Some dude made a MB SLR McLaren from scratch... unbelievable! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

nimi · 10-21-2003, 10:44 PM

Some dude in Poland made a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren to himself with a motto: When you want a car that isn't yet in production, build it yourself...That's what I always say! <a href="http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=848531">Pictures here</a> That will drop your jaws to the floor, guaranteed! Enjoy!

madsenj37 · 10-21-2003, 11:17 PM

nothing beats the real thing, although thats a good project.

Chingal0 · 10-21-2003, 11:45 PM

uh, thats intense. he should garden or something, knit me a sweater.

kycivicboy · 10-22-2003, 12:10 AM

Yeah i think i could drive that car. he did a reall good job on it.. I wish i had those skills he has.

merkerguitars · 10-22-2003, 08:10 AM

Damn that is some talent......talk about having exactly a 1 of 1 car.

Peryn · 10-22-2003, 09:30 AM

Old pics, but still a very cool project. The proportions dont look quite right, but considering what he had to begine the project with, its pretty neat. Very impressive fabricating skills, but he should have at least cleaned out the engine bay.

soccerchamp76 · 10-22-2003, 02:27 PM

That got has got some mad skills....I wonder how long it took him to build it. He could make some serious dough from those skills ya know.

Moonduck · 10-22-2003, 03:34 PM

We have a guy from Poland on a motorcycle board I'm on. His bike is insane, best metal work I've ever seen. What's more sick is that all he did to the bike was clear coat it. You can see that the steel is all hand-formed without a bit of Bondo. There's some crazy talent in Poland apparently.

Kurant · 10-22-2003, 04:21 PM

Nothing beats the real thing? Are you crazy? I'd rather build one myself ANYday!

Rudel73 · 10-22-2003, 04:49 PM

thats NUTS! I wish i had enough talent to do something like that!

Actually i'm surprised that Mercedes didnt file a suit or something for copyright infringment or something like that...

wrongfullyaccuzd · 10-22-2003, 05:52 PM

alright at first that looked like a real pos but i gotta admit it looked pretty good by the end...but seriously, let me know when he recovers from all the lawsuits...
you know if he was in the u.s. he'd be broke by now with lawsuits.

Peryn · 10-22-2003, 09:13 PM

I dunno....if i Were Mercedes id talk to him....but i dont think it be worth suing him. I think id instead have a nice chit chat and talk about hiring him into the company....with skills like that id much rather have him working for me than against me...

majik_6 · 10-22-2003, 09:38 PM

That's absolutely amazing! Here I am, thinking I'm the king ding-a-ling of fabricating, cause the patch panel I welded in didn't crack out, and then I see this! Inspiring to say the least.

thadon · 10-23-2003, 08:46 AM

damn he is a metal working PIMP ... I'm impressed

Scorps · 10-23-2003, 11:22 AM

OMFG thats amazing.

What chassis is that built on?

Stare At The Sun · 10-23-2003, 11:42 AM

That is quite impressive, props to him. I wonder what the total cost of that was

majik_6 · 10-23-2003, 12:44 PM

According to the site, it's an 88 Benz of some sort (don't remember specifically) and he has about 75,000 Euros invested, if I'm not mistaken.

preluder · 10-23-2003, 02:01 PM

for 75,000 euros i would have bought a really nice car. but then again it wouldn't be a SLR would it.

JusticeForPhat · 10-23-2003, 09:12 PM

that pic with the wiring harness hanging out brings back lots of bad memories for me. But damn is that some talent.

supafly · 10-24-2003, 01:36 AM

This guy is absolutly amazing.

never · 10-24-2003, 03:45 PM

THAT GUY IS INCREDIBLE!!!! I wonder is he'd sell it.

duckduck · 10-24-2003, 04:37 PM

Wow. The time involved.........the time....................

ducati999 · 10-25-2003, 12:13 PM

damn, thats sweet

forseti-6 · 10-25-2003, 02:51 PM

WOW. From the first picture of just the chasis to the finished product - that's just amazing.

WarWagon · 10-25-2003, 07:21 PM

As long as he's not selling the car, and the proportions arent 100% the same nor is the powerplant, what is there to sue him over? Plenty of lamborghini, shelby, ferrari, porsche clones out there too.

Thats absolutely amazing given what he had to work with, which is absolutely nothing. It'll be interesting to see if he does a motor swap (which he damn well better.)

sTghezzo · 10-25-2003, 09:10 PM

thats amazing. was that model originally a mercedes concept car that he decided to make reality or was that just his own idea. i dont know much about mercedes.

ASNstunta · 10-25-2003, 09:18 PM

Wow, thats just sweet. Wonder how much money went into building it.

10-21-2003, 10:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
nimi Using the force of gravity Location: Helsinki, Finland	Some dude made a MB SLR McLaren from scratch... unbelievable! Some dude in Poland made a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren to himself with a motto: <i>When you want a car that isn't yet in production, build it yourself...That's what I always say!</i><br><br><b><a href="http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=848531">Pictures here</a></b><br><br>That will drop your jaws to the floor, guaranteed!<br><br>Enjoy! __________________ /* It's not an optical illusion, it only looks like that */

10-21-2003, 11:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
madsenj37 Still searching... Location: NorCal For Life	nothing beats the real thing, although thats a good project. __________________ "Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe." -- Albert Einstein

10-21-2003, 11:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chingal0 Something like that.. Location: Oreygun.	uh, thats intense. he should garden or something, knit me a sweater. __________________ "Eventually I became too sexy for my gym membership fee."

10-22-2003, 08:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	Damn that is some talent......talk about having exactly a 1 of 1 car. __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

10-22-2003, 09:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	Old pics, but still a very cool project. The proportions dont look quite right, but considering what he had to begine the project with, its pretty neat. Very impressive fabricating skills, but he should have at least cleaned out the engine bay. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.

10-22-2003, 12:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
kycivicboy Upright Location: KY	Yeah i think i could drive that car. he did a reall good job on it.. I wish i had those skills he has.

10-22-2003, 02:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	That got has got some mad skills....I wonder how long it took him to build it. He could make some serious dough from those skills ya know. __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.

10-22-2003, 03:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Moonduck Junkie Location: SE USA	We have a guy from Poland on a motorcycle board I'm on. His bike is insane, best metal work I've ever seen. What's more sick is that all he did to the bike was clear coat it. You can see that the steel is all hand-formed without a bit of Bondo. There's some crazy talent in Poland apparently.

10-22-2003, 04:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	Nothing beats the real thing? Are you crazy? I'd rather build one myself ANYday!

10-22-2003, 04:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rudel73 Psycho	thats NUTS! I wish i had enough talent to do something like that! Actually i'm surprised that Mercedes didnt file a suit or something for copyright infringment or something like that...

10-22-2003, 05:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
wrongfullyaccuzd Addict Location: NoVA	alright at first that looked like a real pos but i gotta admit it looked pretty good by the end...but seriously, let me know when he recovers from all the lawsuits... you know if he was in the u.s. he'd be broke by now with lawsuits.

10-22-2003, 09:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	I dunno....if i Were Mercedes id talk to him....but i dont think it be worth suing him. I think id instead have a nice chit chat and talk about hiring him into the company....with skills like that id much rather have him working for me than against me... __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.

10-22-2003, 09:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
majik_6 narcissist Location: looking in a mirror	That's absolutely amazing! Here I am, thinking I'm the king ding-a-ling of fabricating, cause the patch panel I welded in didn't crack out, and then I see this! Inspiring to say the least. __________________ it's all about self-indulgence

10-23-2003, 08:46 AM	#14 (permalink)
thadon Cruisin thru life Location: Alpharetta, GA	damn he is a metal working PIMP ... I'm impressed

10-23-2003, 11:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	OMFG thats amazing. What chassis is that built on? __________________ A.K.A. PainTrain

10-24-2003, 04:37 PM	#22 (permalink)
duckduck Psycho Location: Where hockey pucks run rampant	Wow. The time involved.........the time.................... __________________ Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way!

10-23-2003, 11:42 AM	#16 (permalink)
Stare At The Sun Eh? Location: Somewhere over the rainbow	That is quite impressive, props to him. I wonder what the total cost of that was

10-23-2003, 12:44 PM	#17 (permalink)
majik_6 narcissist Location: looking in a mirror	According to the site, it's an 88 Benz of some sort (don't remember specifically) and he has about 75,000 Euros invested, if I'm not mistaken. __________________ it's all about self-indulgence

10-23-2003, 02:01 PM	#18 (permalink)
preluder Tilted Location: Houston, TX	for 75,000 euros i would have bought a really nice car. but then again it wouldn't be a SLR would it.

10-23-2003, 09:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
JusticeForPhat Crazy Location: Philly	that pic with the wiring harness hanging out brings back lots of bad memories for me. But damn is that some talent.

10-24-2003, 01:36 AM	#20 (permalink)
supafly Psycho Location: Rotterdam	This guy is absolutly amazing. __________________ Thumbs up

10-24-2003, 03:45 PM	#21 (permalink)
never Tilted	THAT GUY IS INCREDIBLE!!!! I wonder is he'd sell it.

10-25-2003, 12:13 PM	#23 (permalink)
ducati999 Crazy Location: USA	damn, thats sweet __________________ Twist of the wrist

10-25-2003, 02:51 PM	#24 (permalink)
forseti-6 Existentialist Location: New York City	WOW. From the first picture of just the chasis to the finished product - that's just amazing. __________________ "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

10-25-2003, 07:21 PM	#25 (permalink)
WarWagon Loser	As long as he's not selling the car, and the proportions arent 100% the same nor is the powerplant, what is there to sue him over? Plenty of lamborghini, shelby, ferrari, porsche clones out there too. Thats absolutely amazing given what he had to work with, which is absolutely nothing. It'll be interesting to see if he does a motor swap (which he damn well better.)

10-25-2003, 09:10 PM	#26 (permalink)
sTghezzo Loser Location: hi	thats amazing. was that model originally a mercedes concept car that he decided to make reality or was that just his own idea. i dont know much about mercedes.

10-25-2003, 09:18 PM	#27 (permalink)
ASNstunta Upright Location: Internet Black Hole	Wow, thats just sweet. Wonder how much money went into building it.