Beautiful car an nice swap. I plan to do the same in the Vintage forum as I have a w114 LS1 swap

and a question off subject is the interior trim Carbon Fiber or Carbon Fiber wrap?

 

It appears to be hydro dipped factory parts to look like carbon

 

Here is the steering system. I'm not thrilled about it and plan on addressing it soon. While there is a slight amount of bump steer that is really not my complaint. Turning radius sucks and the way they set it up requires 18" rims to clear the outer tie rod. I am also getting an intermittent shimmy in the front end around 40-50 mph. Seems to do it more when the car (tires) are cold.

 

Is it just me or does it look really tight fit at the bottom? Plenty of room at the top, though. :thumbsup: Unlike in GM F-bodies. Busted a knuckle or two working on those things during the years...

 

yes the engine sits as low and set back as they could get it. I'm assuming 2 reasons. One is oil pan clearance, the second is they planned on installing a vortech supercharger. I would think raising the engine could have made the job easier. As for space up top, tons of real estate. Thinking about mounting a turbo in the front DS corner

 

What needed to be done to mount that steering rack and what car is it off of?


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What needed to be done to mount that steering rack and what car is it off of?

I'm not sure but it appears to be from a late model (86-99) Mustang. They welded a bracket along the cross member to mount the rack.

 

w208 Rack might work better.
Shimmy could be tires, Ive given up all together with the cheap Chinese tires, they all have issues, that I seem to spend forever looking for.
Try a different set of wheels and see if it goes away.

Not sure what part of Florida you are in but I have a few sets laying around.
I'm In Palm Beach County, specifically Beautiful Downtown Delray Beach

 

Son of a gun. I grew up in Delray. I now live in Lake worth and commute to my office in Boca. Do you own a shop or just like collecting Benz parts? lol

 

Thanks for the pics, I'm really grooving on that cluster.

 

Actually I have to admit my first love is my '69 442.

Back to the Merc

 

Actually I have to admit my first love is my '69 442.

Nothing wrong with that. :thumbsup:

 

Does your setup use the mercedes differential and a custom driveshaft?


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Yes, stock rear end and drive shaft. They just used a yoke for the T56

 

nice but im gonna put a m156 or m157 in mine if i ever have to

 

Any problems with the stock drivetrain handling the extra ponies?


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Not sure, seems to be just fine but then I haven't done to many launches in it yet. But I'll video it when I do

 

How are the engine and transmission mounted? Custom job?

 

I thought I had taken some pics of the engine/trans mounts but I can't find them. But yes they are custom. The trans mount looks pretty basic, the engine mounts i'm not sure. It's pretty tight in there

 

GOPRO Mercedes 500SEC Ls1 swap exhaust - YouTube

 

Hard to tell with all the wind noise but it sounds smooth. Have somebody stand with the pro while you drive by for a better sound.

 

Do you still own the EFI 930?

 

Greent - my buddy filmed the car driving away, i'm waiting on that video

slow & rusty - hey, i recognize your name from the pelican board. I sold that car over a year ago. Friend of mine bought it

 

slow & rusty - hey, i recognize your name from the pelican board. I sold that car over a year ago. Friend of mine bought it

Yup that's me, still on Pelican and still have my car after 9 years of ownership. Hope your friend is enjoying it, beautiful build.

 

a little update on the steering issue

First let me say that on the initial test drive the steering felt vague and had no feedback at all. It felt like the steering wheel wasn't connected to anything, very easy to turn. I knew I was going to have to address it and i'm sure most people would have been scared off by it. Well as I racked up the miles it developed this nasty shimmy around 40-50mph and progressively got worse. My Porsche mechanic (KMW Motorsports) took one look at it and said " that junk won't work. So they removed those "pitman arm" like pieces that were welded to the frame and modified the steering arm on the spindle a bit. I took it for a ride last night and it's like a new car. Very responsive to steering input and decent feedback. We still have to adjust the tie rods to prevent bump steer but I'm totally amazed at the difference. For the life of me I can not understand why the previous guys did what they did.

and just cause I never get tired of looking at this monster I'm posting a pic.
1986 930 - EFI - 450 rwhp and 2750 lbs

 

Cool. Nice Porsche too

 

Naghhh those porsche's look like little frogs to me and too cramped inside

This big boy has serious grunt too and looks much!!!!! better and interior is also much!!! better

 

 

Gemballa is the most bad ass tuner

I've always wanted a gemballa SEC to put next to my 911