techboy Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I joined this board about a year ago after becoming interested in these cars, threw up a couple posts intitally and have kinda been lurking in the background ever since - mostly in the "cars for sale" section and generally educating myself. So, over the past year I've driven all over the TriState area looking at a lot of different Quest's ... ranging from really nice to full restore .... and ..... well, I finally bought one. I know, I know, a post like this is no good without pics, I'll throw some up tomorrow after I take some. White 88, 5spd, super straight body, no rust, interior needs some work (don't they all). Need to repair power steering (currently not working) and find the exhuast leak in/around turbo. That's about it. Drove her home today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterDude92 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 hey my power steering dosnt work either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostdquest89 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thats awesome! Congrats Chad- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86FlatValour Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Pics NOW!!! BTW that's awesome, maybe go to a Sonic cruise since your somewhat close, Leigh Valley. I went there last year for the halloween parade. I was representing the whole DSM Community with the little old Mighty Max, I got to go find the pictures now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 (edited) CONGRATS! A few (hopefully) simple fixes. You are absolutely required to attend StarquestJoe's next meet up, since he's just up the road from you. See you there! Props to the white 5-speed Now get some pics up Edit: I see yours is maroon interior too. That's another check in the plus column! Embrace it Edited July 29, 2010 by psu_Crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I'm glad to see someone was educating themselves with this car before purchasing one. That will help you out substantially in the long run. Congrats on the purchase and lets see some pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thanks everyone! As you can probably tell from my sig I'm a DSM guy, I've owned several of them over the past 10 and still have a 99 that's completely built. So, I'm not a car noob. I just sold my 91 GSX to get this car ... I think owning a Quest is a natural progression for any diehard DSM guy. I kinda see these cars as where it all started. And, yes, it has the maroon interior. The 88-89 version is not as "bad" as the 87 and down IMO. Here's one quick pic ... I'll put some more in the gallery this afternoon. It needs a bath, the guy a mile long dirt driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 (edited) Pic shows white/tan combo, if so, it is awesome. Edited July 29, 2010 by dmyers151 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Pic shows white/tan combo, if so, it is awesome. Picture is decieving. Someone replaced the dash with a tan one. The rest of the interior is the maroon. So, eventually I'll probably want to swap the dash back to a maroon one to keep the car original as possible, for now I'm going to have to live with it like that. I'm already anticipating finding a decent dash is going to be difficult. Thanks for the props though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Ahh, I see now, tan headrest on a maroon seat? At least midgets will think you have all tan as long as you don't let them inside the car. Looks like a clean slate to me though, congrats on the purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchi934 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 congratsI did almost the same thing researching forever before I bought mine (at the end of june)... Can't say that i've ever been a DSM guy but I do love these cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Aww man you even have a sunroof! So jealous. Beautiful Starion! (As soon as you get it all maroon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipsysmile Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Yeah nice purchase.. Wish mine had a sunroof too.. Would atleast help with the no AC part of my car.. Enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_99 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Congrats on your new ride and welcome to the party. Glad you arent just lurking anymore. Let me know when you get ready for a maroon dash. I have one for you outta my white 89 parts car. I wont be needing it as I will be putting a fabricated interior in the car when I build it. Good luck with the power steering and exhaust leaks. Also, post up some pics of your 99, Id love to see that also. Cheers, BC_99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Here's the pics I promised. I'm new to these cars, so feedback (good and bad) is welcome. http://a.imageshack.us/img651/5715/dsc01963k.jpghttp://a.imageshack.us/img651/6304/dsc01962j.jpghttp://a.imageshack.us/img651/3268/dsc01957o.jpghttp://a.imageshack.us/img651/6530/dsc01959f.jpghttp://a.imageshack.us/img651/5461/dsc01958l.jpg And here's one of my 99 4G63 as requested. This pic is 2 years old, engine doesn't look like that anymore. It's heavily modded though, I promise. It's my garage baby. 52k original miles. Never seen a winter. http://a.imageshack.us/img651/4774/carshow08.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Looks like someone was attempting to swap in tan interior. Nice eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOSTED88tsi Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I've never seen a tan dash haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Yeah, that's paint... What's your plans for this car, besides fixing that horrendous interior... LOL... -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwrape Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 WoW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 (edited) What's your plans for this car, besides fixing that horrendous interior... LOL... Immediate plans are:-fix the issues with the motor and get it running better ... power steering, exhuast leaks and turbo "issues", and whatever else I haven't quite sorted out yet.-Correct what I can of the interior for now. Over the winter:Pull the front valiance and repair/repaintPull motor, replace all gaskets, thoroughly check everything over. I'll probably repaint the engine bay while its out. As far as mods go ... not sure. Don't want to go too crazy b/c I already have the DSM ... might just leave it stock and show it. Maybe some light bolt ons. Edited July 30, 2010 by techboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosengrant826 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 yep you'll defiantly have to show to starquestjoes meets. looks like a clean car to start with, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 yep you'll defiantly have to show to starquestjoes meets. This Starquestjoe picnic must be a famous thing around here, b/c I got invited to this last year when I first joined the board and I didn't even own a Starquest yet! Lol. I'm definitely interested. I'd love to meet some guys who know these cars inside out and pick their brains. When is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosengrant826 Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 should be having one before winter again, he normals gets two in a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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