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Considering parting out my 85 300D

Considering parting out my 85 300D

 
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winmutt
bitbanger

3,468
09-13-2011, 08:51 AM #1
Head needs replacing and manual trans ate third gear. Having a hard time justifying fixing it when I want an SL, a mog, a upgraded IP and considering keeping my 91 300d.

Things I would be selling and prices I am considering + shipping :
Vogtland springs + pads (custom fit for 617 + manual trans) - $300
Used bilstein HD Front and Rear - $100 (still ride quite well)
15mm rear sway bar (NLA) + Moog steel swaybar links - $300
300TD front sway bar, painted blue - $50
Square Euro lights (drives side needs new glass) - $150
617 300GD flywheel and clutch with ~20k on them - $800 (I paid over $1200 for NIB)
300D Driveshaft + dampener for 617+4spd - $150
Shifter + pedal + linkage for 617+4spd - $100
4 x 15" Ronal ACT W/Bridgestone tires w ~15k on them + NIB never mounted Ronal ACT wheel - $800
Pretty good condition wood, all of it. - $50
Modified IP, idles a bit rough but has LOTS of power over stock - $100
2.88 rear diff + speedo - $150
617 long block, eating a valve but otherwise OK - $200

I will also consider selling whole as is for comparable price.


1987 300D Sturmmachine
1991 300D Nearly Perfect
1985 300D Weekend/Camping/Dog car
1974 L508D Motoroam Monarch "NightMare"
OBK #42
winmutt
09-13-2011, 08:51 AM #1

Head needs replacing and manual trans ate third gear. Having a hard time justifying fixing it when I want an SL, a mog, a upgraded IP and considering keeping my 91 300d.

Things I would be selling and prices I am considering + shipping :
Vogtland springs + pads (custom fit for 617 + manual trans) - $300
Used bilstein HD Front and Rear - $100 (still ride quite well)
15mm rear sway bar (NLA) + Moog steel swaybar links - $300
300TD front sway bar, painted blue - $50
Square Euro lights (drives side needs new glass) - $150
617 300GD flywheel and clutch with ~20k on them - $800 (I paid over $1200 for NIB)
300D Driveshaft + dampener for 617+4spd - $150
Shifter + pedal + linkage for 617+4spd - $100
4 x 15" Ronal ACT W/Bridgestone tires w ~15k on them + NIB never mounted Ronal ACT wheel - $800
Pretty good condition wood, all of it. - $50
Modified IP, idles a bit rough but has LOTS of power over stock - $100
2.88 rear diff + speedo - $150
617 long block, eating a valve but otherwise OK - $200

I will also consider selling whole as is for comparable price.


1987 300D Sturmmachine
1991 300D Nearly Perfect
1985 300D Weekend/Camping/Dog car
1974 L508D Motoroam Monarch "NightMare"
OBK #42

JustPassinThru
W123 and W124

491
09-13-2011, 09:19 AM #2
Dibs on the Bilstein's and wood and rear diff + speedo. Maybe-dibs on the IP. Where do I find a rundown of the modifications?

This post was last modified: 09-15-2011, 01:06 AM by JustPassinThru.

Gone but not forgotten: two W123 sedans and two W124 wagons.
W124 1987 300TD wagon, for sale, $1000 (some assembly required).
JustPassinThru
09-13-2011, 09:19 AM #2

Dibs on the Bilstein's and wood and rear diff + speedo. Maybe-dibs on the IP. Where do I find a rundown of the modifications?


Gone but not forgotten: two W123 sedans and two W124 wagons.
W124 1987 300TD wagon, for sale, $1000 (some assembly required).

winmutt
bitbanger

3,468
09-13-2011, 09:46 AM #3
Just turned screws and holders on the IP.

It is unlikely I will have all the parts off until then anyways.

1987 300D Sturmmachine
1991 300D Nearly Perfect
1985 300D Weekend/Camping/Dog car
1974 L508D Motoroam Monarch "NightMare"
OBK #42
winmutt
09-13-2011, 09:46 AM #3

Just turned screws and holders on the IP.

It is unlikely I will have all the parts off until then anyways.


1987 300D Sturmmachine
1991 300D Nearly Perfect
1985 300D Weekend/Camping/Dog car
1974 L508D Motoroam Monarch "NightMare"
OBK #42

JustPassinThru
W123 and W124

491
09-13-2011, 10:17 AM #4
OK, I'll pass on the IP. Let me know when the other items are dismounted. Other items I need are in my sigblock. Thanks.
This post was last modified: 09-13-2011, 10:18 AM by JustPassinThru.

Gone but not forgotten: two W123 sedans and two W124 wagons.
W124 1987 300TD wagon, for sale, $1000 (some assembly required).
JustPassinThru
09-13-2011, 10:17 AM #4

OK, I'll pass on the IP. Let me know when the other items are dismounted. Other items I need are in my sigblock. Thanks.


Gone but not forgotten: two W123 sedans and two W124 wagons.
W124 1987 300TD wagon, for sale, $1000 (some assembly required).

Section106
K26-2

48
09-13-2011, 03:16 PM #5
I'd like the springs, please. And possibly the driveshaft and dampener.
This post was last modified: 09-13-2011, 08:00 PM by Section106.
Section106
09-13-2011, 03:16 PM #5

I'd like the springs, please. And possibly the driveshaft and dampener.

mike-81-240d
more like mike-84-300d now

427
09-14-2011, 02:06 AM #6
I'd like the rear swaybar by October... Big Grin

1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30 
mike-81-240d
09-14-2011, 02:06 AM #6

I'd like the rear swaybar by October... Big Grin


1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30 

JustPassinThru
W123 and W124

491
09-14-2011, 02:43 AM #7
(09-14-2011, 02:06 AM)mike-81-240d I'd like the rear swaybar by October... Big Grin

If I sell you my Euro bumpers for $450, I can buy that rear swaybar by October Big Grin Rolleyes...


Gone but not forgotten: two W123 sedans and two W124 wagons.
W124 1987 300TD wagon, for sale, $1000 (some assembly required).
JustPassinThru
09-14-2011, 02:43 AM #7

(09-14-2011, 02:06 AM)mike-81-240d I'd like the rear swaybar by October... Big Grin

If I sell you my Euro bumpers for $450, I can buy that rear swaybar by October Big Grin Rolleyes...


Gone but not forgotten: two W123 sedans and two W124 wagons.
W124 1987 300TD wagon, for sale, $1000 (some assembly required).

mike-81-240d
more like mike-84-300d now

427
09-14-2011, 02:19 PM #8
(09-14-2011, 02:43 AM)JustPassinThru
(09-14-2011, 02:06 AM)mike-81-240d I'd like the rear swaybar by October... Big Grin

If I sell you my Euro bumpers for $450, I can buy that rear swaybar by October Big Grin Rolleyes...

Ughh my buddy almost pulled thoese for his coupe a couple months back. I think he removed the hardware for the front then said screw it. haha.

I don't really like 280 euro bumpers. I like the more basic euro ones with the rubber ends. Tongue

I guess i could give you a nickel for them though. Big Grin

1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30 
mike-81-240d
09-14-2011, 02:19 PM #8

(09-14-2011, 02:43 AM)JustPassinThru
(09-14-2011, 02:06 AM)mike-81-240d I'd like the rear swaybar by October... Big Grin

If I sell you my Euro bumpers for $450, I can buy that rear swaybar by October Big Grin Rolleyes...

Ughh my buddy almost pulled thoese for his coupe a couple months back. I think he removed the hardware for the front then said screw it. haha.

I don't really like 280 euro bumpers. I like the more basic euro ones with the rubber ends. Tongue

I guess i could give you a nickel for them though. Big Grin


1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30 

JustPassinThru
W123 and W124

491
09-15-2011, 02:12 AM #9
(09-14-2011, 02:06 AM)mike-81-240d Ughh my buddy almost pulled those for his coupe a couple months back. I think he removed the hardware for the front then said screw it.

First, tell your buddy thanks from me for leaving the front bumper just lying there on the ground, for me to pick up, and for not damaging the headlight washer nozzles. And then, I'd like to knock the f***ing ape's teeth out for completely stripping the hold-on nuts of the rear bumper. It took Rocky and me, taking turns, about 45 minutes, sweating like pigs on the hottest day of the year, to sawz-all the entire rearmost fifteen inches of the body off. The rear bumper still sits that way, attached to the ass end of the car, in my garage.

The bumpers' metal is not bad at all. There is rust on the inside of the front bumper but neither bumper is dented or bent at all. One of them, I forget which one, has a half-dollar-size patch of flaking chrome but it is right underneath the rubber strip. The visible chrome is practically flawless.

The front bumper's rubber strip is essentially perfect but the rear bumper's rubber has been deformed (dented permanently) in several places. So I bought a new rubber strip for the rear from Abe. Price reflects the inclusion of this new rear rubber.
This post was last modified: 09-15-2011, 02:26 AM by JustPassinThru.

Gone but not forgotten: two W123 sedans and two W124 wagons.
W124 1987 300TD wagon, for sale, $1000 (some assembly required).
JustPassinThru
09-15-2011, 02:12 AM #9

(09-14-2011, 02:06 AM)mike-81-240d Ughh my buddy almost pulled those for his coupe a couple months back. I think he removed the hardware for the front then said screw it.

First, tell your buddy thanks from me for leaving the front bumper just lying there on the ground, for me to pick up, and for not damaging the headlight washer nozzles. And then, I'd like to knock the f***ing ape's teeth out for completely stripping the hold-on nuts of the rear bumper. It took Rocky and me, taking turns, about 45 minutes, sweating like pigs on the hottest day of the year, to sawz-all the entire rearmost fifteen inches of the body off. The rear bumper still sits that way, attached to the ass end of the car, in my garage.

The bumpers' metal is not bad at all. There is rust on the inside of the front bumper but neither bumper is dented or bent at all. One of them, I forget which one, has a half-dollar-size patch of flaking chrome but it is right underneath the rubber strip. The visible chrome is practically flawless.

The front bumper's rubber strip is essentially perfect but the rear bumper's rubber has been deformed (dented permanently) in several places. So I bought a new rubber strip for the rear from Abe. Price reflects the inclusion of this new rear rubber.


Gone but not forgotten: two W123 sedans and two W124 wagons.
W124 1987 300TD wagon, for sale, $1000 (some assembly required).

mike-81-240d
more like mike-84-300d now

427
09-16-2011, 12:53 AM #10
You know what... The mexican who worked at the yard removed the bumpers... haha

1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30 
mike-81-240d
09-16-2011, 12:53 AM #10

You know what... The mexican who worked at the yard removed the bumpers... haha


1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30 

JustPassinThru
W123 and W124

491
09-16-2011, 04:49 AM #11
(09-16-2011, 12:53 AM)mike-81-240d You know what... The mexican who worked at the yard removed the bumpers... haha

Confused Ah--that explains why Rocky remained so cheerful when I asked him to break out the sawz-all (in 90-degree weather); it was prolly he who stripped the nuts. Gotta love the determination of these Mexicans Tongue


Gone but not forgotten: two W123 sedans and two W124 wagons.
W124 1987 300TD wagon, for sale, $1000 (some assembly required).
JustPassinThru
09-16-2011, 04:49 AM #11

(09-16-2011, 12:53 AM)mike-81-240d You know what... The mexican who worked at the yard removed the bumpers... haha

Confused Ah--that explains why Rocky remained so cheerful when I asked him to break out the sawz-all (in 90-degree weather); it was prolly he who stripped the nuts. Gotta love the determination of these Mexicans Tongue


Gone but not forgotten: two W123 sedans and two W124 wagons.
W124 1987 300TD wagon, for sale, $1000 (some assembly required).

Raptelan
K26-2

27
10-14-2011, 01:44 AM #12
Let me know what you have left - I'm likely interested in bunches of this stuff and stuff unlisted. I'm also driving a car back from Texas this weekend, so I could stop off at your location to avoid shipping costs. I've got a 300CD that I'd like to put a 4-speed from a 230C into, sounds like you've got the bits to make that possible - then again maybe a lot of those bits are on the 230C... Definitely want the wood and shocks if still unsold (though those are already called-for and probably gone), euro lights (price on that is a bit high though, eh?), possibly a bunch of interior parts depending what color/condition yours is, and basically anything that I could use on either the 300CD or 200D. I need front seat belts too, at least the latches that are attached to the seats. What's the deal with the swaybars? I'm not at all familiar with them. Also is there something better about the GD flywheel/clutch?

I'm looking for euro /coupe/ bumpers if anybody has 'em for sale, and MAYBE also sedan ones (I think I've already secured a source for sedan ones - a 230C donor vehicle).
Raptelan
10-14-2011, 01:44 AM #12

Let me know what you have left - I'm likely interested in bunches of this stuff and stuff unlisted. I'm also driving a car back from Texas this weekend, so I could stop off at your location to avoid shipping costs. I've got a 300CD that I'd like to put a 4-speed from a 230C into, sounds like you've got the bits to make that possible - then again maybe a lot of those bits are on the 230C... Definitely want the wood and shocks if still unsold (though those are already called-for and probably gone), euro lights (price on that is a bit high though, eh?), possibly a bunch of interior parts depending what color/condition yours is, and basically anything that I could use on either the 300CD or 200D. I need front seat belts too, at least the latches that are attached to the seats. What's the deal with the swaybars? I'm not at all familiar with them. Also is there something better about the GD flywheel/clutch?

I'm looking for euro /coupe/ bumpers if anybody has 'em for sale, and MAYBE also sedan ones (I think I've already secured a source for sedan ones - a 230C donor vehicle).

Raptelan
K26-2

27
10-14-2011, 08:42 PM #13
(10-14-2011, 01:44 AM)Raptelan I'm also driving a car back from Texas this weekend, so I could stop off at your location to avoid shipping costs.

I've rescheduled for next weekend, and today I bought a 1980 300D with 81k miles for $750 that needs a lot of cosmetic TLC (mechanically it's fantastic!). Let's talk about what you've got available in the interim as now I'll have four W123s.

Too bad it's not a turbo but you can't beat that price. Lesson learned. If somebody on Craigslist posts a car ad with a greatly reduced price from their previous ad, saying "MUST SELL TONIGHT", it actually *can* be a good idea!
This post was last modified: 10-14-2011, 08:46 PM by Raptelan.
Raptelan
10-14-2011, 08:42 PM #13

(10-14-2011, 01:44 AM)Raptelan I'm also driving a car back from Texas this weekend, so I could stop off at your location to avoid shipping costs.

I've rescheduled for next weekend, and today I bought a 1980 300D with 81k miles for $750 that needs a lot of cosmetic TLC (mechanically it's fantastic!). Let's talk about what you've got available in the interim as now I'll have four W123s.

Too bad it's not a turbo but you can't beat that price. Lesson learned. If somebody on Craigslist posts a car ad with a greatly reduced price from their previous ad, saying "MUST SELL TONIGHT", it actually *can* be a good idea!

 
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