Pedro the Festiva's build thread.

[Damkid]

Looking awesome as always Charlie!!

[Advancedynamix]

Thats exactly what I did with the harness!
Phew... Proves I'm not mad after all.
That engine bay looks so pristine! Did you respray it?

Is that the factory lower rad support I see???? Gasp...

Or it proves we both are mad. Lol
No respray, just lots of cleaning.
This is just the first phase of this cars build. The goal is to get it running and through emissions so I can register it, then I can drive it to the workshop. Then I'll modify the front support area, put new suspension on it and upgrade the brakes and wheels. I want to do track testing between every modification, to show the effects if each mod.
For now, I'm working in a storage lot with no power and barely enough room for my hoist between all my cars.

Beautiful.

Thanks. I don't usually paint my blocks flashy colors, but I'm glad I went with the red.

[robbylockisme]

Beautiful.

[moz]

Thats exactly what I did with the harness!
Phew... Proves I'm not mad after all.
That engine bay looks so pristine! Did you respray it?

Is that the factory lower rad support I see???? Gasp...

[Advancedynamix]

Pedro now has twice as many cams, twice as many valves and an extra .3 liters. There is still a ways to go before the car is running. I will put the manifolds and other bits on next weekend and then I can build the engine harness.

[Advancedynamix]

The engine mount uses 1 3/8" spacers between the original festiva engine mount bracket and the block. The mount was modified to accommodate the spacers and brings the engine back you it's original location, except 1/2" lower for hood clearance.

[Advancedynamix]

Now for the good stuff!






I built the basic long block and wrapped it up to transport it out to the car (in a storage lot on the other side of town). I'll build the rest of the engine at the car.

[Advancedynamix]

I modified the stock engine mount to clear the DOHC timing cover. This mount also now drops the engine 1/2" for more hood clearance. I made some spacers to lower the tranny crossmember too.

[Advancedynamix]

Here is the stock 88 Festy harness out of Pedro. I've decided to just use it to power all the chassis stuff (lights, wipers, radiator fan, gauges and coil). I pulled it all apart and took out all the wires that I won't be using. I'm going to build a separate harness for the engine management. This way I can just unplug the engine management down the road if I decide to put a tunable system in, like Megasquirt or The Russians system.

I installed all the wires and untangled a bunch of stuff. Then, with all the wires going where they needed to be, I rewrapped the harness.

I then took the harness back out to finish wrapping it and make some alterations for the new unplug-able fuel injection.

[David88]

:happy1:

[Damkid]

:thumbright:

[Advancedynamix]

I've made some progress, and need to update this. I'll post a ton of new pictures later this weekend.

[greywolf200]

I'm onboard, looking good. Getting inspired to fix mine for spring.

[Uhuzit]

I like the way how you do that; love for details. I wish I ha so much patience.

[Damkid]

Lmfao I like that