You know, Don, I wouldn’t be against that, The thing that is holding me back is having a place to do it. I just don’t have a space where I could have a vehicle out of service and carved up. I will seriously consider taking some metalworking classes at the local vo-tech school when retirement time rolls around, for sure. I’m sure i”m capable, I just don’t have the time, space or resources to do it at this point in my life.
I can stick weld 1/4” - 1/2" plate with a 400A Miller buzz box all day long. Working with sheet metal is not something I’ve done. -D > On Nov 19, 2018, at 6:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I think now is the time to expand your skill set and learn new skills - > body work. Welding if fun. Grinding is also fun - that shower of sparks! > Learning new things keeps you young . . . > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 3:58 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Not sure if I mentioned this, so if I did please excuse me and delete. >> >> I am now full-bore back into a search for a Ponton, W110/W111/W108. >> >> W110/W111, gas/diesel, auto/manual. If I had the perfect car it would be a >> 230S (67/68) with AC, but second choice would be any model year W110/W111 >> diesel with a stick, ideally a floor shifter. >> >> W108 6 cylinder sedan, manual or auto, AC would make it perfect but I can >> add it later on, so lack of it is not a deal killer. >> >> Late model Ponton, 180, 190, 220, etc. Six cylinder preferred, not >> required. >> >> No restoration candidates, that is, if it needs bodywork due to rust, I’m >> not interested. I could deal with a minor bubble here or there, or tired >> paint that needs to be buffed out, but no rusty rockers, fenders or door >> bottoms. I can do anything but bodywork, so that takes potential candidates >> right out of the running if they need paint or rust repair. I can do pretty >> much anything else, so if a candidate has needs in the interior or >> mechanical areas I would consider it. No major repairs, that is, I'm not >> looking to rebuild an engine for example. >> >> I don't want a project car. I am looking for a driver quality or better >> car. I'm not expecting perfection, but I’m willing to spend up in the $10k >> range, so that weeds out a lot of potential cars if they have anything >> significant in the way of needs. I'll travel anywhere in the CONUS as long >> as I can find someone trusted to vet the car prior to purchase. >> >> Thanks to all, >> >> Dan >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
