I've got drawers, buckets, boxes, and shelves full of spare parts, but if I need typical nuts- bolts- hardware, Theisen's Farm and Home actually has a decent supply of them. They've got some of the od stuff as well as chrome hardware for the Harley

 

If I need it fast I usually go with NPD as they get it to me in 2 days. Otherwise if it is just hardware I go to the local West Marine or Ace hardware and get Stainless hardware.

 

In the Chicago area and NPD is two days for me also. Virginia Mustang is three days. Ace is the place for fasteners. Auto Zone, O'Reilly's, Advance Auto are all within three miles of me and they open early and close late. NAPA for a mechanical part I need quick such as a fuel pump.

 

depends on what i need. if i need specialty fasteners, then we have a place here called copper state nut and bolt company, they have tons of stuff. if i need plmubing stuff, the local ace hardware usually has everything i need. if i need certain specialty parts generally not available from your regular local parts store, i hit the specialty parts stores here like desert muscle cars.

if none of these places have what i need, then its NPD and others that have fast shipping.

 

NPD for Mustang specific stuff. A local NAPA for general parts and supplies.

 

NPD or Summit for most stuff. Amazon for tools and other hardware stuff. I'll wait 2 days rather than waste my time on a fruitless search locally.

If the OP is having to wait a week for parts I have a good idea who he is using for his "Pony Parts". I almost always get my parts from NPD in 2 days if they are at the warehouse nearest me.

 

Tacoma Screw for generic items like screws, nuts and bolts. Mustang specific parts are usually from NPD or Summit.

 

have a hard enough time finding what i think is standard were i am

 

Theres a local machinist supply place here in town called 'Al's supply' and they have rows upon rows of every conceivable piece of fasteners and hardware.

If it's super odd or mustang specific, CJPP, NPD and occasionally mustangs unlimited in that order.

Its not a super fast process, but probably quicker than say, Jay leno restoring a steam car, where the parts have to be fabricated.

 

Tractor supply has great prices on bolts etc. I buy by the pound. Lowes/homedepot has a good supply of odds and ends.

 

Lowes actually has a lot more than Home Depot, at least locally. I am surprised at some of the Grade 8 stuff they have as well as stainless and other non-bolt odds and ends (I got a 7/16 grade 8 fine thread at lowes!). If not there then I go online as what others have said, just can't afford the time to find a needle in a haystack at a brick and mortar near me. I have had great luck with bolt depot online. Have a huge supply and have always been a fast ship. Yes you pay shipping like $7 but just easier for me.

For Mustang specific, the AMK bolt kits, though pricey, are sometimes the "easy button", getting exactly what you need without hunting. Online only for me on those.

 

A little off topic... just a little "heads up" if you're using a credit card for purchases:
Was planning on working on the car one Saturday night. Went to the beer store, then to AutoZone. Card went through fine at the beer store, then was declined at the zone. Called customer service the next morning. They told me "buying beer, then car parts sets off the red flag", so they shut the card off. They turned it back on when I assured them it was me, and I still had the card.
Plan was to buy an engine hoist. Following weekend I found a chain fall at a flea market for $15. The Good Lord musta been looking out for me... again.

 

My local Ace Hardware , 2 blocks away , has a very good supply of fasteners .

 

Here in SoCal we have lots of choices. For standard hardware I have two stores within two miles. I’m fortunate to live just a few miles from Mustang Parts Direct, Cobra Joe got to know me real well last summer while I had a few projects going on my car.


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Summit is incredible with free shipping and the majority of my orders arriving within 24 hours. CJ Pony Parts has also been resourceful as well as NPD. Mustangs Plus and Mustangs Depot have been great vendors.

 

Another good Mustang supply house, besides the ones already mentioned, is Virginia Classic Mustang.

Z

 

One thing I really like about NPD is they still have a paper catalog. While I think technology is cool, an online page turner catalog is a PITA. And many of the search functions on most of the websites really leave something to be desired.

 

For Mustang specific, ....
it's NPD or AMK.
Strange stuff, I check with McMaster-Carr,....
For SS, general G8, and misc. it's Lowes or my local ACE.

 

FWIW, we stock "most" of the AMK Mustang-specific kits, at the same exact prices that AMK charges direct, and we do not have a minimum-order requirement like they do.

It's amazing how prolific Max (AMK's founder) has been with both his Ford and GM fastener kits, what an asset it is to restorers.

Quick trivia, my father got his start in the classic car parts business, at age 15, sourcing and assembling "correct" fastener kits for Model A Fords. He distributed them through most of the Model A parts houses back in the day, but his primary customer was J.C. Whitney. That's what kicked him off into the restoration parts arena, he was the "AMK" for Model A Fords.

Rick
NPD

 

Another option is PepBoys. The one near me has grade 5 and grad 8 bolts, plus a large assortment of auto-specific hardware.

 

Whenever I go to a junk yard for something specific I always grab as many nuts and bolts and washers as I can. Otherwise for new stuff there are a bunch of Fastenall stores here and a mom/pop place called Southern Blade. They literally have everything and like 100 years combined experience. They can just look at a bolt you bring them and know what it is.

I try and stay away from Lowes/Home Depot. Over priced and their selection sucks.

 

Try being in the UK when everything available is metric

I did a bulk order with AMK and have really enjoyed having correct fasteners to hand when working on these cars

 

Site operating normally for me here, but if anyone else is encountering that, please advise...

Rick
NPD

 

Seems to be fine now

 

While I started the discussion regarding the helpfulness of the paper catalog, I just write down what I need/want and always go online to order. I think the website works just fine for viewing specific part info and ordering and tracking the order. The search function needs some help... But, I only use it if my catalog is not at hand.