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Deacon
22-05-2003, 14:45
merc (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=848531)


hmmmm interesting would not do it my self but i guess he did a good job :)

its built on some old shit wagon :|
Dave_S
22-05-2003, 14:50
WOW!!! Theres some time been put into that!!!

Dave
Deacon
22-05-2003, 14:51
yeah thats what i was thinking

look at the comparasion photos :cool:
Kanes
22-05-2003, 14:57
the engine! oh dear me!
alexjj
22-05-2003, 15:06
That is the funniest engine bay ever... Nice one sticking the v's up to Mercs...
Pete C
22-05-2003, 15:06
Cripes! That is very well done :D

Looks like it's got some big old V8 in it too :cool:
Jeff
22-05-2003, 15:06
Looks ok, but there's a good reason car companies pay millions of pounds developing cars, rather than employing some bloke in a shed to design and build their products (British Sports car manufacturers excluded ;) ) bet it drives like a bag of crap :rolleyes:
Pete C
22-05-2003, 15:22
Originally posted by Jeff
bet it drives like a bag of crap :rolleyes:

Hmmm, I wouldn't be so sure, obviously it's not going to drive like a real Merc, but would he really put all that trouble into the outside to have a car that still drives like the original?

LOL what am I talking about, S*xo/C*rsa owners do it all the time :D
Geraint Thomas
22-05-2003, 15:59
Looks like the back end of an old (80's) Merc SL in the first photo, probably a 5 litre V8 from that air-filter. Should go pretty well, dmittedly not 200mph+.

Bit cheaper than an SLR though and most people wouldn't know the difference.
Johnny
22-05-2003, 16:02
Originally posted by Jeff
Looks ok, but there's a good reason car companies pay millions of pounds developing cars, rather than employing some bloke in a shed to design and build their products (British Sports car manufacturers excluded ;) ) bet it drives like a bag of crap :rolleyes:


Dont be so sure .. Nissan spent millions on Designing the 200 ......but we rip the stock suspention out though and put in new shocks, springs, sway bars, roll bars, mounts etc.

Pull the engine apart stick in new rods, cranks, turbos, breather kits, fuel pumps.

And the car is a whole lot better .. the guy clearly has money and time .. wouldnt suprise me if the car has been done up to drive better and faster than a stock Merc