1988 Beretta GT Rebuild

[Money pit Beretta]

I'd for sure run some 1.6's then. They would give you a little more lift. 1988GTU had a few sets, but I haven't heard if he still has some. I'm sure that someone else would have some if he doesn't.

[airedale06]

Update: The technician from the engine rebuild shop came yesterday and started the engine. It started the first try, but then a power steering line exploded. So now to fix the exhaust, brakes, that line and the windshield and it's going on the road!

[Money pit Beretta]

Man if it's not one thing it's another!

[airedale06]

Finally got my inspection sticker! It failed once for 10 things (8 of them being stupid, such as washer fluid wouldn't work [because it had been taken apart, the guy just needed to hold down the button a little longer to give the pump time to siphon enough fluid]), and the second time it failed because of a leaky gas line. Now I have to get used to driving it again. I've been borrowing my mom's '94 Blazer so it's weird to be closer to the ground looking up.

[KFLO 93 GT]

It sure feels good to be back in your Beretta eh?

Somehow I'd not read through this thread before, but I'm glad I did.

Its great that you've brought your car back from the brink of the junkyard, and you are exactly right - it is something to be proud of. The work and the experience really connects you with the car.

[Wanako]

woot! I know the feeling man. I haven't driven mine for over a year.

[weba]

Such rare sight these days to see someone fix up 23 year old car with multiple issues, you should be proud.

[airedale06]

I am very proud. It's awesome bombing around town in it. A lot of people I know don't recognize the car, so it's like being incognito. It doesn't look very nice right now. I used etching primer (camo green) to paint over the places where I ground the rust spots and in front of the left rear wheel well it was a HUGE hole. So I cut out the rusted bit, borrowed a pneumatic tool that insets metal and then you epoxy new metal over the hole. Someday I'll find paint that matches it, but I'm really tempted to save my tax refund and get it completely repainted for $300 at Maaco this spring.

There's a lot more to do to it. I want to fix the interior (the dash and the headliner) and keep getting the electrical gremlins out of the dash. Sometimes I'll get the high beam indicator, but not my right turn signal, and then later on, I'll get the turn signal but not the high beam. It runs and I'm more than happy about that.

[mtntime1]

To Beretta owner: Can you please tell me how you were able to pull your engine only?
I have an '88 GT that needs an engine, and I have found one. Problem is, anybody I've talked to says that the motor and tranny have to come out together, through the bottom, and they want a fortune to do it. But your photos show there is another way,
which appears a lot easier. How do you do it. Thanks! mtntime1@comcast.net