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'88 F*rd Festiva Autocross/Track/Daily Driver Build
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Re: '88 F*rd Festiva Autocross/Track/Daily Driver Build
I towed the Capri to the shop a couple weeks ago and have been pulling parts off it. I'll be using the transmission from it in the red car since the first trans I bought has some issues; someone hacked up the bellhousing by adding a lot of holes, and the tip of the input shaft that rides in the pilot bearing has been ground down to the point that it doesn't fit tightly in the bearing anymore. I also pulled the engine harnes, ecu, and all of the sensors so I'll have everthing for a future turbo engine swap. I sold the headlight door assemblies, driver side door, and headlight relay module for $170 bucks...the whole car only only cost me $200 so once I sell a few more parts and scrap the shell I'll be a few hundred bucks ahead.
The red parts car went to the scrap yard.
I used aircraft stripper on the Compomotive wheels to get the majority of the paint off. There's a few areas that'll need to be smoothed out before I blast before I shoot them with epoxy primer and paint.
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