Operation Save'A'Quest

[Stormhammer]

so as some of you are aware, I had an accident in my 1989 Chrysler Conquest - the awesome thing is the entire drivetrain ( engine, tranny, suspension and all aftermarket components ) survived with little to no damage So I thought I'd entertain you guys on the progress of my car as we actually save it as well as another Starion ( Conquest + Starion = Starquest - for future reference - they're the same car ) - modifications on the black wrecked car are as follows:

.040 block - 8:1 Wiseco Forged Pistons - Shot peened rods - recut and hardened crank .010 - Full rotating assmb. balance - sealed power high volume oil pump - Multi layer steel head gasket - Marnal n/jv head, ported and polished with oem valves , schneider hd valve springs - mechanical rocker arms - Tim C. Screamin' Banshee cam INT: 292° Seat-To-Seat .454 Lift EXH: 280° Seat-To-Seat .454 Lift Lobe Center Separation 111.5° Intake lobe is degreed 107. 2500 - 6500rpm - EGR removed - Krank Vents - 52mm Throttle Body matched to intake - 800cc & 1080 cc injectors - Walbro 255l Fuel pump - Trilogy Turbos Big 16G - intercooler hard pipes - 1g dsm blow off valve - 1g dsm mas w/ k&n - 2.5" from turbo back with flex down pipe and dynomax ultra flow muffler - new starter alternator - battery in trunk - Tokiko Struts - Eibach springs - stedebani poly bushings , caster camber plates, strut tower connectors - FIS Short Throw shifter - Fidanza albumin flywheel - Center force dual friction clutch - New pads and rotors at all 4 - no abs - Bridgestone Poetnza tires 245/45R-16 on 9" Rears, 225/50R-16 on 8" fronts - Sony MP3 cd , 4 6x9s (two doors, two rear hatch) 8" subwoofer, two amps.


Stage 1 - get the wrecked car down to Macon to the "guru" a 59 y/o man who owns 3 of these. Labor charges are pretty much free, being that the costs are any left over parts from either cars after the swap ( such as stock suspension and tranny and such - not complaining for a free swap )








held up pretty good for flipping and hitting a tree

Stage 2 - nearly 2 months after the accident, I finally found an affordable shell of sorts in good condition for a VERY good price in the SE region - $1000, flat, including a spare block and a complete engine gasket kit












car has a overheating problem ( probably clogged radiator ) which resulted in a blown head gasket... head might be warped, but finding another head or fixing it is easy might just fix it to get it up and going for awhile before the swap ( use the head gasket in the kit, since the black one will actually need an aftermarket gasket because of the performance mods )

stay tuned for its arrival, and then for next weekend, when we plan on taking out the engines and tranny's and suspensions :idb:

Operation Save'A'Quest is officialy underway