Jerry Herrman wrote:
Slow day here. Terrific video. He made it look easy assembling that engine.
I was wondering about his level of skill.
Is he just an assembler? How long would it take to become proficient at that job?
IMO, he's just working as an assembler, but he could very well be capab
Craig wrote:
On Sat, 28 Dec 2013 10:38:36 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin"
wrote:
http://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-mercedes-amg-hand-builds-every-single-engin-1487869406
Indeed!
The level of specialized tooling is amazing, even the jig to allow the
pistons to just be pushed down, compressing the ri
On Sat, 28 Dec 2013 20:38:45 -0500 "Scott Ritchey"
wrote:
> I was impressed by the apparent lack of fitting or selecting parts.
> Everything just seemed to fit. Maybe the precision and repeatability is
> actually that good (my engine rebuilding days were in the 69s and
> 70s).
It really would b
I was impressed by the apparent lack of fitting or selecting parts.
Everything just seemed to fit. Maybe the precision and repeatability is
actually that good (my engine rebuilding days were in the 69s and 70s). I
was also "impressed" by the lack of any checklists, assembly guides,
technical da
That was beautiful. I want an AMG powered car now!
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On Dec 28, 2013, at 11:38 AM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
> http://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-mercedes-amg-hand-builds-every-single-engin-1487869406
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> ___
> http://ww
On Sat, 28 Dec 2013 10:38:36 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin"
wrote:
> http://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-mercedes-amg-hand-builds-every-single-engin-1487869406
Indeed!
The level of specialized tooling is amazing, even the jig to allow the
pistons to just be pushed down, compressing the rings, and into t
Well, that and the flywheel. Drive shaft from gasser six might fit for diesel
six banger, but the flywheel from the gasser engine would definitely need to be
balanced to match the new engine, using flex plate as model.
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I'd question how he delt with the driveshaft - is it balanced?
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:06 AM, Max Dillon wrote:
> That does look very tempting, price seems suspiciously low.
>
> Should have the correct rear end. Wonder how he dealt with the rest of
> the electrics, if the tachometer doesn't wor
That does look very tempting, price seems suspiciously low.
Should have the correct rear end. Wonder how he dealt with the rest of the
electrics, if the tachometer doesn't work.
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Max Dillon
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'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
>Conversions like this usua
Its even a good color.
Conversions like this usually make me cringe thinking about all the parts
that might have be hacked or rigged to make it work. But its still a neat
idea! I'd love to see some pictures.
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3527726040.html
Jaime
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