Ok...So I have to show off my $800 '80 300SD to people who will appreciate it! I bought it with a no reverse condition, so I pulled the tranny and replaced the reverse band. While I was down there, I went ahead and replaced the engine mounts, tranny mount, flex discs and center bearing.

Last week I rebuilt most of the front suspension, except for the LCA bushings and lower ball joints which still look pretty good. I found the chrome hub caps on Ebay, and when I got them I was amazed...they had definately never been on a car before, but looked like that were in a warehouse for the last 30 years. I paid $14.50 for all of them, plus $15.00 shipping. It had some nice bundts on it, but they desperately needed painting, and the tires were awful. I just put new Kumho's on it last Friday.

I've sorted through various gremlins, did a diesel purge, sorted some throttle linkage issues and did a thorough detail.

I am the 3rd documented owner, it was garaged with an older couple who bought it new. They died in 2006 and it went to an estate sale, where a guy here in town bought it. He did not keep it garaged, so I've got a few little dings here and there, but overall it is in great shape. NO RUST...anywhere..at all...which I understand is a big issue for the 116's.

I'm going to completely r&r the a/c system sometime in the next couple of weeks...and it needs an oil pan gasket and valve adjust which I will finish up this coming week.

I've been trying to think of a name...I was thinking "pudding"...since it looks like vanilla pudding...but that doesn't seem very dignified for such a classy car...any ideas?

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