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Greg23

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  • Location
    Lafayette, IN
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  • Model
    Conquest
  • Type
    TSI
  • Model Year
    1987
  • Transmission Type
    Manual
  • Factory Color
    Grace Silver
  • Interior Color
    Dark Red
  • Status
    On the road

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  1. If you get a sending unit from Autozone keep in mind they are listed backwards. Of the two, the one they say is for your car, isn't. It's the other one. At least that's the way it was for an '87.
  2. Also check your sending unit. It can get gunked up and make the dash gauge even more inaccurate than it should be.
  3. Starquest heater blower box remover/installer. Or maybe 4" heater hose replacer.
  4. My brother-in-law told me it was Popular Mechanics. The search I did gave me the R&T list and I didn't notice it wasn't a Popular Mechanics article. He probably had them confused, which led to my confusion.
  5. I posted a how-to with pictures about this. It got moved somewhere but I'm not sure where.
  6. Popular Mechanics 12 greatest cars not on top lists - #1 Conquest/Starion May have already been posted but didn't see it.
  7. Spydre13's car has found a new home. I can't believe these cars are only worth $3,000. For some of you guys, buying/selling/trading cars is like going to the grocery store. I hardly ever do this so I was probably a pain obsessing about details. This car was good enough and close enough, I decided to take the majority advice and give up on my original owner 27 year old Conquest. I plan to start stripping it next spring so the good parts can find a new home. The seller gave me updates to make sure I didn't have an overly optimistic idea of the car's condition and went to some extra effort to prep it, get it cleaned up and in good condition. It ran great on the 4 hour drive home. I'm satisfied and think the transaction was an example of what can be expected of most of the people in this group (from what I know).
  8. Are '87 & '88 Conquest windshields and clips identical? Easy swap-o change-o?
  9. LSQuest88 - Holy cr*p. I had not seen that before! Didn't know one would fit in there. Not to hijack the thread mind you.
  10. Sorry, my internet connection went down while I was editing this for the pics. Rust pics http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/bassnightwithOttO/RustRR.jpg http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/bassnightwithOttO/RustRF.jpg http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/bassnightwithOttO/RustLR.jpg http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/bassnightwithOttO/RustLF.jpg I have been told various things by various people. One person told me I'd have to hang the entire fender because if it was cut off mid way and a new section was welded on it would rust along the weld line. My wife tore a gash about 20 years ago in the LR, in the area of the fuel filler door, which was welded up and it doesn't look any worse now than just after it was fixed. Another person also told me the only way to do it right is all new fenders. He's a restorer, so he's talking restoration not just fixing the rust and making it look better. Another person told me it cut could be cut at the top of the fender bulge and a new section welded on. I need somebody who knows more about body work than I do to tell me what I can and can't get away with. Are there any welds on the front fenders or are they totally bolted on? If it's all bolts that answers the front fender question. I know, the wheels will be addressed after the body. They were bad from day 1! Old business - Head work - DAD already has my credit card number from other things - Thanks. Here's the Daytona Coupe I was looking at - http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/bassnightwithOttO/DaytonaCoupe.jpg Dirty Old Man - sending PM about your 66 Charger Mopar Jon - PM on its way
  11. I did a how to, with pictures, about the hood release cable. http://www.starquest...opic=139065&hl=
  12. Dirty Old Man - You are preaching to the choir!! Part of my problem is, after the spark plug snapped off many years ago I decided to just let it go until something big took it out. Then.... I changed my mind. I've been getting it back into shape over the last year or so. Almost all the little stuff has been done. I'm a function over beauty kind of guy so the body gets left until the end. The head/exhaust will need to be addressed and now that the little stuff is out of the way I will probably do that this winter. Mopar Jon - I will probably getting in touch with you in a few days. My mother lives in Brooksville (can't believe my luck!) I might make arrangements to stop over and see you the next time I go down there late summer or early fall. Knowing there doesn't seem to be a shortage of body parts might have just put the kibosh to that 65 Cobra Daytona Coupe :-( Thanks so far. More ideas please.
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