I always thought it was a good idea for us Westerners to import our rust free W123 bodies to the East, and/or their drivetrains here. We have a shortage of good engines here, and they (those in the rust belt) have a shortage of good bodies. Speaking for myself, I have 5 W123 bodies without engines/transmissions. I hate to pull all the good parts and send the shells to the crusher, but that is usually what I am forced to do. Of course I take off every usable part first. They usually are cars with collision damage, so I don't feel too bad about sending them to the crusher. However, the two that are next to go don't have damage, so it would be nice to see them imported East to get a transplant and live on.....Rich

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All Diesel Fleet
1985 R107 300SLD TURBODIESEL
2005 E320 CDI (daily)

LOTS of parts for sale!


EGR block kit
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/355250-sale-egr-delete-block-off-plate-kit.html

1985 CA emissions 617 owners- You Need This!
Sanden style A/C Compressor Mounting Kit for your 616/ 617 For Sale + Install Inst.

Sanden Instalation Guide (post 11):
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/367883-sanden-retrofit-installation-guide.html

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And this guys cars are SERIOUSLY from a non rust area, most of the yr

0 humidity,

you can open up a bag of corn chips and leave em on the dash of a pickup, and 2 weeks later they are just as crunchy as new.........

Of course all the vinyl and rubber is also!

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“Whatever story you're telling, it will be more interesting if, at the end you add, "and then everything burst into flames.”
― Brian P. Cleary, You Oughta Know By Now

Well there are also some up sides, if you wanted to strip off a cars paint, you could just park it on the side of indian ave just north of I 10 and come back the next day, it will be down to bare metal on the side facing west !

When I walk the boneyards around here in the rust belt, I see lots of worn-out cars, lots of rusty cars, and lots of nice crack-free dashboards.

In Michigan, there is no annual inspection, nobody even glances at your car when you license it, checks your suspension or brakes, and rust holes are not a reason to stop driving it, ... so they usually get driven until they won't run anymore. But nice rubber parts.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff