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  • The bar paint is not properly stained, You must be hearing the
    music from strings instead of dino fuel and 2 stroke oil!!!

    Went "wheelin" today, lifted is awesome!!
    Reflex paint by Langeman...Lifted...Tow Rig

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    • Obsessive, compulsive.
      I always hated reed assemblies or evidence thereof.

      Got my spot weld drill bits that I bought on eBay and peeled the reed assembly base off of my air cleaner.
      Ground off the rough spots, wire wheeled the rust, took a paintbrush and matched the original KB laser blue. I then cut off the return air hose fitting that was sticking out.
      Looking good.
      Last edited by bravekozak; 06-03-2012, 10:41 AM.

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      • put on a new grant 12.5" steering wheel.
        Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust. When you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again, but life goes on.

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        • Trolled the interwebs for a donor under $1000. With gas prices nice and high in my area. Everyone holds onto their EGT's and Protege LX's. Or sells them for 4x what they should. expletiveexpletiveexpletive
          Owner of:
          1991 Red Festiva L, 5 speed (Swagger Wagon)
          In progress:
          BP+G25MR swap, Kia rio axles hopefully.

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          • Went wheelin and had to slide down a bank, through a ditch and up onto a road
            so I was wondering what my approach angle is.....I couldn't get it high enough
            to measure it, I want to measure before and after with the new tires..ATV
            when they get here.

            Reflex paint by Langeman...Lifted...Tow Rig

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            • Wow!!
              youtube.com/neanderpaul 88 festiva LX w/BP G25 MR 5 speed waiting for wiring- 93 Festiva GL auto w/ air, waiting for B6t/G4A-HL - 98 Nissan Quest - 02 Mazda protege 5 wife's DD

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              • Got my car "inspected" today, she's now legal. Washed and waxed yesterday with Turtle Wax Ice.
                Semper Fi til I die!

                1993 Fescort GT 1.8 BP automatic Kia Rio front struts and cut springs Cut Front Festiva springs with Monroe Aspire struts in rear


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                • Originally posted by link5186 View Post
                  ^ my twin! I bet traction's pretty good on those. What's that grill?

                  Sent from the bathroom via crapatalk.
                  It's homemade. Just some aluminum with holes cut through, for my hid's.




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                  • Built a franken-e-series 5 speed for the blue car using the the aspire trans and the cracked trans I got from gauge half inch. Used the aspire gearset and back half. I used the front half and diff from the cracked one. I was hoping that the cracked one had a good syncro ring for 5th, but all the teeth were in the case. Sadly that means the aspire one was the better choice. Its fifth gear syncro was cracked into 3 pieces. Ugh. Had a heck of a time getting the case back together. Turns out I screwed up the end of a detent rod. So after pulling all the crap back apart for the 3rd time and swapping the rod out I finally got it together. I can't wait to see how it turns out. 85 in fourth is just too darned loud.
                    Sent from the bathroom via crapatalk.
                    91 L 5sp "The Silver Bullet" B6, Brake/Susp Swapped Build Thread
                    92 L 5sp "Red" RIP
                    95 Grand Prix SE DD
                    Wife's Stuff:
                    89 L 5sp "Carby Car"
                    97 Aspire auto "Pink Panther"
                    Build Thread

                    Spring 2013 IndyStiva:
                    http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...eet-April-20th

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                    • Switched out the front wheels/tires with good ones.. one had a bad flatspot on it and needed replaced bad!! Drives sooo much smoother now Also got a new pilot bearing pressed into a extra flywheel to get ready for this weekend. Swapping engines and installing a new clutch.
                      -93' L BP swap/e-series, coilovers, RIO front swap, redrilled festy drums, Miata 14" 7 spokes.
                      -88' Mazda 323 SE, work in progress..
                      -85' Nissan Sentra 5 spd.

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                      • Passed inspection.
                        I failed last week for NOx emissions. They were just a little bit too high.
                        So I ran some Seafoam through the tank and some through the intake. Adjusted timing (rotated distributor forward until the car was hesitant then back a little).
                        Passed. Barely, but it did it.
                        ~Austin
                        Red 88 L (Ocho)

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                        • Originally posted by Oren09 View Post
                          Passed inspection.
                          I failed last week for NOx emissions. They were just a little bit too high.
                          So I ran some Seafoam through the tank and some through the intake. Adjusted timing (rotated distributor forward until the car was hesitant then back a little).
                          Passed. Barely, but it did it.
                          Try a PCV catch can. It'll get the oil residue and crap out of your intake, so you can actually run a little more advanced timing and you'll have less emissions.

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                          • Originally posted by Movin View Post
                            Went wheelin and had to slide down a bank, through a ditch and up onto a road
                            so I was wondering what my approach angle is.....I couldn't get it high enough
                            to measure it, I want to measure before and after with the new tires..ATV
                            when they get here.

                            LOL, I bet that makes it easy to change the mower blades, huh?
                            I like the whole off-road concept (air lift, tires, bedliner paint, etc.) of your car a lot, just not sold on the red color.....I think maybe camoflage??? and some skid plates and off-road lights??:p

                            I think a "fun top" would be cool as well......kinda more "Jeep-ish"!
                            Last edited by blkfordsedan; 06-11-2012, 04:46 PM.
                            Brian

                            93L - 5SP, FMS springs, 323 alloys, 1st gen B6, ported head & intake, FMS cam, ported exhaust manifold w/2-1/4" head pipe.
                            04 Mustang GT, 5SP, CAI, TFS plenum, 70mm TB, catted X, Pypes 304SS cat-back, Hurst Billet+ shifter, SCT/Bama tuned....4.10's & cams coming soon
                            62 Galaxie 2D sedan project- 428, 3x2V, 4SP, 3.89TLOC

                            1 wife, 2 kids, 9 dogs, 4 cats......
                            Not enough time or money for any of them

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                            • Recieved my spoilers from Ernst! Only took 5 buisness days to get them!! Tomorrow I might have enough time to put them on, will post a pic wen it's done!
                              Mike Holmgren
                              Thief Rvr Fls, MN
                              1989 Festiva L, carb. 4 spd.
                              "If at first you don't succeede, get a bigger hammer. If it breaks it needed to be replaced anyway."

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                              • Didn't do anything to mine (other than drove Green Car tonight) but I did ship out a couple parts... hopefully some folks will have some good use out of them
                                No festiva for me ATM...

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