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Hey Crash, thanks again for the insights here. Damnest thing happened when I unplugged the interface to check the voltages on brake, blinker and hazard. Looked great (I think, would see a jump from .02v to about 17.50v +/- .10v, looks like a pulsing pattern to me!) After replugging both interfaces in after confirming signal, it mysteriously worked..? I must have missed a step somewhere or broke it in the right way. I'll keep better notes as I work, I tend to use "time to repair the car" as a have a cigarette and stiff drink. Otherwise, looks to be in working order now. Is there any where on the forum that I can put my .stl's for the molds? I'll prepare some actual instructions as well since I assume some of us never have used 3d printers or know anything about the materials (I was new to it too before I realized I could make fiberglass molds from them.)

Hi everyone, I was able to get the car to start-- nothing serious. Removing the sparkplugs and reseating them and getting a new battery did the trick. It's been my weekend driver, wonderful vehicle and I love it. I don't like to drive it when many people are out though for the reason in the title. It was pointed out to me about two weeks ago and I'm trying to figure out for the life of me why this would be an issue. Two months into ownership, I'm really impressed with the care this car was given by the previous owner. There was a thread posted here, maybe a decade back that someone said you'd see rear brake light and rear blinkers not working if there was an issue with the hazard button on the dash hood. I don't seem to have any issues there. I also can't find the thread again, unfortunately. My front hazard mode works fine, my front blinkers will blink and I'm all good. If there's any where I should start besides changing out the bulbs or something (already went through that, got a whole set of bulbs for every lamp and fixture for the car), it'd be appreciated. Just to reiterate, my rear blinkers and brake lights are not working. I'm able to turn on the rear lights otherwise, that doesn't seem to be an issue either! The body work has been going well otherwise, all the rust has been removed and I've made myself a fiberglass mold that I've printed on a 3d printer for the rocker trims for the 85 flatbody that have rotted. This has been a wonderful process and I can't stop loving this car. (Would be happy to pass the .stl for it if any of you have a flatbody. I couldn't find the original part when looking it up, so I figured I'd just draft it up!) I've also fixed the upholstery on the driver's seat. Looks and feels good as new.

Here's some more pictures. These were kindly taken by my friend who offered me the car. Very excited to get in and do some deep cleaning but, just looking at everything, it really appears to be in fine condition compared to the few I've found around Texas that I could get within my budget and repair-tolerance. Gas tank is definitely first on the list in terms of things. Undercarriage looked great too. He did a wonderful job of keeping this in good of shape as one could for 40 years old when it was his occasional driver. I've scoped out a reasonable budget to make it run, and some overflow to "make it OEM+" (as my mechanic friend puts it). But, first things first is just hitting those common problems as discussed. Thanks for the warm welcome, guys. Here's a picture where you can see the rust on the rear panel wheel well a little more clearly. I'm not too worried about that, all things can be fixed in time.

Hey everybody, Hope this post finds you all well, I have been lurking for a little while and watching lots of videos to see what I'd be getting myself into with getting myself a Dodge Conquest/Mitsubishi Starion. Really love their look, flat or wide body. I recently got an 85 Conquest from a friend who had it laying in storage. I like to think it's in pretty good condition and the interior is a real gem. The digital dash is to die for, and there's just something all too charming about the car as a whole. I know that I'm in for some surprises with a 40 year old car, but I'm excited to start. I've studying up as much as I can about the G54B and some common failure points from you guys, and I know I'm in for a very fun ride. The only real issues on it seem to be a head gasket related problem, some minor panel rust on the wheel wells, and some clear-coat separation on the hood. I'm excited to get this thing punched up and looking beautiful. A little about myself: I am a software developer and studied electrical engineering. I live in Texas. New homeowner and starting a family soon (I hope!) I'd like to see myself in manufacturing one day, but programming just seems to pay the bills a little better. I like to program for fun too, I work a lot on signals processing as a matter of hobby and real-time optimizations for graphics rendering, but my heart will always be stuck on seeing something real and physical and I hope to be in a field that'll let me do that before I die. My family used to run a machine shop and I was raised in that, and I miss the days of being able to ask my dad, "Hey, I want to make something..." and he'd show me. Life story aside, I hope to get to continue getting great information and insight from you guys and that I won't try your patience too much when I ask a question or seven. Thanks again!