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by Rettax3
Wed Oct 15, 2025 3:11 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Steering column
Replies: 3
Views: 2084

Re: Steering column

Absolutely welcome. Let us know what you find, and of course we would love some pics of the car. ;)
by Rettax3
Mon Sep 29, 2025 4:32 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Steering column
Replies: 3
Views: 2084

Re: Steering column

Hey, welcome to the site! Sounds like she is a keeper! (The car too, obviously!) I don't have my '92 Grand Am anymore, finally had to abandon it a few years ago, so I can't confirm 100%... But I THINK the N-Body line from ~'92-'96 might match-up, and possibly older into the late '80s? They share mos...
by Rettax3
Mon Sep 29, 2025 4:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rockauto clearance
Replies: 1
Views: 2175

Re: Rockauto clearance

Thank you, I don't work for them either, but I should have bought stock in them, with as much coin as I've sent their way over the last few years (and well before that, actually). I hadn't noticed the thread with their Discount Codes had been locked!? I was wondering why I had to search on the NICO ...
by Rettax3
Fri Sep 19, 2025 4:14 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: When Owning a Beretta Just Isn't Challenging Enough... NORTHSTAR!
Replies: 2
Views: 3143

Re: When Owning a Beretta Just Isn't Challenging Enough... NORTHSTAR!

The 282s are pretty good, lots of guys use them in v8 Fieros. I appreciate the reassurance, you have some very solid experience with those guys too. It helps alleviate some worries, because I do have concerns... Yes, some Fiero-Builders have used adapter-plates to mount 350 SBCs next to their 282s,...
by Rettax3
Thu Sep 18, 2025 4:22 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: When Owning a Beretta Just Isn't Challenging Enough... NORTHSTAR!
Replies: 2
Views: 3143

When Owning a Beretta Just Isn't Challenging Enough... NORTHSTAR!

Okay, I have a a rather varied career-path behind me, even just in the technical fields I've worked in, from rebuilding motorcycles and tinkering with (now classic) hot-rods in my youth, to jet engines and aircraft (I absolutely loved working on the old Huey UH-1 that was slid-in behind the hangar I...
by Rettax3
Tue Sep 16, 2025 10:53 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Am I blue? No, the new car is though...
Replies: 20
Views: 31076

Re: Am I blue? No, the new car is though...

Should have known you would have that covered. AWD conversion? Is there anything you can't do? :D Fifth amendment. Buuuuut, honestly on this car it would be easy, as all the parts are bolt-in, if I find a donor. Thanks for the props though, I appreciate it, it has been a tough week for me. :friends...
by Rettax3
Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: what did you do to your ride today?
Replies: 985
Views: 513556

Re: what did you do to your ride today?

Wow, so long since any posting here... I'll just update a little on the Interceptor first, now debating on making a dedicated thread for it due to lack of any activity here and it is Very ofF topic (see what I did there? No? Oh well). I got some seasonal use out of it, but the tires that came with t...
by Rettax3
Fri Mar 07, 2025 5:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years
Replies: 236
Views: 301471

Re: Camaro paint job...after almost 10 years

I always felt like I was taking crap for putting tow-hitch receivers on my Camaros, but I like functionality and versatility in my cars. Even the Third-Gens don't have much available for them, I was lucky enough to find a cheap N.O.S. U-Haul piece for the '89 RS back when I was moving it across coun...
by Rettax3
Fri Feb 14, 2025 2:57 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Help relocating ICM in 89 corsica
Replies: 1
Views: 35065

Re: Help relocating ICM in 89 corsica

I relocated my ICM on both my '90 3.1 Beretta and my '95 3100 Z-26 when I swapped-in the 3.4 DOHC LQ1 V-6, both of which use the same ICM as your Corsy. The three wire connectors to the ICM are: -Power/ground (two-wire, pink/black or pink, and black or black/white), -7x Crank Position Sensor (CKP -a...
by Rettax3
Fri Feb 14, 2025 2:22 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: 3800 sc swap engine wiring harness
Replies: 1
Views: 4624

Re: 3800 sc swap engine wiring harness

Hello, and welcome to the site! Was your GTZ a Quad-4, or a V-6? On my '89 GTU, I piggy-backed the 3800 harness and left the original wiring intact, actually completely untouched aside from one ground wire from the fuel-pump (my Beretta from the factory ran a second ground-wire from the sending-unit...
by Rettax3
Sun Dec 08, 2024 3:08 am
Forum: Members Rides
Topic: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Replies: 135
Views: 230876

Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.

Confused a lot of people by spinning the rear wheels. Starting line guys were telling at me to back up when my rear slicks were already in the water box. haha. And the tech guy looking at the car with the hood open (and engine pointing rearward) asked if I had slicks - while looking at the front ti...
by Rettax3
Fri Nov 15, 2024 6:38 am
Forum: Intakes
Topic: The Oil Catch Can
Replies: 17
Views: 86276

Re: The Oil Catch Can

Pure gold, Thank You. This is one of those 'thankless' mods no one wants to think about, but I agree the benefits for us long-term owners is most definitely worth the time. About that Audi... VAG (Volkswagon/Audi Group) makes possibly the WORST ECMs, not because of any inherent durability issues (al...
by Rettax3
Tue Nov 05, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: Members Rides
Topic: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Replies: 135
Views: 230876

Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.

Thanks for the update -good news is always welcome, even if not timely! :good: Cool you guys get to run together too -that kind of quality time is priceless. Keep spankin' the new $#!t with that 'Retta, Woody!
by Rettax3
Tue Oct 22, 2024 4:28 am
Forum: Members Rides
Topic: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Replies: 135
Views: 230876

Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.

I'm definitely missing something though -how did the brake master cylinder get damaged from that? My "line lock" setup is nonconventional... ...in a panic stop when hammering the brakes the rear master cylinder is hydraulically locked, so the pushrod was the weak link. Okay, got it. Kind ...
by Rettax3
Mon Oct 14, 2024 12:00 am
Forum: Intakes
Topic: The Oil Catch Can
Replies: 17
Views: 86276

Re: The Oil Catch Can

Rettax3, messages sent to you in April stuck in my outbox. What’s with that? You getting them? I wasn't, no. No notifications or anything. Your last one finally pinged, ("One ping only, Vasili") so here I am. Replies sent, sorry for the delay. Yeah, no I am going to have to update ALL of ...