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So, this is the build thread for my Festiva. Here I'll document my Festiva's hopeful transformation into a decent autocross vehicle.
My first Festy. 1990 L PLUS. 5 speed. 54,000 miles. New radiator. Pretty decently rust free considering it's lived its life in the rust belt and around here the roads are usually whiter from salt than they are from snow.
It has been in some fendor benders in its life. The rear corner was dented in and the previous owner drilled some holes and pulled it out, so I'll have to deal with that.
The front looks good from the outside, but underneath its a bit bent up. I think i can get it close to how its should be without too much trouble.
I've been hanging around on fordfestiva.com for a while now, but I finally found myself one. I've always really liked Festivas. I think I was mainly influenced by a friend of my family's having a fully ITD prepped racecar festiva. I figured now is the time to get this project started. I've wanted a manual car to work on my manual driving and Festys are cheap, relatively sporty, and good on MPG(as opposed to my '11 Tacoma).
Goal:
Transform it into primarily a SOLO car. Aiming for some modified class in the future(I need to do a little more research before I pick one). Want it to still be streetable enough to drive around.
List:
General Maitanance
change oil/filter ------------------done
check/change other fluids --------done
kn air filter (#33-2222)-----------done
change fuel filters
Replace brake consumables -------done
Clean
clean interior
clean engine/engine bay ----------in progress
Replace side mirrors
Replaced PS with delete trim ------done
Replace L tailight --------------------------done
Fix Rust spots
Fix rear dent
Remove rear seat (class: mod)
Strip entire interior (class: mod)
Fix front end damage
~Remove side trim pieces
~Replace front/rear bumper covers with painted ones.
~Repaint to ?white
Coilovers:
KYB GR2 front --------------------have
KYB rear -------------------------have
Ground Control coilover kit --------have
AutoXing wheels and tires
Probably some 13" steelies(AEROs, diamond, etc...)
A number of slick options for 13" wheels
Rear Spoiler (looks cool and it probably adds a few HP)
Fuel cell
Relocate battery
marine box --------------------have
Lighter battery
(Braille, etc...)
Bucket seat
Roll Cage
5/6 point harness
Clutch (look into classing implications)
High Flow Muffler
Slotted rotors
Front Strut Bar
Rear Strut Bar
Stiffer Engine Mounts
Stiffer Suspension bushings
sway bar/LCA bushings
sway bar/chassis bushings
rear beam bushings
Aspire Swap:
Aspire brake swap (look into classing implications)
Aspire Front Suspension (look into classing implications)
Aspire Rear Suspension (look into classing implications)
Aspire front roll bar
I'll add pictures when I can get my photobucket to work again...
My first Festy. 1990 L PLUS. 5 speed. 54,000 miles. New radiator. Pretty decently rust free considering it's lived its life in the rust belt and around here the roads are usually whiter from salt than they are from snow.
It has been in some fendor benders in its life. The rear corner was dented in and the previous owner drilled some holes and pulled it out, so I'll have to deal with that.
The front looks good from the outside, but underneath its a bit bent up. I think i can get it close to how its should be without too much trouble.
I've been hanging around on fordfestiva.com for a while now, but I finally found myself one. I've always really liked Festivas. I think I was mainly influenced by a friend of my family's having a fully ITD prepped racecar festiva. I figured now is the time to get this project started. I've wanted a manual car to work on my manual driving and Festys are cheap, relatively sporty, and good on MPG(as opposed to my '11 Tacoma).
Goal:
Transform it into primarily a SOLO car. Aiming for some modified class in the future(I need to do a little more research before I pick one). Want it to still be streetable enough to drive around.
List:
General Maitanance
change oil/filter ------------------done
check/change other fluids --------done
kn air filter (#33-2222)-----------done
change fuel filters
Replace brake consumables -------done
Clean
clean interior
clean engine/engine bay ----------in progress
Replace side mirrors
Replaced PS with delete trim ------done
Replace L tailight --------------------------done
Fix Rust spots
Fix rear dent
Remove rear seat (class: mod)
Strip entire interior (class: mod)
Fix front end damage
~Remove side trim pieces
~Replace front/rear bumper covers with painted ones.
~Repaint to ?white
Coilovers:
KYB GR2 front --------------------have
KYB rear -------------------------have
Ground Control coilover kit --------have
AutoXing wheels and tires
Probably some 13" steelies(AEROs, diamond, etc...)
A number of slick options for 13" wheels
Rear Spoiler (looks cool and it probably adds a few HP)
Fuel cell
Relocate battery
marine box --------------------have
Lighter battery
(Braille, etc...)
Bucket seat
Roll Cage
5/6 point harness
Clutch (look into classing implications)
High Flow Muffler
Slotted rotors
Front Strut Bar
Rear Strut Bar
Stiffer Engine Mounts
Stiffer Suspension bushings
sway bar/LCA bushings
sway bar/chassis bushings
rear beam bushings
Aspire Swap:
Aspire brake swap (look into classing implications)
Aspire Front Suspension (look into classing implications)
Aspire Rear Suspension (look into classing implications)
Aspire front roll bar
I'll add pictures when I can get my photobucket to work again...
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