Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #15 – March 25, 2010, 08:11:16 AM Neat swap, keep us updated! Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #16 – March 25, 2010, 11:10:46 AM Quote from: tbirdscott;315787Drove to manitoba and back last summer, averaged 48mpg over almost 2200Km :raspberry always got 43mpg driving 50/50 and driving it hard from every light!They are getting scarce but can be found if ya look hard, TeamSwift is a great site for locating one. But I think you'll be preoccupied with this project for a while yet.ScottHeres my MPG tracking page for the car when it was stockhttp://www.fuelly.com/driver/bhazard/festivaBest is 52.9 as you can see I'm hoping to maintain at least 40 mpg after the swap. Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #17 – March 26, 2010, 07:25:10 PM Quote from: V8Demon;315535This is WIN+1 I can't wait to see the final product. :D Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #18 – March 26, 2010, 09:43:04 PM I can only hope that it comes close to this one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3DWpQ9qhagThis very car now has a running 2.5L KLZE V6 in it, in different hands. First known front engine V6 swap into a festiva. Obviously the Shogun was the original V6 festiva but those are RR. Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #19 – March 27, 2010, 09:19:14 PM Lotta tweaking to do but its sitting in there finally! Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #20 – March 28, 2010, 02:13:22 AM Quote from: tbirdscott;315787I think you'll be preoccupied with this project for a while yet.he must like this festiva better than his bird, because it took him a year to swap out the 2.3 in his bird:rollin: Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #21 – March 28, 2010, 11:23:32 AM No, it took me a year to get STARTED.Same here pretty much, the festiva and the capri have been sitting since July when I got the bird back on the road, lol. Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #22 – March 28, 2010, 01:15:29 PM If you dont have more projects than you have time for, your doin something wrong!Scott Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #23 – March 28, 2010, 09:19:16 PM Right, I just put money down on another festiva today, this ones gonna be a 1.8L BP engine out of an escort gt with an auto. Body on this car has over 250k miles and looks great. Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #24 – March 29, 2010, 10:33:20 PM Its entirely possible that I could have this thing running tomorrow :DDDD Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #25 – March 30, 2010, 07:07:17 AM "Fastiva" lol, you got a really good build in the mix right now. Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #26 – March 30, 2010, 11:45:27 PM This looks like it could be a 'fastiva' aswellScott Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #27 – March 31, 2010, 05:16:21 AM Quote from: tbirdscott;315556 Hauled a complete but disassembled atc 200m in the back once.ScottPRICELESS!!! and i was proud of hauling a 289 and an AOD in the trunk of my 88LTD (can you say low rider) , An ATC frame is awkward no matter how you try to stab it. Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #28 – April 06, 2010, 11:40:00 PM Ive heard of that harley vtwin festiva before... thats crazy.Ohhh... and Ethan... eat this:D Quote Selected
Heres what I'm doing lately (contains b00st) Reply #29 – April 07, 2010, 02:09:42 AM Quote from: 87crzypssy;316601PRICELESS!!! and i was proud of hauling a 289 and an AOD in the trunk of my 88LTD (can you say low rider) ,Awesome! I got a screamin deal on a coats tire machine, I got it delivered to work and I know it'll fit in the trunk of the cougar, I just have no way to lift it out once I get home! still thinkin about it though!:mullet:That engine sounds great, gonna straight pipe it or try to keep it stealthy? cut out maybe?Scott Quote Selected