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Crown my Turbo!!!

I think Royal Purple should crown my '87 Mitsubishi Starion Turbo. It is a unique car with so much potential and almost never seen on the road. I am 21 years old and I live in the slow town of Mount Laurel, New Jersey. My Starion is the most valued thing in my life. This car was previously owned by my childhood best friend who I considered a brother. Five days before his 19th birthday my friend died in a freak working accident. After his death his father gave me this car because he thought that this is what his son would of wanted. A year later my best friend's dad pasted away and this car is the only thing I have left to remember this family.
The car is a 2.6L Turbo had 170k miles on it but was in good running condition with absolutely no rust, leather interior wasn't bad either no tears. I drove the car for about 8 months until the head gasket blew which the cars are notorious for doing due to the poor design of the cylinder head. I have always planed on improving every inch of the car and started with a racing clutch and fuel pump, The car has soo much potential what it really needs is its motor rebuilt, and at this pace it seems like that will never even happen.
I plan on keeping this car for the rest of my life, its my dream car, it has so much sentimental value I cant even begin to describe in writing and I really just want to get it back into running condition, and hopefully Royal Purple will make my dreams come true.



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At 7:32pm on July 7, 2009, David J Pisanich said…
Hew Drew ,, Keep the Faith brother... If your dads Z looked like mine, it was either a 240, 260, or 280, they all had the same body just different engines. in 78 they went to the 280ZX and had no grill (the hood went to the bumper) and a later turbo option that was gutless.... I like the no bumper look too, seems like everybody does,, I'm thinkin' splitting a 240 buper in front and moving the blinker lower in a tube grill so the bumpers stop at the blinkers,, that might look cool.. Thanks again, and good luck with the contest ( it's getting close now) Keep the Shine Up and ths Rubber Smokin' Super Dave
At 9:35pm on July 4, 2009, David J Pisanich said…
Drew,, Sweet ride, right hand drive is always cool. Sorry about your friend, keep him in your heart and he will never really be gone. I have seen one other Starion, but it was not turbo or right hand drive.. Cool car,, keep the faith. Super Dave
At 6:44pm on May 28, 2009, DAVID OVANDO said…
Sad story, but the car is amazing!
At 3:21am on May 28, 2009, Joel Lane said…
O ok. i c. apple worked your photo then lol... well i do a lot of my own. i make headers for these cars for all types of turbo's head work as in port and polish them. cam work. i inspect them to make sure of no ware. well did see my videos. check them out. tell me what you think of them. they do sound meen.
At 9:28pm on May 27, 2009, chris dettmer said…
awsome car. right hand drive, that's a rare car.
At 7:45pm on May 25, 2009, Bret Colt Feeney said…
thanks for the commnt im sorry about your friend and good luck
 
 
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