My new festy build thread

[MJD]

I was dissapointed in the color matching, they didn't match it very well at all... But I do like the color they gave me! I wouldn't mind having the whole car that color!!



I think the white paint color is called Oxford White. Ford parts man told me of a '88 and '90 Festiva we have.
I got ahold of Dupli-Color small spray can and a touch-up tiny bottle paint, and it matches very well. I am guessing your color would be the same ?
Just a note. I looked up the paint code on our 2 Festivas, and found the name and color. Code is on driver door body pillar tag I think.

[91blufestiva]

Looks way better!

Yes it does.. lol

Man that thing is ugly as sin!! J/K just keep up the good work I also love are white. Looks "PURE"

haha, thanks Wes

I was dissapointed in the color matching, they didn't match it very well at all... But I do like the color they gave me! I wouldn't mind having the whole car that color!!



I think the white paint color is called Oxford White. Ford parts man told me of a '88 and '90 Festiva we have.
I got ahold of Dupli-Color small spray can and a touch-up tiny bottle paint, and it matches very well. I am guessing your color would be the same ?
Just a note. I looked up the paint code on our 2 Festivas, and found the name and color. Code is on driver door body pillar tag I think.

I might have to check into that.. thanks for the advice.

[DriverOne]

91Blue, the mounting hub for the steering wheel is for a Ford Festiva. I was glad that you could just order that one and not have to worry about sourcing from another vehicle. Just to mention, before you torque the hub onto the shaft, drive the car down the street in a straight line during the time of least traffic to make sure your steering wheel is mounted straight.

[91blufestiva]

thanks for the advice DO, so I just go into the parts store and ask for a ford festiva steering wheel adapter?

[pwgus]

how much longer do i have to wait to here about your big surprise upgrade??

[91blufestiva]

Hopefully not much longer!!!

[pwgus]

i'm on the edge of my seet :-)

[91blufestiva]

haha, it just has to come in the mail one of these days...

[91blufestiva]

Well, I recieved it a while ago, but just got around to mounting it on Friday. Here are some pics I also mocked up an "open" style grille for it, although I do not have mesh behind it, and I'm working on a "DJ" style grille also.





And then one day I was walking out of school, and noticed this...


But I also got a new shift knob for FREE!!!


I also have studs and lugnuts now too, but forget to take a pic of that.

[pwgus]

Is any of this your secret you told me about?

[Festiva_Fred]

Thats one funky lookin' shiftknob..

[91blufestiva]

It's the spoiler pwgus...

haha, the shiftknob is what is used in a lot of older style hot rods. They call it the "T-handle" shiftknob.

[pwgus]

ahh, very nice, I wondered, yea, I like the t shifter, very dukes of hazzardish, now you can outrun all the local law enforcement ;-)

[91blufestiva]

haha, thanks pwgus

[91blufestiva]

Wow, I was just looking through my own thread.. this car has came a long ways IMO
When I bought it:

Now:
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