W4RKRY's '91 Build

[reddragon]

Just where you said you were thinking ideas since you bought it, I assumed you had a different version in mind.
All good mate, it would be great if you end up having it scanned!

[w4rkry]

First thing I thought of when I saw it was a Ford Laser TX3 grill. I assume you are looking to make a Festiva version of it?

I saw that before, it is very similar. I'm not sure I quite know what you are asking. The grille is already made, I just want to scan it so It can be reproduced

[reddragon]

First thing I thought of when I saw it was a Ford Laser TX3 grill. I assume you are looking to make a Festiva version of it?

[w4rkry]

Perhaps it's easier just to 3D scan the grill and provide link to STL file?

That is actually my plan. I am working with my friends to get access to a handy scan. Really hoping it works out, been thinking about some ideas since I bought it.

[reddragon]

Haha Yes, those pics are coming! It's a long story to type out

Perhaps it's easier just to 3D scan the grill and provide link to STL file?

[Festiver]

Haha Yes, those pics are coming! It's a long story to type out

Ohh that's how you're going about it lol nice


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[w4rkry]

Don't forget your Mazda front end swap lol looking great man

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Haha Yes, those pics are coming! It's a long story to type out

[Festiver]

Don't forget your Mazda front end swap lol looking great man

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[w4rkry]

Next Plastic Mod:

Front Lip!

This is the front valence from a first gen (82-93) Chevy S10. I bough mine on Amazon for only 16 dollars, which is almost cheaper than a garden edging bumper.

I then trimmed the edges to be about as short as the factory bumper. I drilled a couple extra mounting holes, and used the Festiva's stock bumper screw locations and put a bolt and nut through them. I Finished by zip-tieing the edges of the lip up to the supports. This allows the lip to flex when I hit a curb or large snowbank or what have you.

If any one wants more info or pics, I would be happy to provide them.

Onto the pics!

[w4rkry]

Time for some plastics mods!

First, I have map pockets, in Black!

I found these at the junkyard on a Chevy (Geo) Tracker. They are pretty easy to find. Once you take (or rip) the thin doorcards off, the pockets are simply held in with a few screws. Pop them out, transfer to a Festiva, done!

Here are some pics

[w4rkry]

So another mod that I did a while back that I never really followed up on:

Pedal Covers.

With my incurable attraction to cheap JDM / Rice mods, I bought a set of "Titanium racing pedals". Or, in reality, 3 mm aluminum plates anodized with gold and purple.

These were $25 and came with the worst mounting system ever to exist for a critical set of vehicle control systems.

However, after ditching the included mounts, bending the covers to better match Festiva pedals, and adding some JB weld, they are on for good.

Now, after installation, I found that these actually provide a huge advantage: it is much easier to "Heel-toe" now. Although this is a more modern version of heel-toe, where you have half of your foot on the brakes and half on the gas while your heel remains on the ground.

Because of the extra tab the gas pedal cover gives you, it makes it much easier to get your foot to fit on both pedals with decent contact patch.

For this reason, I would totally recommend these pedals to anyone who wants to heel toe a little easier, especially if your feet aren't quite wide enough on stock pedals.



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[reddragon]

William and theastronaut are helping me get my paint job sorted out, but thank you guys for the extra ideas.

Vanilla scent? Is that on purpose? Lol

I think they do it so can be used indoors, enclosed spaces etc. Probably still as toxic as other paint fumes, but with no bitter aftertaste.

[w4rkry]

William and theastronaut are helping me get my paint job sorted out, but thank you guys for the extra ideas.

Vanilla scent? Is that on purpose? Lol

[reddragon]

For spray cans, try Montana Black, Montana Gold and MTN 94 .

Montana Black is high pressure spray with matt finish, Gold is low pressure spray with gloss finish, MTN 94 is high pressure spray with gloss finish with bonus vanilla scent. All high quality paint, with heaps of pigment - one coat is equal to two or three coats of most other spray cans.

[Fecomatter]

You can buy rust-oleum in a gallon. No point buying premium color when you could just trade your shell for a clean red one that is already red. Most spray cans don't last because of prep.