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08-16-2018, 08:26 AM
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New project 300TD!
Picked up this 300TD yesterday just to flip, as it was too cheap to pass up. Its a 83' with only 143k on it and all the paint but the pass side fender and the primer on the other front fender is original. There are a few minor dents, but nothing that can't be fixed. ZERO rust and never driven in the winter here in NY. Car has been in TX its whole life until 2017. I think fresh paint and a good going thru will make it a nice car for someone. Have receipts for work done on it for over $7k in the pass few years. Don't care for the color, but will be repainted the same.
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08-16-2018, 10:36 AM
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Once it's done it'll be great ! .
Good on you for saving it ~ I used to see better TD's in the Los Angeles junkyards .
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08-16-2018, 10:57 AM
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Knock off the oxidation and give it a good wax and It'll look very good!
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08-16-2018, 04:16 PM
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China Blue
China Blue is a very desirable color. If you can polish the factory paint and then just paint the fenders and hood, that would be better than a complete re-spray. People like factory paint, and having only some parts painted is much preferable. Also, painting the entire car correctly is awful expensive. I have not seen too many of these cars with a quality re-spray. Too often the paint is coming off next to the window rubber or other masked joints.
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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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08-16-2018, 05:13 PM
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Color is fairly desirable. May even look better to you with some work. I suspect that few where probably sold in that color originally.
As stated already try not to do a total respray. People seriously interested in these preffer mostly original paint when possible. If you can find a way to verify the claimed milage is critical to getting a real dollar out of these models. Few can really manage that. Mercedes of this vintage are more subject to odometer issues than any other car I can think of. Rear hydralic suspension working also is important.
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08-16-2018, 09:23 PM
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Got a chance do to some cleaning on the car, or should I say the bottom of the car! It has new front shocks and new rear SLS shocks and accumulators, as well as a host of other new parts on it. The color is Labrador Blue code 312. and I don't think the paint can be saved. We have been restoring cars and trucks for over 40 years, so getting a quality paint job on it is not an issue. Car runs well and just needs a little TLC to be right again, then it will be up for sale.
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08-16-2018, 09:29 PM
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From the photos it looked like China, but I am sure Labrador Blue is even more scarce.
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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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08-17-2018, 09:26 AM
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? What's the bottle looking thing inline with the (blue) heater hoses ? .
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-Nate 1982 240D 408,XXX miles Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better
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08-17-2018, 09:29 AM
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I’ll take veggie conversions for a $1000, Alex
What is a heat exchanger?
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The OM 642/722.9 powered family Still going strong 2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD) 2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD) both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023 2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles) 2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles) 1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh 1987 300TD sold to vstech
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08-17-2018, 10:08 AM
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Quote:
Please don't hang that stuff off the vacuum booster line.
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CC: NSA All things are burning, know this and be released. 82 Benz 240 D, Kuan Yin 12 Ford Escape 4wd You're four times It's hard to more likely to concentrate on have an accident two things when you're on at the same time. a cell phone. www.kiva.org It's not like there's anything wrong with feeling good, is there?
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08-17-2018, 10:11 AM
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Thanx, I'd never seen one like that .
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-Nate 1982 240D 408,XXX miles Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better
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08-17-2018, 02:43 PM
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You guys on the warm, or hot west coast crack me up! That is a inline block heater for the cold weather we have here in the great white north east! Yes these diesels are a bit hard to start when the temps get below 0º F. I have heard you guys get cold snaps out there when the temps will drop down into the 60º's!
And yes I will be removing it and putting it back to stock. Just one yahoo's idea of how to fix something without doing it right.
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Von Fairport, NY 1973 Unimog 416 Doka 1980 Unimog 416 Doka 1981 Unimog 416 Doka 1984 Euro 280CE w/diesel conversion 1985 300TD Estate wagon (I really need to stop buying these things!) http://vonsmog.com
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08-17-2018, 02:52 PM
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Cool! I have repainted a couple of the 123s from the side trim down. Its pretty easily done if you remove the trim and makes a lot of difference in covering the most common blemishes and because its down low an imperfect job is not as detectable.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual. [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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08-17-2018, 03:44 PM
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It hadn't occured to me that it was a block heater, I've only seen the plugs and the upper hose heaters.
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CC: NSA All things are burning, know this and be released. 82 Benz 240 D, Kuan Yin 12 Ford Escape 4wd You're four times It's hard to more likely to concentrate on have an accident two things when you're on at the same time. a cell phone. www.kiva.org It's not like there's anything wrong with feeling good, is there?
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08-17-2018, 04:44 PM
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hose heater works best if put in the lower hose.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual. [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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