My last engine swap build thread, FANTASTIVA

[Christ]

Dawn dish liquid on the carpet, with a large back brush, and peanut oil or vaseline and a hand torch for the bumpers. They'll look like OEM finish, and dawn is one of the best light degreasers out there that's color safe. I wash my clothes with it.

EDIT: You can also do the bumper thing on a really sunny, hot day instead of using a torch. The torch is faster, though. You just need to heat the plastic so it will accept the oils from the vaseline or peanut oil. Bike builders do this a lot to restore plastic on old, faded/worn out bike parts. But we generally use an oven and a plastic baggy full of it, or let it sit somewhere warmish for a few days.

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That is a NICE looking Festiva! You driving it yet?

[freshtiva]

The pressure washing didnt get the carpet as clean as I had hoped. Going to hit it with the steam cleaner tomorrow.



Thanks Rocketman !!



Glamour shots: My bumpers look really faded, Ill fix that.

[freshtiva]

maybe it got caught in the seat rails and when sliding the seat back and forth it messed it up?

Good thinking, Id bet that's it.

Remove carpet - add bed liner. Screw carpet

That wouldnt be Fantastiva. Trying to use up all the stuff I have.

Haha frayed so.. hahaha. Ha.. had to think about it for a minute before it clicked..

Gald someone got it

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Haha frayed so.. hahaha. Ha.. had to think about it for a minute before it clicked..


I would forget that old faded carpet and go for some vintage 70's purple shag carpet, would really make the interior stand out!

[Christ]

Remove carpet - add bed liner. Screw carpet

[sasquatch]

maybe it got caught in the seat rails and when sliding the seat back and forth it messed it up?

[freshtiva]

Pretty solid body on this car, not any rust to speak of. Is that the damaged wire ?? Frayed so.

[freshtiva]

Todays task is to power wash the carpet. Found a really frayed wire going to the seat belts. Dont know what happened to it but it looked like it had been in a fight.

[BigElCat]

10-4 on the air cleaner, as close as possible to the 'nose point'.

I'll make another plate, probably Monday, and ship UPS by mid-week.

I'll PM you with my address, email, and phone number.

I've been having OS problems with my computer. There's always a chance it will go down indefinitely.

[freshtiva]

If i counted up the amount of time i have into re-work with my festiva, i could do another KL swap lol

Yeah, but you went where no man has gone before. My swap is routine and Ive had advise from people who've been there. No way man, Im the slowest !! :p

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It takes me at least twice, when I'm lucky. I've been putting off putting the oil pan on for almost 2 weeks now because I can't figure out what this stupid little o ring is for that came with the front end gasket kit! It claims it is for the pickup tube, but that only takes the oval shaped gasket! It's slightly too big around to fit in the pickup tube itself? ..

[Damkid]

If i counted up the amount of time i have into re-work with my festiva, i could do another KL swap lol

[freshtiva]

Man..I bet fresh could put three or four together with the time and money I've spent on this one..

I wouldnt bet too much !! Im slower than a seven year itch. Mainly cause I end up doing everything three times to get it right. The first two attempts seem to be warm ups for me. If it werent for rework Ive have no work at all.

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Cherry