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Mercedes OM617 Powered 110 Build Up
The starting vehicle:
1986 110 with 2.5 liter Petrol engine, leaking fuel tank, and interior and under hood area covered in carpet and other sound deadening material.
Purchased from a UK dealer. It was used by DRA for flight testing of countermeasures equipment. Unique in that it had 44,500 miles and was without front vents presumably to cut down on noise and interference.
1986 110 with 2.5 liter Petrol engine, leaking fuel tank, and interior and under hood area covered in carpet and other sound deadening material.
Purchased from a UK dealer. It was used by DRA for flight testing of countermeasures equipment. Unique in that it had 44,500 miles and was without front vents presumably to cut down on noise and interference.
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OM617 Oil Pans are coming out...
Here is a picture of 13 adapter castings and 9 oil pan castings that went to the machine shop months ago.
The second batch of oil pans for the 90 & 110 conversions is in the final stages.
If you do the simple addition, the other 4 pans are almost done which are part of a 13 unit production batch which will come out in chunks through the fall and winter.
Dropping these 4 off at the welding shop this morning, see second picture.
Then after they are welded will go to the machine shop for the final finishing.
In a few weeks we should have 4 more oil pans ready for anyone wanting a kit.
In summary, have sold 1 kit from this second batch, so will have 3 complete kits for the 90 - 110 available shortly if anyone wants one.
Bringing the OM617 110 to the Cove this weekend if anyone cares for a test drive.
The OM617 is federalized and completely approved by all applicable US agencies, so there should be no issues with converting a 90 or 110.
We also have some transmission mounts for the Short Belhousing "Stumpy" R380 and LT77 if you need these for your conversion shown in the last picture.
And we still have 3 kits left for the Series IIA and III available as well.
We won't run another IIA - III batch until next year.
Then that should end the production run of the OM617 conversion.
Here is a picture of 13 adapter castings and 9 oil pan castings that went to the machine shop months ago.
The second batch of oil pans for the 90 & 110 conversions is in the final stages.
If you do the simple addition, the other 4 pans are almost done which are part of a 13 unit production batch which will come out in chunks through the fall and winter.
Dropping these 4 off at the welding shop this morning, see second picture.
Then after they are welded will go to the machine shop for the final finishing.
In a few weeks we should have 4 more oil pans ready for anyone wanting a kit.
In summary, have sold 1 kit from this second batch, so will have 3 complete kits for the 90 - 110 available shortly if anyone wants one.
Bringing the OM617 110 to the Cove this weekend if anyone cares for a test drive.
The OM617 is federalized and completely approved by all applicable US agencies, so there should be no issues with converting a 90 or 110.
We also have some transmission mounts for the Short Belhousing "Stumpy" R380 and LT77 if you need these for your conversion shown in the last picture.
And we still have 3 kits left for the Series IIA and III available as well.
We won't run another IIA - III batch until next year.
Then that should end the production run of the OM617 conversion.
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Got this today - I have a bunch of work ahead of me but love how these Merc diesel's sound.
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Robert - I am aways out on really getting into it but wanted to make a plan on how to prep this.
Was thinking:
- this thing is filthy - will do a good cleaning first off - any recommend procedure or good product to get cut the grim?
- pull valve cover and clean and polish
- oil pan obviously - what do you recommend to seal it? Merc gasket or Right Stuff?
- pull the cruise control, AC compressor, tranny coolant lines - anything else I can remove?
- thinking of pulling the turbo and taking a look inside
I will have a ton more questions as I get more into it but so far really excited. This old Mercedes lump just oozes German engineering.
Robert - I am aways out on really getting into it but wanted to make a plan on how to prep this.
Was thinking:
- this thing is filthy - will do a good cleaning first off - any recommend procedure or good product to get cut the grim?
- pull valve cover and clean and polish
- oil pan obviously - what do you recommend to seal it? Merc gasket or Right Stuff?
- pull the cruise control, AC compressor, tranny coolant lines - anything else I can remove?
- thinking of pulling the turbo and taking a look inside
I will have a ton more questions as I get more into it but so far really excited. This old Mercedes lump just oozes German engineering.
Picked up the oil pans today!
------ Follow up post added September 26th, 2013 04:03 PM ------
Picked up the finished oil pans today.![]()
Those should polish up nicely to a chrome-like luster. :grin
But in all seriousness, nice work.
-Jeff
------ Follow up post added September 26th, 2013 04:03 PM ------
Lets schedule a call and I'll help work through a plan for you.
Oil Pan... Series kit vs 90 & 110 kit.
These pictures provide a visual of the very different oil pans.
The custom pan for the 90 & 110 has a notch to clear the front diff tube and allows the OM617 to be installed without any suspension mods or diff travel limitations.
The pan for the Series IIA & Series III has a front sump and is actually a modified stock oil pan.
When you see the 2 pans side by side, it is easy to tell why you can't modify the stock oil pan to fit a 90 or 110.
Note the slant of both sumps to compensate for the engine being tilted to the right (as you sit in the vehicle looking at the back of the engine). The tilt is required so the OM617 oil filter housing can clear the bulkhead on both the 90 & 110 and the Series IIA & III. This is why these custom pans will not work in a Jeep wrangler or Land Cruiser. Get lots of inquiries from those owners who want an oil pan.
These pictures provide a visual of the very different oil pans.
The custom pan for the 90 & 110 has a notch to clear the front diff tube and allows the OM617 to be installed without any suspension mods or diff travel limitations.
The pan for the Series IIA & Series III has a front sump and is actually a modified stock oil pan.
When you see the 2 pans side by side, it is easy to tell why you can't modify the stock oil pan to fit a 90 or 110.
Note the slant of both sumps to compensate for the engine being tilted to the right (as you sit in the vehicle looking at the back of the engine). The tilt is required so the OM617 oil filter housing can clear the bulkhead on both the 90 & 110 and the Series IIA & III. This is why these custom pans will not work in a Jeep wrangler or Land Cruiser. Get lots of inquiries from those owners who want an oil pan.
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