Voting For October FOTM

[Damkid]

This month we have 3 entries, and they are from

fastivaB6TG25MR
Freshtiva
kartracer46


Here are the entries again starting with FastivaB6TG25MR's

ill try for FOTM again

best 1/4 mile run is still a 12.822 @ 111mph

top speed of 163mph i hit rev limiter @ 7400 in 5th gear

its a 1993 ford Fastiva(i got the badge to prove it )


list of mods:
Megasquirt stand alone engine management,450cc injectors, 255lhp walbro fuel pump, toyota 1ZZ Coil On Plug ignition, BP+T engine swap,EVO3 big 16G turbo, custom turbo manifold made from an EGT header, ported BP intake with VICS delete, custom motor mount, G5mr(3.85 ratio diff) trans swap with a 626 .717 5th gear, center force DF clutch, custom tubular cross member, custom 2.5" exhaust,Tial 38mm external dump waste gate(custom mounted on hot side housing), custom 3" charge pipe/intake, aspire front brakes and rear beam and brakes, aspire front sway bar, custom spoilers, custom exhaust tip, stylus front bumper with custom stylus/festiva hybrid turn signals, honda prelude seats, custom short shifter, kia pride tail lights, 15" wheels, custom ambient air temp sensor and display,nissan maxima rear shocks with acura integra gsr springs, festiva kyb front shocks with ebay honda civic lowering springs and adjusters,manual seat belt conversion, interior is gutted, im sure there is more but i cant think of it.

[Damkid]

Freshtiva's 2 part entry for his car "Jerry"

A Festiva Rescue Story

Jerry:
I located Jerry back when finding Festivas for sale was fairly common. I was on a buying spree and was picking up some fairly cheap festys. In most cases the Festiva had a problem that was going to cost more to fix than the owner was willing to put into it. That was Jerry‘s situation. I saw it advertised for $150 in St Joseph which is about 20 miles from me. It had been driven by a science teacher who confessed to liking the car but I suspect it was really just the gas mileage that he liked. He had a considerable drive each day and I found a notebook in which he dutifully kept track of his mileage. He said the car had gotten hot and wouldn’t start anymore. I offered him $100 for it. He said “ okay I just need to get this car out of here, my wife hates it and wants it gone ASAP.” and it would be scrapped soon if no one bought it. So with only 178,000 miles under its belt Jerry moves to the ranch.
I initially messed with the car some. I got it started and drove it a short distance, long enough to determined that the factory air still worked and that yes it indeed was getting hot. The overheating problem I determined to be a warped head. With a solid body and the cleanest interior Id ever seen in a used festiva for sale I rolled it to the back of the shop with the intention of getting back to it when time allowed. I looked at it from time to time but time never allowed especially knowing the engine work it was going to need.
Booger:
A couple of years later ( not sure the exact time line )I came across a [FS] listing on FFC for an 1989 L plus just like Jerry for $100 in Liberty Missouri about 25 miles from me. There I found Booger with licensing/registration issues and for a crisp Benjamin moved it to the ranch. Booger had a rebuild motor and transmission per member CappyG who had been a ford tech. and who would attest to the quality of the motor/transmission. Booger had some parts removed from it but they were all inside the car . I started putting the parts back on and to my surprise booger started up and ran beautifully. Now I was in a dilemma Id bought Booger for parts but it was to good to part. So both Jerry and Booger sit side by side in the back of the shop for a couple of more years. (Again not sure of the timeline.) I devised a plan to get booger on the road. Probably not legal but hey it was a good car and a festiva . My plan included the following items in the picture below.

Although the Festiva Ranch has a “ No Festiva Left Behind “ policy it was superseded by the “ Not going to Jail “ policy and with much reluctance I decided to use booger as a parts car for Jerry. At least I’ll have a complete parts car for Jerry as needed.
The Swap:
It would have been much easier to use Jerry as the parts car for Booger. Booger didn’t need a lot and I liked the black color but that’s not the way it worked out. In Jerry’s favor it had a lot straighter body panels and as mentioned the cleanest interior I’ve ever seen in a Festiva for sale. Plus Boogers previous owner was a cigar smoker and must have smoked most of his cigars in the car. The science teachers car was clean. Besides that Jerry is the only known “Springer” edition Festiva ever produced. Thus the name Jerry. Get it ? Jerry Springer. Lame huh ? After the decision to use the car to build one I started on the swap during a week of vacation in 2010. Here are some pictures. The whole swap/build tread can be found at the following link.
http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31051&highlight=Jerry
　



Like most 22 year old cars Jerry needed most of its steering and suspension parts replaced.

　
Oil in the coolant and coolant in the oil




I did a complete brake line swap from Booger to Jerry, Boogers brake lines were like new. Jerry’s brake line not so good. That was fun.


Also had to correct this rust problem. Really the only bad rust problem on the body.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p240/freshtiva/critter%20pictures/vactationproject003.jpg[img]


I did all the ordinary thing you do when the motors out and its easy to do like replacing the timing belt, water pump, etc. although the “old “ stuff looked fairly new to start with, then dropped the motor in.




Bought and installed all the stuff. Steering rack boots, tie rod ends, LCAs, new axles, etc. Also bought a graphics removing wheel and removed all the graphics from the side of the car except for the “Springer” designation. Did a lot of stuff too numerous to mention here but on is the build thread.





Below is a video of the first start.
　

And here are some picture of the project nearing completion with its siblings.





I’ll get some glamour shots soon.

[Damkid]

Freshtiva's Part 2

Here is my second half of my entry,(mainly pictures) If I combine the two halfs its too big to post. 10,000 character limit.

Some glamour shots :




　
　













　
I got Jerry on the road about the same time the wife bought a new red Ford . They get about the same MPG.

　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　

[Damkid]

And kartracer46's entry

Well here ya go! It orange and black. Most of yall know Twizted. He was built as a memorial to Dean"V8 Festiva" and finished for the memorial FM4 meet that was held last year. He has came a long way since then. I continue to add on mods and complete his transition into a cool little Festiva. Can't wait to see yall at FMV this year!

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[timmay89]

Fastivab6tg5mr, the only thing your car is missing to take on that Japanese style are Altezza tail lights! It would be awesome to see those taillights tinted in a circular pattern

[walth]

lol Fresh, the picture where you put the valve cover over the engine backwards. Made me think it was one of those "rarity" valve covers but then I saw the cutouts for the plugs. crazy

[kartracer46]

Fresh, the build looks awesome. Wish it could be here this coming Friday.

[freshtiva]

Fresh, the build looks awesome. Wish it could be here this coming Friday.

Thank you sir, and ditto !! I would love to be at F.M., I'd probably have a festiva overdose and require medical attention though. I can only handle so much awesomeness.

[kumalaba]

wow! all three of these cars are awesome, its gonna be tight & i cant wait to see who wins this one

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

Fastivab6tg5mr, the only thing your car is missing to take on that Japanese style are Altezza tail lights! It would be awesome to see those taillights tinted in a circular pattern

not my style.. but if the lights themselves were round id put them on

[Ghost]

Fastivab6tg5mr, the only thing your car is missing to take on that Japanese style are Altezza tail lights! It would be awesome to see those taillights tinted in a circular pattern

yuck altezzas ftl

[Basement_Modder]

Wow, how is FastivaB6TG25MR in 3rd?! Fresh got my vote because of sheer cleanliness and stockness, but as far as serious power, mods, time, and thought, Fastiva takes the cake. I think Twiztid looks a little rice with that spoiler, but I appreciate the message behind the build.

[freshtiva]

Just wondering when the vote count stops since it will be Oct 2nd in a few hours.

[Nerd Racing]

lol shameless plug?

[freshtiva]

lol shameless plug?

Ive been losing ground all day.