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Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 04-11-2024, 08:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 284
Posted By martureo
You can have the dead Black Widows and cobwebs. ...

You can have the dead Black Widows and cobwebs.

I'm still pulling parts for friends, might head up to Stockton or Bakersfield later today.

Best pull I managed so far in California was this...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 04-10-2024, 03:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 284
Posted By martureo
I hit up a few yards in Fresno on Sunday and got...

I hit up a few yards in Fresno on Sunday and got the brackets I was looking for. I've hit two more in Madera since then for other parts.
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 04-07-2024, 10:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 284
Posted By martureo
Who?

Who?
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 04-02-2024, 02:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 284
Posted By martureo
Bump. I've only found one car in a yard near...

Bump.

I've only found one car in a yard near Fresno. I'd really love to get these parts while I'm out there.
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 03-20-2024, 10:37 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 284
Posted By martureo
Cross country parts run

I'm on business in Southern California (near Fresno) in a few weeks and I'd like to grab a few things while I'm in the area. I'd also like to offer to carry any parts with me if anyone needs...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-16-2024, 09:42 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
Driver's mid and corner fixed. ...

Driver's mid and corner fixed.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53592089316_9db34d57c8_b.jpg


I taped everything off a second time and the entire channel got several coats of Chassis...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-16-2024, 09:39 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
Driver's rear corner. ...

Driver's rear corner.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53592089251_f500d02c31_b.jpg


Driver's side midway
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53592537245_da751afe16_b.jpg


Pass rear...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-16-2024, 09:35 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
Back at it. I finally had time where no one in...

Back at it. I finally had time where no one in the house was sick, we were in town, I didn't have to work any overtime, it wasn't raining or snowing and I didn't have another priority (mostly because...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-01-2024, 09:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 298
Posted By martureo
Well, I finally got what I wanted. I...

Well, I finally got what I wanted.


I picked up a Pfaff 362 for $25 because the owner thought it was seized up. I spent about a week thinning out and removing the Cosmoline from the internal...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-26-2024, 09:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 306
Posted By martureo
Same way surgeons remove a cancerous growth...

Same way surgeons remove a cancerous growth without cutting a patient. They don't.


The rust is forming from the metal underneath the paint. You can't get rid of the rust without damaging the...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-24-2024, 03:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 306
Posted By martureo
I'd say that this rust is very unlikely coming...

I'd say that this rust is very unlikely coming from moisture inside the car. The inner wheel arch and outer panel are pinch welded and you can feel the end of the seam. Its where the paint stops and...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 02-20-2024, 08:07 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 221
Posted By martureo
I'd call up Becker Autosound in New Jersey and...

I'd call up Becker Autosound in New Jersey and sell it to them as a core.

https://www.beckerautosound.com/
Forum: Bodywork - Repair, Paint, Tools, Tips & Tricks 02-19-2024, 11:35 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 373
Posted By martureo
I had a similar problem, my door was entirely...

I had a similar problem, my door was entirely rotten in the bottom and the outer skin was bubbling. I decided to get a new door with minimal rust and repaint it as it would take less time, money and...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 02-05-2024, 07:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 298
Posted By martureo
Pfaff sewing machine

I've been on the hunt for a sewing machine for about a year now and I've been close to getting the model I want half a dozen times. Each time I get close to getting it, something goes wrong with the...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 02-02-2024, 09:04 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 326
Posted By martureo
This is what I have. ...

This is what I have.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53504251281_8dd27469ab_b.jpg

I was just about to throw this antenna away. So good timing!
Forum: Diesel Discussion 01-20-2024, 11:04 AM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
I bought the car at 129,167, but the records on...

I bought the car at 129,167, but the records on it were pretty sparse. I've got a mileage reading for 128k then ten years later a reading for 127k before I got it at 129k. So either the first digit...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 01-20-2024, 10:48 AM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
I wish I had a spot/pinch weld drill, but I'm too...

I wish I had a spot/pinch weld drill, but I'm too cheap to buy one.


Depending on the access I have to the parts I'll use a drill [and back fill what material is lost with weld], a die grinder...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 01-05-2024, 11:02 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
Continued. ...

Continued.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53444525687_87de16fd99_b.jpg


I finally got to put rubberized paint all over the driver's side rear wheel well and the trunk floor, but didn't...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 01-05-2024, 10:59 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
Almost there. Cancer is almost gone, I can feel...

Almost there. Cancer is almost gone, I can feel it.


This is above the rear bumper passenger side mount.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53445586828_c692c217bf_b.jpg


And from inside...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 01-05-2024, 10:56 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
New patch. ...

New patch.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53445452806_6664bab6b6_b.jpg


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53444533832_32fe7dbcee_b.jpg


A nice coat of Chassis Black and its ready...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 01-05-2024, 10:52 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
Here's the 12th day of Christmas present. More...

Here's the 12th day of Christmas present. More progress


This rust kept getting uglier the further I looked into it. Just like normal.

...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 12-20-2023, 08:58 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
I thought I was nearly done with any decent sized...

I thought I was nearly done with any decent sized patches, but I didn't like the wrinkle in the rubberized undercoating in this one spot.


So I guess I'll replace the bushings while I'm here.

...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 12-20-2023, 08:56 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
What's funny about this bit is that I didn't...

What's funny about this bit is that I didn't expect to have to do it and I'd previously located the sheet metal replacement part for this rocker end cap for a friend.

...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 12-20-2023, 08:50 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
Moved on to the last big bit of rust... or so I...

Moved on to the last big bit of rust... or so I thought.


Driver's side front section of rear wheel arch. I'm replacing the entire door as the bottom is completely rusted out, so I'm not...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 12-06-2023, 02:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 532
Posted By martureo
Are you confident that you have a 2.88 diff? I'm...

Are you confident that you have a 2.88 diff? I'm pretty sure the 84 300D came with the 3.09. The 85 300D came with the 2.88.
Forum: Diesel Discussion 12-06-2023, 09:46 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 532
Posted By martureo
There's a guy in my area selling a OM602 swap he...

There's a guy in my area selling a OM602 swap he did to Jeep. The ad looks like its the engine, two transmissions (a Jeep NSG370 6 Speed and NSG370 MB Kompressor 6 speed) and a few other parts.
...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 12-01-2023, 10:43 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 346
Posted By martureo
That's what mine did before I reworked the cruise...

That's what mine did before I reworked the cruise amplifier under the dash.

Here's from a forum member James Dean who services cruise control issues. Its quite a bit of information, but it might...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 11-30-2023, 11:00 AM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
Right now I'm wire wheeling back whatever I can,...

Right now I'm wire wheeling back whatever I can, using a flapper wheel to verify when I've got good metal. I'm forced to work outside so I'm using a self-etching weld through primer most of the time...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 11-30-2023, 10:58 AM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
Thanks. That would be nice, but time and...

Thanks.

That would be nice, but time and money aren't on my side. Last time I tried to get a front fender from outside the rust belt either someone wanted its weight in gold or they wanted me to...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 11-29-2023, 08:28 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 25,471
Posted By martureo
Fully welded and ground back. Kinda crappy...

Fully welded and ground back. Kinda crappy picture as the light was fading and the flash reflected everything.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53364289517_e92f6b2e1b_b.jpg


You can kinda...
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