My friend got the motor in the car while I was at work today, nice little surprise
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Damn! You work fast, looks and sounds great!
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Got hood back on.
Took this picture at a show, which was its first legit worry-free drive after the swap.
In order to have it looking better for the show, I worked on my spoiler and gave it a 1-day paint job. Turned out okay, obviously better than before, but I'm going to make it nicer later.
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First wash since the swap
Got some custom badges, says 'night release.' They're fridge magnets
Then I drove next to this guy, he gave me the thumbs up and we cruised together for about 15 miles on the freeway. Sorry the pic is kinda bad, I didn't take it
Finally, today, this guy parked next to me and I stared until he left, questioning what I've done with this thing. I really really didn't want to slam this thing so hard. lol
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Man this is an awesome build, I love how you've been cleaning it up and keeping it period correct you've got a beautiful old Benz!
How is the SEL to drive? I imagine it's a little boaty but is it any fun? It's a fairly analog car so I 'd imagine the inputs aren't completely numb or anything.
Keep up the good work!
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Oh good progress has been made hereLucas
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Originally posted by 19birel View PostMan this is an awesome build, I love how you've been cleaning it up and keeping it period correct you've got a beautiful old Benz!
How is the SEL to drive? I imagine it's a little boaty but is it any fun? It's a fairly analog car so I 'd imagine the inputs aren't completely numb or anything.
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Rust treatment and paint all done. Luckily the painter is skilled enough that he could spot everything in instead of painting one or both quarter panels.
Glass is also in...
Absolutely 100% unbelievable difference in the way the car looks. Can't wait to see it in the bright sunlight.4 Cars, 0 Cupholders
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Well, looks like I'll be driving the car in a 'winter wonderland' scenario tomorrow - expecting at least 4 inches of snow and the car is still at my work. Don't worry, I'm bringing my real camera.
Also, I was clearing my phone out today and found this cold start video. This was from the morning after I drove the car home, after the engine swap was done.
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