custom lift

[Bert]

This is a wonderful thread.
7 years ago I near made it up a mountain trail/goat track in Newfoundland with my Festy (and 500 lb of gear in the back) when the wheels couldn't handle the steep incline-loose gravel anymore. Same spot that ATVs couldn't traverse either. Lots of wealthy, or bank-indebted, folks are spending millions on 2 passenger ATVs these days but those engine platforms are not licensed for the road and never will be. Festys have a roof, glass all around and a heater and (much more important) are legislatively defined as 'cars'. .... that conceivably can be adapted for 'off road' use.
Merely swapping in Aspire springs already lifts a Festy far enough off the ground to qualify as 'off road practical'.

[Movin]

http://www.arcticcat.com/sidexside/model/wildcat1000#orange_metallic_paint

I need a wrecked one of these from copart or a owner and one of the good clean
shells of Festiva from one of our wrecking yards. There are no inspections here unless
you submit a "new build" for a new title...guess I need a titled festy shell!!

Cut the floor out completely and join to UTV floor, stripp all but the rear quarters
and the front fenders and windshield. Make aluminum tubular doors. Use the seats
and all but the body of the UTV including electronics steering and dash.

Change to STI tires and bingo..street legal fstbuggy!

[Micro Mudder]

that would be pretty sick to throw a festiva shell on that! it probably has a bigger engine too!

oh i need to but a left cv haft where would the cheepest place to get it at be?

[drddan]

Probably Rockauto.com for new. Junkyard for used

[Micro Mudder]

ive been checking junkyards but they are crazy hard to find in nebraska even when i went to kansas city the other week i checked all junkyards and not a single aspire...

[Prafeston]

Weird...there usually is an Aspire at one of the three Pick n Pulls in KC. I'm seeing one there now at the Winner Rd one. On the yard since 5/8 so it's pretty new.

[Micro Mudder]

hum guess i missed one well ill look around up here in NE and hopefully i get lucky and find one if not ill have to make another trip to KC in the near future

[Prafeston]

PnP has their inventory online and you can search before you go...even tells you what row it's on. Pretty convenient!

[Micro Mudder]

there is one in pawnee city you call and say what you need and they pull it of for you and every thang its a lazy mans junkyard

[Movin]

lol the one here that gets all the older cars is called U PULL IT!!

[Movin]

Aspire, drivers side, ABS, manual
F4BZ3B437B
(66-2076) LF reman a1 cardone

[Micro Mudder]

Aspire, drivers side, ABS, manual
F4BZ3B437B
(66-2076) LF reman a1 cardone

so this is what i need to find then corect?

[Micro Mudder]

just orderd my assfire cv and will be here saterday so i can finish my lift!!:highly_amused: ill post pictures as im puting it together so someone can yell at me if im doing it wrong. but is there really a right or wrong way?

[Micro Mudder]

mud.jpg this is one of the reasons for my lift but FYI i was able to drive right out with my bald tires!

[Movin]

This pic is with the 26 inch tires before spacing axle beam rearward.



Night ride wheelin with street tires.



Goat trail to a abandoned fire tower on top of a mountain and one of the reasons for a lift!