I'm in trouble already and I need help now.

I've been restoring a 1983 300TD for my wife to drive for the past few months. She hasn't needed a car very much and we've been able to juggle vehicles when she needed to get to work. Now however she's starting a new apprenticeship she needs the car ready NOW.

I work/live two hours away from home during the week so I only have weekends to work on the car now. And the past few weekends the weather hasn't permitted me to work.

So I need help getting it running and on the road.

The engine and trans are in the car, but that's about the extent that they are hooked up. I need to get all coolant lines, fuel lines, brake lines, hydraulic lines put in. The radiator, oil cooler, and all the under hood accessories put in. I need to get the driveshaft balanced sometime this next week and get it in as well.

Any help would be appreciated. I can pay in beer, pizza or parts pulled in from a yard (reasonable). PM for info. I'm located in Damascus, MD. South of I-70, North of Gaithersburg.

Thanks in advance.

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I recondition w123/w126/w124/w140/r107/r129/ steering boxes!


1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

... you did help me quite a bit...

if ONLY you were a tad closer. I'll see if I can swing up there.

any members reading this request, he's a GREAT guy, and I really appreciated the help he gave me in my hour *(ok, months) of need!!! so pay it forward assisting him if you are closeby!

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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 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I'm up in Parkton, I *might* *maybe* be able to lend a hand-depends how this weekend goes, we have a large number of projects on the plate already

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

I would come over but your a LONG ways away from me