modified 89 GTU, WI 53042 $5000 obo

88_GTU · Post by **88_GTU** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:59 pm

Vin:1G1LW14W2KY198447
Year: 1989
Mileage: 82537
Location: WI 53042
Asking price: $5000

I'm selling my 89 GTU as some things have come up and I have too many vehicles. This is a great car and I'm very proud of the work put into it. It was a bit of a barn find when I picked it up. It's been stored every winter since new which is why the mileage stayed low and it has no rust. Unfortunately, as I found out, when a car is stored so much it developes its own set of issues. When i picked it up every gasket in the 2.8 was leaking and the auto trans was pretty well shot. I got fed up with that pretty quick and had a friend convince me to swap in the 3500 and my 5spd to liven it up a little. The swap was done with 77k on the clock. Since then I've upgraded quite a few things so here's the list:

3500 from an 05 malibu with 16k
Getrag 5spd setup from my 88 with 67k
WOT-Tech adapter with 3.5 DOHC TB
BCC crank position sensor setup
AC completely removed
billet trans mount
billet dogbone
poly filled engine mounts
custom lower engine bracket
powdercoated coolant lines and brackets
3400 minivan exhaust manifolds
2.5" custom bent exhaust
Magnaflow SS highflow cat
Flowmaster 40 series SS muffler
Borla SS intercooled tips
Custom short throw shiter (not a hackjob. spent a lot of time and money getting that right.)
Wilwood 4 piston big brake kit up front with SS braided hoses on modified powdercoated knuckles
welded, blasted, and powdercoated control arms with greasable Del-A-Lum bushings installed
Energy suspension swaybar bushings and endlinks
Energy suspension boots on ball joints and tie rod ends
New struts and shocks
Powdercoated Eibachs
Lightweight rims with goodyear eagle RSAs that have approx 5k on them
New GM wheel bearings
Acid dipped, washed, blasted, and e-coated K-frames from an 89 5-spd car
GM K-frame connector powdercoated
Addco rear bar added to the rear beam that already has an internal bar
Custom fender to radiator support braces
Custom gas/brake/clutch pedal assy
Custom GTU decals
Kenwood deck
Infinity amp and speakers
Boss amp powering a 10" pioneer flat sub
Redone headliner and decklid
...and there's probably more I'm forgetting

The car has a pretty decent tune in it. It runs smoothly and is fairly strong but there's a lot more there to be had. The plan was to make a proper set of headers and then get the tune dialed in on the dyno but that hasnt happened so the buyer can choose to do as they wish. I haven't fixed the dent in the drivers fender and door yet as I was going to eventually have it repainted but that obviously hasnt happened either.

On to some pics:

88_GTU · Post by **88_GTU** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:09 pm

The interior is a little dirty yet, wasnt planning on selling this so I didnt spend much time with it before I stored it. More pics:

88_GTU · Post by **88_GTU** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:13 pm

More pics:

88_GTU · Post by **88_GTU** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:25 pm

last ones for now:

Slinky · Post by **Slinky** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:36 pm

Very nice car, and very good condition, alot of great mods you should have no trouble selling it

woody90gtz · Post by **woody90gtz** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:09 pm

Worth every penny...but I also fall under that too many cars category. Sad to see it go!

Post by **heavywoody** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:17 am

If I could sell my LGT, I'd pick this up in a heartbeat. Maybe I should list it for sale on the LGT forums...

1988GTU · Post by **1988GTU** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:46 am

Where were you last year?!?!

88_GTU · Post by **88_GTU** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:21 am

1988GTU wrote:Where were you last year?!?!

Actually, a year ago I was freezing my ass off in the garage installing the 3500/5spd swap.

J

Also forgot to mention that the entire wire harness was either cut or lengthened with proper colored wires to fit this engine/trans combo properly. Any added lengths were properly soldered and shrink-tubed for piece of mind. No hack jobs on this car.

here's a link to the members ride topic on the car: http://www.beretta.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10146

michi · Post by **michi** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:23 pm

Man thats one sweet beretta! Id love to have a 3500 in my car

Good luck with the sale man!

Rettax3 · Post by **Rettax3** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:15 pm

...I can't believe you have to let this car go, after all that work on it.

If I had the time, money, and space, that would sit really nicely next to my white '89 GTU (although yours is a bit prettier

). I hope it stays in the community, too bad most of us are too cheap or too broke or too over-carred to pay what this car is worth. GLWTS...

Post by **snowblindburd** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:19 am

I wish you were selling this a year or two from now, lol!

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