My KLZE Ford Festiva build thread

[Damkid]

good luck man, if my parents weren't comin for a visit, i'd swing by...dammit lol.

lol well whenever you get a chance, even if you wanna come down in the evening or even the weekend, it doesn't matter to me lol

Make sure you get some solid mounts for that puppy

The mounts i used with my B6T are solid and i think i'll be able to re-use them with the KL set-up, i don't think i'll have much clearance to be able to afford the engine to move even a little bit

[DeeAOne]

And i didn't do anything to convert it to a mechanical speedo, the cable just fit in the trans the way it is

Sorry lol but I'm so confused on this. I have an electric speedo sensor on my Klde. There is no spot for a cable, just a plug. I thought all kldes were sensor not cable.

[Damkid]

Sorry lol but I'm so confused on this. I have an electric speedo sensor on my Klde. There is no spot for a cable, just a plug. I thought all kldes were sensor not cable.

Pull the sensor out of the tranny

[DeeAOne]

Pull the sensor out of the tranny

didnt know that there wasnt more to it. i thought there was another gear that the cable ones had that the electronic ones didnt. lol

thanks!

[Damkid]

The first thing i had to do today was remove the intercooler to make as much room as possible so i started by taking the bumber off



Then the intercooler



Then i bolted the motor/tranny together



And started lowering them in and dam its tight



When i got to this point



I realized it wouldn't go in with the front exhaust manifold on



So off it came



And it was very tight going in



But here it is





The rear exhaust manifold is very close to the steering rack but it should be ok




I may need to notch the frame rail once all the accessories are on



I took the front valve cover off since it was hitting here, so that will need some clearancing for sure



And they fit nicely under hood

[4gethonda]

this is ****ing awsome

[chrmar]

Man, that is freaking sweet. I think you might be giving Jay Leno's SHOgun a run for its money....

[mx-3_4evr]

I would hate to work on your car after the V6 swap! lol

[bomdoutscort]

I would hate to work on your car after the V6 swap! lol

Then this would be a great time to get things right the first time and tripple check everything

[MD323]

your engine bay makes mine look like an empty warehouse with a KL in the center.

nice work

[Damkid]

Thanks guys!! i'm thinking about making the top part of the rad support removable to make it easier to pull the engine in and out cause it sure took me a while to lower it in since i had to go so freakin slow to make sure i didn't damage anything, plus it was just me and a second set of hands would have helped speed things up for sure

[nerd racing]

ooooh! screw the Zetec swap I was planning... I smell a KL-DE pr KL-ZE aspire in the works... I hate you man, there goes my savings...

[nerd racing]

oh and I wasn't surprised at all that you couldn't get it in there with the exhaust manifold on there, I couldn't fit the BP in my car with the exhaust mani on either.

Are you going to counter weigh the rear end so that your weight transfer is proper?

[Damkid]

oh and I wasn't surprised at all that you couldn't get it in there with the exhaust manifold on there, I couldn't fit the BP in my car with the exhaust mani on either.

Are you going to counter weigh the rear end so that your weight transfer is proper?

I could fit a BP in with the exhaust manifold on, just need to turn it the right way

And I think i have just the thing to counter the weight

[bighed323]

awesome!!!