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Old 07-23-2013, 12:15 PM
bplust bplust is offline
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Originally Posted by JimFreeh View Post
W115 or W114, 1968 -1976.

Some changes beginning in 1974, primarily front fenders, and bumper mounting scheme.

This chassis is quite prone to rusting. Your car, being from the humid, salty northeast may be beyond reasonable salvage.

Lots of rust free bodies are still around in the southwest US for nominal prices.
Even if you spend a grand to ship it back, you'll be light years ahead of trying to fix yours.

Jim
That's a great idea. Any suggestions as to how I'd go about trying to find a good chassis, and to guarantee that it's worth paying for and shipping without ever seeing it before I buy it? Got any sources?

Thanks for the reply,

Bryan
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