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  • Greywolf
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    Oops! I meant '91...
    (the '94 is a Suzuki Swift)




    :headbang:
    Last edited by Greywolf; 09-27-2016, 05:49 PM.

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  • Greywolf
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    My back lawn got overgrown, thanks to some rain and a heat wave so I decided to lay it down flat and chop it up the easy way!
    ~ I took my '94 out back and experimented with drifting for a while... :blob: *I bet my neighbors think it's a crop circle

    I'm definitely going to do a video of this - but I wanna get rid of the burn pile in the center of the yard just for GP

    "If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right"
    Last edited by Greywolf; 09-21-2016, 10:28 AM.

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  • bravekozak
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    Tang comes in a new flavor!
    Lime!

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  • NTRCOOL
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    So today while I was painting my brother's Ford Explorer I mixed up too much a of one of the colors and didn't feel like wasting it so I got a little spray happy.
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  • Advancedynamix
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    Seems like a pretty good deal. The seat belts are still available through KIA if I remember correctly.

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  • fezzy
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    Picked up a Festiva, 1998 WF 1.3, 5 speed, ( with defect sticker for seat belts and tyres )
    No Pwr/Strg.
    $100.00 + tow truck $45.00
    Runs perfectly, started instantly, oil good, red coolant OK, no leaks.
    CD stacker /radio/cassette/remote.
    Not sure what to do with it, donor car for spare parts..not sure yet.

    I know to fix seat belts according to legals here, be around $200.00 each, certified.
    Tyres as expected, is a variable cost.
    Leaky rear exhaust noise.
    Needs battery.

    Will scrub up well, no dents.

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  • Greywolf
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    Hot damn! Another Wolfoid!

    Today I went and pulled a car (chassis) I bought last weekend out of the weeds, and would have dragged it home except the guy I was counting on who had a truck and trailer decided to go four wheeling at the last minute and left me only partially mission capable...

    For future reference - if you use a strap to lift up a Festiva with a tractor bucket you WILL put some bends in the door frame, but they were minor in this case and under the circumstances we risked it. This is a carb'd car that has no engine or transaxle in it that I wanted to strip all the way pretty much like AdvancedDynamix does with his.

    The dents over the doors are minor compared to all the leaves and trash inside it, but it came with a whole pile of extra parts and set me back a mere $100

    * I also found two cases of beer stashed in the weeds next to it

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  • greywolf200
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    Originally posted by bravekozak View Post
    firebush, you need pads. I know the Ford number. Kia number MB09243028

    PM me your shipping address. You should have some rubber on the clutch.

    I got mine from Advance.

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  • bravekozak
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    firebush, you need pads. I know the Ford number. Kia number MB09243028

    PM me your shipping address. You should have some rubber on the clutch.
    Last edited by bravekozak; 09-12-2016, 08:37 PM.

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  • firebush357
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    Got a lot done this weekend! I installed new 4" AudioPipes in the front speaker locations. The tweeter post in the middle hits the stock speaker grill a little but everything snaps into place. I found a matching Passenger Protege seat and got it for half off so I only paid $20 for the seat, an extra Escort dome light and some Plug Wires.

    I installed an Escort Dome Light, pretty simple install with the guidance of the Forum. I had the wires backwards at first and had to flip them but everything works properly now.


    I sprayed my clutch pedal with some cheap bed liner. It is not as gritty as I was hoping for but it is better than slippery metal.


    In the process of trying to fix my Speedometer problem I went ahead and painted my Gauge arms white. I found that my Speedo clutch mechanism is kinda loose inside and if the the speedo cable puts to much pressure on it then it won't spin correctly. I have and extra one that I could replace it with but it has a few more miles on it. I think that if I just pull the cable out as far that it might work. I'm really tired of pulling my Cluster apart though! Oh and I also Wet Sanded the clear plastic and then put some Polishing compound and then some turtle wax. It is so clear now.

    Before


    After
    Last edited by firebush357; 09-12-2016, 06:36 AM.

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  • harpon
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    They are your corporate masters and mistresses and you WILL be warking on greasy cars and killing fort them until the end of time. They saved you from YOUR government when they bought it off . and so they are very ENTITLED to write their own ticket on your rates and whatever credit report world they can inflict on you without representation. Besides, paying Highwaymen Insurance insures we will all most likely drive the LARGEST car we need at any time, and that sells gasoline, because never forget, Man Made Global Warming is NOT what keeps them in their own illusion of power, while they otherwise send us all to hell.
    Last edited by harpon; 09-08-2016, 09:07 PM.

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  • bravekozak
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    Everyone knows that they are vultures.
    Banks are next in the bottom feeder category.

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  • TorqueEffect
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    Finished up my exhaust, now tolerable to drive without going deaf. :p

    Also been fighting with insurance companies. Dropped progressive since they were gouging me over 1 speeding violation (I should have just stayed with them). In this venture I found out, always tell the insurance companies everything, because they will find out regardless, after signing on to State Farm, they gave me a good rate, and I was happy, a week later they sent me a notice in the mail that they increased my rates because of the speeding violation I didn't tell them about. Then a half week after that, they sent me a notice for each of my cars that they were cancelling my policy because of the Speeding violation, and because they didn't like that I had some delinquency on my credit report. (Insurance companies are %@#$ing crooks, and thieves, and will use the littlest friggin' excuse to price gouge you.)

    So currently going through a bunch of Insurance companies, and seeing which ones give me the best rates. Honestly don't care if they are good or not, as long as they are cheap, because I only need liability. my Festiva isn't worth appraising, and getting any kinda coverage yet. lol

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  • jawja jim
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    Tach cluster and variable wipers installed on the unicorn. I'm glad to have the "lights on" buzzer on this car, now. I've left the lights on 4 times in the last couple of weeks going to the pool league. The last time, someone came in and announced that "a blue sports car" has the lights on. I don't recall a Festy being called a sports car before.

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  • Spike
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    Installed front MK2 custom coilovers and a set of molded mudflaps on Nancy.

    Next is rear coilovers and re-paint of front and rear bumpers. Gonna be a great driver for Madness, yessiree.

    Joe

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