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Installed an aftermarket Vintage Air evaporate kit. I'm hiding the heater hoses behind fender. Still nee to install condenser and fab lines.

Just picked up this bone stock 98 formula after not having an fbody for too long, my third one and first ls car. Loving having a v8 again.

Got T-Boned by a city operated truck that was speeding, that Miata was my baby now I’m stuck in the shit maro

Just joined and sharing my 1 of 101 1LEs.

Just purchased off BAT this past fall. Will put the original springs back in and potentially do heads and a cam. Otherwise have fun with it but keep miles down as it only has 22k.

A lot of you might be thinking that the 2nd Gen was the least likely (least attractive?) for convertible conversion. If anybody has ever seen Automotive News — the paper for the industry and dealers alike — coach-built convertibles were advertised for years starting in the 1970s. I used to occasionally find these at the salvage yards in L.A…. often the top structure and underbody reinforcing is a kind of crudely welded square tubing, and the coach plate can be found in the door jambs.

I’ll say one thing for the Coach folks… they pioneered in places Detroit feared to go but often tested the waters first for factory convertibles.

Hello all

I have 2 issues i would like help solving

1: Over heating at idle.

I think its due to fans not turning on because I never hear them but how should I go about troubleshooting this?

2: abs/trac light on

Im also assuming this is because of the missing relay? (reference pictures)

thanks

Hey everybody,

Hoping to get some information and opinions from the guru’s here. I have a definite RMS leak (3rd video) that I took too my local Chevy dealer as I have a pretty good relationship with them plus the guys there build a variety of full on race cars for the owner.

They said that the oil pan and basically every gasket on the engine is leaking and would require dropping the motor and resealing everything and quoted my 9k. I don’t see any signs of leaking from the valves, heads and on my buddies lift I didn’t see the oil pan leaking. They also suggested in that 9k that we open the motor because their lead mechanic said he hears noises center line of the motor that makes him believe there are potential lifter issues, cam issues or pushrod related issues. They also said all my belts and tensioners need replaced.

The first video is after I let it idle down you can an almost chugging noise and a high pitch noise. The second video is after I played what the throttle where the high pitched noise went away but still a chugging sound. The 3rd video is the leak and that’s the only visible leak I could find. They also confirmed the OPS isn’t leaking.

Any insights or opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: I thought I could post 3 individual videos. Apparently it merges them into 1. Also, this is a bone stock LS1

As the title says can I use my rear o2 sensors with the speed engineering true duals? The car has no cats already and I have no CEL for it but I do still have the rear O2’s still just wondering if I can still use them and I have no idea if they already have been tuned out cars cammed and has a dyno tune maybe they can go we’re the wide band bungs are??? Any thots? Pic is rear o2 on driver side 2nd pic is the true duals I’m wondering about.

The original headliner board was saved by using fiberglass resin and fabric then re upholstered . Looks like new to me... a new one was over $500 with shipping, repair was $50...