Fun project! I dig the steering system fix. Interesting idea of filling the voids in the mounts with silicone.

Somewhere in a discussion on this site on putting Euro/blade bumpers on later W114/W115 cars someone chimed in that they had successfully shortened the shock mounts for later bumpers to bring them closer to the body, and trimmed some length off the end caps. Adapters could be made to eliminate the shocks. Looks like you can weld . . . :-)

Phil in NM recently installed a new URO seal in the rear glass opening and did not break the glass. Only big problem with that seal is that it won't hold the trim.

Keep us posted on it! I'll be curious to see how easily the windshield goes in.

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1973 220D, The Prodigal Benz
1974 240D