'88 F*rd Festiva Autocross/Track/Daily Driver Build

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Originally Posted by 69gmcc10

Seriously excellent work being done here! Good knowledge, fun videos, outside of the norm; this is my favorite build on the forum. please keep it up!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by rusty76

Never in a million a years did I think there would be so much to do with a Festiva. Lol. Cool work.

Oh yeah, there are Festiva meets all around the US throughout the year and there are new products being developed all the time.

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

That some serious suspension you got going on there...

It's all pretty simple and cheap really, I have maybe $700 in all of it. The suspension design and lightweight body doesn't need much help to make it handle really well.

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I have to agree, that's pretty freakin' cool!

Thanks Jesse, come out to the Clemson autocross sometime and I'll let you ride in it!

Originally Posted by jayoldschool

Just read the entire thread. Almost picked up a Festy about ten years ago. Neighbours had a MINT black one that was loaded. Auto, so I did all the homework on a manual swap. Figured since I did a T56 in my Impala SS, converting the Festiva would be easy. Car sold before I could even stop to see it.

Looking forward to updates!

Thanks for checking in Jay, too bad the neighbor's car was gone before you had a chance to buy it. Manual swaps aren't too difficult and make the car much more fun... the three speed auto is a pretty lame transmission.