no affiliation, but if it was close to me Id go look

1983 Toyota Pickup w/mercedes turbo-diesel engine - $1750 (bastrop)

Reply to: sale-1006935103@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2009-01-25, 4:22PM CST



This is a 4x4 Toyota Pickup w/1985-5cylinder-Mercedes Turbo Diesel engine w/90,000 miles,and 4 speed mercedes benz automatic transmission.It has new bf-goodrich 35" tires and aluminium rims.I have done work since pictures,ran exhaust under truck,valve job,changed all filters,and fluids,and am about to paint it silver.I can put in system to run on Waste Veggtable Oil/used transmission or motor oil w/seperate tank-etc for around $500.I will throw in two-55 gallon barrels full of Waste veg.oil pictures previous at www.dot11net.com/~electrok/truckbody.html -exterior,etc www.dot11net.com/~electrok/truckengine.html -engine www.dot11net.com/~electrok/truckunder.html -under truck Email me for address and phone # if interested may consider trades- for four wheeler,trailer,guns-?prefer cash $1750-OBO.NO Payments shipping/money orders/checks/lowball offers please-just trying to get out of 1 to many projects-want 90s dodge diesel pickup

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Looks like a good thing to rescue that poor motor/trans out of and scrap! It looks like a really sloppy job, the wiring is all over the place, the exhaust comes up out of the hood?! Talk about LOUD.

The huge spider web in one of the pictures must mean he doesn't use it much!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I've seen that truck on some other forums. It sure is a raggedy beast, I'll tell you that!

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

yeah, and where's the front driveshaft, transfer case, etc...? i dont know about the 4X4 part

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2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel - 4x4, auto, 3.54 gears, long bed
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'92 300D 2.5 Turbodiesel - sold
'83 300D Turbodiesel - 4 speed manual/2.88 diff - sold
'87 300D Turbodiesel - sold
'82 300D Turbodiesel - sold

I've always thought that would be a cool engine swap. That thing is a hacked together POS though.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

I was thinking you could use it to swap into another since some of the stuff is already figured out, then I saw the pics after I posted . maybe if you could get it cheaper it would be worth it to put in a 2wd chassis

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

ain't no 4x4....front driveshaft is gone and no transfer case. looks real rough. only thing worth anything on that is for using as a rough guide to fabricate your own toyota-MB conversion. truck is junk...if the truck was nice then it would be another story...maybe.

and I'm headed real near austin tonight...but that thing ain't worth my time to go look at.

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1987 300TDT
1981 VW MKI Caddy 1.6 diesel, waiting on engine swap
1983 D-50 Power Ram 4x4 "Mitsubishi" 2.3 turbo diesel
assorted gas powered crap and motorcycles

RIP: 1984 300TDT, 1982 300TDT, 1984 190D 2.2, 1992 300D 2.5, 1987 300TDT, 1982 Maxima LD28, 1983 Maxima LD28, Isuzu C223 P'ups X3, 1983 Holiday Rambler 6.2 Banks turbo diesel, 1984 Winnebago LeSharo 2.1 TD, 1985 Allegro 6.5

Seems like this Toyota conversion was posted here several months back.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

I have posted on this truck before, and know the guy who did the swap.[loosly] He is a really intelligent guy, but he lacks enough OCD to really plan for the job. It is more of a punch/counter punch kind of thing. He did that swap back in '05 best as I can remember. My old photos of it are somewhere.
It's certainly a hack job, and nothing anybody would want.
It's been on ebay and CL numerous times. Sounds like either he's moved, or the new owner is already unloading it.........
The "electrokirk" in his link is the original owner's ebay id.

Here's one old post

what's louder than a straight pipe?

**edit**
Yep, reading the CL ad this isn't the original owner. Sentence structure and vocabulary are all wrong for the guy who did the work.
He got a hold of this, probably from the ebay deal and can't wait to unload it....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Anybody notice that 1" square tubing attached from rear of the tranny extending back to the frame? That's original... Supposed to keep the fan out of the radiator when doing an endo?

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For Sale: 1982 MB 300TD
1995 Chevrolet Suburban 6.5TD

Sold: 1980 IH Scout Traveler- Nissan SD33T Diesel

Have you ever noticed there are people who can do major scary automotive work like getting the engine/tranny in, motor mounts & driveshaft etc., yet can't do finish work worth a darn. It's like Jimmy said - not enough OCD. If he'd spent just a little more time on the details that could've been a neat conversion.

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'81 300CD - 180K, cannot be killed by any conventional means
'99 Ford Escort - good MPG