Not selling. Quite the opposite.
So, we bought a "starter home" (dilapidated pile of garbage) with no garage, so I've been frantically finishing some big projects on the 142 before I move.
One of the very first things I did on the car was install poly rear trailing arm bushings. For the last year or so, I've regretted that, and I suspected the bound up rear axle was limiting traction. The car was basically a drift car. So, the other weekend, I pulled all those poly bushings out and replaced them with OEM rubber ones. I also did the torque rods and panhard while I was at it. I noticed one of the trailing arms was starting to look a little bendy, so I reinforced them.
Having all new rubber bushings on the back seemed to help traction quite a bit. The axle definitely moves around more, so it tracks better on rough roads too. Also, basically all my drive line vibrations went away. Psyched on that.
While I was eliminating NVH, I figured I should try the huge damped yoke (used with Ford 4 cylinders) I bought and forgot to return many months ago. There was no chance of it fitting under my car as-is, so I cut another big hole. Here it is, next to the V6 ford and the normal 1310 yoke I'd been using.
I used a 1310x1330 u-joint to get it on my drive shaft.
Made the most ridiculous tunnel thing I could think of. This now has Noico sound damping material on it, and I think I'll try gluing some Oxite carpet onto it.
This damper cut down on the classic T5 decel chatter substantially. My car has always been really bad, and now I'd say it's downright acceptable.