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Hi, I see that most of you that responded to my Warning Points post think that I give good information in trying to help you out, but disagree with the way I come off in answering posts sometimes. O.K. I will try and be more compassionate when responding to posts as I hope others will be towards me. Thanks, Bill

http://i.imgur.com/ugqEBQl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KFXH3NF.jpg I think they're cool. Can't wait to see them on the car!

me eather 23 like'd out of 37k posts waste of space

You should make an SQ one that smells like broken dreams.

go to bed.... check wake up december 22..... check go about normal life..... check laugh at the dumb people who panicked.... check yeah, i can predict the future, thats what im doing

So as most of you know I've been killing myself to get my car ready for the race last weekend ( Ultimate Street Car Association/ Optima Batteries Qualifier @ Auto Club Speedway in Fontana) Long story short the hard work payed in full. The car was extremely competitive the whole weekend winning most events in all classes, let alone the gt2k (under 3k lbs class) The wider track, better tires and overall look of the car took it home. I beat the living hell out of it like always and it took it in strides. Couldn't be happier with her. Finally I got my ticket back to SEMA for another shot at the title of the Ultimate Street Car. Took first in all events except for the auto x by .3 secs to a nascar framed pickup (No Limit Racing C10) MONSTER haha There are 6 qualifier events left throughout the country, I GUARANTY you will have the most fun you've ever had in your car. Visit www.ultimatestreetcarassociation.com for the list. SIGN UP! On to pics. Video soon, got some editing to do. Thank you to all who have posted in the "going wider" thread, you guys really keep me motivated to continue pushing. I received TONS of coverage, TV, websites and prolly a few magazines in the process. The value of our cars is on the rise! http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/DSC_3397_zpsbb1f43fd.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/DSC_3420_zpsc3eab0d4.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/DSC_3432_zps02ba9ada.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/DSC_3447_zpse81c4053.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/DSC_3488_zps97d9afd6.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/DSC_3440_zpsc0b1fb67.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/DSC_3459_zps3f828a21.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/DSC_3527_zps26a3e741.jpg

It's been 2 years since we closed our shop. Many people continued to ask me about parts so Diane and I started Dads Engine Parts LLC we went online today. link below. Dad Dads Engine Parts Llc.

What does ruing mean? Oh it must be the word used for making something faster more reliable and far better than your car .... Yeah that sounds right.

I just like talking crap. Except for BOHO. Im 100% serious about the things I will do to his mouth! Most engines can suprise. Thats maybe what I like about the out dated, under powered, unsupported G54B. I was at a shop a day ago inquiring about using their dyno and when he asked what I had, I said, "just a crappy 4 banger" he laughed and said, "cant be that bad" he asked more and when I told him what it made and what it runs he laughed and said, thats better than 90% of the cars I see. talked about SRT-4's, Mustangs, Supras, 240's and other V8's. Then I told him it was a single stick 8 valve head and he laughed in amazement. All well built cars are cool as long as they are DIFFERENT.

I would have liked this twice if I could have.

I told my wife to put my ashes in the trunk of the car, that way if she gets stuck in the snow she can use it for traction. Dad

Stupid kids holding their iphone verticle to record video. I bet the hold their guns sideways too.

damn you and all your space... to park stuff...or sit..or run around..or do whatthe*********ever you want. damn you!

No one ever calls me. http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/003/619/Untitled-1.jpg

great, so even a chrysler engineer couldn't get it to run and gave up.

Thought I'd post about this. Recently I had a shop try to do an alignment on my quest. Unfortunately, in an effort to fix the toe in the back, the monkeys ended up forcing the bolt over the edges of the rear subframe, bending the hell out of the cam bolt. They bent/ground it so bad I couldn't save it with a hammer. To replace it, I tried calling Mitsu dealers and even hitting up Amayama; no dice. At this point, I decided to get creative to see if I could find something off of another car that could fit. Lo and behold, I did find something. Another vintage Mitsubishi, you may ask? Perhaps some obscure 90's Hyundai whose parts availability is also on borrowed time? Nope, a current generation (specifically 2020) Toyota Rav4 AWD. "Toe adjustment cam sub-assembly" part number 48409-06010: "Camber adjustment cam" part number 48198-07010: Now obviously the little line marks on the cams don't match up to the originals, but anyone performing an alignment in the new millennia is using an alignment rack that spits out fancy numbers in real time, so they aren't needed anyway. For the record, the reason I chose the Rav4 AWD is because one of my coworkers had one I could match up the bolt to. If the bolt is actually different on the non-AWD models, I'm sure it'll fit fine as well.

I recently rebuilt my drivers side rear brake, so I decided to film myself doing it. This is meant to work hand-in-hand with the write-ups kev and obsolete did (I reference their write-ups in the video actually). So hopefully between the write-ups and video they should help anyone venturing to do this ... particularly the e-brake process. It's roughly 1/2 hour in total, but you can certain slide to whatever parts you may want to see. Here's the link to my video on YouTube: Starion Conquest Rear Brake Rebuild

** For anyone viewing this Resto Thread there is about 6 years of posts and conversation missing. I have all the pics still, so I may try to rebuild it, maybe not. Of course it would be missing all the real-time replies. For now, I will at least start at the beginning and work my way through re-linking all the broken pictures so that what's here is viewable.

I want to get a list of guys interested in these that are serious about purchasing. I am currently making them in very low numbers and have 2 sets almost ready to ship. The price is $2300 plus shipping. They will be trimmed long and will need to be professionally installed. They will be coming straight out of the molds. As of right now I'm looking to do 5 Sets.. $1000 deposit due immediately. Please let me know if your interested and serious. These are not for the faint of heart or the "purists" by any means. A LOT of cutting is required. These will make your car 6" wider overall and will allow for 335s in the rear, 315s up front, depending on your wheels. UPDATE! Those who have sent deposits, please send final payments as soon as possible, I will be ready to ship in the next few weeks and can provide quotes as soon as they are boxed up! As far as shipping: I am building frames inside the boxes to ensure strength and safety of the parts. They will be stamped fragile and insurance can be provided at your expense. I'm searching every shipping method available to make this as cheap as possible for you guys. If you have a business address to send them to, it will reduce the cost. http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/DSC_3440_zpsc0b1fb67.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG2164_zps8a05873d.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/DSC_3459_zps3f828a21.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/untitled-75-X3_zpsacf47935.jpg 1 Leefser------------Deposit sent 2 speedyquest 3 Tae ----------------Deposit sent 4 needsq------------Deposit sent I'm going to post these elsewhere in a few weeks, deposits will secure your set. Paypal is JLazorack@gmail.com

But I figured I'd share and maybe it'll inspire a few others to reach out as well. Perhaps with enough of us contacting them asking for support, they'll throw us a few bones? Not sure, figured it was worth a shot. Here's what I sent, as a template: Hello Godspeed, I'm a huge fan of your products, my RX7 ran GS coilovers and my Mazdaspeed Miata will as well. I am writing on behalf of a tiny yet powerful community of enthusiasts who drive the 1986 through 1989 Mitsubishi Starion and Chrysler Conquest models. I don't know how familiar one may be with that particular marque but these cars are amazing and, while I am already in possession of coilovers, it would be amazing to see more support for these cars. With your help, we can keep a dying breed of car from fading away. The limit also doesn't have to be drawn at suspension: These cars are turbocharged from the factory but with limited support we are stuck performing lots of custom and one-off modifications. Godspeed turbochargers, intake manifolds, exhaust manifolds, radiators, intercoolers, brake setups, etc would all prove to be a huge benefit to our community and you would nearly have a monopoly on it as, mentioned previously, the support for our cars is slowly fading away each year. While our numbers aren't extreme, there are more than enough Starion and Conquest drivers to make parts manufacturing worth while, the passion from each driver would ensure that your sales numbers are adequate and that research, design and development costs are promptly met! I'm also sure that there are no shortage of persons who would either: 1. Be willing to let Godspeed use their car for testing. or 2. Have a second Conquest/Starion for testing purposes. I understand this request may be a bit extreme, but I promise that if you at least give us a shot at having some parts made, we'll return the favor with a rather sizable and loyal customer base. Thank you, David Adams

clean it up or remove it, WE DON'T NEED THIS DRAMA ON SQC ! take it else where...

This thread sucks

Accepts constructive criticism with grace, appreciation and laughter?? We need more people like you in this world and less butt nuggets.

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My shetland is bone stock cept for clutch fan, egr delete, and secondary air can delete, All can be reversed, no wires spliced, only paint redo was front airdam and rear bumper, 78 on clock, air/ cruse factory radio work just fine, will be driving it to pF for 3rd time shortly, Rebuilt engine also. Only way i would get rid of it is an offer close to 10k hard to find another that is unmolested. Good luck with your search! http://www.enginemachineservice.com/shetland.jpg

http://distilleryimage10.ak.instagram.com/484ba79a978011e382550ae424ec91ba_8.jpg this is my set up with the coils at maximum height.

You mean Pickles could have turned his fans on in case the tech had to run the car??? wow. go figure, he drives in a construction zone, hits bumps, blames the contractor- I'm sure he was the only car that went there at 2:30 pm. Then has the front end checked and the shop is gonna pay for his head gasket job. Lucky sob is all i can say. Sure can manipulate the peeps.

Happy Veterans Day to my past and current brethren. Take some time off Drink a beer and revel In the glory of all that you have bled for.

I like that my daughter took her first steps last night. But I hate that she will be much more difficult to contain now LOL.

When will people open their eyes to the fact that we only invade countries to plunder their natural resources and give the rebuilding contracts to close associates. It has ZERO to do with anything remotely humanitarian. George Bush should be held accountable for what he has done to this country and this world. He is a lying, self-serving weasel and unfortunately only one name on a long list. They don't give two craps about us, why the heck would they care about someone halfway across the world.

"Are you telling me that this sucker, is nuclear?" At least in mine, the fusable links and ETACS will fry if you hit 'em with 1.21 Gigawatts! -N8 http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff408/n8tallica1/back-to-the-future-quest_zpsc89e0b9c.jpg

Final deposit received. Here we go!

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I'll try to find others from the event, they are poping up all over now.

"Then God looked over all that he had made, and behold, it was good. And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day. Thus the Heavens and the Earth were completed in their vast array." Then God took a day off...just long enough for the serpent to convince the builder of this car that it was actually a good idea.

I thought thats what he was saying...I wanted him to say it again so I could tell him he was retarded...

Early years had them, and later years didn't. You are BOTH wrong. Get over it, stop acting like it really matters, and moderate yourselves. -Robert

***UPDATED- CALENDARS SOLD OUT*** Original 50 sold; Second 25 also sold~~ ALRIGHT EVERYONE! Calendars are off to the printer. I'd like to say thank you for EVERYONE who submitted a photo. I hope there's no hard feelings among anyone who didn't get in THIS time, as next year people who didn't get in are more preferred (We'd like to showcase the variety of cars out there rather than just showing you the same few over and over.) A few things I learned this year doing this that I will improve upon next year: 1) I need to be more explicit with photo size requirements up front. A few of you submitted really great photos that were just too small to look good printed out (they appeared grainy) 2) I need to get a more accurate count of projected sales beforehand. 3) Next year id really like to collaborate with meet planners and get the meet schedule incorporated into the calendar. LUCKILY, all of these things are part of the learning curve and like any project, the next time I do this it will be much more fluid; resulting in a better finished product. It is my hope to continue doing this annually as I enjoy these cars and this community a great deal. Next years calendar should be even better and I hope everyone continues to take and send me great photos of their cars Thanks everyone for your patience, understanding, and support. So on to the product. What you're getting: --A 12 month, wall calendar starting with January 2012, going until December. Document Trim Size Photo Wall Calendar 11.00" x 8.50" 279mm x 216mm 1650 x 1276 pixels Paper Stock: Standard 100 lb text with premium glossy card stock. -- A "Bonus" Insert, with some commonly asked questions and fun facts about Starquests (U.S. import numbers, available colors per year etc) What its going to cost: $20 for 1 $15 for each additional calendar These return from the Printer sometime BEFORE 12/19/2011 and will be able to ship to you starting on that date. If you ordered one of the first 50, the calendar is on its way to you right now! (or already there) Paypal your orders to: Frenchi934@gatech.edu Here is a quick preview of the months: Cover: http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9274/img1579js.jpg January: http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/1703/vegascruisefullsize.jpg February: http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1774/img2798xq.jpg March: http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3186/dsc0123xqw.jpg April: http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/552/nomadv2.jpg May: http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9412/angleviewcopy1.jpg June: http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/8456/img2277e.jpg July: http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4568/140742.jpg August: http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3862/calendarshot.jpg September: http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3785/sunsethsw.jpg October: http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/3572/88starionesirshpoct2010.jpg November: http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5081/dscn0950x.jpg December: http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/8875/hpim0652.jpg

so many people carry concealed weapons these days I am amazed when something like this happens where a couple hundred people are gathered and not a single person returns fire----this guy had body armor of some sort on so majority of peoples concealed hanguns probably would not have done much but maybe would have gotten the guy to cease his slaughter after getting hit a couple times----i will not sit here and say shoot for the legs or a head shot cause with all the chaos precision shots would be next to impossible in that enviornment-----another thing is hitting innocents when returning fire wich is problematic----all I know is stuff like this makes me feel better about always having a loaded handgun on my person anywhere its legal to do so----just my thoughts gig out

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Engine swap is for those who don't have the skills to keep their 2.6 running well enough to not blow up. What you need for reliability is more than just correct parts but the ability and knowledge to do the required maintenance, build/install the engine and components correctly, and especially a proper tune. Quite a few members have done this very well, others were missing parts of the equation and blamed the car. -Robert

Newbie Question and Answer Guidelines: 1. SEARCH FIRST, please be respectful of the members here by searching first to see if your question has already been asked/answered. Members devote their time and knowledge for free to you, to help you keep your car on the road. A keyword search should be done first before posting a new question. *Click here to start a keyword search* 2. Familiarize yourself with the location of pertinent information "pinned" at the top of this section, such as the FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions), or the link to download the FSM (Factory Service Manual) 3. Only make a new thread if the search has not solved your issue. When making a new thread give detailed information about your problem and be sure to include the following: year of your car, 5spd or auto, and any modifications. Model years that are similar are: 83, 84-86, 87-89, so someone's issue with a similar year car will likely apply to yours. 4. We encourage a helpful atmosphere and will not tolerate abusive/unhelpful posts. If you see an abusive post, notify a moderator by using the "Report" button at the bottom right corner of the post, or by sending a PM (Send a Private Message) to a moderator (The Moderating Team). -Robert

Welcome to StarQuestClub.com!! Please orient yourself with the Site Policy and be sure to follow it. If you have any questions about the policy or membership, you can PM (Send a Private Message) to a moderator (The Moderating Team). In order to get you started here at StarQuestClub, we have created the newbie section. New members are limited in posting in other sections until 10 posts, because posting in the newbie section is encouraged. Just follow these three easy steps: 1. The first thing you should do is create an introduction thread to say hello (yes, it's you we're looking for) so we can welcome you. Be sure to post pictures of your car if you have them so that we may enjoy it too. Add yourself to the Member Locator Map as well. 2. The second thing you should do is download the FSM (Factory Service Manual) and familiarize yourself with it as well as the location of other pertinent information, such as the FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions), "pinned" at the top of the Newbie Q&A forum section. 3. The third thing you should know is we are here to help you, but please be respectful of the members here by searching first to see if your question has already been asked/answered. Members devote their time and knowledge for free to you, to help you keep your car on the road. A keyword search should be done first before posting a new question. *Click here to start a keyword search* -Robert

It is set up now with a limit of 5/day. Jimmy

Welcome, you can add your location to the member map (for all you stalkers out there) by putting your zip code in your SQC profile. Check it out here: Member Map -Robert