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Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 61

After a raunchy affair with a StarQuest's hot little sis named Laser , I own a Conquest once a again.

Time to make this a 3 some , I have a 91 Laser , 86 Conuest ,87 Conquest and a plan Evil or Very Mad

87 will get a tubed front end , motor/harness/ecu will go into the 86 , Laser motor will get swapped into the 87, mated to a w58 I have sitting around. 86 has no motor so that speeds things up.

I'll update this thread and possibly split it to document both swaps.

Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 351 Location: Ohio, Amanda

welcome back, couldn't help but notice an Ohio tag on the front of red quest. Good luck with the swap. i have a 90 laser turbo motor sitting on my engine stand that will eventually make it into my parts car someday if i ever get some time to work on it. Very Happy

Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 142

i think that red car will buff out Shocked

Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 1389 Location: N.E. Pennsylvania

stariononaroll wrote:

i think that red car will buff out Shocked

lol

Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 61

hschwartz3 wrote:

couldn't help but notice an Ohio tag on the front of red quest. Good luck with the swap. i have a 90 laser turbo motor sitting on my engine stand that will eventually make it into my parts car someday if i ever get some time to work on it. Very Happy

Yes just south of Cleveland .

I have a 90 on the stand too , but just didn't feel like dealing with the 90 quirks , 91 6 bolt it is .

These swaps will be easy since I have full harness's and ECU's for both.

I also have a minty front clip for the red one , stashed in the attic from past Quest. Laughing

Pic updates coming tonight.

Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 61

Finally had some time to work on the car.

Quest parts for sale Confused

This has to be one of the best lubricated engines I've ever worked on , 1/2in oil sludge caked everywhere , prevented rust though Wink

Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 61

Well I finally got both wiring harness's out , thanks fella's I would still be yanking on that AC condensor if it weren't for the writeup telling me there is "2" bolts up top under the insulation.

Pulled the 87 motor out and here it is :

Professor is this how were supposed to fix valve cover leaks Shocked

bwahahhaaha

A well lubed turbo , hey why is it so shiny by the turbine blades ? Rolling Eyes

Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 61

Baby steps over here , painstakingly slowest swap ever. Not enough hours in the day, made some progress in the right direction.

Still have a long , long way to go as far as cleaning goes.

This oil is ridiculous , should have just one of my spare transmissions.

Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 5085

Most guys would lose interest....after dicking-around for a year. I hope a 2.0L floats your boat....it don't float mine.

Myself...I ain't pulling greasy engines. I power-wash da piss outta them first.

When they are REALLY nasty...I take em' to the DIY car wash FIRST, leave the heavy grease behind, Laughing

THEN I'll detail it a lil' further at the shop...then remove that BROKEN hunk-o-shit. Laughing

Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 61

Professor Quest wrote:

Most guys would lose interest....after dicking-around for a year. I hope a 2.0L floats your boat....it don't float mine.

Myself...I ain't pulling greasy engines. I power-wash da piss outta them first.

Yeah power wash on that would have been prime. I'll get it cleaned up and in there .

Lol , only been 6 months Professor...far from losing focus Ooh-rah !!!

Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 5085

Guys tear their cars apart to install MPI....3 years later it's still sitting there, rusting the fuel tank. Rolling Eyes

Hope you find the W58 trans easy to find...and I hope it ain't beat-ta-shit too, like most of those 4G63 engines are. Laughing

For ALL the chatter I read....I don't recall a COMPLETED, 4G63 conversion done with PLENTY of pics to back-up their claims. Rolling Eyes

Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 61

Slide her in , took about 20 minutes w/ my buddy Jack.

My buddy Jack , sliding the trans in .

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Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 5085

I don't get it. Rolling Eyes

Somebody would detail/paint a valvecover...yet EVERYTHING around it looks like hell? Laughing

Are you just building a beater? Laughing

Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 61

Professor Quest wrote:

Are you just building a beater? Laughing

Just getting this black one up and running and handing it off to my friend who is the owner . He can deal with that mess , It just needs to be in his possesion before the snow hits Sad

Basically he gets to do the tinkering around and making it look puurty.

Next pics will be fitting the 2.0L and measuring for my water neck adapter pipe

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Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 5085

Ohhh, I see. Your not building a car for yourself...which explains WHY you didn't remove the ABS while the engine was out. Laughing

Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 61

Professor Quest wrote:

Ohhh, I see. Your not building a car for yourself...which explains WHY you didn't remove the ABS while the engine was out. Laughing

I guess I should explain the agreement we have.

The owner of both cars a friend of mine John, moved to NC from OH. Upon moving he had to do something with these 2 cars , last minute. The black 86 Conquest had no motor , and the red 87 hit the back of a quick stopping truck and ate the bumper hitch and ball .

So we agreed if he could store them at my house , and upon me swapping the running motor in , I could in turn have the red 87 and a W58 .

I had a year previously picked up a spare complete 4g63 w/ harness for $300.

And that about brings us to where we are today .

He's just looking forward to getting the car to NC , and enjoying work on it at his own pace down there , modding it etc...

So really I guess we haven't gotten to the "Custom Engine Swap" yet , but were getting closer......