Mercedes 280 Four Door W114 with 4.8
#21
Made the driveshaft. It's a bit of a conglomeration where Chevy meets MB but I got it within about .040" out of round. I have made lots of hybrid driveshafts and that is about par for my course and they never have noticeable vibration. Although I am concerned about my driveshaft angle and the parallelness of the tranny and the rear part of the driveline. Not too proud of the welds but I will clean them up.
#22
The engine motor mount brackets are tack welded in and the motor is sitting in the car. Look, Mom, no hands! (or hoist).
Also shown is how I notched and rebuilt the front subframe. Later I will add a removeable brace that goes right between the lower A arm pivots to replace the strength of what I cut out.
Also shown is how I notched and rebuilt the front subframe. Later I will add a removeable brace that goes right between the lower A arm pivots to replace the strength of what I cut out.
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Audi 5000/100/200 (up to 1991) had hydroboost brakes too. The pressure accumulator (sphere) was remotely located with a brake line to the brake booster, that made the hydroboost device itself pretty slim and neatly sized..
#26
I almost bought a GTO pan but I checked the dimensions and saw that they are 1 1/4 inch deeper than the camaro pan. I think I'm going to notch my Camaro pan a little with my new TIG welder, assuming I can use it, and go with a narrow rear steer rack. Since I have to put a cross member under the pan anyway I might still be ahead on ground clearance if I can find the right rack. I am going to the JY today to go shopping for a rack.
#27
Made a rear trans mount and lowered the car on its wheels. It sits higher than with the stock motor so I assume the new combo is lighter than the old one, although I don't have the battery or radiator in yet. Finished welding the floors back together. That was quite a job.
#28
I went for a change of venue. I was working on it at my cabin in the mountains near Tahoe, where I can grind and cut without worrying about the noise. However, the garage is too small to work on the car with the door closed so I Friday night I went up and started the $500 van I bought a few months back. I had never driven it before so it was a little dicey. The heater didn't work and it had an exhaust leak. Three destroyed tires on the car trailer too. Luckily I had brought 4 used tires with me and I have a tire machine up there. I bought a plasma cutter and I hope that I can cut quietly enough to get it running in the semi urban environment in Sacramento where my condo is.
#31
Got the radiator all mounted and custom AC lines made to connect the Benz under dash unit to the Chevy compressor and condenser. Sorry no pictures of that. Right now I am working on the fuel tank. I removed it, emptied it of gas and filled it with water. I kept the hose running the whole time while I cut a big hole in the top. Then I cut the part that holds the sender and pump out of the Chevy tank and bolted it into the top. Yes I was concerned about an explosion from the vapors and sparks from the drill or jig saw but it didn't happen.
#33
here are pictures of my new steering wheel and the '99 Chevy truck instrument cluster, and my painted front brake calipers. I figure these two improvements should be worth a couple of seconds at the Nurburgring.
#40
His desire to do it himself outweighed commonsense. E 'nuff said !