603 in a w123 wagon
603 in a w123 wagon
So I've had this wagon for a few years now. Bought it for $800, engine was sitting in the car (not even bolted in). Someone had pulled the engine for a project, couldn't get it to start. So they shoved it back in and sold it, and I bought it from someone who had it sitting for a bit. Great idea, I know.
So I've pulled the engine, degreased the engine bay and painted it. The car was originally Champagne (473) and I'm changing it slowly to Desert Red (Borolorot 540).
I reconditioned the rear suspension and fronts suspension. Every piece of rubber is new, everything was painted. Rebuilt the brake calipers (1st gen w126) and it has a master cylinder from a 300SD.
Pics of cleaning the black engine bay.
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1983 300TD
1984 300D
1995 E300 (sold)
1983 300TD Federal
So I've had this wagon for a few years now. Bought it for $800, engine was sitting in the car (not even bolted in). Someone had pulled the engine for a project, couldn't get it to start. So they shoved it back in and sold it, and I bought it from someone who had it sitting for a bit. Great idea, I know.
So I've pulled the engine, degreased the engine bay and painted it. The car was originally Champagne (473) and I'm changing it slowly to Desert Red (Borolorot 540).
I reconditioned the rear suspension and fronts suspension. Every piece of rubber is new, everything was painted. Rebuilt the brake calipers (1st gen w126) and it has a master cylinder from a 300SD.
Pics of cleaning the black engine bay.
1983 300TD
1984 300D
1995 E300 (sold)
![[Image: 25335701880_04b11aa60d_c.jpg]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1568/25335701880_04b11aa60d_c.jpg)
So I eventually got the engine back together (the previous tinkerer had cut most of the wiring harness and damaged/lost dozens of pieces). SLS worked, so I drove it around the block and it smoked enough to kill all the mosquitoes in the neighborhood.
Bottom end problem had me on the lookout for a new engine. But after finding no decent 617s I wanted to pull the trigger on I settled on a 603. Ended up buying a 1987 300TD which was totaled (149,000 miles). We just pulled the engine today.
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Impact was to the driver's front wheel. It broke both engine mount arms and smashed the starter. It was hilarious when I tried to start it and my brother in law started yelling because the starter was sparking, jumping around and smoking. Here's a shot of what's left of it.
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1983 300TD
1984 300D
1995 E300 (sold)
Here's the new paint in the engine bay.
So I eventually got the engine back together (the previous tinkerer had cut most of the wiring harness and damaged/lost dozens of pieces). SLS worked, so I drove it around the block and it smoked enough to kill all the mosquitoes in the neighborhood.
Bottom end problem had me on the lookout for a new engine. But after finding no decent 617s I wanted to pull the trigger on I settled on a 603. Ended up buying a 1987 300TD which was totaled (149,000 miles). We just pulled the engine today.
Impact was to the driver's front wheel. It broke both engine mount arms and smashed the starter. It was hilarious when I tried to start it and my brother in law started yelling because the starter was sparking, jumping around and smoking. Here's a shot of what's left of it.
1983 300TD
1984 300D
1995 E300 (sold)
![[Image: 25605206346_6c7b8b82b6_c.jpg]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1711/25605206346_6c7b8b82b6_c.jpg)
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1983 300TD
1984 300D
1995 E300 (sold)
It's hard to update two forums at once so all further updates (which I'm pretty bad at ) will be at Peachparts under the same thread title.
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1983 300TD
1984 300D
1995 E300 (sold)
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