This car is so cool. And like he said, the 3.5EB engines are everywhere, and you can get them for pretty cheap. Which makes them a great swap candidate.
@@Stuka87 1.0/1.3 and 2.7 EBs have always been wet belt and 3.5L made the switch to wet belt last year. We've seen failures as low as 60k miles in the 2.7L for a part that is rated for a "lifetime". I doubt anything is going to change with the 3.5L
That car is amazing.... the way he kept it clean..... simple and true to form yet under the hood it's a whole other world is just so satisfying. It's like a 4 door HAMMER 🔨
I’m a BMW guy, but I’m an 80s kid, so I love these boxier boy racer era cars. Only gripe I have is they did all that work and they couldn’t get Recaro to delete the back rest releases and give it a cleaner look. Other than that awesome and impressive build.
Coolest build I've seen in a min. Side note, Larry says how beautiful car is and proceeds at 11:58 to slam the door lol. Then again it's an old car, can't hurt it.
The 190e was my first car back in late 90s. Full body kit, 10 spoke wheels, custom audio. It was such a head turner. I spent more on repairs tho vs cost of the actual car
@@izzy031096if I lived on that side of the world I would like to help out. I am sorting out a W124 to build I found a Wagon in Pennsylvania here in the USA
That head unit is a purpose built old/new unit sent to blaupunkt for recon with legit new Bluetooth 5 to retain the quality stock look in a retrofit. Not cheap
I love the ultra fine attention to details !! 11:04 "This is a brand new Blaupunkt radio too...." 11:10 Larry "loves that" 14:02 Larry also loves long silences by the owners, which is done for the chance to hear the beautiful turbo noises, Im sure of it.
15:47 "When you let off it's like the world's about to end" 😂 The world is ending Larry but you videos allow me to ignore the dumpster fires that surrounds me 😅
I LOVE this car. I mean it has everything I would put in it installed. Keeping it look kinda factory was key to this amazing build. The little things he did make this one of the best builds I've seen in a while. I would love to see this in person.
@@lewie hmmm not sure about that. IMO the 190 looks perfectly proportion because of the original intent to be a 4dr. (The e30 on the other hand looks off as a 4 door because the original intent to be a coupe, the spiritual successor of the e21. And if memory serves me right the 4dr was an afterthought to meet market demand to compete with the 190e; and Audi 4000; 80.
dude one of the coolest builds that was at SEMA. it should have gotten away more attention than the decent amount it got. this is what people ought to be doing with all the awesome power trains sitting in scrapyards for people totaling them. then the w201 is a 500,000 mile car and there are as many of these as VW beetles(not really but making a point) this was somebodies dream of just mating the coolest stuff together that no one would think of. now that's a car guy, hot rodder or tune. out-fucking-standing build sir!!! just weapons grade epicness!!! cheers
You got the lower version of the OG Blaupunkt in ford's we had three or four laying around in the garage at home One took a nose dive into a tub of old engine oil, and still worked!!! Not a good idea but hell live for the minute
That 3.5 "cyclone" engine from the Fusion Sport isn't really at all related to the 3.5 EB. Although the cyclone 3.5 is a wonderfully reliable engine and was great in the Fusion.
Saw this baby & got one of his placards at Lime Rock Park. Fit n finish was so nice. I thought it had a Coyote from a distance. Had some killer time attack builds around it & looked totally fine.
Your thumbnails always evoke an emotional reaction out of me, partly due to your killer camera work and partly due to our eerily similar taste in cars. You build them right and appreciate the good stuff. I would put so many miles on this thing.🔥
man, this is so cool. the 190E Evo2 is my favorite Mercedes, so i love the nods to the DTM legend. the addition of the Ford Ecoboost V6 is a sick touch. they *love* more boost.
I’m on my 2nd gen2 Raptor, 80k miles on my 2020, I’ve always been a. Gm guy but the 3.5HO is a GREAT & SPECIAL engine-. Shares more in common w/ the ford GT motor than the standard 3.5EB, the HO has fully forged internals, it can make huge power & is such a great engine
I love the ultra fine attention to details !! 11:04 "This is a brand new Blaupunkt radio too...." 11:10 Larry "loves that" 14:02 Larry also loves long silences by the owners, which is done for the chance to hear the beautiful turbo noises, Im sure of it.
@@grantcapel9884 The M113 might be too big for the 190's engine bay. The M104 would probably cut it close, but the M272 should be a good fit. That being said, any Mercedes engine that could fit in the 190E will always be better than a Mazda engine, even if it's turbocharged. I've always believed that putting an engine of the same brand into a car is the only correct way to perform an engine swap, and to hell with those Ferrari K24 conversions.
I think that motor sounds sooo right for that car. And I love the Stang shock towers and tubing. I don't rlly like many Mercs but this one in particular is def at the top of the list of the ones I do like lol. Might as well call it a Ford GT powered Merc lol. Sweet build.
My best friend and I made it from monument Colorado to Colorado Springs in the same amount of time that Slipknots “wait and bleed played” on his system. Just under 3 minutes…on highway 83 in Colorado. 190e 2.3 16v with the dogleg 5spd. There were MANY MANY nights we could’ve died in that car. Young and dumb…but they were the absolute BEST of times. If you know that stretch of road, you know how fast that was. At least we got our 3 rolled tacos and breakfast burritos at 4am from Albertacos😆
Amazing piece of intelligent engineering. Use of parts that are available and reliable --- TKX mated to a Ford 3.5 and Subbie rear end - can't go wrong and its maintainable. Perfect "resto-mod" for the rest of us --- unlike the unattainable coach builds ...
Instantly recognized the "factory" Blaupunkt radio. The 3D Printed console goes so hard. This whole build is absolutely insane, the motor the custom Recaro interior. I really like the understated parts & besides the body kit, you have to look under the hood to know what's really going on.
This has to be one of the most noteworthy builds I've seen in 2024. Love the 190E body style, great work!
This car is so cool. And like he said, the 3.5EB engines are everywhere, and you can get them for pretty cheap. Which makes them a great swap candidate.
Was thinking of an engine swap for my retro classic and I have to say the eco boost looks great.
Yeah except they're awful engines, wet belt alone makes me stay clear. Awesome under warranty tho.
@@ExileXCross I know several people with close to, and in one case over 200k miles on a 3.5EB. Also, the 3.5L uses a gear driven oil pump.
@@Stuka87 1.0/1.3 and 2.7 EBs have always been wet belt and 3.5L made the switch to wet belt last year. We've seen failures as low as 60k miles in the 2.7L for a part that is rated for a "lifetime". I doubt anything is going to change with the 3.5L
@@ExileXCross Ah, I knew the others engines used a wet belt. I didn’t know the 3.5L switched to it. That’s a bummer.
That car is amazing.... the way he kept it clean..... simple and true to form yet under the hood it's a whole other world is just so satisfying. It's like a 4 door HAMMER 🔨
"The Mercedees 190E Cosworth is the best handling saloon car chassis anywhere in the world - Martin Brundle" per James May
I love this reference, thank you for bringing up the memory of that episode 😂
Does the Cosworth have the same geometry as the base 190?
Yeah that mbz signature caster but now it has a Mustang front end and subaru rear end, i wonder how much has changed.
Stop saying per its incorrect use .
@@BilboBaggins-q8k The irony of correcting someone else after you absolutely butchered your sentence.
Honored to play a small part in this unbelievable build!! Dom and Dave are awesome. 🔥👏
Garbage.
@@ThunderAppealis exactly how your girls undies smell
Awesome sauce man 🤠🙏
Easily one of the best modified Mercs I have ever seen. What a beast.
The best sounding Raptor I have heard! He could make a fortune just building exhaust for Raptor trucks!
😂 I agree
@@MaverickPhantom My Guy...Kid you not...read your comment and immediately said"You're damn right, Skippy"...... Before I ever looked at your name.
@@markadelman6260 truth be told... he is on to something. I'd buy that exhaust....
I thought this same thing as soon as I heard them start it up. I thought, "holy crap, they made it sound good?!"
I’m a BMW guy, but I’m an 80s kid, so I love these boxier boy racer era cars. Only gripe I have is they did all that work and they couldn’t get Recaro to delete the back rest releases and give it a cleaner look. Other than that awesome and impressive build.
This is very ballsy not gonna lie
Ballsy?
Yes @@ezacher4634
@@ezacher4634 Ballsy meaning gung ho,courageous and determined.
Why? It's just a well done engine swap. Nothing really crazy about it.
Coolest build I've seen in a min. Side note, Larry says how beautiful car is and proceeds at 11:58 to slam the door lol. Then again it's an old car, can't hurt it.
Diversified Engineering. The builds that give old hard core enthusiast heart attacks! Awesome build btw.
The 190e was my first car back in late 90s. Full body kit, 10 spoke wheels, custom audio. It was such a head turner. I spent more on repairs tho vs cost of the actual car
I love these types of builds. What a beaut!
This is the coolest car i have ever seen on this channel. Props for all the work put into this
I love built cars that use components from another manufacturer.
Yeah, it's great to see what crazy creations people can come up with 😍
I'm using a Mercedes M120 V12 😎
By far one of the best builds I’ve ever seen 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I've been building one of these in my head for 10 years with a turned up OM606 Merc diesel...this is cool
Same. I’ve got a 1987 5spd 2.6 m103 model sitting in storage in New Zealand just waiting to be built
@@izzy031096super cool. Hope you build it✌🏼👊🏼
@@izzy031096if I lived on that side of the world I would like to help out. I am sorting out a W124 to build I found a Wagon in Pennsylvania here in the USA
Once I saw the Blaupunkt, I knew this was legit! Beautiful and unique build.
That head unit is a purpose built old/new unit sent to blaupunkt for recon with legit new Bluetooth 5 to retain the quality stock look in a retrofit. Not cheap
I love the ultra fine attention to details !!
11:04 "This is a brand new Blaupunkt radio too...."
11:10 Larry "loves that"
14:02 Larry also loves long silences by the owners, which is done for the chance to hear the beautiful turbo noises, Im sure of it.
Ha ha , yes sir 👌
Incredible! I had a 1991 190E 2.6 in 1997 in Highschool. I used to always want to swap a Ford 5.0 in it. Very very cool build.
15:47 "When you let off it's like the world's about to end" 😂
The world is ending Larry but you videos allow me to ignore the dumpster fires that surrounds me 😅
The future looks bright
I LOVE this car. I mean it has everything I would put in it installed. Keeping it look kinda factory was key to this amazing build. The little things he did make this one of the best builds I've seen in a while. I would love to see this in person.
I think my favorite thing about the whole build is that he kept the MB hood latch and the hood release that pops out from the Star on the grille.
Dayum why can’t that engine sound that good ona raptor? Exhaust setup sounds good. Love the build. Car is nice👍🏻😎
No cats/emmisions BS.
Awesome build!
Back in period I actually like the design of the 190e evo > m3. Not by much though, probably by 1% point
And rs500 cosworth
If it was a coupe it would edge it out
@@lewie hmmm not sure about that. IMO the 190 looks perfectly proportion because of the original intent to be a 4dr.
(The e30 on the other hand looks off as a 4 door because the original intent to be a coupe, the spiritual successor of the e21. And if memory serves me right the 4dr was an afterthought to meet market demand to compete with the 190e; and Audi 4000; 80.
dude one of the coolest builds that was at SEMA. it should have gotten away more attention than the decent amount it got. this is what people ought to be doing with all the awesome power trains sitting in scrapyards for people totaling them. then the w201 is a 500,000 mile car and there are as many of these as VW beetles(not really but making a point) this was somebodies dream of just mating the coolest stuff together that no one would think of. now that's a car guy, hot rodder or tune. out-fucking-standing build sir!!! just weapons grade epicness!!! cheers
190 Evo II and E30 M3 are my all time favorite cars and im.glad someone recreated one of these!
Outstanding build!!! Love 190's and this is something we dont see everyday 👏🔥
You got the lower version of the OG Blaupunkt in ford's we had three or four laying around in the garage at home
One took a nose dive into a tub of old engine oil, and still worked!!!
Not a good idea but hell live for the minute
I had a 2012 Ford Fusion with the 3.5L v6 and for being a stock engine it was fun to drive, can only imagine how fun that raptor engine is
That 3.5 "cyclone" engine from the Fusion Sport isn't really at all related to the 3.5 EB. Although the cyclone 3.5 is a wonderfully reliable engine and was great in the Fusion.
Sounds awesome!
This is my dream car!!!
It is mighty nice.
What this man is doing and what he said about the engine is amazing. Thank you for featuring him Larry!
This is the kind of fabrication and ingenuity that really makes me drool 🤤👌
I had three factory 190e 2.3 dual overhead cam 16 valves buzz beads black on black dam i miss them
sick af, what a blessing to be able to have a ride like this.
I wish yall talked about the monowiper! It is a Mercedes OE part but also shared with Koenigsegg Regera! Such a cool detail
Saw this baby & got one of his placards at Lime Rock Park. Fit n finish was so nice. I thought it had a Coyote from a distance. Had some killer time attack builds around it & looked totally fine.
Your thumbnails always evoke an emotional reaction out of me, partly due to your killer camera work and partly due to our eerily similar taste in cars. You build them right and appreciate the good stuff. I would put so many miles on this thing.🔥
16:05 " I love this build so much, this is perfection". What he said!
Cant believe i sat here and watched this but this is exactly how id do a 964. Solid build. Clean. Detailed. A+
Damn execution was tight on this. Everything done right!
Glad to see someone thinking outside the box..🏁👍🏽
Freaking beautiful! What a classic shape
man, this is so cool. the 190E Evo2 is my favorite Mercedes, so i love the nods to the DTM legend. the addition of the Ford Ecoboost V6 is a sick touch. they *love* more boost.
Man’s killing it, his talent is never topped by anyone
Awesome build 😍
I am using the Mercedes M120 V12 for supercar my project 😎
What a great build! I love the subtleness that was used while making something so custom
Nice clean build ❤❤❤.
Probably the best sounding fomoco v6 ive heard.... 🤯
I hear tones of 80s euro and jdm v6, combined with straight i6 growling (rb, bara, etc.).... wow!
Beautiful car, Absolutely love this type of clean build. Amazing well done 👏👏👏
👏 👏 such a high quality, well thought out and executed build. Kudos
Incredible work and ingenuity. This is hotrodding at its finest.
Sounds so good
Catless engines moving air sound amazing.
I’m on my 2nd gen2 Raptor, 80k miles on my 2020, I’ve always been a. Gm guy but the 3.5HO is a GREAT & SPECIAL engine-. Shares more in common w/ the ford GT motor than the standard 3.5EB, the HO has fully forged internals, it can make huge power & is such a great engine
amazing build love the sound of the 3.5 and the color he chose for the car is awesome
I’d take that Benz any day! Sick build
I love the ultra fine attention to details !!
11:04 "This is a brand new Blaupunkt radio too...."
11:10 Larry "loves that"
14:02 Larry also loves long silences by the owners, which is done for the chance to hear the beautiful turbo noises, Im sure of it.
That color is so damn good.
This is making me drool all over my phone!!...Omg what a beauty!!❤❤🤩🤩🔥🔥
Wow that's stunning. The sound is so period correct too.
That off throttle chirp is so reminiscent of the group b days
This is awesome! That exhaust note too! 🥰
Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.
Awesome and clean build! Much respect!
I love it ❤ people need to start making more builds like this!
Larry has the greatest job in the world for real 🔥🔥🔥
Such a sick build hats off to you and your team.
The 190E is my dream car. I thought it was the e30 but I’ve changed. Man the things i would do beautiful build.
Funny coincidence how the HWA 190E Evo 2 restomod also uses a twin turbo v6
Nah. I'm sure they ripped the idea off from HWA.
the HWA restomod is a piece of garbage and looks awful. This one kept all of the goodies and looks classic.
@@grantcapel9884 They didn't keep the most important goodie of all, therefore, it's crap.
@@eatsmylifeYT fair, not even a Mercedes engine in there, could have at least done an m104 or m113
@@grantcapel9884 The M113 might be too big for the 190's engine bay. The M104 would probably cut it close, but the M272 should be a good fit.
That being said, any Mercedes engine that could fit in the 190E will always be better than a Mazda engine, even if it's turbocharged.
I've always believed that putting an engine of the same brand into a car is the only correct way to perform an engine swap, and to hell with those Ferrari K24 conversions.
A manual trans 3.5 EB, that is so freakin cool
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.
Crazy Mad Fabrication!!! What a great daily driver!!!!!
That’s a sick build. Love it.
This made my day! What a cool build. Complex build but it just flows!
I think that motor sounds sooo right for that car. And I love the Stang shock towers and tubing. I don't rlly like many Mercs but this one in particular is def at the top of the list of the ones I do like lol. Might as well call it a Ford GT powered Merc lol. Sweet build.
I learned to drive with my mother’s 190E. I got to say, I couldn’t stop smiling through the entire video. Awesome stuff man!
Good work man, the car looks amazing an colour suit's it well 😊
You can tell these guys are like really good with body work there is a lot of really well done metalwork.
My best friend and I made it from monument Colorado to Colorado Springs in the same amount of time that Slipknots “wait and bleed played” on his system. Just under 3 minutes…on highway 83 in Colorado. 190e 2.3 16v with the dogleg 5spd. There were MANY MANY nights we could’ve died in that car. Young and dumb…but they were the absolute BEST of times. If you know that stretch of road, you know how fast that was. At least we got our 3 rolled tacos and breakfast burritos at 4am from Albertacos😆
What an epic build, SOOO CLEAN!!!!!!!
Amazing piece of intelligent engineering. Use of parts that are available and reliable --- TKX mated to a Ford 3.5 and Subbie rear end - can't go wrong and its maintainable. Perfect "resto-mod" for the rest of us --- unlike the unattainable coach builds ...
190E has always been ny favourite car.
I've got a 2018 with MPT tunes and I've often thought about finding a fox body roller and a wrecked raptor = big fun
as a SHO driver, its cool to see the powertrain getting used in dope projects.
Instantly recognized the "factory" Blaupunkt radio. The 3D Printed console goes so hard. This whole build is absolutely insane, the motor the custom Recaro interior. I really like the understated parts & besides the body kit, you have to look under the hood to know what's really going on.
You have an awesome channel. Great auto journalism!!
Congrats on a fantastic build
It’s soooooo badass !!!
Such an incredibly beautiful build👌🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Super Clean! Absolutely Love the stock look, these guys are gonna build my XR4Ti !!
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I like the fact the guy has put the v6 engine way back in the classic, fab build
That exhaust is INSANE! Best sounding 3.5 I've ever heard.
No cats/emmisions junk…add 20+ pounds of boost and it does indeed sound excellent 👍🏼
That is an impressive machine. nicely done to the builder.
This is wild I was thinking about doing this but with a coyote 😂
What a gem, thanks for sharing
Amazing car. And what a calm and nice guy he is. Greetings from Germany
Exhaust sounds perfect
Listening to this while replacing the headlights on my 500k miles prius 😎👍
Hopefully you’ve been keeping it real and sniffing your farts at every stopsign/stoplight👍🏼
My first car was an 88 260E, I loved it
Beautiful, just a perfect build.
Larry never fails, another superb episode 👏 👌