My Conquest Journey. Repair, Upgrade and Frustration

[Killtodie]

My Conquest adventure started late 07 or so, me and my best friend where discussing buying a new car vs. and old car and he was showing me a bunch of "classic" cars, Alpha Romeo, Thunderbird SC, Merkurs and some Vettes. Then he showed me a Fiji Conquest. I was amazing, I never saw or heard of that car before and immediately fell in love with its styling. Immediately I knew I had to have this car. Cut to early 2009 I actively start looking for the car, I find this forum and start looking around for a car. I had a few leads, one as far as Vancouver, saw none locally near Joiliet to test drive and see what the car is like.

Another month went by and I found my car. It was in DC, a 12 hour drive, it was cheap, $1,200 and had a "rebuilt" engine.

Me and my friend jumped into my Civic and started driving East. Here is how it all unfolded from there

 

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My DD, picking up my friend early in the morning

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Hitting the road, Ohio I think

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The awesome roads in Pennsylvania

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Lots curves, good drive

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Oh yeah

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Tunnel!

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Good reverb

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Getting dark, we switched drivers

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Great scenery

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Almost there

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12 hours later, this is how I started to see things

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and feel

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Whoa..

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Thar she be!

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Pulled in the first plaza to get some food, a bit before midnight local time

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My friend drove first, I never really driven a RWD car and I was too tired to try

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Just over two hours later we pull over to switch drivers. Car wouldnt start again, starter came loose. It's 3am,

found a tow truck to come and take it back to the shop for a quick repair.

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Me driving it after the repair just after sunrise, somewhere in Pennsylvania, nice wet descending mountain road.

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Horrible, horrible hack job

Edited January 14, 2010 by Killtodie

[Killtodie]

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What you cant see is the shifter lever banging against the bezel in 5th gear

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After the steering hydraulic line failed, I had to fight to keep the wheel straight, for 10 hours...

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Getting gas, coffee, rest

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Some rust, but not too bad. Car was from the south

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The fix

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After fixing the busted accordion hose with electric tape I finally get proper boost

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75 miles from home she dies. Turned out to be a faulty secondary injector and the accordion hose ripped more.

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5 hours later I was able to get free towing

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My baby is home

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Further inspection in the morning

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No battery tray

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Cracked thermostat housing

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Just came right off

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Temp fix. Previous owner bored out a bigger hole, SAE instead of metric, big PITA

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First car wash

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Than the water pump fails

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Radiator falls apart as I take it out

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New pump

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New belts and hoses

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Replaced the PS line as well

Edited January 13, 2010 by Killtodie

[Killtodie]

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New radiator

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Sway Bar

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Replacing rear plate brackets

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Replaced radio and heater control also shift boot

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New motor oil, tranny and LSD

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Removed charcoal can and a few other things

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Replacing throttle body, checked out the rocker as well.

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Trilogy Injectors

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New ignition cables, rotor, plugs

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Than this happens...

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Replaced both sides

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New coolant/oil lines to turbo

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New calipers getting primed

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Painted

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Driving to friends house who has more tools and a garage

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Fun

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<3 the Mau5

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Notice the news paper holding the speaker in place, lol

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Out goes the tank

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Struts

Edited January 14, 2010 by Killtodie

[Killtodie]

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Rusty :/

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angle cutter to the stuck hand brake lever

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Took us over 2 hours to separate that

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burning bushings is fun

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Took about 20 minutes for them to burn out enough to pop out

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New struts, bushings, brake lines, brakes

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Shaving weight, lol

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Very dirty

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One down

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The other one took even longer

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X-member

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The beer adds 10hp

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Rearend halfway done

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Front now

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Installing brakes

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Notice the zip ties

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almost...

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All done

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Drive back home

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As she sits now

Edited January 14, 2010 by Killtodie

[Killtodie]

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Some rubbing

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New rims and tires

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Shiny

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Good looking tread!

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New rocker cover

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At a local meet

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Quest Parade

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Fellow questers

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New *DM air intake with 1G MAS and a bigger intercooler

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New ST swaybars

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Back to work, new swaybars, IC, intake piping, alternator fix, a few other

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Got the fool out

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Broken Tension bolt

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Nice macro shot

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solderd back a broken wire

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Old and new

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Endlinks securing

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Starting to take out the stock IC

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Damn thing kicked my a**

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New IC

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[Killtodie]

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Test fitting

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Rear swaybar

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Getting it installed

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A better fit, cut out to make it fit

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Done for the day

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After replacing worn rear spring mounts

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Everything but BOV and MAS hooked up

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This awesome doohicky

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New Fuel Filter and PSI gauge

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New fuseable links

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Just noticed that there were two missing bolts, securing that gap gained me 8mpg!

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Got me a heatsink

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after treating it with Aircraft Remover and a grinder

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Eching primer

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Black caliper paint

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RFL!

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/StARo_XhGvI/AAAAAAAALHo/gEkIBvJ7-dk/s800/IMG_6537.JPG

Perty

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/StARwTsxZ7I/AAAAAAAALII/sWghdpxSUcE/s576/IMG_6545.JPG

New tools

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/StARyFwwPdI/AAAAAAAALIQ/wGbde_95ksI/s800/IMG_6546.JPG

All hooked up

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/StARz1cw8QI/AAAAAAAALIg/oqL_Ezmxwn0/s800/IMG_6551.JPG

It's all finaly done!

Edited January 14, 2010 by Killtodie

[Killtodie]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/SuID5uqV8KI/AAAAAAAALN8/p9R0aWIkWdw/s576/IMG_6690.JPG

Taking off that nasty oxidation

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/SuID7o0Cn0I/AAAAAAAALOA/z-UdWR4O2Ao/s800/IMG_6692.JPG

Looking good!

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/SuID9OjqOaI/AAAAAAAALOE/0-hIgFlqPrY/s800/IMG_6696.JPG

It works

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/SvDVZB0YEWI/AAAAAAAALUk/vEgdU8bIGJM/s576/IMG_6793.JPG

Stitching up the busted air dam for now

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/SvDVUgRS6AI/AAAAAAAALUY/go-cJvdTn7A/s576/IMG_6788.JPG

Sexy

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/SvDV91JaWCI/AAAAAAAALVA/PYWik2UDEi0/s800/IMG_6784.JPG

Repaired the heat mat and painted the shield

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/SvDV_9ysJ7I/AAAAAAAALVE/6K2azOaFjQA/s800/IMG_6786.JPG

Painted heatshield

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/SvITAaS-gkI/AAAAAAAALWI/Xr68r4jUcNY/s800/IMG_6795.JPG

Re-installing the bumper after stiching the whole air dam, about 80 zip ties

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/SvISjn4XPLI/AAAAAAAALVk/YtPpiE01-Bs/s800/IMG_6796.JPG

Much easier to install when jacked

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/SvISnZW2sCI/AAAAAAAALVs/By9s6azfpLM/s800/IMG_6803.JPG

Cheap, but effective.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S04P56CX3vI/AAAAAAAALiM/KAV5U_vCErQ/s720/IMG_7027.JPG

Snow Quest

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S04P9dxVGvI/AAAAAAAALiU/t6kKYJnTiHg/s720/IMG_7034.JPG

Storing my dead Civic battery

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S04P-Uf7BhI/AAAAAAAALiY/XMtZJKWTcmo/s720/IMG_7040.JPG

Selective Yellow in my Civic

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S04P_JpBgSI/AAAAAAAALic/YcenYWIAn2M/s720/IMG_7041.JPG

THE END!

Edited January 14, 2010 by Killtodie

[Killtodie]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S_htQ_dcxNI/AAAAAAAAVVs/y8wHhPwf2Os/s800/IMG_7716.JPG

New Stage 3 Clutch

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S_htR-geGnI/AAAAAAAAVV0/LO8ULRbqQTw/s800/IMG_7717.JPG

6-puck

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S_hthMTJJ_I/AAAAAAAAVXY/vErGcWmkRhE/s800/IMG_7735.JPG

New flywheel

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S_hto2qTZhI/AAAAAAAAVX4/9SNmvvU2MA4/s800/IMG_7725.JPG

Shiny new gasket

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S_htT6hCPNI/AAAAAAAAVV8/Pi0OqpkFvj8/s800/IMG_7718.JPG

Changing the oil

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S_htbZRlViI/AAAAAAAAVW4/oYkark4kGGg/s800/IMG_7726.JPG

Replacing throttle cable

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S_htepcPYTI/AAAAAAAAVXI/BiGeW9gSXYo/s800/IMG_7730.JPG

Back from the car wash

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S_htgCeHgbI/AAAAAAAAVXQ/uK_7cFD3Rkk/s800/IMG_7733.JPG

I love how that red stitching stands out

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S_htkFd6MeI/AAAAAAAAVXo/F2bsd8XdCEQ/s800/IMG_7740.JPG

Runs super smooth

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/S_htmHNWIJI/AAAAAAAAVXw/_LYJ4J7mtuY/s800/IMG_7743.JPG

So damn fine

 

LEG 1.5

So at this point I said, screw it, and decided to do an engine swap fro a known good, low mileage engine that wont let me down.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfAHcWd_tI/AAAAAAAAV-0/AcbeIF-VziU/s800/IMG_8096.JPG

Driving out to Fond du Lac

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfANqVfy1I/AAAAAAAAV_M/Wj9BlW1vvJQ/s800/IMG_8100.JPG

Right to business, pulling hoses and pipes

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfAT1YR_EI/AAAAAAAAV_s/1PdcrSjI5Gs/s800/IMG_8104.JPG

Almost everything disconnected,time to pull

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfAXCKAN0I/AAAAAAAAWAA/Vz5Wrn910wk/s576/IMG_8106.JPG

Getting her out, friend Nic (Satty07) being awesome

Edited July 4, 2010 by Killtodie

[Killtodie]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfAd8IInZI/AAAAAAAAWAg/N26FGoPMs8A/s576/IMG_8110.JPG

Out it goes, leaving the tranny in place

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfAhwtNlnI/AAAAAAAAWAw/vjtXAtvqU58/s800/IMG_8112.JPG

So much dirt and grime. I wish I had more than a day to scrub and clean everything

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfAjJPqO6I/AAAAAAAAWA4/m7mk_BgCQNk/s800/IMG_8113.JPG

Oil in the tunnel, I guess I finally fond my oil leak

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfAnAy4CUI/AAAAAAAAWBI/UAcQQjtv-0k/s800/IMG_8115.JPG

New flywheel, clutch and pressure plate installed on the new engine

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfAtu5DXRI/AAAAAAAAWBw/KtD_1xS02S8/s576/IMG_8120.JPG

Yup

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfAxg_UmWI/AAAAAAAAWCI/B7VCdSBKN3M/s800/IMG_8123.JPG

Front end. May not look clean but its proven

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfA0L6XlfI/AAAAAAAAWCY/kpQB5Ua3NV8/s800/IMG_8125.JPG

The old money pit

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfA7M3OJbI/AAAAAAAAWDI/pIO6BHE8lNU/s800/IMG_8131.JPG

In she goes

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfBCwC--XI/AAAAAAAAWDs/KuWgAyrWH_k/s800/IMG_8135.JPG

Old transmission mount, its gone. I replaced both tranny and engine mounts with new poly ones, what an improvement!

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfBMS1epiI/AAAAAAAAWEQ/nYGx98GC0cQ/s800/IMG_8139.JPG

Also pulled the AC and cruise control, so much cleaner

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfBUi9zmgI/AAAAAAAAWEw/EQsDW6kEpPA/s576/IMG_8143.JPG

Where the condenser used to be

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfBZ0u3BXI/AAAAAAAAWFI/aXjEImlhazg/s800/IMG_8147.JPG

Old crappy exhaust

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfBWry6MKI/AAAAAAAAWE4/WQKSXnDuW3w/s800/IMG_8144.JPG

New one

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TCfBh9bO5LI/AAAAAAAAWF4/b84GZEzxUGI/s576/IMG_8153.JPG

Gurgle!

 

 

Car runs fabulous! Now to disassemble the old engine and start a proper build on it

Edited July 4, 2010 by Killtodie

[Killtodie]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TDDM5Tu4O9I/AAAAAAAAWJs/mUmBilFAJDw/s800/IMG_8159.JPG

Indeed it does suck

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TDJE8RfJLgI/AAAAAAAAWLA/KZiPEsbKiCQ/s912/IMG_8310.JPG

More exhaust pics

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TDJE9qUoi9I/AAAAAAAAWLI/KUxpIfiMYxg/s912/IMG_8311.JPG

All straight pipe

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TDJE_Pn5aPI/AAAAAAAAWLQ/us6ACGkDQiA/s912/IMG_8312.JPG

Slight curve

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TDJFBoW6yzI/AAAAAAAAWLg/xVxDxkITk9E/s912/IMG_8314.JPG

Yup

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TDJFDMLlK8I/AAAAAAAAWLo/mEcojoJ1cCQ/s912/IMG_8315.JPG

New injector clips

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TDJEmiiTmCI/AAAAAAAAWKQ/fJ0jzZe3Gl4/s800/IMG_8335.JPG

Later that night alternator siezed up, getting on a tow truck, barley clears

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/THNRnh7EJvI/AAAAAAAAWXE/yXohOHvrBOA/s800/IMG_8383.JPG

So replaced the alternator and decided to clean up the tires

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/THNRohJ7mSI/AAAAAAAAWXM/784dh_aXSrg/s800/IMG_8384.JPG

Brake dust loves me

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/THNRskkJKYI/AAAAAAAAWXk/Rs4djAxDT0A/s800/IMG_8391.JPG

Good ole wheel buffing and waxing

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/THNRuJfdkkI/AAAAAAAAWXs/Svs2rvjb6e4/s800/IMG_8396.JPG

All 4

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/THNRvM7Jt_I/AAAAAAAAWX0/lih8nFIW8ok/s800/IMG_8520.JPG

New garage

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/THNRvzdlEWI/AAAAAAAAWX8/8Q7kUIW9D9U/s800/IMG_8521.JPG

So empty

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/THNRyDEQIlI/AAAAAAAAWYc/vPOkCeavSiI/s800/IMG_8527.JPG

Here is my insert problem right there

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/THNRzHDLqBI/AAAAAAAAWYk/G6blHDEQz_Y/s800/IMG_8528.JPG

All set right

Edited November 26, 2010 by Killtodie

[Killtodie]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/THNR2E8TX_I/AAAAAAAAWZQ/bZnBqhj9I7k/s800/IMG_8538.JPG

107ft.lb

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKllOFOVEzI/AAAAAAAAW_U/kJNpUDeh9Rw/s800/IMG_8701.JPG

Prepping wipers arm for paint

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKllPQ9vM7I/AAAAAAAAW_k/8VtAUE36NyY/s800/IMG_8704.JPG

Primer

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKllUWIdULI/AAAAAAAAXAk/Awzgsz2NPho/s800/IMG_8719.JPG

Results

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKllZEqSx5I/AAAAAAAAXBY/SBL6YJ2ieFw/s800/IMG_8732.JPG

Now time for short throw

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKllcjgLOSI/AAAAAAAAXBw/gZXmzXZdYGg/s576/IMG_8738.JPG

For now.... (I could see the drive shaft spin when driving)

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKllgbZ-5zI/AAAAAAAAXCY/reXtRH09EYs/s800/IMG_8778.JPG

Repainted valve cover, came out orangish

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKllqUlkd2I/AAAAAAAAXDc/xJap1w5jnJY/IMG_8792.JPG

time to restore headlight covers

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKllwCZOHVI/AAAAAAAAXEA/0QSZcoDYoOc/IMG_8797.JPG

Yummy

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKllyEL_E3I/AAAAAAAAXEY/1zb2j9U7CjM/s800/IMG_9003.JPG

Clear foglight lenses and restore

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKllwug8VHI/AAAAAAAAXEI/Qxz7_qElw7g/s576/IMG_8799.JPG

Painting rear runners

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TLyUtFFhnLI/AAAAAAAAXFw/sNKYGsQlDYA/s800/IMG_9028.JPG

Wrinkle Black on air deflector

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TLyU0zAsuOI/AAAAAAAAXGk/7Lz4lPnw9Z4/s800/IMG_9046.JPG

Driveshaft and exhaust

Edited November 26, 2010 by Killtodie

[Killtodie]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TJaMixy3pjI/AAAAAAAAWsM/2mgj6c1icHU/s800/IMG_8831.JPG

Time to fix frame railes

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TJaMmyRSStI/AAAAAAAAWss/rzoMFT1S5ew/s800/IMG_8835.JPG

Diamond Plate!

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TJaQgmeds_I/AAAAAAAAWt4/ePELKIhsDhk/s800/IMG_8844.JPG

Results

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKhNly-BvvI/AAAAAAAAWu0/H8vP454Bhr8/s800/IMG_8974.JPG

New tranny

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKhNu0QNyvI/AAAAAAAAWv8/ld3FMWzre18/s800/IMG_8983.JPG

All clean

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKksolj3uZI/AAAAAAAAW0I/koMVkNtfHcU/s576/IMG_8999.JPG

Primmed

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TKksr-NfpEI/AAAAAAAAW0w/mpC-c8WTeC8/s576/IMG_9007.JPG

Painted

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TLyU-GodlkI/AAAAAAAAXHk/-BuHfCnEIP0/s800/IMG_9062.JPG

Ready to install

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TLyU3GEEaQI/AAAAAAAAXG0/gpjA4N1FEK4/s800/IMG_9049.JPG

Old tranny

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TLyU2CtbTvI/AAAAAAAAXGs/EQbTieXB_R0/s800/IMG_9047.JPG

And it's fluids

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TLyU_DTVxgI/AAAAAAAAXHs/odkM03kL0Es/s576/IMG_9063.JPG

Installed

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TLyVFCaYGOI/AAAAAAAAXIk/Qac_L78jWfs/s800/IMG_9084.JPG

Got my exhaust tucked and secured

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TNTikQE7QfI/AAAAAAAAXKw/RxIkF4mgl6U/s800/IMG_9114.JPG

Time for more wrinkle black

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DE6W0quWtjY/TNZMPK9r_vI/AAAAAAAAXPk/HD4UV3AQAQI/s800/IMG_9152.JPG

 

Latest update as of November 2010 and I'm out of reserved space

Edited November 26, 2010 by Killtodie

[pc85]

Nice trip I hope you enjoyed the journey, are you there yet? Always wondered about your pipes; *DM. Are they powder coated or painted to match the red accent theme.

[Killtodie]

The pipes are powder coated, got them used from a member, got luck that they were red.

Journey aint complete yet, still need work, clutch being the most important

Edited January 14, 2010 by Killtodie

[lyons8821]

That s@#% is tight.. great job man that is awesome.

 

 

 

Reserved Space

[Killtodie]

MOAR updates!

 

Car runs!

[Maxzillian]

Yanno, for all the flack you've taken, I've got to admire that you've stuck around. In all honesty, one look at the car shows that you've been listening. Going from a wreck to a proper sports car.

[travs_z]

You saved one of our cars and the amount of work that you put into it is amazing! Good job!

[Lunacy]

Is the clutch in? How do you find it if it is? Ive got the same one waiting to go on my new engine!!

[TexasQuest]

Very nice build thread there mate! Those zipties still crack me up. I don't think the journey is ever over with our cars.

[Fanta]

KTD next time I'm up that way I'm buying you a beer for fixing this thing as it goes. A lot of new to these cars owners would have given up by now.

[Killtodie]

KTD next time I'm up that way I'm buying you a beer for fixing this thing as it goes. A lot of new to these cars owners would have given up by now.

 

 

Thank you, I'm really flattered

[Funsockstv]

hey boss where did you get those fusible links i did not know they had to be fusible links and when i last looked at my box it was just reg wire the guy solderd to he clips can you send me a link or something for those links and also i ask everyone this and kno one has one but i have a man belt set up and i need a new passenger belt buckle for and 86 quest

[Killtodie]

http://www.enginemachineservice.com/conquest.html

 

I just replaced them all because some had wire exposed.

[misterdrifter]

I loved reading this...