What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[Prafeston]

Question: Besides cleaning it up, is the only thing you need to do to get ready to install it is buying a new transmission 'lip' gasket? (ie, where the transmission case mounts to the engine)

Is there a gasket for the transmission to engine? I don't remember seeing one when I removed it...I did buy new axle seals.

[Americanclassicg]

I bought it. Well, an Aspire.

[Twistiva]

Had a 200k party!!!

Congrats!

I remember when my Festy his 123,456.7 miles. I drove back and forth along a deserted road on base at lunchtime just so I could hit that magic number and take a pix of the odometer....didn't want it to roll through that sequential numbering and me not realize it. I took the pix :thumbs_up: but it turned out too blurry to see any of the numbers. :thumbs_down:

Congrats on the 200K!

[Huli]

Re: What have you done to your Festiva today!?

Had a 200k party!!!

[Twistiva]

[QUOTE=Prafeston;572744]Tried cleaning up my transmission a bit. Looking better. Still needs work.

Rafe -

Looks a ton better! Gotta do that exact same thing to a 5-spd I bought for my Festiva. I plan to paint mine when I get it all cleaned up in late Spring.

Question: Besides cleaning it up, is the only thing you need to do to get ready to install it is buying a new transmission 'lip' gasket? (ie, where the transmission case mounts to the engine)

[Twistiva]

Yesterday....

Bought 4 of these:

7 - XXR Wheels Model 008 15x6.5 4x114.3 offset 42 - AVNmotorsports.com - item 00856082 79.99.jpg

With plans to make them look like this:

7.1 - XXR-008.jpg

Why not just buy 4 of the wheels in the all-silver style? Can't get them anymore in the 15" size so I had to buy the wheels in the predominantly black style and will have to paint them. Oh well, they'll look killer when they're on there....

[Prafeston]

Is a trans like easily movable by one person? Is that a 5-speed?

Yeah, I can lug it around pretty easy and I'm a small guy. And yes it is a 5 speed.

[200KGPGTP]

Nice!!!!

I like the bumper sticker lol

[Oren09]

Picked up another one. For FREE!

Thanks DON SVO.

[Powerstiva]

Yes these trannys are very small and pretty light!!

[200KGPGTP]

Is a trans like easily movable by one person? Is that a 5-speed?

[Prafeston]

Tried cleaning up my transmission a bit. Looking better. Still needs work.

Before


After


Before


After

[Oren09]

Nice intake. What is that?

I changed the oil in mine today. And I think the clattering noise at idle I suspected of being a collapsed lifter is actually my rod knock issue getting worse.
At least I have a backup car now for when this engine goes. I'm already researching B6 swap stuff.

[Huli]

Re: What have you done to your Festiva today!?

Intake upgrade!

[TorqueEffect]

Ordered a 300k mileage window sticker, and 40+MPG sticker, and a aftermarket steering wheel.

Can't wait to get the steering wheel.