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RichardLSU · #16 03-05-2009, 07:01 PM

I'll try to cover as much as I can. I have a binder 1" thick full of receipts from the past year. I bought it on Sept. 17th, 2007. Its an 85' SD

Heres what I can recall off the top of my head:

New motor and tranny mounts
New tires
Glow Plugs/Relay
New seats (front and rear, out of an 86) and switches
Euro Lights + new bulbs all around
Euro Bumpers
new grill and ebay grill (still have the old one, will prolly put it back on)
New brakes/rotors/sensors
New hood pad
New shocks and springs all around
New strut mounts
New upper and lower oil cooler lines
New wipers
New windshield washer jets (70 bucks each!)
New hood ordament
New floor mats
New battery
NUMEROUS old vacuum hoses and fittings
New boost sensor
New primer pump
K&N Filter
i've also replaced some of the exterior plastic trim with the newer, smooth 86+style

all on top of general maintenance, which I've been very good about (fluid/filter changes, valve adjustments, etc...) I even have a full documented maintenance history from the PO (original owner).

All parts were purchased from Holmes European Mercedes Dealership in Shreveport, La. or Aristcrat Motors in Kansas City, Mo.

I did everything I could myself but a few things were taken care of by Star Motors in Kansas City, Mo. or their lead mechanic moonlighting for me.

Aethstetically I've replaced many interior and exterior parts but it isn't finished.

Here's what it needs:

Its ready for new injectors and could use the timing checked
Both front window regulators
both front window seals
both front window motors
new window switches for the center console

A/C! Its got the new r134a conversion by the PO, but I havn't been able to get it to work. I think there is a leak, but once thats fixed it will be the accumulator switch, then the relay, then the compressor...etc.) Also, I go to school in Louisiana and having no windows or a/c makes me want to kill myself on a daily basis. The window problem just came up and its already getting hot. Its what pushed me over the edge.

new sunroof motor (i have a good cable)
new sunroof seal
new headliner and b-pillars
new wood on dash and center console (though, not imperative)
new tires (i planned on pairing them with 86+ wheels, though, not immediately)
Numerous suspension bushings (most notably the upper and lower control arm on the passenger side, but they all need replaced)
New steering shock (though, not immediatly but whenever I can get around to it)
The engine shakes about quite a bit so I assume I need engine shocks
finish replacing the outside panels with new trim

replace the odometer. I have the part but I have been waiting for my car to reach the mileage on the part I have (183K). I've been keeping track and by my estimates my car has approx. 167k. The odometer went out at 155k.

also, my heater started to go on the fritz towards the end of winter. If I stopped the car at a stop light or was sitting in a drive through line or something the heater would warm up but if I started it while driving it would blow cool air until I slowed down, then get cooler again once I sped up. This isn't as big a deal to me as the A/C or windows working is since I live in the South and it gets hot down here. If I kept it I would have to have it fixed by October since it gets cold back home.