What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[navdoc101]

So Chultz, what Did you do to your Festiva today?

[bravekozak]

welcomsign
Good luck with your seach. I bought my Festiva on eBay for $248. Better start saving up now.

[Chultz]

Hey. New to the forum. Looked at finding a festiva today. Looked on local auction websites and car yards and the local pick appart. Just needa save a bit of money now!!!!!

[TorqueEffect]

I'll ask the JY guy how much for a headliner when I go there again. Most of them looked pretty good I think.

I think I might want some grey manual belts as well if there are any. Looked like that red one had some. Preferably with the long tongues. Because the manual belts used 2 different mounting designs, and I think the late 89's used the long tongue mounts, because my 91' requires the long ones, because I think the ones I got out of a 88 don't reach the top mounting bolt hole, so I only have my current ones attached at the bottom bolt, not the safest thing lol.

Plus my painted black manual belts are starting to show the original brown/tan on the edges.

[muleskinner]

Got to finally use my new auxiliary lights. They help visibility significantly. Not bad for a pair of cheapies from Autozone.


Ah. Well it never hurts to ask. I can't really think of anything else I might want. Maybe a headliner, but I am better they want too much for one. I know U-pull wanted like $25 for a headliner. That is ridiculous.

I'll ask the JY guy how much for a headliner when I go there again. Most of them looked pretty good I think.

[Twistiva]

Washed it.

Blue color I picked (Ford's "Blue Vista".....paint code "G9") sure looks gorgeous when it's clean! :thumbs_up:

[TorqueEffect]

Got to finally use my new auxiliary lights. They help visibility significantly. Not bad for a pair of cheapies from Autozone.

Well, The black festys hood had been jacked, meaning it looks like they used a crowbar to open it. The burgandy LX was missing, the 2 blue ones where hit in the front end so the hoods where smashed, and the red one was rusted bad.

Ah. Well it never hurts to ask. I can't really think of anything else I might want. Maybe a headliner, but I am better they want too much for one. I know U-pull wanted like $25 for a headliner. That is ridiculous.

[muleskinner]

I fixed the timing belt tensioner today, turns out I have been driving for months with the only thing holding that tensioner was the spring, and the belt tension, not even a broken bolt, bolt was completely gone. Luckily I found a bolt in a pile of bolts that was just the right size and length, so I used that. Now the engine is nice and quiet, Well about as quiet as a 24 year old, never been rebuilt engine can be. That tensioner flopping around made ALLOT of noise.



Do any of them have a rust free hood? I could use one.

Well, The black festys hood had been jacked, meaning it looks like they used a crowbar to open it. The burgandy LX was missing, the 2 blue ones where hit in the front end so the hoods where smashed, and the red one was rusted bad.

[TorqueEffect]

I fixed the timing belt tensioner today, turns out I have been driving for months with the only thing holding that tensioner was the spring, and the belt tension, not even a broken bolt, bolt was completely gone. Luckily I found a bolt in a pile of bolts that was just the right size and length, so I used that. Now the engine is nice and quiet, Well about as quiet as a 24 year old, never been rebuilt engine can be. That tensioner flopping around made ALLOT of noise.

Oh yeah, the thermostat housing I forgot about that. I will get them tomorrow morning as well. I know one of the 5 Festies does not have that housing because the head was missing on the one. I'm hoping one of 2 Festies I didn't see has a good radiator in it. Oherwise I will have to get a new one of those.

Do any of them have a rust free hood? I could use one.

[muleskinner]

Get the Speedo gear /dipstick from the trans. & the Thermostat houseing.
People always breaking them.

Oh yeah, the thermostat housing I forgot about that. I will get them tomorrow morning as well. I know one of the 5 Festies does not have that housing because the head was missing on the one. I'm hoping one of 2 Festies I didn't see has a good radiator in it. Oherwise I will have to get a new one of those.

[Spike]

Drove it to Pull-a-Part. Hitch ball + metal bar that hold the ball, $3. Rust-free Aspire e-brake cable, $6.54. It'll be awesome to have a parking brake.. be the first one I've ever had on a car lol.

Also picked up 3 Kia Rio 'handle bars' (the straps you grab onto when getting out of a car). Can't wait to install in the Festiva!

-Joe

[navdoc101]

Went to the JY this morning and got me a drivers door, rad fan, one rear drum, A vertical support piece off the front end, & a radio/temp cover and other parts from the inside. I will probably go back and get other parts off of other festies since I didn't have time to this morning.

Get the Speedo gear /dipstick from the trans. & the Thermostat houseing.
People always breaking them.

[kumalaba]

^wow so kool!!

[bravekozak]

kum, twin red.

[kumalaba]

Strange day today. Walked through undisturbed snow to a barn on a farm. Saw my Festiva again for the first time in two and a half months. It's still there under the car cover. Removed fan shroud for Bert. Installed mini amber cigar lighter bulb. Perfect fit. Picked up bright red polyester powder twin carb air cleaners at Spectrum Powdercoaters. Loosened dash bolts for final removal and reinstall after Revolution safety (tach signal) module replaces (VAF) fuel pump relay. Decided to position fuel pump resistor behind rear left panel (near inertia switch). Beautiful whte fields of snow. When the weather warms up I will show my fellow members a 1936 Chevy pickup truck (currently tarped).

i need to see those air cleaners!