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Originally Posted by von sponyiak
Thanks for the replies! The car I'm looking at has never been driven in the winter, which in N-E Ohio is a huge bonus. It is rust free. If this car was driven in the winter, by now it would be a rust bucket, if not in a junkyard. It has 110K miles on it, a two owner car, and a couple of years ago had the timing chain converted to the double-row chain. It has all maintenance records. It is a very clean car. I have the ability to swap an engine- that part I'm not worried about. What I don't know is what other engine will fit in this car, hence my post. Wodnek- what years of the models you listed would fit? Again-thanks in advance!!!
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The cheapest option in the midwest is to buy a good running 126 body that is rusty. In southeast Wisconsin I see them for $500 to a grand quite often.
The models that would be at the same tech generation would be a 420, 380, or 560. If you got really lucky a 500, but they are very rare here. These engines are all closely related. I think most of the 80s through 91 should get you a good donor.
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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes
