philw99 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Wasn't in the 350 so he'd just of wondered who's this idiot. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Leon - Joelle mentioned you stopped by. Sorry i wasnt home yet. I should be about all weekend though if you want to pop round again (best before 3pm on Sat though as i've got my family round for my birthday in the evening). I could definitely use your advise on a project plan...!! No worries, was on my way home and thought I'd call in. Glad you got back ok, I'll call after work tomorrow about 1ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Cool wagen Chris. Good luck with the project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy78 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 G Wagens are so cool. Will be watching with interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Nice project mate First thing I thought was this would suit matt black better than anything out there but the matt silver looks pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Looks a good project, have driven one a few times, very underpowered. Best to throw away the 2.4 lump and fit a 5.4 AMG 364 BHP from a ML. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-51-MERCEDES-ML55-AMG-5-4-364BHP-AUTO-5-DR-BLACK-ESTATE-ML-55-/221560020314?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3396019d5a 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Cheers guys. So far all i've done is research and lots of reading, and the only thing i've bought is a steam cleaner! So the current plan is: Steam clean the engine bay. There are 3 apparent oil leaks. 2 look easy to get at but the 3rd is an engine out job. I'll need to look if i can pull the engine through the front though as i will need a big ass lift to hoist it up and out! Fix the fuel tank problems. The rubber fuel filler neck pipe and one of the breather pipes has perished, so i need to replace them. Sadly that single rubber pipe from MB is about £150, so i'll be looking for an alternative solution. It also looks like the fuel tank has had a dodgy fiberglass repair on top of it at some point which is now coming apart, so i will need to either repair this, or replace the tank. Again, a new fuel tank on one of these is £1200, so i will probably come up with a custom solution instead. Looks a good project, have driven one a few times, very underpowered. Best to throw away the 2.4 lump and fit a 5.4 AMG 364 BHP from a ML. http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3396019d5a Mine's the 2.8 (although i know i said 2.4 on my first post, my mistake!). It is a lot slower than i was expecting, but i think its part of the experience! On the motorway it was fine at 70mph. I would have though an engine swap would be really easy, but from the reading i've done there have been very few. People are saying that because it's such an old car with no electronics etc, fitting any kind of modern engine in it is very difficult. I find this hard to believe though as surely you would just rip everything out and replace with modern kit? Anyway, we'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 If you going to pull out the engine to fix the oil leak, what a great time to change it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Cheers guys. So far all i've done is research and lots of reading, and the only thing i've bought is a steam cleaner! So the current plan is: Steam clean the engine bay. There are 3 apparent oil leaks. 2 look easy to get at but the 3rd is an engine out job. I'll need to look if i can pull the engine through the front though as i will need a big ass lift to hoist it up and out! Fix the fuel tank problems. The rubber fuel filler neck pipe and one of the breather pipes has perished, so i need to replace them. Sadly that single rubber pipe from MB is about £150, so i'll be looking for an alternative solution. It also looks like the fuel tank has had a dodgy fiberglass repair on top of it at some point which is now coming apart, so i will need to either repair this, or replace the tank. Again, a new fuel tank on one of these is £1200, so i will probably come up with a custom solution instead. Looks a good project, have driven one a few times, very underpowered. Best to throw away the 2.4 lump and fit a 5.4 AMG 364 BHP from a ML. http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3396019d5a Mine's the 2.8 (although i know i said 2.4 on my first post, my mistake!). It is a lot slower than i was expecting, but i think its part of the experience! On the motorway it was fine at 70mph. I would have though an engine swap would be really easy, but from the reading i've done there have been very few. People are saying that because it's such an old car with no electronics etc, fitting any kind of modern engine in it is very difficult. I find this hard to believe though as surely you would just rip everything out and replace with modern kit? Anyway, we'll see. Lovely sunny day in Macclesfield, I'll be round checking up on you! If people are fitting small block Chevy engines to 350zs then anything is possible. I would have thought the main problem is finding an adaptor plate to mate it to the gearbox. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Lovely sunny day in Macclesfield, I'll be round checking up on you! If people are fitting small block Chevy engines to 350zs then anything is possible. I would have thought the main problem is finding an adaptor plate to mate it to the gearbox. Hey mate. I was down at the paintballing in Cosford today! Still not done anything on it yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 If you going to pull out the engine to fix the oil leak, what a great time to change it... Definitely needs a V8. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Okay, first purchase made! I've just bought some 19" Porsche Cayenne wheels for it! £200 with tyres. Cayenne wheels are one of the only wheels with the correct PCD and offset. These probably wont be the final wheels it ends up on, but I wanted some legal tyres and something smaller/more maneuverable to improve drive-ability. I think they may look good painted gold though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 ^^ Like that idea of painting them gold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Great first mod. They were cheap, Now look about for ML 5.5 or 6.3 lump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Few ideas here for your build. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KoXdM8C1__4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Wheels sound like a bargain Chris. You just need a compressor and a spray gun. As it happens we do very favourable rates on plant hire with training thrown in! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hey mate. I was down at the paintballing in Cosford today! Still not done anything on it yet! I was about to ask where you were?? So did you go straight to Warped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Hey mate. I was down at the paintballing in Cosford today! Still not done anything on it yet! I was about to ask where you were?? So did you go straight to Warped? Yep we went straight there. I'm aching today from all the running around! No bruises though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Very minor update. I had a couple of hours free this morning so I began stripping the interior. It's all nice and chunky and easy to work with. I didnt have too long spare so i just took out the rear bench and some of the interior wall trim. I went out and bought a number of 'bit boxes' so i can keep tabs on all of the parts i take off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 ^^ Sandwich bags work well for bolts/nuts and things ~ cheaper than boxes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RE Leather Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 :lol: Love it. i sent my bro txt to tell him about it today, and i said 'You can do the welding, the engine work, fix the rust, paint it, and do the suspension. I'll give it a good detail.' I'm aiming to be more of a Richard Rawlings from Gas Monkey Garage instead of Mike Brewer. What sit on ya butt and let the Monkeys do the work? Luv it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 ^^ Sandwich bags work well for bolts/nuts and things ~ cheaper than boxes too. And a camera is a must, can't take too many pics What makes sense now won't in 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 ^^ Sandwich bags work well for bolts/nuts and things ~ cheaper than boxes too. And a camera is a must, can't take too many pics What makes sense now won't in 6 months +1 on both those points. Been trying to build up the boot hinges today and thank goodness I took some pictures as somehow I'd managed to get them back to front. I also engraved a small "L" and "R" with a dremel onto components which has been extremely useful. Anyway looking great from what I saw briefly today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 In for the updates.... been thinking about doing something like this for ages!! Got to see the end result... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty-350 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Look forward to seeing this evolve;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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