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Ok John, Starquest Members, I'm starting my "quest" to insanity. I'll just start by giving a ton of credit to all of you here, indebted for the insight and knowledge gained by lurking on the forums. So far, Engine out, the bay is stripped. All the wiring in the car removed. The dash and interior is out. The harnesses are not going back in but I plan to use most of the wiring. For those of you that replaced the factory harness after it was removed, my hat is off to you. Pictures will soon follow.

I'm looking to LS swap my 1986 Conquest and I'm trying to find motor mounts. Anyone have some or anyone know where I can buy some?

Been around here for nearly two years now, but been working on a couple other projects. Now it’s time to start my build. I recently read on here that there is going to be a National meet next fall, so here I am inspired, motivated and launching my build now in hopes to have it completed before the fall meet. I bought my 1988 Conquest, Fiji Blue, Black Leather Interior, 5spd almost two years ago for $550 and haven’t touched it since. Oh, I should mention that it is rust free. Wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with the car. It did not have an engine, and sold the transmission to another member here about a year ago. I’m going with the K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple, Stupid) approach. I’ve had a ton of concepts of what could be achieved and some cool upgrades that I would like to do. However, in order to get this project finished in time and within budget I will need to remain focused and not adapt the “I might as well do this if I’m gonna’ do that” thought process. The overall strategy is to get a base engine and transmission in, get the car road-worthy, work out any kinks and issues and head out to the National event. Then later go to work on upgrading and modifying the different systems (brakes, suspension, paint & body, etc) as time and budget allows. Engine: It will get an LS-based engine; just not sure which one yet as budget will ultimately determine what I can afford. All aluminum would be great in terms of weight, but that would raise the budget. Besides, if I later have the desire to install a power adder (supercharger, turbo, twin-turbo) the cast block, from what I understand, will be stronger. Transmission: T56. Is there really any other choice? I could go with a 4l60/80, but what’s the fun in that? I’ve always appreciated the sense of control a manual transmission delivers. I would like to take this opportunity to thank those that have inspired and motivated me to this point; Everyone here at SQC, my sons Clay and DJ; Both of which are car-nuts too. Clay has a build thread of his ’73 El Camino with a 5.3 over at LS1tech and DJ has a build thread of his ’78 Celica GT over at Classic-Celica.com. Outside the family, motivation has come from a few other Conquest/LS builders such as Convette (has a build thread on here), Boosted88tsi (has a build thread on here), and Matt, whom I believe built the first LS1 Conquest that I know of. Matt is a mechanic that works at a well-known performance shop here in Charlotte, NC. I believe there was another Conquest/LS swap about the same time, but if I recall correctly, it was set up strictly for drag racing. Thanks, all! Clay’s http://ls1tech.com/f...no-ls-swap.html DJ’s http://www.classic-c...iewtopic&t=2001 Anyhow… enough rambling, let’s get this build started. -Dan