[MBZ] Happy Easter! Double Iron Butt

2016-03-26 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
He is risen! In the month of march, I made two iron butt runs in the 300SDL rustbucket, (Al) Roughly 1025 miles each.It runs great and sounds good. In between I made 2 iron butt runs in the van, but had relief drivers for some of those runs. Today was a 700-800 mile day, but I drive

Re: [MBZ] Am I crazy?

2016-03-26 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Here is the car btw http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/5498776570.html Sent from my iPhone That black car will be really cool when it is 110ºF in Okieland! Can you get it home without the boss knowing you spent $1500 on it? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: vhs conversion

2016-03-26 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Yeah, I had a high end A to D card in the Beige G3 for #1 son. The next year they came out with the graphite Mac and the A to D was built in. That was nice. Somewhere he may still have his commercial version of Final cut Pro. I have the graphite Mac, but it has not been fired up in probably

Re: [MBZ] OT: vhs conversion

2016-03-26 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
That sounds like a better solution. Fewer $$$, but I'd have to make a winder machine happy. I have a couple whiney winders 7 boxes and the rest are xp. (or server 03). I have not even cranked one up for at least 6-7 months. None will be happy. You can buy a little usb dongle for cheap to

Re: [MBZ] OT: For BUFF Fans

2016-03-26 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20160324.aspx Greg That'sa good move! I heard the B-2 are being taken out of sandbox and the BUFFs will kicking up lotsa sand. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/arc

Re: [MBZ] Am I crazy?

2016-03-26 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Buy it, have some fun, then unload it or part it out or reuse all the interior on something or build a rat rod if the motor kakks. Or it might actually be kinda fun to fool around with. --R On 3/26/16 10:36 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Here is the car btw http://littlerock.crai

Re: [MBZ] Am I crazy?

2016-03-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Here is the car btw http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/5498776570.html Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 26, 2016, at 8:42 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > You’re out of your ever lovin’ cotton pickin’ mind. > > For $1500, maybe. I certainly wouldn’t go above that considering the > gr

Re: [MBZ] Am I crazy?

2016-03-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
You’re out of your ever lovin’ cotton pickin’ mind. For $1500, maybe. I certainly wouldn’t go above that considering the gremlins that could be lurking in the thing. And as far as unique parts, there aren’t enough to make it worthwhile beyond that amount. Dan > On Mar 26, 2016, at 9:10 PM,

Re: [MBZ] MB 123

2016-03-26 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Sure sounds like it is Tom. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 1990 300D Wickford RI On Mar 20, 2016 5:39 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > Sure sounds like that's my 190d... > > > > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > From:"Fred Moir" > Date:Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 5:12 PM > Subject:MB

Re: [MBZ] Am I crazy?

2016-03-26 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I don't know why you didn't get it as soon as you arrived. What can go wrong? "Hold my beer and watch this!" Tell the guy you can only pay $500 and then you're going racing - 24 hours of lemons... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On March 26, 2016 9:10:57 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Strip

Re: [MBZ] Am I crazy?

2016-03-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
If it runs and drives and can be licensed and you can get it for $1500 and not a penny more it might be a fun toy. Its probably worth twice that in specialty parts anyway. Drive it until something expensive breaks and part it... -Curt From: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes To: mercedes@ok

[MBZ] Am I crazy?

2016-03-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Ok so I am on a car buying trip and picked up my old SDL from curly. I stopped in little rock for the night to check out a 92 600sel. I have always wanted one as a toy. Talked to the guy yesterday for about 30 minutes about the car. He did specifically mention replacing the engine wiring harness

Re: [MBZ] This might be a good deal on 83 380SL

2016-03-26 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
They MUST be specially calibarated for use on this car --R (sent from my miniPad) On Mar 26, 2016, at 7:50 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: Dwight. Very difficult! Caliban is the subhuman son of the malevolent witch Sycorax. Not my cup of tea. Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. _

Re: [MBZ] This might be a good deal on 83 380SL

2016-03-26 Thread Fred Moir via Mercedes
Dwight. Very difficult! Caliban is the subhuman son of the malevolent witch Sycorax. Not my cup of tea. Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: Mercedes on behalf of Dwight Giles via Mercedes Sent: 26 March 2016 23:04 To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc

Re: [MBZ] This might be a good deal on 83 380SL

2016-03-26 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Wonder how hard it is to find OEM calibars? Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 1990 300D Wickford RI On Mar 25, 2016 3:59 PM, "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" wrote: > Doesn't someone like these? > > in need of brake calibars and the odometer stopped working > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/55071244

Re: [MBZ] More Today's Fun

2016-03-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Link to the DIY: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd/1340751-do-yourself-diy-repair-thread-wheel-22.html#post14081946 Dan > On Mar 26, 2016, at 4:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Decided to go after the pinstriping. > > Using oven cleaner, I stripped the painted

[MBZ] More Today's Fun

2016-03-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Decided to go after the pinstriping. Using oven cleaner, I stripped the painted pin stripe off the driver’s side of the car. Took me about an hour. One mildly unpleasant discovery - the pinstripe on the front fender had been used as a parting mark for a panel touch up or repaint. This means

Re: [MBZ] OT: vhs conversion

2016-03-26 Thread clay via Mercedes
There is way old computer tech that would fit the mold. An ATI or other video conversion card (PCI) with the hardware could drop into a newer PC and allow you to suck VHS in and digitize it. As a digital file, you could burn it on a DVD. Get five or six movies on a DVD even at the highest res

Re: [MBZ] Hey Kleb is this the S600 you were going to look at?

2016-03-26 Thread clay via Mercedes
Parts car. The body panels alone are a boon. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV

[MBZ] OT: For BUFF Fans

2016-03-26 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20160324.aspx Greg ___ 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_okiebe

Re: [MBZ] OT: vhs conversion

2016-03-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
A couple thoughts: DVDs are SD, I don't understand why they'd want to upconvert and then write to DVD, makes no sense. Besides upconverted SD looks terrible, you can't make up data that isn't there. 720p for instance is the same frame size you'd get if you took your SD window, turned it on its s

Re: [MBZ] Nice weather!

2016-03-26 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'm assuming you've transplanted an engine into Wilton's former SDL? This involved injection pump work? Don't worry about the fuel unless the clear filter gets clogged with black bits, which is a sign that you have water in the fuel tank and a colony of fungus / microbial growth. In that case, u

[MBZ] Today's Fun

2016-03-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Looking for some low impact stuff to do today. I had a meter of power steering return line I wanted to get installed, as the W126’s power steering return lines were mushy and look like they have been seeping for a while. I also wanted to drain and refill the power steering system with fresh MB

[MBZ] Nice weather!

2016-03-26 Thread Tim Crone via Mercedes
Pleasant weather has returned! And the 'baby' is old enough to play mostly unregulated. So... can you all remind me what do I need to do before I start up the OM603? Assume that "connect all the stuff" is done (which it isn't yet, but closer than last week). Do I need new diesel? Turn the engi

Re: [MBZ] OT: vhs conversion

2016-03-26 Thread Tim Crone via Mercedes
On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 11:29 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: > What is the most cost effective way to convert VHS to dvds? This seems to > be capable of the job. Reportedly able to play vhs, convert it to HD > through some magic, then record the result on DVD. Recall that many commercial