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THE OLD HOME PLACE IN THE BEGINNING...
THE BP ARRIVES A TINY ZIPPY UPDATE...
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1991 Ford "BP" Festiva GL

a.k.a. "Zippy"

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engine compartment

passenger side

engine compartment 2

intake clearance

intake clearance 2

distributor

c/s pulley and a/c compressor

alternator pulley clearance

transmission cooler lines

engine compartment 3

cam cover

front end

front end 2

lowering block

lowering block 2

engine compartment 4

intake

overflow bottle

intake hose and vane

engine front

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THE OLD HOME PLACE IN THE BEGINNING...
THE BP ARRIVES A TINY ZIPPY UPDATE...
ABOUT ME HOME



This web site was originally created about my 1991 Ford Festiva GL and what I did for my swap

This car is known at FordFestiva.com as "Zippy".

1991 Ford Festiva GL, auto, 82,000 miles
Stock except for the following:

  • 1992 Ford Escort GT engine
  • 1986 Rx7 air vane
  • battery relocated to rear
  • overflow bottle located r/h engine compartment
  • stock 1.3 engine wiring harness + 2 wires (intake butterflies,CID)
  • 1.8 EGT ECU (manual trans)

  • 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" rectangular tube/block (to lower front mount) had to lower it this much for the sway bar clearance
  • modified oil pan - cut the whole trans webbing off the back of the pan, so I could mount the two 1.3 block to trans brackets for strength. It looks just like the steel 1.3 pan now (sorry no pictures)
  • inverted (180 deg) radiator fan and shroud (to clear the distributor)
  • 180 deg thermostat
  • lengthened upper and lower radiator hoses
  • modified a/c bracket (to move compressor back 3/4")
  • a/c is not functional yet
  • modified stock Festiva r/h engine mount

At the time that DJ took Zippy to her new home in Texas, it has about 2,000 miles on it since the swap. No major problems to that point.

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THE OLD HOME PLACE IN THE BEGINNING...
THE BP ARRIVES A TINY ZIPPY UPDATE...
ABOUT ME HOME



I'd also like to thank the online Festiva community, because the modifications that created the ZipMonster
wouldn't have been possible without all of your shared knowledge!





This page created on March 7, 2004 @ 10:25 p.m. CST

Updated Feb 10, 2010 @ 1:55 a.m. CST


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