"Almost Brand New 1989 Festiva L" + Upgrades

[Safety Guy]

Great work, Festiva GTX!!

I have to go get those hatch and fuel tank door levers from a Tracer at the 'yard! Maybe I can hook them up, too.

Karl

[muscle_Car1]

I was doing that but could not figure out how to pop the hatch. The release mechanisums are similar but reversed from the escort parts car to the festiva.

This pin here
is on the hatchside on the escort & the car side on the festiva. So either I had to run the cable all the way through the body & hatch or figure something else out.

[25Horseplay]

Maybe it only unlocks hatch.

[Festiva GTX]

^^ Yes it only unlocks the hatch and I do not want make pop up because might open too fast.

[muscle_Car1]

I wasn't meaning "POP" as in door popper. The pic that I last posted was the carside on the festiva. The hatchside on the escort is like that., while the car side has the catch thingy. I was wonderin how you routed the cables. Do a write up please.

[25Horseplay]

If you can do a write up we ca post it as a article!

[Festiva GTX]

Oh yes I will do write some articles when I have free time to do Also I will need make some good pictures too!

[stefan]

what did you pull that stuff for the poppers out of?

[Festiva GTX]

what did you pull that stuff for the poppers out of?

I got all these parts from pre gen 323 Mazda and the hatch unlocking it required some custom work... the fuel door opener much more easy.

I am sure you could get these same one from 95's or older I guess.

[Festiva GTX]

In few week later I will planned to swap the engine (I won't tell you what kind engine would be! but don't worry I will show you the picture someday later! :laughing8: ) on my Red festiva and maybe swap with 5 speed manual transaxle. The gasoline price getting higher again... :cussing:

[Festiva GTX]

Now I am just doing preparing swap engine with my Red Festiva (EVO GTX) but my cat took the job to work on it! :lol:

The kind of engine I will swap it and I will not tell you and just not yet! Somethings different! Yes it's something special....





^Checking the hood...

^Trying grab my socket wrench

^ Inspecting my engine... :?

[25Horseplay]

I hope its not a Honda engine!!!!!

[Festiva GTX]

I hope its not a Honda engine!!!!!

lol! I wouldn't want have mutt engine in my festiva but something pure breed engine! :wink:

[packrat427]

Sweet , I am looking forward to that !!

:lol: :lol: :wink:

[Festiva GTX]

Here list of major update/mods I will do with my Red Festiva:

1. Imported Engine swap from Japan (You are getting clues what type of engine would be!)
2. Upgrade 13' RIM
3. Upgrade auto aspire brake kits
4. Right side drive Power steering
5. Air Conditioning system (I still have factory but need change different type of pulley)
6. Swap right side drive dashboard with guts inside
7. Speedometer with Tach (Default after redline is 7,500 RPM)
8. Adding vent hood on near front wipers and adding small duct pipe gone to intake.
9. Upgrade brake booster to bigger one
10. Swap all entire electrical harness and ECU
11. Upgrade front original J-Spec GTX bumper.
12. Fog lights
13. Swap Euro/Japan rear brake light style.
14. Power antenna




The maybe in future?

1. Turbocharged.
2. Body black or white color paint.
3. New pair decal red or silver "hockey" shape (If anyone have one for sale and please pm me!)
4. Side skirts
5. Rear J-Spec GTX bumper
6. Upgrade front seats and rear seat.
7. and maybe more to add lists later...