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BloodyTomFlint

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Well, my Festiva is officially on the road! After pretty much redoing the entire braking system it is up and running. What a pain that was. Every time I replaced a brake line and went to bleed the brakes another line would burst in spectacular fassion. Anyway, here's to 40 mpg and dirt cheap insurance!

To tell you the truth I am a little sketched out driving it on the highway. I think if I hit a bird I will total it.
 
fiesta rally cross!

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I believe Leno owns two of them now. That would be insane. There are several other Mazda engines that pretty much bolt in that I was thinking of if this thing makes it through the winter, but who knows. I have a Contour that needs my money first. A 180 hp turbo 1.8 would be nice in an 1800# car though...
 
From Wikipedia:

"The SHOgun
In 1990, Chuck Beck of Special Editions and Rick Titus took seven Festivas, gutted the interiors, and mounted Ford SHO 3.0 L V6's behind the front seats in mid-engine rear wheel drive configuration. There were substantial cosmetic and mechanical changes, including relocating the gas tank to the front of the car, structural bracing and improvements to the chassis, adding wider wheel arches to accommodate a wider stance and larger tires, and a complete redesign of the suspension. These changes resulted in a car that could travel the ¼ mile (0.4 km) in 12.9 seconds at 100.9 mph (162 km/h), and could achieve a lateral acceleration figure ranging from .95 to 1.04 g [1]. Of the seven, Jay Leno owns the silver one, which is number 003 [2]."


Also, from Supercars.net
http://www.supercars.net/garages/Dodge Spirit RT/1v2.html
 
What other little cars have modding potential like this? I wouldn't mind having something small and fun like this. Maybe an Escort GT with a cosworth conversion?
 
early mazda 323 GTX

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early toyota corollas with RWD or AWD (like the GT-S)

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Izuzu Impreza RS 2.5

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any year golf

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I want a turbo festiva soooo bad. I passed up an opportunity to buy a 12 sec festiva a little while ago. I want a fast festiva or geo metro. Nothing puts a smile on your face like a ****ty car that goes fast.
 
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