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    My 1988 Ford Festiva LX

    Hello everybody.
    I am starting a progress thread about my Festiva. I have a 1988 Ford Festiva LX 5 speed manual 2 door.
    This thing is my only car.
    I am a soon to be driver and I want this to be my car not some peice of junk Toyota Corolla.

    -History-
    My dad bought this a while back and wrecked it. He replaced the front hood and the front panels while adding a huge spot light type lamp.
    He then died and it was parked.
    My mom "found" my step-dad and he drove it for a few months.
    Then he parked it at our farm.
    A few years later me and my friend decided to look at it.
    we replaced the fuel pump and got it to run.
    I kept tinkering with the electrical because it has problems - over time taking out the radio, the speakers, replaced the ground cable, replacing a couple fuses from the fusible linkage box, and screwing up the heater.
    I also replaced the door because the other door's latch was broken.

    -Current Problems-
    Right now it has some issues, well quiet a few.
    The rear hatch has a jammed latch
    The driver's door is not fully functional
    Has some kind of electrical issue
    Interior needs a lot of work
    Needs new paint job
    Missing a lot of screws

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    I might soon move it to my neighbor's house (near my house) so I can do work on it and do some customization.
    I only have access to it when I go to the farm.
    ---
    I like this car and I have big plans -
    -- Photos coming soon (the current photo is my favorite!) ---
    Thanks for viewing
    "Today, no American family can be secure against the danger that one of its children may decide to become an artist"

    -Garrison Keillor
    Tags: drive, festiva, first car, ford, restore
  • #2
    you lucky sonofagun!! you have rotories!!! digging the forrest green, and

    WELCOME!
    Trees aren't kind to me...

    currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
    94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.

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    • #3
      Wecome Garrison. Nice Festiva, I've never seen a forrest green one before, great color! Festiva are better cars that what you may realize. They're awesome. Take care of this one and it will last you for years.
      '88 Festiva L, stock carby engine (with exhaust upgrade), 4 speed tranny. Aspire Struts and Springs, Capri 14" wheels, interior gutted, battery in back

      '92 Geo Metro XFi

      '87 Suzuki Samurai

      '85 F150, modded 300cid

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      • #4
        Originally posted by BigElCat View Post
        Wecome Garrison. Nice Festiva, I've never seen a forrest green one before, great color! Festiva are better cars that what you may realize. They're awesome. Take care of this one and it will last you for years.
        Yeah well it was originally a silver - I just put a new paint job with it via spray paint.:laughing6:
        "Today, no American family can be secure against the danger that one of its children may decide to become an artist"

        -Garrison Keillor

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        • #5
          Welcome to the site and good luck with your build


          Originally posted by FestYboy View Post
          you lucky sonofagun!! you have rotories!!! digging the forrest green, and

          WELCOME!
          Huh? you talking about the wheels?

          1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
          1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
          2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

          1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

          If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by KJ4YXY View Post
            Yeah well it was originally a silver - I just put a new paint job with it via spray paint.:laughing6:
            I will soon put a new professional grade paint job on it - maybe keeping the forest green
            "Today, no American family can be secure against the danger that one of its children may decide to become an artist"

            -Garrison Keillor

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            • #7
              Oh man, luckily you got a pic of Justin Bieber stealing your car!

              JK guy, welcome to the site! Excellent buncha people here (except me obviously) .

              Love the phone dials too!
              90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
              09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!

              You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality--Ayn Rand

              Disaster preparedness

              Tragedy and Hope.....Infowars.com.....The Drudge Report.....Founding Fathers.info

              Think for yourself.....question all authority.....re-evaluate everything you think you know. Red-pill yourself!

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              • #8
                Thanks, I agree they are nice wheels!
                "Today, no American family can be secure against the danger that one of its children may decide to become an artist"

                -Garrison Keillor

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                • #9
                  Finially someone has the wheels i got for my car a pic of them yey ...... That looks great what size rubber you got on the green monster ? Looks awesome im geeked cant wait to put them on my ride hurry up mr postman get here with my tires

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                  • #10
                    This kid has it ..... He has a memory of his dad and his first car very VERY COOL ... dents and flaws are character marks bro dont be afraid of dents now u can park this anywhere and not worry lol, btw i got one with the same dent in the same front fender see ur in a dented festiva club congrats you now get your platinum dent membership card lol be cool bro hope to see more pics

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by runner406 View Post
                      This kid has it ..... He has a memory of his dad and his first car very VERY COOL ... dents and flaws are character marks bro dont be afraid of dents now u can park this anywhere and not worry lol, btw i got one with the same dent in the same front fender see ur in a dented festiva club congrats you now get your platinum dent membership card lol be cool bro hope to see more pics
                      Thanks - I'm not sure about that, I will check when I go there tommorow.
                      I will take photos of it and upload them soon.
                      Those dents have been repaired - This is the only good photo I have of it even though it is old.
                      "Today, no American family can be secure against the danger that one of its children may decide to become an artist"

                      -Garrison Keillor

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                      • #12
                        Everyone loves festiva pictures yey

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by runner406 View Post
                          Everyone loves festiva pictures yey
                          Brace yourself …
                          "Today, no American family can be secure against the danger that one of its children may decide to become an artist"

                          -Garrison Keillor

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                          • #14
                            IT LIVES!!!!

                            So over the weekend wile I was working with it, my friend gave me a multi-meter. I decided to check the coil to see it it was the problem - I was removing the cover for the positive side of the coil and I hear some noise. I checked in the car (we had the charger on the battery) and I saw all the lights on (the dashboard lights). Th reason they were on was because earlier we were trying to pull start it and we forgot the key on in the ignition. I was surprised!
                            I am happy now that it runs...
                            Now I will go buy some new cables that run from the distributor.
                            Also I am talking my step-dad into buying me a new alternator wile we are at our local NAPA store.

                            I will upload photos when I get home later today...

                            I am so excited now!!!
                            "Today, no American family can be secure against the danger that one of its children may decide to become an artist"

                            -Garrison Keillor

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                            • #15
                              PHOTOS!!!

                              I bet everybody is so excited.
                              I have alot of photos.

                              they are on Photobucket because they are high quality and I am not sure on how to upload them directly onto this forum (feel free to tell me).

                              Here is the link - http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/...ord%20Festiva/
                              "Today, no American family can be secure against the danger that one of its children may decide to become an artist"

                              -Garrison Keillor

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