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Ok. After SEVERAL days of working on the car, (slowly cause of a still gimpy shoulder), I got the car done, basically rebuilt. Gutted interior so I could, clean the carpet, work on heater core to get it ready for winter, install the power steering set-up, new struts and fresh Festiva springs in the rear, manual seatbelts, wire the future stereo system, weld the floor pan, and tighten any loose bolts (basically a noisy dash).
I also did the Rio Swap w/1.5 coils cut, and the Aspire swap.
New front everything. Moog arms, sway bar bushings, control arms, Energy Suspension sway bar mount bushings (still have to weld the washers), and inner & outer tie rods/ends
Also did the Escort dome light, rear hatch/doorjamb switch cargo light mod, and installed a CD player I've had laying around for a while.
About a month ago I dropped in a new to me Aspire B3 (thanks Zoom Zoom) and did a 5 speed swap from an Auto. Love how quiet the new engine is and how responsive the MTX is over the Auto. gettin' right at 40 mpg. That's the best I have ever had on any car since I had my CRX back in the early 90's.
Holy crap that is a lot of stuff done in the past week. I had to get it all done asap because I'm going back to work very soon. Just drove it a couple miles to make sure everything worked ok. Gonna get it aligned asap. Will update my impression after a few miles have been logged.
I also plan on doing the roof rack that Matt (Zoom Zoom) did and look for a suitable LED 3rd brake light for a wing mounted swap.
Next step: New tires. Then the good stuff. Engine and tranny. It'll be a while on that though. Going to buy parts as I come across them and do the swap when all is gathered. Hoping for an XR2 donor and probably some Dickmeyer modifications.
I also did the Rio Swap w/1.5 coils cut, and the Aspire swap.
New front everything. Moog arms, sway bar bushings, control arms, Energy Suspension sway bar mount bushings (still have to weld the washers), and inner & outer tie rods/ends
Also did the Escort dome light, rear hatch/doorjamb switch cargo light mod, and installed a CD player I've had laying around for a while.
About a month ago I dropped in a new to me Aspire B3 (thanks Zoom Zoom) and did a 5 speed swap from an Auto. Love how quiet the new engine is and how responsive the MTX is over the Auto. gettin' right at 40 mpg. That's the best I have ever had on any car since I had my CRX back in the early 90's.
Holy crap that is a lot of stuff done in the past week. I had to get it all done asap because I'm going back to work very soon. Just drove it a couple miles to make sure everything worked ok. Gonna get it aligned asap. Will update my impression after a few miles have been logged.
I also plan on doing the roof rack that Matt (Zoom Zoom) did and look for a suitable LED 3rd brake light for a wing mounted swap.
Next step: New tires. Then the good stuff. Engine and tranny. It'll be a while on that though. Going to buy parts as I come across them and do the swap when all is gathered. Hoping for an XR2 donor and probably some Dickmeyer modifications.
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