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Hey, thought I'd intro myself. My name's Dustin, and I live 20 miles from Clemson, SC. I got into the addiction when I bought my '94 Aspire. A triple ball trailer hitch quickly ended my accumulating parts list, but before that I had a good system inside, 4x Dual 6.5" bi-ways and 4x Pyramid/Motorolla supertweeters powered by a JVC MP3/Sirius unit. In the trunk were two Pioneer TS-W's powered by a Jensen 300w amp. I was always getting people asking me how I put the strobes in my headlights, and I had to tell 'em it was my underpowered alternator makin' the lights dim out. *sigh* Anyway, I turned most of my attention to my 86 & 87 Conquest TSi sisters for a while, but nothing was ever achieved, so my wife told me to sell them, since we were spending more on the cars sitting in a storage area than actually making headway getting them to run. I went without a car for a long time, and after I got some money for referring a friend to a job 
I started looking for another ride. I'll be honest, I never expected to run across a mint condition Ford Festiva, and after going to FMS I went straight back to the guy and bought it. Paid $1600. Yeah... But it's got 78,000 original miles on it, an almost flawless interior, and while the car was repainted, at least it was painted red.
My intentions for the car are to put my old system (except subs) in with custom-made housings in look-stock locations (pockets frenched and speakers added, you'll see soon, I hope). The rear deck's goin' fast and will be replaced with a 4 8" sub box and 150w amp. Should be enough for the half-pint hot rod. Aspire upgrade will come as soon as I can find where they took my old Aspire, and after wheel and tire upgrades
(Primax 786 Hyperblack 14" wrapped in Falken Ziex (sp)) and an FMS body kit, I will be saving up for the greatest engine swap ever! 
Hartley Enterprises BU2, an 11,000 RPM 200hp Hayabusa-mated 1.6 I-4 in N/A form, before the Garrett T/4 turbo. 2" exhaust with a 22" glass pack muffler, high flow cat, and dual exhaust with Kia Sportage tips painted in hyperblack. Should be good. I'm thinking about trying to put the front Festiva discs on the rear after I install the Aspire knuckles on the front, and even though the bolt pattern won't be the same, the rims I've chosen have the dual bolt hole setup, so unless you really look, you shouldn't see a difference... Any ideas? Only upgrade so far is the shift knob hahaha I am ricer today! Anyway, lemme know what you think! Thanks for letting me become a member.
I started looking for another ride. I'll be honest, I never expected to run across a mint condition Ford Festiva, and after going to FMS I went straight back to the guy and bought it. Paid $1600. Yeah... But it's got 78,000 original miles on it, an almost flawless interior, and while the car was repainted, at least it was painted red. My intentions for the car are to put my old system (except subs) in with custom-made housings in look-stock locations (pockets frenched and speakers added, you'll see soon, I hope). The rear deck's goin' fast and will be replaced with a 4 8" sub box and 150w amp. Should be enough for the half-pint hot rod. Aspire upgrade will come as soon as I can find where they took my old Aspire, and after wheel and tire upgrades
(Primax 786 Hyperblack 14" wrapped in Falken Ziex (sp)) and an FMS body kit, I will be saving up for the greatest engine swap ever! Hartley Enterprises BU2, an 11,000 RPM 200hp Hayabusa-mated 1.6 I-4 in N/A form, before the Garrett T/4 turbo. 2" exhaust with a 22" glass pack muffler, high flow cat, and dual exhaust with Kia Sportage tips painted in hyperblack. Should be good. I'm thinking about trying to put the front Festiva discs on the rear after I install the Aspire knuckles on the front, and even though the bolt pattern won't be the same, the rims I've chosen have the dual bolt hole setup, so unless you really look, you shouldn't see a difference... Any ideas? Only upgrade so far is the shift knob hahaha I am ricer today! Anyway, lemme know what you think! Thanks for letting me become a member.
2009 Festiva Madness link with pictures. 51 Festivas & 4 Aspires from eight states attended. 
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