Shameless plug, but I'm not far away in Richmond if you want to buy an 83 SD without rusty jack points.

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Greg Schwall

1983 300SD - 465,000 miles

About seats and rust in the lift area I am with Hit Man X.
I have a 1982 300SD and one 1984 300SD and both of them have exactly the same issues. Both drive and run good but rust and seats problems are present on both of then. Seats are not hard to fix and I can guarantee that the problem are broken or worn cables. These cables are not expensive and are easy to find and install. As mentioned above, you will need to take the seats from your car.

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Nyck - TX - USA