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I haven't decided what to name my car. I'm thinking 'Festus' (from Gunsmoke), or perhaps 'Stevie'. One of my neighbors is named Stevie, though, so I wouldn't be able to talk to the car when he was around :p
'Festus' drove straight and strong for 12 miles. The motor doesn't smoke at all. The 4 speed gives it enough torque to actually accelerate going uphill in 4th. Remember I'm in Kansas, so the hills aren't X-treme.
The downside is I have do a complete brake job, it's down on the rotors. The exhaust is broke at the welds and hanging low, it can be welded and re-hung.
I put in the elusive 'missing link' in place of the main fusible link wire. Just so everyone knows, the Festiva fusible link module is a universal design. It takes FLF (fusible link female) cartridges, available at any parts store or Walmart. I used a 30 amp. The fusible wire was put in by KIA so they could enhance their profit margin by several million dollars annually.
I took a couple of pictures with my Canon A510, but I haven't figured out how to post them on this forum. I get an "invalid file" response to my JPEG. I'll figure this out eventually; any help would be appreciated.
Festus needs headlights. I'm going to attempt a 2B1 conversion for the headlights. 2B1's are the universal (rectangular) two light systems used in the USA from 1979 to 199? More on my headlight conversion later.
'Festus' drove straight and strong for 12 miles. The motor doesn't smoke at all. The 4 speed gives it enough torque to actually accelerate going uphill in 4th. Remember I'm in Kansas, so the hills aren't X-treme.
The downside is I have do a complete brake job, it's down on the rotors. The exhaust is broke at the welds and hanging low, it can be welded and re-hung.
I put in the elusive 'missing link' in place of the main fusible link wire. Just so everyone knows, the Festiva fusible link module is a universal design. It takes FLF (fusible link female) cartridges, available at any parts store or Walmart. I used a 30 amp. The fusible wire was put in by KIA so they could enhance their profit margin by several million dollars annually.
I took a couple of pictures with my Canon A510, but I haven't figured out how to post them on this forum. I get an "invalid file" response to my JPEG. I'll figure this out eventually; any help would be appreciated.
Festus needs headlights. I'm going to attempt a 2B1 conversion for the headlights. 2B1's are the universal (rectangular) two light systems used in the USA from 1979 to 199? More on my headlight conversion later.
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