Diesel Festiva

[Safety Guy]

Yep, it's a PN diesel, IIRC only came on a few Familia (323) wagons.

Looking good Jim!

Karl

[boydg1]

.... Is this engine a 1.5 or a 1.6?
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Finally making some progress on the diesel swap. Got the engine located satisfactorily, and the passenger side engine mount fabbed up. Need to figure out driver side mounts yet. Here's some crappy cell phone pics;

two more;

last two for now.

[Safety Guy]

IIRC it's a 1.7.

Karl

[rbrown]

So interested.
I want to build me a diesel.

Was bidding on the candidate today at auction and fool kept raising the price. Gutted 90, running but rough $475. He wasn't going to stop so I did.

[nitrofarm]

Diesels are extremely popular and prevalent in the states, but mostly in pickups and heavy trucks. Here in the midwest, every other pickup on the road is a Cummins, Powerstroke or Duramax. Many people have been doing diesel conversions for decades. Back in the late 1960s, my dad drove a '59 Ford F250 with a 6-cyl diesel from a Ford 6000 tractor. I have a 79 F250 4X4 with an OM352 Benz diesel swap that my daddid back in the 1980s. The biggest issue with diesels here has been the lack of power...even with the first factory Cummins and Ford/IH motors. Since the developments of the 1990s in diesels, the power is now a non-issue. Cars have still not caught on, however. Most people don't like the noise, vibration and smell of diesels. Obviously, the newest diesel cars are a different story as well!

The VW's are the noisest car I've ever heard. Its insane how loud they are.They must use a lot of sound deading.

[blkfordsedan]

A quiet diesel is like quiet sex....still fun, but takes away from the total experience.
We had a '72 F350 dulley that had a 453 Detroit diesel transplant. For those not familiar, its a 212 CID 4-cyl, 2-stroke, supercharged diesel. There is no better sound than a screaming Detroit with the blower whining...gives me goosebumps.

[IdealSociety]

what are you talking about? quiet sex can be fun, particularly when its just outside of a large crowd or in a busy parking lot

[Festiva GTX]

I know its old thread, FB71, I was wondering any updates with Festiva diesel lately? would be cool if you actually done and start driving!

[FB71]

I'm hoping to have some good updates in a few weeks,

[boydg1]

Looking forward to the updates!!

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[Christ]

STUPIDTHREADBUMPSTHATDONTADDANYTHINGUSEFULTOMYCARP ORNLIBRARYGRRRRRR.

C'mon, man...

[defprun]

I want to go to there!! Ahhhh diesels rule!!!

[Festevil3]

So how is this diesel swap going?

[crazyrog17]

FB71 said he'd have updates in a few weeks. Be patient, friend

[Pu241]

Actually, another member has a dieselstiva.
He lives on the East coast, He can discuss his creation, if he desires.