Got the Girlfriend a Festiva!

[DriverOne]

This is like in the old days when the man buys his courted a cow. Next is marriage.

[crazyrog17]

... not for a long while. I'd already got a 323 for her last year, haha.

[91blufestiva]

So the head works good?

[crazyrog17]

I was on vacation, sorry for the long lost response! Answer: Yes! It works great. Burns a little oil but it might be too full. I'm going to change it in a couple hundred miles anyways because the engine was pretty gunky before I started working on it.

She's been driving it for a few weeks. A few tiny problems have cropped up like a leaking valve stem and a (very!) corroded battery terminal that caused a scary no-start.

I've still got to get to the yard to pick up a window regulator, headlight and a lot of bits and bobs.

[91_festy_Gl]

Make sure you take a good look at the rear beam mounting points. With the rust as it is back there I would be concerned. Otherwise that looks like a decently sweet deal.

HAHA ya I was driving and lost the whole rear end out from under my festy. When I limped it home it looked like I was driving sideways.