When (if?) you want to part it out, PM me...

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1987 300TD Turbo Wagon "Ti Blanc Stella!"
Carpe cervisium.
"If I owned Texas and Hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell." -- William Tecumseh Sherman

heh, I pm'd him the instant he posted he was going to part it out...
dibs...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

good find. i see nothing wrong with parting a rust-bucket car. if it's that rusty on the lower portion there are likely to be some structural rust issues, like the steering pivot mount or subframe pickup points.

it will be awesome for you to have a complete matching parts car, that's rare for sure when you have an '87 TD. it's all most people can do to find one car to drive, let alone a complete parts car. if you're handy that will make it easy to keep your driver on the road almost indefinitely. if it were my project i would do as much testing on the engine now while it's complete and running, that should give you a good idea of the condition.

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Well i just drove it home from Southside Pittsburgh to Braddock in 2nd gear. The engine sounded healthy. It did smoke alot while driving 4500 rpms. It smelled a little of oil and the oil light flashed briefly. I will post back when I take a closer look at it.