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07-15-2016, 02:57 AM
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The MB diesel pickup you've all been waiting for
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07-15-2016, 07:27 AM
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Mmmkay...
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07-15-2016, 07:52 AM
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That's really - um - something.
I like mine better. Dan
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07-15-2016, 07:56 AM
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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.
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07-15-2016, 09:44 AM
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I would continue the fabrication and add a rack up top to accommodate the drywall, lumber and piping and such that won't fit in the bed. This would give you good utility and a body that will outlast a sprinter.
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07-15-2016, 10:05 AM
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Yeah, I'd drive that for a parts chaser!
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual. [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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07-15-2016, 10:09 AM
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Dan, the El Camino concept , as compared to normal pickup trucks like yours, becomes more useful as people get older....and climbing UP into a pickup gets more problematic. Car level in and out with the added carrying capacity is a nice feature.
I do wonder why it looks to have been painted Flat Black... it might really look good with a nice paint job on it...
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1980 240d , chain elongation, cam marks reference: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/10414-help-i-need-check-stretch.html http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/305365-9-degrees-chain-stretch.html evap fin cleaning: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/156207-photo-step-step-post-showing-w123-evaporator-removal-1983-240d-1982-300td.html?highlight=evaporator A/C thread http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297462-c-recommendations-mb-vehicles.html
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07-15-2016, 11:18 AM
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Mine is pretty close to the ground so old people (like me) can get in and out pretty easily. But I have dropped spindles and ShockWaves (see RideTech) on the front and 2" rear lowering blocks so maybe not practical for a daily driver. Given that it's nothing like legal I don't have to concern myself with such trivia!
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07-15-2016, 02:01 PM
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I would be worried that it would buckle in the middle if a dip was hit too hard.
In a warm climate, flat black paint is ridiculous. It will cook the inside of a vehicle. Many years ago a friend of mine had primered a van with flat black paint, in N. Carolina, it was a solar oven in the summer.
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07-15-2016, 02:11 PM
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This car was up about 6 months ago.
If I was going to build a pickup from a car, I'd cut just behind the front doors, use a cab back from a mini truck, fab a frame out the back for the rear suspension and make a "looks like a flat bed but has minimal wheel wells in the bed and fold down sides. " Welcome to*Ute Ltd - Manufacturers of Tough Aluminum Pick-up Truck Beds It would look like this but I'd make taller sides and push the wheels up into the deck a bit though. http://www.uteltd.com/PDF/gm/2016GM-Dealer-blank.pdf
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07-16-2016, 07:12 AM
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"Converted to pu truck" - AKA missing trunk lid.
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07-16-2016, 01:01 PM
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Ugh... - ly
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07-16-2016, 10:44 PM
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And mine for that matter.
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