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pawoSD · #1 08-07-2009, 02:03 PM

Well, after days and days (some of them 12-13 hours of continuous work)....my SD is back on the road!! I finished it up last night, and did fine tuning this morning....and it drives perfect.

The original transmission lost reverse and then began dying quickly a few weeks ago, missing shifts, disengaging at random....bad sounds...etc.

So I pulled it off the road and swapped transmissions. I put in a 1985 300D transmission which required a tail housing swap (not too bad of a job)...it only had 163k on it, and it shifts great! The car has a whole different (faster and better!) feel with the 1985 high stall speed torque converter. It can really move off the line now!

I would not hesitate to say from 0-25 it is faster than my 300E....

I was able to pull off the task for less than 1/3 the cost of a rebuilt transmission, including buying: the trans itself, an engine crane (2 ton)...two separate orders of parts....and various cleaners and rags and supplies. I am quite pleased with that!

I took random pictures......they are all on my phone so I will load them either later today or on Sunday (leaving for a camping trip in a few hours)....