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[Festiva_Fred]

Drove it a little today

Drove the car around in the driveway/yard a little today just to let it drive some since it hadn't drove in a long while, runs a little rough but I'm just happy it's alive again!

Took some better pics of it while it was out of the barn so you can see it better since I can't really get any good pics of it while it's in the barn.

[Maxtiva]

Congrats !!!You now have 1 out of 2 running.

[Festiva_Fred]

Ran and moved for the first time in a long while today!

swapped out the fuel pressure regulator thanks to some troubleshooting help from eurotiva through PM's, thanks greg! and the car started right up and stays running now, still not 100% but it can move under it's own power again.

[Festiva_Fred]

I thought about that after I hit "submit" but I was too lazy to go back and change my post.:p

Looks nice and rust free under the bumper covers. Still think you've got a solid project car there. Let's see where it goes.

Yeah for the most part it's nice, hopefully I'll build a cooler car than my last

[batstiva]

I think that is from a screw in dent puller. You screw it in then tug on it to pull dent out.

I thought about that after I hit "submit" but I was too lazy to go back and change my post.:p

Looks nice and rust free under the bumper covers. Still think you've got a solid project car there. Let's see where it goes.

[Festiva_Fred]

I think that is from a screw in dent puller. You screw it in then tug on it to pull dent out.

I think you're right, thats not the only place where the holes are at.

[wybnrml]

I see what you were talking about the other night in your PM. Looks like they tried to screw the molding piece on at one time. Crazy. Still, I have faith that you will do it justice.

I think that is from a screw in dent puller. You screw it in then tug on it to pull dent out.

[Festiva_Fred]

Yeah Id be interested, we'll do some swapping maybe.

Cool, I'll PM you when I remove it.

[freshtiva]

Would you be interested in it? I'm probably going to remove the A/C from it, Anything I don't really need on this car is going to be removed.

Yeah Id be interested, we'll do some swapping maybe.

[eurotiva]

Would you be interested in it? I'm probably going to remove the A/C from it, Anything I don't really need on this car is going to be removed.

If he is not interested ....I am

[batstiva]

I see what you were talking about the other night in your PM. Looks like they tried to screw the molding piece on at one time. Crazy. Still, I have faith that you will do it justice.

[Festiva_Fred]

Hey, factory air, nice

Would you be interested in it? I'm probably going to remove the A/C from it, Anything I don't really need on this car is going to be removed.

[freshtiva]

Hey, factory air, nice

[Festiva_Fred]

Todays work.. and found out I have some work ahead of me..

removed the bumpers today






And for the not so good stuff..

While I was removing all the side moldings from the car, when I came to the one on the drivers rear quarter and pulled it off I noticed that some of the paint came with it and then I saw bondo.. lots of bondo So I decided to see how much bondo somebody plastered on this thing and it looks like the whole drivers rear quarter is in need of alot of work to look good again. Theres a bunch of holes drilled in it and the metal is really wavvy/dented. Also found a rusthole on that side. I sure hope this is the only spot thats like this on the car!









I do however have a parts car with good patch panels that should make the repair easier, and I know a few people who could probably weld the patch panels on for me, I'll figure out something.

[Festiva_Fred]

Haven't made any more progress on the car yet.. (damn weather) But I'm pretty sure I'm going to swap in a B6-E out of a 88-89 323 into the car, and maybe a aspire ATX also, and I'm going to stick with the 89' FI set up.