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Power steering/Air Conditioning bracket (5.0)

I'm hoping that someone has a bracket that I can pick up. From what I understand, the Mustang ones are different and steel, and that I may need ours to use with our A/C compressors? Upcoming head swap makes me want to install one that isn't so ugly as what I have on the car now (imo).
1988 Thunderbird Sport

Power steering/Air Conditioning bracket (5.0)

Reply #1
You could just clean and paint the one you have. That's what I did. Does the Mark VII use the same bracket? The one on my Mark looks similar.If so I know the local yard has two Mark VIIs in it right now.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Power steering/Air Conditioning bracket (5.0)

Reply #2
Quote from: thunderjet302;407102
You could just clean and paint the one you have. That's what I did. Does the Mark VII use the same bracket? The one on my Mark looks similar.If so I know the local yard has two Mark VIIs in it right now.

We were working with many powdercoats when I refinished it years back and I wasn't thinking ahead of what black base with candy red would look like. It's plum. Also while ours is aluminum and I don't think it's what is causing the problem, some shop some years back said that the bracket was bent. The power steering and AC pulleys ARE off a little bit but I also don't see how the thing could be installed slightly pen 15eyed. For all I know the heat from powdercoating COULD have caused the issue. It was fine during the prior two installations.

I figured it's easy to just start with a fresh bracket and go from there. Then I'll have everything I need for a head swap in a month or so. Also going to use a march alternator bracket to get rid of the stock tensioner design. Mine seized up a couple years back and to get it back on the road, I had to buy an overpriced aftermarket unit that is .

Planning ahead makes life easy.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

Power steering/Air Conditioning bracket (5.0)

Reply #3
I have some steel stang brackets I bought for my cat, They look liked they would of worked. I don't need them. If you want them let me know.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

Power steering/Air Conditioning bracket (5.0)

Reply #4
Quote from: Kitz Kat;407199
I have some steel stang brackets I bought for my cat, They look liked they would of worked. I don't need them. If you want them let me know.

I assume they would work as a pair, but I was unable to find for sure. I assume it lowers the AC down a bit.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

 

Power steering/Air Conditioning bracket (5.0)

Reply #5
I have one. PM me and we'll work out a deal.
'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..