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After a very very close month of voting, the winner for December FOTM is..............
Maxtiva!!!!!!! A big congratulations to you!!!
even though you beat me lol
Here is his entry again
Back in September 2005 I bought my Festiva from an old lady with about 125 000 KM on the clock for 1700$. In December I got an accident with an ambulance who hit me hard on the passenger side. My insurance company rebuilt it for 2156$ (Yes 2156$). In November 2006 I bought a 1994 Escort GT with the idea of doing an engine swap but I put the project aside because I was thinking I was not such a good mechanic. In May 2007 I got a second accident, I hit a buck on the driver side of my beloved Festiva. Since I already bought my bumpers, sideskirt and spoiler, I decide to rebuild it again. In August 2007 I decide to go ahead and make the swap. Since I’m in Canada and finding a 323GT is really hard (and we don’t have Capri XR2 in Canada) I decide to do the swap with the Festiva tranny. After putting the BP in the Festiva and doing the wiring, I decide to start the car but the tranny was in 1st gear and the differential start to spin and broke the tranny case. So I was in need of a new one. I bought one cheap from a guy who own 6-7 Festiva but this one had a broken fork so I bought one from a junkyard for not so cheap (300$ or so). In December 2007 I decide to buy a G5M-R tranny with both axles and the precious halfshaft from Brian (25HORSEPLAY) and Chris (Damkid) bring it in Canada for me. Chris was the 1st member from ff.com I met and he’s not the last one. But I put this project aside because I didn’t have enough time and not enough knowledge to do the swap. After that I start to study about the G25M-R swap. In August 2009 I was in need of a BP for an other car so I bought a newer engine (74 270 KM) from a 1994 Protégé and I swap the new one in my Festiva. During this month I also met Karl (fordfestivaa) a local member from ff.com he is a bodyman and a good mechanic. I ask him if he want to do the bodywork on my car and he accepted. Not so long after I bought the brake from a 1995 Aspire. A few month later we start disassembling the car for a big makeover. During the time my car was in Karl’s garage I decided that I would swap the tranny for the one I bought from Brian. In January 2010 I made a roadtrip of 2200KM at Chris place to get my new carbonfiber hood and I also take a rust free gas tank and a Festiva sunroof from him. In March 2010 Kemp (muscle_Car1) was selling some BP26 goodies so I had no choice but to buy it. So my plan has change again, let the turbo fury begin. In August 2010 I start the car for the first time since October 2008. Since then I have solve the idle problem and the hiccup the car had and I’m now driving the car everyday. Every parts I have put on my car were cleaned and/or painted.
Here is my built thread: http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=23657
And the link to my photobucket account for more pic’s: http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t...iva/?start=all
Ford Festiva LX 1993
Modification list:
Engine BP+T 1.8 DOHC Turbo from 1994 Mazda Protégé
Tranny G5M-R from 1994 Mercury Capri XR2 turbo
Halfshaft and shaft from 1994 Mercury Capri XR2 turbo
Phantom grip LSD & TK-100 Spring upgrade kit(http://www.phantomgrip.com)
BP26 ECU from
BP26 exhaust cam for exintake swap
Fidanza cam gear
Tuned VAF from 1987 RX7
Neon SRT4 fmic and 2.5" piping
HKS SSQV blow off valve
3" downpipe + 2" exhaust all the way out
High Flow Catalytic Converter (http://www.magnaflow.com)
Clutch Exedy (http://www.exedyusa.com)
FMS Spoiler+Euro front & rear bumper+side skirt (http://www.festivamotorsport.com)
Carbon fiber hood
Kia Pride front end from Australia
Factory sunroof
Map light from 1994 Escort GT
Painted and tint black interior
Black leather door panel
Leather shifter boot from 1987 Mustang LX
AP Technology red/black leather racing seats
4 points harness (Driver side only)
Smooth taillight tint with NITESHADES
Custom rear strut bar
Deck: Alpine CDE-9845
Front speakers: Sony Xplod 4" 120w
Battery relocated in the trunk
Wheels: 15x6˝ +38mm offset RTX Falcon Gunmetal (http://www.rtxwheels.com)
Tires: Toyo Proxes T1R 195/45R15 (http://toyotires.com)
KYB GR-2 front & rear strut (http://www.kyb.com)
FMS coil spring drop 35 mm (http://www.festivamotorsport.com)
New handling components (Outer & inner tie rod end/boots/control arm/bushings)
Front tie bar
New Aspire brake swap front and rear
Aspire rear sway bar
180 KPH white face cluster with tachometer
& way more.
In the futur:
Corksport front strut bar (In progress)
Intermitent wiper
Kia Pride smooth tail finisher from Australia (I allready have it)
Aspire front sway bar
Fiber glass hatchback (Maybe one day)
Tein coilover (Maybe one day)
Megasquirt (Maybe one day)
I want to thank you all, FF.com member, who have made such a good forum with a lot of info and member knowledge.
For your pleasure here are some pictures
When I first got it
First accident
Second accident
Got a new roof
Getting painted
Engine swap
After the swap
Second swap
This is what it look like inside my new BP
Then I start the big makeover
Mock-up of the G5M-R
Aspire brake swap
New sunroof
Rear strut bar (Kinda)
Turbo goodies
New paint
Some more pic’s of my Festiva
Video:
First start-up
Second start-up
After some tuning
First ride
Hope you enjoy
Maxtiva!!!!!!! A big congratulations to you!!!
even though you beat me lol
Here is his entry again
Originally posted by Maxtiva
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Back in September 2005 I bought my Festiva from an old lady with about 125 000 KM on the clock for 1700$. In December I got an accident with an ambulance who hit me hard on the passenger side. My insurance company rebuilt it for 2156$ (Yes 2156$). In November 2006 I bought a 1994 Escort GT with the idea of doing an engine swap but I put the project aside because I was thinking I was not such a good mechanic. In May 2007 I got a second accident, I hit a buck on the driver side of my beloved Festiva. Since I already bought my bumpers, sideskirt and spoiler, I decide to rebuild it again. In August 2007 I decide to go ahead and make the swap. Since I’m in Canada and finding a 323GT is really hard (and we don’t have Capri XR2 in Canada) I decide to do the swap with the Festiva tranny. After putting the BP in the Festiva and doing the wiring, I decide to start the car but the tranny was in 1st gear and the differential start to spin and broke the tranny case. So I was in need of a new one. I bought one cheap from a guy who own 6-7 Festiva but this one had a broken fork so I bought one from a junkyard for not so cheap (300$ or so). In December 2007 I decide to buy a G5M-R tranny with both axles and the precious halfshaft from Brian (25HORSEPLAY) and Chris (Damkid) bring it in Canada for me. Chris was the 1st member from ff.com I met and he’s not the last one. But I put this project aside because I didn’t have enough time and not enough knowledge to do the swap. After that I start to study about the G25M-R swap. In August 2009 I was in need of a BP for an other car so I bought a newer engine (74 270 KM) from a 1994 Protégé and I swap the new one in my Festiva. During this month I also met Karl (fordfestivaa) a local member from ff.com he is a bodyman and a good mechanic. I ask him if he want to do the bodywork on my car and he accepted. Not so long after I bought the brake from a 1995 Aspire. A few month later we start disassembling the car for a big makeover. During the time my car was in Karl’s garage I decided that I would swap the tranny for the one I bought from Brian. In January 2010 I made a roadtrip of 2200KM at Chris place to get my new carbonfiber hood and I also take a rust free gas tank and a Festiva sunroof from him. In March 2010 Kemp (muscle_Car1) was selling some BP26 goodies so I had no choice but to buy it. So my plan has change again, let the turbo fury begin. In August 2010 I start the car for the first time since October 2008. Since then I have solve the idle problem and the hiccup the car had and I’m now driving the car everyday. Every parts I have put on my car were cleaned and/or painted.
Here is my built thread: http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=23657
And the link to my photobucket account for more pic’s: http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t...iva/?start=all
Ford Festiva LX 1993
Modification list:
Engine BP+T 1.8 DOHC Turbo from 1994 Mazda Protégé
Tranny G5M-R from 1994 Mercury Capri XR2 turbo
Halfshaft and shaft from 1994 Mercury Capri XR2 turbo
Phantom grip LSD & TK-100 Spring upgrade kit(http://www.phantomgrip.com)
BP26 ECU from
BP26 exhaust cam for exintake swap
Fidanza cam gear
Tuned VAF from 1987 RX7
Neon SRT4 fmic and 2.5" piping
HKS SSQV blow off valve
3" downpipe + 2" exhaust all the way out
High Flow Catalytic Converter (http://www.magnaflow.com)
Clutch Exedy (http://www.exedyusa.com)
FMS Spoiler+Euro front & rear bumper+side skirt (http://www.festivamotorsport.com)
Carbon fiber hood
Kia Pride front end from Australia
Factory sunroof
Map light from 1994 Escort GT
Painted and tint black interior
Black leather door panel
Leather shifter boot from 1987 Mustang LX
AP Technology red/black leather racing seats
4 points harness (Driver side only)
Smooth taillight tint with NITESHADES
Custom rear strut bar
Deck: Alpine CDE-9845
Front speakers: Sony Xplod 4" 120w
Battery relocated in the trunk
Wheels: 15x6˝ +38mm offset RTX Falcon Gunmetal (http://www.rtxwheels.com)
Tires: Toyo Proxes T1R 195/45R15 (http://toyotires.com)
KYB GR-2 front & rear strut (http://www.kyb.com)
FMS coil spring drop 35 mm (http://www.festivamotorsport.com)
New handling components (Outer & inner tie rod end/boots/control arm/bushings)
Front tie bar
New Aspire brake swap front and rear
Aspire rear sway bar
180 KPH white face cluster with tachometer
& way more.
In the futur:
Corksport front strut bar (In progress)
Intermitent wiper
Kia Pride smooth tail finisher from Australia (I allready have it)
Aspire front sway bar
Fiber glass hatchback (Maybe one day)
Tein coilover (Maybe one day)
Megasquirt (Maybe one day)
I want to thank you all, FF.com member, who have made such a good forum with a lot of info and member knowledge.
For your pleasure here are some pictures
When I first got it
First accident
Second accident
Got a new roof
Getting painted
Engine swap
After the swap
Second swap
This is what it look like inside my new BP
Then I start the big makeover
Mock-up of the G5M-R
Aspire brake swap
New sunroof
Rear strut bar (Kinda)
Turbo goodies
New paint
Some more pic’s of my Festiva
Video:
First start-up
Second start-up
After some tuning
First ride
Hope you enjoy
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