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Old 06-05-2011, 10:14 PM
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1985 500SEC Wide Body

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Old 06-05-2011, 11:22 PM
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damn that is so sick!
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Very nice. Well done!
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Old 06-06-2011, 11:01 AM
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I have no idea what this car is. is in a 126, or a 116 or 108? I have more pics..
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Old 06-06-2011, 11:14 AM
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I have no idea what this car is. is in a 126, or a 116 or 108? I have more pics..
The widebody conversion above on the SEC looks great. This one is an abomination IMHO . . . .
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That's a Sbarro 6.9. It's based on the 450SEL 6,9.
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Old 06-06-2011, 11:56 AM
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right! It is a really confusing car to look at.. I like the treatment at the rear I hate the front.
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Old 06-06-2011, 12:44 PM
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It's an Abomination 6.9 . . . .
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I'd take the engine/trans and diff and scrap the body...
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I have no idea what this car is. is in a 126, or a 116 or 108?
This is a 126.
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Old 06-07-2011, 12:17 AM
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definitely, my comment was about the Frankenstein that I posted...that SEC is nice tho with the WB kit done properly
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What is the kit you used? Where did you get it? I'd like to do that to mine and have heard mention of fiberglass kits being available somewhere, but have forgotten where. If you could post some details about everything you used to get to the "after" product, I would certainly appreciate it.
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Old 08-15-2011, 01:30 PM
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What is the kit you used? Where did you get it? I'd like to do that to mine and have heard mention of fiberglass kits being available somewhere, but have forgotten where. If you could post some details about everything you used to get to the "after" product, I would certainly appreciate it.
I sourced the original kit from an original W126 AMG wide body.

The entire story can be read here:

http://www.mbca.org/forum/project-arizona-and-rise-phonixan-amg-wide-body-story



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Old 08-15-2011, 03:21 PM
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That is fantastic. Thanks for doing the write up, photos, and posting the link here.
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That is fantastic. Thanks for doing the write up, photos, and posting the link here.
u r welcome!
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