wooffyj Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Hello Everyone I just got this 88 Quest on 2/19/13, 64K miles lots of dents and dings, clear coat fade, road hard and put away wet. With that being said there is no RUST anywhere, and SHP adjustable shocks that are still good! Good leather int. Spent all yesterday and most the day today working on it (had to order lots of parts) Running well now, but going to need injectors 1st is okay secondarily so/so. Gave it a quick bath and got some pictures with my Iphone so they are not the best. I'll post more pictures after its get a rear cleaning. After the 18+ hour trip in one day to get it and the 18+ hours of working on her in last two days more if you count part finding time, I got to go back to work! Bummer I could spend the next week or weeks going though this ride! Also would like to find some stock wheels, the Staggered 18's are okay, I just prefer the Stock look. Anywho on with the pictures http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1281_zpsc6b08589.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1279_zps91fc31e9.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1274_zps826ac4ad.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1273_zps21df3837.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1272_zps200c3df7.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1271_zps8d77b986.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1269_zps66aadfc5.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1268_zps6b8eaf9d.jpghttp://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1267_zpsf94a3084.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieJ Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Love that color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebird Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 nice car man. Great find those rims arent bad at all, looks like they have some spacers behind them though.bring them over if you want to get some stock rims, i'll trade with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooffyj Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 nice car man. Great find those rims arent bad at all, looks like they have some spacers behind them though.bring them over if you want to get some stock rims, i'll trade with you Great! I work Friday, but I'm off Saturday. Are you free Saturday?And yes they do have spacers on them.What shape are your stock wheels in, any rubber on them? Thanks Freebird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eirewolf Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Color me jealous. Great find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebird Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 yea i'll be around.getting ready to sign off for the night.But you have my email,(jaybirdskate)so keep in touch, i have lots to choose from if you wanna drive up here. the ones i have are not bent or anything nasty so feel free to stop by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natallica Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Sweetness! -N8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patra_is_here Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 yeah find some stockies. those 18's don't really have the right offset IMHO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHARDmitsu. Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 beauty!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooffyj Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Thanks everyone, for the complements. It's a good start on a running project. Nice to have the support of fellow owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfyter Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Looks fantastic to me! I've been craving a Fiji... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 A real Beauty.i hope to get my Fiji next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotStock88 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 yet another Ohioan with a starquest.. I love it! Good looking car, maintain it and you wont be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Clean lookin car man, welcome to the fiji club. I can't believe someone would just screw a license plate into the front bumper like that. I agree it needs stock wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercooledFlatty Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Fiji FTMFW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooffyj Posted February 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Clean lookin car man, welcome to the fiji club. I can't believe someone would just screw a license plate into the front bumper like that. I agree it needs stock wheels. Yeah I know! I was upset when I saw that the previous put two holes in the bumper for the plate. Freebird hooked me up with some great stock wheels, plate bracket and other odds and ends. I'll post some more pictures soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 looks like my old one ( minus the wheels ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooffyj Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 looks like my old one ( minus the wheels ) Never Know, would be nice to know more on the past of the car! Do you remember the last 6 of your VIN, or anything/ mark you left on the car. Sometimes when a do a large job on a car I'll write the date, miles and what I did on the car on the part or near it. Little notes left behind for the next owner. Auto Archaeological can be fun. I'll never sell this Quest, I've wanted one far to long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooffyj Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 (edited) http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1292_zps7b72eeab.jpg THANKS for the wheels freebird and other parts! http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1283_zpsa033078a.jpg UPDATE::I've be going over the car, replacing parts, changing all fluids, and ordering odds and end. Going over everything. Basic stuff. Also been tracking small electrical problem. I found in the past A's&-Q's on here people with same problem. Resources here are great! Also been cleaning all electrical ports and plugs. All in all i now have it running very smooth all though the RPM's now. Purrs very nice at idle with no jumps. On the way to the shop WITH new wheels studs for all four wheels....this happened.... ----SNAP----http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1297_zpsb9d9b1de.jpg Don't worry not to much damage, I already had a dent it that fender. The wheel pushed the dent out for the most part. Got lucky there!!! Paint will come after I have it running like new! Then tunes and upgrades...but lets not get to far ahead. Now I believe that I need a heater core, I have steam that forms on my window. Small amount for now, but I don't want it to puke in my car. That would not be fun to clean out of the dash and carpet. This will give me a great chance to go over everything behind the dash. Make sure all is in order and fix some rattles and squeeks going on in there. Do a steering column rebuild. I've read on here that most people that order a new core end up having to have it repaired at a local shop. I think I'm going to just take mine to my local radiator guy. He's always done me right with my other cars. Or should I order a new one, also found a local guy with a used one from a parts car with a rear wiper motor I think I need. What do you guys think?? Edited March 4, 2013 by wooffyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooffyj Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 I'm going to be doing a heater core on my Quest, in the next week and had some dumb questions. If anyone is reading and has done this before, besides the common sense stuff (clean, check, replace) and replacing "The Most Neglected Heater Hose on a Starquest" by ucw458, does anyone have any advice on other projects to do while I have dash apart? I'm going to do the "How to Rebuild the Steering Column" by Kev. Might as well while I'm in there! Any advice on things to go get before I start and parts to order would be great! Or if there is another common problem that I fix in the dash. I can take care of that now. Less trips to parts store and less time taking off the road is always best! Not that I'm going to rush the job, I'm giving myself 5-7 days. Thanks ucw458 and Kev for the how to on the forms here. Any other links are great if you know of them, I may have missed something. Thank you for any other help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) it is a long process and make sure to note what screw went where,i missed a connector on the right of the radio that went to a socket.car would not start. took a while but i found it. take pics to help youremember things. Edited March 4, 2013 by importwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooffyj Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 it is a long process and make sure to note what screw went where,i missed a connector on the right of the radio that went to a socket.car would not start. took a while but i found it. take pics to help youremember things. Thanks for the heads up! I got the camera ready, two boxes zip-lock bags, and white tape for labels.I'm going to take my time, do it right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitamincj Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Sweet. Hope to see you around this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooffyj Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Sweet. Hope to see you around this summer. I'll be around, Maybe a mini meet in ohio http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1301_zps3763990e.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooffyj Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Some fun in the snow last night, on the way home from work. http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u627/wooffyj/IMG_1306_zps82509ac0.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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