FESTYCUL GETS NEW PARTS

[Festevil3]

According to your Signature, your car uses 323 LCAs?"

Festycul - '9? 5spd_full roll cage, completely gutted, hydro g-series, B6T @ 15psi, rocketchip ecu,Willwood master cylinder, Mit. Galant VR-4 rotors, Hawk racing pads, capri knuckles, 323 LCA's, BrideLow Max seats, 5pt. harness, lexan windows, fuel cell, aluminum radiator, 323 coilovers"

How well do they fit?

The 323/Capri front LCA is definitely not a bolt on mod. It requires machining mounts for the rear attachment point, and the removal of the factory sway bar. The LCA also requires a section to be cut out and boxed to clear the inside of frame. The engine cradle is bolted to where the factory sway bar mounts up front. With these LCA's there is hardley any torque steer at all, you can nail it in second and just about take your hands off the wheel and it still goes straight. I think it also makes the car handle so much better, this car REALLY sticks in a curve.

[Kraig]

So, no front sway bar?

[Festevil3]

So, no front sway bar?

Correct

[sketchman]

That was intended with no disrespect, I had the same concern with the part and addressed it specifically

None taken.

[sasquatch]

how does it handle with no front sway bar? lots of roll?

[kumalaba]

handles very good mike! roll cage really makes it tight & its more of a drag car but still decent handling & no torque steer.

[Festevil3]

Car handles extremly well, Hotwheels also could vouch for this car as well, he used to own it.

edit: but like Danny said its a drag car more than a road car

[festyfreak39]

Car handles extremly well, Hotwheels also could vouch for this car as well, he used to own it.

edit: but like Danny said its a drag car more than a road car

I actually remember seeing track videos of this thing... This car looks like its FAST...... What do you plan on doing with it? BTW Gorgeous seat mounts / seats !

[Festevil3]

I actually remember seeing track videos of this thing... This car looks like its FAST...... What do you plan on doing with it? BTW Gorgeous seat mounts / seats !

My plans are to build a Festycul 2.0, I just bought a 100% rust free shell. The plans are to make a rust free replica, but it will be a while. I am in the midst of gathering everything I need, and getting a couple of quotes from shops to put a roll cage in the new shell. The plans are to take Festycul apart piece by piece to make duplicate parts (mainly front suspension setup and engine cradle), then put it all back together. The end goal will be to have to Festycul's

[jawbraeka]

I was concerned as well with them "folding over", but the part is designed using 10 GA, 60 KSI max material. I ran some FEA (finite element analysis) cases to verify they would not.

The yellow arrow depicts a 500lb (edit: I weigh about 130lbs with my pockets full of tools) force being applied to the front face of the bracket, the bottom face of the mounting flange was fixed (bolted down) for the simulation




Image below depics the displacement (how much the bracket deforms) of the bracket in inches, refer to the color ledgend



Image below depics the internal stress of the bracket, refer to color ledgend (note: now where near the 60KSI max)

Have you ever considered designing any F(Hydro)/G(Cable) Series 'Hybrid' engine mount "kits" for engine swaps to work with the stock Festiva Crossmember and mount supports??

Seeing this reassures me that your work would be of a High Standard and what would seem to be made to a standard, of what would come with a fairly low failure rate (i won't say it would be 100% failure "proof" as nothing in life is genuinely 100% a certain). i would also be happy to chip for material costs and for your labour, if other's would do this and become part of the FordFestiva.com kit that might go on sale, in the future, which i think a lot of new members would go APE for.. Maybe, would you at least consider it at all. please.. sugar on top.