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

[ChristopherJason]

So much dish

[projektzwo]

OMG!
i really can't imagine how sick will they look...

[laBeef]

This thread is amazing!!! I always wondered how one of these would look modded and stanced.

[sirdriftalot]

Love the wheels.....

[blowntwofive]

jesus those welds are pure sex man just amazing work

[trickydik_1]

oh tit, I have been looking every where for this build......... great work!

[Noi5eB0mb]

holy crap those rears are wide - good job on the SL guys!

[FluidMotorUnion]

Yeah, it's gonna be a dope week next week.

We're also looking at putting our remaining 4 deep-dishes on an Evo 8 .... get ready for that shit, too.

[Chigga]

The wheels look crazy! is there enough room under the car for dual sided exhaust?

[FluidMotorUnion]

Aaaaand I'm a total dick for forgetting to post these shots of the control arms and springs, after they returned from the powdercoater.







We've been absolutely swamped lately with new work, so we haven't been able to do any proper fitment work on the SL's wheels yet, but it's coming soon!

[FluidMotorUnion]

And I forgot some more! No wonder people call me the names they do.

We made a small hub adapter for the backpad of the SL's wheels, in order to perfect the fitment of everything. Here's our little guy right here:




And here's how it looks up against the wheels themselves (pre-alteration):




Then we tried to fit it:



No wonder we sent the wheels to Rotiform. Updates soon!

[Ginge]

Slight pull needed on those rear fenders then!

Awesome work..

Ginge

[FluidMotorUnion]

Slight pull needed on those rear fenders then!

Awesome work..

Ginge

Maybe, maybe not. Only us and Rotiform know the extent to which we've modified these wheels to fit the current fender setup. Time shall tell!

...But it does look very, um, culturally inspired in the last picture I posted.

[bobbyjones]

you guys need a janitor? cause i'll quit my job and sweep up to watch you guys work all day.

[soab]

Do y'all have any info on how the hubs were made? Or could I pm you and ask you some things?