What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[Chultz]

I am also saving for my first house as well. So might not get a festy until I get a house too. Just needa win lotto this weekend and ill be sweet haha

[TorqueEffect]

Went ahead and finally ordered a Shop Manual, and EVTM for the 91' model year. EVTM should help me find all the grounds that I need to clean up.

[jawbraeka]

https://touch.trademe.co.nz/search/s...string=festiva

There is about 4 there.
Little on the steep side.. Might be worth having a look at the black on.. Rare funtop with front gtx bumper and I believe electric windows too.

Sent from the depths of hell.

Sent from the depths of hell.

[jawbraeka]

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!!!!!

https://touch.trademe.co.nz/search/search_string=festiva

There is about 4 there.
Little on the steep side.. Might be worth having a look at the black on.. Rare funtop

Sent from the depths of hell.

[navdoc101]

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

[bravekozak]

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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