YOU get a HOIST!?! Wow, we have to depend on strong arming anything
we want out of the car and hope we do not break a limb in the
process. That hoist would make all sorts of jobs a bunch simpler.
Sure does. There's some 4-6 of the things. They're always in use
pulling engines and such. I on
We do too..For free even!!
Mike
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From: "Redghost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...Restoring Bundts
YOU get a HOIST!?! Wow, w
Around here they keep the kids out because they kept getting
squished. Now you have to be able to drink to work on cars in the
yard. If you want to buy used parts, there are a host of yards that
will pull the parts for you. And the price is 50% retail
clay
On May 24, 2007, at 8:45 AM, G
YOU get a HOIST!?! Wow, we have to depend on strong arming anything
we want out of the car and hope we do not break a limb in the
process. That hoist would make all sorts of jobs a bunch simpler.
clay
On May 24, 2007, at 5:45 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
P.S. U-Pull bundts are $20 here. (I kno
We don't get anything anywhere near that cheap around here. In fact,
my favorite P&P recently changed to not allow customers to wander the
lot by themselves. You only get on the lot if you're looking for
something over $25, and one of their guys goes with you. Bummer, as I
used to like to just che
P.S. U-Pull bundts are $20 here. (I know you know, Clay.)
$20 That is pretty spendy
I am still able to get normal bundts for $12.50, those chrome jobbies
were $15
So how much are steel wheels for an '82 240D (W123) to use for snow
tires?
Steel wheels are $10 here. I just looked, the
Same $12.50 gets you not only the steel rim, but a tire of ...
sometimes ancient provenance or a few months out of the factory
door. Depends on how well you hunt down the tires. There was a BMW
in one row with near new tires, Michelin, wide and low profile. $12.50.
On May 23, 2007, at 9
On Wed, 23 May 2007 21:09:59 -0700 Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > P.S. U-Pull bundts are $20 here. (I know you know, Clay.)
>
> $20 That is pretty spendy
>
> I am still able to get normal bundts for $12.50, those chrome jobbies
> were $15
So how much are steel wheels for an '82
$20 That is pretty spendy
I am still able to get normal bundts for $12.50, those chrome jobbies
were $15
On May 22, 2007, at 8:00 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
If you get lucky and have a spare wheel in the trunk that has never
seen the road, use that as a reference point.
Get lucky four ti
On 5/22/07, Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hard to believe there's a little girl under all that dirt.
We'd better get back, 'cause it'll be dark soon, and they mostly come
at night... mostly.
--
Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil.
I once used black epoxy paint on some wheels (not bundts, just
ordinary steel wheels). I had them sandblasted, used spray primer and
and I actually brushed on the epoxy paint. The epoxy paint dries
glossy and is fairly thick so it can fill minor imperfections. I was
happy with the results, if I
hanks for the tips..I'll let you guys know how and when it goes.
Mike
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Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 9:49 AM
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Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:59 PM
S
Yes, "most correctest" would be what I am hunting.
Mike
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From: "Redghost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...Restoring Bun
I have a new Bundt (Spare) from a 126 with the original Conti tire.
It is from an 85 280SEL (Euro) I'd sell it to the high bidder. It
has been on a car for a brief time. The Conti is no good, except as
a spare for a show car. It has a big bubble on the inside that popped.
At 10:00 PM 5/22/
If you get lucky and have a spare wheel in the trunk that has never
seen the road, use that as a reference point.
Get lucky four times and save yourself all the work!
P.S. U-Pull bundts are $20 here. (I know you know, Clay.)
-- Jim
The official pain is the Wurth Silver and Wurth Clear Coat.
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n,
to be
correct for a restoration..
Mike
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I believe they;re available
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From: "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...Restoring Bundts
Heck, I could do them pain
d be the proper paint to use? I mean,
> to be
> correct for a restoration..
>
> Mike
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> From: "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [M
ent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...Restoring Bundts
I believe they;re available for around $100-$130 in many places -
but tha
might be exch at some places. and those are painted - chromed
ones (yuck)
and around $180.
If you sell them fr $100 th
27;ve been thinking of buying the equipment
for
myself but haven't been sure if I could make it pay for itself.
Mike
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From: "Redghost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [
Always happens that way. Was coming down cats and dogs yesterday, so
did not get too deep into the job. Guess I have to at least get them
presentable for listing on CL.
clay
On May 21, 2007, at 10:19 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
It is surface schmutz that rubs off with elbow grease. At least t
List"
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...Restoring Bundts
I believe they;re available for around $100-$130 in many places - but tha
might be exch at some places. and those are painted - chromed ones (yuck)
and around $180.
If you sell them
On 5/21/07, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It is surface schmutz that rubs off with elbow grease. At least the
> one bit I worked on.
Now you did it! Now you have to finish the job.
Hard to believe there's a little girl under all that dirt.
Alex Chamberlain
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From: "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...Restoring Bundts
So, What is the finish on the Bundts? Is it paint or powdercoating? A
friend of mine h
onday, May 21, 2007 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...
I spent a few minutes with them today. Does not seem to be bubbles
from behind, as there is no great dimensionality that goes to depth.
It is surface schmutz that rubs off with elbow grease. At least the
one bit I worke
It is surface schmutz that rubs off with elbow grease. At least the
one bit I worked on.
Now you did it! Now you have to finish the job.
-- Jim
I spent a few minutes with them today. Does not seem to be bubbles
from behind, as there is no great dimensionality that goes to depth.
It is surface schmutz that rubs off with elbow grease. At least the
one bit I worked on.
On May 20, 2007, at 9:20 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
YEP, you can
On 5/20/07, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> Currently I am fantasizing about a
> Maserati Biturbo sedan that inexplicably showed up on a used-car lot
> where I'm forced to look at it every day on the way to work. ;)
Watch it, the early ones had wet sleeve pro
Snook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...
Clay wrote:
"Chrome wheels are bad? Oh fiddle stix! . . . but
seeing how the list hates chrome, I may end up selling them
YEP, you can send your scruffy bundts to Performance Products and get
a set of shiny wheels back. Something like $400 for the pleasure
They will not accept chromed wheels as cores.
Your 'pitting' looked an awful lot like bubbling from behind.
That, I've seen.
-- Jim
Clay wrote:
"Chrome wheels are bad? Oh fiddle stix! . . . but
seeing how the list hates chrome, I may end up selling them on CL.
Gump was going to be so Stylin' with those wheels.."
I agree with you. I like chrome wheels. It looks weird on some cars.
But, in general I like chr
YEP, you can send your scruffy bundts to Performance Products and get
a set of shiny wheels back. Something like $400 for the pleasure
clay
On May 20, 2007, at 6:38 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Redghost wrote:
Chrome wheels are bad? Oh fiddle stix! I just snagged a set from a
6.9 at the Pn
Redghost wrote:
>
> Chrome wheels are bad? Oh fiddle stix! I just snagged a set from a
> 6.9 at the PnP.
Somebody chromed a set of 15" Bundts? (shudder)
Jeff Zedic wrote:
>
> I myself almost bought a Ferrari 400 when I got here. There was a nice blue
> one for six grand but it had an auto trans.no chance I'm going to buy an
> automatic Ferrari!
Did you see the Top Gear episode on cheap Italian exotics?
None of the professional motojournalis
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> Currently I am fantasizing about a
> Maserati Biturbo sedan that inexplicably showed up on a used-car lot
> where I'm forced to look at it every day on the way to work. ;)
Watch it, the early ones had wet sleeve problems, if it's an '84 or
'85 with milky oil, run away
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Seems like there is pitting. I used a shop towel and water to wipe
what came off easy, but there is heavy accumulations and I got a new
wheel brush (garbage it turns out) and went to work. Brush self
destructed. It was a combination bristle and scour with a nice
handle. Just disintegrat
On 5/20/07, Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Will get a photo. Still trying to figure out who to cut the layers
of dust without destroying the chrome.
Soap and elbow grease until you get down to where a chrome polish will help?
--
Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil
Will get a photo. Still trying to figure out who to cut the layers
of dust without destroying the chrome.
On May 20, 2007, at 4:08 PM, Ed Booher wrote:
On 5/20/07, Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Chrome wheels are bad? Oh fiddle stix! I just snagged a set from a
6.9 at the PnP. Goin
On 5/20/07, Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Chrome wheels are bad? Oh fiddle stix! I just snagged a set from a
6.9 at the PnP. Going to have to scrub the brake dust off, but
seeing how the list hates chrome, I may end up selling them on CL.
Gump was going to be so Stylin' with those wheels
Chrome wheels are bad? Oh fiddle stix! I just snagged a set from a
6.9 at the PnP. Going to have to scrub the brake dust off, but
seeing how the list hates chrome, I may end up selling them on CL.
Gump was going to be so Stylin' with those wheels..
On May 19, 2007, at 10:00 PM, Alex
Alex C. wrote:
"Currently I am fantasizing about a Maserati Biturbo sedan that
inexplicably showed up on a used-car lot."
There is one of those here in Wichita. I didn't think they were very
good cars. But, it is a cool idea. A plain wrapper super fast sedan.
Donald H. Snook
1990
Caution! The Maserati's are well known to "vapor-lock" according to an
former acquaintance that was a factory trained tech.
I myself almost bought a Ferrari 400 when I got here. There was a nice blue
one for six grand but it had an auto trans.no chance I'm going to buy an
automatic Ferrari!
On 5/20/07, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think the 400 is big classy GT. I've love to go on a
motor trip in one. I'd also love a mid '80s Porsche 928. I'm lucky in that
the cars I like most, don't have much of a market, so they are affordable to
me. Well, almost affordable.
Ditto! I a
ng to buy that 300 SEL
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On Behalf Of E M
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 11:14 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...
Hi Alex,
I've never owned one, but they are one of my fav Fe
Hi Alex,
I've never owned one, but they are one of my fav Ferraris. I think a lot of
the bad rep had to due with poor service, like so many cars like it. They
don't cost a tonne of money used, but when faced with a tune-up bill that
equals the cost of the car, most put stuff off, then they start
RLE wrote: "My first MB, a '72 250, was white with red tex."
My first MB was a 71 250. It was the opposite of yours, it was red with
a white interior. I loved that car, but the interior was hard to keep
clean.
I saw 95 124 gasser that was white with a white interior. Yuck.
Donal
Remember "English red"? It was more like an electrically charged
orange. There's no other color like it on the road...
On 5/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <>
>
The Germans used to think that blue with red inside looked good. My first MB,
a '72 250, was white with red tex
On 5/19/07, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My taste isn't the best at times either. I always thought it would be great
to have a Ferrari 400i with oxe blood interior and dark blue exterior or
grey. Mind you, I'd take a dark blue interior too. :-) To me, the very
worst thing you can do to a ca
My taste isn't the best at times either. I always thought it would be great
to have a Ferrari 400i with oxe blood interior and dark blue exterior or
grey. Mind you, I'd take a dark blue interior too. :-) To me, the very
worst thing you can do to a car is chrome the wheels. When I see chrome
w
I -want- a car with red interior.
I had my eye on an 88 Volvo 740 GLE wagon - silver with red leather
interior. And a 5-speed manual. Looked GOOD. Too bad I didn't have the
money to buy it when I saw it.
On 5/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>
The Germans used to thi
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>
The Germans used to think that blue with red inside looked good. My first MB,
a '72 250, was white with red tex.
RLE
>
>
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