Festiva progression thread

[festymick]

Looking sensational friend.
I really am looking forward to the end product..

[lanemeyer14]

yeah that looks so nice i'm pretty sure i'm gona copy that but maybe mold the bumpers together.. nice helmet also..
and for the exaust hole i would copy the hole on the left side then cut out the right side just like the left and use the piece that was cut out and mold it in the hole on the left side... i'm pretty sure i said that in a kinda confusing way but yeah you should get it,,,

Yeah, I get what you're saying. I really don't wanna mess with the bumper that way though. I guess I'll figure it out when the time comes

[gothguydante]

yeah that looks so nice i'm pretty sure i'm gona copy that but maybe mold the bumpers together.. nice helmet also..
and for the exaust hole i would copy the hole on the left side then cut out the right side just like the left and use the piece that was cut out and mold it in the hole on the left side... i'm pretty sure i said that in a kinda confusing way but yeah you should get it,,,

[lanemeyer14]

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I really can't wait to get the paint on!

[Festiva_tunner]

that will look sharp when you get paint on it

[sasquatch]

that looks amazing!!! i love it keep up the good work!!!

[lanemeyer14]

Had a little bit of time to work on the car today, so I did some work on the rear bumper. The way I had it cut/mounted originally left a noticeable gap in between the bumper cover and the body, and also left a gap between the bumper and the hatch when it was closed. This is what it looked like....

So to fix the problem i decided to cut a portion of the original festy bumper off and mold it to the new bumper. Now it's looking like it belongs there...




I have limited experience with body filler, and it probably wasn't the best thing to use for molding to the bumper, but I think it turned out well. I did however make this rocketeer helmet almost completely out of bondo for my halloween costume a few years ago...

Waiting on some suspension parts to come in so I can finish the aspire swap. More body work to come, and then paint. Still searching for either a b6 or b8 donor too.

[lanemeyer14]

Lane,

Go back and look at your first couple of pictures. Compared to what a mess you started with, you're making great progress! Hope you can come to Festiva Madness so we can check it out in person.

Barbara

Thanks so much! Festiva Madness is first priority for me this year, and I'm determined to have the car finished by then!

[Smedley]

Lane,

Go back and look at your first couple of pictures. Compared to what a mess you started with, you're making great progress! Hope you can come to Festiva Madness so we can check it out in person.

Barbara

[lanemeyer14]

Still very slow going as far as progress goes. I try to get something done and then run into snags the whole way. I have 3/4 of the aspire swap done, along with the aspire sway bar too. As of now I'll be sticking with the Miata daisy wheels, unless I can get the other wheels a buddy of mine says he'll sell (he doesn't seem very motivated though!)

[sasquatch]

Haven't had much time to work on it lately. Slowly working on the aspire swap though. What's the best method for keeping the brake lines from leaking all the brake fluid while I'm in the process of the swap? Can I plug them with anything? Also, what is the benefit of switching to studs/lug nuts over keeping the festy lug bolts? Right now I plan on having the miata daisy wheels with the swap, but that may change.

the festiva ones are to short to hold the wheels on there... i didnt feel safe with only 3 threads holding my wheels on... i think the aspire ones ar a bit longer but not by much.... go and get the proper thing... studs and lug nuts.. i love mine

[lanemeyer14]

Haven't had much time to work on it lately. Slowly working on the aspire swap though. What's the best method for keeping the brake lines from leaking all the brake fluid while I'm in the process of the swap? Can I plug them with anything? Also, what is the benefit of switching to studs/lug nuts over keeping the festy lug bolts? Right now I plan on having the miata daisy wheels with the swap, but that may change.

[lanemeyer14]

that exaust hole could be cut out, relocated to the other side, and the old hole filled in

Yeah, I think I'm just going to route the exhaust to the driver's side anyway. The exhaust was already cut for some reason, so I was going to have to fix/replace it either way. The only problem I see with bringing the exhaust to the driver's side is the spare tire well being in the way. I figure since the spare tire well is pretty much rusted out, I'm just going to cut it out completely and weld in some flat metal. That will leave plenty of room to route the new exhaust.

[Festiva_tunner]

that exaust hole could be cut out, relocated to the other side, and the old hole filled in

[eurotiva]

Nice work keep the pics coming