Got the seats installed and cleaned up. Mounted the monitor, and fabricated the wood piece for the heat controls. Rear door panels are mounted. Note the new lower trim on the exterior from a 91.

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1983 Mercedes 300SD
1987 Mercedes 300SDL
2001 VW Passat 2.8 AWD
2007 OM642 Jeep WK 4x4

new engine ground wire, and batt ground wire.

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1983 Mercedes 300SD
1987 Mercedes 300SDL
2001 VW Passat 2.8 AWD
2007 OM642 Jeep WK 4x4

Do not worry about the fuse less 0 gauge wire going into the cab, this will soon have a circuit breaker installed. Here is one more shot of the car next to my fathers 500SEL.

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1983 Mercedes 300SD
1987 Mercedes 300SDL
2001 VW Passat 2.8 AWD
2007 OM642 Jeep WK 4x4

Looking awesome. Cant wait to see the finished product!

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Mercedes Fleet:
2004 CL600 Designo Espresso SPORT
2004 S600 Designo Espresso SPORT/Lorinser Pkg.
1999 S320
1988 300TE
1972 280SEL 4.5
Diesel Fleet:
2014 GL350 Blutec
1987 300SDL Blk/Blk 4 place seating #18 head
1987 300SDL Smk Slv/Burgangy #17 head
1986 300SDL Blk Pearl/Palomino #14 head w/ 280K
1984 Lincoln Mark VII Fact BMW Turbo Diesel

If you're going to have those smooth fender panels on there, you're gonna have to dump the bundt cake rims for it to look good.
-Joe

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Yes, I know - but the wheels I want - well I will just have to wait until I have enough in the car fund for them..... someday tho... (amg monoblock)
I leave on the 17th of may for the military, so the car must be done by then. Good thing I have paid vacation until then....

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1983 Mercedes 300SD
1987 Mercedes 300SDL
2001 VW Passat 2.8 AWD
2007 OM642 Jeep WK 4x4

I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about no grommet between the wire and the firewall!

Ahhh, good observation. Yes when I am done running wire I will harness it all --- no fires wanted here!

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1983 Mercedes 300SD
1987 Mercedes 300SDL
2001 VW Passat 2.8 AWD
2007 OM642 Jeep WK 4x4

What are you going to do with the monitor? Radio, GPS? I like how it's integrated in the dash, almost looks stock.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

That will be the monitor (touch screen) for the onboard PC. Took awhile to fabricate the mounts and notch that console though..... I estimate 2.5 hours or so only on that.
Someday I will get a sat receiver and software for GPS, but I usually am not in an un-familiar area so I cannot justify it at this time.

I will upload photos of today’s 8 hours of progress tomorrow:
Installed sunroof headliner
R+R of sunroof mechanicals
lubed all sunroof mechanism with MB sunroof grease (that stuff is magic!)
Installed pass rear safety belt
Installed pass rear c pillar cover
Installed rear deck cover
Installed grab bars
Re-stretched headliner due to shift during grab bar install*1
Wired USB hub
Installed drivers side ventilation ducts and vents
Installed headlight switch w/modified circuit for fog 2 relay*2
Installed front headliner panel
Installed sun visors, rearview mirror
Re-soldered dome light timer circuit due to cold solder joints and installed
Installed drivers rear door ashtray and door light
Installed new door lock vacuum actuator in passenger door
A few other mundane details were completed as well as several hours of cleaning. Most of the parts I am installing have been sitting in my storage for some time and have collected quite a bit of dust*3


*1 - note to those of you replacing your headliner, install grab bars before attaching sides of headliner!!!

*2 - Where can I get that small light bulb for the headlamp switch?

*3 - If you store a large quantity of auto parts. PLEASE cover them before setting them aside. It will save you much grief down the road!

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1983 Mercedes 300SD
1987 Mercedes 300SDL
2001 VW Passat 2.8 AWD
2007 OM642 Jeep WK 4x4

Some more pics of the past couple days work.... Now just waiting on parts to get the dash together!

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1983 Mercedes 300SD
1987 Mercedes 300SDL
2001 VW Passat 2.8 AWD
2007 OM642 Jeep WK 4x4

New downturn tip in an attempt to stop the “black ass syndrome”

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1983 Mercedes 300SD
1987 Mercedes 300SDL
2001 VW Passat 2.8 AWD
2007 OM642 Jeep WK 4x4

The monitor looks great. I would love to see more "behind the scene" pictures of that. What are you doing with the sunroof, defrost, recirculation, & hazard switches?

Chtis

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Mercedes Fleet:
2004 CL600 Designo Espresso SPORT
2004 S600 Designo Espresso SPORT/Lorinser Pkg.
1999 S320
1988 300TE
1972 280SEL 4.5
Diesel Fleet:
2014 GL350 Blutec
1987 300SDL Blk/Blk 4 place seating #18 head
1987 300SDL Smk Slv/Burgangy #17 head
1986 300SDL Blk Pearl/Palomino #14 head w/ 280K
1984 Lincoln Mark VII Fact BMW Turbo Diesel

I like the way your project is coming along. You're making your car look like a 90-91 style W126 with a OM617. I've always wanted to do that. I would love a 1981-1985 300SD with the 1986-1991 exterior treatment. If I won the lottery, I'd find a nice 300SD and I'd place brand new OEM tail lights to get rid of the smokey look, post 85 bumpers and door trim, 3rd brake light from another newer W126, 15" flatface 86-91 rims or the 8 hole 15" ones, Euro headlights with euro wipers and vacuum control, interior seats from a 1991 W126, and a SLS system from a 560SEL, so that means the OM617 would have to come from a 1981-1985 300TD, as you know all the 617s in the wagons were equipped to handle a SLS system. I would have the nicest 300SD around.
-Joe

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.