The Schatzi Project - Ep. 4 - 1965 Mercedes190c W110 Engine Swap Part 1

Schatzi, our beloved 1965 Mercedes Benz W110 190c resto-mod project car, had a catastrophic failure on the way to a car show last weekend. In this episode we discuss engine swap options, and remarkably, do not decide to LS swap the car. The choise of new motors may surprise you, but it sure won't disappoint.

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Resto modding a lot of the old school rides make a lot of sense. Affordability, safety, handling, being able to move with traffic- I have a '76 Valiant that looks like grandma's "Bingo Hall Hunter" but has a full chassis stiffening, 12" rotors up front, 11.2" rotors on back (8.75" axle), Bergman Auto Craft front steering & suspension, rear is JRSpring XHD V8 springs with a Firm Feel rear sway bar, tranny is an iron-case A-833 OD (factory Hurst shifter, lol), the engine is the factory-supplied 318; but with much more modern "308" cast heads (fast-burn, bigger valves), I-beam forged rods, KB pistons (9.45-1 compression), '70 vintage 340 forged crank, windage tray, Performer Air Gap intake, TBC headers w/2.5" dual exhaust/X-crossover, cooling is a 26" HD cooling radiator set up from a '73 Swinger that had AC & trailer towing package. I've used it for doing a TDS rally (2324.6 miles), towed a trailer, drive it around town with my cattle dog riding along, get groceries...not going to live forever, people react positively to it, and it's just a fun car to drive