Aaron's Festiva Build Thread

[avitsefdrof]

saweeeeet!!

your bumper looks righteous!!

[Damkid]

Ugh, i'll never understand why those rims are so popular

[Aaronbrook37]

Thanks Mike for scooping these up real cheap!

[sasquatch]

wow, awesome work aaron!!! those parts look great :p

[Aaronbrook37]

[drddan]

If he was a drummer he would've spelled cymbal correctly....

TRUE!

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^

Lol

[kellen302]

If he was a drummer he would've spelled cymbal correctly....

[drddan]

Like banging on a symbol, then grabbing it with your hand.

^ Are you a drummer?

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Dynamat isn't so much an insulator as it is a vibration absorber to deaden sounds. I cant justify spending the $ to put it on my car either Haha.. but it is really nice. Like banging on a symbol, then grabbing it with your hand.

[fastivaca]

Aaron, rather than Dynamat have a look at BQuiet here. They are out of Lethbridge AB and are less than half the price of the other product. I used it on my car and it worked very well.

[Aaronbrook37]

Have you considered dynamat for soundproofing? I know it costs an arm and a leg, but I've heard its effects (affects?) on cars, and its definately worth the money. I'm thinking about painting my firewall and possibly engine bay with rubberized undercoating, its a sound barrier too.

I have... the cost is just too much for me considering what it is. For the wheelwells, I'm going to use roof patch repair... which I've done before and kills tire noise like nothing else. In the hatch and rear, I'm going to stuff it with blanket filling polyester that they sell in big bags at Walmart. Shingle underlay like Peel n Seal and Blueskin work just as well as the dynamat, and the smell isn't all that bad after a few days of curing. I've always wondered about insulating underneath the hood and the potential for heat problems with something like closed-cell foam or anything like that. Besides, I kinda like engine noise more than wind, exhaust drone, and tire rolling noises. Gotta enjoy that BOV, right?

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Have you considered dynamat for soundproofing? I know it costs an arm and a leg, but I've heard its effects (affects?) on cars, and its definately worth the money. I'm thinking about painting my firewall and possibly engine bay with rubberized undercoating, its a sound barrier too.

[Aaronbrook37]

In terms of motor mods, it is going to be a relatively conservative build for now while we break in the motor, I fork out a few hundred bones for new non-bald tires, and get the chassis/suspension up to spec with all of the rebuilt poly and rubber parts piled up in the car.

For now, it'll likely be:

2.5" Cat-back exhaust
1JZ Intercooler with hard wrinkle black piping and couplers
Manual Boost Controller
Adjustable Internal Wastegate - work in progress
Eclipse Blow-off Valve
Reich Racing ECU (Good for 16PSI if the hairdryer can handle it lol)

Things I own/possess that need work or installing in the immediate future post-engine build:

Control Arms + 4 Tie Rods
Steering Rack Boots
Swaybar Retainer Bushings
Power Mirrors
Kia Pride Hatch/Gas Door Release Cables
White Cluster with KM/H and Tachometer
Green Dash Clock
Rear View Mirror Upgrade and Stubby Door/Window Guards
New Old Stock Shifter Bushings
Sport Seat Covers and Door Panels (F+R)

After all this is done, I'm going to get to work repainting elements of the car and whipping out a rubber wheel to remove the decals and emblems from the paint. I'll be doing the two tone you can see on an earlier page in the build thread as well using bumper paint and probably some primer on the lower section of the doors below the side moldings. May pursue some window tinting or a sliding ragtop, but I'm undecided if I want the exterior of the car to have that much flair and attention or not.

Should the car need it, I'm debating upgrading to Mk2 VW KYB's to spec up with my coilover setup... but I doubt I'll need much more improvement in the handling department. It's mostly the exterior/interior/audio that will require a bit more of my attention, but I'm perfectly okay with that. Soundproofing is a definite option at this point, since I've found some good sources for external and internal materials Home Depot style. We'll see where things go I guess!

[Aaronbrook37]

Okay... time to get this build thread up and running again. I've been away from my car since December of 2010 mostly while finishing in school and doing my tour of Japan. However, I'm back... and almost have the car back in my possession. Time to chat a little bit about what sorts of sexy stuff the car has had done to it in the past couple of weeks courtesy of the amazingly talented people at Sasquatch Racing!

Originally, I was going to pioneer an SC14/12 Toyota supercharger kit for the B3 and have an 8,000RPM screamer with some built internals... but I decided against it for a few reasons. Firstly, I like turbos. Secondly, I like displacement. Thirdly, I like the reliability of running a (relatively) stock motor.

I purchased this B6T in good/running condition off of Bazzy16, who had an unfortunate encounter with a deer prior to his B6T/Aspire swap. Sasquatch picked it up for me, and I budgeted/requested we completely rebuild the motor up from scratch so that it would run from years to come. With 300,000 miles on the old B3, I knew that I wanted a motor to last another lifetime... and given the chassis and transmission will keep up if I behave myself, what's the problem with a little fun and games with some boost, right?



Pressure washing made quite the difference even before the tear down. The mileage from this motor is relatively unbeknownst to me, but that's okay because it hardly matters anymore, now does it?


A little bit dirty and grimy, but nothing to be overly concerned about with a little tender loving care! Hot tanking is such a blessing when it comes to engineering and automotive stuff.



'Sheen shopped and ready to rock and roll with brand new parts and a rings/bearings/gasket kit from Rockauto.com. Amazing place to get all the parts you need and more!



Got this clutch off of grocerygetter... it's the Suzuki Swift modification so that the E-series will have plenty of grip. I may upgrade to a G-series later, but I want the lower revs and familiarity of the original transmission. I currently have a set of I-shaft and rebuilt axles that I may use... or sell perhaps if the right buyer comes around.


Here's the "factory-style" mount Sasquatch whipped up for her. We want the engine bay of this car to look completely factory... like a Festiva RS essentially as Charlie and many others have done. That car (Tweak) is a huge inspiration for this build. The VJ14 snail is barely even noticeable in there.


Our love for flat black led us to pursue a metal/black theme with a few red highlights here and there around the engine bay, like on the valve cover I think.


We opted for a very economical and sizable upgrade as I wanted to maintain the aesthetics and short piping of the SMIC style of mounting. This came from a 1JZ JDM Supra that was being parted out... and I just couldn't resist. We're going to weld up a 1G DSM BOV that will hold 18+PSI with ease, which is far more than I want to push this car.