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If you wash carpet, you have to take the backing off. It will not dry on its own. The padding is too thick and is essentially sealed on the back side.
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Getting a good 617 Turbo motor in return of some work on a 2.5 turbo diesel. So looks like the 84 300D is getting a second lease on life sooner than expected. So I gotta do a timing chain and front end rebuild on the 2.5 300D, and the engine is mine.
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Then the manual transmission and associated parts are sold? Therefore, that looks like the 1980 you were so attached to is parted. Know it must be hard, but will live on in a better body. Quote:
The work on the 2.5 looks like it will take a good bit of time. But, getting paid by hard asset is better than cash.
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Current fleet: 1985 Mercedes-Benz 280TE - Waiting for heart surgery. 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TDT - Rear ended 23 September 2016 and now looking for a new home. 1979 Mercedes-Benz 300TD - Parted out. 1964 Volkswgen Beetle - Vater's since September 1968 and undergoing a restoration. 1971 Volkswagen Sunroof Squareback with F.I. - in need of full restoration. 1971 Volkswagen Squareback automatic with F.I. - Vacationing with her caretaker until he is in better health. |
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Sounds like a great plan. Not what I'd call a "restoration" but I'm an old fart and stuck in my ways! You'll end up with 2 nice cars out of the deal.
Oh, and that 4 speed set-up has value. It wouldn't be all that hard to transfer to the '81 but it also can be sold for decent money. I bought an 83 240D just to get a good 4 speed setup, which is going into the S-10. I paid $650 for the 240D (decent but not perfect body) - by the time I parted it out I had $250 in the stuff I kept. Dan |
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