Captain Hammer

[SWRT]

This will likely be the slowest build ever. I'm mainly just trying to make it look and
run cleaner, but I work Monday through Saturday and don't own a garage, large
compressor or welder so pretty much Sunday is the only time I ever have to get
anything fixed as long as it doesn't require those tools.

The car:

So, I've actually owned this Festiva for over a year and never considered fixing
it up. Then I sold my blue one a while back and missed having a nice Festiva...even
if I never really fixed or drove the blue one much so I decided to see if I could make
this one any better. Over the past few weeks I've been looking around junkyards,
ordering small parts online, buying paint and thinking of stuff to fix.

I plan to get the engine back into nice running shape. No mods, just repairs. New
seals and gaskets and whatnot. That stuff will come a bit later though. For now
I'm coming up with ideas and junking up my home office with car stuff.



Dreams and aspirations:


Exterior -

Aspire rear beam?
Kia Rio struts / knuckles / brakes in front
Finish painting if it will ever quit raining (Later I will sand the entire car to either primer or bare metal and respray it all)


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Interior:


Parts I currently have waiting to go on the car:

Hatch light
New arm rests
Newer console
Newer A/C controls
12v Plug in hatch
Escort dome light
Cargo light in hatch
Tach cluster with LED's
Door handles and window cranks
Cleaner back seat cover on back seats
Power inverter and stereo in console box
New weather stripping (where applicable)
Cup holder mod from Taurus back in and replace bezel with newer one


Parts I need or things I need to do:
Fix wiper wobble
Clean up door vinyls
Find intermittent wiper switch
Find a clock that could work and make it fit
Repaint pillar plastic trim to something other than an almost tan
Repaint all back plastics with stone paint like William did...his looks nice.
Simple sound deadening (matting in trunk and ceiling and possibly butyl)
Find used good condition seats from something else or preferably good Festiva seats
Heavier duty trunk (not masonite next time, but probably wood to support more weight with no spare tire in there)

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Mechanical -


Parts I have:

Cam seal
Rear main seal
Front main seal
Timing belt
Timing belt idler
Timing belt tensioner
Fuel filter
Spark plugs and wires
Water pump
Thermostat
Thermostat housing
Coolant temp sensor
Upper and lower radiator hoses
New timing belt covers w/ gaskets
New vent louvers into dash
Exhaust gaskets
New motor mounts and trans mount
Clutch
Clutch fork
Pilot bearing
Throwout bearing
New CV axles
Speedo cable
Front sway bar bushings
Drum brakes and hardware



Things to do:

Coolant flush
Trans flush
Install new parts
Clean engine
Clean trans
Clean crossmember...anything with oil on it really
Clean engine bay and paint white

I'm sure there's plenty of parts and things to do that I forgot to list here, but
since I cant edit it later I guess this'll be a good start

[drddan]

^^^ Clean looking car!

[SWRT]

Thanks a lot

Dont know why it turned out looking decent in that picture, but unfortunately the rest of the
body didnt follow suit. Whoever owned it before my Dad put some crazy paint on there that is
borderline un-sandable. Maybe I'll just use aircraft remover haha

[drddan]

Imron paint? That stuff was like a rock ....

I noticed no dents in door/fender, that is kinda rare ....

[SWRT]

Imron paint? That stuff was like a rock ....

I noticed no dents in door/fender, that is kinda rare ....

More like this


Hmmm...never really thought about it. Yeah, I dont think the car has any dents.

[navdoc101]

Is that the red car ?

those wheels look nice.

[SWRT]

Yep

And they really do, man. I actually get compliments haha

[navdoc101]

Its is lookin' good.
Much better the the red/black sploched paint.
Let me know when you plan another jy trip.
I'm looking for some Mazda & Ford parts.
Where do you go?

[SWRT]

Thanks, man Yeah, no joke. Wasn't a fan of the black and red.
It definitely needs resanded though. Lots of work.

Sure thing, man. What kind of stuff are you looking for? And I go to one out
in Mulberry.

[navdoc101]

Protege , 323, MX 3 or 6 consoles, RX7 steering wheels, Escort or Tracer window cranks & inside door handles.
some small Festy spare parts.

[SWRT]

I saw a 323 or two in the Bartow junk yard. You need the center console? They may still have them. What year?

No RX-7's, no tracers. There are some Escorts. What years?

What did you need off of a Festiva? One is stripped inside and the other has a bit of moldy crap from where someone left the window down. Engine stuff is still there though

[navdoc101]

All early '90s Mazdas.
Small Festy engine parts, speedo gear, thermo. cover, etc.

[SWRT]

Oh, nice. Can you find me a picture of what you need? (color, shape?) That way I'll
know what you're interested in. Do you care about the condition or will you possibly
repaint stuff?

I think the thermostat housings are gone for both, but I can check on the speedo gear

[navdoc101]

Next time you plan on going.
Give me a few days heads up , I'd like to go.

[SWRT]

Sadly I can only go after work on weekdays since I work Monday through Saturday
and all of the yards are closed on Sunday :/