{"id":38358,"date":"2019-03-27T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38358"},"modified":"2019-03-27T13:02:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:02:16","slug":"1974-mercedes-450sl-with-a-6-0-l-lsx-v8-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38358","title":{"rendered":"1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8 &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=38359\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This 1974 Mercedes 450SL (R107) is getting a new heart thanks to its owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCa_Oxfb-E1cTgWS4q2P8fZw\">Metalman 329<\/a>. The plan is to replace the factory 4.5 L V8 with a 6.0 L LSx V8 (Vortec 6000) from a 2004 Chevy 2500HD truck. The engine will be paired with a GM 4L60E or 4L80E automatic transmission and the factory Mercedes rear end. The owner reviews the Mercedes 450SL and shows the donor truck in the videos below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-iA33-v1XVA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/w_vAhFOx6bM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-03.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=38361\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-03.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-03.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-03.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-03.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-03.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-03.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCa_Oxfb-E1cTgWS4q2P8fZw\">Metalman 329<\/a> via Piotr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1974 Mercedes 450SL (R107) is getting a new heart thanks to its owner Metalman 329. The plan is to replace the factory 4.5 L V8 with a 6.0 L LSx V8 (Vortec 6000) from a 2004 Chevy 2500HD truck. The engine will be paired with a GM 4L60E or 4L80E automatic transmission and the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38358\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8 &#8211; Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":38359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[869,527],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-450sl","category-r107"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38692,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38692","url_meta":{"origin":38358,"position":0},"title":"1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8 &#8211; Part 2","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 4, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Metalman 329 returns with an update on his 1974 Mercedes 450SL (R107) build series. 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