hey all,
so i just picked up a mercedes 300sdl with "a blown head gasket" well i spend the 4-6 hours and pull the head, clean it off and wadayaknow there is four major cracks in it. its a #14 head. I take it to my trusty machinist and he says the condemns the head to scrap. i call around, trying all the major mercedes shops and suppliers in the greater sacramento area, as well as a few import companies, and the answer i get every time is "we havent seen those heads for years and when we do they are sold within hours"

so now i feel kinda stuck. i spent 1500$ on a 1987 300sdl which is now just taking up space in my driveway. i can buy a new head on ebay for 1800$ but then ive gotta transfer every single little part over from my head, and probably buy new valves and **** adds up to over 2500 bucks!

what are my chances of finding a running 603, or even a 606 to stick in the car? or maybe one with a bad lower end and ill make a hybrid of the two...?

ive got almost no money and not a lot of hope right now... any good news out there?