Tweet
OK Guys. I have finally decided to do a build thread. I have built a few Festivas over the last 7 yrs but this time I am doing a thread because I have never done one. This is pretty much my spare no expense build (within reason of course). At this point the budget is lower than my wife's car stated below. But you never know how that will turn out.
I have always wanted to build my own car pretty much from the ground up. In a roundabout way I did that with my Black and Silver car back in 2009(?). But that was a stock rebuild with only a few slight mods to the car. Although it was a VERY nice car it wasn't special. This time I am gonna do it right. I plan on having a new car to drive when it is done. It will be mine and there will be none like it for sure. My wife has a 2013 Kia Rio and by the time it is paid off we will have over 20 G's into it. It will be no different than any other Kia Rio in the entire world save a few dings here scratches there and what not. But my Festiva WILL be different than any other built. I an not doing anything much different than any one of you guys have done to yours, though mine will have a little bit of input from EVERY one of your builds. Tips and tricks from the "Fastest Festiva in the World", and the "Best Handling Festiva in the World" (fastest depending on how you rate fast), and of course some quite exceptional mods from some very unique Festivas from "Around the World". PLEASE don't take me as being cocky or anything. I am just stating my plans and that is all. Everyone has goals. I hope mine will be met and I am going to try my darndest (is that a word?).
My plan is to build up a stockpile of most of the parts I will be using. When that is getting near completion I will actually start building the car itself. I will have plenty of questions and hope to get answers from anyone that thinks they have a good one. Some may be answered already in other threads but I figure I can ask here and get specific answers to what I am doing.
I know this is a forum and everyone is free to say what they want but I only ask 1 question of everyone. Can you please keep all comments on a positive note? I know we all have opinions and I like to hear them But only if they are conducive to me going in a positive direction. I mean stuff like "you paid too much for that" or "why not just put a BP in it" and that kind of stuff. You all know what I mean.
Any way here it goes.
I have a 93 GL. It is all stock. I'm currently planning a b6t with a no holds barred engine build. Custom exhaust from the head back to the rear turbo. Going for overkill HP because I can and I wanna see what a fully built b6 can do. Wire tuck. Full suspension upgrades. Custom interior for the most part (front to back). The exterior will be nice clean and simple maintaining "sleeper qualities". Larger and wider wheels and tires of course. Like I said earlier it won't necessarily be nicer in any one aspect than anyone's Festiva in particular, it'll just be in contention with respect to every aspect of the car I hope. Going for show quality and racing ability. Drag racing a couple times just for the heck of it, some road course of course, probably just Auto-X though, and the weekend shows for relaxation. It won't be a dd but it WILL get driven. I am building to have fun on the nicer Ohio days and for the nice summer months. My 91 will be my DD.
Some of the stuff I have now. I will post more as I get 'em. Pics of the car will come at a later date. I promise.
b6t from 91 XR2. gonna need some work, but it'll get it.
G-Series tranny form same XR2 and spares from Charlie1717 and jake88maro
hatch latch for rear cargo light
dash clock. currently orange but gonna try the suggested swap of the lens to try and make it more of a Cobalt blue to match the gauges I'm using. Plus I'm gonna try changing the lettering to white.
I have always wanted to build my own car pretty much from the ground up. In a roundabout way I did that with my Black and Silver car back in 2009(?). But that was a stock rebuild with only a few slight mods to the car. Although it was a VERY nice car it wasn't special. This time I am gonna do it right. I plan on having a new car to drive when it is done. It will be mine and there will be none like it for sure. My wife has a 2013 Kia Rio and by the time it is paid off we will have over 20 G's into it. It will be no different than any other Kia Rio in the entire world save a few dings here scratches there and what not. But my Festiva WILL be different than any other built. I an not doing anything much different than any one of you guys have done to yours, though mine will have a little bit of input from EVERY one of your builds. Tips and tricks from the "Fastest Festiva in the World", and the "Best Handling Festiva in the World" (fastest depending on how you rate fast), and of course some quite exceptional mods from some very unique Festivas from "Around the World". PLEASE don't take me as being cocky or anything. I am just stating my plans and that is all. Everyone has goals. I hope mine will be met and I am going to try my darndest (is that a word?).
My plan is to build up a stockpile of most of the parts I will be using. When that is getting near completion I will actually start building the car itself. I will have plenty of questions and hope to get answers from anyone that thinks they have a good one. Some may be answered already in other threads but I figure I can ask here and get specific answers to what I am doing.
I know this is a forum and everyone is free to say what they want but I only ask 1 question of everyone. Can you please keep all comments on a positive note? I know we all have opinions and I like to hear them But only if they are conducive to me going in a positive direction. I mean stuff like "you paid too much for that" or "why not just put a BP in it" and that kind of stuff. You all know what I mean.
Any way here it goes.
I have a 93 GL. It is all stock. I'm currently planning a b6t with a no holds barred engine build. Custom exhaust from the head back to the rear turbo. Going for overkill HP because I can and I wanna see what a fully built b6 can do. Wire tuck. Full suspension upgrades. Custom interior for the most part (front to back). The exterior will be nice clean and simple maintaining "sleeper qualities". Larger and wider wheels and tires of course. Like I said earlier it won't necessarily be nicer in any one aspect than anyone's Festiva in particular, it'll just be in contention with respect to every aspect of the car I hope. Going for show quality and racing ability. Drag racing a couple times just for the heck of it, some road course of course, probably just Auto-X though, and the weekend shows for relaxation. It won't be a dd but it WILL get driven. I am building to have fun on the nicer Ohio days and for the nice summer months. My 91 will be my DD.
Some of the stuff I have now. I will post more as I get 'em. Pics of the car will come at a later date. I promise.
b6t from 91 XR2. gonna need some work, but it'll get it.
G-Series tranny form same XR2 and spares from Charlie1717 and jake88maro
hatch latch for rear cargo light
dash clock. currently orange but gonna try the suggested swap of the lens to try and make it more of a Cobalt blue to match the gauges I'm using. Plus I'm gonna try changing the lettering to white.
Comment