What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[Maikel]

I washed it, then clayed and polished it, and two coats of Collinite 476S
First its was like this:


After little while:


And finally:

[200KGPGTP]

Indicates insanity.

Fixed

Whats taking you so long, get with it.

Slim(no) pickings locally! :/ Money is also tight as always lol. If I got a festy I'd pretty much be getting a paper route as well.

[sc72]

Looking at getting another......................

Whats taking you so long, get with it.

[Ford Fester]

Fired it up and let it warm up. First time since madness.

[neanderpaul]

What have you done to your Festiva today!?

Looking at getting another......................

Indicates sanity.

[200KGPGTP]

Looking at getting another......................

[RhodeStiva]

What have you done to your Festiva today!?


Got me some luggage tags for xmas

[crazyrog17]

What have you done to your Festiva today!?

That makes me think, my dads trans is super loud and could probably use some new fluid. Maybe that's why he only gets around 30mpg.

[DriverOne]

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

Replaced the trans fluid. It drives soooooo much better now! Apparently, I had about half of what I needed. An improperly lubricated transmission sure drains the power! My last fuel stop yielded 33.1 MPG's! The way it drives now, I'm certain I have regained at least 5 MPG. Now for spark plug check and possible replacement.

[Twistiva]

Had some fun today in the snow, drifting around turns using the ebrake.


But then later in the day when making my way back home to get ready for work, going around 25 down a back-road and there was a slight bend in the road, thought I was going slow enough for the corner since it was barely a curve at all, (you can see where this is going) car decided to keep going straight right into the guardrail.

Ouch! :cry_smile:

Been there, done that.

Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, about the winter of 2000. Hurring to an Air National Guard drill weekend trying to get hired by an A-10 unit. Hit some ice and slid into a curb about 3-5 MPH.

Stupid me.

Let's all be careful. Every day parts get just a little harder to find.....

[crazyrog17]

What have you done to your Festiva today!?

I too had a little winter driving mishap. Slid the turn into the gas station at 3mph into some flower bed edging bricks.. I moved about 8 total with the domino effect but they were only pushed by the sway bar. Very lucky there wasn't any damage but I'll need to give a closer inspection tomorrow. Drive safe out there kids.

[RazorWing]

Boy do I have a lot to brief you all on! With the help of DriverOne and BeBandit, I've replaced almost all gaskets in the engine. I personally replaced the alternator belt. We've installed a new overhead light, and installed a temporary cigar lighter until we can get a more permanent fix for it. We also found new seats I hope to get by the end of the week, of which will be reupholstered and later installed. And I'm dead set on an engine swap that I also hope to have purchased soon. Already got my eye on one here on the Forums. Also got a new front sway bar that will be installed soon. Much more to come!

[TorqueEffect]

Had some fun today in the snow, drifting around turns using the ebrake.


But then later in the day when making my way back home to get ready for work, going around 25 down a back-road and there was a slight bend in the road, thought I was going slow enough for the corner since it was barely a curve at all, (you can see where this is going) car decided to keep going straight right into the guardrail.

I was sure with how hard I hit the guardrail I did allot of damage to the body.
So I drove the rest of the way home after my brain registered what just happened.
The only damage was few small spots where the paint was scraped off, car body wasn't in the best shape anyway but I was glad the damage wasn't significant.

[Charlie1717]

Also, what grade are they? The caps have an 8 on them.

I'd guess it is a metric 8.8 grade. Which is a medium grade (like grade 5 standard) so you could get a 10.9 or if it is a socket head cap bolt (allen head) then you could get a 12.9.
I like to switch to socket head style when I can because it tends to be easier to get out in the future if need be.

[Oren09]

I MADE PROGRESS.

I bought a metric bolt removal socket kit from Harbor Freight. Every review on it was good so I gave it a shot.
Worked like a charm on my rounded torque converter bolt! A friend and a slight tug on a breaker bar and it was out. Amazing, and the 9 piece kit was well worth $20.

Got the new engine switched from Aspire spec to Festiva. Got it INSTALLED! Now just putting various things back on it and I may have a running car.

Now I just need to source some new torque converter bolts. Mine are a bit worn and one is trashed.
Does anyone know if they HAVE to be the same exact size or is there a little bit of clearance for longer or possibly shorter bolts? Also, what grade are they? The caps have an 8 on them.

Link to magic sockets:

http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-38-drive-metric-bolt-extractor-sockets-67894.html