V8 Mercedes-Benz W124

[190Evan]

Oh and pics dont work anymore. Pls fix them

Use photobucket!

[loekaaz]

200-to-320 have the same body. (standard body)
400-420 have same body (though with a wider trans tunnel to fit the big v8 trans)
500's have same body as 400/420 (+wider fenders)

So thats also the reason why v8 W124 sportline/500E/E500 seats won't fit directly into regular w124's. The rails on the seats are narrower.

Oh and pics dont work anymore. Pls fix them

[190Evan]

I was under the impression that they had wider before I bought one and then I did, and the fenders are the same as the 300e fenders. The guy who said "V8 sucks" has most likely never had the luxury of daily driving one of these cars. It's amazing and I can't express enough how amazing it is having a hand built v8 over a machine built american LS motor.

[DoWant]

I think I might've dealt with the guy pouring oil in the pic. Damir?

[axelillo_PR]

Great info, now I want one

[KarlC]

That's a wikipedia page which can be edited by people like you and me. Technically it's still a debate, but if you ask the people who worked at Mercedes from 1992-1995 chances are they will tell you what I just told you, which is that the latter ones were made in house by Mercedes. The only reason they went to Porsche was because Mercedes did not have enough room for assembly, in fact Mercedes asked AMG before Porsche but AMG wouldn't have been able to produce them quick enough with their small building. Between 8 and 12 were completed daily. There is a reason for Wikipedia not being a credible source for research papers in school.

Yea lots of bits of wrong info about these rare cars out there, sorry you have been mislead, I've had 3 of them now so I've seen this before.

Maybe this will help from the Porsche Museum, all 500E / E500 where build 1990 - 1995 at the Porsche plant......

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[Rob&co]

I dont know any of this witch craft, BUT i do know it has the wider arches! I have a 89 300 e class right next to it and it sure is more flared out! lol


Ether way its not going anywhere lol... We had it for 4 years if it takes another 4 years to finish were okay with that

[Exami]

Just fukit and swap something else in it, it will be better than the MB's own stove :P

Sorry for me being so dick but i had to do it

[Zacne_4]

"there's nothing more expensive than a cheap mercedes."

Amen to this!

Had one, ended up buying second one just for parts... two wasn't enough to make one. Sold both in the end.


Good luck with your build OP, hopefully you'll get further than I did!

[mike-81-240d]

Nice W124, keep the build going, these cars will out live all of us.

Only the 500E / E500 where built by Porsche together with Mercedes, these are very rare cars, if you ever get a chance, owe one.

Also ....
- 400E / E420 don't have wider fenders, they are the same as all W124's only the 500E / E500 is a wide body.
- All 500E / E500 where built by Porsche together with Mercedes, not just some years.

More info here if you like ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_500E

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Here's a shot of my Black 500E, the one behind it is stock and has 590K miles on it with original motor and tranz.

That's a wikipedia page which can be edited by people like you and me. Technically it's still a debate, but if you ask the people who worked at Mercedes from 1992-1995 chances are they will tell you what I just told you, which is that the latter ones were made in house by Mercedes. The only reason they went to Porsche was because Mercedes did not have enough room for assembly, in fact Mercedes asked AMG before Porsche but AMG wouldn't have been able to produce them quick enough with their small building. Between 8 and 12 were completed daily. There is a reason for Wikipedia not being a credible source for research papers in school.

[KarlC]

this is an amazing Machine! Built by Porsche for Mercedes. The V8 is a factory option not some redneck swap bs.... Its diff




PS fuk the jap swapped v8 bs cuuzzo!

Incorrect. 400E's and E420's were built solely by Mercedes. Just because they have wider fenders then a 300E does not mean they were not built along side them on the assembly line.

Porsche assembled, and slightly modified the early run 500E's. Late runs, and '94 E500's were built by MB just like all of the other W124's. Moral of the story here is that a 400E was not built by Porsche.

Nice W124, keep the build going, these cars will out live all of us.

Only the 500E / E500 where built by Porsche together with Mercedes, these are very rare cars, if you ever get a chance, owe one.

Also ....
- 400E / E420 don't have wider fenders, they are the same as all W124's only the 500E / E500 is a wide body.
- All 500E / E500 where built by Porsche together with Mercedes, not just some years.

More info here if you like ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_500E

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Here's a shot of my Black 500E, the one behind it is stock and has 590K miles on it with original motor and tranz.

[mike-81-240d]

this is an amazing Machine! Built by Porsche for Mercedes. The V8 is a factory option not some redneck swap bs.... Its diff !

Incorrect. 400E's and E420's were built solely by Mercedes. Just because they have wider fenders then a 300E does not mean they were not built along side them on the assembly line.

Porsche assembled, and slightly modified the early run 500E's. Late runs, and '94 E500's were built by MB just like all of the other W124's. Moral of the story here is that a 400E was not built by Porsche.

[SD202]

+1 what rob said. Love my factory V8 benz. All hand assembled here , no robots!

[Rob&co]

V8 sucks... by Joits, on Flickr

this is an amazing Machine! Built by Porsche for Mercedes. The V8 is a factory option not some redneck swap bs.... Its diff




PS fuk the jap swapped v8 bs cuuzzo!

[mrg7243]

V8 sucks... by Joits, on Flickr