Festiva progression thread

[lanemeyer14]

That looks way unique!! Nice work!!

What kind of car did you snag that from?

Thanks! Pocket Rocket got it right off the bat....Isuzu Stylus

Yeah, that's because I was a hardcore Isuzu fan some time ago, even if logic prevented me to buy one...I even was an active member of Isuzuperformance.com; so with a lineup of 6 vehicles (not counting its GM counterparts) it's pretty easy to remember them. Them being pretty different from anything else on the road also helps!!!

Yeah, I can't remember ever seeing one before. I had no idea what it was when I walked up to it, but I knew I liked the front bumper

Looks really good!

Thanks! Took a good bit of work, and needs more work still

[BUSTIVA]

Wow I really like that bumper! That would be awesome for a huge front mount.

[freshtiva]

That frt bumper looks cool ! Looks like it fits good too. I love the build thread, everything looks great so far. It gets my festiva blood running. Keep it up and keep the pics coming. Knowing others are building festiva keeps me motivated !!

[ruppenduro]

what did you use to clean your carpet? looks spotless!

[lanemeyer14]

Wow I really like that bumper! That would be awesome for a huge front mount.

Thanks! If only I had the skill/knowledge for a turbo set up!

That frt bumper looks cool ! Looks like it fits good too. I love the build thread, everything looks great so far. It gets my festiva blood running. Keep it up and keep the pics coming. Knowing others are building festiva keeps me motivated !!

Thanks Fresh! Glad to get that festy blood running. Now I just need to get working on my engine like you!

what did you use to clean your carpet? looks spotless!

Yeah, the carpet was a total mess....it seriously had a mini swamp in the floorboard. I took the carpet out, vacuumed it, then scrubbed it with a combination of simple green, oxy-clean and water. After that it was looking ok, but I could tell there was still a lot of underlying dirt. So I took it to the car wash and pressure washed the heck out of it. I swear old kool-aid must have ran out of it for at least the first five minutes of spraying it. I'm really happy with it now.

[lanemeyer14]

Easter is one of the only holidays I get off work, so after lunch with the family I tackled the rear bumper. I got it trimmed up to fit, just need to mount it now. The only problem I'm going to have is the fact that the exhaust will need to be routed to come out on the driver's side. Thinking about a crx type exhaust, but that will come after I get my swap done. Any advice you guys have on exhaust setups would be great. I've also got two spots for a tag now, so I may shave the hatch....then I'll have a similar set up to Cam Waugh's festiva. Let me know what you guys think.

[Damkid]

Looks pretty neat!!

[freshtiva]

Did you keep the festiva bumper beams or use the donor beam ? How about a behind the bumper shot so I can see how you are doing it ?

[lanemeyer14]

Did you keep the festiva bumper beams or use the donor beam ? How about a behind the bumper shot so I can see how you are doing it ?

I'm using the festy beams. Not much to take a pic of yet since it's not mounted. Still not sure how I'll do that. When I get it buttoned up I'll take more pics

[lanemeyer14]

Looking at that last pic it's obvious I still need to do some more cutting on the bumper to round out that wheel arch!

[BUSTIVA]

What are you using to cut out the wheel arches?

[lanemeyer14]

What are you using to cut out the wheel arches?

Been doing all the cutting with a regular little dremel and cutting wheel

[lanemeyer14]

Not much to update this time. Got the rear bumper completely mounted....I THINK it's done anyway. Here are some pics of the bumper from the rear to show all the mounting points...

I'd like to have a way to mount the upper part of the bumper, but can't think of anything as of yet. I was able to use the festy mounts by bending them to fit, and I made four more plastic mounts/extensions(only two are shown. The other two are used immediately to the left and right of the tag area). It's on there pretty good, so hopefully it won't fly off when I finally get to drive it. Here is the only gap the bumper has under the hatch...

It really isn't that bad unless you know what you're looking for.
I also trimmed up the wheel arch a little more...

My mom fell and broke her shoulder yesterday, so I'm off work again today, and may sneak out to the garage for a little bit to work on the front bumper.

[Festiva_tunner]

looks good

[garylau]

Well you just helped me decide to pull and pressure wash my carpet. I didn't know they could get that clean! Your thread gives me a little hope. I'm starting with a mess of a car, too. Although your body is in much better shape than mine.