Chrysler Conquest page
Another one of my personal long term projects was my 1987 Chrysler Conquest. (Taupe
colored) Purchased new in 1987 by my father, it was passed on to
me in 1992 and retired as a daily driver in 1996 because of an increasing number
of unresolved issues. After a few years of work and research, it was
brought back to life and now has about 138,000 miles on it.
The white 1988 Conquest (90,000 miles approx) belongs to my brother who has
rebuilt his motor with forged pistons, 18g turbo and a number of other
modifications.
Some Conquest history.... the wide-body
version (which is what these two are)
was manufactured from 1986-1989 in very limited numbers. The car is 100% Mitsubishi, but
was resold under the Chrysler flag as the Conquest (in 1986 it was also sold
under the Dodge brand as Conquest.) and sold by Mitsubishi under the name Starion.
The power plant is a turbocharged 2.6 liter/4cylinder (176hp) with 12a
turbo. (The Mitsubishi 2.6L
motor (long-stroke) was originally designed for a diesel fork-lift.)
One thing to note is that is the original paint job (except for the hood,
right fender and front-bumper)... not bad for a 37+ year old car.
07/08/2008
04/26/2004
09/11/2005 -
Because so few of these cars survive today, keeping them running, (let alone
upgrading) can be a rather difficult (and expensive) proposition. You can't
order upgrade parts out of the Summit catalog for these babies, everything
has to be custom made. Except for making the hard-pipes (turbo pressure
side) and the exhaust piping, all work/design has been done myself.
Modifications to the car include:
- Intercooler rubber hoses replaced with steel hard-pipes. (blue pipes)
- Hard-pipe hose connections all have t-bolt style clamps
- Turbo upgraded to 14g
- Exhaust upgraded from 2" to 2.5" from turbo back
to muffler tail pipe
- Straight-through stainless steel muffler
- Reconditioning of most of the parts under the hood
- Restrictive Mitsubishi Mass Air Sensor replaced with 3.5" Mass Air Flow
meter off of the LS1 Corvette.
- 1st Gen translator to allow for the 3.5" MAF to be used
- Large K&N filter on the end of the 3.5" MAF
- Valve cover replaced with Mitsubishi logo type
- Valve cover breather piping removed
- U-joints replaced with Spicer heavy-duty
- Rims have had clear coat removed and hand polished
- A/C system converted to 134a Refrigerant
- Stock cassette player replaced with 1st Generation Eclipse Stereo
Cassette/CD player
- Steering wheel and volume controls replaced with new factory wheel and
controls
- Halmeter Air/Fuel ratio meter
- Autometer manual boost gauge
- New factory fuel injectors ($600!)
- New Non-jet valve head with ARP head studs
- New exhaust manifold with webbing cut to prevent the
ever so typical warping and
cracking
- 1st Generation Eclipse BOV (blow-off valve) setup in a bypass
configuration
- New windshield
- Upgraded 110amp alternator (GM CS110)
- Ground wire kit added to reduce voltage drop
- 180 deg thermostat (as opposed to the stock 195 deg)
- Secondary fan temp sensor (210 deg) replaced with primary type (190 deg)
to allow secondary fan to come on same time as primary
- Custom made (by me) 2.5" exhaust system flex point (see pics below) (this
recreates the original 2" joint)
- Auto Temperature control panel replaced with 1988 style
- Replaced defective steering gear box
- Replaced steering gear box seals
- Aftermarket Rising Rate fuel pressure regulator
- All vacuum hoses replaced with 3.5mm silicone type
- Replaced broken rear-end differential support bolt. (Broken
thanks to the losers
at a Houston area Chrysler dealership.)
Below are pictures of the engine bay and other miscellaneous photos.
The last picture is what NOT to do with your car. As hard as it is to
tell, it's a Starion....
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Ryan
Geiger's Conquest rebuild pictures
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