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Originally Posted by TheDon
.....swapping the 603 into the w123 would be an undertaking.
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This has got to be the biggest understatement of this thread.
Trying to do this without a proper garage and tools, all the while under the angry eyes of your neighbors.......
It's a big project to swap like for like, do you really have any idea what is involved when you start a bastard swap like this? I do. It's not trivial to just swap out like for like, let alone all the time required to engineer out the interfaces required when doing something the factory never did.
You've also admitted that even the truck needs work. Wow.
Here's some advice:
You are not in a good position to have nothing but needy cars as daily transportation. You need to prioritize your time and money to get yourself in a situation where you can play with cars.
First, if you and your spouse both have jobs, what you need right now is TWO reliable cars. By your own admission, none of your vehicles qualify for this category. Get this priority out of the way first.
Second, you need to own (preferably) or rent a place that has a garage, and enough room to hide any projects from the neighbors. This means that any money you save should not be spent as a sunk cost on needy machinery or expensive vacations. Save for the house.
Once you have achieved these goals, then it is time to play as a reward.
Until then, spend your talent where you can make money, and save as much as you can until you fulfill the above goals.
It took me a while to learn this myself (although I got the house part fairly quickly), and I wish I had learned it much sooner.
Jim