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Thanks to uni i dont have a whole lot of time to work on my car but here it is anyway.
I got the car for free and only had to fix some small things, all damage from the previous owners daughter.
Fill in rear Quarter panel + paint.
Engine oil leak
Windscreen
4 tyres
Exhaust system leak
Wipers
Battery bracket
Left parklight
Right seatbelt
Right head light
Gearbox selector bushes
Clutch and brake pedals
Full degrease
Then she looked like this,
I added some small things like custom lights in the speedo and blacked out lights.
Some new speakers,
Then i had everything done just had four new tyres put on. Then something went very very very wrong. The clutch gave out on the way home, and i had to drive about 15km not being able to go any faster than 55km and having to take off at 5000 rpm ahha, im assuming it finally choked from the added weight from the new tyres. Then to add on top of that i noticed a couple of days later just after it had been raining the car had condensation on the inside of the windows. Turns out that the panel beaters didnt close up the light properly and the whole car was about 2 inches underwater.
So i guttered the interior
And took off most of the firewall insulator
I found a little bit of rust so i ground it out and primed up the back.
I then bought some spray glue and rubber sheets and made some new firewall insulation.
Then underlay and carpet.
Now the front end
I opened up the value cover and welll umm oh dear.
Out she comes! I tried as had as i could and that damn passenger (RHD) axle would not come out. I broke a half inch thick steel screwdriver.
Taking a break.
Took the gearbox off.
This would explain why the clutch was slipping.
Since the engine was out i decided to fix the damage that the daughter did to the frame support. Also Bought a g series tranny (Left of photo).
Cutting.
Out.
Bought the new frame and mocked it on. I have some doubts about it, i think it's molded off the US frame and i believe they change a bit from Australia.
I tacked the support on and it isnt straight called the supplier and they wont replace it because ive tacked it on. Soo im going to try and find a new supplier which is tougher than first thought.
And that's where im up to. Found a 323 sitting on the side of the road and it's been there a while so might talk to the owner in buying it. Or buying a second gen festiva (aspire) so i can convert to efi and take the brakes etc.
I have 6 weeks holidays in about a month and these test are starting to get to me, the thought of working on my festiva is getting me through.
I got the car for free and only had to fix some small things, all damage from the previous owners daughter.
Fill in rear Quarter panel + paint.
Engine oil leak
Windscreen
4 tyres
Exhaust system leak
Wipers
Battery bracket
Left parklight
Right seatbelt
Right head light
Gearbox selector bushes
Clutch and brake pedals
Full degrease
Then she looked like this,
I added some small things like custom lights in the speedo and blacked out lights.
Some new speakers,
Then i had everything done just had four new tyres put on. Then something went very very very wrong. The clutch gave out on the way home, and i had to drive about 15km not being able to go any faster than 55km and having to take off at 5000 rpm ahha, im assuming it finally choked from the added weight from the new tyres. Then to add on top of that i noticed a couple of days later just after it had been raining the car had condensation on the inside of the windows. Turns out that the panel beaters didnt close up the light properly and the whole car was about 2 inches underwater.
So i guttered the interior
And took off most of the firewall insulator
I found a little bit of rust so i ground it out and primed up the back.
I then bought some spray glue and rubber sheets and made some new firewall insulation.
Then underlay and carpet.
Now the front end
I opened up the value cover and welll umm oh dear.
Out she comes! I tried as had as i could and that damn passenger (RHD) axle would not come out. I broke a half inch thick steel screwdriver.
Taking a break.
Took the gearbox off.
This would explain why the clutch was slipping.
Since the engine was out i decided to fix the damage that the daughter did to the frame support. Also Bought a g series tranny (Left of photo).
Cutting.
Out.
Bought the new frame and mocked it on. I have some doubts about it, i think it's molded off the US frame and i believe they change a bit from Australia.
I tacked the support on and it isnt straight called the supplier and they wont replace it because ive tacked it on. Soo im going to try and find a new supplier which is tougher than first thought.
And that's where im up to. Found a 323 sitting on the side of the road and it's been there a while so might talk to the owner in buying it. Or buying a second gen festiva (aspire) so i can convert to efi and take the brakes etc.
I have 6 weeks holidays in about a month and these test are starting to get to me, the thought of working on my festiva is getting me through.
If you have time I'd love to see a couple more shots of that engine bay, especially the steering rack and brake booster, and also the passenger side of the interior with the dash removed
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