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FattyBoomBatty · 08-21-2009

Look at the frame rails underneath the car; look for signs that it was ever in a wreck, it's easy to tell. Rear wrecks total the car, front ones maybe are workable. the 4g64 wide block bolts to the stock tranny, so make sure the narrow block will work with the adapter plate. And wiring is so easy, it probably won't be too hard to finish it up, once you have the crap for it.

Look for bent rims, rusty fenders in the back (again, it's a unibody and the rear fenders are part of the whole frame). Ripped seats will get you some bargaining chips, see if the lights in the dash work, if you can. Reach under the car and wiggle the driveshaft, if it clinks when you twist it back and forth, it needs a new inner shaft for the torque tube, and the nose gear on the diff. Those can be had from mitsu still I think.

The rag joint for the steering column goes bad usually, and can make it feel like there is about 15-20 degrees of free play in the wheel (which that's what it is). They are frickin expensive, so it's better to just weld the shit up and have better steering that stock new.

08-21-2009	#6
FattyBoomBatty Banned Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boulder, CO Drives: Conquest Posts: 5,049	Re: Starquest guys, what should I look out for? Look at the frame rails underneath the car; look for signs that it was ever in a wreck, it's easy to tell. Rear wrecks total the car, front ones maybe are workable. the 4g64 wide block bolts to the stock tranny, so make sure the narrow block will work with the adapter plate. And wiring is so easy, it probably won't be too hard to finish it up, once you have the crap for it. Look for bent rims, rusty fenders in the back (again, it's a unibody and the rear fenders are part of the whole frame). Ripped seats will get you some bargaining chips, see if the lights in the dash work, if you can. Reach under the car and wiggle the driveshaft, if it clinks when you twist it back and forth, it needs a new inner shaft for the torque tube, and the nose gear on the diff. Those can be had from mitsu still I think. The rag joint for the steering column goes bad usually, and can make it feel like there is about 15-20 degrees of free play in the wheel (which that's what it is). They are frickin expensive, so it's better to just weld the shit up and have better steering that stock new.