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This is mainly going to be a summary of pictures on the flatty since Memorial day, May 2008(when I picked it up).

 

1986 Dodge Conquest Flat sider - Non-intercooled, automatic, open differential goodness!

 

May 2008:

 

http://i.imgur.com/Bgesu.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bXjRO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9VXXp.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HDU35.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ODZBa.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/G5xM1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/VqP1x.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CJO3U.jpg

 

Next to my friends '87

 

http://i.imgur.com/oKmBd.jpg

 

Getting ready for some 5 lug and LSD from my scrapped '88

 

http://i.imgur.com/6SHPl.jpg

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June 2008:

 

Most all of the suspension made its way onto the flatty. Diff/axles/front and rear struts/control arms/sway bars....

 

http://i.imgur.com/b72iC.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3clu1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0znMA.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/G3FPI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/djD8G.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gbH3w.jpg

 

Slowly cleaning up the engine bay...

 

http://i.imgur.com/2Jsr0.jpg

 

Cleaned up the rusted battery tray...

 

http://i.imgur.com/hYPwZ.jpg

 

4 lug wide body!

 

http://i.imgur.com/YpB1p.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/oXSAA.jpg

 

Getting ready to go...

 

http://i.imgur.com/hotFr.jpg

 

Farewell...

 

http://i.imgur.com/oBMM4.jpg

 

Autopower cage I pulled from my $650 87 parts car:

 

http://i.imgur.com/S5k6Y.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/jV9St.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PBZ3B.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/GtDZk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/KmgKK.jpg

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July 2008:

 

Automatic to Manual....

 

http://i.imgur.com/E9V3X.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/LpEcZ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9mAy0.jpg

 

Upper clutch pedal assembly mount - I didn't have a welder at the time, so I drilled holes and bolted it in...

 

http://i.imgur.com/6rvmc.jpg

 

Automatic brake pedal....

 

http://i.imgur.com/BRF3H.jpg

 

Manual brake pedal...

 

http://i.imgur.com/Zzqnc.jpg

 

The old slush box..

 

http://i.imgur.com/2cCt1.jpg

 

88 trans/ARP flywheel bolts/ACT clutch:

 

http://i.imgur.com/QIehK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/xOBda.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AMKay.jpg

 

Auto shifter hole:

 

http://i.imgur.com/mzqNw.jpg

 

New hole:

 

http://i.imgur.com/FQCqi.jpg

 

Master cylinder and reservior:

 

http://i.imgur.com/AEm26.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QtrYy.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/gY5rC.jpg

 

Old TEP(spearco) radiator with 2 12" Mr. Gasket fans I saved from my 88:

 

http://i.imgur.com/e5TL1.jpg

 

Built up a harness(my wiring has gotten much better since :P )

 

http://i.imgur.com/KSyHf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/4XzIc.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/amuNx.jpg

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More July 2008:

 

Picked up another set of SHPs with brand new Hankook RS-2s:

 

http://i.imgur.com/7uW3B.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lhq2m.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CbuMl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/clmQR.jpg

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I like. Good work man! How hard was the trans swap? What did u do for the cross member? Im doing one now.

 

 

I mounted from the original auto trans mount in the tunnel to the manual trans. It was crude at first, and still is I think, but it works. Now that I have access to a welder, I should revisit this...

 

http://i.imgur.com/kC7C9.jpg

 

So sloppy...

 

http://i.imgur.com/Wc83j.jpg

 

The original mounts I did above flexed way too much. I eventually corrected this(I'll post pics later).

 

There should be an auto to manual thread here somewhere. It showed different methods of mounting. I think someone actually welded mounts to the tunnel so the manual trans crossmember bolts straight to it.

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August 2008:

 

AC partially deleted, alternator bracket off a D-50 pick up.http://i.imgur.com/bkcXK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/J8LPP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dGj29.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/afA0D.jpg

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February 2009:

 

http://i.imgur.com/cpSuq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/xdZV8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/aXCoL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fjlwh.jpg

 

Taking some measurements........

 

http://i.imgur.com/VCTOt.jpg

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March 2009:

 

ARP front wheel studs(100-7712) - the backs have to be trimmed down a bit to fit the 5 lug hubs.http://i.imgur.com/5uBff.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/brrB0.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/CAwyR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Tde3r.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0dlL1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/z6eiy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/XzvDc.jpg

 

Rear ARPs(100-7717) - Easy install, no modifications needed.

 

http://i.imgur.com/k4g96.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/6r3gP.jpg

 

Some Blox aluminum lug nuts:

 

http://i.imgur.com/eSOJs.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/u9EZV.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/7xPKk.jpg

 

More measuring......

 

http://i.imgur.com/0SOxb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/94nrp.jpg

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April 2009:

 

Rebuilt the transmission mount so it doesn't flex anymore. A friend welded it up later on, but I think I should re-engineer it now that I have a welder handy...

 

http://i.imgur.com/ex47n.jpg

 

Leading edge of the mount:

 

http://i.imgur.com/G6lHG.jpg

 

From the back side:

 

http://i.imgur.com/Zm6QK.jpg

 

Made a gauge panel out of some Lexan. I wired up a harness with a connector in case I ever have to pull the dash(which I have many times since):

 

http://i.imgur.com/PTXtR.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/0qgUR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HZEWC.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CC32c.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/nMah6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PiYqL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QZnGu.jpg

 

Pumping out mid-16 second runs at Infineon :)

 

http://i.imgur.com/tOdLj.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Kh1p9.jpg

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May 2009:

 

Painted the turbo heat shield with some BBQ grill paint. It dried looking matte black:

 

http://i.imgur.com/qDErB.jpg

 

Still pulling strong vacuum :)

 

http://i.imgur.com/maWIJ.jpg

 

Slow build of my front coil overs:

 

TechnoToyTuning camber plates

 

http://i.imgur.com/3aHzF.jpg

 

KYB AGX FRONT Celica Alltrac struts

 

http://i.imgur.com/RbJJF.jpg

 

Picked up some 88-89 Toyota Celica FRONT strut housings. They must be 88-89 as the threaded portion has the matching threads to the AGX gland nuts.

 

http://i.imgur.com/3bfr5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/za2QQ.jpg

 

Peeks out the top:

 

http://i.imgur.com/4OWMb.jpg

 

Cut the tops off the Celica housings...

 

http://i.imgur.com/QbJHz.jpg

 

Insert in the FRONT Starion housing:

 

http://i.imgur.com/LGTMB.jpg

 

Had to space the insert from the bottom a bit:

 

http://i.imgur.com/zmGBP.jpg

 

The first attempt wasn't so great. I didn't get the Celica tops to align to the Starion housings straight enough. A solution came later...

 

http://i.imgur.com/0pLdY.jpg

 

My neighbors Celica Supra:

 

http://i.imgur.com/yahar.jpg

 

Some foreshadowing....

 

http://i.imgur.com/LzkZ3.jpg

 

Threw in a used fuse link box after the original melted. Cleaned up the terminals/connections and installed.

 

http://i.imgur.com/UjOcY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yYkZk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/LBuJU.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/r0WSV.jpg

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June 2009:

 

Detailed short stroke build: http://www.starquestclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93736&st=0

 

Started on the REAR housings. Cut the adjuster knobs out and patched over them with metal scraps from the front struts:

 

http://i.imgur.com/2tjpx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/rXB8n.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/F99Dg.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/LNtrw.jpg

 

Installed a new thermostat. Pulled the original Mitsubishi thermostat and installed a Stant. Next thermostat change, I'm going back to OEM.

 

http://i.imgur.com/ie7s7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3hVig.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/p36hx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QetxM.jpg

 

Back to coil overs...

 

Picked up some poly bump stops for a Mustang application(4.6104R - Energy suspension)

 

http://i.imgur.com/1MqUL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JZstS.jpg

 

A friend turned down a set of Celica tops for me in his machine shop class. This solved the alignment issue between the Celica tops and Starion strut housing. They slide right in!

 

http://i.imgur.com/4p2HF.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UDurg.jpg

 

Welded up :)

 

http://i.imgur.com/ZYSLW.jpg

 

A little black paint...

 

http://i.imgur.com/Kn9ud.jpg

 

Usable suspension travel...

 

http://i.imgur.com/msdLo.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/d0COj.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/5mEMR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ISsYp.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/npDhz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DDPUs.jpg

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July 2009:

 

I didn't like the metal to metal contact of the spring hat to the camber plate, so I picked up some thrust bearings and races from Mcmaster.com:

 

http://i.imgur.com/s3rmI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/g9GtU.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/zRfBn.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hb1Rj.jpg

 

Also got a set of MK1 silicone hoses. One hose didn't match, but I made it work. Still no leaks to this day.

 

http://i.imgur.com/V9k3y.jpg

 

Some pics from the Treasure Island old school meet...

 

***coverage: http://www.starquest...showtopic=94524

 

http://clunkbucket.com/treasure-island-vintage-bonanza/

 

http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?548539-Old-school-car-meet-July-18th-Treasure-Island./page2

 

http://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-non-technical-207/norcal-meet-greet-bbq-jul-18-t-i-sf-850398/

 

http://i.imgur.com/lkELX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JW62e.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/cVJIJ.jpg

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August 2009:

 

Accusump time...I slowly put this together over about a week if I remember correctly.

 

http://i.imgur.com/QX80j.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0RhTZ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/XwWYP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Ni6sT.jpg

 

Made some brackets to upgrade/relocate the power steering cooler:

 

http://i.imgur.com/9NAFu.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/cCNCb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1JNX1.jpg

 

Mike Bumbecks White 87

 

http://i.imgur.com/TFjkP.jpg

 

While the front end was off I made a "Griffin" radiator....

 

http://i.imgur.com/6y0jy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/w3GHs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iwkjG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/FKSAt.jpg

 

Relocated the oil filter - now running a larger Ford filter:

 

http://i.imgur.com/rd9AQ.jpg

 

Shield for the back of the power steering cooler:

 

http://i.imgur.com/g9rcZ.jpg

 

Made an Accusump indicator light:

 

http://i.imgur.com/eAfAC.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/8uE3D.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/sXGLb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/cHW6M.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Mk0pY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PMWjJ.jpg

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August 2009 continued:

 

Flatty love!

 

http://i.imgur.com/8Bfkm.jpg

 

Earls oil cooler:

 

http://i.imgur.com/oEEJk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yQPGf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1eXPv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/qayS3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ruXZR.jpg

 

I was always skeptical about socketless fittings, but I am now a believer! These have never leaked...

 

http://i.imgur.com/wiqa5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3lBmc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YpOor.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/grPLp.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ags8C.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/FVDMs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/2wyiv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AaSdv.jpg

 

 

Oil Filter adapter(Moroso 23685)

 

http://i.imgur.com/452u0.jpg

 

I used the factory gauge and sender to monitor the Accusump pressure:

 

http://i.imgur.com/JwdKE.jpg

 

All done!

 

http://i.imgur.com/VBzn9.jpg

 

Finished my AC delete too. Duct and plug out of a Mighty Max/D-50:

 

http://i.imgur.com/ACWfj.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/5RLdH.jpg

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September 2009:

 

Catalytic converter had a melt down. This is probably around the time my vacuum advance stopped working....

 

http://i.imgur.com/GbY6G.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/drAYi.jpg

 

Pulled my washer tank out to make room for my old MSD 6al. Made some brackets out of aluminum.

 

http://i.imgur.com/mLuGt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/N6wPB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AH3Z3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ZYZ1B.jpg

 

Everything installed with a tiny loaner battery off my Starlet to top it off :)

 

http://i.imgur.com/3qlKn.jpg

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October 2009:

 

Pulled the old Walbro 255lph pump out of storage and installed it with new filters(engine bay filter MB504732, in tank filter MB129890, and the pre-pump filter NAPA 3278)

 

http://i.imgur.com/vJrIB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/FMMsW.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/csdIx.jpg

 

I had to dig around for the install kit that originally came with the pump. Took those AN fittngs off so I could use the factory fuel pressure hose at the pump.

 

http://i.imgur.com/zG0PO.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/QfLVi.jpg

 

Fixed some wire ends for the condenser to the pump...

 

http://i.imgur.com/EDjWJ.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/cLT16.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/Fp2vH.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hYohB.jpg

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November 2009:

 

Old school meet in Santa Clara. I think this is when the most StarQuests came out. We had a strong presence in this normally Datsun filled meet.

 

http://i.imgur.com/r32Wx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/kmn7S.jpg

 

I saw my old MPI Hurricane manifold living on in a long bed D-50

 

http://i.imgur.com/bg9sl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/vNCEH.jpg

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It was a long stretch of no progress....I figure it was time to finish the rear coil overs(after over a whole year)....

 

October 2010:

 

More usable travel...

 

http://i.imgur.com/NAj0i.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/WodhS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0ROnx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yl0iT.jpg

 

Original rears were blown...

 

http://i.imgur.com/tr3T9.jpg

 

Made a washer to keep the rear camber adjustment from slipping:

 

http://i.imgur.com/v0s7h.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/k8Lap.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/6Ozus.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9Ce4f.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tIkSV.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PxpUH.jpg

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/OwHu9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/H5k9v.jpg

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November 2010:

 

Some random steel I welded together to practice my welding:

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/amC8G.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/7lers.jpg

 

 

Converted to an 88 ECM/igniter/harness/1g DSM maf. I also snagged some nicer injector clips from a Crown Victoria at the junkyard. They fit perfect and have the same inner connector shape as OEM, so they wont crack your injector plastic.

 

Proper way to switch to a 1g MAF plug - de-pin the connectors and swap! All the wires swap directly over to the 1g connector in the same positions. Just keep track of the wires by changing over one by one. Also delete the 7th wire thats by itself from the 1g connector.

 

http://i.imgur.com/6XxmJ.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/xlAmi.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HKY4G.jpg

 

I adapted the 88 harness to the 86 under dash connector. I also jumped 2 wires at the boost sensor(mounted on the firewall) so the factory boost gauge would still work. I think its the Red(yellow trace) and Yellow(green trace) wires that have to by joined together. *Consult your FSM on your specific year :P *

 

http://i.imgur.com/rsti7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/nVj9k.jpg

 

Ford injector plugs were soldered in place

 

http://i.imgur.com/1N5XX.jpg

 

Good bye!

 

http://i.imgur.com/ZLFzi.jpg

 

A direct comparison

 

http://i.imgur.com/soj0S.jpg

 

Keeping it organized before cutting

 

http://i.imgur.com/FA7Vc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/z3iDA.jpg

 

Ready to go in for some plug and play..

 

http://i.imgur.com/mJwRG.jpg

 

Mounted the igniter to the fuse/relay cover:

 

http://i.imgur.com/XhGm6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/8cm6d.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1Mowt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/5nISB.jpg

 

Boost sensor and solenoid were removed..

 

http://i.imgur.com/qU11u.jpg

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December 2010:

 

AEM wideband mounted where the stock boost gauge was. AF sensor was mounted after the primary catalytic converter.

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/uBibG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fU44f.jpg

 

Cutting was in order:

 

http://i.imgur.com/mZ37H.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lRDNQ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iEwSI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/rpUcx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/N6gOZ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/7Ww12.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/APKDi.jpg

 

Sourced power and ground from the cluster connector

 

http://i.imgur.com/Xqb44.jpg

 

POO.

 

http://i.imgur.com/h1cIM.jpg

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December 2010 continued:

 

Had a 2.5" exhaust made from the down pipe back. I also made this crude silencer for street use.

 

http://i.imgur.com/mAPOt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Tdegq.jpg

 

Welded that hanger on there so the silencer doesn't accidentally fall down the exhaust when I remove/install it.

 

http://i.imgur.com/w6C4P.jpg

 

1g MAF slightly hogged out:

 

http://i.imgur.com/4JHDP.jpg

 

Installed an adjustable potentiometer so I could get an RPM signal to my SAFC2(tipped of to this by StarquestRescue). This converts the analog signal in our cars to digital so the SAFC can read it.

 

http://i.imgur.com/1qNRv.jpg

 

Mounted behind the ECM

 

http://i.imgur.com/3Kzqe.jpg

 

HAHZAH!

 

http://i.imgur.com/yF5cm.jpg

 

Some random 924 on the street...

 

http://i.imgur.com/u0W0z.jpg

 

Went to Thunderhill for a drift/skidpad/full track event. Unfortunately, I didn't get many pictures since I was driving...

 

Start of the day around 5:30am

 

http://i.imgur.com/lz6J7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gCUFY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hODJo.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lwJL4.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ryYKj.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/f13tt.jpg

 

 

 

Drove to the track, went home on a trailer. Nothing went wrong, the car was bullet proof all day. We just had an opening on the trailer so I took it and fell asleep in the truck on the way back home :)

 

http://i.imgur.com/XQg8t.jpg

 

Gasoline well spent.

 

http://i.imgur.com/VPa93.jpg

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Thanks for sharing your progress. My Dad had a Toyota Starlet when I was young. I learned to drive stick in that car, in fact. I'd like to find one some time - yours looks great!
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