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Doomsday prepping for our fox bodies

Ever catch yourself buying parts for your car in multiples of twos?

Today I bought two tail shaft bushing kits consisting of the tail shaft bushing and the tail shaft seal

I'm starting to think that the box store parts stores will stop arrying a lot of things we have been taking for granted over the past few years

Anyone else doing this

Doomsday prepping for our fox bodies

Reply #1 –
Not yet for most things.  I probably should, though, especially for consumables like belts, gaskets and hoses.  Even if they are still available, the local parts shop may not have them in stock when needed.

Doomsday prepping for our fox bodies

Reply #2 –
yeah, I don't think they made too many 5.0's or aod's or anything like that ;).

I find that it is very, very easy to find compatable parts from newer cars. other then car specific parts like body/interior, I don't think we have much to worry about for quite some time. just my personal opinion.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: BornInAFord;422830
Not yet for most things.  I probably should, though, especially for consumables like belts, gaskets and hoses.  Even if they are still available, the local parts shop may not have them in stock when needed.

Any thought of stocking spare tail lights, front lamps, etc?  My concern is these plastic components are decomposing a little every day and they will be the parts not possible to replace.

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Reply #4 –
Exterior lights, and any other parts that are specific to only our cars are the parts that are getting harder to find. Drivetrain parts will remain easy with as many 5.0 engines that were produced, and as popular as Fox body Stangs still are....although I wouldn't want one myself. Tail lights for my Bird are getting super hard to find without some kind of break or crack in them. Head lights are getting wicked hard to find as new.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #5 –
I already cant find my outer marker lights, 88 cougar
Mike

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Reply #6 –
I snag specifics every time I got to the pick and pull. My last trip was kinda meh. One 87 cougar that was stripped clean
41 Dodge Luxury Liner Sedan
78 F-100 2wd flareside
84Turbo Coupe
84 Thunderbird Élan
85 Thunderbird 3.8
88 Turbo Coupe
88 Mustang GT
90 Stang LX 5.0 5spd
93 F-150 4x4 ext cab
96 Mustang GT
98 Mustang GT
99 SVT Cobra
06 Fusion SEL
14 Fusion Sport

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Reply #7 –
Don't take for granted a car being in a yard indefinitely either. At a local yard, there was an 83 cougar that I was getting parts whenever I needed them. I stopped the other day and it was gone. I asked them what happened to it, and they said they sped it. I was the only person who ever bought anything off of it. I should have got more stuff, now it's gone. My d it pretty big already though...
CoogarXR : 1985 Cougar XR-7

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: mcb82gt;422851
I already cant find my outer marker lights, 88 cougar


i have three sets to you do have access to a set if need be,, no sweat

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Reply #9 –
It's good to know that the "original" 5.0 was made up until 13 years ago.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #10 –
Quote from: jcassity;422876
i have three sets to you do have access to a set if need be,, no sweat

Do you really have 3 NOS sets!  Dang.
Mike

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Reply #11 –
No they're used

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Reply #12 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;422881
It's good to know that the "original" 5.0 was made up until 13 years ago.

They still make new blocks. Hell you can build a brand new 302/5.0 out of non factory parts.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Doomsday prepping for our fox bodies

Reply #13 –
Well yes, hot-rodding will make sure it really never ends, but my comment was more directed toward the previous comment re: the parts stores. Of course, it's not like you can't get bearings for a '65 350 4-bolt from Advance! Depends on what it is you need lol
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #14 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;422913
Well yes, hot-rodding will make sure it really never ends, but my comment was more directed toward the previous comment re: the parts stores. Of course, it's not like you can't get bearings for a '65 350 4-bolt from Advance! Depends on what it is you need lol


Yeah parts stores will have the mechanical bits for a long time as they are shared with many other cars. I would be more worried about finding trim bits, body parts, and soft interior parts. That stuff isn't getting reproduced. By the time any of these cars make it to the junk yard now they are beat bad. I can't remember the last time I was able to salvage anything from the interior of one of these cars at a self service junk yard. It's the same way with my Mark VII. I would never buy one if these cars with a trashed interior. That's the hardest stuff to find in excellent shape.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.