Trish ;
Tom @ The Classic Center isn't going to know what bushing you need because you're assembling a Franken-Benz there....
There's two you're looking at , one on the shift linkage and the other on the pressure control rod .
If I might offer a bit of friendly farm/junkyard/field repair advice :
Look closely at the hole and the pin or rod that goes through the hole , remember this and head out to Kragen/Schuck's/AutoZone etc. & look in the " HELP! " Aisle ~ they'll have all manner of blister packed clips , pins , door knobs , doo-dads and yes , bushings ~ you'll be wanting the hard kind , not the soft black rubber ones . clear plastic or nylon , a bronze one works well too .
Sometimes you can find a multi-pack of several similar items for less than two of the single ones , I spend some time looking through the selection , often on my knees on the floor .
IIRC , Pep-Boys has the biggest selection but each store has a different so go and look closely ,you might $ave some $eriou$ Lolly .
I recently re bushed the shift linkage in my Franken-Metropolitan Nash FHC (it has a 1980 Datsun B-210 " JATCO " M-35 Auto Tranny) with a sintered bronze GM door hinge single flange bushing..... it works a treat and was under $5 .
Just thinking outside the box a bit here as the sun sets &I dream of Donkeys running wild in your pasture .
-Nate
Trish wrote:
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> Thank you for the advice....Excellent idea...I knew that from prior
> posts...I just completely forgot. It's in one of my saved folders...I
> think you're supposed to read through them every now and then.
>
> Well I will know later this week if I chose the right parts or not. They
> will be here either today or tomorrow.
>
> Things are on hold till the weekend. Kevin's grandmother passed away on
> Sat and Max III, one of our first rescue cats died on Sun! (Did they have a
> pact?) He went to be cremated yesterday. Her funeral is today, then
> we'll be back to "normal" (what ever that is).
>
> According to David from Bluebonnet Pet Cemetery I'm lucky that I only have
> dogs dumped on our farm. He had 2 live donkeys dumped at his cemetery last
> week! Kevin said he's not sure what he'd think if he saw donkeys out in
> the pasture! I'd say "Cool, coyote deterrents!" The dogs really wouldn't
> know what to do! They'd learn quick I suppose that donkeys kick!
>
>
>
[diesel_mercedes] Re : Which bushing to choose for '80 300SD?
[diesel_mercedes] Re: Beggar Warning
Get one what ? a beggar ? sort of like Calcutta ? .
-Nate
Max wrote:
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> Gee Whiz, everyone should get one. Max
>
>
[diesel_mercedes] Re: Max & The Relics
Nope can't say I remember the name. I did go to Lions Drag Strip as a kid and I remember some racers. Priest River is not far from here, small little town. Tell him I was asking about the Relics because of the Garden Grove connection. I posted a pic of the plaque in my photo folder. Max
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "brian's 83 300d's" <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>
> Max, my friend who is a relic (1956 high school friend), recently posted some pictures of a 1962 Corvette on Facebook, and I mentioned "The Relics" to him. He responded as follows:
>
> "Do you remember Larry Van Unen from HP? This is his car and I am helping him find a new home for it. He was living in Washington (the state), now he lives in Priest River Idaho. He was a pretty successful drag racer in the 60's and 70's. Who was asking you about the Relic's?"
>
> I just found it interesting that you and the 1962 red Corvette were living in the same neighborhood.
>
> brian from la verne
>
[diesel_mercedes] Max & The Relics
Max, my friend who is a relic (1956 high school friend), recently posted some pictures of a 1962 Corvette on Facebook, and I mentioned "The Relics" to him. He responded as follows:
"Do you remember Larry Van Unen from HP? This is his car and I am helping him find a new home for it. He was living in Washington (the state), now he lives in Priest River Idaho. He was a pretty successful drag racer in the 60's and 70's. Who was asking you about the Relic's?"
I just found it interesting that you and the 1962 red Corvette were living in the same neighborhood.
brian from la verne
Re: [diesel_mercedes] Which bushing to choose for '80 300SD?
Thank you for the advice....Excellent idea...I knew that from prior posts...I just completely forgot. It's in one of my saved folders...I think you're supposed to read through them every now and then.
Well I will know later this week if I chose the right parts or not. They will be here either today or tomorrow.
Things are on hold till the weekend. Kevin's grandmother passed away on Sat and Max III, one of our first rescue cats died on Sun! (Did they have a pact?) He went to be cremated yesterday. Her funeral is today, then we'll be back to "normal" (what ever that is).
According to David from Bluebonnet Pet Cemetery I'm lucky that I only have dogs dumped on our farm. He had 2 live donkeys dumped at his cemetery last week! Kevin said he's not sure what he'd think if he saw donkeys out in the pasture! I'd say "Cool, coyote deterrents!" The dogs really wouldn't know what to do! They'd learn quick I suppose that donkeys kick!
a word of advice - when guessing amongst a bunch of choices, it is a cheap telephone call to Classic Centers "Tom" to get the right part for your car. They can do it vin numbers if necessary, and rarely do they have to guess.--