I was tempted today..
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I was tempted today..
I saw a totally beat Ford festiva for $500 today. Ever since I have not been able to stop thinking about it completely gutted with a BP swap, a big turbo and fat front tires to own the drag strip with a total low buck beater. I read somewhere that the B6/BP is an easy swap.
Only if I had the room...
Only if I had the room...
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there are pics of a guy with a CRX and a rear mounted 66-67 Olds Toronado 425 motor and transaxle floating around. he drives it to the track on the stock F/F powerplant, and still gets 30 mpg. good stuff.
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Damnit, now you have given me a reason to buy the thing.
Car - $500
Escort BP from JY $3-$500
EBAY clutch $200
75 Shot of N20 $300-400
Rustoleum Paint+wetsand $40
Miata alloys Free
Cinder blocks free
gut the hell out of it free
- whatever I can sell
And there is still wiggle room left for suspension, or tires, whatever.
Damn, I need more room, Baaad.
All I know is I gots to get out off the scion xB I owe money on. Cruising $500 hot rod beaters I can flip every 6mo gives me a woody.
Car - $500
Escort BP from JY $3-$500
EBAY clutch $200
75 Shot of N20 $300-400
Rustoleum Paint+wetsand $40
Miata alloys Free
Cinder blocks free
gut the hell out of it free
- whatever I can sell
And there is still wiggle room left for suspension, or tires, whatever.
Damn, I need more room, Baaad.
All I know is I gots to get out off the scion xB I owe money on. Cruising $500 hot rod beaters I can flip every 6mo gives me a woody.
Last edited by Stealth97; 10-23-2007 at 06:28 PM.
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If I remember the Escort 1.8 is not a direct drop in. I think the frame needs some minor cutting for the lower pulley. The intake manifold also hits the fire wall, nothing a BFH won't fix.
I was going to do the GTX turbo swap back in the day. I ended up buying an MX3 instead, but never finished it. I did put it in an Escort GT though.
I was going to do the GTX turbo swap back in the day. I ended up buying an MX3 instead, but never finished it. I did put it in an Escort GT though.
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http://www.clubprotege.com/wil/tech/...ineswapfaq.htm
I too have considered this swap... and still plan to do it if I find a sweet deal on a clean 5-speed festiva/323. The swap is easy as hell (add 3 wires, clearance two places with a BFH, swap ECUs). You can use the stock tranny, clutch, and mounts.
Supposedly you can install a cage and cut out every piece of metal you can reach with a sawzall/grinder and get them down to about 1500 lbs. At that weight the car will stick like **** on a work boot.
I too have considered this swap... and still plan to do it if I find a sweet deal on a clean 5-speed festiva/323. The swap is easy as hell (add 3 wires, clearance two places with a BFH, swap ECUs). You can use the stock tranny, clutch, and mounts.
Supposedly you can install a cage and cut out every piece of metal you can reach with a sawzall/grinder and get them down to about 1500 lbs. At that weight the car will stick like **** on a work boot.
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