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

[Damkid]

kept running into little problems and once it was mocked up in place it looked terrible. its way to round to have a place in a box... so i gave up... im looking into the 323 dash now cause the cluster is more capri sized. or possibly just cut the other festiva dash i have in half and custom mold a cluster housing out of fiber glass

I looked at a 323 (BF 88-89) dash and it looks pretty similar to a festiva dash, you'll probably have better luck with that swap

[chrisofna]

I've always wanted to do a simple g16 swap with a dohc gti head and then boost it. A j20/24 with 154 in untouch form sounds alot better then a built gti swap putting down 210-230 maybe.

Built GTi Swap only putting down 210-230? My friend slapped a turbo on his and was making that, built ones pull like 400 from what I ream.

G16 swap isn't simple unless you manage to find an Esteem Transmission, because it wont bolt up to 1.3 trannies.

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

kept running into little problems and once it was mocked up in place it looked terrible. its way to round to have a place in a box... so i gave up... im looking into the 323 dash now cause the cluster is more capri sized. or possibly just cut the other festiva dash i have in half and custom mold a cluster housing out of fiber glass

[festivaWES]

I've always wanted to do a simple g16 swap with a dohc gti head and then boost it. A j20/24 with 154 in untouch form sounds alot better then a built gti swap putting down 210-230 maybe.

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

Lol... We were lookin for a j24? Motor for a turbo swap.... But ive been told the 1.3 holds boost quite well...

[festivaWES]

^^ Tell him to squeeze an aerio sx4 awd in there!

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

Lol... My roommate has a metro with the 1.3 swift gti motor in it...

[festivaWES]

Any new progress on the dash swap?? I was just teasing about the fire-o's. I like them, though about doing a 3800 II swap myself also.

There is alot other swaps i would like to try first. Like a j24 metro or something.

[Damkid]

I've been debating on swapping the dash for a 323 dash, but i don't have a 323 to get the dash and whatever other parts needed for the swap, maybe one day

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

lol..... im in the fiero world too... car fires?... seriously?.... you had to go there... lol my friends 2.2T probe gt burned to the ground cause of a fuel leak... im workin on my 86 gt 3800II swap... lol... and my work comp has caps on all the time... not yelling...lol.... back on subject....

[festivaWES]

Jeez OK No need to shout. People are just curious. Thats all.

Rog you should of said "Dude, I'm right here. Use your "inside voice"!"

dash swaps are common in the fiero world, kinda surprised we dont see more here.

You know what else is common in "the fiero world"



Car fires!

[IdealSociety]

dash swaps are common in the fiero world, kinda surprised we dont see more here.

[MONSOON]

Jeez OK No need to shout. People are just curious. Thats all.

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

Im cutting the top to fit stock festiva defrost. Im using custom ductic for the climate control vents,im goin to adapt the controls for the capri to match the flaps on the festiva heater box. Yes i am using the capri cluster... Actually its the whole reason for the dash swap.... The capri cluster is quite a bit wider than the festivas so i figured the whole dash may be easier than ripping out the whole cluster section of my car and building a whole new one... And i like the lines of the capri dash better... Its less than a half an inch wider than the festy dash... Did i answer all the ?'s



EDIT:
I WANT TO RUN THE CAPRI DASH CAUSE IM RUNNING A CAPRI MOTOR AND WANT TO HAVE ACCURATE GUAGES FOR OIL PRESSURE/140MPH SPEEDO. IM RUNNING THE RX7 SPEEDO AND IT SEEMS TO BE OFF BY 8-10mph AT 60ISH AND IT LOOKS KINDA CRAPPY TO HAVE A 140 GUAGE OVER THE TOP OF A STOCK GUAGE... AND I WANT IT TO LOOK STOCK.

[Damkid]

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

You shut up too :lol: