Loud, Low and Blue? W124 Build

[Greg]

I like your set up better than mine lol. I think I'm going to order those springs and adjusters.

[190Evan]

So I got a thing done today... I managed to fit some swift springs with adjuster into the 400e, so very pleased with the ride BUT I will be picking up a set of Bilstein B8 rear shocks so I can have it a little stiffer. Even with 34K It isn't as stiff as I would love it to be, Surprisingly. SO Pretty :


Here's a quick pic of my fitment at full shock travel, bad photo but these ranger shocks are short!


Aaaaaaaaan some late night inspiration to my build, god I love old luxurious cars tucking big wheels. Soon enough.

[190Evan]

You condemn my thread update yet you dare to call this an update.

I like to keep anyone who cares about this thread up to date with what is going on. I put the update in up-to-date. +1 for sh*tty memes. Post about your Porsche already I'm dying to see that rendering come to life.

[LCG]

You condemn my thread update yet you dare to call this an update.

[190Evan]

Check the hub of the wheel before you cut, sometimes the hubs have voids, might be enough for the bolts to slip through

Yeah already did when I bought them haha I usually would have only gotten them if they had them bt for the price I couldn't turn them down. I'm just going to chop the bolts today.

Found this baby for sale a while ago. Was smart enough to take a snapshot of it

And yes. It was a 400 as well

WOW Now that is cool, I love those wheels but I personally would not run them in black just because I don't love the black/blue combo. I NEED that bumper in my life.

Anyways mini-update here, I was able to piece together some brackets for these e36 adjustable weight jacks. I'll post up the info for them if they work, I am installing them later this afternoon...


Also here's a little pic of my goals by the end of this month fitment wise.


saw this outside of my school today, pretty cool in my opinion, would ditch the autozone chrome wheels/10 though.

[loekaaz]

Found this baby for sale a while ago. Was smart enough to take a snapshot of it

And yes. It was a 400 as well

[chompsticks]

Check the hub of the wheel before you cut, sometimes the hubs have voids, might be enough for the bolts to slip through

[190Evan]

So the weather in my town has been a little crazy lately...

Haven't been able to do much because of it and I don't have a proper garage to work in so I have been sporadically installing various parts and its about to actually come together! It turns out the Swift 6 inch springs were a little too short and would have lowered the car too much (It takes a LOT for me to say that.) It would have rubbed constantly and I needed to find a solution, So I did. Turns out I had a set of e36 weight jacks form my last build that I didn't even bother trying to use in storage! So I drove all the way to my unit and sure enough, to the millimeter, they fit like a glove and I will be able to run them! They are so beautiful...

The fitment is absolutely perfect, mind-blown by it.

Here's a little shot of her as she sits right now. I'm liking this car more and more everyday.

ALSO, To anyone interested, I am selling these Raceland USA rear e36 shocks. I will literally let these go for close to nothing, you just gotta pay for shipping. Let me know! I also have a set of e36 front helper springs as if anyone wants them but they are yours for 10$ more.

[190Evan]

yeah, they're pretty easy to cut. I used a angle grinder to cut and smoothed them off with a bench grinder.

huh, ok thanks for the help!

[Greg]

Cut the lugs bolts? I feel like I am going to go through like 15 blades because of how dense they are? Are my assumptions swindling me?

yeah, they're pretty easy to cut. I used a angle grinder to cut and smoothed them off with a bench grinder.

[190Evan]

I've done it with my VW, no biggie.

Cut the lugs bolts? I feel like I am going to go through like 15 blades because of how dense they are? Are my assumptions swindling me?

[Greg]

I've done it with my VW, no biggie.

[190Evan]

damn clever idea with the fender spacers. Never realized the 190e had such ugly factory arches until reading that thread LOL! keep up the good work dude.

Wait are ya talkin about my old 190? or this 400? The fender Spacers made a huge difference and I would highly recommend the mod to people.

Anyways...I've got a small update. These came....

I also got around to fixing my front left headlight lean, nothing a hammer and a flathead couldn't fix.

BUT Now I have another issue... the heads on my lug bolts won't clear the mounting point on the adapters! So I am probably just going to hit them with my angle grinder and make them work haha, unless anyone has a better idea.

[SD202]

damn clever idea with the fender spacers. Never realized the 190e had such ugly factory arches until reading that thread LOL! keep up the good work dude.

[190Evan]

Small update, just ordered some springs from Swift in CA. I will be running 34K all around. I just need to pick up some cheap e36 coils so I can get started on the front. All of these parts are adding up to look pretty rad in my head. Should be mounting the wheels this week, I'll post pics when I do. I just need the rear swift springs so I can install my camber arms because if I run stock cut springs I will bash my beautiful camber arms and I don't want order another set of those haha.