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Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2025 7:34 am
by woody90gtz
This might be the best handling Beretta on earth now.😎
I made some 82-92 Camaro struts fit...the bolt spacing and length is the same as Beretta. I did it with basically stock KYBs to see if it all would work, so I could buy double adjustable Viking struts for a Camaro. It works so damn good I'm gonna hold off that $1300 for the moment.🤣
Had to convert them to coilover style, and if you're using them on a FWD Beretta you'll need to make your own steering arm, but it is an option.
I also made my own FE7 sway bar bracket so I could have a 33mm direct Blazer sway bar. But if you're looking to upgrade to a regular FE7 bar it will work for those as well.

https://youtu.be/3Z1H0amzYmk

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Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.

Posted: Sat May 09, 2026 12:17 am
by woody90gtz
Finally accomplished my underhood beautification. I bought these polished valve covers 2 or 3 years ago and finally got around to using em, paired with some nice gen4 truck coil packs. From day one the original rusty gen3 coils looked pretty terrible...(after all the donor truck was literally rusted in half with a broken frame). I also spliced out the huge 7pin coil connector and ditched the brackets entirely. This time I used 2k clear coat on top of the paint and it really makes the Bright Aqua Metallic come alive. I also discovered that with a little bit of trimming a Blazer fuse box cover fits on a Silverado fuse box. I used my spare 99-02 gmt800 fuse box to trace all the pins and label what I'm actually using (like T56 reverse lockout). There's also a bunch of spots to take fused wires directly from the box: 4 ign keyed and 15 battery constant, 5 open relay locations, and there are 19 spots to run any wire in and out of the box through a fuse. I'll have more on that in another video later.

https://youtu.be/ombCLmSCDqk

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Re: Budget LS swap 6spd RWD Z26 project.

Posted: Sat May 09, 2026 2:57 am
by Rettax3
Nice! That is looking really clean, very OEM with a custom-detailed appearance. This is, to me at least, the best look under-hood. Too much custom trim, and it looks gawdy. Too much 'performance' add-on and it looks like it doesn't belong on the street.
Now, if you could just get a blower-fan back in :D , it would just about look like the car could have come this way from the factory...