My KLZE Festiva Build Thread

[Christ]

We're getting way off topic here, but if your shop teacher wanted to let the fluid out of the lines, don't let him near your car without him reading a shop manual first. The best intentions, and he's probably a pretty knowledgeable guy, but that's just not smart, and being a shop teacher, you'd think he'd have some knowledge of hydraulics and how air is a really bad idea to introduce to them.

Anyway, let's let the side conversation die and get back to the awesomeness slowly unfolding in this thread.

[Damkid]

Lol... Updates should be conning soon guys, the 323 is ready to leave the garage so I should get more progress done on the festiva shortly

[Nerd Racing]

Great news man! Can't wait to see the turbo process!

[Damkid]

I plan on getting the bigger sized rad pipe welded up so i can finish the cooling system, finish welding the exhaust, and I also picked up some proper hydraulic hose a few weeks ago for the return line which I'll be installing and get everything heat shielded

That's the game plan at least lol

[Damkid]

So tonight I pulled the Festiva back in the garage, more updates coming soon

[Nerd Racing]

I recognize some of those parts lol

I gotta get back to working on my car now that all of the excitement is passed.

[Damkid]

Lol ya I hear ya, I spent a good hour today re-arranging my garage in order to have room to work again after loading all the AWD parts in there lol

[Damkid]

So i got some time in the garage tonight, started off by pulling the bumper, intake, turbo, and exhaust pipes off

Then I took some header paint



Hung the exhaust pipes up



Then have them a coat of and am currently letting them dry



Hopefully tomorrow I'll get the pipes wrapped and maybe re-installed

[Damkid]

So tonight I got my Y pipe wrapped and I gave it a cost of paint over the wrap



Then I cut my downpipe and added in some flanges to make it easier it install/remove



Then gave it a coat of paint as well and once it's dry I'll get it wrapped as well



Next ill be changing the brake booster for a protege one since its a lower profile and should help with clearance between my master and turbo

[Christ]

What's the bore size on the Protege master?

[Damkid]

^^i said I'm changing the booster, not the master

[Christ]

Woops. Lol. Guess I should read better. :/

[crazyrog17]

Is the push rod the same length? The one connecting the pedal to the booster/mc.

[walth]

nice work

advancdynamics / charlie has a miata booster iirc, very low profile

[Damkid]

Yes he told me about the miata booster, I tried getting one from the junkyard but the only miata I found, the booster was missing, and since I just stripped a protege, I kept the boost for the festiva