SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Upcoming C2Design/AMGfan Wide Body Build
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Given your cars color, the gray/clear center brake light would also be a perfect complement. Just saw a good pic in this thread:
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl55-amg-...ml#post6036764
Can't wait to see that cars fully assembled!
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Ohh my dear lord! Sir you do sh_ite so RIGHT it's making me hate my interior even more wtf? It's a piece of artwork, Pagani maker/designer would def approve of your build dayummm you Jon! You put us all to shame.. That interior kills Maybach, Aston Martin, etc etc..
Edit: Is there any contact info to purchase some of your CF parts? I keep looking err drooling and notice more CF treatment done to ANY MB either brand new off showroom floor or at SEMA damnnnn it's utterly perfect!
Edit: Is there any contact info to purchase some of your CF parts? I keep looking err drooling and notice more CF treatment done to ANY MB either brand new off showroom floor or at SEMA damnnnn it's utterly perfect!
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Best looking SL I have ever seen…..
BTW…. the HE exchanger at the front…. from where have you bought it?
Is't bolt on?
BTW…. the HE exchanger at the front…. from where have you bought it?
Is't bolt on?
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I have little doubt that this will be the best looking SL to grace this forum. The interior is stunning. What is the ETA on completion? Also, can you remind us of what performance mods you have done?
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Thanks guys for all the kind words...I can't say enough about the team @ C2Design.
Maverick...ETA is by next Friday.
Performance mods...currently just a Kleeman ECU/TCU tune. I'll be driving it for at least 6 months before I send it off for a fully built car...(engine, standalone ECU, cooling system, exhaust, etc...). Goal is true 1000whp...
In the meantime...trying to sort out an updated ECU/TCU tune...we may go with a custom tune that is a little more aggressive than Kleeman.
Maverick...ETA is by next Friday.
Performance mods...currently just a Kleeman ECU/TCU tune. I'll be driving it for at least 6 months before I send it off for a fully built car...(engine, standalone ECU, cooling system, exhaust, etc...). Goal is true 1000whp...
In the meantime...trying to sort out an updated ECU/TCU tune...we may go with a custom tune that is a little more aggressive than Kleeman.
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Thanks guys for all the kind words...I can't say enough about the team @ C2Design.
Maverick...ETA is by next Friday.
Performance mods...currently just a Kleeman ECU/TCU tune. I'll be driving it for at least 6 months before I send it off for a fully built car...(engine, standalone ECU, cooling system, exhaust, etc...). Goal is true 1000whp...
In the meantime...trying to sort out an updated ECU/TCU tune...we may go with a custom tune that is a little more aggressive than Kleeman.
Maverick...ETA is by next Friday.
Performance mods...currently just a Kleeman ECU/TCU tune. I'll be driving it for at least 6 months before I send it off for a fully built car...(engine, standalone ECU, cooling system, exhaust, etc...). Goal is true 1000whp...
In the meantime...trying to sort out an updated ECU/TCU tune...we may go with a custom tune that is a little more aggressive than Kleeman.
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Ekselent...its been over 5 yrs now and I'm fuzzy on the company. I know they were out of Chicago area...I'll have to look back in my previous posts to figure it out.
I sourced it through a MBWorld brother who also had an SL65 but sold it awhile back...not even sure if he is still active on the boards. I do know the heat exchanger wasn't a volume piece and was made for his car and mine but the core doesn't look anything special just larger than OEM.
Let me look at my stuff tonight...
I sourced it through a MBWorld brother who also had an SL65 but sold it awhile back...not even sure if he is still active on the boards. I do know the heat exchanger wasn't a volume piece and was made for his car and mine but the core doesn't look anything special just larger than OEM.
Let me look at my stuff tonight...
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Thank you very much.
For me your HE looks great the fitment and size also.
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Have they cut the slots out in the bonnet vents and put some black mesh in there Jon? My prior design hood, and I think all of there aftermarket hoods, come without the slots cutout. I had my body shop do it and I think it's a must. They are actually functional as well as aesthetic
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Mav...that's a good call. I'll probably ask the shop about that and save that for the next round of tweaks...
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It's a layer of carbon fiber over fiberglass, then vacuum bagged, clear coated, wet sanded, then polished. If you scroll a page or so you will see the rear diffuser with the CF getting applied.
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Whenever I see that shop and Jons cars in there, it reminds me of a surgeons operating room, it is so clean.
Was this your black sl65 you converted bro, or did you pick up a silver unit for the build?
Looks incredible.
Was this your black sl65 you converted bro, or did you pick up a silver unit for the build?
Looks incredible.
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Is that interior even real life? Everyone else is seeing this right? 
My wide body SL65 sleeps in a garage with a poster of your SL65 hanging on the wall.
The wing is a game changer and the use of carbon fiber makes this cosmetically second to no build I've ever seen on any board.
My wide body SL65 sleeps in a garage with a poster of your SL65 hanging on the wall.
The wing is a game changer and the use of carbon fiber makes this cosmetically second to no build I've ever seen on any board.
