Okay folks,

Been on here a while but not very involved. I have had my 300D for about 5-6 years and have driven it from Oregon to Texas. Living in Texas (SATX) it is much hotter and I discovered that things like my A/C decided after 42 years the compressor was all done (last summer), the headlights were dim and I replaced them with H4s that LED lights that were a reasonable temp so they are not "blue" or "super White". I use it as a daily driver to and from work, about 30 miles a day and it was perfect no problems but recently the trans (original) has given up. When that happened I decided to throw some serious repair to it. Many years ago (18) I use to be a technician and then a service writer at a German repair shop in Oregon for several years, so most all of the work I will do myself.

If you have any pointers/ things i have missed, speak up and chime in; here is what I am doing:

- Transmission: ordered from Sun Valley Transmission, Ca.
- Trans mount, Flex discs, Center bearing, Trans lines to radiator
- A/C compressor (York) fan switch, receiver/dryer... R-12... NO 134A B.S.
- Recore Radiator, thermostat, cap, hoses, reverse flush system completely
- Clean and restuff leather seats,
- Dynamat/sound deadening entire floor, doors and trunk (headliner is perfect or I would do the roof too)
- Euro bumpers (2 Serie) , removing the giant US models
- Original lights (Italian) I have always loved that they were clear.
- Nardi classic period wheel

The last thing I am on the fence about is the car is "English Red/ DB504 w/ parchment interior" I have been kicking around the idea of putting period Mahle Mesh BBS wheels that are the gold in the center with a chrome lip, 14in so they fit just as original but with the period touch like the nardi wheel.


I will post pictures as I start and progress.

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MAKDUFF3

1975 300D, Feuerrot and Parchment interior

1971 220D (RIP)