Switching a Mercedes SL to Right Hand Drive - Project 630SL Part 4

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[@dr-ok3sn]

any updates on this project? it’s nearly a year now

[@Akilois1001gs]

This man cannot be stopped. I defy anyone to name somebody with more talent and skill on KZbin.

[@tkrap]

True

[@yoguefsanchez266]

I was just thinking that!! He is the BOB ROSS of this shit!!!

[@hamzabouaziz1583]

Tavarish

[@ricardofontane2707]

Yes, this combination of restoring old technology and adding creativity is stunning

[@1one3_Racing]

Oscar from BifB 🤣

[@ravibiswas1527]

Seeing you for 5 times in a month is so impressive and feels good!

[@Detroit3000]

Great job, is there a video of the finished project?

[@amgonegaming9515]

I'd suggest you to put the start button on the center console, that will look cool.

[@daniso9054]

Please make an update video. I’m undertaking a similar building and this has been a great help. Putting the c230 w203 M111 in my w123.

[@bencreelman3727]

Looking forward to the next video. Your steering geometry videos were the first videos I watched on your channel.

[@sawmebabe]

That's a tonne of hard work. Very impressed.

[@nakshatrarao8157]

I love how much effort you guys putting in this build 😍 love to see how beautiful it's gonna turn up 🔥

[@juzzyvic1005]

Such a cool series I love it ✊🏽

[@bicylindrico]

My experience converting a steering gearbox to steering rack showed me that the ratio of tie rod end position to steering axis center-line was much different. The rack work distance was much shorter than the box so converting without changing the distance made the steering much slower. Something to consider. Great project

[@drtone]

yes, the knuckles will need to be modded, probably

[@CORZER0]

Have you seen this guy's ASL build, built in his garage? I don't think you qualify to bring steering issues to his attention.

[@shazkhan7709]

Excellent progress has been made

[@endeavour2127]

Phenomenal!!! Keep the videos coming please!!!👌

[@jayhussain9999]

Can't wait for part 5

[@simonomisimonomis]

Good job dude, your videos are really enjoyable and that is really difficult to achieve Your channel rocks

[@beastneedforspeed]

Amazing work man

[@themrgumbatron]

Insane! nice work

[@amgonegaming9515]

Stefan, watch ur hair while welding and grinding ✌

[@D3nn1s]

And please never use an angle grinder without the protective cover. These things can explode and half a grinder disc in your face is not the best look i can imagine...

[@mianfazlerazik3636]

His hairs too pretty to get burnt.😂

[@TheKeenMechanic]

Another great episode. We even got a glimps of Karen😉 Keep up the good work guys. Very impressive project

[@greyclassic6563]

This Chanel is god. I’m going to send one of my cars to you one day. Keep up the crazy work

[@zenjamin6262]

Love his wideos !

[@amgonegaming9515]

Change the signature plate on the engine w ur names ✌😉

[@tonymaia7498]

Is there any more finishing videos of this project Sl??

[@tkwilliamkeenan9341]

im eager to see this finished

[@masonday__]

I need the next video asap!! Any ETA on the next one?

[@killuminatii1]

You guys have a lot of patience. I would have stopped halfway through. So much work on everything.

[@anomamos9095]

I would not have cut up the dash bar. I would either cut it out and flip it around or if it isn’t symmetrical enough front to back made a completely new dash bar. This is depending on if you are reinstalling the original instruments and glovebox as to wether you either flip or remake. Also even Mercedes raid the parts bin from OE suppliers so the ideal steering rack might be sitting under a dodge caravan or a Jeep.

[@chriswinter2400]

Is this project going to be finished ????

[@resijayarsj4092]

Good job my brother

[@Uninfluenceable]

so Canadian Jack Black permanently switched KZbin channels now?

[@1one3_Racing]

Rich wasn't giving him enough hours to pay rent

[@collinsandy4628]

Amazing!

[@VampyrMygg]

Y'all do some pretty huge projects really, makes me wish I had more money so I could send my own stuff over for work :P Making an old Cadillac look normal but drive like a modern car would have been an interesting sleeper, but it did make me wonder, how much is it possible to modernize an old engine? would it be possible to take an older engine and basically make it more like a modern one? or are modern ones constructed differently? as in the block having different construction, like paths for fuel or oil and the like? or is that all in the heads? Kinda curious as I do kinda wonder if it's possible to modernize the 8.2 liter V8 in my car, a Cadillac 500cid, so weak due to the oil crisis, but so huge... there might be untapped potential there, but I wouldn't even know where to begin in attempting anything, beyond maybe a Holley EFI kit or the like.

[@GuyWithHatandSunglasses]

continue the series please

[@amgonegaming9515]

Welcome new guy w mask on, who doesn't wanna get infected by those two's crazy ideas. He came all prepared 😜😉🤪

[@stevebez9556]

Awesome work … but one question… where is the exhaust going route through all those pieces!!?

[@marklogsdon7437]

I'm thinking the owner decided to cut their losses and abandon the project?

[@T3R3NC3UCHONG]

We do this swap in Pakistan all the time! Great to see it done like this.

[@flamiemushawatu583]

Do you have a channel ?

[@cav4290]

Please get the Euro bumpers for this build!

[@Jay-kl5oy]

Is part 5 out?

[@tracydoriot7595]

Did you guys haul this one to the junkyard? No update in 7 months! Get er done!

[@tiitsaul9036]

is Stefans beard an indcator how long this project been going on?

[@charlviljoen7737]

Evening all , anynupdate on project 630 sl ? Thx

[@mahmoudalabboushi3407]

Here's a tip for you,order a outer tie rods from kia sephia1 these will fit perfectly on the nockels.i've done it on my car when i converted it,but i have an issue with bumpsteer since i done it, i will see how you going to fix it.

[@douglasharley2440]

yeah, it might _fit_ but *it ain't gonna work right.* you should watch dude's old videos talking about calculating all the suspension geometry components: part 1: watch?v=VbReLNi2JP4 part 2: watch?v=oh535De4hKg and his video on ackerman/anti-ackerman steering geometries: watch?v=YVisLuiU-Oo peace

[@flamiemushawatu583]

Excuse me ! , sir EXCUSE ME!!! , hi 👋🏾 I would like to know where the rest of this series is ! I am very invested and would like to see this through!

[@markscully2342]

wasn't it possible to use the complete front subframe from the donor car?

[@GuyWithHatandSunglasses]

series discontinued?

[@downBAD4SisterLily]

Any update on this car?

[@curvs4me]

That's a seriously complex transformation and you are just zipping through it like a Sunday afternoon. Brilliant car when it's finished.

[@buddybestor]

Where is Part 5??

[@XandroJM]

Where is part 5 etc

[@paschulzke]

Hello @all , cannot find any continuation after part 4 . can somebody explain ? Thank you

[@005yassin]

I hope that you will use the old steering wheel cause its iconic

[@erezyoal]

What about heat management ?

[@yoguefsanchez266]

I have a w219 cls63. I want a s65 v12 in it. Can this be done?

[@unwan-ud-dinmiankakakhial6666]

When is the new episode on the swap coming in??? Has the project completed????

[@amgonegaming9515]

I'm here already, in 11 sec

[@Lou-f]

If Stefan makes you look small how tall is rich?!?

[@SS_C123]

Hey guys, when will you update us on R107 and C126 Projects ?

[@ogeenext]

Hi. I thought you guys had delivered the SEC to the customer?

[@ahmedniazi5132]

Any update on this project?

[@jasonlawkiatseng]

Part 5?

[@FixItRyan]

I wonder which modern Mercedes engine might have been easier to fit with less modifications... M112 maybe?

[@FixItRyan]

I love R107s

[@david929190]

What's the guy from Deboss Garage doing with you now?

[@marwanmadi8752]

Where do yall find all these talented ppl lol

[@flamiemushawatu583]

Sir!!! Where is the rest of this series!!! ???

[@flamiemushawatu583]

Has it been a year waiting ?

[@JohannesKonow]

At first I was like "but you can't flip the steering rack, it's gonna make the car steer the other way" Then when the steering arm locations behind the wheel were mentioned all clicked into place.

[@charlviljoen7737]

AFTERNOON ALL ,wgen can we expect and update ........PLEASE>>>??????//

[@bl00dh4nd4]

Have you guys thought about Tesla swapping a Mercedes? That’d be awesome. Also great work guys keep it up

[@rowaldwousie5289]

Maybe stupid question. But if you deleted a part of the oil pump (the gear) doesnt it makes less pressure? (Just asking)

[@s.ritesh6976]

He Just Took off Scavenging Side of The Pump. The Main Side Which Generates Actual Pressure Is Still There.

[@1one3_Racing]

No. The C63 has a really stupid scavenging system that pumps oil from the back of the sump and dumps it in the front of the sump where the oil pickup is. The S63 doesn't have a rear bowl in the sump so it doesn't have the scavenging stage. Much simpler and more reliable.

[@rowaldwousie5289]

Aaah okay! Thanks!:)

[@joelchils]

Sweet music lol

[@YourName-nb7ye]

when the new video?

[@vincentvandenberg8424]

Would it not have been easyer to do a bodyswap and start with an righthand drive?

[@CORZER0]

I've emailed you about a 113k into W124 build. Do you monitor your inbox?

[@ryankoech4701]

Part5 please🙏🙏

[@alexudrea558]

LHD to RHD first time when I’m seeing this… everyone is looking for a decent LHD hahaha 😂😂😂

[@mohamedyasinarakkal5130]

Do heim joints on the suspension links

[@1one3_Racing]

Its a road car. Ball joints don't transfer anywhere near as much vibration through the wheel, they also require service, whereas ball joints don't.

[@mohamedyasinarakkal5130]

Rod end suspension

[@12Senna]

real long project, now I curious may be cover a carbon fiber shell on a roll cage chassis then put the c63 parts in would be more easy😂

[@AD-ct3mx]

Are you exporting car to RHD country.

[@1one3_Racing]

Its going to England, I think he said

[@alhamedi66]

Where is project sl

[@meangrean]

Wow that oil pan sits low to the ground

[@MultiWeirdthings]

lol i thought "sherry" was the girl for a sec

[@azargelin]

I think if the montages have better music and shoots views would go up, Maybe something like Travarish. This channel needs to get bigger so we have more content oh and thumbnails, some vids have thumbnails that look generic. If i didn't have my notifications on for this channel i might pass some vids without knowing

[@Tox1cAshes]

Time to do this to a Japanese only car to confuse people

[@elidisantehoerler3184]

Any updates? Also however much this person is paying you is not enough.

[@christophero4489]

Would love to know what happened???

[@elynoorzai9407]

What happened to this project

[@colchronic]

Y would you make it harder to drive

[@Mercmad]

Why use the ugly US bumpers? R107 bumpers are pretty common new and used . Same with the bumper support Structure (console in mercedes speak ) they are available new because tgry are often rusted outv.

[@alhamedi66]

No any update more than 8 months project stop.

[@andrewa.7521]

UPDATE???? Are you still working on the 630SL project????

[@alhamedi66]

@@andrewa.7521 Same question I think project stop.

[@mohamedyasinarakkal5130]

2nd

[@muhammadmushtaq1341]

It's really impressive what you do, but I wish if you can let people know about your routes that like who you are where you come from originally how you come to this business, who was your idol in automotive industry etc...I belive its not a personal data 😉 but it will be motivate. More people..

[@MrQuichi]

Putting а bar under a rack, to relocate pivot points of steering rods is not a good idea, because of bending (rotating) moments that will come to the rack...((

[@kalista37]

Broooo where is part 5? Can't wait to see what this looks like when it's finished.

[@hishamjaber3]

dude you need a bigger shop.

[@josesibrio9959]

I wanna meet dis Taliban guy

[@AnthonyEdwardBrowne]

Let's have the music form the credits throughout videos instead of electro-guitar noodle tunes.

[@stevewandel6580]

the LHD rack in a RHD won't work. The wheels will go the wrong way (ie turn right will make the car turn left). If the LHD rack, which is designed to be behind the axle centreline, is flipped and then put in front of the axle centreline (like where the original links were), then it will work. But leaving it in its designed position but flipping it is wrong.

[@1one3_Racing]

But he's using a front rack in a rear application. So they move the opposite way already. Flipping will correct it. You think these guys would make a mistake like that?

[@stevewandel6580]

@@1one3_Racing yes, seems you're right. Was glossed over very quickly in the video without much explanation. Had to watch it again with the subtitles turned on at around the 10 min mark. You'd hope not, but everybody makes mistakes sometimes :)

[@finch2f12]

Iron man

[@gged]

Why would you ruin a car and make it right hand drive

[@GhostRider-ms1ep]

I CAN'T FIND THE PART 5 . DID YOU EVER COMPLETE IT OR