LDO Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) I had one when I was a soldier stationed in Germany. It was a good little car. It had a 2.3L four cylinder and manual transmission. I could drive it a couple of hours at a time at 125mph on the Autobahn. I recently stumbled across a video of one with a Chevy LS. That was interesting. Research showed that an LS swap requires fabrication beyond my skill level, but a Mercedes V-8 can drop in with off-the-shelf parts. A stand-alone ecu is a good idea. Used Mercedes M-113 engines are not very expensive, so I plan to do that swap. Here is the car. It will be dropped off at my house next Friday. I did go look at it and drive it. It’s not in showroom condition, but it’s a 34 year old project car. I like the style of street rods and street machines, but I have to confess, I like pretty much everything else about more modern cars. Plus, I think this is a nice looking car. Edited April 24, 2021 by LDO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Now THAT is my style of project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 The seller told me about a young guy who wanted to turn it into a “sleeper” (he couldn’t remember the word). He wouldn’t sell it to that guy. I shook my head and said “kids today”. I didn’t tell him that this 51 year old will turn it into a sleeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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