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And the first winner of 2013 goes to..........
TheresGabe!! Congratulations
Here is his entry again
TheresGabe!! Congratulations
Here is his entry again
Originally posted by TheresGabe
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I'll throw my hat in for this months!
1990 Ford Festiva L.
My brother-in-law purchased the car 7 years ago with a bad clutch for $50 from a friend of mine. (I had owned 3 festivas at the time) He replaced the clutch, and drove it 15k miles. At that point about 4 years ago, the rear main seal went out. We went to Pick'n'pull and pulled an engine out of a '97 Aspire with 56k miles on it, that had been destroyed in the back. He had the engine completely redone by a local engine shop. New pistons, rods, camshaft, everything re-done. He put about 25,000 miles on it, and then parked it. He decided at age 48, he wasn't going to drive a Festiva anymore.
Well I got the car from him back in June for $300.
Things I have done since June:
-Rear bearings
-Rear drum assembly
-Rear Brakes
-Front Brake pads
-Passenger side lower control arm (ball jumped the cap, sending my tire wheel into the fender)
-New Passenger side front fender (See above)
-Drivers side lower control arm (I was scared after the one one went)
-Passenger side CV axle
-Racing Stripe (+10hp)
-13" AE-86 Corolla rims with 155 65R 13 tires
-Chrome Trims rings (+5hp)
-Interior Color change
-Smoked Corner lights
-Smoked Tail lights
-Sony head unit
-Pioneer 4" speaks in all stock locations
-Sony 250w Amplifier
-Currently JL Audio 8" Sub in ported box (My 12's in the bandpass were just too big)
-Cargo cover
Lots of Love to a car that had 239,000 miles on it, before it ever received any love. MOST IMPORTANT: This car has made me fall back in love with Festivas, and with cars in general. Makes me wonder why I ever left Festivas in the first place.
1990 Ford Festiva L.
My brother-in-law purchased the car 7 years ago with a bad clutch for $50 from a friend of mine. (I had owned 3 festivas at the time) He replaced the clutch, and drove it 15k miles. At that point about 4 years ago, the rear main seal went out. We went to Pick'n'pull and pulled an engine out of a '97 Aspire with 56k miles on it, that had been destroyed in the back. He had the engine completely redone by a local engine shop. New pistons, rods, camshaft, everything re-done. He put about 25,000 miles on it, and then parked it. He decided at age 48, he wasn't going to drive a Festiva anymore.
Well I got the car from him back in June for $300.
Things I have done since June:
-Rear bearings
-Rear drum assembly
-Rear Brakes
-Front Brake pads
-Passenger side lower control arm (ball jumped the cap, sending my tire wheel into the fender)
-New Passenger side front fender (See above)
-Drivers side lower control arm (I was scared after the one one went)
-Passenger side CV axle
-Racing Stripe (+10hp)
-13" AE-86 Corolla rims with 155 65R 13 tires
-Chrome Trims rings (+5hp)
-Interior Color change
-Smoked Corner lights
-Smoked Tail lights
-Sony head unit
-Pioneer 4" speaks in all stock locations
-Sony 250w Amplifier
-Currently JL Audio 8" Sub in ported box (My 12's in the bandpass were just too big)
-Cargo cover
Lots of Love to a car that had 239,000 miles on it, before it ever received any love. MOST IMPORTANT: This car has made me fall back in love with Festivas, and with cars in general. Makes me wonder why I ever left Festivas in the first place.
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