Headlights, taillights, plastic reflectors and lenses. Power window/seat
switches. Real (non-donut) spare tire.

Junkyard may not like taking a car that doesn't have that stuff, but might
if the window glass is all good.

If your stripping parts for the 93, your choices are limited.
The alternator won't fit. The starter is different.
The trannie is a AXOD and not a AXode. The headlight lens are not
the same. The tires and wheels will fit.  some interior parts might
fit. The dash is different. THe computer is different.

So, it all depends on what kind of parts you need.

(take my word for it, i have stripped many taurus for my 93)

Parts for gen2 that are always on my hit list:

Headlight lens (always get cloudy or leak and go bad)
motor mounts ( i finally bought solid aftermarket ones)
tires, wheels, rotors, calipers
alternator
radiator (just changed one i bought new to one of my cores)
TFI module.
CCRM module
1/2 shafts

WHat i need now:

rear bumper and tail light (rear ended last week)
front bumper (previous wife incident)
Back door mech. (door won't open from inside)
rack ( nasty job, been avoiding it)
IP lights, ( another 1/2 day project i have been avoiding)

My 93 is like a cat, its on its 8th life......
It takes hits and keeps on ticking. (200K +)

Bob

On Jan 2, 5:41 pm, krem1...@hotmail.com wrote:

I guess my first question is what do you plan on doing with the parts
once they are stripped.

Are the stripped parts to be used as substitutes on your 1987?  If so
you should check which parts can be swapped.

Or are you planning to sell them on Ebay.  If you are planning on
selling them you might want to look into whether there is much demand
for parts from a 1993 Taurus and what prices they bring.

I don't know much about Taurus cars, but my sense is that you do not
have a gold mine in resales here. If it were me I would probably call
the junk yard and have them tow it.  Or sell it complete on Craigslist
as a parts car.

Depends.

Are you looking to sell the parts off it? If so, find a junkyard price
list and sell the expensive parts.
Are you looking to stock the most commonly failed parts?
Are you looking for the weird stuff that's dealer only and you can't
find at parts places?

If it was my car I was stripping to shred, I'd save the
electronics/electrical - power window motors, taillights, computer, etc.
 I'd then find out the stuff that commonly fails on Tauruses and keep
that.  Unless I needed the motor and trans I'd probably sell it with it
or separately.  I wouldn't bother keeping the glass - side glass is
cheap, front and rear glass is almost impossible to get out without
busting it, and a pain to store.  I also wouldn't bother with stuff like
brake linings and tie rod ends, but I would consider the drums and
steering rack.

It all depends on how much crap you want lying around.  I have a dirt
track Camaro and the collection of spare/blowed up motors,
transmissions, rear ends, spindles, etc... takes up a whole shed.  I
have an 80 Trans Am that was purchased as a project car that's been
cannibalized for parts for the race car.  OTOH, my old Jimmy got parted
out for about a year before giving away what was left.  But, I have a
big yard, a tall fence, and live in an area that's tolerant of project cars.

Ray

Ray