{"id":123,"date":"2007-12-26T16:55:47","date_gmt":"2007-12-26T21:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2020-01-09T17:52:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T23:52:29","slug":"ford-festiva-with-mid-engine-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"FWD Ford Festiva with Rear-Engine Chevy V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When this 1993 Ford Festiva<\/a> rolled out of the factory it was powered by a Mazda inline-four and front-wheel drive. The current owner decided to keep it front-wheel drive but in an usual way. The little red car now features a 355 ci Chevy V8 mated to a TH350 automatic transmission. Power is sent forward to a 1989 BMW 325i limited-slip differential with modified Audi 90 CV shafts. The owner reinforced the chassis with rectangular tubing and installed a custom roof-exiting exhaust system.<\/p>\n

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When this 1993 Ford Festiva rolled out of the factory it was powered by a Mazda inline-four and front-wheel drive. The current owner decided to keep it front-wheel drive but in an usual way. The little red car now features a 355 ci Chevy V8 mated to a TH350 automatic transmission. Power is sent forward… Read More »FWD Ford Festiva with Rear-Engine Chevy V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":50820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[932],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festiva"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":113410,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=113410","url_meta":{"origin":123,"position":0},"title":"1988 Ford Festiva with a Turbo 1.6L Ecoboost","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Stephen had an issue with his 1988 Ford Festiva. 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