No amount of editing can make this not against the rules. Right at the top of every page it states, and I quote "For Sale Ads and/or Want Ads are NOT allowed to be posted in the forums. Please use the Classified Ads!" Only way to comply is to delete the thread.
There is one way.
Forum Rules said:
It is OK to post an item for sale if it is done in an effort to help another member or if the need for a part comes up during the course of a restoration or repair thread. EXAMPLE 1: Member A posts that their Deuce is broken down and they believe it is due to a faulty in-tank pump. Member B may post that he has a used transfer pump for sale for $XX and to PM if interested. Example 2: Member A has an ongoing thread describing his M817 dump truck restoration. He mentions in that thread that one of his hydraulic lines is leaking and he would like to know who has the best price on them. "Swap Meet" style threads are allowed for parts swapping at a specific Rally/Event. Only one thread allowed per event.
If you give us some pictures of what your working on repairing and how your doing it, it would become a repair thread, then you mention you can find Part #XXXXXX, then someone could post a place to find it, because you can't find that part in the course of your repair.
I fully believe that the classified are good for selling things, but complete
RUBBISH for finding things you need, that's why my M105A2 doesn't have a good cargo cover, because I posted a classified wanted post, and got nothing back. Fortunately the best way to get around the "No Want Ads" rule is to add useful content to the forum like "Heres some pics of X I'm working on like this. Oh by the way, does anyone know where I can find X?"
It's good for everyone, you figure out where to find your part, we get content and delicious pictures, and the mods move on because it's not blatantly breaking any rules.