Now that's a nice house! Well done!
My son was born on 1/23, so I've told my wife I need to get an S123 in his honor. Tough finding one that's not over the moon in value.
Now that's a nice house! Well done!
My son was born on 1/23, so I've told my wife I need to get an S123 in his honor. Tough finding one that's not over the moon in value.
Wonderful update!
Very cool--congrats on the house! Mos def have some garage envy . . .
Thanks guys! Definitely excited about it and proud of what we were able to build!
Finally got my dream wheels, 16x8 and 16x9 Maxilite AMG Penta rep wheels. Put 205/55r16 and 225/50r16 on, and they fit very well.
Front definitely needed to come down though,
Of course I fell for the classic "while you're in there" and upgraded to Gen 2 W126 brakes off a 560SEC as well as Bilstein HD's. Front brakes needed to be done anyway, but this upgrade didn't fit under the old 14" wheels. I cut 1.5 coils off the spring as well.
Caliper to wheel clearance is TIGHT.
Fitment turned out pretty perfect, I may bring the rear down a hair in the future and potentially add a spacer.
Drove the car around the North GA mountains and it is so so so much better to drive. Hardly any difference in ride, less body roll, and way more responsive/ precise steering. It will never be a Porsche, but it was tiring to drive before on anything other than a straight highway.
Stay tuned for manual swap content!
Definitely excited to see the manual swap happen. Since I'm feeling lazy, I discovered a company in the UK that offers adapter kits (with flywheels included) for a 37dz transmission out of a BMW that makes it fit to the OM617, and they even have kits for the OM60X series, which consequently will work for the M10x series of motors, too!
I'll just leave this here.
Ooh baby! 5.5L?
M117 w123 looks so right. OMG
https://youtu.be/cK13PzDWmss?si=_e9hsU5DWhp44yHG
first start today!
5.5L M117 swap with 722.6 trans. I machined motor mounts, trans mount, fuel rails, and a bunch of other goodies for modern efi and wasted spark coil packs. Looking forward to posting some detailed info on it soon!
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