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ellesseinn build *update on post 1*
Bought a new daily driver in august (so sorry for the size of the pictures)
and sold my fiore which was awesome though atleast in snow with its hi-low 4 speed gearbox (fwd)
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and bought
Merc benz 1988 190e
2.0 L (making alot of ticks and white smoke)
automatic (slipped here and there was full of sand and dirt)
brakes that didnt count as brakes since only one of them fully worked
not that much rust though (only rear arch front arch and sils)
hadnt been driven for the last 5 years
interior looked great... (just kidding, mold everywhere)
and had 370.xxx km on the clock
but suprisingly it worked
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after buying sportline interior
buying rebuild kit for the calibers and new disks
new paint
fixing the rust
ignoring the shitty engine and the automatic transmission (for now)
etc etc etc
it went through MOT without any problems looked good, clean and perfect (ignoring the ticking noise and slipping automatic transmission)
the cat who came to visit me each day (i have no idea who is the owner or where it came from)
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the paint booth
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how it looks now
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i don't like driving the skyline too much (its like my firstborn child, you would let your child skydiving... right?)
so i decided to make the w201 aka 190e a car with impact
so i gave myself an christmas present
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also have an t-56 gearbox
for the rear end its going to be r200 differential with custom made axles (had to put some nissan in it) probably with nismo lsd
it might take a while to update since i'm working abroad and don't have much time at the moment (also collecting more... my preciousss.. *ehemm* parts for the swap and information)
going to drop it a little bit and put a little wider wheels... maybe 16x9 et0
(so tiny!)
ps. pictures might be too big (i don't have any sense of size any more damn you 5980x1080!) also they might not work properly just tell me and ill try to hook them up somehow better.
*Update**
I see that german cars fick yah! and american bacon... i meant engines are not popular here, or my post might be lacking in IMPACT!
Anywho here is an update... been lazy or lets just say its going slowly as I'm living in Saudi Arabia and can only work on this on my holidays which I spend in Iceland.
the old gentlemen ran through the MOT in Iceland without any problem even the guy who was inspecting it thought it was really good considering the age
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here is a picture of the LS1 and the T56 cuddling together
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had a lot of problems finding the right wheels that I wanted... why would I want wheels with FWD offset and in same width as a wheel of an trolley?
but found something that should fit under (or at least I will make them fit!)
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BBS replicas 16x9 et 20 all around
Put the engine up on the engine stand, so I dont have to be an hunchback while working on it
I found my artist gene tingling so I tried to find a spot for the benz star on the ls1
and took a instagram picture ( should i put hashtags and shizz also?)
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after downsizing the engine a bit noticing how the engine looked alot better than expected... really clean and nice
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now it sits in a plastic bag (bodybag)
the last picture before being bagged
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Now im just waiting for the stuff that should go in the engine
hopefully I'm going to make atleast 400rwhp
Bought a new daily driver in august (so sorry for the size of the pictures)
and sold my fiore which was awesome though atleast in snow with its hi-low 4 speed gearbox (fwd)
and bought
Merc benz 1988 190e
2.0 L (making alot of ticks and white smoke)
automatic (slipped here and there was full of sand and dirt)
brakes that didnt count as brakes since only one of them fully worked
not that much rust though (only rear arch front arch and sils)
hadnt been driven for the last 5 years
interior looked great... (just kidding, mold everywhere)
and had 370.xxx km on the clock
but suprisingly it worked
after buying sportline interior
buying rebuild kit for the calibers and new disks
new paint
fixing the rust
ignoring the shitty engine and the automatic transmission (for now)
etc etc etc
it went through MOT without any problems looked good, clean and perfect (ignoring the ticking noise and slipping automatic transmission)
the cat who came to visit me each day (i have no idea who is the owner or where it came from)
the paint booth
how it looks now
i don't like driving the skyline too much (its like my firstborn child, you would let your child skydiving... right?)
so i decided to make the w201 aka 190e a car with impact
so i gave myself an christmas present
also have an t-56 gearbox
for the rear end its going to be r200 differential with custom made axles (had to put some nissan in it) probably with nismo lsd
it might take a while to update since i'm working abroad and don't have much time at the moment (also collecting more... my preciousss.. *ehemm* parts for the swap and information)
going to drop it a little bit and put a little wider wheels... maybe 16x9 et0
(so tiny!)ps. pictures might be too big (i don't have any sense of size any more damn you 5980x1080!) also they might not work properly just tell me and ill try to hook them up somehow better.
*Update**
I see that german cars fick yah! and american bacon... i meant engines are not popular here, or my post might be lacking in IMPACT!
Anywho here is an update... been lazy or lets just say its going slowly as I'm living in Saudi Arabia and can only work on this on my holidays which I spend in Iceland.
the old gentlemen ran through the MOT in Iceland without any problem even the guy who was inspecting it thought it was really good considering the age
here is a picture of the LS1 and the T56 cuddling together
had a lot of problems finding the right wheels that I wanted... why would I want wheels with FWD offset and in same width as a wheel of an trolley?
but found something that should fit under (or at least I will make them fit!)
BBS replicas 16x9 et 20 all around
Put the engine up on the engine stand, so I dont have to be an hunchback while working on it
I found my artist gene tingling so I tried to find a spot for the benz star on the ls1
and took a instagram picture ( should i put hashtags and shizz also?)
after downsizing the engine a bit noticing how the engine looked alot better than expected... really clean and nice
now it sits in a plastic bag (bodybag)
the last picture before being bagged
Now im just waiting for the stuff that should go in the engine
hopefully I'm going to make atleast 400rwhp
