1993 Festiva L progression thread

[festivaWES]

Yeah i showed up tuesday night around 6:30 worked for 3 hours the first night. Wednesday we worked all day on it minus the time we spent at the junkyard, walmart, orielly's. Thursday morning we set the motor and trans in and completed hooking it up.

It wasn't easy work, but we got it done.....aspire swap, engine extraction, manual to auto swap, engine/dash wiring swap, brake pedal assembly swap, steering collumn, back glass, aspire cylinder head....whew.

We left no time for trouble shooting on thurs morning because i had to leave by noon. The car does not run, but we have electrical power almost everywhere. We tested the starter while out of the vehicle...it spun and engaged. I've narrowed it down to no power to the starter, faulty park/neutral switch, ignition switch.

[lanemeyer14]

Man, sucks to have done all that work and then it not run! It'll be running soon though I bet!

[sasquatch]

looks VERY nice with the new rims welcome to the super sexy wheel club i hope you get it running soon...

[pwgus]

you did a manual to auto swap??? why??? I want to do an auto to manual swap personally. Also, whats the difference between the aspire and festiva head.

[Festiva_Fred]

looks VERY nice with the new rims welcome to the super sexy wheel club i hope you get it running soon...

Thanks

you did a manual to auto swap??? why??? I want to do an auto to manual swap personally. Also, whats the difference between the aspire and festiva head.

It's my car so I'll do what I want with it.. like it or not I really don't care.. The aspire head has roller rockers.

[batstiva]

I can see benefits to that swap. Coming along nicely. Loving the wheels. Hope you get the kinks ironed out quickly. Know you've got to be itching to take it down the road. I know I would be.

[Festiva_Fred]

I can see benefits to that swap. Coming along nicely. Loving the wheels. Hope you get the kinks ironed out quickly. Know you've got to be itching to take it down the road. I know I would be.

Thanks batstiva! I am anxious to get it running..

[Festiva_Fred]

It's ALIVE!!! almost..

I jumped the starter, and it started right up! It was good to hear it run! Just have to figure out the electrical issue now..

[eurotiva]

Maybe a clutch safety switch......just a thought to try to help. duh nevermind

[pwgus]

yeah but I just dont understand why you like the ATX better. Whats the pros in your opinion?

[festivaWES]

Not having to shift.....

One that note I'm glad it fired right up! Awesome! Just narrowed the possiblities down. Saftey switch or ignition switch.

[batstiva]

Not having to shift.

Not having to worry about someone else tearing up your clutch if you have to loan the car out.

Just cause he wants an Auto

I think there are advantages to both. But he wants an Auto, so that's what he built.

[freshtiva]

festivaWES stopped by for 2 1/2 days

What ??? He only spend a couple of hours at my house. What the ?? He must like you better than me.

Looking good though !!!

[Festiva_Fred]

Not having to shift.....

One that note I'm glad it fired right up! Awesome! Just narrowed the possiblities down. Saftey switch or ignition switch.

Yep! Sounded real good too while I had it running noticed that I have a leaky throttle body gasket while it was running.. no big deal thats an easy fix.

Not having to shift.

Not having to worry about someone else tearing up your clutch if you have to loan the car out.

Just cause he wants an Auto

I think there are advantages to both. But he wants an Auto, so that's what he built.

Exactly.

What ??? He only spend a couple of hours at my house. What the ?? He must like you better than me.

Looking good though !!!

Thanks Marcus!! Once I get those torque converter bolts from you I can take it for a test drive

[festivaWES]

^^ try and bleed those brakes a little more, i think there is still air in the lines to get out. There is a thread on here how to make a one man brake bleeding system for cheap.

Search it out.

I'm anxious to get home and get my hardline in red and the other two wheels and tires on! Then it's rust-free quarter panel weld-in repair time!!! And bolt on the red spoiler i got from Chris and the GL hatch that i have yet to pick up in ARK.

Marcus : Coming up in September I'm calling sick on a monday soon. I'll leave on a friday to be at your house. I have to pull another engine at freds, pick up my welder, and swap your backglass over. While I'm at your house I'd like to grab that K8 transmission from that MX-3 for my V-6 swap if it is still there.

We'll all plan something out soon.