My last engine swap build thread, FANTASTIVA

[BigElCat]

Matching paint is hard...paint it gray to match the graphics, if you decide to use it. It's a cool hood!

Forgive my Daphne question: What's a GTX?

[drddan]

not sure I like it.

What?! Now i'm confused.

Just look at Damkid's car, and decide when you see it RED!

[freshtiva]

Ive got the project on hold right now, too darn hot out in the shop !

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Dearborn&state=MO&site=EAX&lat=39.5249&lon=-94.7729

[ericsmith32]

Ive got the project on hold right now, too darn hot out in the shop !

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...9&lon=-94.7729

Bah it's only June! Going for a 5 mile run in a bit.. I'll stop when it hit's 120.

[freshtiva]

Bah it's only June! Going for a 5 mile run in a bit.. I'll stop when it hit's 120.

I like to pick my battles. Now is a good time to be mowing down weeds in the Kubota's A/Ced cab. No need this year though, the drought has pretty much eliminated the need to mow. Sure was a bad year to expand my garden.

[BigElCat]

The weather has gone crazy.

The wet spring delayed my family from getting the crops planted. And then there was enough moisture, they sprouted super beautiful. And now they're all dried up and gone. Bummer. At least I still have a time clock to punch (for now).

Anyway...I finished the air cleaner (finally), I'll UPS it tomorrow. You can use your VAF adapter as a template for the bolt holes. Rotate to an angle that suits and make some match marks. I still hope to come visit, but I just keep getting swamped.

I have another passion...listening to music. I scored an audiophile grade Sansui amplifier at a garage sell. So now my home stereo obsession is in full swing. I bought Steve Earle's CD, Guitar Town. Thanks for turning me on to his music. I had heard the name before, but didn't realize who he was...awesome musician!

Here's a pic of the air cleaner with 3 interchangeable adapters:

[freshtiva]

Awesome BigEl !! Cant wait to try it out. The weather definately is wacked !! I used the last few days of sub 100 degree temps to work on my rainwater harvesting system. Of course it wont work unless it ever rains again. I thought we were going to get some rain the other day. It started raining but the rain drops would get about four foot from the ground then turn around and go back into the clouds. Crazy indeed ! Looks like we are in for a second round of 100+ degrees next week. Stay cool and thanks a lot for the filter and the work. IOU1.

[Bert]

Excellent thread. I just spent an hour reading this from start to finish. Fresh, you are meticulous, thorough and tasteful to the nth degree. I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing that that baby is on the road.

Seeing the huge amount of work that is involved and how little clearance is left under the hood with a BP in place I'm thinking the best I can ever hope for (spare time wise) is a 16 valve 1.6.

Carry on!

[freshtiva]

Wow Bert, thank you !! I think I'm blushing some. A comment like that is the kick in the pants I need to get back at it. Unfortunately its too hot to do any real work in the shop, unless I work the graveyard shift. Note the forecast for next week below. I'll wait till I can enjoy the build instead of just suffering through it.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Dearborn&state=MO&site=EAX&lat=39.5249&lon=-94.7729

[Bert]

Wow Bert, thank you !! I think I'm blushing some. A comment like that is the kick in the pants I need to get back at it. Unfortunately its too hot to do any real work in the shop, unless I work the graveyard shift. Note the forecast for next week below. I'll wait till I can enjoy the build instead of just suffering through it.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...9&lon=-94.7729

What I'm afraid of is that you'll never really want to put that car through it's paces nor really light it up once in awhile!

I'm dying one day to show up at the Calabogie Motorsport world class track with a Festy 'sleeper' such as you're building. You can rent Mustang GTs and stuff like that there and wealthy folks from all around trailer or drive-in all manner of exotic gear like Porches and Ferraris, just to get their jollies. Most of that stuff goes like proverbial stink but the drivers are inexperienced and loathe to lose or bend their cars, and thanks to the windy/twisty turns I suspect a tuned and prepared twin-cam Festy with good brakes and tires will hold it's own as long as the driver is competent. I think $3-400 allows you to drive there all day.

[Advancedynamix]

Excellent thread. I just spent an hour reading this from start to finish. Fresh, you are meticulous, thorough and tasteful to the nth degree. I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing that that baby is on the road.

Seeing the huge amount of work that is involved and how little clearance is left under the hood with a BP in place I'm thinking the best I can ever hope for (spare time wise) is a 16 valve 1.6.

Carry on!

I couldn't agree more!

What I'm afraid of is that you'll never really want to put that car through it's paces nor really light it up once in awhile!

I'm dying one day to show up at the Calabogie Motorsport world class track with a Festy 'sleeper' such as you're building. You can rent Mustang GTs and stuff like that there and wealthy folks from all around trailer or drive-in all manner of exotic gear like Porches and Ferraris, just to get their jollies. Most of that stuff goes like proverbial stink but the drivers are inexperienced and loathe to lose or bend their cars, and thanks to the windy/twisty turns I suspect a tuned and prepared twin-cam Festy with good brakes and tires will hold it's own as long as the driver is competent. I think $3-400 allows you to drive there all day.

Here is a video of my turbo 1.6 16 valve festiva doing exactly what your talking about.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-i18n7M...?v=-i18n7MWIBY

[freshtiva]

What I'm afraid of is that you'll never really want to put that car through it's paces nor really light it up once in awhile!

Dont worry about that, it will get an occasional pounding. I did manage to do a little this morning. Tried to figure out how to use the edelbrock air filter BigEl fabbed and sent me. That was some pretty rootin tootin shootin on the hole diameter Bret !! Once I did a little filing on a weld on my adapter plate it fit like a glove. Im not sure how to mount it yet but it sure looks good sitting in the engine bay. It would be cool if one could mount the filter under a functioning hood scoop although I probably wont go that route. Hope I can use it so I can at least honestly put the edelbrock decal on my back window.

[BigElCat]

I had the vague idea that maybe you could use the plate with the hole in the corner. Keep the VAF mounted where you had it before, then swing the filter over to where some of it clears the right side headlight bucket. Punch a louver opening in the heat shield, directing air from the grill directly into the air cleaner.(?)

Another vague thought is; your adapter ring may not be necessary if the flat plate seals to the 'face' of the VAF box. If the ring is necessary, it may need to be trimmed down to about 1/4" tall.

I mentioned the 3 flat plates interchange. The one with the hole in the corner could be flipped over to make the offset go the other direction. You'd have to drill new holes in the sheet metal base of the air cleaner, because I din't make the plate symmetrical. I drew it 'free hand' on auto cad I'm more of an industrial artist than an engineer. No one has ever actually accused of me of being artist, either :p

But hey, we're havin' fun. I'm booked for this weekend again. One of these days, I hope to visit y'all.

[Movin]

That is one of my all time favorite air filters!! That is freakin awesome!!

[drddan]

That is one of my all time favorite air filters!! That is freakin awesome!!

X2!