W123 RR Door Vacuum Lock Rod Needed

[aliaswitheld]

After a flood engulfed my '85 300TD last year, the following parts were lost:

1.) the vertical lock rod (connecting the vacuum actuator to the upper horizontal lock rod)

2.) that brassy clip which connects the above rod to the upper horizontal rod

I don't want to buy the whole expensive assembly including vacuum actuator because I still have that part. Ideas? (Local junkyards do not have it.)