With the resurrection nearly complete with the 95 C220, and the fact it went extremely well, brain is spinning with all the new found possibilities for the next project. First dip into the Benz world has been great and I've been extremely pleased so far as how well these cars are built and simple to work on.
So......... being the hot rodder that I am, and the fact that for some reason MB stuff is beyond dirt cheap up here, I'm seriously considering stepping up the game for the next car related project.
So this thread is designed to discuss and hash out some of the details involved with building something cool, I find that now is the best time to discover and evaluate problems when anything is possible, and everything is free... saves a ton of time and work down the road. Also stops chasing in the wrong direction. And from the very warm welcome and depth of knowledge here, I think most would enjoy a good game of "what if"
Using the C43 as a very loose template, the basic concept is to take a W202 chassis, drop it a touch, stiffen up everything in the chassis for handling, bigger wheels, bigger brakes, and stuff as much usable horsepower into it as possible. End goals (again in theory) would be a car under 3500 lbs. capable of pulling 1G on a skidpad, stop hard enough to pull the snot from the back of your head, and I would like a zero to 60 time under 4.5 seconds.... top speed may be important, but I wont get to the track that much....
From my limited research, the C43 was a standard C class that used the M113 motor, E55 brakes, SL500 5 speed tranny, and AMG did the tweaking. My initial thoughts are use a 119 powerplant, copy the rest... I most likely will use a C220 pre 1997 for simplicity of electronics (security, and body CPU) and again, I have 5 cars within an hours drive that are under $500... and I would love to have a few extra parts for my current C220 which is stock.
I'll be using a stand alone engine management system, couple more calls to make on that, but I've got a couple folks on board with the idea..
Initial plan is to acquire a m119 motor, tranny, cooling, and anything else I think I may need from a donor car. Get the initial fit and mechanicals working, bodywork etc...Then while all the dialing in and setup is being done with the stock pieces, snag another 119 and build it up as a bi-turbo waiting for the rest to be sorted out. That way I've got minimal investment and time spent getting the thing to actually run, cooperate, and troubleshoot. then with a working platform simply swap the motor out for a more powerful one... This will be a car designed for fun, good weather, stone axe reliable but also over the top ridiculous.
So thoughts, idea, experiences..... lets have em. I am open to any and all input, and I have no "set in stone" concepts other than using the C220.
So......... being the hot rodder that I am, and the fact that for some reason MB stuff is beyond dirt cheap up here, I'm seriously considering stepping up the game for the next car related project.
So this thread is designed to discuss and hash out some of the details involved with building something cool, I find that now is the best time to discover and evaluate problems when anything is possible, and everything is free... saves a ton of time and work down the road. Also stops chasing in the wrong direction. And from the very warm welcome and depth of knowledge here, I think most would enjoy a good game of "what if"
Using the C43 as a very loose template, the basic concept is to take a W202 chassis, drop it a touch, stiffen up everything in the chassis for handling, bigger wheels, bigger brakes, and stuff as much usable horsepower into it as possible. End goals (again in theory) would be a car under 3500 lbs. capable of pulling 1G on a skidpad, stop hard enough to pull the snot from the back of your head, and I would like a zero to 60 time under 4.5 seconds.... top speed may be important, but I wont get to the track that much....
From my limited research, the C43 was a standard C class that used the M113 motor, E55 brakes, SL500 5 speed tranny, and AMG did the tweaking. My initial thoughts are use a 119 powerplant, copy the rest... I most likely will use a C220 pre 1997 for simplicity of electronics (security, and body CPU) and again, I have 5 cars within an hours drive that are under $500... and I would love to have a few extra parts for my current C220 which is stock.
I'll be using a stand alone engine management system, couple more calls to make on that, but I've got a couple folks on board with the idea..
Initial plan is to acquire a m119 motor, tranny, cooling, and anything else I think I may need from a donor car. Get the initial fit and mechanicals working, bodywork etc...Then while all the dialing in and setup is being done with the stock pieces, snag another 119 and build it up as a bi-turbo waiting for the rest to be sorted out. That way I've got minimal investment and time spent getting the thing to actually run, cooperate, and troubleshoot. then with a working platform simply swap the motor out for a more powerful one... This will be a car designed for fun, good weather, stone axe reliable but also over the top ridiculous.
So thoughts, idea, experiences..... lets have em. I am open to any and all input, and I have no "set in stone" concepts other than using the C220.