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  • Januaray FOTM Winner!!

    I decided to annouce Nate as the winner early since he was the only entry, and that could be because Nate, you got an awesome car Congratulations!!!

    Here's his entry

    Originally posted by skeeters_keeper
    January 2008 FOTM

    Nate
    Lynchburg, VA
    1991, Ford Festiva
    History of Car: Skeeter is my first car, my dad and I split the payment/work on it when I was 15 and I started driving it when I was 16 (needed work to get on the road). Since then I’ve been slowly modding my lil car for the last 3 years!

    Current Modifications:
    Interior
    -door pockets
    -map light
    -hatch light
    -cheapo radio and speakers
    -light-up blue racing pedals
    -seat covers
    -civic short shifter
    Exterior:
    -power mirrors
    - 20% tint on the rear 3 windows
    -$50 two tone paint job
    Suspension:
    -aspire brake swap
    -KYB GR2’s in the front (stock springs)
    -Energy Susp sway bar bushings
    -FMS ball joints
    -175/70/13’s on aspire steelies
    Engine:
    -B6 out of an ’89 323, completely rebuilt, PnP’d
    -Cheap cone filter
    -Custom 2.125” DP
    -2” glass pack

    In the works (in order of what likely comes next):
    -Odyssey PC680 battery (already have it)
    -finish 2.125” exhaust w/ 2.25” highflow cat
    -MSD Blaster 2 coil
    -Rear GR2’s
    -custom coilovers all around
    -custom glass hood + fenders
    -custom front sway bar
    -some summer tires
    -all sortsa little stuff!

    Some Pics, starting with oldest through some of my more major mods to pretty recent:
    Old pics:




    Aspire Swap:







    Paint Job:







    B6:




    First start (vid)


    Misc:





    Well, that’s Skeeter! Hope you enjoyed


    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?

  • #2
    Congrats Nate!
    Brian
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2274977



    93 GL modyfied!!!
    :fish:

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    • #3
      :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: Yeah Nate

      Congrats
      It's a good thing you don't read the stickies, you might of learned something.Poverty produces creativity

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      • #4
        good job, keep up the good work!!!


        Mike, AKA the sasquatch
        1990 LX, bp+T/g25mr, 9psi dynoed at 194HP, turbonetics t3/to4e 57trim, haltech E6X standalone, 550cc injectors, turbosmart wastegate, synapse BOV, walbro 255 fuel pump, aeromotive FPR, AEM wideband, 3 inch exhaust, huge FMIC, 9LB flywheel, 6 puck clutch and way more parts that im forgetting i installed lol...

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        • #5
          Congrats Nate !!! Good job !!!

          BPT, G5M-R, BP26 Exintake swap + Fidanza cam gear, NSRT4 FMIC + 2.5" piping, HKS SSQV BOV, Exedy clutch, 3" downpipe + 2" all the way back, Aspire brake swap, KYB GR-2 & FMS coil spring , FMS EURO body kit + Carbon fiber hood, Falcon RTX 15X6½ + Toyo proxes T1R 195/45R15

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          • #6
            Well deserved. I think he did such a great job nobody wanted to run against him !
            money pit

            No spitters were I work, you swallow it all. The Company feels if you already have it in your mouth why waste it.

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            • #7
              nice car

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              • #8
                Congrats Nate!!! Please tell me that last pic will be used in the article. :lol: :wav:

                Dumb thieves go to prison, smart ones go to work for the Government.

                1988 L - 232K miles Batstiva
                1989 L - 247K miles Slick
                1990 L - 281K miles Orphan Annie
                Let the hoarding begin!! :mrgreen:

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                • #9
                  Nate FTW!!! Sweet! Congrats!!
                  youtube.com/neanderpaul 88 festiva LX w/BP G25 MR 5 speed waiting for wiring- 93 Festiva GL auto w/ air, waiting for B6t/G4A-HL - 98 Nissan Quest - 02 Mazda protege 5 wife's DD

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                  • #10
                    Congrats mate. DEF well deserved.

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                    • #11
                      This is an update with some of the pic links fixed, i thought they were all working but today some of them from my old site didn't seem to be loading on my comp so i re-loaded everything on photobucket, hope its all working now!! thanks for the compliments guys!! glad Skeeter gets a few moments of "fame"

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                      January 2008 FOTM

                      Nate
                      Lynchburg, VA
                      1991, Ford Festiva
                      History of Car: Skeeter is my first car, my dad and I split the payment/work on it when I was 15 and I started driving it when I was 16 (needed work to get on the road). Since then I’ve been slowly modding my lil car for the last 3 years!

                      Current Modifications:
                      Interior
                      -door pockets
                      -map light
                      -hatch light
                      -cheapo radio and speakers
                      -light-up blue racing pedals
                      -seat covers
                      -civic short shifter
                      Exterior:
                      -power mirrors
                      - 20% tint on the rear 3 windows
                      -$50 two tone paint job
                      Suspension:
                      -aspire brake swap
                      -KYB GR2’s in the front (stock springs)
                      -Energy Susp sway bar bushings
                      -FMS ball joints
                      -175/70/13’s on aspire steelies
                      Engine:
                      -B6 out of an ’89 323, completely rebuilt, PnP’d
                      -Cheap cone filter
                      -Custom 2.125” DP
                      -2” glass pack

                      In the works (in order of what likely comes next):
                      -Odyssey PC680 battery (already have it)
                      -finish 2.125” exhaust w/ 2.25” highflow cat
                      -MSD Blaster 2 coil
                      -Rear GR2’s
                      -custom coilovers all around
                      -custom glass hood + fenders
                      -custom front sway bar
                      -some summer tires
                      -all sortsa little stuff!

                      Some Pics, starting with oldest through some of my more major mods to pretty recent:
                      Old pics:




                      Aspire Swap:







                      Paint Job:







                      B6:




                      First start (vid)


                      Misc:





                      Well, that’s Skeeter! Hope you enjoyed

                      ~Nate

                      the keeper of a wonderful lil car, Skeeter.

                      Current cars:
                      91L "Skeeter" 170k, Aspire brakes, G15, BP, Advancedynamics coil overs, etc. My first love.
                      1990 Kawasaki Ninja 250 - my gas saver, 60+mpg - 40k
                      2004 MotoGuzzi Breva - my "longer range" bike - 17k

                      FOTY 2008 winner!

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                      • #12
                        Congratulations Nate!

                        Hope to see you and Skeeter at the next Ohiostiva again.

                        Karl
                        '93GL "Prettystiva" ticking B3 and 5 speed, backup DD; full swaps in spring!
                        '91L "AquaMutt" my '91L; B6 swap/5 speed & Aspire brakes, DD/work car
                        '92L "Twinstiva" 5sp, salvage titled, waiting for repairs...
                        '93GL "Luxstiva," '94 B6 engine & ATX; needs overhauled
                        '89L "Muttstiva," now a storage bin, future trailer project

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                        • #13
                          hey where's my car...


                          and karl i'm going to try to make it to OHstiva!!!
                          ~Nate

                          the keeper of a wonderful lil car, Skeeter.

                          Current cars:
                          91L "Skeeter" 170k, Aspire brakes, G15, BP, Advancedynamics coil overs, etc. My first love.
                          1990 Kawasaki Ninja 250 - my gas saver, 60+mpg - 40k
                          2004 MotoGuzzi Breva - my "longer range" bike - 17k

                          FOTY 2008 winner!

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                          • #14
                            Congrats to skeeter and its keeper. Nice job :!:
                            sigpic
                            The Don - Midwest Festiva Inc., Missouri Chapter

                            Link to my festiva pictures below
                            https://fordfestiva.com/forums/album.php?albumid=10
                            Celebrating 25 years of festiva(s) ownership.

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