The Fluid MotorUnion 500SL Build Thread (56k, no bloody way)

[Oxer]

I lied... I dont...


Was hoping you'd spill the beans....


You have 1 hour 35min to post welding porn for me to fap to before I finish work... The clock is ticking gentlemen.

[Vegas13]

I lied... I dont...


Was hoping you'd spill the beans....


You have 1 hour 35min to post welding porn for me to fap to before I finish work... The clock is ticking gentlemen.

+ over 9,000

[FluidMotorUnion]

And now, the moment that some of you (mostly just Vegas and Oxer) have been waiting for!

Weld porn!

Tom and Craig have both been working hard on the exhaust for the SL500. Since Craig's currently on vacation in Mexico, Tom's been putting all his time and effort into making this exhaust a continuation of Fluid's promise to continue cranking out beautiful metalwork that sounds even better than it looks.

In terms of sound, we haven't started it up yet, but we want to soon. Judging by how our previous Merc exhausts have turned out, we're getting antsy over here to hear that aggressive growl upon startup.

Since we're not going for expressly overt loudness with this build, we added two Vibrant resonators to the midsection. We're currently waiting on the muffler to arrive that's going to be built into the tailpipe section, so we can't blaze through to the finish just yet, but here's shots of what we've got so far:

[Vegas13]

i came, and then sharted.

you will definitly see me in there once it's nicer out. My 240 needs your welding pronz

Very nice work. as always. very anxious for the rest of this, as always

[Jedidiah]

Wait... are you trying to tell me you have more guys then just Craig.... who can weld like Craig!?

[FluidMotorUnion]

Wait... are you trying to tell me you have more guys then just Craig.... who can weld like Craig!?

Tom can. It's terrifying, but after a week of working with Craig, Tom started pumping out welds like this...quickly. And he hasn't stopped. He could put together a battleship by hand if he had to, we're pretty sure.

[Jedidiah]

Tom can. It's terrifying, but after a week of working with Craig, Tom started pumping out welds like this...quickly. And he hasn't stopped. He could put together a battleship by hand if he had to, we're pretty sure.

Insanity.

[Oxer]

When you guys need an apprentice, hit me up.. haha. Ill work for food and shelter.

[FluidMotorUnion]

When you guys need an apprentice, hit me up.. haha. Ill work for food and shelter.

Once we can talk you down to just shelter, we'll consider it.

The following is an announcement for everybody that's interested in the work we've been doing on the SL's control arms!

After doing some research with part numbers, it turns out that the control arms (both front and rear) that M-B use for the SL are the exact same control arms that they use for a wide variety of vehicles.

The front control arms are the same as the 88-93 190E, 94-98 SL500, 94 E500, and a few more models.

The rear control arms are the same as a whole shitload of M-B models, including the 86-87 190E, 95-97 C36 AMG, 01-04 SLK320, 03-05 CLK500, 94-02 E320, 05-10 SLK55 AMG, 94-02 SL600, and a lot more models (that are similar to the ones I already mentioned).

What this means is that there's a fourth potential option to adjusting the ride height on these vehicles. The first, coilovers, can be prohibitively expensive on some models, and nonexistent on others. The second, lowering springs, are still viable, but their total drop height usually leaves much to the imagination. The third, cutting springs, isn't something we like to do. This leaves full-on suspension modification, and now that we've got the technique down, if you'd like to do something similar with a similar model of Mercedes, shoot me an e-mail and I'll see what I can do.

[dubsport87]

I <3 v-band clamps on the exhaust.

[renngolf]

Those welds..


Looks awesome guys. Can't wait to see how this turns out.

[nellydragracer]

I love TIG welds...alot.

[PRO-STAR]

This some TOP-NOTCH build right here

[benz88]

wow thats a nice exhaust. amazing craftsmanship.

Also woop 1000posts.

[Nicg90]

I'm taking some welding classes next semester I would love to be able to weld that clean. Sick job on those control arms by the way