some photos of the festarossa tell me what you think!!!!

[DuritzCrows17]

I can't really tell but did you drill out or cut out the brackets for the rear seat upright on either side in the rear? I drilled the spot welds on mine and pulled them out on each side and they were a nice amount of uneeded weight.

[LittleHoe]

hey, nice to see you and your car here, I was looking at it on another forum either 780tuners or beyond.ca, I was pretty impressed with how it was running in the autocross. What model vw are your rear shocks from and the coil overs... I need to stiffen up my beast for next year.

[festyfreak39]

i just took the grinder to those 2 metal chunks it dont look pretty but who careS


and littlehoe you auto x!! where?

i used vw rabbit shocks in the rear, and i think they are the same as the scirocco,

and the coilovers im using 450 front 350 rear.

[DuritzCrows17]

i just took the grinder to those 2 metal chunks it dont look pretty but who careS

haha its not supposed to look pretty though its a festiva.

[LittleHoe]

littlehoe you auto x!! where?

i used vw rabbit shocks in the rear, and i think they are the same as the scirocco,

and the coilovers im using 450 front 350 rear.

I am going to try auto x in saskatoon this year I hope, its still about an hour and half from here but it is the closest place with auto x...

Anyone know how hard it would be to get an auto x set up in a different city? who would I need to talk to?

[quaddawg]

I do the AutoX thing... love it. Won D mod (with a little competition, not much...) this year, in three regions... my rookie year.

What exact coilover are you using? What was it made to fit?

Rabbit shocks in back, and 323 struts in front, right?

Let me know on the coilovers, I know others that use Honda coilvers, but once again, I need to know exactly what you are using, I am getting ready to put a set together.

I too and thinking about hacking the top off and caging it.

I plan on a fiberglass hood, and a cut down, or fabricated partial hatch too.

I also might remove all the rest of the glass too... I plan to trailer it this year, and don't need it to be street legal.

I guess I will do the bumpers too, every little bit helps.

[festyfreak39]

quaddawg, once you take the bumpers off its a whole different car,

and when imean whole different car i mean like drastically faster,

and im using dropzone ones, i bought them a rice rocket shop here in edmonton, they are for a volkswagen golf, and the rates i got were 450 front and 350 rear... thats all ir eally knwo abou tthem, they are just the sleeves that go over the stock shock, and i cut off the perches... thats all really,

[festyfreak39]

damn those are some impressive tires and rims where did you get them!!!

im running the rx7 rims with avon slicks but definatly not as good as those!!!

[quaddawg]

They are Diamond racing wheels, 13", custom ordered. 6" wide, as that is what the Hoosiers I am running need. I am using Hoosier 8" Road Racing slicks, 20x8x13, cantelevered style with super stiff sidewalls..

I love them, but I am running R45 compound, and really need something softer, like R35 or even R25, as I don't have enough time to build heat in the R45 at Autocross... maybe next year.

Suspension this winter, and maybe a cam and some head work. Also, I plan to gut it some more... bumpers, Dash, glass, etc....

[DuritzCrows17]

your remains one of my favorite festivas quaddawg, its very simple as far as cosmetics is concerned and very effective as far as performance is concerned.

[festyfreak39]

yah im loving the hosier slicks its gorgeous and raw

[FB71]

here's something I've always wanted to do with a set of Hoosier tires....

paint on the side wall, in two spots, halfway between the two 'Hoosier' names.... "Daddy"

c'mon, you know it's funny.....

[quaddawg]

Thanks guys... I like it.. I am going to strip it a bit more this year though.... more RAW I guess... lol.

[festyfreak39]

i just cant wait for the b6T to run,

im pretty sure the festiva with the b6T in setups like me and quaddawg's

the cars unstopable, it should take like all out wins

[neanderpaul]

here's something I've always wanted to do with a set of Hoosier tires....

paint on the side wall, in two spots, halfway between the two 'Hoosier' names.... "Daddy"

c'mon, you know it's funny.....

Yep that's funny. :lol: