MasterVivi Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) (WARNING, THIS THREAD IS PICTURE INTENSIVE) Hey guys. I've been in the starion game for a few years, now, but I am finally getting around to sharing my project with you guys. Please share your stories and try to help me on my quest to always be improving (in my opinion) my car! I've got a lot of BIG plans, and I am hoping to accomplish them ALL! I plan on having this car for the rest of my life, so here is to fixing 27 years of abuse! I picked her up on March 17th, 2014, the day before my birthday, and I drove over a fellow SQC member Sam's house for help from him and Tim (Averse) on making sure we could fix any potential problems before I made the 500+ mile drive home. Funny enough, we were checking out his car too, and a potential issue. I had tons of fun, and it was an awesome experience to meet these two awesome SQC enthusiasts. Of course when I got the car, she looked beautiful, but there were mechanical issues, of course. Edited April 15, 2015 by MasterVivi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 So the first thing we addressed was the non-working tachometer. Easy fix, the wires were hooked up on the opposite sides of the ignition coil. We rearranged some vacuum lines, because they were NOWHERE NEAR in the right spots. They actually had a service manual on hand, but I referred to the photos I had on my phone from doing it on my red conquest, because I had color coding. Next we got under the car and electric wizarded the radiator fans together, so they'd both be going on at the same time! (not me, them!) (In case the car decided to get hot on the trip home) I drove around the block a few times, to make sure everything was good. I almost got lost on my way back, haha, because that area is a freaking maze!! (Oh, and a cop was on the side of the road creeping when I boosted by him) I think I was having electrical issues with the lights, but I think we managed to fix it for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 One of the most important things before going, and some of you will hate me for this, but I had to get some plastidip on the rims. (Don't worry, I'll polish them up soon, that will be coming.) First coat or two and it was getting dark fast!! A shot of Sam's two starquests when it was getting dark.. This is when we were doing the radiator fans. The radiator was definitely pretty clogged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 car looks good. i like the plasti dip wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 car looks good. i like the plasti dip wheels Thanks, man! This is a picture of it on my way home. (I only put the drinks on it for a second, no damage.) We didn't use cards when we did the plastidip, so it got on the tires too. (Which eventually led to the plastidip peeling off in places, which is why I'll be polishing them soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjohnson Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 The car is lookin good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyWadd Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Legit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesey Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I like the black on black on black with all the window louvers. Looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I like the black on black on black with all the window louvers. Looks awesome. If only I was allowed to have tinted windows in San Diego, then it would be AWESOME! You can barely put only the lightest of tints on here without getting a ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankbob Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 If only I was allowed to have tinted windows in San Diego, then it would be AWESOME! You can barely put only the lightest of tints on here without getting a ticket.Shame its that harsh down there, Ive had illegal tint for over two years on my windows and no tickets yet. Been pulled over for loud exhaust quite a few times but no mention of windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgarbz Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Good looking car man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 On the way home from driving back from Tucson, I ran into a gnarly sandstorm. My entire engine bay was covered in sand, and this was after I cleaned a lot of it. I gave her a nice wash, and she came out looking pretty good. Poor old red in the background needed to be parted out because my landlord wouldn't let me keep it there to rebuild it. That's me sitting in my lover's embrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Of course by this time I knew I had to get rid of the red conquest, and I had bought a bunch of go-fast parts for it to be track ready, so I installed some on the black car instead. Beefy st sway bars, yes please. The pictures don't do it justice, they were WAY meatier than stock. The engine bay wasn't bad, but I had to make it cleaner. More progress on that in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 I met up with another SQC member, my old bud, and we took some photos. (I can't show a few because I haven't blurred the license plate yet, but here's one) Here's another one of the engine bay. Some a*************** came by and destroyed the front end of the red conquest with a garbage bin, for no reason one morning. Makes me sad to see it... But look who decided to show up! (Chassispuke!!) God, his fiji conquest is so gorgeous. Hey, don't get jealous, you're beautiful too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 A few SQC members got together with me and we went to GMR for some mountain shredding. Rob (MPGorBOOST) and Chris (StallionProject86) That's me in back, and Rob in front checking to make sure everything is solid in our cars. Chris took his FRS, since the Starion wasn't running properly. That's Chris on the left. Rob's gray conquest, Chris' FRS, and my starion. and then this happened. DSM MADNESS. Sittin pretty up there on that mountain... Rob certainly had as much fun as I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 So here are some legit photos from Chris' camera. Don't mind Rob being rob.. She got dirty on that ride. Don't mind me, just driving with no plates on. Pre-mountain inspection. I hadn't slept, I had work before this trip.The mountains, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 So I had a few issues during that trip. My gauge wiring was all messed up, my radiator was clogged, my car was overheating, and my brakes weren't up to par.So.... Brakes not working well? Wonder why??? Brake pads? What brake pads?? And this happened... My bleed valve on my caliper snapped off. To this day I haven't replaced the caliper, but I will be soon. The damn slide pin has been stripped, I was going to replace it, but I'm going to replace the whole caliper now I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Radiator clogged? Not anymore! Believe it or not, I actually got this to fit. I quickly realized I didn't want that though, and upgraded to some nice SPAL fans. As for the gauge wiring, I built this plug and play system that I'll do a write-up of soon, it's simple, and now I can just plug any gauges with a male end into the female ends in my dash. Slowly changing engine bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyWadd Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) I got a tip for you on those stock fans , but for now here is this. http://i.imgur.com/9Wf6vkF.png Edited April 15, 2015 by JohnnyWadd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterVivi Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hahaha, that's awesome. I'm not using stock fans though, I'm using SPAL fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPGorBOOST Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 So here are some legit photos from Chris' camera. Don't mind Rob being rob.. She got dirty on that ride. Don't mind me, just driving with no plates on. Pre-mountain inspection. I hadn't slept, I had work before this trip.The mountains, though. HaHa!! Good times as always! We need to do it again soon brohemia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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