You could annoy them even further by dropping in a 616 .

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Interesting concept, but the wrong engine. Should've been a 603 or 606

I've heard from guys that go to the auctions weekly that they stay away from these cars because of so many electrical gremlins so you can pick one up for very little money. I admire the skill to do any engine conversion and to each his own. I would probably have choosen a different engine but perhaps he had that one available.

The engine sits north-south so that isn't a problem. It's the length of the 603 compared with VW's V8 and W12. Get a 601 and Stretch's turbo manifold

Sixto
87 300D

If it was a manual trans, I would think it over...

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1987 300SDL #1, 1987 300SDL #2, 1980 240D, 1982 300SD, 1994 S350, 1990 350SDL, 1991 350SD, 1985 300D, 2005 E320CDI

Gone, but not forgotten: 1981 300SD, 1982 300SD, 1987 300SDL, 1983 300TD, 1980 300CD, 1981 300SD #2, 1987 300D, 1987 300TDT, 1980 300D

notice he's also attempting to get the GPS to work for a speedometer... in otherwords, he has NO IDEA the actual mileage the car gets...
I find it very difficult to believe the car gets over 30mpg...

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I WOULD DRIVE IT,TAGGING IT WOULD BE THE ISSUE ,DMV would ask ,state sticker would not pass ,wife would put gas ,you follow ,the story would end were you would just park it as a novalty item ,$4400 one.

NV DMV would only care in the two counties that have smog.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

How heavy is the car compared to a W123 sedan?