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Hello I’m Mike. ( I’m not an alcoholic). 20 years have passed since I was last here. At that time, I had a 1987 Conquest that I had completely converted to a twin turbocharged 700 hp 363 c.i. Ford motor/Powerglide drag car. In the cars previous iteration, it was a N/A 347/Tremec 3550 street driver. Before that, it was a dead engine’d stocker sitting under a Spruce tree with a pretty serious Hornets nest under the hood. A few years before that project, I had a 1987 Starion that also ended up as a ford engined drag car. In between Starquest ownership, the last car I had was a 1978 Ford Fairmont street driver. With a 617hp 2jz GTE/CD 009. When a complete JDM 2jz could be bought for 2700.00 Now, present day, I just bought a 1989 Buckskin Conquest off auction that I’ve had for about a week now. A declaration to the purists: My drag racing days are over. This car will not get hacked up and ford engine swapped. It’s a 72k mile fairly nice, mostly unmodified stock car. Save for squeezing it to make more power, I intend to leave the drivetrain alone. The Transmission shift linkage is worn out, the front seats have been in the Arizona sun too long, and the tires are flat spotted so bad the car drives like it’s on square tires. But other than those “ fixes”, it will make a nice driver. ill be asking for HP mod help, Suspension and braking upgrade advice, and what others have done to make the seat accommodate a 6’ driver. And put it all in a build thread. And desperately try to avoid putting any other engine in the car. Thanks for reading. ( I’m “ wordy”)

I want to get it running and just have a fun weekend car. I want to restore it to original color. The paint is a little faded. It's in storage right now and I gotta get a trailer to get it. Once I do I'll definitely post pictures. The last I remembered the interior was pretty good for an over 30 year old car. I want to do minor mods to it, but you know how that goes,.once you start it's hard to stop. Last I check it runs but would die once you step on the gas and the frame has some rust on it being in Indiana. The big thing is finishing what my dad started and just remembering the good times. He was a Mopar guy and we started with a 75 dart him and I. This was another gem for him to try redoing. Shoot the man loved this era. He drove an 87 ram/raider truck. Thanks for.any help y'all can give

Very cool, yeah it seems I picked a late time to get into the Starquest game lol. I can definitely see the chime getting old but I think it's one of the "exotic" things about these that sets them apart. The Velnas computer is interesting sounding from the short thread i just found on it, I had never heard of those yet, I'm going to research that a bit more. Thank you and you aren't cluttering it, I appreciate the knowledge! I appreciate the link, it's a nice looking car, a bit nice to start out with for me though. Thank you!

Thought I’d post some photos that were taken and edited by a local photographer at a meet i went to awhile back. Photographer’s instagram is @mage.pics

Hi Guys, I just picked up a 88 Starion 60k miles, red, non running supposedly due to bad fuel pump. Will be going through entire fuel system and replacing parts from MKS. Assuming things go good with repairs I'll be looking to imprive performance from all around. Excited to get it this week and start working on it. Thanks. Ian from Denver

Hi EvoAmy. First, awesome car! Second, I'm pretty sure per site rules you need to post an asking price and location. And ... IMO I'd suggest going through the process (about 4-6 weeks) of putting this car on BaT. I believe an all original low mile car like this would do very well there. Collectors would jump to own one like this. Just my thoughts, you can obviously sell it how you want.

Tell us about your 87. What color? What state of restoration. What are your most immediate questions? Welcome ... you're at the right place.

Hi there, and welcome to the group! Very cool that you have gotten your hands on one, they are awesome cars and becoming rarer as time goes on, but this is a great group of individuals to help you in your journey! I run one of the main OEM parts website at www.starquestparts.net, and there are some other resources on the bottom of my homepage with links to other providers as well like MKS motorsports, DAD’s, Motocam etc. I also welcome phone calls, and or texts with any questions on things that I can help with that I’m knowledgeable about, and you can also post here and you will get some great advice from you guys have been in the game for decades. Best of luck with getting her fixed up! -Steve

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3OgRYgAz/1989-chrysler-conquest-tsi

Welcome to the addiction! Hopefully it is just a pump. If not we are here to help

No worries, Gibbon. One of my first posts was to ask what the best engine swap would be. They were chasing me out of town with pitchforks and torches! 😄 I think/hope that they've forgiven me.

sorry I obviously barely even read the original post (no lights, wouldnt turn over etc!). just saw that the car died while turning and that reminded me of the issue we had which was a real head scratcher at the time please remember that even my dumb posts help keep the forums ticking over!

had this in an e110 corolla, the fuel pickup had broken off. Ran fine til the tank got down to about a quarter, then started dying when turning in one direction and the fuel sloshed away from the remnants of the pickup

Had a car once that died when turning left. Was fuel pump ground.

Usually when a vehicle dies only when turning in one direction it is a grounding issue. I would start with the ignition switch and work your way down.

Much Appreciated! Im gonna do a deep dive this weekend checking grounds, fuses, wiring harness etc. I will keep y'all updated Again thanks for the help! gavin

Grab the wife who wants it gone so bad 😉

After what has felt 6 very long years, I'm finally ready to unveil this car, and just in time for my own car show this weekend. This project was supposed to just be a simple pull the motor from my Conquest and drop it in the Starion and then have the car repainted in the original white ... but then the tree crushed it and it turned into a much much larger undertaking. But I couldn't be happier with the results and everything I've learned along the way and all the help from many individuals in this community who came through with parts and/or advice and help. A few weeks back, curiosity got the better of me and I had to know whether or not everything was solid, and I actually took the car for a mini-test drive in my neighborhood. My wife recorded a video of that: YOU TUBE VIDEO RAOD TEST Because I had taken this car for a little neighborhood test spin already, and the fact that I pulled this motor from my Conquest, which I was actively driving at the time, I was pretty confident that I could take the car out on the road - so I drove to the gas station and filled her up. Not the most glorious first drive, but it worked and the gas station was only right around the corner.