talbir
MB Enthusiast
Well, Jay's inspired me to get started with this project of mine which has been festering for 9 months now...enough time to have a baby ! Which i did abut 3 weeks ago !!!:bannana:
So, lots of people know about Widebody SECs. Less known are the Widebody w124 Coupes. But an even rare Widebody is the AMG 190E !
I missed a couple of chances to buy the complete kits over the last couple of years on ebay but managed to snap one up earlier this year at a magnificent price of under 500 euros ! Guy managed to ship the whole 9 pieces to me as well for 125 Euros !!
So the donor car....it had to be an early 190E without the slab side mouldings and one other angle on this Widebody...i will fit into it a V8 4.2 engine with uprated bhp. So another prerequisite was that it should be a 190e 2.6,as that is a much better starting basis for a V8 conversion with it's detachable slam panel, bigger rad etc.
So i found one...only it was an original Carat Duchatelet car, but not driving too well. That was an easy fix and finlly yesterday i started digging the bits out of the garage loft to start work today.
Pictures say a thousand words, so i'll leave it at that. but list of bits that the car will receive :
- AMG Widebody front spoiler bumper
- AMG Widebody front wings
- AMG Widebody side skirts
- AMG Widebodyrear arch flares
- AMG rear bumper
- AMG boot spoiler
- AMG w126 Series 2 Penta wheels, part no 7400100
- AMG exhaust tips
- AMG Alacantra steering wheel
- AMG leather/alacantra Recaro Classic Cs
Note, the AMG Widebody w201s were equipped with w126 AMG Pentas !!! that gives a sense of how wide the conversion is from stock, given that w126 pentas are 8J and offset e11 !!! Stock width and offset on a 190 would be 7J et 42 !!! An entire inch and 31 mm !! That's over two inches !!
The donor car is a Smoke Silver colour, but my Widebody SEC is already that colour and i don't want two MBs the same colour in my stable. So after discussion, i have chosen Signal Red. Should bring out the lines nicely and interior will be changed to black !
So other bits :
- US Series 1 headlamps (these allow the surround to be color coded as well)
- all trims/beadings/badges/grille etc to be finished in Satin Black, like AMG did on so many cars
- Brabus lowering springs (unless i find AMG w201 versions)
- Koni adjustable shocks (unless i find AMG w201 versions)
First pictures are of an actual AMG Widebody w201.
And here's a link to an original AMG Wiebeody 6.0 w201 ....!
http://www.geocities.com/shvoldum/conversions/amg.html
An easier conversion than the SEC in that the rears are just arch conversions rather than huge flares that the SEC has to deal with. Only my rear flares are used items cut from a Widebody w201.
Enjoy !
So, lots of people know about Widebody SECs. Less known are the Widebody w124 Coupes. But an even rare Widebody is the AMG 190E !
I missed a couple of chances to buy the complete kits over the last couple of years on ebay but managed to snap one up earlier this year at a magnificent price of under 500 euros ! Guy managed to ship the whole 9 pieces to me as well for 125 Euros !!
So the donor car....it had to be an early 190E without the slab side mouldings and one other angle on this Widebody...i will fit into it a V8 4.2 engine with uprated bhp. So another prerequisite was that it should be a 190e 2.6,as that is a much better starting basis for a V8 conversion with it's detachable slam panel, bigger rad etc.
So i found one...only it was an original Carat Duchatelet car, but not driving too well. That was an easy fix and finlly yesterday i started digging the bits out of the garage loft to start work today.
Pictures say a thousand words, so i'll leave it at that. but list of bits that the car will receive :
- AMG Widebody front spoiler bumper
- AMG Widebody front wings
- AMG Widebody side skirts
- AMG Widebodyrear arch flares
- AMG rear bumper
- AMG boot spoiler
- AMG w126 Series 2 Penta wheels, part no 7400100
- AMG exhaust tips
- AMG Alacantra steering wheel
- AMG leather/alacantra Recaro Classic Cs
Note, the AMG Widebody w201s were equipped with w126 AMG Pentas !!! that gives a sense of how wide the conversion is from stock, given that w126 pentas are 8J and offset e11 !!! Stock width and offset on a 190 would be 7J et 42 !!! An entire inch and 31 mm !! That's over two inches !!
The donor car is a Smoke Silver colour, but my Widebody SEC is already that colour and i don't want two MBs the same colour in my stable. So after discussion, i have chosen Signal Red. Should bring out the lines nicely and interior will be changed to black !
So other bits :
- US Series 1 headlamps (these allow the surround to be color coded as well)
- all trims/beadings/badges/grille etc to be finished in Satin Black, like AMG did on so many cars
- Brabus lowering springs (unless i find AMG w201 versions)
- Koni adjustable shocks (unless i find AMG w201 versions)
First pictures are of an actual AMG Widebody w201.
And here's a link to an original AMG Wiebeody 6.0 w201 ....!
http://www.geocities.com/shvoldum/conversions/amg.html
An easier conversion than the SEC in that the rears are just arch conversions rather than huge flares that the SEC has to deal with. Only my rear flares are used items cut from a Widebody w201.
Enjoy !
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