I Traded My Weirdest Car For An LS Swapped Mercedes Turbo Diesel! Total SLEEPER!
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In this video, I trade my weirdest car for an LS-swapped Mercedes Turbo Diesel! I had to bring cash to the table too but in the end, I think this was a killer deal. The car is sooo clean! Enjoy the show!
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I know someone who has a police issue caprice ppv and he's looking to sell it located in ohio
Buy he kinda needs the money for court
Take the Mercedes k swapped car to honda to get an oil changed take the mercedes ls swapped to chevy to get an oil changed and film their reaction and talk to them about the cars???
This a Frankenstein Mercedes lmao 😜
It has a Ford motor craft oil filter with chevy motor omg this is total freak show 🤣😂
AN LS SWAPPED PORSCHE!!! HELL YEAH CANT WAIT TO SEE THAT VIDEO!!! NICE PICKUP ON THE SWAP/TRADE AS WELL!!
Turbo diesel models had that air intake grill. Nicknamed "turbo grill". Facelift diesel models had that allways, turbo or not. Except for the 200d model.
what is your point
@@NickBuenoohe mentioned the Finns on the Fender
@@NickBuenoo Alex asked if anyone knew if it was factory or not, in the video.
@@NickBuenoowatch the video then delete this comment
@@pri0r_t0_a_weekago...fukwi48hy? Comment provides more info of interest on the weird fender grill. No need to delete it.
Hearty congratulations on reaching one million subscribers! What a milestone! You deserve all the success, Alex.
I've owned 7 w124s over the years and they are incredible cars. The LS swap looks really well done as well, as you suspected the biggest problem with swaps in these cars is the steering setup. Some people swap in a w210 steering rack but you lose some of the great steering feel that w124s have stock.
I have a suggestion. Only Mercedes nuts truly understand the badging to begin with, so considering this is 5.3 swapped, this would be a 530E! You can glue a few old badges together and make a nice looking 530E badge, noone will know what it means unless they are a Mercedes fanatic.
You can't beat the W124 steering setup for feel and a sense of command. Especially at freeway speeds where it just owns the road. The 530 Badge would be cool to.
This is a great idea, you’d have to be a Mercedes fanatic and also have some LS love😂
That's a cool suggestion brother
incredible, indeed, but not 13.5k incredible. that's nuts...
Here here I agree 530e
The air intake is a factory standard at least for turbodiesel W124, so at least 300D. I think like most W124's back here were diesel so really common to see that.
That body is really nice! A bit of shame that they did a swap for such a nice body, but to be fair a good 300D isn't probably ever going to be worth big money.
I would probably have rotated the throttle body so you didn't need to drill a hole in the hood. :D
Very nice project, waiting to see more videos!
This could be an epic series Alex. Allows us to see how to repair these swapped vehicles and also enables us to understand how a really good inspection is done when you purchase them
Make sure to keep an eye on those cylinder heads. I've heard of those trickflows being known to drop valves. Seems like an older build so it may be fine, but just something to keep in mind if it does get boosted in the future.
I'm not a Honda guy but I feel you traded down... And put cash on top? His car was worth about 5k at best, and that is pushing it..
Exactly. I'm not a Mercedes guy so I can't speak to what they cars themselves are worth but for what they are now a straight trade seems more realistic.
Keep the Honda swap I am a V8 guy but anyone can put a 5.3 in any car that Honda swap turbo is one-of-a-kind
It's a $5500 - $6000 car to me, that's about what you could get for it if you wanted it sold within a month or so.
@@8SecSleeperthat’s cheaper than a stock one
@@g32k stock would be better though
So excited for this! I daily drive an ‘89 W124 coupe with a Ford 302/AOD swap (I did the swap myself) Beware the diff and axles are a weak point, although you have the toughest version. I swapped in a Chrysler 300 diff and spliced axles to handle the power. I put flipped log style manifolds on mine and crossed the left pipe behind the engine, true duels with an H pipe routed in the factory position. No A/C on my swap but I’ve put 10k miles on it and drove it thru winter.
I got see that
It is safe to say he got the better end of that deal 😂
Yeah, 4 k seems a huge difference, I don't see the 14.5 they invested in it but if Alex likes it it's all that matters. I think only a TH-camr would have paid that price cause it's new content and it will pay itself back
The boot is loaded with. MMMM Shit.
But on the other hand, Honda, because it’s stupid reliable.
I had an 8th gen civic sedan, never had any problems with it, had 138k miles on it before it was rear ended by a girl on her phone totaling it. I put over $10,000 into the car, and get this, her insurance only gave me $5,700, then I bought a mk5 GTI, and I’m getting ready to sell or trade it. I’m in Austin tx if your interested lmk
@@delusion2894 he probably made that much, or more, from content views on the Hondacades. He's not into this for $14.5k.
Absolutely, that car was dogged lol 🥴
This is a keeper! I've always want an 80s - 90s Merc with DTM look! This big gal would look sinister slammed on the ground then decked out with a DTM kit and some 18" hammers!
I guess I didn't understand the "trade up" concept. I thought the idea was to work out a deal where your getting something of "equal" value that may need some work to make it more valuable. So, when trading... the trade is "straight up" with no extra cash on top. In other words, I thought the concept was to pay for the "red paper clip" that ultimately is what you pay for on the final item traded.... for example a house on the beach in California. So, when you traded the cars plus paid an additional $4,000 on top of that your not "trading up"... But... I don't know... I've never practice this method... So, my limited understanding is probably wrong. Maybe you might get lucky and be able to trade up for something of higher value....maybe. But it would need to be at least worth 15k.... right?
The whole concept of trading up to eventually get to something really amazing, only works if you don't trade plus cash difference. The rules are straight swaps only.
If you keep adding money I don't think you'll have an issue trading up to a 30k car. Save the hassle, add 25k to this one and be done! lol
Seriously- this betrays the entire point.
I have known Stan for decades, super solid guy. I loved the LS MB, I’ll have to stop by today to see the Honda MB.
You totally gotta turbocharge it, even with low boost it would still make a lot more power and would be relatively safe with a water to air intercooler with an ice tank for summertime driving.
I wonder how hard it would be to use A/C to cool the intake air similar to the srt powerchiller.
@@rysterstechI tried using my AC as my intake but then my car back fired and blew part of my dash off lmao
Absolutely love this car. Have always admired this chassis.
I've always had thoughts of LS swapping my C230 since it isn't worth anything anyway and it has the massive brakes, lowered suspension and the same rear as the C55. This vid is motivating me.
My favourite projext of yours! Some thoughts: 1) you havent ruled out the sensor yet. When you pulled it out, it was suspiciously high on the scanner. Its a thin wire and should respond fairly fast. Either bench test the sensor you removed by heating it up with ar the same time as known good thermocuple/(cooking?) thermometer either on your bench or on the car. 2)you checked thatbthe pump is on when commanded but not when in use. Come up with a method to confirm power remains at the pump whilr drivinf ef back-probe with a small bulb, clear section of tube you can see while driving etc. 3) when you remove your shraders and reinstall you are introducing air. Get the right shrader tool or if you remove the core, keep your funnel open whine you are removing the hose and reinstalling. You will lose coolant but hopefully your reservoirnin thr funnel will drain out raher than it drawing in air.
I went through something similar on my 2jz hitting boost cut early. Turns out somebody alonf the line had installed an MAP sensor frlm a camry. The calibration was different and when i bench trsted it againsfservice manual data it would have told the ECU ambient atmosphere was 7psi of positive boost! So i was hitting boost cut around 9-10psi. Both MAP sensors looked the same, part numbers were different....MB may have made a mistake on yours or perhaps you have wiring issue thats modifying thr circuits resistance too! You could consider back probing at the sensor itself and into the ECU to make aure the wiring is not an issue.
Love to see this become a nice hommage to the 500e. Small twinturbo setup, blackout exterior, +/- 450whp. Make her nice!
Think you made a great trade!! Love the old 124 chassis cars and appears to be in great shape
For me, I don't think the LS Swap is worth more than the HondaMercedes. When you swap up, you should be able to swap up and make money on the swap without using any of your own money - as the concept goes. Either way, LS should be an engine which will be easier to work on but the transmission does not seem it can manage the engine like the HondaMercedes. There is a Netflix show of a car shop which swaps up. No matter, as a long time fan, I have always liked your energy so whatever you do in your videos is always entertaining to watch.
He isn't only using his money to "trade up" he is also paying the guy with exposure for his shop. The dude traded up, Alex traded down. lmao
I agree, Alex traded down!
He fucked him ram with no lube 😭
I have to agree. There seems to be a lot more work done to the Mercedes honestly. I'm not a huge fan of LS swaps too so maybe I'm just a little biased.
Transmission seems to be a bit of a dog too. Who knows, in terms of a modification platform you can get a lot more out of the 5.3 so the potential is there.
This is a trade down, older car, dime a dozen LS motor, plus money on top, bad deal.
Looks like a Porsche with an LS. Nice find Alex. That should be loads of fun! Looking forward to those videos.
You can pass an A/C vacuum test and still have a leak if the port valves are bad. The valves are normally under pressure and can leak but under vacuum they are sucked in and can make them seal, passing the test.
300D is a huge upgrade, from when merc. still made quality!
Thats so cool! I think you should "finish" what someone started with this LS swap. Get the interion and exterior in better condition. The body itself is worth money, as its a W124.
Loving all the LS content! Im biased through. Would you ever get a 2GR swapped MR2?
Whether you got a good deal or not wont matter. The real winner here is having new content for TH-cam! That will benefit you financially more than any car “upgrade”!
But either way, I love w124’s as I had one myself. Clean this up and you could have a great sleeper!
Rewatching the video going over everything once again. The car is awesome! I love driving it, every day!!
No way you just casually gave us a sneak peek at an LS SWAPPED 911 😭 I’m waiting on that vid so hard
30:45 I was just going to say that the diesels came from factory like that and then you've looked it up yourself :D
I have a W124 with the same wheels and a similar ride height. I love every moment with that car
Your channel is freaking gold man! Never a dull moment! Once again congrats on your major accomplishment in achieving 1 Million subs
I am a Honda guy but i like the w124 body style much more than the newer one, wish the kswap was in the w124 Benz, ls swap is sick too and I bet it sounds great, but I think the other guy got the better end of the deal unfortunately…..btw please look for euro headlights, they look way better that the usdm style headlights
23:04 that car looks and sounds better than the K-swapped one! Get it detailed and sort-out the engine issues and it will definitely trade-up for something nice!
100% truth
It sounds even better in person. Stan and I are friends (you can see my old Jetta in the lot). It sounds a hell of a lot better than my 5.3 stock truck.
@@dillydave13 your buddy def made out on top of this "deal" lol 13.5k for that merc is simply nuts...
You got scammed. There's no way that Mercedes is worth $13,500. Between the mediocre 4-speed transmission and the cheap engine, that's like $9-10k. Had they spent money on a better engine or manual-swap, then you could have argued for $13,500.
That guy got a huge smile. Once you said how things were worth "which it isn't factual" that guy went all out scammer mode. I really think the received car is a 30 year old clunky boat anchor.
Nahhh, I had a W203 back in the day and as much as I loved it these are a proper solid Mercedes. The whole point is random engine swapped fun stuff but overall this is a way better car 👍🏻
The w124 is way better than the w203. At least stock.
My opinion the w124 is worth twice what the other was. It looks 10 times better, its not even close to being in the 124s league.
I'm a Honda guy and I still think he made a good choice.
Agree. This W124 is worth 6k
Great episode! I have a 2006 C230 Sport all blacked out with a 6 speed manual and I love it. Mercedes are top quality builds and even though I'm a GM guy, I would take a Mercedes any day
I’m crossing my fingers that you get attached to this trade and make it a supercharged manual swapped monster 😂
yea, i think the automatic needs to go
Agreed. Build a W124 version of the E55 Kompressor but with an American engine and a proper six speed manual. 🤘
6 speed sequential shift and a huge turbo.
@@chadgantt7379why
These 5.3's love a turbo. Superchargers on LS swaps isn't really common so there wouldn't be as much aftermarket support
As a computer guy I find the thumbnail really funny! Instead of the old Intel Inside logo it says LS Inside.
The vents on the wing are factory on the diesels. As a kid in the 90s here in Ireland, I spent many a morning staring at them on the way to school. I think if you could get it to be factory in everything but the engine and box, that would be cool - e.g. get original speedo cluster back but altered to suit what you have.
Yes, the vinyl "carbon fiber" wrap is ugly as hell, I prefer the OEM wood trims. The gauge cluster was well manufactured but I also prefer the OEM one.
I wonder if it is possible to retrofit the OEM shifter on this transmission or if it is possible to retrofit the OEM transmission with the LS engine
Alex;Those gills on the fender were on the diesel engined models only. It's 4 the air inlet 2 the air filter. Yeah that's factory not aftermarket. Enjoy your car!
Cool car, I'm glad to see you having fun and trading for new and different things. Taking on other people's builds can be a real headache but it can also be a lot of fun. No risk, no reward man.
I used to have a 300D with an old carbed SBC 350 in it. In order to clear the exhaust, they just jacked the engine way up to where they cut a hole in the hood. It was an absolute riot.
I absolutely love this channel, the excitement I see as you do things the in depth explanation s the overall fun. And I LOVE the outtakes. 😂
Stan definitely got the better end of the deal for now but Alex has a more solid and better Platform to work with. Looking forward to the videos
Alex turns into a car salesman when he is trying to trade but if he was buying it he would focus on everything wrong and devalue everything lol
So many people saying you downgraded, but come on guys.. look at the smile on his face! He loves that stately old E-class and who wouldn’t. It’s a beautiful sought after model with classic lines. Plus he’s a LS guy!
Those pistons look stock. The flex fuel L59 5.3L came with dished pistons which is what yours looks like.
28:43...the hood can go straight up for more headroom if you push the stuff button on the hood hinge
Have you ever wanted to do something like this? Keep trading up to see how far it goes?
Yeahh cool idea!
Dude you have to turbocharge it
@@ChesterJLampwick78💀💀💀😅
all turbodiesel w124s had that air intake on a fender
There is a bracket for the a/c belt tensioner it has two tensioners. They come on the caprice ppv and the Chevy ss. I had to do the swap on my g8
LOVE THE CONCEPT! So far so good! A/C - CHECK! Throttle Body, - Almost Check! This is THE perfect car for a fix n flip!!! I REALLY like this car. Believing it is a keeper for someone! Obviously somebody that built it knew what they were doing. Not a shadetree job at all. The gauges, exhaust, cylinder heads and coolers show that. Great that the other guy did the springs and shocks. Relocating the air intake to the grill is a no brainer. Maybe figure out how to get the A/C more like stock with a real button. Fix the lil oil leak. Maybe replace hood or fix it. New tires and a detail and it should easily be in the neighborhood of a $20k car when done. As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
Congratulations on 1m subscribers! I've been following your channel for awhile now, and it's been amazing to watch it grow! So excited to see where things go from here!
This car's definitely your style, combining your love for GM cars with your love of Mercedes.
Really need to make use of that exhaust. Twins would look awesome.
That car is wild! That's the exact heads I have on my LS1. Those heads, G5X3 cam, and fast intake, it makes 472 wheel. SBE ls1
So excited about the W124, I've always hoped you will get your hands on one since they are such fine automobiles and now you did it! I have one as well, a normally aspirated 250D, and I love it.
P.S: The vents on the fender are basically the intake on turbodiesels and multivalve diesels in the facelift W124 cars. They came from the factory with these.
No way that car is worth 4k more than yours, it is cool though! Ok, I stand corrected! Finished the video and I was wrong. This is a nice car!
Right!!
Alex never ceases to find the most fun stuff to wrench on. Good stuff as always. 1 million subs son! Congrats Alex. Well deserved. Bravo.
I like the C230 better.. u shoulda just LS swapped that... those K24 engines cost a decent amount... but i get the premise of the idea of "swapping-up".. good video 👍
You should slap a turbo on it and utilize that vent on the pass side fender if possible. Make it a Turbo Mercedes v8.
Cool project idea. Hear me out. W124. With an m113 swap. Get it done Alex! Jokes aside it would be a very cool swap. And all Benz family. Huge fan of this chassis. One of the best looking cars Mercedes has ever made.
Hey Alex I hope you go into detail about how this car was converted, I've had a 6.2 from an escalade with a camaro intake and 42lbs injectors and all sitting and waiting for a clean 124 like this, this should be interesting
The grill on the fender is only for the turbodiesels. The NA diesels (which were available in Europe), like my 300D, which has a factory 5 speed manual btw 😉, don't have that grill, unless they are the latest multivalve diesel engines, available from 1993 (the OM605 and OM606). And yes, it is missing a steering shock, but since they modified the pitman arm, maybe it didn't fit anymore.
This sounds like an awesome series, hopefully fully od crazy swaps!
Broken AC and bad tires you probably could’ve made the trade for 3 on top but either way it’s a neat swap. Hopefully it’s a simple fix on the AC it’s hot out. If you sort it and clean the interior up I think it’s worth close to 20 to the right person.
There is some irony to the fact the converter removed one of the best diesel performance engines ever to swap in that LS. The OM606 😍
wasn't the OM606 the 2jz of diesels?
2.5 turbo wasnt an om606. The Last year (1995) w124 came with a n/a om606 though.
@@Will_14_years_agoyep last years had the 3 litre one 🎉
I think they where definitely going to boost it
@@Will_14_years_ago exactly, the 2.5 is a om602. the om603 turbo 3.0L was the best diesel engine in these cars since the om606 was N/A (and has puny rods so turboing them very much without upgrading the rods isn't advisable). The om606 turbo is fun and all but they are pretty expensive to modify
BTW I read a bunch of comments here saying that they think you paid too much for the swap, but you know Mercedes Benz inside and out as well as the L/S engines, so I think it'll work out plus it gives you some great new content for your channel!!!!
almost every turbocharged diesel from that era of Mercedes w124s had that vent on the front fender for the air intake..
That one looks very much like an European W124
I would really love to see this series keep going. I wanna see just how far you can go
the vents are a great idea for intake, but it can also be a way to suck heat out of the engine bay.
The ultimate sleeper! So cool. Good Luck with your new project!
What a crazy exhaust. Def calling for a turbo set up on it. Good trade up in my opinion.
The only issue I see with a turbo is that it already can't maintain traction.
Hi, this is Chris.
That opended fender right front is factory made.
It's Air entry of the Turbo Ärger.
4500 difference between both and he only came down 500? Ls's are a dime a dozen. The wear of the older cedes will take some work compared to the c230 and was like new. I think he got a deal with work he can do. Going the wrong way Alex on the negotiating 😮. It's suppose to be trading off with higher or similar value with no additional cash.😄🤦🏻♂️
Another brilliant video, the w124 was so nice when introduced, they used them as taxis in parts of Europe 😊
Ok guys, what do you think this car is worth after I fix everything?
Don’t know somebody tried to say it wasn’t worth it
Idk man I think you mightve given that guy a neat fast car and a $4500 gift...this car looks like a cobbled together question mark on wheels
7500.
TBH like a real 500E is 40k in the US, and they are usually very well maintained, while this thing is a average spec'ed old 300D with a mystery box LS in it and questionable things done to it. So Id guess 20k is the best you could hope for. A 400E in good shape sells for around 20k, what i think is the best comparison for this thing. Its a definite upgrade to the Hondacedes tho.
So twin turbos and a limited slip?
1 million subs. Congrats Alex, you deserve it.
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Ok, well…after reading several random comments, I’m gonna throw my 2 cents in. I have long been a proponent of Honda products, since long before the rice-rocket craze of the 90’s. I got a subscription to C/D in the mid 80’s and saw the insane twin engine CRX that they created. I later read about Oscar Jackson and his success with various mods to early track-built Civics. I realized then that much of the engineering led to the engines being sufficiently overbuilt that with some choice mods you could make a fair bit more power and still have a reliable and reasonably efficient little hot rod. In middle school I received much ridicule from my contemporaries who mostly wanted either a 5.0 Stang or Camaro. Fair enough, and while a hot rod Civic of that era may not have had quite the power to beat either of those in a straight drag race, I’m confident that on a road course the lighter and nimbler Honda could easily keep pace, if not slightly best either. All while getting better fuel mileage. And let’s face it, in the mid-late 80’s even Civics were generally built far better than any American pony car. All that being said I was really stoked for your purchase and was looking forward to what you might have done with it.
But I’m not mad at you. I love that older body style MB, so simple and elegant. Truly timeless. And the wheels, I think you called them ‘monoblocks’ are super sweet. I’ve always liked the AMG style of the mid 80’s-early 90’s. I agree with another post…manual swap it. And add a supercharger. Let’s see what trouble we can get into!
I love your attitude Alex on these swaps taking on an unknown project based on what the owner tells you.
i like this and we learning a lot❤
The fender vent IS in fact stock, here in Europe 300D turbos (OM603 turbo engine) and 300D 2.5 Turbos (om602 turbo engine) came with that vent from factory, stock air filter sits there :)
I could smell the interior. These old mercs just have something in them.
I had a 300d w124, loved it! In Europe those are 3 litre na 6 cylinder diesels. Only 100hp or what was left of it after 430 thousand kilometres. I remember the smell you mention, it had a lot of character. The slowness made it one of them
The 300TD was the one to have with the OM606 Turbo Diesel AKA the 2JDeee
Awesome swap!!! I think you traded up. The W124 is a tank and the interior speaks volumes. I would want to change the exhaust if possible, but that’s my only hang up. I’m sure you know that Bilstein will rebuild those old struts and shocks in the trunk for free, you just have to send them in. Thank you for the video!!!
Bilstein does not rebuild shocks and stuts for free... never have and never will. It's $250 per for a rebuild.
Congratulations on the 1 mil
Loving the Mercedes cant wait to see you square it up a little
honda swapped mercedes sounds like the perfect car for me. you get the best of both worlds: reliability and cheap-ness to run of a honda but with luxury and comfort of mercedes. I'd delete the tablet cluster that looks jank, replace it with original, and maybe install a leather boot to dress up the shifter so theres not just a gaping hole in the middle of your interior and its great
You can either go analog aftermarket gauges like the ls swapped Mercedes or you can go digital dash. Oem gauges won’t work.
A 6l80 is a direct swap and it's so much more reliable so that would be the next step for this thing. Might have to widen the transmission tunnel though
Is that an LS swapped Porsche that you gave a sneak peak on? If so, can't wait! Those are so cool!
I would definitely try to stick to straight trades in the future. Adding cash on top sorta defeats the purpose of bartering like the paper clip guys
Hello Alex! That side intake is completely stock, it is from factory, but only on diesel models👍
Now I want to find a 300E and drop an LS3 into it. This is really cool! Great find Alex, and a really fun series.
This old Mercedes looks a lot better than whatever type that new Hondacedes was. I think you did good regardless of what’s wrong with this one.
That manifold setup is screaming for a turbo on the passenger side.
I love the concept of trading up these swaps. LS/Mercedes swaps are so you. It’s really cool man.
Definitely a good trade. Yes, it's older, but it has class that the newer cars will never have.
That oil pressure gauge tells me it's low on oil.
Last of the proper built Mercedes..
3:01 yes, we have Mondeos in Europe. It first made it's debut on 1992-93.
Great video, not sure this is a trade up. Your K swapped would have been worth a lot more after being fixed. Purely my opinion. Excited for the series.
Congratulations on 1 million subscribers Alex!!! Been here since the beginning. So happy for your huge success!! 👏💪🎉
A V8 swap is definitely what the W124 needs. I drove a loaner 300D for a couple days when my W203 C230k was at a shop, and that car was one of the slowest cars I've ever driven. Definitely a really floaty suspension too. They're built like tanks though. I'd love to own one just like this. Handsome car, would look good next to my W211 E55.
The old merc diesels can be made incredibly powerful. There’s a scene for it. The OM606 is a legend.
Good work!, I'm now battling a c230 k tranny issues. You encourage me to continue.