Oooh, nice kit ! And you can put a diesel in it too ? Fiberglass shell as well? Thing will last and last for sure, just tell your loving other half that it's the Beach Boys fantasy machine, Ha! You could even rig somethin to pop out of the bed into a type of camper deal, I immagine. (if you got the talent to put one together, you got the talent to "fix" stuff) :) I need reliable and simple. A generator built from a Benz motor might not be appreciated by the neighbourhood in an urban setting UNLESS there was this power outage and along comes Robert with enough to keep everyone's freezers/heaters going until the crisis passes; then Robert wouldn't be such a "nut case" anymore huh? Robert would then be a hero huh? People are funny.(sometimes funny haha, sometimes funny weird, sometimes both at once and THAT is really funny.) ;)
Luc --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, robert luis rabello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > biobenz wrote: > > > Thanks Robert, I knew there were knowledgeable people here, ha! I > > still think my 20 year old 240D Benz is going to outlive your Ford > > but then that is a matter of preference :) > > > In truth, most of the truck is a Mazda. I think the only Ford > component is the engine. Your Mercedes may likely outlive my Ranger, > but I won't know that because I need something bigger when transporting > my boys to school. Their legs are getting long now, and we're quite > squished sitting three across in my two seat truck. > > I've been tempted to build one of these: > > http://www.kitcar.com/ss/home.html > > This machine can be made from any GM "B Body" vehicle from the early > to mid 1980's. A 5.7 liter diesel would be a bolt in, and with 700 > pounds less weight, it would likely be economical too! However, I don't > think my long-suffering wife will tolerate such a project. . . > > > And even if does dump > > it's body for some reason the engine ect.... is coming out in > > prevision of making it an awesome generator one day. Compact, hard > > working, reliable and BD friendly ! So anyone looking around for a > > DIY back up generator for farm or bigger can always keep an eye out > > for a "junked" Benz diesel and have at it. I can't help you build > > it, being mechanically inept, although there is a fellow that just > > might at :http://www.utterpower.com He seems to have a hobby at > > doing things like that. > > > I've been following that page for some time. I like his ideas. In > my neighborhood, however, a generator would likely be too noisy and > people would complain. (My neighbors already think I'm crazy. I > wouldn't want to validate their views any further!) > > robert luis rabello > "The Edge of Justice" > Adventure for Your Mind > http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=9782> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
