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04-19-2012, 08:28 PM
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C63 507 AMG DA Car #19
I feel you man..... lot's of trolls rolling around the place.
Kev-------- when do we get to see the finished product????? I'm getting impatient as I watch you spend your dough.... I WANT RESULTS... haha!
Kev-------- when do we get to see the finished product????? I'm getting impatient as I watch you spend your dough.... I WANT RESULTS... haha!
04-20-2012, 12:55 AM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
Is that a rear strut bar or a sway bar... looks like a sway bar right! Just wondering why you'd wrap it in CF bc if it's a sway bar, you would never see it and it would twist and flex as loads are transferred across it, likely shattering the resin. Swaybars are metal bc it's malleable, never seen one out of CF though it would make more sense to make a chassis bar or strut tower bar out of CF as those are meant for rigidity... I guess it must be a strut bar but I can't picture where it goes. Behind the rear seats, visible in the trunk?
Don't worry about me covering a sway bar in CF, I'm pretty well versed when it comes to cars
No appologies dude, I got a kick out of it and believe me, I've done the same over the past few years time and again.
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04-20-2012, 12:56 AM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
I was foolishly hoping to see it done before I leave on the 24th, the installer promised Thursday and as usual, he's no where near done. I've stopped asking because I'm sick of him looking me in the face and lying. The shop owner is all over him now, we'll see what happens. Whatever does happen I'm sure it'll play out in slow motion.
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04-23-2012, 02:14 PM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
Last pic and update before I head to NYC and Houston for 2 weeks.
Custom CLK Black Series strut bar brackets are fabbed, they go in for sandblasting and powder coating next;
Very little detail can be seen on the bracket but they are pretty trick, more pictures later
Custom CLK Black Series strut bar brackets are fabbed, they go in for sandblasting and powder coating next;
Very little detail can be seen on the bracket but they are pretty trick, more pictures later
04-23-2012, 03:13 PM
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me: 2015 SL400 & 2015 ML400; wife: 2022 GLC Coupe kid: 2017 GLC SUV
where do you get the ****** ****** from to put this *************** in this thread? you really think that people that spend 10k on a car to make it go faster will buy a ********* product like this? I ****** ******* ***** ** ********* ************... take your **** and go sell it on a H**** forum where it might be appreciated... noone is going to be convinced of your **** product here, and definately not in this way... *****!!!
05-01-2012, 08:30 AM
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CLK55 AMG
I dont even remember myself... I dont think it was one of my best days anyway and then this douchebag comes pooping on our forum....I also don't think one asterisk is one letter to make it harder lol
05-01-2012, 05:58 PM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
Thanks, just looking forward to getting it finished - one of these years....
I still get a chuckle from that one. 
05-21-2012, 04:23 AM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
I have a car??? You know, I do seem to remember owning a CLK or something like it but it's been so long now I have forgotten...
05-21-2012, 05:39 AM
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Ye it was black wasnt it? Not too sure though, could've been silver too... Its been too long since i saw it...
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05-22-2012, 09:38 AM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
I'm starting to think that the clown doing my install was outsourced from the shop doing Wes's engine swap. Incompetence all around...
On that note, all the pieces are built/finished, wiring is done, putting it all back together now (pictures sent to me today). What a f'in marathon, I'm in Cairo this week so when I get back I'll finally get to see it 'finished' on the weekend. Then the car moves to the next bay and gets the custom body/paint work done.
On that note, all the pieces are built/finished, wiring is done, putting it all back together now (pictures sent to me today). What a f'in marathon, I'm in Cairo this week so when I get back I'll finally get to see it 'finished' on the weekend. Then the car moves to the next bay and gets the custom body/paint work done.
05-22-2012, 10:24 AM
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Mercedes CLK 320 W209
Yeah, 1 year and still going at it. I wonder what progress he's made.
05-22-2012, 10:28 AM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
No idea, I've tried countless times to get a hold of him before i went to NYC, when i was in NYC and since I've left NYC. Aside from getting an update from him, he's had parts of mine for quite some time now that I'd like to get.
05-22-2012, 01:47 PM
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Mercedes CLK 320 W209
Haven't you tried getting your stuff for about a year now?
05-30-2012, 12:24 AM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
Still not done and I got so pissed off a few days ago I went out and bought another new toy to keep me distracted for a while;
Last I heard (3 days ago) was that the system is done and the interior was getting cleaned up before being put back in. I havent gone and looked at the car for a while, guess I will this Saturday. The problem now is that it's summer time, no racing, no shows and +130*F heat so I won't be using the CLK much until September. That "installer" f'ed up my entire late winter/spring plans for hitting the track and shows.
I'm not even pissed off any more, just disgusted.
Last I heard (3 days ago) was that the system is done and the interior was getting cleaned up before being put back in. I havent gone and looked at the car for a while, guess I will this Saturday. The problem now is that it's summer time, no racing, no shows and +130*F heat so I won't be using the CLK much until September. That "installer" f'ed up my entire late winter/spring plans for hitting the track and shows.
I'm not even pissed off any more, just disgusted.
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05-30-2012, 07:40 AM
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Wow I wish I could buy a toy when I get pissed off lol.
But sorry to hear it's still not finished Looks like you won't be able to enjoy it much this year.... which means no awesome pics for us!!
But sorry to hear it's still not finished
Looks like you won't be able to enjoy it much this year.... which means no awesome pics for us!!
05-30-2012, 03:25 PM
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Hmm... Guess the best to do with that "thing" is to ram it through the shop once you get the Benz out.... Next year I mean..
Still not done and I got so pissed off a few days ago I went out and bought another new toy to keep me distracted for a while;
Last I heard (3 days ago) was that the system is done and the interior was getting cleaned up before being put back in. I havent gone and looked at the car for a while, guess I will this Saturday. The problem now is that it's summer time, no racing, no shows and +130*F heat so I won't be using the CLK much until September. That "installer" f'ed up my entire late winter/spring plans for hitting the track and shows.
I'm not even pissed off any more, just disgusted.
Last I heard (3 days ago) was that the system is done and the interior was getting cleaned up before being put back in. I havent gone and looked at the car for a while, guess I will this Saturday. The problem now is that it's summer time, no racing, no shows and +130*F heat so I won't be using the CLK much until September. That "installer" f'ed up my entire late winter/spring plans for hitting the track and shows.
I'm not even pissed off any more, just disgusted.
05-30-2012, 11:25 PM
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Hey Kev, be very careful with that new toy. A little know "issue" with Hummers is that they are not very safe. If you roll it, even gently, the roof will crush down to the doors. Compare this to a W163 where the roof can't be crushed, even when dropped from 50 feet in the air (check out the movie Swordfish). Otherwise, enjoy!
05-31-2012, 12:48 AM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
Hey Kev, be very careful with that new toy. A little know "issue" with Hummers is that they are not very safe. If you roll it, even gently, the roof will crush down to the doors. Compare this to a W163 where the roof can't be crushed, even when dropped from 50 feet in the air (check out the movie Swordfish). Otherwise, enjoy!
***A/V SYSTEM UPDATE***
Got a call yesterday at about 6pm, the audio installation is finished. The "installer", aka, clown, had it fired up and was starting to tune it. As long as all went well last night the interior should be going in today then the car will get moved over to the paint/detail bay for the next round.
I'm going to go stop by today afterwork and see if this miracle is infact true (and maybe snap a pic or two for you guys).
