transplant

Hello chaps, I am going to have some extensive engine work done by the highly recommend Ian Walker, and i just wanted to get some opinions and ideas on what could done without spendings 10's of thousands. :crazy: Ian has put many ideas to the table, and i will go along with what he suggests...

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For all would be v8 transplant enthusiasts out there who havn't seen it, this is the most detailed ( high quality pictures ) thread I have seen. Its on the www.500ecstasy.com site by Satish Tummala. http://www.500ecstasy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3918 and details the body mods required...

i have just bought a 1996 n reg e 250 diesel manual gearbox this car is the first of the new shape i also have a 1994 e300 diesel w124 automatic i would if possible like to put the 300 diesel engine in the new shape e250 car does anyone know if this is a possibility obvious differences i can see...

I have just acquired a Bristol 406 without engine and gearbox. Given I am keen to install a an MB diesel of sufficient power and a manual gearbox, I need to know dimensions of 3 alternatives I am interested in acquiring, once chosen, find a source that will supply me with all the gubbins to...

Has one attempted to transplant the entire air-con system from one W202 to another? How hard would this be?

Well since the SEC's back in the garage having some engine probs sorted, i decided to turn my attention to the C250. Forum member aka$h sourced me a leather interior complete from a 40k accident damaged C240 estate. My seats in the car never quite recovered fropm the recent trip to the...

Hi everybody, can I transplant the multicontour pads from a clk w209 seats (that I got hold of )to my c class w203 amg seats? Please let me know. :confused:

Hi all, After thinking long and hard, I have been offered a NICE 1992 190d, its a 2.0 but the engine has seized. How hard would it be to pull the 2.0 engine out and drop my 2.5 in? Bearing in mind that mine is a manual and the other is an auto. Will it all bolt together ok?? Cheers -...

I've bought a full black leather Cosworth interior to put in my Arctic white 190E Sportline suspensioned car. Both the car & interior are in great nick and the leather seats will be a big plus for the car. I'm not HUGELY fond of white (bought the car on low mileage, condition, FMBSH, only 2 long...

hi i've got a engine and gearbox out of a 560 sel and was wondering what modifications i would have to do to put it into a w123 /230 thanks

Just been given the price on a leather interior of £600. Door cards the full works. Non electric which is what id need. Black. Should I or Shouldnt I??? :confused:

Thinking of buying a new wood/leather steering wheel free of the airbag module. Possible for a new do it yoursefler to transplant the airbags?

I've got a dark blue late '80s W126 saloon. It's got a grey velour interior/carpets etc which is perfectly fine. I'd like to change it to a leather interior if I can find a good one at a reasonable price on ebay or ...???? The question is, how big a job is it? What colours would be acceptable...

Not strictly MB but the Smart is related and I thought some of you might be interested. Bought myself a new toy with a poorly engine, had to remove the engine and replace it with another that I had already reconditioned. Here is a Smart with the engine removed: This is the rebuilt...

I've recently acquired an '88 560 SEC and have since found what appears to be a terminal problem with it.  There is quite a large amount of oil fumes coming from the breather pipe on the cam cover into the air filter box when revved, and having read a post (in the 'other' forum), it would seem...

I've recently acquired an '88 560 SEC and have since found what appears to be a terminal problem with it.  There is quite a large amount of oil fumes coming from the breather pipe on the cam cover into the air filter box when revved, and having read a post (in the 'other' forum), it would seem...