Voting For June FOTM

[Damkid]

Ok so this month we have 4 entries for FOTM and the entries are from

william
jamesmc
Ghost
Glow_Mouse

Here are the entries again starting with william's

ok here it goes so i have had my festiva for almost 2 years now she has came along way ,first off i named her peanut. My girl friend (Megan) bought me this car for my 18th birth day for five hundred bucks. At the time i had no idea that this wonderful sight exist, so after i brought it home and got it legal, I discovered that it need a new gas tank (leaked at any thing over half full) I put up with this for a wile till i kept running out of gas. that gas gage also didn't work. But here it is in all its glory, the day i got it .... I tented one window at my birth day fish fry.



and here it is at my grandmas after i tinted the windows and painted the hood


my first grill mod


then i tinted the tail lights
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then it tried to run a way from me and hit my car trailer


and that when i started to fix her up for paint
removed the carpet for a washing and bedlined the floor to keep it from rusting.


and a little bit of presser washing


escort consal with 150w power inverter


vent gages




trailer hitch install


more body work


finly new tank



capri side skirts


almost ready for paint





fresh paint







wish i had some motor pics but its a b6d on the stock trans I have be getting around 38 mpg combined and its a blast to drive and turns a few heads at stop lights lol
thinks for looking....
,William

[Damkid]

jamesmc's

Well here is my entry. I bought this car two years ago for around $800. It was (still is) my first car, and if i'm honest, it's the best purchase I've ever made. It was a Pennsylvania car, but it has almost no rust at all. It's a clean '93 L. Only 110,000 miles when I bought it, but it was a little worn.

This picture is from the craigslist ad. Admittedly, the picture makes it look a little better than it was. Although this was definitely a clean car to begin with, the paint was awfully faded, and the plastic bumpers weren't much better. Mechanically, the B3 ran strong, but the suspension had seen better days. In addition, the interior was disgusting and plagued with the smell of cigarettes.


Here it as after I polished the paint, and applied some restore black to the bumpers. I also sprayed the grille black, as it was easier than color matching the faded red.


Added rear mudflaps, rear wiper, and 13" geo metro wheels.


Light tint to the windows, rear wiper "Down position" mod, a Honda Civic spoiler with a 3rd brake light, and Ford Escort power mirrors.


This is the most recent picture of the interior I have. As of now, it sports a White Tach cluster, escort console, escort dome light, rear hatch cover, 5.25" door speakers, 6.5" rear speakers, and a Pioneer head unit.


Pulled the B3 out.


Dropped a BP in.


This is how the car sits now. Aspire swap front and rear, 14" Miata alloys, clear corners, and clear turn signals. I'm sure I'm missing a ton of things, as it's an ongoing project. When I bought this car two years ago, I never expected it to have come as far as it has. I didn't know how to change spark plugs, yet somehow I've managed an engine and brake swap just two years later. It never lets me down, and even treated me to 50mpg on a 1,000 mile trip. Rather impressive that these cars can still achieve those numbers. I've learned so much on this car, and I'm proud of the result. It may not be a perfect show car, but it's worth everything I've put into it.

[Damkid]

Ghost's entry

ill play.

i beleive this is the longest i have ever owned a car. I go through cars quick, so 2 years is a long time

previously i knew nothing about festivas, but i saw it on a local forum and thought it was awesome. so i bought it.

the previous owner dynoed the stock b3 at 35whp. he swapped in a bp and then sold the car cause he needed money. the guy he sold it to turboed it. then the previous owner bought it back. drove it for awhile, dynoed it at 185whp @5psi and 243whp @11psi then sold it to me.

when i got it:






clutch was slipping and it had the stock festy trans, which i soon found out was very weak. 2 weeks after i had bought it, it destroyed itself while i was racing an sti on the highway.

replaced the tranny with another stock one and babied it for the next few months.

the tires were not cutting it, i needed more traction. 15x8 did not fit easily. ordered some super rare ultra hard to get heavily sought after jdm fender flares.





also added a grill, painted on some eyelids, and cut out the bumper for some more airflow






last day of college my junior year i decided i would launch it leaving school. i made it about 6 ft.





time for a g-series swap. ordered mounts from a ff member in canada, but they got lost in shipping so i decided to make my own. good thing, because it was a tight fit and they required some special mods.

also ordered a spec stage 2 sprung clutch






painted the engine bay





the flake



got the tranny in and found out it has no syncros in 1st or 2nd. great.

drove it like that for almost a year

redid the wheels and lowered it with ebay coilover sleeves and springs. it got pretty bouncy.









one day i hear a grinding noise from the tranny. pull the tranny off, turns out an alignment pin came out of the flywheel



needless to say, i replaced the tranny. with one that works finally.

latest mod is the carbon fiber vinyl hood




and how the car sits as of now

[Damkid]

Glow_Mouse's entry

Okay so i'll enter mine. Why not. I'm the proud owner of a 97 WD Ford Festiva/97 Ford Aspire. I originally bought the car with 97,000ks - 60,000miles. The car was originally stock however I dont have any original pics of the car before I modded the hell out of it.

I added a ridiculous whale wing and rims, sideskirts and blue decals. Being a young kid with this kind of car was perfect since I was still going to school back in 04'. I still have it today.



Side Shot of the car. recently installed SE Wing at the time.



Another Front pic.



Added a Honduh BC Civic bar. Was custom modded to suit the 97 and well very well fit other model spires too. Added an SE Wing.



Another rear shot sitting in the garage during its repair stages.



I scored a Tx5 Telstar Laser turbocharger for 150bucks from my local Pick n pull. What a great bargain!



My Engine setup currently.

-75mm/3" customalloy intake system complete with K&N Filtration
-Hightech Headers from hightechheaders.com.au 4-2-1
-NGK IX iridium Spark Cores
-10mm Topgun Australia Spark Leads
-Braided Vacuum and Radiator hoses. My own method
-Eidelbrock fuel line
-New Timing belt
-New Waterpump
-Calibre Air breather



My Front of the car with my neons and new driving light under the hood there.



I really enjoy my car. I've crashed her 3 times already. But every time rebuilt stronger and better!

Thanks For watching!
~Mouse