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  • #16
    The Official Entry!

    OK, Here is the story, I had a red '89 L , stock as can be from a guy in Tulsa. I found that one on autotrader and drove 4 hours to find out he didnt take pictures of the drivers side because it was all bashed in. So I bought the car anyway. I was mad until i got back here 4 hrs. later and put 4 gal. of gas back in, then i was happy more on that later.
    Then about 6 mos. later my friend was looking for a car, and I found this one! It was on a "Car lot" which was pretty much a dirt lot with junk piled all around it, and a plywood sign spraypainted, sayin "cars for sell" , Im not making that up . The "salesman" was your typical, Fat, bald, greasy, polyester wearin, 2 teeth, "graduated" 30 years ago but still wears the letterman jacket he stole from someone else, and wears gold chains with everything because its cool guy. My friend actually bought this car from him. by the way the guy said it ran great no problems, and didnt really want to sell it. YEAH RIGHT!. The car ended up litterally using more oil than gas, Im not making that up, all the tires rubbed, and were different sizes, some flat. EVEN HAD DESKTOP COMPUTER SPEAKERS WHERE THE INFINITY SPEAKERS ARE NOW!! So now my friend is stuck with this "lawn ornament" festiva and has no money to get another car. He ended up going to Iraq(we do that regularly around here) and came back on emergency leave for a death in the family. He didnt have a car to drive back home to Miss. so i told him I would sell him my red '89 for whatever he could had at the time and trade him strait across for this one, just tryin to help him out. so i got a couple hundred bux for my red car that ran like it was new by the way, and got this "Gem" in return. no big deal I had a GTO to drive to work anyway. so over the next year, I slowly put it together in my spare time, got new tires, struts, coilovers, stereo, real Car speakers, a head unit that is worth twice the blue book of the car, a new fuel injected BP, converted the car wiring to accept the new harness, new clutch, cleaned and polished her up, to what you see now, a nice festiva, but no Ferarri. My friend still drives my old '89 and has done nothing but put gas in it. we recently retrofitted it with a supplemental Hydrogen setup. he now gets 50 MPG average. Dont think i left anything out, but thats pretty much it.







    If It's worth doin' It's worth Overdoin'

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    • #17
      I think i want to name the car "Cinderella Story" I think it fits it's lifes tale. what do you think, too Girly? How bout, "Hard Knock" I like that better.
      If It's worth doin' It's worth Overdoin'

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      • #18
        Thats better nice car
        89SX funtop! Fully loaded!
        RIP 90LX

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        • #19
          I think my dad and damkid should go face to face with their green cars..it would be cool....lol I know who has my vote
          She leaves her footprints in the sand...HKV!
          Tiffany Litke :angel13:

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          • #20
            Nice entry!!

            Originally posted by Stowchicky View Post
            I think my dad and damkid should go face to face with their green cars..it would be cool....lol I know who has my vote
            Maybe we'll save it for christmas time when we could have his green car versus my red one!! Christmas colour showdown :lol:

            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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            • #21
              this is a nice car and nice entry. whos the guy in Tulsa you got your festy from? its not tulsacarman is it?

              -"Hairlipstiva" 1991 GL 5spd (swapped from an auto), rolling on Enkei 14x6 +38 with 195/45/14 Toyo's, Jensen MP5720 CD deck, tach install, LED strip in cluster, down position rear wiper, FMS springs, Gabriel shocks on 4 corners, Acura Integra short shifter
              -Escort GT 91 donor car with BP, G5M-R tranny to be dropped in the little guy...
              -Aspire brake swap COMPLETE!
              https://www.wunderground.com/persona...?ID=KOKOWASS38

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              • #22
                no , it was just some guy on Autotrader.com
                If It's worth doin' It's worth Overdoin'

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Damkid View Post
                  Nice entry!!



                  Maybe we'll save it for christmas time when we could have his green car versus my red one!! Christmas colour showdown :lol:
                  lol ok
                  She leaves her footprints in the sand...HKV!
                  Tiffany Litke :angel13:

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                  • #24
                    Could it be? Am i the only entry so far? how does it work if I put in my entry, then sell the car? do I still get credit, or is it a Co-win?
                    If It's worth doin' It's worth Overdoin'

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                    • #25
                      damkid and 25horseplay- i think you're both scared to enter cause you think you might get beat by the other guy. :razz: :lol:
                      89 L, hopefully returning from the dead soon with a little more power... :twisted:
                      http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...77-my-89-build
                      92 integra, daily driver, broke a clutch disc, sold
                      New dd, 02 Nissan sentra, 1.8 5 spd

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by tbird302v8 View Post
                        Could it be? Am i the only entry so far? how does it work if I put in my entry, then sell the car? do I still get credit, or is it a Co-win?
                        Getting my vote
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                        XFi

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by tbird302v8 View Post
                          Could it be? Am i the only entry so far? how does it work if I put in my entry, then sell the car? do I still get credit, or is it a Co-win?
                          if there is only one entry, then that person will win

                          Originally posted by geezerstiva View Post
                          damkid and 25horseplay- i think you're both scared to enter cause you think you might get beat by the other guy. :razz: :lol:
                          i plan on parting out my green car within a few weeks, so i feel as though it deserves a shot at FOTM before it finds its final resting place

                          i will be doing a write-up for this month for my green festiva

                          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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                          • #28
                            what...but... WHY!?!?!?!!!
                            89 L, hopefully returning from the dead soon with a little more power... :twisted:
                            http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...77-my-89-build
                            92 integra, daily driver, broke a clutch disc, sold
                            New dd, 02 Nissan sentra, 1.8 5 spd

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                            • #29
                              Well, My Festiva (Xfi's Festy in about an hour) is about to make 19 hour run back to PA. If it makes it without any major problems, I think it should automaticly WIN! just for endurance!
                              If It's worth doin' It's worth Overdoin'

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                              • #30
                                Just found out today, you can drive a BP festiva at 55-60 MPH in 3rd gear for about 12 Hours before i decides it dosnt like it and quits.
                                If It's worth doin' It's worth Overdoin'

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