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future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - larsalan - 02-01-2014
Well boys I am most likely giving up this tired old girl.
Motor is ok, turbo is solid, 2.88 diff. Maybe has a leaky head gasket. Has fried alternator, broken lots of stuff.
Good sheet metal, brand new battery.
Got me a new job in downtown Chicago and I dont need this greazy old bastard.
I'll give her up cheap but, not for another few months. Just chumming the water now so anyone in that area gets a chance to see this post.
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - DeliveryValve - 02-01-2014
Congrats on the job. Love about downtown, you can take the L or the Metra in relatively easy. You get your housing right, Who needs a car!... Not!
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - larsalan - 02-01-2014
That. And I can't afford to show up late, covered in grease and diesel to this job.
There are still good parts on this car. Those amber lights sell for like $85 a pair.
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - larsalan - 02-13-2014
bump
insurance will expire 3/14/14
Moving right around then. This may be on it's way to the crusher or a pick-a-part.
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - lgreeley83 - 02-13-2014
I can't take a whole car right now :-(. Keep me in your thoughts though. If you scrap it I'm sure I could use some stuff before it goes to the yard.
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - larsalan - 02-13-2014
Maybe you can give me a lift back from the yard when I drop it off. Pull off the things you want b4 we drop it off. Get that brand new $118 battery I just put in there.
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - lgreeley83 - 02-14-2014
You know which yard you are thinking of? There's a pick n pull off Grand. Probably closest one to the loop. I'll help out.
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - Simpler=Better - 02-14-2014
If you were closer my brother would be all over this. He's been looking for a cheap ride(12mpg chebby is getting old real quick)
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - lgreeley83 - 02-22-2014
Simple your bro has been looking g forever now. Just tell him to squeeze a trigger at something :-)
Lars I got beer for you
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - Metzone - 02-23-2014
Did you junk it ? If not , I'm in milwaukee. How much? Will it drive here?
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - larsalan - 02-24-2014
There's a deal pending with greely. Turns out I'm moving right within like 5 miles of him.
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - lgreeley83 - 02-24-2014
Yes sir trying to get my pops in this game.
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - Simpler=Better - 02-24-2014
Straw man it, and leave it with lars. The wifey never has to know
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - lgreeley83 - 02-24-2014
My pops is toying with the idea of putting the motor in a van. I'm thinking about going a jeep route someday. I'm hoping I can find a plug and play sorta kit. In the early research phase of that. Not an off road rock crawling set up. Just some a little better for Chicago potholes. Anyone who says you dont need a heavy duty vehicle in a city has not been where snowplows create craters in the road.
I should probably add that our corrupted state seems to use the worst paving material ever. Stupid Illinois.
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - sassparilla_kid - 02-24-2014
Instead of jeep, I say solid axles and multi link suspension on the Benz, lifted 4" with big tires
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - lgreeley83 - 02-24-2014
I could just gut the undercarriage and bolt the Merc to a truck frame right?
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - Simpler=Better - 02-25-2014
(02-24-2014, 09:26 PM)lgreeley83 I could just gut the undercarriage and bolt the Merc to a truck frame right?
Yarp. A solid rear with leaves would be easy too, you'd have to convert to U joints but that's no biggie. Front end would be trickier.
If you got something with a divorced transfer case you could make it 4wd really easily.
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - lgreeley83 - 02-25-2014
Either of these should suffice :-)
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - Simpler=Better - 02-25-2014
I'm on board with those
RE: future cheap sale of 300d/617 near chicago - DeliveryValve - 02-26-2014
Isn't the body in solid shape? If so, you ought to do that with a rust bucket that way you can gut the bottom and install a full frame.