Beastiva is go!

[dmention7]

Well, not "go" in the literal sense of the word, since the car came home on a flatbed truck (courtesy of Josh's AAA membership!) with the transmission in the trunk, and a new clutch in the driver's seat. But "go" in the sense that it has begun its transformation from a puny little 1990 Ford Festiva into the fearsome monster that has become known by a single word... Little is known about the changes that are to come, and even those who are aware of the scantest details are so haunted by the idea that they are reduced to whimpering little girls at the mere mention of "Beastiva".

Without further ado, I present:

Stage 1: Beastiva is Born

Few have seen Beastiva in its original form, much less captured it on film. Only when it lay dormant during the initial stages of its metamorphosis did we dare approach it. (Notice Tom and Colin cautiously maintaining their distance in the background)

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Not long after we began photographing the auto, strange and threatening messages began to appear in various places. Most would have taken this as a sign that it was time to leave, but whether through curious stupidity or stubborn persistance, we continued to investigate. The final message was puzzling, though it appeared to be phallic in nature--perhaps this proto-Beastiva was asserting its masculinity?

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At once, the messages disappeared, and the vehicle took on a darker, much more menacing appearance. We probably should have left when we had the chance, but it was obviously too late now. Nothing left to do, but document the horror that was soon to unfold.

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Slowly, and little by little... a new set of markings began to appear, furthering the developing Beastiva's intimidating appearance. (despite Colin's calm and collected expression, he was in fact quite intimidated) At first they were difficult to make out...


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But it quickly became all too apparent that Beastiva's visual transformation was in full-swing.

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By the time we realized exactly what was going on, it was too late. The last of its protective cocoon was thrown off with a mighty roar, and Beastiva revealed its glorious new hide. Our eyes were blinded by the sheer level of awesomeness, but the camera caught it all.

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Fortunately for us, Beastiva was still weary from the exhausting ordeal, and was unable to move under its own power. I shudder to think about what might have happened, had its transmission been mated to its engine, instead of sitting on the other side of the garage floor. However, something tells me that it won't be long until Beastiva has the mobility to match its ferocious appearance.....


Stay tuned for Stage 2: Beastiva Awakens

[Hot Ice]

Wow!

[mndsm]

Yeah, I still have yellow under my fingernails. But at least I got all the paint off my arms. The hair sticking to itself was beginning to bug me.

[Big Nate]

Nice work. But Jay how much over spray is all over your garage. LOL

[dmention7]

Probably a lot. It was still pretty fumy in there, even this morning.

[WhiteSpy9]

I don't know if I want to laugh.... or cry.....

[mazdamn02]

My hat goes off to you sirs, its a master piece!
I'll be over next Saturday unless some company is begging me to take their money.

[mndsm]

No you won't. this weekend Jay is out of commission. The weekend AFTER that however.......

[dmention7]

Next weekend, I am off-limits as Nanami's birthday is next week... sorry!

[DrWebster]

Tom, is your index finger kinda numb from the trigger of the rattlecans? Mine is.

[dmention7]

I don't know if I want to laugh.... or cry.....

Neither. The proper response is to cower in terror! :KANE:

[mazdamn02]

I spose Nanami's birthday takes priority over beastiva, can't forget she did let you get beastiva. Did you order up the thing from canada yet?

[dmention7]

I spose Nanami's birthday takes priority over beastiva, can't forget she did let you get beastiva. Did you order up the thing from canada yet?

LOL... no, I need to buy her a kitten (or seven) before I get an okay on that mod

[mazdamn02]

I tried to catch you a stray cat at my apartment, however I failed.

[mndsm]

Yeah Colin, my whole arm hurts from that mess. I can barely hold a pen right now.

[dmention7]

Yeah Colin, my whole arm hurts from that mess. I can barely hold a pen right now.

I was just going to say... I can barely write because i have no strength in my hand

[Hot Ice]

Are you two sure it is from spray cans????

[dmention7]

Yes.

[Big Nate]

It is from boxing the one eyed clown.

[dmention7]

trust me, it would take more than one weekend of clown-boxing to affect my hand this much.

[mndsm]

Yeah, with the kind of practice i've had, bopping the bishop does not cause this type of malady.

[Big Nate]

I never would have said it would turn out as nice as it did.

Kudos guys and if i ever get a beater you can flame it all you want.

[dmention7]

Tom would say otherwise, but I'm extremely happy with the end result. One final touch will be to hand-brush in a silver pinstripe on the flames, to clean up the edges.

[mndsm]

I will say otherwise. Next time i'm springing for a better roll of tape. That is what held me back on this one. Need that fancy quarter inch blue shit that's like a million dollars a roll. Overall I do think it's cool, I just think it could be better.

[dmention7]

Maybe part of it was that you grabbed my old backup roll of tape instead of the fresh new roll I bought... meh.

[WhiteSpy9]

Really... Why is that crap so expensive?


I will say otherwise. Next time i'm springing for a better roll of tape. That is what held me back on this one. Need that fancy quarter inch blue shit that's like a million dollars a roll. Overall I do think it's cool, I just think it could be better.

[mndsm]

Cause they can charge that because automotive customisers charge so effin much for a paintjob. Next time Jay, we shall do better.

[Big Nate]

Not hat bad. look here for the 3M masking tape.

3M masking tape (http://www.ketone.com/products.php?cat=58)

[mndsm]

Thanks for the link Nate, that'll be helpful.

[dmention7]

Yeah, considering we did up my entire car with half a roll of the thin stuff (the stuff we use to backfill doesn't matter much) it's not that expensive.

[mndsm]

True. I can stomach 7 dollars for a better job.

[mazdamn02]

Did the paint apply pretty evenly? I can't really tell from the pix.
What kind of paint did you use?

[dmention7]

RUSTOLEUM BITCH! lol...


The flat black body is a little bit splotchy, and there's some texture to the hood from some shit that settled while we were painting (sanding? who the hell sands??) But it's not bad in person.

I bet the next one we do will be twice as good though, even with the same supplies

[mndsm]

I think that rustoleum flat black was the wrong paint to use. It was paint, not primer. Next time, we use real primer.

[mazdamn02]

Did you sand the body before you started? Wonder if that would help for next time......?

[mndsm]

Sanding? Hell, we barely washed it. No, it was the paint.

[dmention7]

Yeah, surface prep consisted of scrubbing down the body with some scotch-brite pads and dish soap. If rust-oleum won't stick to that, I don't know what it WILL stick to.

[mazdamn02]

I'm sure animal flesh and human hair would stick just fine!

[Nekko Noir]

LOL... no, I need to buy her a kitten (or seven) before I get an okay on that mod

What are you trying to order from Canada behind my back? Am I gonna start having to ask for receipts for Beastiva projects so I can keep tabs on you? :mad: Heh.


I tried to catch you a stray cat at my apartment, however I failed.

Josh, it can't be just ANY cat. It's gotta be one of the following: toyger, bengal, miscellaneous "exotic bred" kitties (subject to approval, as I know how devious you guys can be), and/or hypoallergenic. Mwahahaha~

[Nekko Noir]

Tom, stop being so hard on yourself. Even though I was jokingly giving you guys crap about it by being all "nit-picky" I do think it looks really cool. Especially after you get the silver outlines done around on the flames, it's going to look bad-ass!

[dmention7]

The "order from canada" he's referring to is a 1.6L turbo engine that fits right in with almost no need for modification. That's the part that may or may not happen some time next year, depending on fundage.

[Nekko Noir]

How musche?

[dmention7]

Probably $5-600 depending on shipping costs.

[Nekko Noir]

*faints*

It doesn't sound too bad for a turbo engine, but I dunno. If it is, then you're lucky I don't know much about cars. :p Either way, it's a lot of money that we don't have.

[dmention7]

It's actually dirt cheap. Which is why project beastiva was so attractive. but the upside is that I'm bound to enjoy the car whether or not money permits a badass engine like that.

There are other alternatives too: the engine from my old escort would fit (not sure how much work it takes), and those can probably be had for about half the cost of the 1.6 turbo.

[mndsm]

the 1.8gt motor is nearly a direct fit, IIRC, it should be as easy as the 1.6t if not easier. Also, 400$ for a motor and another 1-200 in shipping is still HELLA cheap for a turbo motor.

And Nanami, I'm only hard on myself because I know for a fact I could have done better. I let my impatience get in the way of something that could have been better. Like I said, next time, i'm getting the right stuff.

[RoadRageMotors]

why not go with the turbo coupe motor from the t bird or probe turbo?

[MazdaMINI]

how easy do you think the swap would be for something like that?

[mazdamn02]

how easy do you think the swap would be for something like that?

Step One: Steal underpants
Step Two: ...
Step Three: Profit!!!

[mndsm]

That's great if we are doing the underpants mod, but that does not help when it's the swap a boosted motor into the Festiva mod.

[mazdamn02]

That's great if we are doing the underpants mod, but that does not help when it's the swap a boosted motor into the Festiva mod.

These folks would like to disagree:
http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0307/030507underpantsgnomes.JPG

[RoadRageMotors]

the 2.3 turbo motor sells for around $400-500 and it can be found in thunderbirds,cugars,probes,mx-6 and xrti4.

and the HO version in the svo mustang

[dmention7]

Oh yeah, I just found the first mod for beastiva once I get er running!

http://www.hornblasters.com/products/details.php?item=Ooga

http://www.hornblasters.com/hbaud/OOGA-2l.mp3

oh man, that's funny shit!

[Big Nate]

That just became my new ringtone.

[mndsm]

That is SO for the win. Only if you put like 6 on there.

[Nekko Noir]

most annoyin' horn EVAR. if someone honked at me with that, i'd deliberately do things to piss them off.

[dmention7]

most annoyin' horn EVAR. if someone honked at me with that, i'd deliberately do things to piss them off.

http://www.fmvperformance.com/forum_items/Smileys/default/blah.gif

[Nekko Noir]

http://www.tech-faq.com/emoticons/anger/Colere_35.gif

[mazdamn02]

http://www.tech-faq.com/emoticons/anger/Colere_35.gif

http://www.eurowerks.org/images/smilies/boobies/rexbot.gif

[dmention7]

I've got a solid idea for beastiva's next paint job:

http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2007/10/14oct2-killer-hood-art.jpg

[mndsm]

I can do that.

[Nekko Noir]

UGH. :rolleyes:

[dmention7]

Okay, so she's sat dormant for a few weeks while I tried to figure out the transmission problem, but I finally ordered a new (used) one on teh cheap. This is how it arrived this morning

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Yes, that is a 30 gallon Sterlite storage tub! Woot for a free storage tub!!!!

[mndsm]

Nice. Now we can fill it with broken shit and get some dummy to pay to ship it to Nigeria!

[DrWebster]

Nice. Now we can fill it with the broken transmission and get some dummy to pay to ship it to Nigeria!

FTFY

[dmention7]

Transmishin is IN BITCHIZ!!!!!!!

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[dmention7]

Nice. Now we can fill it with the broken transmission and get some dummy to pay to ship it to Nigeria!FTFYScrew that. Gonna need a spare tranny when beastiva gets boosted! Plus, 5-speed > 4-speed

[Big Nate]

Nice, that thing is going to rip.

Jay I take back all that stuff I have said behind your back about you being a sham mechanic. :love031:
Kudos to you for bringing a dead relic of the early 90’s back to hunt the streets yet again.

[mazdamn02]

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/25/cardomain-find-of-the-day-v8-mid-engined-ford-festiva/

[AJ]

Sick!

[dmention7]

Update: SHE RUNS!

Muh hahahahahahaha......

[DrWebster]

She may run, but does she drive?

[dmention7]

Bah, don't be a hater. All she needs is a pair of axles and she'll drive just fine.

[DrWebster]

I bet you could totally cut down a pair of broom handles and they'd work as axles. They'd be beefier than the OEM ones anyway.

[ADaughen]

I bet you could totally cut down a pair of broom handles and they'd work as axles. They'd be beefier than the OEM ones anyway.

LOL...



As far as looking into a 2.3T from posts earlier... The 2.3T from a Tbird/SVO Mustang/XRTi is different from the 2.3T from a Probe. The Probe is FWD the others are RWD.

I had two TBird motors for my '78 Pinto and I almost got a 2.3T for my '89 Probe, I don't see how you could swap between the two. They are similar/same displacements, but they are different motors.

Is the Beastiva going to be out in June? :drive1:

[dmention7]

I certainly hope so!