mlm7447 Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 finally got website built. interested parties can go to my profile and click on website info to get there. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star_V8_Quest Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 Awesome.I guess the guys with you that day making fun cause it wasnt running can shut the hell up now huh? Great looking setup. You will have to bring it down sometime when you come this way so i can see it first hand. I love the rims. where are the pics of the drag quest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsiRacer Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Linkie no work! ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eck_007 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 looks great, but, why a ford engine thats sacreligious :-X should be a MOPAR but i guess thats just me. im a mopar fan to the bone but it looks killer, great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr4mnceMan Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Looking good! Let me know when you plan on taking it to Steel, we should be about equal if you are talking about high 400 @ the wheels w/ your nitrous. Â I'll show you what can be done w/ the pos 2.6 they come with. Â I've built both, old hot rods and these rice burners. I've gone faster w/ teh rice burners because I never went FI on a V8. Thought about buying another quest and putting in an old Pontiac 400. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsiRacer Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Man I still get the " this page cannot be displayed" crap. Can someone post the pics, I am very much considering a v8 swap and would like pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feston3 Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Never could figure out why ford guys like to paint engine compartment black? Looks good though. V-8s are an EXELLENT Upgrade for any conquest. Mines the same year and color with a 360 Mopar. Hey were the same age to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star_V8_Quest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Man I still get the " this page cannot be displayed" crap. Can someone post the pics, I am very much considering a v8 swap and would like pics. http://www.mmatkosky.homestead.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsiRacer Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Thank you very much! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsiRacer Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Wow nice. Ive thought about going with a 302. Is it a lot of work? Minus all the steering setup you did. Just motor drop in and tranny. I guess I would also need a computer from the donor car with the motor if I go Fuel injected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eck_007 Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Never could figure out why ford guys like to paint engine compartment black? Looks good though. V-8s are an EXELLENT Upgrade for any conquest. Mines the same year and color with a 360 Mopar. Hey were the same age to yea MOPAR, if i do one it will be a built 440. a friend of mine has a conquest and a daytona one with a 440 the other has a hemi. for those around the SW VA or NE TENN area im talking about Harold and Danny Cooper. they are at the MOPAR Nats in bristol every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlm7447 Posted February 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Thanks for the positive comments, I'll try to answer all questions w/ this one post. There is a ford motor in the thing cause it fits better than any other V-8 out there. I've thought about the morals of putting a ford motor in a chrysler, but it's not really a mopar now is it?. I will go to steel when it is done this spring and the 400 hp is w/o the spray. The drag quest is mine no longer, but I may be able to scan a few shots into the website w/the wheels up in the air. That car ran 5.65 1/8th mi times at steel just last summer. Black engine compartments are not a "ford guy" character flaw, the color just goes better w/ the ford red I painted the block. And yes, putting the motor in the car is a lot of work. Mostly from the steering. The drag car had the factory steering box w/o the PS pump this car has kicked my but several times trying to get all the little issues fixed, the worst being the bumpsteer from the rack. Just wait till you read what i had to go through to get over that hurdle, but go to the website, I'll have it updated in a couple of days to reflect my journey into hell! I think that about covers it. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artinist Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESIrType? Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 http://www.mmatkosky.homestead.com/ I think there was a space in the link under your profile. I saw this a few days ago. I must say, very nice! I have wanted to do this to a Starquest too, with addition to a nice turbo. I think a lt1 would be a nice engine to drop in! I still like my 2.6, alot of v8 guys don't like to hear they were beat by a 4 banger. Deffinately keep us posted. Thanks for posting! Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Very Nice!!! You do excellent work! Clean and sanitary! I looked at all of the pictures and especially the rack and pinion. To get rid of that bump steer, the pivot points on the rack must be the same height as the attachment point on the spindle. If they are lower than or higher than, you will have bump steer. Normally the tie rod attaches to the spindle at about the same height as the lower ball joint. I have run into this situation several times and that is the only way to correct it. Sorry to see you have that problem. To fix it will require some changes that may not be friendly. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosted_One Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 That's a way to do a swap. Really nice work. That takes a lot of time and tinkering...and you went the whole 10 yards. Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskinjay Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I must say,,,,I like those digital gauges. I thought about getting another quest body and getting a donor car from one of these rebuildable lots,,,,,something with a new hemi engine in it,,,,would have all the computers and what not to do the job. Where did ya get the gauges ? Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlm7447 Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 The guages are cyberdyne units from Summit. You'll have to build a mount to hold them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinL87tsi Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 nice rack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcrasta Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Wow looks pretty nice I must admit.. But Im still loving how those MPI cars with upgraded FMIC's look .. Still much respect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanishing Point Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Thank you, now I know I never want to put a V-8 in a quest. Looks like you did a real nice job. Dont know if I could trust tie rod spacers at 110mph. Or 150mph when that kid throws an egg at your cool car and you need to catch him. Sorry just reliving my youth. Eggs were cheap and I could drive. Nice write up. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcon88 Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Aight you shut me right up... That looks awesome way better than I could have ever imagined. VERY nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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