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Cut the front sheet metal, bumper and liners, removed tape and cut down bottom of flare to better mate to the curve of the bumper edge.
Some flare stress warping under tension, but I don't mind the look. High strung!
Going to work on the rears next, point of no return!
Full pics when it's done, about mid April, after spacers and new TSW wheels come in. TSW just featured my car on their IG, woo!
Some flare stress warping under tension, but I don't mind the look. High strung!
Going to work on the rears next, point of no return!
Full pics when it's done, about mid April, after spacers and new TSW wheels come in. TSW just featured my car on their IG, woo!
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Made some new parts for my bike while I'm waiting on the goodies in the mail.
Require some minor manual fine-tuning but satisfied for a v1.
Got a deburring tool in the mail, too.
Require some minor manual fine-tuning but satisfied for a v1.
Got a deburring tool in the mail, too.
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Excitement level rising rapidly. This summer will be something truly special.
If anyone else is excited, lemme hear a hell yeah! (in the form of an embedded GIF)
If anyone else is excited, lemme hear a hell yeah! (in the form of an embedded GIF)
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Cut rear sheetmetal. Considered welding up the seam but after practicing on scrap decided not to risk it, very sketch. Did some quick rigidity tests and I think it'll be fine as is, coated with primer. If it needs attention I will revisit later, probably get someone competent to do it.
Mounted up rear spacers, adjusted the flare arch a little bit by removing material.
Tried to mount from spacers, realized that they won't fit over the hub because of their own centric ring. Need to order different ones, fack.
EDIT: Have a good lead, researching viability with my team at FCP Euro.
While all that's happening, next up is attempt at a different front lip and an oil change sometime soon.
Mounted up rear spacers, adjusted the flare arch a little bit by removing material.
Tried to mount from spacers, realized that they won't fit over the hub because of their own centric ring. Need to order different ones, fack.
EDIT: Have a good lead, researching viability with my team at FCP Euro.
While all that's happening, next up is attempt at a different front lip and an oil change sometime soon.
Last edited by jumph4x; Mar 29, 2018 at 07:50 PM.
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Some heatgun<->flare action today to close some gaps, pretty happy with results.
FCPEuro friends verifying an alternative 20mm front spacer and I'm headed to downtown SF to machine down the lip from the BLOX one in the pictures.
TSW very special backorder is coming in tomorrow! I'm going to wrap them with 245mm rubber first to make sure I'm clearing the sharp bits and then will see if going up to 255/265 is viable on current spacing and ride height, fine tune from there.
FCPEuro friends verifying an alternative 20mm front spacer and I'm headed to downtown SF to machine down the lip from the BLOX one in the pictures.
TSW very special backorder is coming in tomorrow! I'm going to wrap them with 245mm rubber first to make sure I'm clearing the sharp bits and then will see if going up to 255/265 is viable on current spacing and ride height, fine tune from there.
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Welp, machined the lip on the 15mm spacers down.
Time flies! So much work went into this project and looking at it all now, none of it seems like a big deal, where does all the time go... Death by a million small tasks.
Time flies! So much work went into this project and looking at it all now, none of it seems like a big deal, where does all the time go... Death by a million small tasks.
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Intel from Kyle at FCPEuro came back positive! Yes! Email correspondence copypasta below for the documentation's sake:
It woooooooooorks.
So I goofed and had you order a hub-centric spacer with it's own lip for the front, which does not fit over the very long hub.
Now, I searched up and down the internets for something that will work and there's no guaranteed fitment. However, H&R make a spacer that they say fits the W211 E63 as well as the E211 E500 and W211 E350, the DRA 40556659:
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-h-and-r-...pair/40556659/
I'm hoping this is simply an oversight on H&R's part (W211 AMG E class got moved to the 6.2L quickly, I wonder if that's why) so they never verified fitment.
Order me the thing above, please, that's the next available logical step.
Now, I searched up and down the internets for something that will work and there's no guaranteed fitment. However, H&R make a spacer that they say fits the W211 E63 as well as the E211 E500 and W211 E350, the DRA 40556659:
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-h-and-r-...pair/40556659/
I'm hoping this is simply an oversight on H&R's part (W211 AMG E class got moved to the 6.2L quickly, I wonder if that's why) so they never verified fitment.
Order me the thing above, please, that's the next available logical step.
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