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Went to Standard Auto in Worcester today...picked up a non-power antenna and that little gasket/weatherstripping thingy for the leaky trunk fix.
Anyway, there were a bunch of 96-ish 'Tours there, in various states of usefulness. A few had some Zetecs still sitting in there. FYI.
Old car: '98 SVT T-Red
K&N air filter; Ford Focus RS shift knob. Off to be auctioned off somewhere.
New car: 2003 Honda Accord DX Sedan, 5-speed.
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NY State Trooper: So what makes your car so special to have SVT all over it?
Me: Er...It was made by Fords SPECIAL Vehicle Team?
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Didn't see any-although I did walk around for a while. And now that you mention it, I wish they had more older stuff. The closest I came was spotting a few giant Northstar engines, just laying there.
Old car: '98 SVT T-Red
K&N air filter; Ford Focus RS shift knob. Off to be auctioned off somewhere.
New car: 2003 Honda Accord DX Sedan, 5-speed.
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hhhmmmmmm, wonder if they had any imrc's.
did they have v6s there?
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For Sale: 1998.5 Silver Frost SVT.
Vortech supercharger, ShoShop Y Pipe, Borla catback, DMD, Spec Stage II clutch, Quaife LSD, B+M shifter, Ground control coilovers, Koni struts and much more.
see classifieds....
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Mike and I were in a bone yard a couple weekends ago for Grand Marquis parts.
I saw very few pre-98's there and they were fully gutted for all the good stuff possible.
It was awesome to walk around and look for the Contours though. Like a scavenger hunt.
I had a blast.
Kim
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Needs less "needs more"
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Didn't look to much in the field of engines they had; just saw those hulking Northstars with all that stupid plastic on the top.
They actually had all the 'tours in one little patch; they were near the Probes, but far away from the Tauruses.
I almost bought a full-size spare, but I didn't feel like waiting. Question: is there a certain minimum tire size that I need to go over my brakes? I just want a basic wheel and tire; one step up from those scary spares that came with our cars. When I initially asked the guy for a wheel & tire for a Contour, he said "14-inch?" I said "yeah," not really thinking about it. I ended up bailing, but would a 14 be O.K. to serve as an SVT spare?
Old car: '98 SVT T-Red
K&N air filter; Ford Focus RS shift knob. Off to be auctioned off somewhere.
New car: 2003 Honda Accord DX Sedan, 5-speed.
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Linders has a bunch of Stock V-6s when I went the other day, cannot remember if they were post 98 though.
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Originally posted by SVT:
Linders has a bunch of Stock V-6s when I went the other day, cannot remember if they were post 98 though.
to find a irmc it would only have to be 96 or newer, only 95's used a vacume controled secondaries
from a discution over the past weekend 14" wheels will not clear SVT brakes, not sure about 15" wheels but the SVT already had a special spare tire to clear the brakes
- 95 Mystique LS - Zetec/5spd
- 99 Contour SeVT Sport - Duratec/5spd
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Linder's wouldn't let me in the yard by myself _ I thought that was odd. They said I should come on Saturday morning (with everyone else in the free world), and someone would come with me to take the parts off. Like I need some one to unscrew an antenna mast for me.
And that pull-apart place across the street was just awful _ they charged $2 just to get in! Not one Contour in the whole place. I knew I should have started with Standard.
That spare is scary, I didn't think it would hold my car up in the driveway when I rotated my tires. Maybe I'll just suck it up and keep an eye out for a single E0 wheel & tire.
Old car: '98 SVT T-Red
K&N air filter; Ford Focus RS shift knob. Off to be auctioned off somewhere.
New car: 2003 Honda Accord DX Sedan, 5-speed.
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i noticed that about a few places in my area. they said they didnt let people roam their yard. they wont be getting my business. i found another place that said they'd let me (i think w/ one of their guys tagging along  i'll be hitting it on wed. will post if i find gold.
Hugo AIM:omegazodiac
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my profile pics stuff for sale
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