Zhe Gestapo Cruiser - W124 Benz

[loekaaz]

lol, no

but I think I'm going to try a 3.0-24v swap. Those make 220 HP stock, instead of a measly 166HP of the 2.6 12v (prob. 90HP in its current condition ) And it still lets me use the CIS-E system. Not that I like that, but its saves me a lot of trouble of swapping the complete wiring which u need with an M104 3.2-24v swap.

[fpsthomas]

Have you found a nice engine yet?

[loekaaz]

3.0 appeared to be a dead end:

a piece of piston ring caused a lot of damage to cylinder no. 6 and black sludge took its toll on the camshaft





Going for 'coffee table status':



camshaft:






so now I have to find another engine, as this one isn't gonna fly. Luckily for me, I got this one for free as it came with the parts car (which I bought for the interior, wheels and some electronic bits 'n pieces)

Fingers crossed I might find a nice 3.6 Brabus engine...

[fpsthomas]

They are working now,, good luck woth the cleening

[loekaaz]

ohw. Probably because i took the links from the Dutch w124club-thread.

gimme a minute...


EDIT: How 'bout now?

[FluidMotorUnion]

Looking awesome so far!

...Although the pictures in today's update aren't loading.

[loekaaz]

Made some progress in the last couple of days;

Fixed the adapter plate of the engine stand. (It was Mopar/Chev only)


After that, I took the "Engine hoist++" to lift it up on the stand. Note how it starts bending, as it struggles to hold up with the heavy traight-six...


So I removed most of the bolt-on's to save some weight.



Aaaaaaaannd you'll end up with this... (so much cleaning up ahead... )


Next up is the removal of the cylinder head. I have to determine if I'll go for a full-rebuild of not.

Let's hope the financial Gods are going to spare me this time....

[loekaaz]

Although I'm a BMW E28 driver, I have to say this car looks very very good! Those EVO rims definitely makes the car prettier!

looks great, sub'd!

thats a hell of a way to remove a motor ! whatever works. in to see the rest lookin good already.

Thanks guys!

Finaly got the engine stand plate ready and up to size of the bell housing. Now I can finally lift it up in the engine stand and clean this dirty bitch.

Also, I almost have my dad convinced to get a 2-column car lift. Makes my work a lot easier and saves costs on future maintenance with the rest of the cars. Sweeeeet!

I'll keep you guys updated!

[SD202]

thats a hell of a way to remove a motor ! whatever works. in to see the rest lookin good already.

[Marsss]

looks great, sub'd!

[RobinBMWE28]

Although I'm a BMW E28 driver, I have to say this car looks very very good! Those EVO rims definitely makes the car prettier!

[loekaaz]

Took the 3.0 out of the 300E parts car today. I'm going to rebuild the engine if it's any good after ±290.000 km. So I will probably go for new bearings, piston rings, bolts, gaskets etc.

I got a lot of help and knowledge from my brother-in-law. Who used to be an BMW, Viper and Chevy racing engine engineer. So his presence was very useful. (He worked on a couple of engine swaps like that maaaaaad British E46 V10 M3: https://bimmerpower.wordpress.com/20...46-v10-e60-m5/ ).

Pic of the removal


please take note that I've done this only once before (and that wasn't my car). So I was pretty excited today when we finished

Oh, and using standard engine hoists is sooooo 2012...

[loekaaz]

Cool wheels! But i think these aren't the original EVO wheels because the original ones are 8,25J. The original EVO wheels doenst fit on a normal w124.

But still like them under your ride!

I know these aren't THE evo II wheels. But they are Typ EVO II wheels, also original MB and came as an option on W201 16v's and the 500E. And still... I would even pay this price for just the tyres alone

[Twannnd]

Cool wheels! But i think these aren't the original EVO wheels because the original ones are 8,25J. The original EVO wheels doenst fit on a normal w124.

But still like them under your ride!

[Blackmk3]

Yo Laus! Welcome! when can we expect your intro-thread??!!

As soon as the Golf is low enough