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This month there was a good number of entries but there can only be one winner at that is
Biglay5150!!! Congratulations!!!!!
Here's his entry again:
Biglay5150!!! Congratulations!!!!!
Here's his entry again:
Originally posted by Biglay5150
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Ok I think I will enter this month.
This is my 1991 Festiva GL.
I got this car in 2007 to commute an hour to work everyday. I got the car for $400. After driving it for a few months and found FF.com. It was all over from there....
Heres a pic of it when I first got it from a camera phone.
The first mod I did was the Aspire swap. I posted an add on craigslist wanting a crashed or broken down Aspire. Within a couple of days I had bought a car for $40 it was a 97 4door auto. It had been drove into a ditch and the airbags were deployed but I actually drove it 30min home. Now I had my swap.
So I did the Aspire swap and I used the master/booster setup. I also used the Aspire front springs cut 2 1/2 coils up front I originally used the Aspire springs in the rear but I soon changed to Festiva fronts back there cut 2 1/2 coils. I used the Aspire struts. I now had the ride hight that I was looking for.
I started playing around with the paint. I painted the hood flat black and the lower half of the sides and bumpers with rubberized undercoat. This is how it looked....
I soon picked up some Miata wheels and painted them....
One day I decided to pressure wash my car and the undercoating just started too peel off so I washed it all off the best I could. Heres a pic of it at my work....
The b3 that was in it was starting to get tired at over 200,00 miles so I found a b6 sohc out of a 91 323 for $100. I installed a gasket kit before I put it in the car and when I took off the head the eng looked like it had a fresh hone. I got it from a j/y so I had no idea how many miles it had but it wasnt much. Score! When I did the swap I bought a new exity clutch off ebay. Now my car was quick and I love it.
I now have 15" wheels on it with 195/55/ Falken ze912 tires and they fit well but I did roll the fenders a bit. I also wet sanded the hood back to white. I think it looks alot better now. This is how it looks currently....
I started to run it in auto-x this year and it was pretty hard on my tranny. Two weeks ago it started to leak realy bad from the imput shaft. I decided to upgrade and found a f5mr trans in an 89 323. I got the trans,flywheel,clutch,axles and all the stuff I could use in the swap for $50. I got it done last week. Its a new animal with 4.10 gears thats for sure.
The inside of the car is nothing special. No carpet not even a sterio. I did make a homemade rear strut tower brace but I have no pics of the inside. To me the inside doesnt matter that much. Im more about function.
Next major mod will be a BP and that will happen real soon!!!
Anyway thats my entry. I hope you guys like it.
Bob
ps. heres some random pics and a video.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q07Xtod9-8
This is my 1991 Festiva GL.
I got this car in 2007 to commute an hour to work everyday. I got the car for $400. After driving it for a few months and found FF.com. It was all over from there....
Heres a pic of it when I first got it from a camera phone.
The first mod I did was the Aspire swap. I posted an add on craigslist wanting a crashed or broken down Aspire. Within a couple of days I had bought a car for $40 it was a 97 4door auto. It had been drove into a ditch and the airbags were deployed but I actually drove it 30min home. Now I had my swap.
So I did the Aspire swap and I used the master/booster setup. I also used the Aspire front springs cut 2 1/2 coils up front I originally used the Aspire springs in the rear but I soon changed to Festiva fronts back there cut 2 1/2 coils. I used the Aspire struts. I now had the ride hight that I was looking for.
I started playing around with the paint. I painted the hood flat black and the lower half of the sides and bumpers with rubberized undercoat. This is how it looked....
I soon picked up some Miata wheels and painted them....
One day I decided to pressure wash my car and the undercoating just started too peel off so I washed it all off the best I could. Heres a pic of it at my work....
The b3 that was in it was starting to get tired at over 200,00 miles so I found a b6 sohc out of a 91 323 for $100. I installed a gasket kit before I put it in the car and when I took off the head the eng looked like it had a fresh hone. I got it from a j/y so I had no idea how many miles it had but it wasnt much. Score! When I did the swap I bought a new exity clutch off ebay. Now my car was quick and I love it.
I now have 15" wheels on it with 195/55/ Falken ze912 tires and they fit well but I did roll the fenders a bit. I also wet sanded the hood back to white. I think it looks alot better now. This is how it looks currently....
I started to run it in auto-x this year and it was pretty hard on my tranny. Two weeks ago it started to leak realy bad from the imput shaft. I decided to upgrade and found a f5mr trans in an 89 323. I got the trans,flywheel,clutch,axles and all the stuff I could use in the swap for $50. I got it done last week. Its a new animal with 4.10 gears thats for sure.
The inside of the car is nothing special. No carpet not even a sterio. I did make a homemade rear strut tower brace but I have no pics of the inside. To me the inside doesnt matter that much. Im more about function.
Next major mod will be a BP and that will happen real soon!!!
Anyway thats my entry. I hope you guys like it.
Bob
ps. heres some random pics and a video.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q07Xtod9-8
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