He’s a snuffleupagus. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 28, 2019, at 4:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Don't you mean Fluffy? Who's Snuffy? > >> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 4:26 PM Dimitri <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Why just humans? Can Snuffy fly too? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Jan 28, 2019, at 2:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > Hey OKDON - are you doing a kit plane that is remote controlled and can fly >> > up to 4 humans? I just read about that today. >> > >> > On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 2:42 PM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Exactly! However, I'm building airplanes now, so someone else needs to >> >> built the MB-like cars. I don't have enough time left for the projects >> >> still queued up. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 12:51 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Brings up an interesting question I have thought about. >> >>> >> >>> All the MBs of any recent vintage are unibody cars, no separate >> >>> chassis. I guess you would have to build a fairly rigid chassis with >> >>> all the correct dimensions for power train, suspension points, etc. onto >> >>> which you could then drop a body of a size similar to your donor >> >>> dimensions. That would just basically entail taking your stripped body >> >>> and measuring all the XYZ dimensions for mounting points and >> >>> "receivers," then reproducing that with your new chassis. Pick >> >>> something that has a lot of cheap availability, a 124 or 210 or >> >>> something, as the donor vehicle. When I see these old pontons and >> >>> whatnot, even like these basket cases >> >>> >> >>> Vintage 59' +58 Mercedes 220s Project in San Diego >> >>> >> >>> https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/6805099593.html >> >>> >> >>> I think about rat rods using modern Benz drivetrains and suspensions. >> >>> You can buy all that sort of thing, chassis and other bits, for older >> >>> merkin cars to upgrade to independent suspensions and such, any sort of >> >>> engine you want, then drop the body on it. >> >>> >> >>> The market might be kinda limited but who knows, it would be a fun >> >> project. >> >>> >> >>> --FT >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> On 1/28/19 1:08 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: >> >>>> This guy hand building cars and seems to be selling them. One is here >> >> on >> >>>> BAT - >> >>>> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/runge-frankfurt-flyer-008/ >> >>>> He's on at least one episode of Leno's car show as well. >> >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxbZVCI-X1k >> >>>> >> >>>> Someone should be building vintage MB copies with more modern MB >> >>>> drivetrains … >> >>>> >> >>> -- >> >>> --FT >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________ >> >>> 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 >> > >> _______________________________________ 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
