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Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:25 pm
by woody90gtz
Thanks man. The style strut bar I made definitely wouldn't clear the coil packs or the brakes in the stock application.
New plasma video coming soon. I'm almost done with it.
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:11 pm
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:55 pm
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:40 am
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 11:19 pm
by woody90gtz
Keepin on keepin on. Got the wiring 100% finished. Now the key turns the car on & off and all the gauges work. I even fixed the trunk popper that needed to be in "park". haha
https://youtu.be/iWSmuRs3MpE
Found some nice little surprises. Being a 96 actually simplified some of the wiring since it matches up to 2000 OBD2 truck. Oil pressure connector plugged right in and 98 Camaro coolant temp sensor also plugs right in (I had laready cut mine off though) lol. The truck fuse block fits awesome in the air cleaner and I made a little bracket to hold it secure.
I added PCM control for fan1 & fan2, reverse lockout solenoid and wired my wideband datastream into the Bank1 sensor2 signal for logging. Most of all the wiring I was able to leave in it's loom and repurpose wires I didn't need. I used a bunch of the Beretta PCM wires through the firewall bulkhead to get circuits into the interior without adding holes. And I added circuits to the PCM by using wires I didn't need for auto trans junk, etc. I also used the wiring leg that went to the auto trans plug to do reverse lights and reverse lockout without adding to the bundle inside the loom.
I hope this is all the wiring I have to do for a while. I took almost a week and crimp solder & shrunk it so I shouldn't have to chase down gremlins later. I also added fan override switch and a couple circuits through the firewall that I'm not using yet. So there's room to grow.
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:13 pm
by woody90gtz
Started the tunnel today, what a nightmare. Doesn't look beautiful...but it'll be covered by carpet and a console! haha
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 11:51 pm
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 1:29 am
by Asylum
HOLY HELL!!
Nice job Woody!!!
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:13 pm
by woody90gtz
Asylum wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2023 1:29 am
HOLY HELL!!
Nice job Woody!!!
Well duh. Where have you been?
Exhaust video is up.
https://youtu.be/7gUHzuSZFoQ
Also put tags on it and drove the first street miles. It looks absolutely amazing this low, but I dunno if it's gonna live in NY this way. haha Exhaust scrapes on the driveshaft on bumps too...so there's a little bit to work out there.
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2023 12:02 am
by woody90gtz
Lot of thrashing to get it ready for Carlisle. It's a handful doing donuts!
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:49 pm
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 2:51 pm
by Rettax3
Right on, looks like you had some fun -love that you had to notice your third-eye light was missing a bulb -OCD as only a Builder would have!
Very cool that nothing broke, but next time the car should be driven there!
(And yeah, driven back!)
How many people there figured out that the wrong pair of wheels were rolling smoke, I wonder?
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:10 pm
by woody90gtz
Most people figured it out. I did have a couple that said "I always assumed these were FWD" haha
Yeah, I'll definitely be road tripping it soon, but I just didn't have enough trust in it, and I would have never heard the end of it from Tiffany if I got the family stranded. lol. Still working out some little bugs. It could really use some more brake pressure so I have a 5/8 master on order and I'm swapping out my non-functional Corvette regulator for a regular return style. It's running on pump pressure of 80-85psi right now. Finally got all the rain leaks fixed and the carpet will go in soon. And I bought a Saturn coolant tank to move my air filter from right above the header...IATs were 137. Ouch. And I'm cutting up the front control arms to move the balljoint forward 1"...but yeah, it's almost done! haha
Road trip equipped now:
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:14 am
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:42 am
by woody90gtz