Chase's 73' Merc w108 Build Thread

[Bacardicj151]

Any updates ?

[glor2963]

16" 3 pieces

I enjoy BMW's (your E90), but I mainly love old mercs (my first three cars were Mercs). I am genuinely excited to see how this turns out. Come the end of the month I'll be searching for a W108, W114, W115, or another W123 to fix up. I miss my Mercedes days.

BTW does it have conventional rear suspension, or SLS?

Hi:

I have these rims in my W126 sec .I have w108 steering wheels on the same W126 .
But ,the most wanted thing is your W108 4.5 .

[Schmaudi]

I've been so busy with my new job and working on this thing that I've been neglecting forums in general. I poke around from time to time but no where near what I used to. If you want to follow my my build and our builds at work follow me on Instagram @cdkieke.

My build has taken a radical turn since I started my new job at a hot rod/restoration shop. I'm learning more than I could ever imagine, and learning from a very talented individual.

First off I chopped my front end off.



I wasn't completely satisfied with it and I plan to do something more factory looking. But I am not to that point just yet.

I've also since completely gutted the car of all wiring, motor, and mechanical bits. The engine bay has been completely shaved/redesigned for the small block Chevy being swapped into it.





















I'll try to update this thread more regularly.

[CubbyChowder]

Damn dude, I bet that new job is an invaluable resource for your skills. I look forward to seeing part 2 of this build. Keep it up

[KarlC]

Amazing work, thx for posting !

I sent you a PM about your steering wheel.

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[A4crn]

Good stuff, I'm glad you're finding time to work on this !!

[Bystrov]

Meh, chevy engine in a classy car is wrong... u can pick up a totaled amg at COPART, for a few grand and strip it and put a modern day engine from a newer benz if you got that far. chevy motor, in a benz, i dunno, its white trashy....

take notes..

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z0_Y_yPXa0"]1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 vs. 2012 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG - CAR and DRIVER - YouTube[/ame]

[Bystrov]

this is a very sweet build thou!

[Schmaudi]

Update!

Been hard at it. I was out of commission for about 3 weeks with a knee injury, but still got quite a bit done since I posted last.

The bodywork in the engine bay is nearly finished. Just a few spots that I had to weld on need some attention but it's getting there.











In between everything I've been bead blasting any parts I think I may be using an getting them primed.

This is some of them. I love having a blast cabinet



And lastly I finally dug into redoing the front end. I had been procrastinating the living shit out of this. Thankfully it went smooth and I am much more happy with the results this time around.

The first time it took me like 200 hrs, including bodwork, or something like that lol. I put in 2 full days this weekend and all that's let before its ready for bodywork is finish around the grill surround. Sigh, live and learn.

My ace in the hole was a front lower valance from a 70 Mach1 Mustang. The center section will be removable and separate from the fenders.

[mike-81-240d]

Glad to see you're still working on her!

[LCG]

Looks a lot better!

[Schmaudi]

Got my new pedals all mocked up (note third pedal, heh). pedals are from a Subaru BRZ and I used a portion of a crash bar from a 350z as the mount/support for the pedals.



I was going to stick the booster in the wheel well but after mocking everything up it was just to close for comfort. So I opted to make a 90 degree under dash setup instead. I just need to finish up the linkage, mount the clutch master, and add the return springs/stops for the pedals. It's been a bit of a mind fuck getting the pedals right. Lol



I have been a bunch of other tasks that I should be wrapping up here shortly but I can only go so far without the motor. The motor, yeah about that.... Had a serious change of heart and will be throwing an inline 6 in it. I just love the simplicity of a nice clean looking I6, And I dont need a ton of power so I'd prefer to stay NA.

Have a few different options I have been looking at..

L28 with triple webers or ITBS
2jz
Or maybe something bmw

I would look at something mercedes but there isn't jackshit for anything with manual trans that I can find. If you have any realistic ideas throw them out there. Maybe there's something I am missing. Cheers.

[Schmaudi]

Another little update, I cleaned out the inside real good and scuffed all of the floor panels. I used por15 in some areas, and then undercoated everything other than a few spots that I needed to do a bit more work on.

Final finish will be paint over the undercoating leaving a nice speckle finish.

[Yezzz]

Somehow I think an toyota UZ engine would fit this car quite well... A nice v8 with lots of torque... And a lot cooler than an American v8 in my opinion.

[L_O_O_M]

Any updates?