These are the new rims that I'm talking about... In order to fit the 'ATE' four piston calipers to my car, I need BIGGER rims!!! So after searching around I finally found the rims that I want... At first I don't really know which rims to choose because I still can't made up my mind on which route to take and besides that, it is not easy to find rims with PCD 112 which is what my car is using... Most car uses the usual PCD 100 and PCD 114.4 which is super duper easy to find... So finally I decided to stick to original 'Mercedes' item hence the 'AMG' rims!!!

These 'AMG' rims are 18" all round but staggered... The front is 8.5" wide as the rear is 9" wide... As for the tyres, the front is 235 while the rear is 265 and the offset is 32 front and 35 rear if I'm not mistaken... Frankly speaking, these specification don't really suits the W124 as the tyres and rims are wider than the fender!!!

As you can see from this pic, the tyre is wider than the fender... The front is even worse!!! So obviously this lead to another project which is to wider the fender!!! Haiz one mod leads to another!!!

The left is my new set and the one on the right is the old one... Just look at the different!!! So much wider and I'm loving it!!! My car looks so much meaner now!!!

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Another love hate situation here I guess... Maybe I will start with hate this time... What I hated about this movie is the storyline... Really boring in my opinion... You can't get any straighter than this... The moment 'Baby Doll' started dancing, that's the time the whole movie goes downhill because you know what's going to happen next... And they did it four times!!! Can you believe it...

The CGI is the part that I like... Awesome in my opinion!!! Really excellent graphic... Another thing that I like is the mood and colour of the movie... I really like this kind of colour and mood and this is something you can't get very often... A good thumbs up for them on the CGI but other than that, the whole movie is not really enjoyable...

This is the 'Ate' four piston caliper that I'm talking about in my previous blog post... I really like the clean design... If you compare it to those 'Brembo' found on 'Evo' and 'STi', this caliper is a bit smaller in design but according to some expert, it is said that the stopping power is equivalent or almost similar to those 'Brembo'!!!

If you are planning to upgrade your W124 brake, try to get yourself one of these because you don't have to mod a single thing... Just plug and play... Hassle free!!!

The only thing that I change is those two pins holding the brake pad as it is already rusty!!! I even use back the brake pad!!!

Just look at the size of the disc!!! It is slightly bigger than my shoe... But mind you I have small feet... But still the disc is huge!!! Before fitting this to my car, I encounter yet another problem... Now my rims are too small for them!!! The standard 15" rims just can't fit those caliper and disc!!! But fret not because I'm going to change to a set of bigger rims... 18" to be precise!!!

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Since I'm putting in a more powerful engine, the front stock brake is definitely not enough to stop the car... Although I have seen some Benz with 2JZ-GTE using stock standard brake, I'm not going to take the same route as them because I believe this is really dangerous... The standard item can stop the car but how long will it take to stop and how many times can it take the abuse of repeated high speed stop??? As you can see, the standard brake is from 'Girling' and it is a one piston caliper design... Although this is a large piston design, but I still think that it is inadequate for my new engine... Better be safe than sorry!!!

As for the rear, I'm going to use it back because this is a large two piston design which I believe is more than enough for my application... The standard rear brake kit is from 'Ate'... Hmmm why are they using a 'Girling' front brake kit and a rear 'Ate' brake kit??? But this is no longer a problem for me... I guess I'm really fortunate because I manage to find a good condition front four piston caliper from 'Ate' which is really hard to find in Malaysia!!! So now I have a complete 'Ate' brake kit for my car!!!

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'Popeyes' released this new menu called the 'Carnival Chicken' in conjunction of 'Mardi Gras'... I know it had been released for quite some times now but I don't really have the chance to try it out until very recently... Well what I can say is I'm actually very disappointed with it by just looking at it!!! It looks really awful!!! From the looks of it, I perceive that the chicken is some leftover from yesterday!!! It looks overcook and not to mention dry...

Ok I admit that the phrase is correct... 'Never judge a book by its cover' because although the chicken looks dry, in fact it is not... The chicken is tender and very juicy inside... But about the taste, I believe I'm spot on... The chicken tasted really ordinary which you can get it in any mamak stall!!! Besides that, I don't think is worth it because for the price of this, I can get myself a three piece chicken plus a coleslaw (not forgetting 'SATISFACTION GUARANTEE' which obviously you can't get from the 'Carnival Chicken').. My advise is to stay as far away from it as you can... Better stick to the usual fried chickens of theirs which receive two thumbs up from me... As for this 'Carnival Chicken', I wish I have two more thumbs because I really wanted to give it a FOUR thumbs down if I can!!! Please stay away from it!!!

Overall Rating - 1.5/5

Ok is time to unveil the all important ingredient for my project car which is the engine... Why "FrankenBenz'??? Here is your answer... Just like 'Frankenstein', I'm actually dumping a Japanese engine into my beloved Benz... So now you know why I name my car 'FrankenBenz'...

I know some of you might say what the hell is a Japanese engine doing inside a German car... My answer to you will be "Mine Your Own Business"!!! This is my car and I can do anything I want as long as I'm happy with it!!!

For those who likes the idea of dumping a Japanese engine into a German car, please read on... The reason why I choose a Japanese engine instead of a German one is really simple... POWER and TORQUE is the answer... In order to get the power and torque that I need, I need a 4.2L M119 engine from 'Mercedes' which produces 275bhp and 400Nm... Do you think is feasible to dump a V8 'Mercedes' engine into my car??? I know the V8 sounds real good but RM7500++ for a year of roadtax sounded just as good!!! Besides that, it is not easy to find a M119 engine in Malaysia as well... So the cheapest alternative is still the Japanese...

'Toyota Soarer' halfcut...

So why a 'Toyota' engine??? I did compared this engine to 'Nissan' RB25DET engine which is in the same category as the 'Toyota' 1JZ-GTE engine... But after asking around, I decided to go with the 'Toyota' because it is much more powerful... Besides that, I like the clean looks of the engine unlike the RB25DET which looks like a mess!!! After deciding on 'Toyota' engine, I faced another dilemma because there are two options for me to choose... A 1JZ-GTE with twin turbo or a 1JZ-GTE with single turbo but with VVTi??? Which one to choose??? At first I'm incline towards the latter because it is a newer engine but I can't find a good halfcut so I decided to stick with the older version of the engine...

The 1JZ-GTE is a 2.5L inline six engine that came with two turbochargers... The power quoted is 280bhp at 6200rpm and 363Nm of torque at 4800rpm... So if you compare it to my previous 'Mercedes' M103 engine, this engine is a BEAST!!! To me, there is nothing to be ashamed about having a Japanese engine inside your Benz when you manage to smoke almost everyone on the road!!! Priceless!!!

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A movie about ballerina??? Nah I'm not interested!!! I'm not into dancing so obviously ballet is not my cup of tea as well... But after 'Natalie Portman' bag herself a 'Best Actress' from the 'Oscar', it change my mind a little... Besides that, I like 'Natalie Portman' as well... So I made up my mind and decided to watch this movie...

After finishing watching, OMG is the correct word to describe it... It is fantastic!!! The movie itself is awesome but in my opinion, 'Natalie Portman' is even more awesome... She really brings out the character in this movie... As I don't really like movies with straight forward storyline, 'Black Swan' is something that I really need as I've been watching movies that doesn't require any of my brain muscle this year... This is a really good movie and I highly recommend it and please don't watch it when you feel sleepy as you might not understand the movie at all!!!

This was the original steering wheel that came together with the 'Benz'... Well as you can see from the pic, it is kinda HUGE!!! Frankly speaking, I feel like driving a lorry when I grip on this steering wheel...

And this is the steering wheel that I have grip for almost a decade!!! I know it looks kinda odd in a 'Benz'... I got no choice but to use it because I don't want to drive a lorry around anymore... The original steering wheel is driving me mad!!! But not to worry because I just got myself a new steering wheel which I've been searching high and low for it!!! Will update on it later...

Another thing that drives me mad is the bosskit... In order to fix an aftermarket steering wheel, you need to find a correct bosskit for your car before fixing the steering wheel... If not, there is no way for you to fix that aftermarket steering wheel of yours... I've been searching everywhere ranging from chopshop to car accessory shop for the bosskit and finally, I manage to find one!!!

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Quite frankly I don't really wished to watch this movie from the beginning because the moment I watched the trailer, I came to a conclusion that this movie sucks... But you know what??? I'm so very wrong because I love this movie... I love the chemistry and bond between 'Matt Damon' and 'Emily Blunt'... Perfect!!! They are the main reason that I love this movie... As for the storyline, it is passable but it doesn't make sense in a way... But well this is a fiction movie so obviously anything goes... Wait a minute... Is this a fiction movie or a romance movie??? Guess I'm all mess up here... Definitely worth watching... Just watching both of them act is enough to justify the price for the ticket... Thumbs up from me...