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Old 03-16-2012, 01:08 AM
Toxophilite Toxophilite is offline
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Well
I generally do my own work (except for exhaust or other large unruly things like alignment, tire changing)
So I'd mostly be throwing parts money at it.
It definitely needs some power steering pump work as it leaks quite a bit.
The body seems sound except for underneath the passenger side headlight/turn signal where it's rotted (still there but poke through it rotted) The floorboards are okay ( I had a 82 300D turbo where I had to build a new drivers side floorboard and seat mount out of 1950s organ chassiss and pop rivets so I know what to look for) also it leaks into the trunk a lot and there's some evidence of surface rust and a little soft spot on one side.

Anybody else have experience towing with these cars?
My boat is a a full keel 15' double ender that weighs 950 lbs
I imagine the trailer weighs in a 400-600 lbs as it's pretty sturdy
Here it is being towed by my now junked 1980 300D non turbo
Which towed it no problem
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