'nother '87 300D
'nother '87 300D
09-03-2013, 11:26 PM
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The Front:
The Rear:
The Heinous Burgundy Interior:
fortunately I think this is the only pic I have of this interior. I have since swapped all but the passenger front door panel over to grey with wood trim (which has been covered with carbon fiber vinyl)...more pics to come
400E Rear Subframe:
Subframe Comparison; '87 300D (Rusty) vs. '93 400E (aluminum painted):
As mentioned in other posts, the rear cover/plate for the 190E/D transmissions is too small to accept the larger output yoke used by the 300D (w124). So I had to shave off quite a bit of material to make it work...since the front section of a w126 560SE driveshaft is the perfect length to fit with the 190E/D 5-speed swap and retains the larger 110mm Bolt Circle Diameter (BCD).
Here are some pics of the material I removed:
Note the bearing hole where I got a little over-zealous...that ended up being a bigger pain to repair...
And here are a couple of the JB-Weld fill used to seal it back up:
At any rate, this is just a temporary solution, I will have a spare rear cover/plate TIG welded for a proper "permanent" fix...but I have no concerns about how well this rigged job will hold up...at least for the next hundred thousand or so...
And a couple of pics of the stereo upgrade in progress:
And a couple of the crossmember and trans mount (filled with 80A durometer polyurethane):
part number close-up:
And the poly-filled mount:
This post was last modified: 09-04-2013, 12:00 AM by SurfRodder.
W123 Mods: 4 speed ** manual climate control ** '85 Kalitucky intake ** manual windows & full tint ** Euro headlights retrofit w/bixenon projectors ** 4 brake light mod ** Vogtland 50mm drop front & Lesjofors S600 drop rear springs ** 16" rims ** late w126 brake spindles, rotors & calipers ** full suspension rehab ** Bilstein HDs ** AL129X alternator & 1/0 starter and charging cables ** 300GD clutch/flywheel ** AFCO 80103N radiator & Earl's 41610 oil cooler ** custom block-off plate, remote oil filter & t-stat ** MW IP w/ tomnik's 6.5mm 'Holly' elements **
S124 Mods: 400E Rear subframe ** SL600 Brakes ** Late 300E 210mm diff ** SLK230 6 speed ** 17" CLK rims ** Vented RF Fender ** Facelift Hood, Headlights, and Lower Cladding **
OBK# 62
SurfRodder
09-03-2013, 11:26 PM #1So, I figgered it's about time I started a build thread for my "new" car. Here are a couple of pics from the day I bought it:
The Front:
The Rear:
The Heinous Burgundy Interior:
fortunately I think this is the only pic I have of this interior. I have since swapped all but the passenger front door panel over to grey with wood trim (which has been covered with carbon fiber vinyl)...more pics to come
400E Rear Subframe:
Subframe Comparison; '87 300D (Rusty) vs. '93 400E (aluminum painted):
As mentioned in other posts, the rear cover/plate for the 190E/D transmissions is too small to accept the larger output yoke used by the 300D (w124). So I had to shave off quite a bit of material to make it work...since the front section of a w126 560SE driveshaft is the perfect length to fit with the 190E/D 5-speed swap and retains the larger 110mm Bolt Circle Diameter (BCD).
Here are some pics of the material I removed:
Note the bearing hole where I got a little over-zealous...that ended up being a bigger pain to repair...
And here are a couple of the JB-Weld fill used to seal it back up:
At any rate, this is just a temporary solution, I will have a spare rear cover/plate TIG welded for a proper "permanent" fix...but I have no concerns about how well this rigged job will hold up...at least for the next hundred thousand or so...
And a couple of pics of the stereo upgrade in progress:
And a couple of the crossmember and trans mount (filled with 80A durometer polyurethane):
part number close-up:
And the poly-filled mount:
W123 Mods: 4 speed ** manual climate control ** '85 Kalitucky intake ** manual windows & full tint ** Euro headlights retrofit w/bixenon projectors ** 4 brake light mod ** Vogtland 50mm drop front & Lesjofors S600 drop rear springs ** 16" rims ** late w126 brake spindles, rotors & calipers ** full suspension rehab ** Bilstein HDs ** AL129X alternator & 1/0 starter and charging cables ** 300GD clutch/flywheel ** AFCO 80103N radiator & Earl's 41610 oil cooler ** custom block-off plate, remote oil filter & t-stat ** MW IP w/ tomnik's 6.5mm 'Holly' elements **
S124 Mods: 400E Rear subframe ** SL600 Brakes ** Late 300E 210mm diff ** SLK230 6 speed ** 17" CLK rims ** Vented RF Fender ** Facelift Hood, Headlights, and Lower Cladding **
OBK# 62
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'nother '87 300D - by SurfRodder - 09-03-2013, 11:26 PM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by raysorenson - 09-04-2013, 11:49 AM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by SurfRodder - 09-07-2013, 12:07 AM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by tjts1 - 09-04-2013, 01:43 PM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by garage - 09-05-2013, 01:56 PM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by garage - 09-08-2013, 10:07 PM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by raysorenson - 09-09-2013, 10:39 AM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by SurfRodder - 10-27-2013, 08:45 PM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by SurfRodder - 12-11-2013, 08:28 PM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by SurfRodder - 12-28-2013, 02:30 AM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by raysorenson - 12-28-2013, 02:41 PM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by SurfRodder - 12-29-2013, 12:16 AM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by raysorenson - 12-29-2013, 11:29 AM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by SurfRodder - 01-04-2015, 12:53 PM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by atypicalguy - 09-16-2019, 11:24 PM
RE: 'nother '87 300D - by cardude - 12-18-2014, 07:09 AM
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