trouble finding some parts

Finally moving forward with this minor restoration and have run into a few parts that are hard to find.

72 GTS 351 C 2bbl

Brake booster

Engine block temperature gauge

gas tank filler neck

radiator brackets

Joel and Becker Wilson
72 GTS 351 Cleveland 2v

I'll check em out. Thanks

Joel and Becker Wilson
72 GTS 351 Cleveland 2v

californiajohnny wrote:

radiator brackets? are you referring to the top brackets that hold the radiator??? i have several...

Me too— lol

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Yes Sir. They have gone missing. We have the bottoms.

Joel and Becker Wilson
72 GTS 351 Cleveland 2v

Power Brake Exchange was awesome, very reasonable and fast. Thanks for the referral.

Where do y'all look for parts. I have sort of scoured the internet. Dearborn(MACS), Couple of classic sites, eBay, etc.

I need parts to put my 2 spoke steering wheel horn assembly back together.

I am still searching for a gas tank neck.

Driver side brake lens only

Passenger side front marker light housing

and lots more.

Any suggestions?

Joel and Becker Wilson
72 GTS 351 Cleveland 2v

For the brake booster your best bet is getting your old one rebuilt or getting one from another car. They are really hard to find. For the temp gauge, you might have to buy an entire gauge cluster from ebay or find someone here. I hope this helped

-Bubba

Orielly Autoparts stocks the sensors (at least my local store did)

edit:

Oil pressure sending unit, screws into port on rear top of block, STD PS60, $22.99

Temp sender, front of block, STD TS58, $19.99

I also checked Rockauto, Summit Racing, and Napa. Found Oriellys had the oil pressure and temp sending units in stock and within Rockauto pricing w/o the shipping costs and delays.

A majority of parts that are oddball. You need to search for them and also know what can interchange and what doesn't.

Common issue now:

Toploader clutch kits and flywheels for the 72-74 Torino/Gran Torino.

Rockauto and a number of other sites do not list the correct 11" clutch kit (No clue when this change happened, but for Cleveland and 351W cars, you have to think outside of the box and search 1970 Mustang 351C flywheel/clutch etc

Gas tanks for 72-73 cars, you have to search under only "Torino" and not Gran Torino. And then, only 429 engine, even though the tanks are the same from Spectra.

As these cars age, less parts are available that used to be readily stocked...but I get it. More mainstream modern cars will move more parts than a 50 year old Ford Torino.

Ford parts, I suggest getting with Autokrafters. They have a good handle on the harder to find parts.

There are other places, but it boils down to what specific parts you need.

Edited by Eliteman76 - 23-August-2023 at 5:40PM

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