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VinceT

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    98312
  • Model
    Conquest
  • Type
    TSI
  • Model Year
    1988
  • Transmission Type
    Manual
  • Factory Color
    Fiji Blue
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    Black
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  1. Greetings, Sold my '88 StarQuest earlier this year and am now focused on resurrecting my '91 Galant VR4. I miss the see-through headrests from the StarQuest and believe the post diameter and spacing may be the same as the 91 VR4. I would like validation (Measure the post thickness, and gap between them) before spending money, and of course a set in good condition. Thanks! Vince
  2. I would like to thank all of you for your aid in selling my car. It has sold, and to someone I feel very confident will quickly return her to her former glory. The fact she will become someones elses passion, and that her new owner has the means to restore quickly is perhaps the greatest feeling I could have during this sad occasion. She deserves better than to be hidden away in a dusty corner, alone and forgotten.. <sigh> (Its been hard.... real hard, to let go) I wish the best for all of you in keeping the StarQuest community alive, and am glad to see so many dedicated to keeping these amazing cars running for many many year to come. Keep it shiny side up Vince PS I still have a swaybar, aluminum control arm bushings, and 2 new aero wheel covers I will have on ebay within a week or so, Keep your eyes open! http://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7301/15785741414_005769d028_b.jpg
  3. Per your request See the Flickr page Any shot(s) you need specifically? I can ask my son to snap a few with his phone tonight. VinceT
  4. Little selling points: Has the Conquest floor-mats in pretty good shape as well (sorry no pics). Complete Factory exhaust (including Upper Cat) Easy bolt on for emissions testing? Note: Currently no cats Replacement OEM trunk carpet, should owner wish to return battery to engine compartment. Car currently has Porterfield R-4 brake pads installed, (plus new sets in box). Engine always service with Mobile1, RedlineMTL, Waterwetter, Dot4 fluids Just thinking out loud about anything I missed.... VinceT StarQuest at springmail.com
  5. Greetings, This is a Cross-post from the Parts for Sale section where we have been discussing the sale of my '88 Quest. Several go fast goodies included. I posted here only because it is a nice car, and could be made to run by someone with skills and not parted. Just giving the SQC community a first look. If no one here is interested then it is off to Craigslist. Go to that post for pictures and video. Leave questions in that thread as well please. Keep it shiny side up Vince
  6. I guess that is my last few questions (for those of you not actually interested in buying this one....) Am I making it a good deal for Quest owners, or am I over the top in my asking price for the car "as is"? I want to put as much cash as I can in my pocket, but at no point do I want this to be a hard sell or an unreasonable price. I dont know the market, and am just winging it..... Also, as this car could be made to run, should I cross post to the "Cars for sale" section for more coverage to the gang here? Vince
  7. Thanks again for the input. I think I'm looking for $1500 OBO for the car, and all parts that have been removed from it during disassembly..(Includes injectors, 5-point harness, master cylinder rebuild kit, spare narrow rims, spare exhaust, spare trunk carpet, and microfich.)... oh, and I was asked about the HKS cam, and it is mounted in the engine... -V I'll see how it goes from there before considering lower offers. The car is not "pristine" but nice for her age.... Elbow grease on the paint will clear much of what ails it. Paintless dent repair will be on the new owner. With the pock marks in the hood (3 in the passenger side ridgeline), I would not hesitate. Interior smells kinda like mouse, so a good carpet shampoo would not hurt (I did clean it pretty well, but hey, I'm getting rid of the car, not restoring it for sale). I have collected ALL parts, nuts, and bolts that I could find, and put them in a box.... I cannot promise it is all there, but I believe so consiodering where I had them stored... Buyer may even get parts from other cars past, as I could not distinguish the difference. If it looked like a car part or bolt, I tossed it in the box. Parts not included will be the custom sway bar, aluminum bushings, and aero covers, which will most likely find their way to fleabay for those of you interested. If you were counting on them as part of the car sale, I apologize, and may accept lower offers on the car as the days drag on.) I hope to have the car gone soon, so speak up. If highest offer is $500 after a week or so (it isn't), then it is off to Craigslist... I would rather see the forum folks get first shot, but the first $1500 in my hand is my initial goal... If that price proves too steep, then i will lower my aspirations just to get it out of her driveway in a week or so. Youtube walk around http://youtu.be/bpZhg0txilw and http://youtu.be/HXIG3SUB_ZE Also more pics on the flickr page. Thanks, VinceT Starquest@springmail.com (I'll provide a phone number to those that email me with interest)
  8. Here are some more shots. (check back as I took a few hundred and will post more.) https://www.flickr.c...57650476650681/ At some time a mouse got inside. Made a nest in the glovebox.....grrrrrr Spent today cleaning the inside and she looks OK. Seats are horribly dry and need revitalization. Typical pucker and wear holes in driver and passenger seats. I have a few items that I may sell separate from the car (kinda depends on feedback here, but I really can use any extra cash getting rid of the car can provide.) 1.) Milled aluminum control arm bushings - New 2.) Starion Aero Covers - New. (Only 2 covers, but all 4 mounting center hubs) 3.) Custom made adjustable front swaybar (Used) 4.) Porterfield brake pads - new As these items have never been on the car, and I may get a higher return selling them on fleabay. Thoughts? VinceT Question... I found my parts microfich for the car.... has that ever been digitized and put online yet?
  9. Thanks, But lets start with a reality check.... As I said, time and storage have not been good to her. I saw several new paint chips, and scratches on the roof thanks to storing empty boxes all over it... 95% will buff out, but I was sad to see them in the first place. The number of pock-dents shocked me as well. The hood has one, as did the roof (from the inside? WFT?). If I were keeping her, I think a paintless dent repair could sort it all out easily. If you notice in the first shot of her storage, I had a craftsman fender protector on the nose, held on by large magnets.... Anywhere the magnets were over the 18 years has ruined the paint underneath. (lifted and bubbled?) so the upper nose panel has no option but a re-spray to look right again. <Who-da thunk it... sigh.....> The air dam is typical of a car driven hard at a autocross events for at least 3 seasons. All just paint chips and underside scratches. The wide rims all show light curbing and one with a noticeable wow. That one also has the clear coat de-laminating near the outer edge (looks like white foggy droplets). Sad to see "new" Yokohama 008's mounted, that we know are nothing bu aged bricks at this point... (Could be fun just lighting them up in a parking lot, but I would not trust any 18 year old tire on the street...) The engine bay looks good, but shows I started the tear-down and left.... It will take another SQ owner to look at the parts in a box and know where they all remount.... I would be hard pressed to remember myself without help. Oh, and I forgot it has a strut bar... I'm mad about the missing parts, because I truly believe they were with the car (I would have had no reason to bring them to my current home). Camshafts do not easily vanish, nor do parts new in the box.... I'll tear my current garage apart today just to be sure... I will get more detailed shots today, as yesterday was more about me reuniting with my car and searching for those missing parts... Can anyone tell me how to post images in a thumbnail format on this forum? I can upload them to my flickr, but hate to stack them full sized and deep in a forum post.... Ah well, check back later... VinceT Note: Missing parts located (all but camshaft) plus other small go-fast goodies I had forgotten about...
  10. Well, bit of an interesting day seeing the SQ again... Not the pristine car I recall of 18 years ago (many more dings and scratches), but she is still a darn pretty car. Pulled her out and gave her a quick bath. Tried to take inventory and came up missing parts... (Injectors, Porterfield pads, Sway bar attachment hardware, and oddly...... the old cam....) I'll go through stuff at my current house to see if any followed me here, but I didn't think so.... Just a few pic so far. Will have more tomorrow... As she sat, Getting a bath Oh,... There she is.... Note the tag date Needed a shot with me and her
  11. Thanks again all. Just called the Ex, and told her I would be over Saturday to pull the car out of the garage and get a good look at her in the sunlight/rain. I need to be careful pulling her out and giving her a bath, just to keep from having second thoughts... Also gotta find the title that I have not seen in 18 years as well.... Probalby in the safe (I hope) My ex reminds me the car has actually been garaged since '92 when I bought her. For those that dont remember me, I was a trained Aircraft mechanic at the time, so any work done on her was pretty precise. I supported the StarQuest community with a lot of technical advice as well as working on several in my own garage just to be helpful. I'm a legend in my own mind for two Starquest related items. I was the first to get the term "StarQuest" published in a magazine (Turbo and High Tech Performance, cerca 1995) where I got thanked and told they liked the name and would use it in future publications! Second is my research and documentation of production year designs and chages... (Had a microfich with lots of the parts data) I still wow myself going back and reading it today... I think I was also exclusive with the black and white Chrysler publicity photos I got back then. I do miss the days... sigh.... I have a few PMs to answer from interested parties, and I'll go do that now. Not set on a price till I see her out and clean, but $1500 or more would certainly make me happier than two six-packs! Thanks to everyone for the advice.... Keep it shiny side up! VinceT
  12. Thanks Kev..... Those were some good times and memories for me (probably why I never parted with the StarQuest for this long). She was my "first love" as cars go, and I still thought I stood a chance of rebuilding her strictly for track events... but allas....
  13. Nope not me... I put the StarQuest on blocks back in 1996, and used my Galant VR-4 for my daily driver. Had a Subie XT around the same time, so maybe that is what you recall... Thanks all, I'll try for modern pics in a week or two, as I will be going to her home and pulling it out of the garage. Bet she still looks nice after a quick wash... My current love is my Jag... She is a car that can spoil ya! Peace! VinceT
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