Starting my capri dash swap today...wish me luck

[MONSOON]

BAHAHAHA! Same here. There are times when it get a little nippy. But nothing compared to Michigan. Or Canada for that matter.

[Damkid]

me too. we wear shorts at christmas

Oh shut up :lol:

[TominMO]

Tom what you need to do is obtain an aspire heater box and see if they match up - that would give dash heat - If I remember right when I had my aspire's out they are very similar but I was cold cause the core went out in the middle of January so I didnt stop to take pics and measurements.

I would expect that the Aspire would not fit, because it will either be the same as the Festy's, or was designed the same way--i.e. with the assumption of a flat firewall. This is Casper I'm talking about--BP motor, so the firewall was modified to fit the motor in.

But you are saying that Aspires have dash heat?! What a revolutionary idea! Might get an Aspire heater box just to tinler with anyway. Since I have to mod the Festy box, why not the Aspire's.

[Festiva_tunner]

Hey, come to think of it, Casper doesn't have the heater assembly in the car (since he was a race car). Maybe I should look at dash mods while I'm sticking the heater stuff back in...hmmmm....

Tom what you need to do is obtain an aspire heater box and see if they match up - that would give dash heat - If I remember right when I had my aspire's out they are very similar but I was cold cause the core went out in the middle of January so I didnt stop to take pics and measurements.

[gorgonheimer]

When it's winter around here i roll the windows down

me too. we wear shorts at christmas

[festivaWES]

When it's winter around here i roll the windows down

[TominMO]

Hey, come to think of it, Casper doesn't have the heater assembly in the car (since he was a race car). Maybe I should look at dash mods while I'm sticking the heater stuff back in...hmmmm....

[TominMO]

^^ Vent heat?!?!? Omg!!!

[IdealSociety]

Ladies and gentlemen, if this goes through i believe we may witness our first festiva with VENT HEAT!

[TominMO]

it kinda fits... it does help when you already have a parts car with no interior to moc up your projects

So you're using the Capri gauges? What mods are needed to make them work? And how about any mods to the climate control system?

[deathegg]

Can I ask why you chose the Capri dash? Did you just happen to have one sitting around and chose to use it, or have you always liked it, and went and got one? IMO, the stock Festiva dash is a bit more stylish, and can be made even more so with some proper mods.
I have thought about this kind of thing, but the Capri dash seems like an unusual choice.
However, still a neat idea..keep us updated.

[festivaWES]

The way i see it the b series trucks have a dash that is similar in over design and they are not as deep as the capri dash.....less work in triming. If I do a dash swap that would be my option. Swap the dash harness over, splice in a truck cluster, mount it not much else to do.

[freshtiva]

Best of luck with this one. I have a hard time getting a festiva dash in a festiva.

[batstiva]

^^ That's a darn good question. The pic in post #6 makes it appear the capri dash is several inches wider. Maybe it's just the angle. Anyway, best of luck. Lots of pics, lots of notes. Go for it!!

[festivaWES]

What do they measure width wise? Are they pretty close in size? How about a mazda b2000/2200 dash out of a truck?? Maybe that would be promising too?? :dontknow: