Using Babefish, I was about to gather that:
- They started with a 1965 Mercedes W111 and a 1989 W126 560SEC.
- The project took 1,000 man hours.
- Donor parts from a 300SEL 6.3: Rear axle, front brakes.
Complete photo gallery here.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Mercedes W111 / 560SEC engine swap
Here is an insane engine swap project featured in the German car site Chromjuwelen.
Using Babefish, I was about to gather that:
Complete photo gallery here.
Using Babefish, I was about to gather that:
Complete photo gallery here.
We had a 300SEL6.3 rear end in our red Bolwell plus a number of different ratios. It's a bit strange (to me anyway) being independent on one side only, but it worked really well. A little bit complicated for me especially when you're trying to get all those needle rollers squeezed in when doing a rebuild.
ReplyDelete@John L: It seems like 6.3 parts were used quite often in other cars. How many 6.3s were produced? There couldn't have been that many. What kind of rear ends did Bolwells normally come with?
ReplyDeleteThe Nagaris started life with 8" Ford live axles. A few have changed to Jag IRS and there are some who have updated to 9" with discs.
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