hmn ... i like the heat in my exhaust system and not in my engine bay.

I have kleemann headers and beside the fact that they very bend over after the first real heatwave i have no problem. have them installed for 25.000km so far.

I thought so too about the heat kept in the exhaust instead of the engine bay itself. That's why I was thinking of wrapping the headers especially in the winter time, to keep the burning much more efficient. I might do that this spring since I already bought the wraps. Thanks for the info and quick reply

Kudos to you Fabian, you truly exceeded the possible limits of the 210 platform.

And again ... a "small" update

New Rims incoming

After i received the Rims i checked if they are technicaly ok.


polishing


i did this on our tire mashine, quiete a lot of work but in that case ok for me


I ordered the original "Titan Grey" Color. i tought it would be a bit darker but at least ... a really nice color for rims. probably the original "titan grey" rims from SL65 where painted in himalaya gray what i a little bit darker then titan grey.


Clearcoat.


nice color





Have to sit there until the paint is really dry. after that i can fit the tires.









and also i ordered a new key for my baby


greetings, Fabian

a few days later

And also a new Brake Setup is planed.

390mm from SL65 with modified 2-piece rotors also from SL65. i used different hats to fit the W210 Axle.



actually i am waiting for the brake pads to arive

greetings, Fabian

Looks really good Fabian, nice touch on the wheels!

Why change the brakes? are the SL65 superior in any way?

Thanks

they are 8-pot 390x36mm instead of 6-pot 360x32mm :-)

As you can get really fast in germany, germany is the only country in the world without a general speed limit as far as i know, you really need good brakes

Waaaw, great touch Fabian.,,

as usual of course..

ZAYED,,

Wow! Massive brakes!! Well needed in Germany.

The wheels are great, they fit really nicely on your car.

And done



Great brakes! Unbelivable stopping power.

Need to say: these are 19" rims

Waaaaaaaaa, what a great job Fabian..,,

your bride looks sooooooooo Amazing..

Hello kaype.
Call me Johnny come lately but I must say, that I dig Wagons and yours makes me speechless.

BRAVO !

thanks mate

Saudi Arabia as well.

Looks awesome!

Amazing car, love it!

No doubt.

Kaype, do the Merc multipiece wheels have the barrel threaded for the face to bolt onto or are there nuts behind every bolt? I'm asking because I recently picked up a set of Brabus Monoblock IV wheels (from an ML) and they have bolts but I see no nuts inside the barrel.

On another note, your wagon is impressive to say the least. Everything has been turned up to 11 on it!!!

These are 2-piece Wheels, so no screw nuts behind the bowl, the thread is inside the bowl. i have also 3-picese BBS Wheels on my W123 and these have nuts behind every screw...

Thanks

greetings, Fabian

Very impressed by your mechanical ability. How can I learn to work on my car? Are you a mechanic by trade or learned on your own?

thanks

For me it is just a hobby, i am no mechanic ... but i have several friends who are mechanics and a nice garage with lift and all the tools needed.

Nice! I would love to learn 1st hand and I find it mentally relaxing too. Good friends to have.

have read this thread several times over the last 3 years. and each time i learn and understand more. thanks for sharing, i hope one day i can also be such an innovator.

Thanks

i just had a little time to get some photos for an update ready.

Here you go ...

in the middle of the year i scraped down a CL600 with M137 and used the Engine for a nice table in my garage:


After that i decided to get rid of the 2 CWA50 Pumps and use CWA100 instead. They are much more powerful.







a first test was around 22L/min. ... with 3 Radiators. Original Cooling has 1 Radiator and around 11L/min.

Next step was to get rid of some brakingparts i stored for my recent brakeconversion to 390mm brakes... i had quiete a few AMG Brakeparts


Then came what must come ... my kleemann headers had some "problems".








i welded them and Claus from Kleemann replaced the right one. But i must say ... i wasnt happy with kleemann headers so i started to search for another set.

to be continued...