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Conquest
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TSI
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1988
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Manual
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Rio/Mexican Red
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Black-Tan
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Sold. Time to get my Austin Healey.
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New pics available if wanted, pm me
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ttt
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Here is what I have done to it so far.... the wheels were polished and have new BFG tires. The interior went through an extensive cleaning, including carpet cleaning. Bugs like the squeaky window regulators, slow moving seatbelts on the tracks, rattling horn button, have been taken care of. The Marnal head was installed with 1mm OS stainless valves, Ajusa metal head gasket, new exhaust manifold which I ported, ported the turbo exhaust housing, all new hardware, rodded out the radiator, new hoses, thermostat, plugs, rotor, cap, wires, u-joints, and other odds and ends. On the way are a new mast for the antenna, fuel filters which will hopefully be installed next week. I also have a braided oil feed line for the turbo not yet installed.
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As much as I love these cars, that thing is roached and ready for another life as a toaster oven or whatever they can recycle it into.
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I wasn't planning on flipping it, but I have an opportunity to get a relatives Austin Healey Sprite, which I would much rather have. The Quest is a very nice car, no regrets on buying it. I just have an opportunity to get something much more fun.
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The car will get rarely driven if I decide to keep it, so I'm not worried about the dirt aspect. I just don't want to burn my butt. My Galant VR4 has black leather and it cooks here in the summer.
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Those are nice! I may have to pick them up, as long as they will clean up that is.
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I own this car now, and its running and getting fixed up. But I am looking into selling it, so if anyone is interested, PM me. It now has a Marnal head from DAD, new exhaust manifold (ported), the turbo is a 14B (newer and ported), tons of maintenance parts replaced, polished wheels, new tires. $4000 for it.
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Does anyone have a pic of the tan cloth seats found in 88's? I am thinking of swapping my beat leather for a pair of these, but they are a long ways away and I don't want to do the drive if they look like butt. Post em up!
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Just Bought My Conquest, Need help getting parts!
deez replied to Killtodie's topic in Virtual Mechanic
I agree, do all the "normal" maintenance stuff, then address performance upgrades. And do everything, belts, hoses, coolant, cap, rotor, etc. Then look up racetep.com for a rebuild on your struts, and for ebay goodies check out http://stores.shop.ebay.com/101propose_STA...634Q2ec0Q2em322 -
Okay, so this is common so I figure someone out there has a fix. The seat bottoms on the 88 and 89's has the problem with the spot that buckles and points up and pokes your arse. I looked into it a bit, and it appears there is a plastic strip sewn into the leather that is the culprit. Now, is there any way to fix this other than recovering the seats?
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Is there somewhere we can download a complete Mitsu parts catalog for our cars? It would be nice to have exploded diagrams and part numbers.
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I am looking for the seat rail assembly for an 88's drivers seat, the inside rail with all parts (pin, etc.) Parts must be in good shape and not sloppy, thats why I am trying to find another. And its gotta be tan. PM me if you have something. Thanks