Picked up my 10th car tonight. Not a DSM, but...

Kougar · 01-02-2007

..but it's a conquest, which is better anyway

This is my 2nd starquest. 1987 Chrysler Conquest TSi, 5sp, 106k. Picked it up from a member on my starquest board. The pictures shown here don't show all the rust, as the car was power washed to rip off the bubbling 'paint' to show even more rust. I'm not a body-guy, so I'll either use this car for practice, or find a new shell sometime next year. Immediate plans are to paint the wheels black w/ polished lip, paint the front, thin grill part black, and possibly tint the windows.

As far as mods, I have a very specific plan for this car, much unlike my last conquest. I hope to have the following done by this spring: GM 3" MAF + MAF-T, MBC, Walbro 255. By summer I'd like to get an 18g/20g or maybe a C-series turbo for it, and run two secondary injectors and tune for that. The car already has a 2.5" turbo-back side exhaust and K&N filter, but that's it.

It's definately an aged car. It's very tired in some aspects, but I can spruce it up pretty quick I think. Overall, it won't be modded nearly as far as my other one was, both in looks and performance, but with a much more direct approach, it'll be quite a bit faster. Rat-Rod FTMFW!

**scheides** · 01-02-2007

nice! sounds like fun!

92EvilTalon · 01-02-2007

Wow nice find. It is pretty clean body besides for the rust. But like you said for a 20 year old car...what is there to expect....

AJ · 01-02-2007

lol, I actually looked at that car for sale on those boards. Nice pickup.

blageo23 · 01-02-2007

Did you pick that up from Jesse Hewit? Im Pretty sure thats his house and his conquest.
Just read the whole post again and its gotta be him and his signature side exit exhaust

**Goat Blower** · 01-02-2007

If the frame is good, that rust is easily fixable. You'd have to cut out the rust completely and either find a donor panel or make one and weld it in. That car looks too nice to trash the body, and the rest of the parts aren't worth that much anyways.

Kevin 1G Drummer · 01-02-2007

This reminds me. I work out at Lifetime in Coon Rapids and I see a black starquest there all the time. it looks pretty stock, but I haven't gotten a chance to really look it over. I wouldn't mind picking one of these cars up if the price is right

Enes · 01-02-2007

how much did you get it for? i wants me one of those

Black97civic · 01-02-2007

Yeah, you can handle the rust, my quest looked about like that when I cut away all the bad metal, so just think of all the time you saved there by having it rusted off already.

Good find, glad to have you back on our team.

Kougar · 01-03-2007

To answer all the questions:

$1300.

Yes, this is Jesse's old car.

He said pass. frame rail is rotted bad, I haven't actually looked, so I'm not sure how good of a body this will end up being.

tim · 01-03-2007

Nice buy.

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Originally Posted by Enes

how much did you get it for? i wants me one of those

Buy Mo's and fix er up. 500 bux is cheap if it is still for sale.

Thor06 · 01-03-2007

Se-xy. I love those cars. Good luck on the build man.

Kevin 1G Drummer · 01-03-2007

How difficult is it to drop a 4g63 in on of these cars?

Kougar · 01-04-2007

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Originally Posted by Kevin_1G_Drummer

How difficult is it to drop a 4g63 in on of these cars?

Depends on how A) How much money you have, or B) How good you are at fab + how many parts you have laying around.

It's not exactly a weekend job. There's kind of a lot to it. There are sites on the swap, and some places (buschur I believe) sell kits for swapping. Mr. google is your friend on this one, simply because I can't remember the other website

Black97civic · 01-04-2007

www.projectzerog.com

**mx3twinturbo** · 01-05-2007

Well I'm glad you will be enjoying that car,
I miss it already. That damn Corrado is full of electrical problems, I had to drive home tonight with my head out the window because the wipers aren't working and the blower motor is out

(in the rain) It sucked to be completely honest.

O, the frame rails on those cars are an easy fix, Kouger if you do plan on "fixing" up that body I can cut out the rails and put in some new ones in if you like,
all in all, that body has visual imperfections but is structurally sound.

Hey I found the Tabs for the front plate yesterday, when you drop of those tires you can pick them up.

Anyway, take care of her for me.
talk to ya,

Jesse

tim · 01-05-2007

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Originally Posted by Black97civic

www.projectzerog.com

WOW, I didnt know that existed. A whole plethora of information, good site.

Definitely bookmarked for future reference.