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No I haven't actually started yet but with spring looming around the corner I am making a thread. I'm trying to get a few ideas and bits of advice before I get started.
Here are my current resources, my 93 Festiva L and my 93 Capri Xr2, both complete and running.
My original plan was to get the Capri in the garage, pull everything out I need, part the rest out and scrap it, or sell the body if someone wanted it. Then after I get everything I need out get the Festiva in the garage and get started on the swap. I planned on a full B6T and G25MR swap, and swapping either the Capri brakes on or doing an Aspire swap. I thought about the Capri brakes because I kinda want to use everything I possibly can out of the donor car. It was given to me by my dad and I kinda feel bad just ripping it apart and throwing it away. This was thought up sometime last year after Ohiostiva.
The year goes by and no swap happens, I get my T-bird back together and park the Capri since I was driving it. Winter comes and now its going...
Well Ive got Festiva fever lately, and I've been driving my T-bird since last July. I REALLY want to get this done now. I was bogged down by work but now I've been laid off so I have a lot of time on my hands, though not much money. The T-bird is only managing 20-25 mpg and thats costing me. I used to get 45-50 mpg routinely in my Festiva and that bothers me. I even got around 35 mpg on average in the Capri, so I know I could get at least 40 out of a B6T Festiva.
So now I'm getting desperate to get back in my Festy. I've thought about just swapping in the B6T and keeping the stock Festiva trans. This will save time from figuring out mounts and such. This way I could also have some more time to do things like adding an LSD to my G25MR and maybe do the 5th gear swap. I'm pretty good at taking it easy on the gas pedal (I did manage 38.5mpg in the Capri) so I'm not too worried about breaking the stock trans. The only thing I think I would need in this case is a pair of axles because mine were in really rough shape when I stopped driving the car.
All of this has to happen in my dad's garage, which is currently filled with my brothers junk. He has a DSM torn apart in there right now. I'm hoping that will all be cleared out within a couple weeks so I can get the Capri in there.
I do have a couple questions though, even after reading up on everything I could about the swap. I think I *pretty much* understand the wiring, and it will probably all come to my head when I get my hands in the cars. I'll probably be asking things when I get the motors pulled.
I'll be using this thread as a reference for mounting http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5482
So with the life story aside, I will be updating this thread when I actually get around to doing this stuff, hopefully sooner than later. It would be awesome if I could drive the car to Ohiostiva.
I'll appreciate any thoughts and ideas.
That said, is there anyone in the Toledo area that would like to help out at some point? The cars are located a few miles north of Swanton.
Here are my current resources, my 93 Festiva L and my 93 Capri Xr2, both complete and running.
My original plan was to get the Capri in the garage, pull everything out I need, part the rest out and scrap it, or sell the body if someone wanted it. Then after I get everything I need out get the Festiva in the garage and get started on the swap. I planned on a full B6T and G25MR swap, and swapping either the Capri brakes on or doing an Aspire swap. I thought about the Capri brakes because I kinda want to use everything I possibly can out of the donor car. It was given to me by my dad and I kinda feel bad just ripping it apart and throwing it away. This was thought up sometime last year after Ohiostiva.
The year goes by and no swap happens, I get my T-bird back together and park the Capri since I was driving it. Winter comes and now its going...
Well Ive got Festiva fever lately, and I've been driving my T-bird since last July. I REALLY want to get this done now. I was bogged down by work but now I've been laid off so I have a lot of time on my hands, though not much money. The T-bird is only managing 20-25 mpg and thats costing me. I used to get 45-50 mpg routinely in my Festiva and that bothers me. I even got around 35 mpg on average in the Capri, so I know I could get at least 40 out of a B6T Festiva.
So now I'm getting desperate to get back in my Festy. I've thought about just swapping in the B6T and keeping the stock Festiva trans. This will save time from figuring out mounts and such. This way I could also have some more time to do things like adding an LSD to my G25MR and maybe do the 5th gear swap. I'm pretty good at taking it easy on the gas pedal (I did manage 38.5mpg in the Capri) so I'm not too worried about breaking the stock trans. The only thing I think I would need in this case is a pair of axles because mine were in really rough shape when I stopped driving the car.
All of this has to happen in my dad's garage, which is currently filled with my brothers junk. He has a DSM torn apart in there right now. I'm hoping that will all be cleared out within a couple weeks so I can get the Capri in there.
I do have a couple questions though, even after reading up on everything I could about the swap. I think I *pretty much* understand the wiring, and it will probably all come to my head when I get my hands in the cars. I'll probably be asking things when I get the motors pulled.
I'll be using this thread as a reference for mounting http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5482
So with the life story aside, I will be updating this thread when I actually get around to doing this stuff, hopefully sooner than later. It would be awesome if I could drive the car to Ohiostiva.
I'll appreciate any thoughts and ideas.
That said, is there anyone in the Toledo area that would like to help out at some point? The cars are located a few miles north of Swanton.
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