LT1 fender savers on LS1
11-08-2012, 10:01 AM
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11-18-2012, 08:29 PM
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Perhaps they were no longer included is because LS1s don't have the fuel lines under there like LT1s?
I agree about shops and morons who jack in the wrong spot. I caught one shop who screwed my car up, and their insurance paid. Ripped the quarter panel. Sadly the repair shop MY insurance told me to go to employed shitty workers, and I still have that broken (with damage covered up) quarter panel. God bless America.
I agree about shops and morons who jack in the wrong spot. I caught one shop who screwed my car up, and their insurance paid. Ripped the quarter panel. Sadly the repair shop MY insurance told me to go to employed shitty workers, and I still have that broken (with damage covered up) quarter panel. God bless America.
03-25-2019, 10:30 PM
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from oemcats..........this is a protector, fuel feed & evaporative emission & return pipe, for Chevrolet, and Pontiac automobiles. It fits for Chevrolet Camaro, and Camaro Z28, Pontiac Firebird formula, and Firebird trans am for the U.S. from 1993 to 1997
03-26-2019, 01:47 PM
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I ran that part number through GMPD and it's not recognized at this point, no description even given, so it must've been discontinued long ago. The description you mentioned above says "1993 to 1997", but that's not entirely correct as my '98 car came stock with these. So they either changed the part number for '98, or that description just isn't completely accurate. FWIW, I remember some folks with very late '98 cars mentioning that theirs didn't come with these (and I seem to recall noticing this as well on ~05/98 or later '98 cars), so it seems to have been a soft cut-off somewhere near the end of 1998 model year. Maybe it was not an "official" part for '98, but the assembly line just kept using them until inventory was exhausted.
06-30-2019, 06:55 PM
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I had a look around various sites for that GM part number (#10232676 Protector, Fuel Feed & Evaporative Emission & Return Pipe) and it is long discontinued, and was apparently intended for the LT1 cars, to protect their fuel lines (which would explain why GM stopped installing them sometime during the 1998 model run). I found a few pictures of that part installed on 1993-98 cars, and noted that it doesn't attach to the fenders, but merely to the underside of the car. So it only protects the fender flange by the fact it hangs down lower; it doesn't attach to the fender (and strengthen its mounting method) the way the Detroit Speed product does.
08-15-2019, 11:37 PM
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So I received the DS parts, and went to install them. All was going ok, until I got to step #6, which is when you loosely bolt the part to the floorpan. Could not for the life of me get the holes in the underside to line up with the holes in the DS part. DS part fit tightly (a little too tightly, IMO) to the shape of the floorpan. Tried the pass side, was moderately successful (at least the holes lined up), but could not get my flange (which I had straightened) to fit tightly with the DS part. Eventually gave up in frustration. I think the central issue is, my flanges (even though they have been straightened) are still not completely straight (they were crushed down by the idiot previous owner or someone doing work on his behalf), and that fact means they won't fit tightly with the DS part. I'm going to try again, and with the car on a lift. I may have to get someone with a torch to heat up the flanges and make them absolutely perfect before the DS part will fit as advertised. In the meantime, my fender alignment is spot on, and the mounting points appear at first glance to be factory.
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01-12-2020, 02:54 AM
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Update: my car was in for a clutch replacement, and they finished the install of the DS part when the car was in the air. The tech said no issues, I had done most of the work for him. Its obviously a lot easier to install these DS protectors when the underside of the car is at head height, versus 2" from your nose.
01-31-2020, 09:07 PM
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I never knew this existed. I was aware of the problem back in 2003 when I had my Trans Am and needed tires for it. I actually went into the bay and told the guys where they were allowed to jack up my car to prevent this from happening. My 2001 Camaro SS doesn't have this issue, but I'll probably get these parts at some point just to make sure that flange is protected.
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02-12-2021, 02:11 PM
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But yes, if you take the car to places for service (especially tire shops, which generally aren't careful and/or don't know any better regarding these cars) then this is probably a wise investment.