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    _Shocker's_ 1988 Ford Festiva B6T Build Thread

    Hello everyone, im kinda new here and i have a new project that im attempting to finish and would like to share with you all. Let me start by introducing myself, my name in Marcus and i live in Stuart FL, im 25 yrs old and im a FORD FANATIC. Ive had 9 Mustangs, 2 Harley F150s, and F350 diesel, and my girl drives a 99 built cobra with a T56 (6 speed).

    This is my 1988 Ford Festiva L 1.3L 4 SPEED that i bought about a year and a half ago from a buddy of mine RJ, i think hes on this forum, (skimsucka) my original plan for this car was to keep it STOCK (yea right When i acquired this car it was in Tampa FL with 88k Original miles. It was pretty dirty, and needed to be re ringed. RJ is a Festiva connoisseur so he restored this beauty with new rings, all the factory plastics, switches, covers, etc. He made sure every little light was working on this thing. Then he sold it to me.!!!

    So when i acquired it we had it running perfect. It sat around in my garage for about a year before i drove it, why? i dont know why lol. So i registered the car and attempted to drive the car, and the car wouldnt RUN!!! long story short a buddy of our from WPB Chris came up here and adjusted the carb for us and she ran!

    A couple of weeks later we took a trip to Tampa with the Festiva about 2-3 hour drive from here, she made it there no problem! As we left Tampa we almost made it home when she overheated with no warning signs. We managed to let it cool down a little and drive her a few more miles before she died again on us. Mind you we were on a road that cuts through the state with nothing but farm land on both sides with no towns for 40 miles in each direction, and the sun was going down, and the mosquitoes were starting to come out so all i wanted to do was to try to make it to town regardless of what motor was going to do.

    Well after RJ came and flat-towed me for 40 miles, i started tearing down the motor only to find that i had indeed blown a head gasket, and "chipped" a few pistons. And i did what every gear head would do....a motor swap! From a Capri XR2!!! So i knew right there that this baby had to come out and it was TIME FOR UPGRADES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




    My Car Before.....









    Stripping the Car and Pulling the motor











    "Chipped Piston"





    OFF TO PAINT!!!!





    And here the Donor Capri XR2







    Heres RJ flexing his motor pulling muscles



    Last edited by _Shocker_; 06-09-2011, 09:34 PM.
    _Shocker_ 88 Festiva B6T

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    ENGINE DISASSEMBLY

    DIRTY DIRTY DIRTY







    OFF TO MACHINE SHOP !!!
    Last edited by _Shocker_; 05-19-2011, 06:37 PM.
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      #3
      -SUSPENSION & BRAKES-

      Aspire Sway Bar
      Aspire Coils Cut 1 Coil
      Aspire Lower Control Arms
      KYB GR2s
      10.2 Rotors
      XR2 Calipers
      14'' Prime Wheels Semi Flat
      -Soon 195/45/14 Toyos



      Removing this for Sway larger Aspire sway bar







      Probably going to cut another coil off but well see how it sits with a motor in her first
      Last edited by _Shocker_; 05-19-2011, 06:41 PM.
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        #4
        BODY SHOP






        As we were about to load the car up on the trailer the DAMN WHEEL FELL OFF!
        and the damn fender fell off!! and scratched it to hell of course the guy at the body shop re painted it for free
        Last edited by _Shocker_; 05-19-2011, 06:42 PM.
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          #5
          BACK FROM PAINT!!! FORD DARK SHADOW GREY

          The color matches my 02 DSG Harley Davidson F150






          Hiding HID Ballast














          INTERCOOLER IS NOT STAYING HERE
          Last edited by _Shocker_; 05-19-2011, 06:34 PM.
          _Shocker_ 88 Festiva B6T

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            #6
            Transmission mount fabrication

            So since no one makes a G series swap mount i had to fabricate my own









            Might have to relocate the lower part of the radiator or make a 45 IDK yet well see when the time comes
            Last edited by _Shocker_; 05-19-2011, 06:48 PM.
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              #7
              ENGINE ASSEMBLY

              Engine Honed & Hot Tanked
              Crank mic'd/ polished
              Cylinder head 3 angle valve job new valve seals, new cam seals. cleaned surface
              Standard Bearing, Sealed Power Everything
              Cleaned Pistons myself

              FRESH HONE!!!!!


              Checking Ring Gap

              Rings did not get installed this way they were staggered 30 degrees per the FSM





              First I ordered King Bearings (who makes solid stuff)
              But when i seen this on my new main bearings i said HELL NO


              I Chose not to run the plate behind the cam gears



              Re-Surfaced Flywhweel
              Last edited by _Shocker_; 05-19-2011, 07:00 PM.
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                #8














                B6T 6000 miles, ARP Studs, miata 9.0:1 pistons
                Last edited by _Shocker_; 06-16-2011, 11:52 PM.
                _Shocker_ 88 Festiva B6T

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                  #9
                  RJ came over and i got the turbo mounted up today with new copper washers, gaskets, hardware, and i made some locking tabs with some sheetmetal today too.

                  We mocked up the AC bracket today too, we had to trim a little off the top bracket so that the water pump outlet hose would fit, it looks like ill have to get a 90 degree coupler for that, i need some input on that too do you think that will be ok?

                  Got the downpipe mounted up too, and some various vacuum lines too, and the new 02 sensor.

                  Heres the pics enjoy, B6T with AC yeahhhhhhhhhhhh






                  Here was the problem with the outlet, i had to trim that bracket down a little





                  FIXED!



                  Do you think a 90 would be ok here? or will it strain the pump?




                  Homemade locking tabs for flange



                  Last edited by _Shocker_; 06-21-2011, 05:23 PM.
                  _Shocker_ 88 Festiva B6T

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                    #10
                    New clutch, resurfaced flywheel, loctite the flywheel bolts, and clutch bolts, hooking up sensors as I type this with dirty hands

                    Last edited by _Shocker_; 06-28-2011, 08:49 PM.
                    _Shocker_ 88 Festiva B6T

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                      #11
                      This thread is full of ...
                      2011 BMW 128i 6 Speed Manual -- dd
                      1990 Protege 4WD 5 Speed

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                        #12
                        Im saving space for my posts NERD
                        _Shocker_ 88 Festiva B6T

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                          #13
                          Wow 97 views and not one comment...
                          _Shocker_ 88 Festiva B6T

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by _Shocker_ View Post
                            Wow 97 views and not one comment...
                            Well, sorry for the lack of comments, I'm quite impressed. Didn't really have anything constructive to add, but definitely look forward to seeing this project when you're finished. That said, I love Festiva builds. My first car was a Festiva. The colour looks fantastic on it too. Keep up the good work, and keep the pictures coming.
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                              #15
                              how did you align your timing marks?? the plate behind the gears has the alignment marks for the cam gears...

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