Junk yard score December 30, 2012, 05:42:42 PM So I made a trip to the local Pick-and-Pull as I checked online and found out they have an 89 and 92 Mark VII in the yard. I needed some stuff for the Mark, such as a LSC center cap, a turn signal lens, a speaker grill, and a dimer switch, all of which I found on the 92 Mark. I popped the hood on it just for fun and found that it had a very clear radiator overflow bottle so I grabbed that for the Thunderbird (the 86-88 T-bird/Cougar and 86-92 Mark VII use the same overflow bottle). I looked around the engine bay and noticed that the throttle body looked a bit different. I took a closer look and noticed that it had a aftermarket throttle body. It had a 70mm Edelbrock Throttle body with a stock EGR spacer (yeah I know WTF :hick:?). I pulled it off an bought it with the rest of my parts. The yard only charged me $20 for the Throttle Body. I was looking for one to replace the 65mm TB on my Thunderbird for a bit more airflow. Now I just need to pick up a 70mm EGR spacer and I'll be good to go :D.This is what I ended up getting for $20: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/edl-3825/overview/make/fordPretty good eh? Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #1 – December 30, 2012, 06:42:10 PM Wow those are expesive. Nice score. Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #2 – December 30, 2012, 07:34:19 PM Nice That's why I go to the yards most the time Most mustangs have something done to them Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #3 – December 30, 2012, 10:25:16 PM Banner day as those TB are costly. Buy some lottery tickets!!! Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #4 – December 31, 2012, 10:16:07 AM Good score...all the local JY around here s anything over 20 years old... :(Travis Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #5 – December 31, 2012, 07:20:52 PM Once in awhile I find good stuff. It seems like by the time most Fox Cougars/Thunderbirds/Mark VIIs get to the yard they are beat to hell, with not much worth salvaging. I actually found some good stuff yesterday. It's been a few years since I found something cool. Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #6 – December 31, 2012, 10:32:29 PM The wife and I are going tomorrow to some P-N-Ps........ ya the wife.............. and it was her idea :hick: Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #7 – January 02, 2013, 05:42:46 PM Nice score thunderjet302! Always nice to find something you weren't expecting.That's cool 1BadBird. My wife tagged along the last time I went to the salvage yard. It was convenient to have an extra set of hands. I am getting anxious to go to the yard again. I am like a kid in a candy store searching through the rows of Fords. :D Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #8 – January 02, 2013, 06:52:00 PM My ole lady has been with me a few times...she was the one that made me get the hood, wheels, and front lights from a TC a coupla years ago. Next day we went back and she helped me get the rear from it. Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #9 – January 02, 2013, 08:02:52 PM Girlfriend has no interest in going to a junk yard. I get some quality me time when I go :hick:. Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #10 – January 03, 2013, 12:05:25 PM Wow, nice score. I have not been to the yards around here for a few years but last time the fox bodies were pretty much picked over. They crushed a bunch of them too back when s prices were extremely high. Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #11 – January 03, 2013, 12:25:38 PM My son has gone to the yard with me numerous times. It gave us some good quality time together. He is married with two kids now and couldn't go the last time I went so the wife said she would go along. Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #12 – January 03, 2013, 02:00:47 PM Quote from: 50tbrd88;406110Wow, nice score. I have not been to the yards around here for a few years but last time the fox bodies were pretty much picked over. They crushed a bunch of them too back when s prices were extremely high. There were two 87 Cougars in the yard two months ago, one a 3.8 and the other a 5.0. They were both really beat up with pretty much nothing worth taking. When I checked online and found that the local pick and pull (where the Cougars were) had an 89 and 92 Mark VII I went staright over to find some extra parts for my Mark VII. I was suprised to find parts I could use. Mind you the interior of the 92 was trashed, which is where I could have used spare parts from (the 84-89 and 90-92 Mark VIIs have different dash boards). The 89 had a fine dash, but I couldn't use any parts from it. Figures :hick:. The 89 was where I found the 70mm Edelbrock throttle body. The car was actually in really good shape, except that something had hammered it in the rear end. That's the only reason it was there. Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #13 – January 03, 2013, 03:19:41 PM Lou, Brandi and I went to the LKQ P-N-P on W. North Ave. They didn't have squat. Where'd you go? Quote Selected
Junk yard score Reply #14 – January 03, 2013, 04:24:17 PM Quote from: 1BadBird;406124Lou, Brandi and I went to the LKQ P-N-P on W. North Ave. They didn't have squat. Where'd you go?The one in Summit, IL: http://www.picknpull.com/locations.aspx?View=Detail&ID=64 Quote Selected
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