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This is my 91 I just bought a geo tracker any thoughts on
Putting the festiva body on the tracker frame.
I hope it will look like this any one else have a 4x4 festiva build any info would be appreciated
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This is my 91 I just bought a geo tracker any thoughts on
Putting the festiva body on the tracker frame.
I hope it will look like this any one else have a 4x4 festiva build any info would be appreciated
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I think doing this tastefully, like it was meant to be there, would be really cool. I'd love to have a 4WD Festiva with tons of ground clearance. But most that I've seen look really weird to me.
Even the prerunner thing just looks wrong IMHO. It looks crazy, and I respect the work, but it looks wrong. If things were reasonably tucked in and it looked good, like the jacked up 100% Festiva builds look, but it had the utility of the Tracker, I think that'd be awesome.Any difference that makes no difference is no difference.
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Iirc, the tracker is unibody... I think a samurai would do better for the swapTrees aren't kind to me...
currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.
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Samurai or even a cj or older wrangler those were pretty small as well better parts availabilityOriginally posted by FestYboy View Post
Sent from my XT1585 using TapatalkFestiver
93 L find/5 speed
BP/g15mr swapped
Aspire brake swapped
Enough little mods I can spend a week trying to remember and still not get them all
stripped and sold due to rust
89 festie
rustful
maybe v8 maybe field buggy wont know till the time comes
93 festie
advanced suspension
kai/skeeter camber
b3t/g15mr
I will own a bpt cd-5 gtx clone one dayComment
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I'd love to see one of these done. Would love to see a build thread on it if anyone cares to tackle this.
I've got a rust bucket Festiva sitting in the driveway, and the unibody structure underneath is completely rotted.
With some cutting drilling, and welding, it shouldn't be too hard to this.
And I've got a friend who would probably love to tackle this.1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28Comment
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I was kicking around the idea of robbing the drivetrain out of a Toyota Rav4 and putting it under mine. The 1st Gen Rav4 is only 4 inches longer wheelbase than the festiva, and pretty close width. Adapting the suspension to a good body and such, with the right fab skills, may be possible, and still considering such a swap. My only thing is, I have a nice quick new car, and a jeep... what I dont have is a fuel efficient beat around car... so its a toss up.Comment
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I'd just buy a Subaru wagon and call it done. Lol. It's a cool concept, but man that's a lot of work.Driving for me is neither a right nor a privilege. Driving is my passion, as it was for the people who invented the automobile, the people who paved the first roads and the people who continue to improve the automobile. Please respect this passion.Comment
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Who would want to drive a Subaru wagon that's why I drive a festivaComment
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91GL BP/F3A with boost
13.79 @ 100, 2.2 60' on 8 psi and 155R12'sComment
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Lots easier/cheaper/faster to fix the Tracker. It's kind of a 4WD Festiva anyway! :-)90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!
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But a Festiva with a tracker frame is no longer a Festiva. Chances are, a good old subie wagon will go most of the same places anyway. I've put subies through hell and they took the punishment with much more prowess than a short wheelbase truck. Lol. I dated a chick who drove a tracker and it was pretty impressive, but you can thrash a Subaru much harder without it bouncing all over and wanting to flip.Originally posted by tdk666 View Post
If you want a crawler than ditch the frame idea and just build a tube chassis crawler with the Festy panels.Last edited by Advancedynamix; 10-19-2016, 01:37 PM.Driving for me is neither a right nor a privilege. Driving is my passion, as it was for the people who invented the automobile, the people who paved the first roads and the people who continue to improve the automobile. Please respect this passion.Comment
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So if a festiva on a tracker frame is no longer a festiva then what is a festiva with a b6t or other swap.Originally posted by Advancedynamix View Post
Anyway I was thinking of building a 4x4 festiva on the cheap so I have a cheap tracker and festiva put them together and I have a cheap one of a kind festitrackerLast edited by tdk666; 10-19-2016, 03:27 PM.Comment
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Thanks to all for the words of wisdom on this projectComment
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A Fastiva. LolOriginally posted by tdk666 View PostLast edited by Advancedynamix; 10-19-2016, 04:42 PM.Driving for me is neither a right nor a privilege. Driving is my passion, as it was for the people who invented the automobile, the people who paved the first roads and the people who continue to improve the automobile. Please respect this passion.Comment
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