Ok, here's an odd one ... I think I'm looking for the metal rectangular piece (pictured below) that the rubber shifter boot bolts onto/into (???). My car is missing this piece, if they even exist. It's hard to tell from the FSM how this operation goes together. Anyway, I'm trying to figure out how to mount the rubber surround for the shifter and I think this is what I need.   If someone can verify there is such a part, please post up a picture. And, if anyone has one off a parts car ... I'm

I have a couple of question about wiring the an after market stereo in a Starquest.   I have an '86. I decide to updare the harness and ended up finding harness kit in a 97 Talon so I decided to use that as my adaptor. Most colors match up well. Some mapping it all out was too bad.   One thing that bothers me though is that my head unit, a Clarion VX400, has a heavy yellow lead with a fuze and noise surpressor on it. This is listed in the book as +12. From past stereos I'm pretty certain they

Anyone who lives in California knows dealing with Ca smog sucks. My car flew through the smog check today. My car is lightly modded. 52mm tb, 1g mas, 14b turbo. I still have the 2nd air cleaner and both cats. I do have hard pipes with a 1g bov. Non jet head. 180 t/stat.   At 15 mph the HC was 41, max 114. CO was .25 max .73. NO was 514, max 785. At 25 mph the HC was 23, max 88. CO was .38, max .61. NO was 220, max 724.   I'm not looking for the most HP I can get. I'm after reliability. It has pl

Car is nearing its time siting at my house, the neighbors suddenly want it gone and Ill be pulling what I can in my current condition to save whatever is possible. The interior is now available to anyone who needs a part that isnt hard or heavy. Everything else I will try to pull and store before they decide to tow it. I wrecked my 2013 Dodge Dart at a 60+MPH crash into a dead stopped pickup truck so I am slowly regaining my strength.....perfect timing from my A-hole neighbors. Locals are we