Paper Throwing Festy

[TominMO]

Nice build you got goin' there! I recommend that you not swap in the BP because you will then be going too fast to throw the papers. Unless you build a paper-throwing rig which will auto-load the papers from a magazine (less than 15 papers of course*), and have a quick recovery time so you can just push the button again for the next paper.


* There is currently legislation pending in Congress to limit the capacity of paper-throwing magazines to under 15, because "Why would anyone need to throw more than 15 papers at a time anyway?" The intent here is to keep the mentally unstable and career criminals from acquiring high-capacity newspaper magazines, due to the immense personal injury they could accomplish in a crowded location where people are unarmed, or in drive-by paperings between rival gangs, where innocent people might get hurt.

[200KGPGTP]

I always wanted to do that. Paper throwing is an art. I got so that I could throw at 50 and 60 mph.

I kinda miss it. Wouldn't throw in my current festy though, it's too nice


LOL at your disclosure!!!

[DriverOne]

I got so that I could throw at 50 and 60 mph.

Ok, so from a standstill, you were able to throw a paper almost as fast as a professional baseball player can throw a ball? Maybe traveling up to 60mph? Either way, if I upset you on the road, I'll quickly have something to read.

[200KGPGTP]

ROFL!!!! Let me rephrase that.

By the time I had finished my career as a newspaper carrier, I had enough experience to successfully throw a newspaper from a vehicle moving in the 50-60 mph range and hit a predetermined target.

Better?

[standard235]

I'm a District Assistant Manager so I'm hourly. I do down-routes and crap like that then deliver the complaints later. I need to finish this thing so I can save money on gas. ($236 difference on average per month between Festy and Mustang lol)

I need to figure out what to do. The boot kit for the calipers on my Rio swap doesn't seem right and everyone lists the same part. Not sure what I need to do to replace them haha

[DriverOne]

Better?

Yeah! Although, I still think it would be hilarious to calm your road rage via text at speed.

[standard235]

So I set to work last night on the front swap. STUPID STUPID STUPID control arm bolt. Nut is spinning in its little cage thing. What to do...

[standard235]

Got the rear wheel bearing torqued correctly and finished the front end swap. I'll post pics later on when it's light outside.

[Prafeston]

Thank you for going with a respectable 4500k hid setup. I hate seeing all the gross blue 6000k+ stuff people like to install.

[defprun]

Thank you for going with a respectable 4500k hid setup. I hate seeing all the gross blue 6000k+ stuff people like to install.

+1

[standard235]

Ehh I usually go 5500 or 6000k, real 6000k is crystal white.

Just wanted maximum light output, was hoping it'd be more yellow than this but oh well I don't care.

PICTURE.



At the gas station picking up the paper relay (apparently I'm doing state routes now too, worked 9.5 hours and drove almost 250 miles today. At $0.35/mile and $11/hour, not too bad for driving around delivering papers.



Eventually I want to fix the rust and rhino line this thing. Car needs the Escort MC upgrade desperately and a B8 or BP!

[DriverOne]

Maybe a set of cheap Pilot brand driving lights magnet-mounted to the roof can give you a super wide range of light.

[200KGPGTP]

Your mileage rate for that shift alone is more than what I get paid as a manager at a movie theater.

I need to get back in the paper throwing business..........

I bought my current Festiva below to do that with, but it is FAR too nice to subject to a paper route

[standard235]

A dude I work with (regular carrier) has a carby (89 I think) and it's that bright blue color. It's GORGEOUS.

That's not a normal day, however. I usually drive around 80-100 miles a day (102 today) and I only worked 4 hours... So I should get $75 on the check for the day. Averaging around $800 every two weeks. $250-$300 is mileage, the Mustang used it all. The Festy might use $100.

Got exactly 30mpg my last fill up. Had thrown around 3.5 gal E85 to get a full tank to clean some carbon build up out. Runs much better now and the next tank will be better yet!

On another note, the trans is dripping occasionally so I need to figure out where it's coming from and fix it... might be a good time to pull the trans and replace the clutch and do both axle seals and I'm guessing there's a seal where the shifter linkage goes into the trans. Clutch, seals, driver side CV, Escort GT MC, and some shifter rebuilding/bushings and maybe the Civic short throw mod and then I'm done until swap time...

[standard235]

For some reason, I keep having leaks at the fuel pump outlet where it goes into the sender. NEVER AGAIN. Cut that stupid bell off and jammed in some needle nose to flare it and used a hose and two clamps. FIXED. Car pulls better than before even! Lol

Been calling yards trying to find a good deal on a B8 out of a Protege DX.