DUB Magazine photo shoot pics.

khelawanb · 07-28-2012, 02:32 AM

My car was featured in DUB magazine, April 2012. They wrote a very nice 3 page article on my project. Wanted to share a few of the photo's from the shoot. Thanks for the support that you all have been giving me. I remember sharing and learning with most of you since the introduction of this chassis. Good times indeed!

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Kevin M. · 07-28-2012, 03:07 AM

Congrats man!! What a beauty she is!

hyperion667 · 07-28-2012, 07:43 AM

mother of satan that thing is a stopper!

looks beautiful bro!

fn3423 · 07-28-2012, 08:02 AM

WoW

The crome on the supper charger came out really well... But of course the intire car is over the top!

khelawanb · 07-28-2012, 10:52 AM

Thanks guys

I actually had the supercharger polished. My mechanic and I took it apart in three sections, polished it, then put it back together.

hyperion667 · 07-28-2012, 10:58 AM

how often do you drive it and how many current miles?
been in any shows as of late?

khelawanb · 07-28-2012, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyperion667

how often do you drive it and how many current miles?
been in any shows as of late?

I will probably be in the Kicker booth at this event on Sept 22nd.
http://www.occarshow.com/

The car has 42K miles, but the new motor had approx 50K miles. I drive it once a week, on the weekend mostly. It's currently in the shop getting its 3rd audio set up.

hyperion667 · 07-28-2012, 11:53 AM

wow, that audio......just from the visual is pretty fooking boss already.....
must have some serious decible's.....but I know the feeling of 'there can always be more'

keep rockin'

SSM AMG · 07-28-2012, 12:10 PM

Very nice looking car.
Are you Trinidadian?

khelawanb · 07-28-2012, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyperion667

wow, that audio......just from the visual is pretty fooking boss already.....
must have some serious decible's.....but I know the feeling of 'there can always be more'

keep rockin'

Thanks man! Just upgrading from two 10's to two 12's. Getting rid of the amp rack to gain lost space in my trunk, and mounting all of my amps in the arm rest port. New speaker box will be firing subs up through the OEM subwoofer location, where we cut out most of the metal through that rear deck area. Bass will hopefully be directed onto the rear glass then into car.
Here is a quick pic of where I mounted the amps:

khelawanb · 07-28-2012, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SSM AMG

Very nice looking car.
Are you Trinidadian?

Thank you! Yes, I am from Trinidad. Lived on St. John road in St. Augustine.

underdogg · 07-28-2012, 04:56 PM

Very nice

wally AMG · 07-28-2012, 05:46 PM

Nice ride !

RobbieRob · 07-28-2012, 06:29 PM

Dude, That thing is sick. Definitely a pantie dropper...lol

Cylinder Head · 07-28-2012, 08:42 PM

Dude you sure took a looooong route to an AMG (well, almost AMG) but it does look incredible.

503C43 ////AMG · 07-28-2012, 09:34 PM

OFF THE CHARTS!!! One of the hottest CLS's out there FO SHO!!

khelawanb · 07-28-2012, 10:45 PM

Thank you guys for the kind words

I love all AMG models, but having an AMG motor installed was not my intention. I honestly took that route after being disappointed by the results from a Kleemann SC system. The car was built to compete on a very competitive show car circuit, where the cars that we have are the underdogs. People expect to see our cars with OEM performance at these events. Building this 500 with a motor conversion definitely evened out the odds, and I managed to pull off a few best of shows at events where no Mercedes ever did.
After getting my hands dirty under the hood, an OEM AMG is worth it

AmmarYasirA · 07-29-2012, 05:03 PM

WOW. AMAZING.

a few quick Q's though, where/how did you get those carbon headlights? and how did you get the carbon emblem done?

also, that interior is wack! (in a good way

is it custom?

otakki · 07-29-2012, 08:14 PM

Very nice! Did you buy the AMG engine directly from the factory? Man, I wonder if anyone out there is going to drop in a M159BS engine.

hyperion667 · 07-29-2012, 09:25 PM

also admire the dedication put forth.....to see each job get done to your standard.....
that can be challenging sometimes....
you must have some good skills and know people you trust to work on your car....
what do you think is your favorite thing/attribute about the car?

khelawanb · 07-30-2012, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by AmmarYasirA

WOW. AMAZING.

a few quick Q's though, where/how did you get those carbon headlights? and how did you get the carbon emblem done?

also, that interior is wack! (in a good way

is it custom?

Thanks

The headlights were taken apart and the inner bezel was wrapped in carbon. Emblem was also wrapped in carbon. Custom job from IGT Automotive.

khelawanb · 07-30-2012, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by otakki

Very nice! Did you buy the AMG engine directly from the factory? Man, I wonder if anyone out there is going to drop in a M159BS engine.

Thank you! I bought the Motor used from another MBworld member.

khelawanb · 07-30-2012, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyperion667

also admire the dedication put forth.....to see each job get done to your standard.....
that can be challenging sometimes....
you must have some good skills and know people you trust to work on your car....
what do you think is your favorite thing/attribute about the car?

Yes, keeping the standard can be hard at times. I have skilled people on my side that make all of my ideas a reality. No fancy shops either. Mostly done in private garage.
My motor conversion was done in my personal garage, which happens to be my favorite mod! We jumped head first into that project and had the car running in two weeks after completing.
I was happy to run at 12.9 in the 1/4 mile without any mods to that motor.

I just learned that Weistec is modifying 7 speed transmissions. If they can modify mine to handle more abuse I will be happy to take things to another level.

turbotom1 · 07-30-2012, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khelawanb

Thanks man! Just upgrading from two 10's to two 12's. Getting rid of the amp rack to gain lost space in my trunk, and mounting all of my amps in the arm rest port. New speaker box will be firing subs up through the OEM subwoofer location, where we cut out most of the metal through that rear deck area. Bass will hopefully be directed onto the rear glass then into car.
Here is a quick pic of where I mounted the amps:

How did you find room for these amps and the custom cooling solution .. in such a tight space !

khelawanb · 07-30-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by turbotom1

How did you find room for these amps and the custom cooling solution .. in such a tight space !

What's up Tom?

These digital amps are designed to work in tight areas. Notice that I have 4 in the picture, but only 3 on display in the pics above. The 4th amp was mounted behind panels with no air and never malfunctioned. I didn't do any custom cooling. I'm thinking that being exposed to the cabin vs being isolated in the rear trunk, should offer more cooling to them. Especially from AC, and air traveling through the car when the windows are down.

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