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Turbo Diesel Station Wagon

1982 300TD Turbo Diesel Station Wagon

  • Manila Beige with Palomino MB-Tex
  • 136,000 documented miles since new
  • Original paint, sunroof, garaged since new
  • Original carpet, no cracks in the dash
  • Meticulous aesthetic and mechanical restoration
  • New home, Delray Beach, FL
  • Sold

Here is quick list of some (not all) of the restoration items. Total cost was in the neighborhood of $15,000 plus:

    •    Polished and painted matching stainless steel hubcaps

    •    Powder coated steel wheels

    •    New cadium plated lug nuts

    •    New cadium plated hubcap clips

    •    New Michelin Defender 195/70/R14 tires

    •    Pinstripe

    •    Custom 7-piece protective sisal floor mats and cup holder

    •    New hood insulation pad

    •    Refinish all Zebrano wood

    •    Polished all bright work

    •    New B-Pillar felt (all 4 doors)

    •    New Windlace (all 4 doors)

    •    New front interior door release handles

    •    Polished all seat rails

    •    New Bosch headlamp doors

    •    Polished fog lamps, new headlamps

    •    Paintless ding removal

    •    New grill mesh insert

    •    New grill cross bars / badge / hood star

    •    R&R factory Becker stereo / added AUX jack for iPod/iPhone

    •    30k service

    •    All new belts and hoses

    •    Valve adjustment

    •    All new filters and fluids

    •    R&R vacuum system

    •    R&R A/C system

    •    Rear hydraulic nitrogen accumulators replaced

    •    New brake pads and rotors

    •    New rear axles

    •    Oil Pan Seal

    •    Oil sending unit hose

    •    Oil housing unit seal

    •    New power antenna

    •    New alternator

    •    New battery

    •    New window channel felt (all 4 doors)

    •    Factory window switches

    •    Hazard switch

    •    Rear wiper switch

    •    Rebuilt hydraulic pump

    •    Antifreeze drain plug on drivers side of engine - replaced

    •    Miscellaneous leaks repaired

    •    Drained fuel tank, cleaned out fuel lines, new fuel filters in tank and at engine  

    •    R&R cruise control 

    •    New tie rod assemblies

    •    New idler arm

    •    New steering dampener

    •    New starter

    •    Blacked out cowl vents

    •    New windshield and seal

    •    New seat padding

    •    New rear seatbelt receiver rubberbands

    •    Restored instrument cluster/clock/rheostat switch/calibrated speedo

    •    New body molding, etc...

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