Put new amber 7507s in the rear turn signals, original '07s were bubbled. Wonder why they didn't make the whole lens clear and use reds in the brake lights (bling, bling).


Put in back garage to redo the seat again and trim a bump I missed in the foam. Almost the way I want it.


Think I'll sell the Vixen, now that I have a good tow car, a trailer makes more sense.

 

How hard was it to shoehorn that SL55 motor under the hood?

 

Rudy did it, but looking at my 5.0 and my E55's 55K motor, it's only a tad bit longer. It's not too hard to get the motor in, it's the fab work for everything to bolt on and fit.

 

Got any photos? How much fabrication required? Sounds extensive...

 

itis not easy, it is knowing what parts to use to make it fit,example yhr exhaust manifolds you take the srt set and a v8 set cut, weld and install. the engine mounts almost fit, geting the mount that fit the engine and the car ,,,there is only one that fits with out mods, same for the tranny,, anyway ,with the cost of an engine, transmission, wiring harness, ecu and a few sensors now it fits Oh the wiring harness there is only a few that know how to do that so everything runs from the key. the best and only way to do it right is give your car to Rudy, pay the money and pick it up in a month or so and drive happy. I am in the 4th year with no problems 25000 miles 200 runs down the 1/4 mile jim

 

Or you could give it to me

 

I see a bidding war....well, maybe not.....Rudy ties the knot this coming weekend...his building days may be over except for a house....lol.....

 

Not that there's a difference in the first place. I've told him everything I know, he's told me everything he knows. He calls me with questions just as I call him with questions. We entertain each other's theories and try to work together for solutions. If he built a 5.0 6-speed it would be exactly the same as how I did mine. And Vice Versa. There is no war, he's just been around longer... Given what it took for each of us to do our ECU completion, we were both shocked at the other, but at this point I'm not sure there is anything we couldn't do for a same gen MB swap into any MB.

 

You have to understand Rudy has been doing this for years,and ALL the people in the know go to Rudy, he may have told you some things but he has things in the back of his head, that he has forgot,, things he has done with the crossfire that others including you willl never think of or do, , I am not bashing you for your work, only you and the people that has seen it, know how good you are,,, i am just praising Rudy,, because most people here have Rudy mods or know of them,, example people that don't know me or Rudy see my car they think it came that way from the factory.. don't take offense I just think if you want it done right go with Rudy, and not just the engine swap but any thing you want done to your crossfire jim

 

I was only talking about the electronics for the engine swap. Don't sell me short, you've never seen mine...

 

I took the SRT6 to the car show this weekend. She was well received and got a lot of looks and questions. This is the first show I have been too since adding the wheels, modified intake manifolds and slasher stripes. Now I just need to lower it as one guy did comment that it would look better lowered and I could not disagree. A lot of raised eyebrows when I told them I was running 12.1ish in the quarter mile.

 

Just remember this Josh, between you and Jim only one of you has actually performed a swap yourself. Its easy to talk down on others when all you have to do is let the checkbook do the talking while someone else does all the work.

 

Agreed. I guess I just look at it as a completion... If Rudy did it, I did it, the customer did it and either of us just provided an ECU, then what the hell? It's the same outcome... It's not any extra special just because a specific person did it...

 

Today I changed the gas station for her and now she is happier, I can feel it
I used to buy gas from Shell, now changed to Valero and she doesnt 'shake' on idle anymore!! I tought Shell is a good brand, I was wrong.

 

I like the way you say swap your self,, When i was both your age together i did more swaps in a week than either of you have done in your life,,now that i can pay to have a swap done ,or maybe 3 or 4 swaps i do so. you made a real funny, jim

 

Take it easy...

 

I have no issues with someone paying for a swap... That's just not me, and will never be me. There are too many little things to add for flare and reliability during the swap that I like to do. Same with maintenance. No one has touched any of my cars but me, and no one ever will period.

 

Changed both windshield wipers on the XFire today.

 

Im only talking Crossfires here. Im simply stating the obvious that Josh has not only performed an engine swap on his own, he also performed his own ECM work to get it to run. Rudy did all of your work. Aside from footing the bill you have no rights to claiming any of his accomplishments, nor bashing another member who has all the rights to claim his accomplishments for his work.
I honestly dont give 2 shirts how many swaps you have performed in your life in any manner of vehicles. Basing your statement on my age is also not smart as you have no clue what I have done in my life and what swaps I have personally performed. I am comfortable with the size of my ***** so I won't even humor you.
Is there anything wrong with being the funding behind a cool ride? Not one bit. Anything wrong with being proud of that cool ride? Nope. Anything wrong with bashing someone who chooses to do it themselves utilizing their own abilities? Yes there most certainly is.
You got a personal problem with Josh? Deal with it like a grown man in a private manner. Keep the beef out of the threads, you make yourself look foolish and petty.
Get mad at me all you want. I'll still sleep tonight.

 

what you say is true,, only bashing there were is you bashing me. jim