Aaron's Festiva Build Thread

[woodyvw16v]

excellent build goin on here sir.

if you dont mind my asking, what was your australian fix for the shifter bushings?
i plan on using the civic short shifter i have had forever, but that only covers two bushing...

[Aaronbrook37]

when the time is posted make sure you underline it... and add some !!!!! to the end of it :p

Haha... hopefully we don't get rained out this time around!

Excellent story and work Aaron!

Karl

Many thanks, good sir. I try to make my build thread as comprehensive as possible and littered with how-to's so others can use it for reference. If you want a copy of my complete prospective build sheet let me know!

[Safety Guy]

Excellent story and work Aaron!

Karl

[sasquatch]

good ill make a note of that!!

when the time is posted make sure you underline it... and add some !!!!! to the end of it :p

[postman101]

That's what I like to see... advance planning. Westiva will be July 17th 2011.

good ill make a note of that!!

[fastivaca]

looks good i hope i can see it next westiva!

That's what I like to see... advance planning. Westiva will be July 17th 2011.

[Aaronbrook37]

^ lol same goes for your car... i got to see a few things on your car before the rain hit

aaron, your parts list is growing longer... you need to get back to your car and start working on it

LOL I know man. Wait until the RockAuto order though haha... it's going to be literally everything I need/want to rebuild the hubs, bearings, brakes, bushings, and steering hopefully.

[sasquatch]

^ lol same goes for your car... i got to see a few things on your car before the rain hit

aaron, your parts list is growing longer... you need to get back to your car and start working on it

[postman101]

looks good i hope i can see it next westiva!

[Aaronbrook37]

where did u get the 121 speedo? ive been seeing them everywhere but dont know where to find them/ how to swap them in

I got mine from a seller on Ebay Germany... using a lot of patience, Google translate, and money to pay for shipping. You could also find them in Australia if they got white ones... they were KM/H as well.

[festyfreak39]

where did u get the 121 speedo? ive been seeing them everywhere but dont know where to find them/ how to swap them in

[Aaronbrook37]

Hunted down a set of power mirrors - thanks Ian! Also got an Australian solution to my shifter bushing issue on Ebay. So now I just need an early grill and then my big order for rebuild parts will be up next.

[ivsito]

Looks nice!, this is ivsito from 4g61t. your making me miss my festiva!!!

[Aaronbrook37]

Here's the kit I was describing... I'm switching to thumbnails now in accordance with the new enforcement of image size. I cannot believe some people are still operating on 800x600, but I'm not here to judge. The red springs and coil hardware are from a 1993-1997 Nissan Maxima, and the spring-rates are 500/400. Looks like ground control knockoffs, but it's apparently pretty good quality stuff. The blue springs are 175/150 8" and from a solid suspension company. Obviously, my coilovers are going to be Subaru-style with the blue springs and the gold hardware. Pretty excited to get those hooked up... hopefully when I'm back over Christmas!

http://www.daymotorsports.com/product/388/COIL-OVER-SPRINGS/

The elusive white KM/H tach'd cluster is now in my possession MUAHAHAHA! Hopefully that odometer swap isn't too rough when the time comes... gotta continue my 505,000!

I also found and ordered a white/green dash clock off Ebay to replace my orange one that I have yet to install.

As for what's up next... I'm going to be putting in my big suspension/brake rebuild order fairly soon from RockAuto... probably in November-ish. After that, I want to clean up and reseal my left headlight, build or locate an early grill, track down a solid set of power mirrors, and solve my shifter bushing problem as well. The car itself is sitting under a tarp at my parent's house in Victoria until mid-late December, and it's on a fairly strict regiment in terms of maintaining its condition. I should be selling the orange clock and red springs eventually, but not quite yet.

[Aaronbrook37]

This is a fairly anemic update, but being that I'm 5000KM/3000MI away, I can't really do things any differently. I have received my gauge cluster from Germany as well as Bazzy's coilover setup to go with my already-installed KYBs: 8" 175lb and 150lb springs with aluminum sleeves. They were purchased from a sprint car racing company that I don't remember... but when I did check them out, they looked seriously legit.

I'm not really looking to go super low, and since I have 8" springs, I may likely keep the car raised up a little more than most people with coil-overs. I have a little concern about spring shortness, but I think it'll work out fine. Skeeter seemed to do okay with 8" rears, so I'll just keep the front up a little higher. My top priority is killing body-roll and improving handling without totally destroying shock life and ride quality. With all of the suspension upgrades that have been made already (Aspire RTB, FSB, RSB, FCAB) things are pretty good, and short of upper strut bars and bushings, this is the final step in the handling puzzle.

I've asked my family to shoot me some pictures, so we'll see if they can come through and show off the goods!