dakonthemountain said:

I was really surprised today when I happened to do a search for parts for my truck and found out that Amazon.com has LOTS of them! I even found some parts that are hard to find. I realize they are not all factory Ford, and the actual sellers are outside of Amazon, but there are some mfgs. listed that are high quality replacements. Anyway, here is the link to parts for a 1977 F250.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/part-finde...d/F-250/ref=au_pf_car_sli_0?ie=UTF8&carId=001
I was impressed. Anybody purchased parts from them before?
Dak

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dakonthemountain said:

thanks Tex. I was just surprised about it. I don't always have time to do a lot of research on parts, but in fact there really are a lot of places out there to get them still. I sorta feel like buying 2 of everything and hording them for the future when we won't be able to find good stuff for our trucks anymore!
dak

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velocityboy said:

Personally, I think we're pretty safe. Then again my perspective might be skewed a bit. ...try tracking down anything for an '88 Mitsu Starion! It either means lots of $$$ or lots of time online. Sometimes both.

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montana_highboy said:

I feel your pain, i'm in the same boat with my '83 Ford Ranger 2.2L diesel, they only had a two year production run in '83-'84 and though it does share most parts (which are readily available) with other Rangers of that era when it comes to engine parts for the diesel they're just not very well supported in the aftermarket so it requires a lot of time researching online, calling obsolete parts dealers, etc.

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UTfball68 said:

Geez...you guys think you have problems...try finding parts for my '83 vette.

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countryboytn said:

Isn't a CHEVETTE is it?

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UTfball68 said:

No Imeant corvette...I was being sarcastic because they didn't make a CORvette in '83

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countryboytn said:

They made them, but didnt sell them... according to this and a couple more places I read.
http://www.idavette.net/facts/83.htm

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countryboytn said:

And I can see you driving this...

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countryboytn said:

They had ranger diesels!?

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UTfball68 said:

Geez...everybody's a critic...so the general public couldn't get them. I'll send you on this task then...find me a single replacement part.

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montana_highboy said:

I get that alot but yea they sure did, '83-'84's came equipped with a 2.2L Mazda/Perkins diesel and the '85-'87's came equipped with a 2.3L Mitsubishi turbo diesel.

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