John, What year is the Lincoln? I don`t remember a 350 at Ford -
there was a 352. If you tell a detailer what the problem is, he may
be able to clean the interior. I like the Cobra idea - if you check
around, there are some kits around $10k. Bobby
On 8/30/11, john public <brad_macaboy1234@yahoo.com> wrote:
> My father died and left behind a lincoln with the 350 ho engine. The
> interior of the car is a mess (my dad was a bit incontinent), but it has not
> one spec of rust in it and the motor is practically silent when it runs. So
> I'm not gonna change out the interior but I thought I might pull the motor
> and use it a kit car or something. It seems a pity to send it to the PAP;
> yeah I know it is not a Great Car. Is it possible to run the motor on a
> different platform and do i have to yank the Computer and all the controls,
> too? Is it possible to get a universal controller, so I can run the engine &
> tranny in a volvo wagon? I'd like to get one of those Shelby replicas but it
> is too much cash.
>
> Mercs are great...just want to stay in the MB thread.
>
>
> --- On Mon, 8/29/11, Lost but making good time. <aldridgetony97@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> From: Lost but making good time. <aldridgetony97@yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: The Frankensteining of Great Cars
>> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
>> Date: Monday, August 29, 2011, 8:39 PM
>> The swap I would like to make is to
>> put a MB 5 hole turbo into my Toyota Sunrader Motor home -
>> The MB eng is only a couple of inches longer & what it
>> would do to the mountains around here (sigh)would make me
>> grin like a bull dog eatin peanutbutter.
>>
>> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com,
>> Alan Boucher <alstheone@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > On 8/29/2011 3:52 PM, Nate Rector wrote:
>> > > They make adapter kits for almost any car.I like
>> a 327stroker with
>> > > Ford trans and rear end.
>> > >
>> > > *From:* BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...>
>> > > *To:* "diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com"
>> <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
>> > > *Sent:* Monday, August 29, 2011 3:16 PM
>> > > *Subject:* Re: [diesel_mercedes] The
>> Frankensteining of Great Cars
>> > >
>> > > Lets lift a toast to the Chevy 350 engine with 2
>> four barrels. I miss
>> > > mine sorely at times.
>> > > brian from la verne, ca
>> > > *From:* Chip <czulli@...>
>> > > *To:* diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
>> > > *Sent:* Monday, August 29, 2011 11:38 AM
>> > > *Subject:* [diesel_mercedes] The Frankensteining
>> of Great Cars
>> > >
>> > > Just every now and then it will come across this
>> board about stuffing
>> > > a 350 Chevy (great motor by the way) into a MB. I
>> think it was a
>> > > popular swap into the old XJ6 Jags as well.
>> > >
>> > > The ultimate insult I saw the other night while
>> pulling into a jazz
>> > > club. One of the band members pulled in just
>> before me in a yellow RR
>> > > Corniche convertible. It was an absolutely
>> perfect bodied car, great
>> > > leather and a first class new top.
>> > >
>> > > He decided the car might be better parked out
>> front and he cranked it
>> > > up to pull around. It was like looking at a
>> beautiful blond with a
>> > > perfect body, only to see her smile through
>> rotten teeth. It cranked
>> > > up and sounded like total crap. I don't think I
>> should have been able
>> > > to hear the thing start if it had been proper.
>> The he thumped it into
>> > > reverse with that awful thud that my Range Rover
>> use to make.
>> > >
>> > > I walked around front and commented on his car
>> and the engine. Sure
>> > > enough, it was a Chevy 350. Making it much worse,
>> the guy was proud of
>> > > the swap out! He clearly had the bucks to have
>> all the right stuff
>> > > under that wonderful hood. It was probably a
>> $100,000 mistake on the
>> > > resale.
>> > >
>> > > And, he couldn't play the drums worth a shit.
>> > >
>> > > Chip
>> > > Houston
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > There are times when engine swaps are justified
>> I'm not talking about
>> > the Corvair engine in a Porsche, but I had a ride in a
>> 53 Ford
>> > Convertible along the Malacon in Havana last
>> year. The brakes were
>> > questionable and the seat belts nonexistent but the
>> Isuzu engine ran
>> > perfectly.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
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