1990 Mercedes Benz 190E 2.6 Sportline

[I'm DJ!]

Merc wheels ftw. Clayto - did they have a 2nd set?

[bahaimus]

Wheels are awesome though want you want a little more then a 8.5 on the back unless that is as big as you can fit?

These are replacing the 9" CR-Kai. But I'll only have a 235 tyre under there for the moment. Yes, something wider would be better (needed), but fitting that something wider will be a challenge for a later date.

You continue to surprise me Clayton.

In a good way or a bad way?

Merc wheels ftw. Clayto - did they have a 2nd set?

No, I didn't. I'm thinking I'll sell the Work wheels and try and pick up another set of Merc wheels so I can at least have a spare to chuck in the boot!

[BigMuz]

I don't know any more :D

I thought the only parts that wasn't up for discussion were the wheels and brakes :D

[macktheknife2]

Merc wheels need to be black

Sheesh...dont be sayin.

[bahaimus]

Merc wheels need to be black

Black just screams "Pull me over". No black wheels.

I don't know any more :D

I thought the only parts that wasn't up for discussion were the wheels and brakes :D

Well, since the powdercoating fuck up with the wheels, they came back on to the table for me. I decided I wanted something a bit less "racey" in appearance. If I get pulled over, there's no way to hide what is going on underneath. So my aim is to try real hard not to get pulled over!

And my impatience in dealing with the issue of the calipers leaking allowed the opportunity to re-think that as well.

[Rona]

If I get pulled over, there's no way to hide what is going on underneath.

Grab neutral and turn the fucker off ASAP:p.

[Stix Zadinia]

nah can't be , edo's merc wheels were a rare set that were fuzzy around the edges from the factory...

they're not too far away - i can get them back if you're keen clayto..

[bahaimus]

Grab neutral and turn the fucker off ASAP:p.

LOL. I'll have everything mod plated. But you can bet there'll be a copper who'll use his own interpretation of the law to find something wrong.

they're not too far away - i can get them back if you're keen clayto..

Hahaha, they're only 16's. Won't fit over my brakes.

[bahaimus]

Farking! New wheels just turned up in my office! I only bought them from Sydney yesterday!

[macktheknife2]

You continue to surprise me Clayton.

Me too, & I've known him all my wife.

[macktheknife2]

Quickly unpack & display.

[bahaimus]

merc wheels and SL600 brakes are a winning idea. smart move.

why didn't you do that a year ago instead doing those other dumbarse wheel/brake ideas that are now redundant.


while on a rant: the single smartest thing you ever did with this car was put a turbo on the V12 IMO. Who's idea was it after all the rubbish?

Your car frustrates me emotionally. Which is to be taken as a compliment, because I have put 16 minutes of thought into it. Which is 15 minutes more than 90% of the cars on here.

I missed this edit. I was initially keen to do an NA build as was Al. I'd nearly pulled the trigger a couple of times on box fulls of throttle bodies to do just that. But as it closer to the date of book in, I was more and more convinced I wanted to go turbo because if I went NA, what would I do with it if I wanted more hump?.

By the time I dropped it off, Al was party to it. And on the first day of work when the engine was sitting in the car, it was pretty clear that any decent sort of extractors would be very difficult (read expensive) to build. And so the turbo decision was sealed.

Why does it frustrate you? Because of the many rabbit holes I've gone down and the silly amounts of money that have been wasted in the process - only to arrive it this pretty ridiculous, yet pretty cool end point? Or maybe that is just me....

[myliberty]

I think you're stark raving mad. As long as you agree, I'm 100% behind you.

[bahaimus]

I think everyone should have a turbo V12 daily driver with dinner plate sized brakes for dropping the kids at school and sitting in peak hour traffic.

srs

[JZK25]

It's not that big a deal, fucking turbo V12's are everywhere around here.