Lestek - Page 2

svopaul · #11 12-13-2006, 07:48 PM

A Boss 429 would be a cake walk to finding parts for compared to my Dan Gurney Special....last I saw a fender for sale it was $2500...but with only 353 total cars built with the long nose you either play with the big dogs or stay on the porch. Fortunately I don't need a fender but with rare cars you gotta pay to play unfortunately. Try to find a pair of NOS 6.5 Liter fender emblems for a '68 X code XR7 cougar....unobtainium....

I just picked up a '69 428 Cobra Jet Mach 1 project....talk about some "spensive" parts needed.....

The sad thing is I remember the days when a friend of mine bought a Boss 9 for $7500...I think he still has it... even 10 years ago he paid $1200 or more for the correct carb for it....but it's a Boss 9 and not everyone has one of those sitting around

Modern Muscle is getting the same way.....$50K plus for a '93 Cobra R?!?

ImEvil1 · #12 12-13-2006, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by NoDrama43

Theoretically if somebody has the CORRECT Lestek alternator that is NOS with the CORRECT part number for my SSP mustang, and will provide the part number prior to purchase for me to validate, and will send me a picture of said alternator with visible part number I will pay 400.00 for it. However.....if it is rebuilt, or used, or needs inspected or rebuilt, or needs to be sent out to be put on a C-N-C machine to be machined to fit, or doesn't have the correct part number on it, or the part number is ground off, or there is no part number.......... then 400.00 is about 350.00 to much IMHO.

Not me. I bought the one I have on Ebay for about $30. It has the correct, Ford part number on it, and if it needs to be rebuilt, I'm sure any competent shop could probably do so for $30 or $40.

These parts do come up for sale from time to time, and can still be had for a reasonable (not $400) price. That is crazy-high.

NoDrama43 · #13 12-13-2006, 11:56 PM

Mike,

can you post the part number for us? the one Jerry has does not have a ford part number. just a lestek model number and a s#.

go figure...

ImEvil1 · #14 12-14-2006, 12:20 AM

Jim,

Here is a pic of one from The Mustang 5.0 Technical Reference book....my alternator is buried in storage. I haven't added this to the tech section on the site yet because I wanted to get a good picture of mine. If yours is like this, and NOS, shoot me a pic and I'll use it instead.

NoDrama43 · #15 12-14-2006, 07:31 AM

ahhh......there you go. That makes things a little easier to understand. I will check my Lesteks in the warehouse today to see if they are similar.

svopaul · #16 12-14-2006, 09:43 AM

The lestek number is on a steel tag while the Ford number is a decal....It would not be surprising to see them without the Ford number as decals don't last the test of time. I've got NOS parts where the Ford sticker has fallen off while others have stayed....I would suspect used alternators to be fairly rare with a decal still attached unless they lived in a more pampered environment.

NoDrama43 · #17 12-14-2006, 10:19 PM

checked my Lesteks today. They are all model #9135F. None of them have the Ford decal on them.