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Our cars are getting old

Tried to order. Power steering line from O'Riley's and was told they are no longer available. They have one in stock 350 mile away and can get it in about 5 business days. Sounds like I am going to have to pull mine off and get one made at evco or maybe Napa if I can find a guy that will still do it. This means putting the car down for a day as I will have to loosen the motor mounts, jack the engine up to make removal easier and actually take the old hose in to get rebuilt.

If an alignment wasn't over $100 I'd just find a mustang without a motor at the parts yard and gut the rack.

I wonder what other parts are no longer avaliable, even when ordered for a mustang for our cars now?
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

Our cars are getting old

Reply #1 –
Can't think off the top of my head but yeah I'm still stuck in 10 years ago when I first started driving and had my red car and it seemed pretty  easy in comparison. Not much locally stocked anymore, it is frustrating when you can't be letting it sit...
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

Our cars are getting old

Reply #2 –
Find a local hydraulics shop. Any place worth their weight can make you hoses provided you have the old one along with.
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

Our cars are getting old

Reply #3 –
Quote from: jandmmustangs;454038
Find a local hydraulics shop. Any place worth their weight can make you hoses provided you have the old one along with.

+1^


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
17’ Peterbilt 389 600hp 1850ftlb Trq 18spd

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Our cars are getting old

Reply #4 –
The joys of living in a major metropolitan area. Power steering hose is in stock at a local O'Reilly 10 minutes from my house:

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/PPS0/71180/02846.oap?year=1988&make=Ford&model=Thunderbird&vi=1140310&ck=Search_02846_1140310_3405&pt=02846&ppt=C0031#itemDetailTab_

I never really have a problem sourcing mechanical parts locally.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Our cars are getting old

Reply #5 –
Yeah, there are times I miss living in salt lake. If I work till 10pm I have to drive 22 miles to get a burger after work.

I found a hose 23 miles away, measured the way the crow flies. They told me there is one on the shelf, but if not the next closest one is 47 miles. I just bought another quart of atf, that will get me by another week or so. Maybe I can get all greasy on my birthday instead of doing it tomorrow
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

Our cars are getting old

Reply #6 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;454064
The joys of living in a major metropolitan area.

I never really have a problem sourcing mechanical parts locally.


Yup.  Body and trim parts on the other hand......
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!
 

Our cars are getting old

Reply #7 –
Pshhht... easy to find. Load yourself and Dave up and come down my way for a weekend. I can overwhelm you with parts in the you pull it's. Ask Jcassity about my honey holes.  Wow, that sounded bad...
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

Our cars are getting old

Reply #8 –
Quote from: V8Demon;454088
Yup.  Body and trim parts on the other hand......

Yeah that's an issue......
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Our cars are getting old

Reply #9 –
Quote from: jandmmustangs;454094
Ask Jcassity about my honey holes.  Wow, that sounded bad...

I have NO response for this.  LOL!

I might take you up on that come spring time.  Would be nice to have some spare fenders and glass.  There's some OEM glass on EBAY that's been up for about a year, but the shipping is nuts!
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

Our cars are getting old

Reply #10 –
Quote from: V8Demon;454111

I might take you up on that come spring time.  Would be nice to have some spare fenders and glass.  There's some OEM glass on EBAY that's been up for about a year, but the shipping is nuts!

Bring me a rust free 87-88 driver side fender with the cornering light hole. It's the only spare front end sheet metal I need.....

You'll drive it to Chicago right? :hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Our cars are getting old

Reply #11 –
I actually saw one on Ebay not too long back.  NOS.  I'll look.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

Our cars are getting old

Reply #12 –
Definitely let me know about the spring.  I'm always up for a good junkyard run.
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

Our cars are getting old

Reply #13 –
Quote from: jandmmustangs;454166
Definitely let me know about the spring.  I'm always up for a good junkyard run.

Will do!  ;)
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!