Interesting finding rare items from Festiva in junkyard

[freshtiva]

" I wasn't expecting to see any special rare parts out the Festiva 1991 GL and the body color was bright silver and with odd decal of color blue and green if IIRC"

aaaahhhh ! bright silver GL, I'll have to check by database for one of those. Someone ordered that special with the skylight and p/s. It would be cool to know the history. Glad you save some of it.

Close as I could get silver L Plus

[Festiva GTX]

Great snags Zeke, they must have great junkyards out there. Im surprized the car hadnt been crushed already. What color was the GL ? Did you get the wire harness youve been looking for ?

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Me too, I am glad it was able saved some of rare parts. I wasn't expecting to see any special rare parts out the Festiva 1991 GL and the body color was bright silver and with odd decal of color blue and green if IIRC. Yes, I did able got good wire harness from other car with auto but that one 1991 GL was 5 speed manual.

it's dealer installed sunroof

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Really? I don't have any clues which may from Factory or Dealer... the size was same like Damkid's sunroof measure.

[FB71]

it's dealer installed sunroof

[freshtiva]

Great snags Zeke, they must have great junkyards out there. Im surprized the car hadnt been crushed already. What color was the GL ? Did you get the wire harness youve been looking for ?

[muscle_Car1]

As owner of a festy with ps, let me say this. Its very nice for low speed turning, with wider tires, but ahs that mazda powersteering dance thing on the on ramps

[m715]

The ATX is heavier in the front end, and there is a noticeable difference in steering effort required. It would have to make a difference on those cars. The MTX, I use 12" steering wheels on, and they steer with little effort.
I just noticed something else that had been discussed in other posts lately. Look close at the crank pulley in the pictures,
and you will see that they are from the early smaller diameter crankshaft engine. Later ones had the heavy, chunky looking type.
Michael

[Omgloltokyodrift]

Does the power steering rack have a shorter ratio? My Festiva is almost two turns to get the wheels full lock one way. Easily three and a half turns lock to lock. Makes switch back sections entertaining... =O

[Damkid]

i've had 2 festivas with sunroofs and neither one looked like the one you have there

the first one was in an 89 and it did look slightly different than the one in my current 93 but both of them had a red clip thing to hold the sunroof partially open if you didn't want it open completely, heres a pic of mine (the clip is broke by the way but you get the idea)

[rancheeto]

its already effortless to steer festys. well atleast compared to my f-150 that keeps snapping the power steering belts. thats a workout

i hear that, my f250 did that once. it sucks.

[rolla4me]

not for sale? can i borrow the sun roof then? LOL

[FlowmasterFestiva]

its already effortless to steer festys. well atleast compared to my f-150 that keeps snapping the power steering belts. thats a workout

[Festiva GTX]

Sorry guys those items not up for sale...!

What I know about facts of power steering factory for 1991 Ford Festiva GL, it only made about 500 in USA and it does make like effortless to turn the wheel which girls/woman really love about it... but not sure how many did made for Ford Aspire with power steering...

[xanthinic12]

The power steering was pretty rare I believe. Of course, a Festiva is pretty easy to steer as it is, I'm not sure what ps would make it feel like. I've always thought it would be interesting to drive one just to see.

powersteering = one finger driving
its a car that defintily doesn't need it.

[rancheeto]

i think it would be awsome personally.

[gottafesty]

The power steering was pretty rare I believe. Of course, a Festiva is pretty easy to steer as it is, I'm not sure what ps would make it feel like. I've always thought it would be interesting to drive one just to see.