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Old 05-09-2017, 11:39 PM
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Out of winter storage 2017 . Brakes , wiper system, tires and a couple of small things on the menu. I dont really Know what direction to take with this . Thinking of just enjoying it as is for now


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Old 05-10-2017, 02:29 AM
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Just using it and seeing how you like it for now is the smart move .

Easy to get lost in other crap and waste money and end up unhappy .
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Old 05-10-2017, 12:44 PM
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Its at my work place actually , i wish i had that at home ...


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Parts are incredibly cheap on these car ! Zimmermann discs and trw pads for 20$ canadian à Piece ...hood opener 5.96 ( cant believe previous owner opened his hood with a hanger for 2 years ). I love this car !


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Already looking better now
I suggest going to your automotive paint store and get a pint mixed up to match your paint by the numbers. then put some rust binder on the rust under your headlights and then paint them with a brush.

Or if that seems to crude you can get your automotive paint supplier to make you up a spray can with it in it. Their cans and sprayers are about ten times as good as anything you can buy in a store ready to go.
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My suggestion. You can certainly do this swap. But given your situation my suggestion would be to keep the 240 D as is. In time you should be able to find another good 300D body to swap the 300D engine and drive line into and you would have two of the most iconic W123's ever made. The 240D is slow but there is something classic about it's simplicity that cannot be duplicated. Possibly the only better car might be a 300D non turbo, manual transmission which gives almost the same simplicity as a 240D with the extra cylinder and so a bit more power.

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I agree with Peter. And where are you? Yes, I see you're French-Canadian, but so is a good friend who lives 20 miles from me here in NT Texas. I've got a couple of really decent 300D bodies that would just love to become manuals, and you'd be rid of the servo-from-heII for your heating and AC that comes with the 240. And I'm CHEAP -- I don't want to crush these babies, but I just can't work with them much anymore.

And now that I see how far along you are, best of luck, and I, too, envy your garage!
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240D's only came with Kilma 1 and the evil servo from hell on special order I think ~ I've only ever seen two so equipped .

No interior photos of this clean looking car .'
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looking very nive ! .

you really need to get some 'cleaner wax 'and do those rusty white things under your headlights before they rust awAy .

then follow up with some good finish wax (paste or polymer wetcoat) tp seal that old paint and stop the rusting before it ruins the entire front end .

pardon my sloppy typing, I had a bad moto crash monday and am just now out of the hospital .

? any idea where to get hub caps painted ? I have two cars needing this done soon .

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Got uncle Benz out today , ice storm in Quebec with bald summer tire wasn’t that fun . Need Basic maintenance from now on . Just replaced front brakes , clutch slave and master cylinder and a good Bosch battery . What should I check next ? Timing chain ? Tensioner ? 400km ( 250kmiles) . I think I’m going to use it as a daily driver this summer , even if I just have the 4 speed manual and do a lot of highway . Boosting aroun 10 psi for now .


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Some rusty discoveries after removal of the ugly plastic part on the front bumper , will have to adress this very soon . This Californian car doesn’t like to stay in the fluffy stuff during winter


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