After the oil pump (I think!) took a dump I had to rebuild the motor on my beloved '86 Conquest. I decided to do a bit of a budget rebuild and started with a '88 short block I bought from Brian Arnone (thanks again bro) adding new valve springs, lifters, gaskets, water hoses and a few other bits and pieces to refresh the motor while it was out of the car. A new clutch and power steering lines also went in and the whole engine compartment was cleaned up in the process. I had a few hiccups along t

I wanted to ask what is the proper procedure when hooking up your A/C system after breaking all the lines off the compressor... I have my ideas but I don't want to damage the compressor,thanks.

Hey guys...   Found this one about 15 minutes from me. $3K is way too much for it's condition. Doesn't sound like he's going to come down much, but I'd like to throw him an offer.   http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/3675388457.html     I need your help to establish how much. Suggestions?   Cheers and thanks, Nick

Was getting fed up with trying to get my engine running, finally was about to start it and ran into problems priming the oil system. I need a car running, and since my 300zx has just had the engine tore down, i figured the Starion would be the better option.   Found a fully rebuilt engine with all new insides with only 4000 miles on it - problem is it was originally built for a monturbo application and has 10:1 weisco pistons   The engine itself is said to run fine and not knock with a stock tur