Yes the front subframe will need to be changed to the E500 Sedan subframe. The E320 or E36 (in line 6 motors) use the same subframe as the one I have but somehow doing an engine conversion to something that was available from factory seems wrong. The V8 was not offered in coupe form hence I am fine with it (it is like a mental hurdle).
Of course first things are the rims and the suspension, bodykit and a few other things, the V8, if it happens, will probably be in close a decade or so.
Can you tell me, how do you think a car like this would be perceived in Canberra, and even Australia as a whole?
ie, nice for it's condition, age and rarity, or like an old car that has long lost it's glory?