ElrodKTPQ_89
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Today after work I went to a local salvage yard to see what they had in the Ford department. I found an 01 v6 Stang with a dirty but in very decent shape interior. The entire dash, double din radio bezel with all 3 buttons, and center console are all intact and just need a good bit of cleaning and a respray as they're charcoal and I have black interior. The place also has a ton of Explorers, I popped the hood on at least 7 with V8's, and there's also a complete motor and transmission from a 98 Mountaineer that's already been pulled. The newest I found was a 99 Explorer which was also the cleanest engine there, the vehicle looked like it hasn't been there nearly as long as some of the others. The owner of the shop wasn't there today, so I won't be able to find out prices on any of it until first thing tomorrow. If the price is right I plan on pulling the entire dash/console from the 01, and would also like to get the heads and intake from one of the Explorers, if the guy is willing to sell individual parts off the motor (he's a stubborn old fart basically). The questions I have for you guys is what's the most I should pay the guy for the items? I honestly have no clue what I should offer for the heads and intake, and figured a good first offer for the interior would be somewhere in the $75-100 ballpark, since I'm gonna pull it all myself. I know a few of you guys have bought Explorer parts so I'd like to hear what you guys paid. Also, what year model Explorer/Mountaineer came with the GT40P heads?...I really don't wanna buy new headers at the moment, but if the P heads are an advantage over GT40's, and I do get thrown a good deal for a set, I might go ahead and buy them to put up on the shelf. My goals for this car are simply a Cobra or Explorer intake, better flowing heads and installing my 1.7 roller rockers, and possibly a B cam or something with similar sound and performance gains. I don't really wanna go too radical on the car, just a fun daily driver. Lemme know what you guys think about price and whatnot and thanks in advance!