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helrazr70 last won the day on June 25 2014

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    Black Sheep of the StarQuest family!
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    Reading, PA
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    Conquest
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    TSI
  • Model Year
    1988
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    Manual
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    Serbia Black
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    Black-Tan
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    Being Modded

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  1. When I get a chance I will look at my tan carpet and see if it's salvageable. If not, I will be in touch and see about coming to see you again.
  2. I have not been on here in a while since so many of us are on Facebook and it's just easier to communicate there. The drawback is that you can't categorize or archive information on Facebook so everything just fades to the bottom and vanishes unless you do a deep dive search--and that's if you remember which page/group what you are searching for was in. At least here it's organized and searchable. It sucks that all the SQC data was lost since 2015 but it is what it is I suppose. Based on my 2000+ post count reduction, I'm guessing more was lost than just the last 8-9 years. I do miss the days when this site was the hotspot for all of us. Good times... Now, it looks like only a small group of oldheads frequents the site with a few random new folks. Anyway, I just dropped in to say "Hi". 🙂
  3. My winter project has been my winter project for like 5 years! 😅 (2JZGTE/CD009 swap into Jimmy Ainsworth's old Black/Tan '88 that was badly abused and neglected by the person who Jimmy sold it to before I bought it) I do a little to it here and there but no major progress since like March of 2022 when I did the poly bushings and Wilwood big brake kit. I had the engine started and running back in June of 2019 but tore the fuel system, wiring, and other assembles out/apart and just have not gotten back to it due to lack of money and back surgeries. (I also hate working in the cold so winter projects suck!) On a positive note, last month I installed a bleeder valve in the upper heater core hose and a radiator hose filler neck to hopefully avoid air pockets. Last week I bought some Deutsch wiring connectors to start wiring in my Autometer Cobalt gauges to be disconnected with two plugs at the cluster rather than having to disconnect all 5 from behind the printed circuit. I also got a banjo fitting for my Toyota intake to brake booster vacuum and some grommets for gauge wiring to go through the firewall. It's not tangible progress but it's a step in the right direction. Hopefully over the next 2 weeks I will get the motivation to get out to the garage, crank up the propane heater, and tackle my next items on the list: *Install the ATEMU and resistors/heatsink *Wire up the gauge cluster to be easily removable *Wire in the Toyota brake light switch *Reinstall the dashboard and remount the Toyota ECU/fuse boxes/relays/switches in the glovebox *Install the radiator fan controller and relay kit *Trim more metal from around the shifter hole or create a relief for transmission to be raised higher
  4. You have built the car that I have envisioned building someday with those Work wheels and the LMS kit! I'm jealous! 😍 One day I will finally finish up this 2JZGTE/CD009 swap and be able to think about body mods.
  5. One of 174? :lol: :lol: :lol: Which bodily orfice do people pull these numbers from?
  6. We took my daughter last month. She loved it too. She made a "Pony Purple" and a "Hannah Banana".
  7. Delaware is probably less than 11hrs. It took me 9hrs from PA.
  8. I had a great time this year as usual. Of my 13 years of Pigeon Forge meets, I must say that PF15 was probably the most enjoyable. It was very relaxed and there was a lot more socializing this year between groups than in previous years. It was less "clique'y". (less small groups keeping to themselves) I have been guilty of it myself in the recent past. This year I think everybody got acquainted with somebody new whether it was their first meet or they were long-time attendes. Next year I plan to branch out some more and spend time with other people whether they are new or veteran attendees like myself. That just proves once again that this meet isn't just about the cars. It's about friendship and fun. For me, many of you guys have gone beyond "friend zone" and are what I consider family. I have been in/at SQC members weddings and I had SQ members in and at my wedding. I have not brought a car in several years and don't feel guilty about it at all. I don't come to show off a car or to see what anyone else brought. Seeing the cars is an awesome bonus but not a motivation for going. I come to see and hang out with my FRIENDS. I think many others feel the same way I do--and that is why the PF meet is so successful every year. Think about it: This meet has ZERO planning except setting the date, yet 50-ish people and 25-ish cars show up at the same place every year for a great weekend. It's not coincidence... This meet is driven by friendship, not the cars. Since Tom wasn't there to organize the Go Karts we didn't go. Actually the weather was pretty sketchy and unpredictable so I think most people decided to stay dry and BS in the parking lot instead. Next year I am sure the karting will resume. For you facebook users: You will see this again. I will post this on the "SQ's at PF" group page and possibly one or two of the of the other SQ group pages. Feel free to friend request me if you feel so inclined. Even though I totally left the SQ game a few years ago (except the PF meets) and have only dabbled here and there by helping others with theirs and the occasional buy/sell flip for profit, I am seriously considering buying another one--except keeping it this time. If the right car, at the right price, and at the right time comes along--who knows? I am already looking forward to next year lol!
  9. Nope. No prizes or awards. Oddly enough some people just like each other and show up to connect with people rather rhan see what they can get. Sometimes it's not all about the cars. Go figure...
  10. I use both OEM and reproduction sheetmetal. The car in the video above had Ford doors, Ford fenders, reproduction deck lid, reproduction roof skin, reproduction hood, reproduction front and rear valences, reproduction coupe 1/4 skins trimmed to fit a fastback, reproduction taillight panel, reproductionLH outer wheel house, reproduction LH trunk floor, reproduction LH long front floor pan, and a few other repro parts. My current project is mostly all Ford panels except the rear 1/4s, roof skin, and floor pans. With classic Mustangs it varies by the part. lwer priced repro doors and fenders tend to match the OEM panels better than the higher end Dynacorn panels. As general rule you match up Dynacorn to Dynacorn and OEM to lower end like Golden Legion, etc. For example, Dynacorn doors match Dynaorn fenders. Cheap fenders match the door contour better than Dynacorn. All aftermarket sheetmetal needs some tweaking, trimming, and shaping. There are a few panels that are ok right out of the box but it's rare. A good example of work needed on a new part is the rear valence in the video--I had to do a lot of work to get the ends to fit the rear 1/4s properly and get good gaps.
  11. Thanks! There are several people doing the swaps. There are many ways to do it. I am on my 3rd one now.
  12. Fastbacks sell for double to triple what coupes do. You can buy a very nice running and driving 65-68 Mustang coupe for the same price you would pay for a rusty, incomplete fastback Look at the difference for the same money: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Mustang-fastback-1967-ford-mustang-base-fastback-2-door-4-7-l-/331473588943?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4d2d5d92cf&item=331473588943&pt=US_Cars_Trucks http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Mustang-Coupe-/301571941122?forcerrptr=true&hash=item463716a302&item=301571941122
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