{"id":38692,"date":"2019-04-04T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38692"},"modified":"2019-04-03T22:24:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T04:24:53","slug":"1974-mercedes-450sl-with-a-6-0-l-lsx-v8-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38692","title":{"rendered":"1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8 &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38694\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=38694\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?fit=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-04.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-38694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCa_Oxfb-E1cTgWS4q2P8fZw\">Metalman 329<\/a> returns with an update on his 1974 Mercedes 450SL (R107) build series. The project&#8217;s goal is to install a 6.0 L LSx V8 (Vortec 6000) from a Chevy 2500HD truck. One change to original plan since the previous video is going with a Mercedes transmission instead of using a GM 4L60E or 4L80E transmission. Listen as he explains how he will accomplish that.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0Mfy1cPuPI8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCa_Oxfb-E1cTgWS4q2P8fZw\">Metalman 329<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metalman 329 returns with an update on his 1974 Mercedes 450SL (R107) build series. The project&#8217;s goal is to install a 6.0 L LSx V8 (Vortec 6000) from a Chevy 2500HD truck. One change to original plan since the previous video is going with a Mercedes transmission instead of using a GM 4L60E or 4L80E&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38692\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8 &#8211; Part 2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":38694,"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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[869,527],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-450sl","category-r107"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1974-Mercedes-450SL-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38358,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38358","url_meta":{"origin":38692,"position":0},"title":"1974 Mercedes 450SL with a 6.0 L LSx V8 &#8211; Part 1","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 27, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1974 Mercedes 450SL (R107) is getting a new heart thanks to its owner Metalman 329. 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