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OWNER Rouven036

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Hey guys just want to give you a short intro on myself, have been a member on the old ecstsy board but was not a very active user. i m from germany but working and living in the middle east since a few years. own my e since the year 2000. bought the car from the first owner, but that guy is/was a owner of a big construction company so the car had some issues with the paint from all the visits on construction sites and required a complete paint job. i know the car since 96 when i started my aprenticeship as a technician in the local mb dealership...the first owner installed brabus monoblock II wheels, 250km/h delimit kit, brabus muffler and a modified Evo II wing (that was the first i have removed and sold, bought a new US trunk lid for that money (wouldn't do that again, would go for a standard lid instead, but hey we've been all young and in early 2000s it was very trendy to have US license plate stuff in the car scene, in germany at least....)
in 2000 the owner ordered a w215 and sold his e.
also did some upgrades on the interior (leather/ alcantara dashboard, center console and rear shelf, APS 30 Navigtion, Brabus lether/burlwood steeringwheel, G400 CDI (leather/burlwood )selector lever with the V8 emblem a.s.o.), further overhauled engine and gearbox, rear axle, brakes to clk63 (W209).
Only one problem, didn't drove the car since 2007, what a shame.
Have some other cars too, like a Evo I with '89 style dtm slide throttle system, Evo II and a W123 which undergoes a total rebuild with M117 engine.

this was taken before i stored her away:
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bought her with the ugly brabus monoblock II
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the screamers
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when installed back engine and tranny after overhaul:
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did also some porting, polished combustion chambers, installed lighter tappets...

rear axle overhaul, powdercoated subframe, new control arms...
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chopped off the ugly brabus tail pipes, turned the cut and shortened pieces 90 degree and welded them back
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small things like polished frames of rear view mirrors
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or polished roller blind struts
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selector leaver
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brabus speedo (ugly)
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steering wheel
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W123 in progress
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but engine fits already
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sleeping like snow white since over 5 years:
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In the very end of this post I attached a photo of the car when it had once the original 8x16 hole rims on

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Re: OWNER RouvenK

Welcome Rouven, you have quite a collection there! Those Evo's are awesome and the 500 looks Bad, and I mean that in a good way. Let's see some interior shots of that custom work. Hope to see you on the board often.

Rgds,
 
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Re: OWNER RouvenK

Welcome! Proper work and mods on proper cars :o

That DTM Slide throttle body and intake looks menacing on that EVO 1, then there's the CLK63's brake upgrade on a 036 ,,,nice!!
 
Re: OWNER - RouvenK

Thx guys appreciate it! i m glad that the 500E comunity still exists and is active in a new home.
 
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Yes it was a pretty smooth transition from 500Ecstasy to the new site although it took some members a long time to find it. I tried to carry over a lot of elements of the old community (including most of the smilies) to make people feel comfortable :)

One thing I didn't carry over was the dark blue, foreboding, difficult to read forum "skin" from 500Ecstasy.....
 
Re: OWNER - RouvenK

Thx Arnt, the rims are 8,5x19 all around, tires 245 xx also all around. didn't want to fix wider ones in the rear since it doesn't have major traction issues, also makes it possible for interchangability for even tire wear. still want to do the 4piston upgrade in the rear from R171 slk55/clk63 W209.

Hi Ahmed, no it isn't, its a vehicle delivered from my old company when new and only one previous owner. knew the car since i started my apprenticeship there in mid '96.

regards Rouven
 
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Right, in the first post I've written the reason. Sins of the youth...
 
Re: OWNER - RouvenK

Thx Arnt, the rims are 8,5x19 all around, tires 245 xx also all around. didn't want to fix wider ones in the rear since it doesn't have major traction issues, also makes it possible for interchangability for even tire wear. still want to do the 4piston upgrade in the rear from R171 slk55/clk63 W209.

Hi Ahmed, no it isn't, its a vehicle delivered from my old company when new and only one previous owner. knew the car since i started my apprenticeship there in mid '96.

regards Rouven
Which 4-piston AMGs are you going for?

The early type is bolt on, need mods on the dust shield only. I am going to fit 330mm and the late style AMGs, approx. same weight as the early style. But it requires a custom bracket, simple one though.

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The [rear] calipers from slk/clk63 are bolt on since they have the old/earlier pattern mounting points. Means the version of your first photo. I used the newer dust shield version with a 210 part number iirc, they support something around 310mm maybe even a little bit more. Still little work might be required to get the 330mm discs on. Anyhow brake performance changes quite noticeably in higher speeds (above 200km/h).
 
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Is RouvenK the same member as Rouven036? If so, then we need to merge the two accounts. Please advise.
 
Re: OWNER - RouvenK

Hi Gerry please do this, I had forgotten that I had opened an account earlier. I want to keep this user name . thx!
 
Re: OWNER - RouvenK

The [rear] calipers from slk/clk63 are bolt on since they have the old/earlier pattern mounting points. Means the version of your first photo. I used the newer dust shield version with a 210 part number iirc, they support something around 310mm maybe even a little bit more. Still little work might be required to get the 330mm discs on. Anyhow brake performance changes quite noticeably in higher speeds (above 200km/h).

OK, sounds good. :-)

Did you get any noticeable change in pedal travel and feel after installing the front AMGs?
 
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@Gerry: I want to keep Rouven036. Thx for the effort!

Arnt, I have installed at the same time stainless braided brake hoses and did not feel a noticeable difference in pedal travel. The pedal feel is good, mainly due to the stainless brake hoses I think. I hope the pedal travel still remains as it is with the 4 piston calipers in the rear.

Ahmad, yes the car is still here, but I only use it very rarely, like on a Friday morning to go for breakfast with the misses. Plan to ship it soon.
 
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@Gerry: I want to keep Rouven036. Thx for the effort!

Arnt, I have installed at the same time stainless braided brake hoses and did not feel a noticeable difference in pedal travel. The pedal feel is good, mainly due to the stainless brake hoses I think. I hope the pedal travel still remains as it is with the 4 piston calipers in the rear.

Ahead, yes the car is still here, but I only use it very rarely, like on a Friday morning to go for breakfast with the misses. Plan to ship it soon.

Thanks, that was good news. I was expecting an increase in pedal travel, but steel braided hoses is positive in respect to the issue. It's good for the brake bias to do a rear upgrade too, it will be exciting to see the pedal travel and pedal pressure modulation on the final set-up. Based on your info I am hoping to avoid a brake pump upgrade. :-)

-a-
 
Re: OWNER - RouvenK

I ordered it from the UK, there was a advertisement in the the Mercedes Enthusiast Magazin. Quality is good and it fits tightly.
 
Got recently a set of plastic fenders for quite a steal. Will post photos once they arrive...
 
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No, found a used parts dealer who had a set of used originals.

Edit: here is a photo of the left fender...
 
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I just ve been in germany and could see the plastic fenders the first time with my own eyes, they are really much lighter than the standard steel ones. About half or a bit less the weigth i would say, just by lifting them for comparrison by hand. Material is quite soft, guess its the same or similar to the body cladding panels.
Main job was to get some shippment from Hamburg and to drive it back to my place...12.9Liter per 100km isn't bad at all
 
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and only 12,9????
Why didn´t you drove it properly? :D:D
No no, i understand, baby must be delivered unheart.
 
Just went up to max 180ish. amazingly it's revving only around 2700 rpm at about 160km/h. Now I m about to get it insured, all insurances want to get an appraisal report of an expert prior giving a quote!
 
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Hi Rouven, !! long time!. Here are mine on their new parking.
 

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Awesome garage you got there with space for some other nice vehicles! Hope I get my cars also once all together in such a nice stable!
 
A few boys here (Jono, Gerry the like) will drool over that when it's done . Be sure to keep us posted please !
 
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I love the W126 Coupe wide body absolutely gorgeous, congratulations on that!!!
I can just pull up some random photos of my BS to try to compete/beat this ;-)
 

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Dyno tuning the Beast: http://youtu.be/BclM5IRRdq0
W123 V8 Supercharged: http://youtu.be/PPtCIp9oA5E


Finally could put my W123 project on the dyno for initial wot afr adjustment . limiting rpm to 5200 due to all new parts, piston rings, cams and bearings... Still running a bit too rich (on purpose) but already putting 356 whp on the dyno in 4th gear. Ignition is only at 14 degrees for now (waiting for some equipment to detect knocking)... Quite happy so far!
 
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Some recent photos of it:
 

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Today the Wavetrack lsd's for the 500E and the W123 project plus adjustable cam gears arrived, great stuff, soon will be installed...
 

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