Time, Place, Cash.

The three items in the title of this post came together and allowed me to purchase a parts car for the amount of $500.

An 84 300d Trubo. Finally, all of the broken pieces I need for my 240D! With 220K, this car is running smoothly and can be moved around under its own power. As the story goes, the previous owner swerved to miss a racoon, and ended up putting the front driver wheel into a ditch. The metal structure of the strut tower is torn and the upper and lower control arms are bent.

 I've began the process of dismantling.

How about a manual 240D with a OM617 swap?