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I was wondering if it would be possible to do the rear seat trick with an Aspire. I knew that the 1988-89 Festy seatback (which has separate headrests) would bolt onto the Aspire seat frame, but little else. So I bolted my '88 Festy passenger seatback to the frame, removed the headrest, moved the seat all the way forward, and reclined it. This gave 58" of bed, which is a good start but too short for most people. So then I unbolted the 17mm bolt on the outside of my Aspire right-side rear seatback, took it completely off and just laid it in the trunk area. Above you see the result. This gives about 6'5" of bed.
Note that my Aspire has a split rear seatback. I will go to the JY soon to see if this can be done with a one-piece rear seatback too. Looks like it might be doable with some squeezing.
Equipment needed:
one (1) Ford Aspire
one (1) Festiva 1988-89 rear seatback (or two (2))
#2 phillips screwdriver
8mm hex head socket, or 8mm L-shaped wrench
17mm wrench, or metric adjustable wrench
optional--a knife or other cutting tool
The knife is used to make a cut in the plastic cover of the reclining mechanism, at the recliner handle, so you can remove it. Or you can try to remove the plastic recliner handle.
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