Modified Mercedes Benz R107 chassis 560 SL Test Drive.

Carobu Engineering built a custom, high performance V8 engine for this R107 chassis Mercedes Benz 560 SL.
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[@mknmike]

The owner of this car is a great guy. I supplied caribou with the d-Jet manifold from a car I parted out. I helped source a few sets of wheels for this car too.

[@superspeed2956]

Really love this car I wanna bring an 87 back from the dead! been sitting at our shop for years bodys almost perfect

[@512TXSDIY]

Those wheels look amazing for that car!

[@Retromod]

Yup, they looked amazing in person.

[@512TXSDIY]

@@Retromod I bet!

[@marcusjohnson488]

Three piece Oz Design AMG. 8” and 10”. Period correct.

[@zenjamin6262]

Love this ! Great videos you do although I'd like some flat out acceleration video so we could compare to stock

[@Retromod]

Great idea! Thanks for watching!

[@theavenger3363]

Fabulous car ... Who did that amazing music? Thank you 😊

[@Republic-Of-Me-Travel]

Whats the weight saving with the carbon hardtop v stock?

[@eastielover]

Does anyone know who supplied the Carbon fibre hardtop? And what the cost/weight saving was?

[@sheldonm3535]

Love your R107! What exhaust do you have on it? Do you have cats?

[@Retromod]

You'll have to get in touch with Carobu regarding the exhaust. I was just reviewing the car.

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Do a re-shoot with sound.

[@cyril1937]

Le prix doit être très élevé je pense pour une prépa assez simple .

[@billrbca]

A 'singer' treatment :)

[@Retromod]

Yes it is, thanks for watching!

[@thaddeauscaldwell7101]

Nice SL. What are the wheel and tire sizes ?

[@Retromod]

All I know is that are 17s. Maybe 17x8 and 17x10? Don't know the tire size.

[@krh007]

The rims would be AMG/OZ 3 piece 17 x 10" ET17 rear and 17 x 8.5" ET18 front. not sure what tires he is running but most likely 275/40/17 rear & 235/45/17 front

[@thaddeauscaldwell7101]

@@Retromod , thank you.

[@thaddeauscaldwell7101]

@@krh007 , thank you. I'm customizing a 1982 SL380 R107 and want to go with the wide 17" wheels and tires . I think the wheel/tire package looks awesome. Thank you for the detailed information.

[@Michael-we3fm]

My dad has a 88 and a 89 I wish he’d modify the 88 so bad

[@zenjamin6262]

Wowza ! A 6 speed would really wake the car up !

[@Retromod]

Yes, it would! Thanks for watching.

[@azmike3572]

I put a 6-speed kit (from SLshop.com) in my '88 560SL and it's great! 6th gear probably isn't needed though.

[@zenjamin6262]

@@azmike3572 what transmission does it use a 6 speed from Chrysler cross fire ?

[@azmike3572]

@@zenjamin6262 No, the SL Shop (in England) uses a 6-speed BMW transmission with a modified bell housing. Hydraulic clutch line ties into the brake master cylinder.

[@arnakdanielian1038]

What year and model brembo are they from? Is it bolt on

[@Retromod]

They are from a later AMG, but not sure what year. I believe they are bolt on.

[@restartcar5567]

Full DECAL SET, renovation KIT: restartcar.eu/lt/products/decal-set-for-mercedes-benz-r107-sticker-set-label-set

[@davidcontini7217]

What happened to the beautiful original door handles?

[@Retromod]

The owner had custom, pop out door handles made that are integrated into the doors.

[@msk3905]

@@Retromodgood call the pop out look so much better

[@melanodawido]

how much does it cost to build the 560 engine like that

[@Retromod]

You'll have to check with Carobu.

[@arnakdanielian1038]

$20k

[@Markcars825]

$90k plus $20k for new tuned EFI.

[@azmike3572]

Wondering if this motor would pass California emissions.

[@davidcontini7217]

Great looking AMG wheels. Too bad they notoriously leak air. 380 hp is a little over powered for the 107's chassis.

[@martinsv9183]

The suspension is stiffened so hardly a problem. You must have experienced some dented wheels.

[@CaptainInsano-go6vo]

Those gauges SUCK!!!!! Original Mercedes Benz gauges looks wayyyyy better than that garbage.

[@restartcar5567]

Full DECAL SET, renovation KIT: restartcar.eu/lt/products/decal-set-for-mercedes-benz-r107-sticker-set-label-set