its looking good :)

[93 FordFestiva93]

well here are some pics of the progress on my 89L starting to look really good the hatch is flawless and looks great i need to find a nice hood and install the windshield, anyone have any tips on removing the dashboard while the windshield is out? and please give me feedback on the progress so far. its got a nice a$$ if u ask me also, any tips on how to open the hatch now that the handle is gone? maybe an electric release? help is appreciated
thanks, Justin

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[25Horseplay]

That looks great! Where are you puttting the plate?

[93 FordFestiva93]

haha

yea, right after i painted it, i stepped back, looked at it grinning and thought "..... where am i gonna put my plate now???" so idk yet, them bumpers arent staying on, im putting 1990 civic SI bumpers on, so ill make a spot for the plate w/ fiberglass i guess.

[muscle_Car1]

Like cam's car. Love the filled in hatch.

[htchbck]

very nice taking out the dash while the windshield is out is an excellent idea. It will save you a lot of the headaches I had trying to get the two bolts in the corners out of the top of the dash. There's one right in next to the vin plate and another one in the same place on the other side... with the windshield in you have to either find a special offset 10mm wrench or use a socket and vicegrips... with it out you should be able to get it with a regular ratchet with no problems.

[Hot_Wheels]

i shaved my hatch to i was thinking of just suction cupping the plate to the window. and we used a lock actuator from an earlys mustang it opens the lock and the hatch kind of pops out a little on its own

[93 FordFestiva93]

well, i took the dash out today and started fibergalssing, its gonna look greatttt!, gonna be painted the same color as the car too . ill post pics ASAP

[packrat427]

Very nice !! looks very good