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I went to another Clemson autocross a couple weekends ago and did better than expected. The new Nankang AR-1 tires did really well even with the cooler temps. I ended up placing fifth overall out of 46 cars, and only 8 tenths behind second place. First was a modified Z06 and with an experienced driver and he was way ahead of anyone else. Second place was a supercharged Miata setup for autocross and was very well driven. I'm usually a 2-3 seconds behind the guy with the Miata so the new tires definitely helped.
https://i.imgur.com/tsJ79Vml.jpg Click the link for full resoultion results. https://imgur.com/mNRJE9q https://i.imgur.com/mNRJE9ql.jpg |
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Your just having to much fun with this....
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really not sure why i even clicked on "'88 Ford Festiva" thread... but an hour later and I'm DAMN sure glad I did! It's gotta feel amazing showing up guys with 10x the horsepower you have :) well done, and thread subscribed...
Ps. There's a killer '61 Impala in one of the pics a few pages back, what's the story on that car? |
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Shorthaul... if you've got 4-5 days to kill..read thru his build threads...lots of great work in there..
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Not much to update, still haven't found a good big nose crankshaft to use in the red car. The trans broke in the white car this week so I'll be swapping it out tomorrow. Also found another Capri donor. https://i.imgur.com/ClVTekAl.jpg |
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this is an outstanding project thread!
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Agree. One of my favorite threads
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I'm still amazed at the interest this car gets :lol:
I had the first major problem out of the car a few weeks ago. The trans got really crunchy souding about two miles from our shop, something inside must have come apart. I didn't have an extra known-good five speed so I swapped in the old four speed. https://i.imgur.com/3r2qCNCh.jpg I also bought another Festiva to possibly eventually build into a track monster. Since it's been bumped in the front I'm thinking of cutting off everything from the firewall forward and build a tube front clip that's removable from the main inner cage. Use Honda K drivetrain with Festiva suspension so it still handles the same but has ~250hp n/a at the wheels. The rear suspension would be cut out and raised to lower the body without disturbing the geometry, the spare tire area cut out to allow a flat floor with a diffuser for aero improvement, top chopped for less aero drag, fenders stretched 2-3" to fit 8 or 9" wheels... https://i.imgur.com/jqpCG0eh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xelH5HZh.jpg |
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ahhhh !!!!!!!....the sickness never ends!!!!
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Awesome keep us posted.
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I'd say you have a slight problem (but in a good way!)
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I went to the Michelin autocross in the white car again and placed third overall out of 41 car, definitely wasn't expecting to to that well.
https://i.imgur.com/VRmy9wxh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/d7XRaOyh.jpg Link to full resolution results: https://imgur.com/d7XRaOy I also finally found and bought a big-nose engine for the red car. This will let me run a Fluidampr harmonic balance so it'll last longer when revving it higher than normal. https://i.imgur.com/I1kPRQQh.jpg |
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That's so awesome. There's some fast cars on that list and I hope they were all wondering how in the hell you smoked them all :lol:
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You are definitely out of control. Like you, I'm surprised at the interest in these cars you have. Whatever it is, keep doing it. Very entertaining.
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Congrats. I bet u left a lot of people shaking their head. 😂😂
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i saw that motor in the back and for a split second i thought you had built a mid-engine festiva...haha
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("Myself included, still hard to believe it did that well! ")
fast car dont make a fast driver...skill is a lot of it and it looks like you have some skills... |
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Sweet car, but honestly the journey is why I keep up with this thread. |
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In case you don't already know about this:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...3263467825645/ 5 Festivas for sale $1200 Decatur, TN. |
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But it would be hard to say no to a dirt cheap parts car or a really clean daily if the price was right. :lol: |
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Awe come-on John...you cant ever have to many....can you?
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Haha...I knew you could get at least 1 more
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