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Hard to beat that color, you rarely see it. I probably would have done the same in your shoes honestly
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Most of what I've learned has been correcting the bad work of previous mechanics. Terrible way to learn. I bought my '87 wagon from a car lot in New Jersey that put it up on Ebay, and I knew the moment I started my test drive and inspection that the car was severely neglected and messed up in many ways, but the engine and transmission were solid and the interior was pretty decent. I decided that the price was fair for the condition, and it would be a good project and worth the effort. I've put another 100k miles on that car, and the engine and trans just won't quit. Body is rusting away and I've given up on the sunroof, but I'd drive that car across country if needed.
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Respectfully, /s/ M. Dillon '87 124.193 (300TD) "White Whale", ~392k miles, 3.5l IP fitted '95 124.131 (E300) "Sapphire", 380k miles '73 Balboa 20 "Sanctification" Charleston SC |
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Yes! Once I gave in to the fact that I'd be doing a lot of correcting, I actually fell more in love with it. I went from "gonna sell this POS NOW!" to "gonna make this thing dope!"
While the tranny is out, I ordered all new suspension, springs, struts, upper control arms, pads and rotors as well as refreshing the center console wood bits and putting in new instrument lights. Pulled the becker head unit and was going to do a modern radio but might just refresh the becker so it plays tapes again? This is all on the hopes that nothing else major will happen after I get it back together HAHA! |
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