Accepting Entries For July FOTM

[Damkid]

Calling all Red, White and Blue festiva's in Celebration for 4th of July and Canada day!!!!! lets see what you guys got

[kartracer46]

dang, I'll have to wait for August now. LOL

[Zanzer]

I've got a white one but it isn't much to look at Mechanically speaking though, it's in tip top shape

[rakfint]

Hi all,

Someone here suggested I should try entering this, so here goes..

Having moved to Canada from the land down under (Australia) I was in need of a cheap mode of transports so I could get around & see the country side. Initially I actually purchased a 1987 Honda Civic as i'd owned one before. I'll keep that story short.. I spent $500 on it which I thought was a bargain even though the car was VERY rough! I soon gave up on that car and sold it on the cheap.

Like many here, I started checking Craigslist every day for Festiva postings, but they were few & far between, so much so I was almost ready to pick up the yellow one listed in Powell River (4-5 hours and 2 ferries from where I am)

A few weeks later before work I did my routine Criagslist search & much to my suprise a new posting was listed just minutes earlier. That evening after work I headed straight to New West to check out the car. Although I hadn't put cash aside for the car or really planned to ACTUALLY take a car home that day, once I saw the potential of this little car, I just HAD to buy it, and at a pretty good price too, I think.

Everyone, say hello to my lil' friend!

1991 Ford Festiva L
5 Speed Manual
189,xxxkms


The day I picked it up


My two cars meeting each other.. (sniffing bottoms)

After giving her a look over, I gave her some new oil, new air filter, flushed out the radiator & adjusted the clutch

Now that she was feeling a little better, I thought it was time to give her a good clean & get her Looking better too.


After I sprayed the bay with Wheel cleaner, then hand washed with soapy water


Gave her a good shampoo, Vacuum & Armourall


In an attempt to earn browny points from my girlfriend I let her choose a colour for the wheels

Soon after I changed my mind & chose my own colour scheme, mismatched FTW!




I haven't got to drive my lil friend enough since I bought it due to a few things that need attention, but I'm willing to take my time & give her the attention she deserves.

Future Plans? Who knows.. I had planned to keep her pretty stock, but with all the engine swaps going on here, its hard to not get ideas!

See you all soon!

[htchbck]

When's the cutoff date for entry. I may throw Chuck in the mix repping for team white festiva if I get him running this week (not entering a non-running car lol). Maybe a triple entry for Babystiva (wifey's car, red), Chuck (white), and the MX-6 (invincible pizza beater, blue) lol lol lol

[Flyin4stroke]

Guess i will throw up the ol' sonic blue stiva... 1988 b6t swap. Built this car for a friend "Baker" another forum member, who then later sold it to me. I got the car in 09' just before fm3. I put a little work in it new starter and battery and called up eurotiva and told him i was ready to ride out! I had only drove the car for about 300 miles with the motor in it without any problems, but whats the worst that can happen... I loaded my tool box and asked my dad if he was willing to take part in the epic adventure 600 miles north in a car i had only put half of that mileage on and he accepted.. So the next friday morning we left.. Convoyed with 7 other cars to fm3 and the car performed beautifully. Brought the car home from n.c. and took it to the track the next Wednesday and the car did a 13.9 at 103 stock wheels, suspension, boost, etc. I soon got the car to the dyno and it put down 174hp to wheels...
The car before paint or anything


The morning i left for madness fm3

new wheels

Before fm4



I have since put on a boost controller and rewelded some mounts to help stiffen up the engine and tranny for the hard hits from the track.. I have put down many more passes in the car but haven't been able to get it to hook up the way i would like. Still wanting to throw on some slicks but now the car it waiting for a clutch to hold the extra power from the extra boost from the controller.. I have also put all new fms springs with KYB gr2's. I will get this car back into the top 10 fastest festiva's.





I daily drive my car, when it isn't giving me issues that is. Im always out boosting around town and loving it. Have been to festiva madness the last 2yrs in a row and will be there again this year. Its always a blast. I plan on having this car for a long time and the modifications will just keep coming im sure. It has been a long hard battle with this car to keep it on the road. Mostly not the cars fault, but faulty parts. Has a new turbo, new head, another battery, 2 alternators. distributor, and im sure many other things i have had to replace. Usually seems to be a $200 parts that always goes out. But what can you expect I drive it about 500 miles a week..
Last but not least holding it down for ff.com

[kumalaba]

oh man its gonna be a good one this month!

[Damkid]

When's the cutoff date for entry. I may throw Chuck in the mix repping for team white festiva if I get him running this week (not entering a non-running car lol). Maybe a triple entry for Babystiva (wifey's car, red), Chuck (white), and the MX-6 (invincible pizza beater, blue) lol lol lol

Voting starts on the 23rd, but please only one car per entry, but you can submit 3 entries for 3 different cars

[kartracer46]

rakfint, I love the interior pic. It looks like a sales brochure.

[freshtiva]

Red, White, and Blue

[resuwrecked]

I'm not painting my car like that again.

[rakfint]

rakfint, I love the interior pic. It looks like a sales brochure.

haha thanks.

A way to get good interior photos when shooting outside in the sun is to throw a white thin sheet over all the windows, it acts as a light diffuser & hides harsh lighting & shadows.

[kumalaba]

Red, White, and Blue

[eurotiva]

Hmmmmmm........

[htchbck]

Voting starts on the 23rd, but please only one car per entry, but you can submit 3 entries for 3 different cars

Was just joking about the three cars (one isn't even a festiva) but I will work double time on getting chuck up and running.