around on M117 power, I'll be sure to guilt trip you into finishing your car

looking good....

any fitment problems besides the exhaust?

what bits are needed besides donor engine?

still thinking a straight 6 is a lot easier but a v8 is so much nicer for my currently engine-less W114

An update?! After all this time?!

New jobs and house moves to the other end of the country have meant that my projects have been on hold for a long while. It's taken time to sort out workshop facilities and get everything sorted out, but the ball is rolling once!

I've had a long time to think about my cars, and I'll be taking a slightly different direction with this one. For one, it'll be a more in-depth rebuild, not least because values of these cars have gone up quite a bit over the past few years, so it deserves a thorough restoration. Also, I've had this car 12 years. It's part of me!

There are other changes which I don't want to announce from the start. Mostly because I'm not 100% decided on some aspects, but also because I don't want to make big announcements before they're happening - you'll just have to bear with me!

As we're heading in a new direction with an in-depth restoration, I'll be starting a new thread and link back to this one for reference. The project is still a slow-burner but hopefully it'll be progressing a little more quickly than over the past couple of years!

New build thread can be found here!