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Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:02 pm
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:12 pm
by snowblindburd
Heck yes! That had to be a good feeling.
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 12:13 am
by woody90gtz
Oh hell yeah. Technically I could have test fired it quite a while ago even without steering and pedals, etc...but it's still a big checkmark off the list. Brakes and lines are totally done, cooling is all done except for one brand new hose leaking...not sure if it's the hose or probably the spring clamp - I gotta put a worm gear on it. FYI, you can run 1980 Camaro power steering hoses with a 1998 Camaro rack and 2000 Silverado pump...that was a happy convenience.
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:19 pm
by Rettax3
Very nice! An early present to yourself for the Holidays.
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:32 am
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 12:44 am
by woody90gtz
Here's the video. And the next video will show smoke!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoANNtGaPe0
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 3:45 pm
by snowblindburd
We love a good smokeshow. Congrats on getting it moving! Can't wait to go for a ride.
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:01 am
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:12 am
by Rettax3
Fantastic! Watching your video, at the point you were swapping-out the clutch M/C, and popping up through the gaping hole in the floor-pan, all I could do was laugh and think, "
Warning!! Danger to Manifold! (Woody didn't heed that warning!)"
Congrats having her running on her own feet. Man, I have GOT to get back on some of my car projects -been so busy with building construction lately...
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:47 pm
by woody90gtz
Video is up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei15Jh8ABZk
And I'm also thinking about doing some t-shirts.
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:48 pm
by woody90gtz
Coilovers for the front in the works! No pillowball mounts and nasty NVH though...I'm using a DIY non-adjustable strut mount with 2 more degrees caster built in. And it has rubber isolators for the spring and the strut stem. My mock up shows it working beautifully. The picture on the ground is in the center of the adjustment, so I can go up or down about 2 inch from there. More info to come once I finish it up and make a video.
You can also see another change if you look close, but I'm not gonna spill the beans on that just yet.
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:11 pm
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:32 pm
by woody90gtz
Got the strut bar done and made it look absolutely BEAUTIFUL! haha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVNU8dB_hMk
Oh and you can also see I got the truck cruise control box mounted, just like I did with my 91. Plugs right into the Beretta harness. Gotta love GM!
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:16 pm
by woody90gtz
Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 12:55 pm
by DOHC_tuner
Absolute props and respect at your skills man! Awesome job and videos of the V8 Beretta! Make me a front upper strut bar!