Its a white 1982 300SD with about 220k on the clock. I had a brown 1982 300SD (180-190k) that rusted out and became unsafe so I swapped the engine and trans into the white shell. White car came from Texas until the previous owner bought it a year prior to me and stripped it for its engine for another diesel shell. The transmission blew last year, I thought it was the B2 piston but it turned out to be the servo/band itself so the trans needs to come out. I wanted to do it last year (I bought a new B2 piston (NOT the band itself) and put it in with the offchance it might work...it didn't) and had it shipped up to Rocky Hill, CT where it is now. This can be made back into a cheap DD for the price of a B2 band (about $100) if you want to do surgery, or plop a good used trans ($90-250) in there and go. My loss is your gain.

Reason for sale: I live 250 miles away from where it is being stored/where I can work on it. I simply don't have the time to run up there, source a trans, fix it, and all that.

GOOD
- Engine with about 200k on it (originally from my brown car). Moderate blowby, but not too bad. I'd like to test the compression if I have the chance but it started down to -6*F with no block heater, which is impressive. So basically the engine is in great shape. Overall I put about 20-25k on it between the two cars and the engine never gave me any issues. Its an OM617.952, 3.0 turbodiesel 5 cyl

- Turbo gives good boost and spools up, no noise. I saw 14-15psi out of it which is spot on spec. Its been sitting for a year so it hasn't spooled up and the seals have leaked a bit of oil over time...so when its started at idle now it gives a bit of blue smoke. As soon as it spools up it should go away.

- Hardly any rust. This is the reason I got the shell, since it came from TX. There seems to be a patch in the passenger side wheelwell but it is solid. The rocker has a couple bubbles on it...comparing to what I usually see with those (crumbling jack points ) its insignificant, repairable and/or has many many years to go before being an issue (can't even see it on the pics).

- Lots and lots of new replaced parts. This was my daily driver for 2 to 3 years. I'll make a list below.

- All new speakers with custom rear deck, CD player w/USB
- Comes with dash cover (perfect shape) which is kind of hard to find

BAD
- Interior is multi-colored at the moment. For some reason the guy I bought it from didn't have a passenger seat. I have a blue driver's seat from a w123 (bolt in, just need to change seatbelt latch over) but I kept the tan leather front seats from my other SD so the fronts matched.

- No AC. I cracked the condenser on the engine swap all the parts are there except the condenser. It worked prior to the swap and held pressure.

- Transmission blown. This is the obvious one. B2 brake band/servo is broken. I have sourced good used transmissions from $90-250 (forum members). I got my engine and trans out in one day, and back in and running in 4 hours the next. Its a simple straightforward procedure but I haven't had the time sadly.

Parts I've replaced:

*note that I don't have receipts for most of this stuff. I can't find my book so please if interested, inspect and buy based on condition of these parts. Yes, I know that is stupid of me *

- 4 AS tires (Pirelli P4) with 15k or so on them
- 4 reman calipers, brake pads all around, new brake hoses, 4 new brake rotors, new wheel bearings
- Motor mounts
- Brand new B2 piston installed in bum transmission
- Filters all around (including both fuel filters, extras would come with), including power steering filter and flush
- Clarion CD/USB/MP3 player
- (cheap) Turbo gauge, works well
- Battery replaced twice, not sure on it now since it only gets started once a week
- LEDs soldered into gauge cluster
- new flex disc & hardware
- Water pump housing
- Thermostat
- Expansion tank cap
- upper and lower rad hoses
- Ignition tumbler

Asking $1000, or best offer. I really don't want to send this car to the crusher.

As I said, my loss is your gain. Buy it for the shell, buy it for the engine, whatever. I'm about 4x this much into it haha

If interested, please PM me. Car is located in 06067

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Pictures taken while swapping the engine/trans in







If anyone wants any specific pictures, please let me know. I will have to get the caretaker of the car to take some pictures so it might be a few days. Thanks for looking!

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Bumping! Someone out there has to see the potential in this car!

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth