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1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?
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MY entry 56K no way insane amount of pics
Hello all Im RJ a 21 yr old full time electronics engineering student working 2 jobs - Pizza delivery and terrazzo/marble floor restoration
CAR 88 LX
B8-ME(Eurotivas motor)
Cat Delete pipe
traction bar
festy 5spd tranny
suzuki swift 4 puck clutch
stainless oval muffler
mallory inline fuel pump wired to stock efi relay moutned with protege fuel filter mount
sabb single din cup/coin holder in origional radio location
Kicker ds40 to replace all stock speakers
Kicker shallow 10 under passenger seat (Hidden)
Kicker kx 400.1 amp under driver (Hidden)
Jensen vm9411 7in single din dvd ipod flip out
KYBs all around
Ground Control Coilovers
FMS hi durom mounts all around
13 American Racing estrellas wrapped in Summito 195/60/13s
walmart Fog lights
Cruise control
int. wiper/cruise stalk
A/C
Rear wiper
split rear seat
pwr mirror
limo tint all around
Tilt steering
cargo light w/switch
escort dome light
Dash clock
My Festiva story
I became very interested in saving gas and low emissions naturally caring about the environment being a surfer right when gas was sky high I got motivated and started looking into all the small cars out there geos , tracers and such but a Festivas character, open roominess and Mpg were a combo others didn't seem to have . Making my decision on a car I started to look on craigslist eBay classifieds.... nothing. On my way to work one morning I was passing through an intersection and a small car caught my peripherals and I thought no way one right here under my nose. It had only been the second day I was looking for one and I went to work all day thinking about it. I got off and went to the home and found it was an 88lx and left a note at the owners door. I had to go back the next day to try again to contact the owner and they were home a Latin couple that didn't speak much English after debates and figuring things out about the car i came the next day and picked it up for my ripoff price of 700$ I know I rushed it I just wanted a festiva bad ahaha. I brought it home and went through the bucket of bolts and small parts that it came with(just wonderful) the tranny cross member was also hanging and a fuel leak, also I was told a clutch was put in and tranny needed to be bolted back. Anyhow that night figuring out where everything went and doing basic tune up on liquids the car was running at 1:00 am in my garage ! this was only the beginning , I worked on the car for the next month repairing frame rust behind fenders passenger and driver as well as removing the windsheild and installing a new cowel and front seats 4 hrs each of resolve and bissel machine ! I then proceeded to do my first body and paint job with spray paint and it came out great for 45$ as youll see below . Things became much easier after finding FF.com and got me more addicted or should I say infected with the festiva sickness. I had tried to contact some close florida members with no luck, one day i got a pm from Eurotiva asking if i was down to meet up with him at local drag strip i was more then ready to meet another festiva owner . After meeting greg he encouraged me and others to go to FM3 which i was nervous because my car had carb motor with 350,000 miles on it ! As most of you know his encouraging words lead to the successful FL convoy of 8 round trip to FM3. After FM3 and driving gregs car i had my mind set on a swap and dilligently began to search for a swap canidate and i came to the B8-ME for its plug and play no modification bolt in type capability. After months of serching for a complete protege dx with no luck and much frustration talks between me and greg lead to me purchasing his comlete motor tranny clutch set up! this was only one piece to my puzzle because i was swapping a carb car sooooo... greg let me steal the efi "auto" harness wiper tank and efi dash off the betty boop car we scored in miami and i got some here and there pieces froma local junkyard, as well as my inline fuel pump from hofficergrove. Over the past week and a half with work and school I completed my first engine harness swap with no major complications. If you want power and an easy swap B8 all dayy I love my car and get many compliments and looks frequently
Also the latin couple I despise now completely played me I found out and talked to there neighbor that GAVE THEM THE CAR !! ahhhhhh- he had use it to tow behind his Rv and guy before him lived in Melbourne fl and used as dd for couple months and before that my festy was towed behind a school bus for a company that delivered them based in PA , four guys would drive four buses and tow festy behind one and then pile in the festy and drive back to base.
Thanks to all i have bought parts from and or have answered my questions along the way
Eurotiva
Levitan
Hot_Wheels
ejptofast
and every one on FF.com...........................................E njoy all the pics cya all that Sunshine meet
oops Boat was behind me lol
Before all suspenion stuff
After suspension and B8 swap sorry its dirty no time to wash
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Fuel pump and bracket
Clearence ac compressor and waterpump pulleys
Motor mount
MUFFLER oval
Turbo COMING VERY SOON!93 L B6T DD http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=37751
RIP_90 LuX http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=32249
RIP 88 LX / B8-MEhttp://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=26398
RJ
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Very nice car skimsuka!!
1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?
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Nice entry RJ.................FLORIDA bringing the heat!!!!....................
I like the zipties holding the motor in LOL
Looks good RJ.-Greg
Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
Redneck Engineer
FOTY - '09
5x Festiva Madness Attendee...FM 3,4,5,6,8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCZ7...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_eX...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
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awesome
Mike, AKA the sasquatch
1990 LX, bp+T/g25mr, 9psi dynoed at 194HP, turbonetics t3/to4e 57trim, haltech E6X standalone, 550cc injectors, turbosmart wastegate, synapse BOV, walbro 255 fuel pump, aeromotive FPR, AEM wideband, 3 inch exhaust, huge FMIC, 9LB flywheel, 6 puck clutch and way more parts that im forgetting i installed lol...
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Rockin ride RJ! Florida keeps coming with these FOTM entries!-Caleb
Originally posted by cracked.com on the M203 w/ M433 HEDPSo, for about the same price as a fully-loaded 1993 Ford Festiva, you could also wield the power to obliterate a small village in the blink of an eye.
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Thanks guys nice to see some feedback, ive put a ridiculous amount of time into it as im sure all of us have
and would like to say the vaf / battery setup is only temporary .....93 L B6T DD http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=37751
RIP_90 LuX http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=32249
RIP 88 LX / B8-MEhttp://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=26398
RJ
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Originally posted by pr0nst4r View PostRockin ride RJ! Florida keeps coming with these FOTM entries!
Dec. Mike FL
Jan. Chris FL.
Feb. ??? (RJ FL.)?
Mar........-Greg
Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
Redneck Engineer
FOTY - '09
5x Festiva Madness Attendee...FM 3,4,5,6,8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCZ7...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_eX...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
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I know.. now if I could have one in good enough shape for a March entry.. that may be fantastic.-Caleb
Originally posted by cracked.com on the M203 w/ M433 HEDPSo, for about the same price as a fully-loaded 1993 Ford Festiva, you could also wield the power to obliterate a small village in the blink of an eye.
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Originally posted by pr0nst4r View PostI know.. now if I could have one in good enough shape for a March entry.. that may be fantastic.-Greg
Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
Redneck Engineer
FOTY - '09
5x Festiva Madness Attendee...FM 3,4,5,6,8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCZ7...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_eX...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
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