Let's say TheDon bought a cheap, brown, rust free 240D for a g note with a nice interior, body, and paint. Let's also say he has a W124 300D with a sad body, suspension, and interior...

What's TheDon to do???


Stay tuned......

Wow... I gotta see how this turns out...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

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!

Uh-oh... I sense some of this coming on...




Definitely staying tuned, though...

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

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."

Some of that will be done but hopefully in a manner that is not negative to my bank account

Oh dear...

I once struggled with that temptation, but no longer!

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Current fleet:

1985 Mercedes-Benz 280TE - Waiting for heart surgery.

1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TDT - Rear ended 23 September 2016 and now looking for a new home.

1979 Mercedes-Benz 300TD - Parted out.

1964 Volkswgen Beetle - Vater's since September 1968 and undergoing a restoration.

1971 Volkswagen Sunroof Squareback with F.I. - in need of full restoration.

1971 Volkswagen Squareback automatic with F.I. - Vacationing with her caretaker until he is in better health.

so long as there are pictures

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1991 300D

Okay. If you get this done in under 2 years, I will buy dinner when you and the Mrs. come to visit.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Yes, as they say, "photos or it didn't happen".
However, it would have been nice to have found the W124 300D with a manual trans. That combination of parts will still be great for the W123, even if it is an automatic.

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All Diesel Fleet
1985 R107 300SLD TURBODIESEL
2005 E320 CDI (daily)

LOTS of parts for sale!


EGR block kit
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/355250-sale-egr-delete-block-off-plate-kit.html

1985 CA emissions 617 owners- You Need This!
Sanden style A/C Compressor Mounting Kit for your 616/ 617 For Sale + Install Inst.

Sanden Instalation Guide (post 11):
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/367883-sanden-retrofit-installation-guide.html

Yeah a 603 with 5 speed would be nice. I think I can get it rolling in a few months if I get all of my research figured out and line everything up. A swede (I think ) did a swap over a weekend but it was somewhat sloppy and I'm going for a polished to some extent job.

Someday you can use the auto 240D driveshaft front half and the 126 603 engine arms. Only issue is the radiator has to shift to the passenger side 1/2" or so to clear the power steering pulley. Plus I don't have the ACC it's all manual so I just need to plumb in the cooling lines to the valve and that should be fine.

Might need an auto 240D radiator so the transmission can have a cooler and I'll have to get a bigger E fan to stick on the front of the condenser. Since the fan won't fit. But that's using the auto 240D driveshaft and not shifting the engine back a little bit which I think I can do with some 1/4 steel plate and grade 8 hardware. Then I run into the issue of the transmission mount and the custom driveshaft.

Sooo I need to think it out.