What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[FestYboy]

Had to drill out the pinch bolt hole in my LF knuckle and fit a 7/16" bolt so that it would stop the ball joint pin from slipping up and down in the hole...

In doing so, it inadvertently "fixed" my high speed mid-corner flop? And here I thought the flop was coming from the rear... I actually kinda miss it though because the flop would actually push me INTO the corner and I could dive in harder.

Admittedly, I haven't been able to get really aggressive in a high speed corner since the repair, but initial impression is that it's gone.

[1990new]

So Minty :brushteeth:

Yes.. It really is in "Mint" condition.
Finished rebuilding a left one yesterday. Doesn't look as minty as the right one. Rotor was in great shape so I didn't replace it.. and the hub and knuckle were in good shape.
Don't have a spacer selection tool so I put the spacer that was in it (size 11) back in. I checked the drag after reassembly and torque and it is at 1.8 Nm with grease so I expect it to last. If I can find the T88C-1000-ST or T88C-1000-SF kit for $100 or less, I'll buy one but I'm not paying what they are asking for them on ebay now.
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[firebush357]

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Rebuild a right steering knuckle using my nos OEM hub and new rotor.
That's black caliper paint on the knuckle and shield.

So Minty :brushteeth:

[1990new]

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Rebuild a right steering knuckle using my nos OEM hub and new rotor.
That's black caliper paint on the knuckle and shield.

[firebush357]

Looks Good!

[Shin Hayata]

Wednesday: Installed new alternator and compressor v-belts.

https://s23.postimg.org/virlrycuz/New_v-belts.jpg

Yesterday: Added refrigerant to restore functionality to the A/C system. It's a bit surreal to have working air now.


Today: Painted the gray cargo cover Desert Sand using a specialty Dupi-Color paint. The effect is quite nice. The lift ropes were reblacked with shoe polish and were drying in the sun when the photos were taken.

https://s1.postimg.org/9fi14lyq7/Cover_A_16th_July_2017.jpg

[twopass]

Installed dealer ac, sourced from many junkyard cars

[marinepolice03]

I cleaned the head and looked around the engine bay of number 9


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[bravekozak]

Looking at that picture reminded me of my brakes.
I just finished painting another Aspire brake caliper. I had to return the old one.
They initially sold me one manual caliper and one auto caliper.
The second time they sold me a second R/H auto caliper in a left hand box.
The third time, I finally got a matching pair of auto calipers (a left and a right).

[firebush357]

Cleaning up the car for Westiva and came across this....



That's the lower brake pad retaining pin off the passenger side. I think that's probably the source of the unpleasant noises coming from that side under braking!

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You can get these on RockAuto for a couple dollars.

[fastivaca]

Cleaning up the car for Westiva and came across this....



That's the lower brake pad retaining pin off the passenger side. I think that's probably the source of the unpleasant noises coming from that side under braking!

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[Shin Hayata]

I've done quite a bit to the car since my last visit here (March?). My motorcycle habit takes over when the weather breaks, which means the Festiva is virtually relegated until I need to do a grocery run.

Anyway, the most recent job was to replace the timing belt, tensioner, water pump and timing cover dust seal. Not pictured: new v-belts. I also installed a new drain cock because I wanted the still-functional original to carry as a spare.

https://s1.postimg.org/soqy7ijdb/New_belt_and_pump.jpg

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https://s10.postimg.org/m1ptrmlx5/New_drain_cock.jpg

[milehighbear]

Well, I finally got around to changing the valve cover gasket on Lil Red. I did it on the 92 Lil Blue about month ago too. Should have remember I needed a new gasket for throttle body head after doing 92 but forgot and lucky I had gasket material and made a new gasket for this one. Love working on these little cars.

[ericsmith32]

After all this time the Festiva is quiet.. so quiet you can hear everything else that's broken. Thought the growl was transmission related since I thought the hub was good from my auto, apparently not. Only took a hour on this one to rebuild. The Festiva makes a excellent kayak transporter, inflatable only right now.

[sc72]

sodakfastiva, great picture and ya those are nice wheels.