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  • What have you done to your Festiva today!?

    ^^^^Changed the tie rod ends. It loosened my steering up. So it isn't as hard to turn.
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    '93 Festiva GL A/T

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    • arrows to my post, lol.

      I replaced inner and outer tie rod ends and LCA's last april and may respectively. Im leaning towards a rack on its way out (it has no rubber boots, and the big boor where the column goes into the rack is also cracked) or bad bushings. The best way I can describe the feeling of the steering is when your going into a turn, it seems like your not turning it enough to make the turn, but in reality, you are. The frost heaves are getting horrible around here this time of year, so the way i drive, i most likely broke something, lol.
      1990 Festiva L "puddles". 187,000 mi. All stock, B8 coming this fall to a festiva near you

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      • Made a new spare tire cover for the surf blue 1990.

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        • Nice! I plan on doing this with mine too!
          -Rafe-

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          Random Festiva Parts
          Festiva Non-Swoopy Power Drivers Mirror

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          • Originally posted by 1990new View Post
            Made a new spare tire cover for the surf blue 1990.
            Obviously, you don't have an Aspire spare that sticks out slightly above the cover
            Last edited by bravekozak; 03-12-2013, 07:41 PM.

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            • Originally posted by bravekozak View Post
              Obviously, you don't have an Aspire spare that sticks out slightly above the cover
              Nope...original doughnut spare. All 3 Festivas have the stock 12" wheels and tires.
              https://picasaweb.google.com/1050521...eat=directlink
              Last edited by 1990new; 03-12-2013, 07:58 PM.

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

                New rear racing springs!

                Last edited by Huli; 03-12-2013, 08:16 PM.
                HULi ---------------------------------------------------------------------------> Any-where, any-way, any-time.
                "CL4P-TP" - 93 Festiva L

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                • Originally posted by Prafeston View Post
                  You painted the tach too? That's gotta be another 5HP!
                  At least! Looks good though, haha, painted it red to match the car
                  1993 Festiva L "Wendy" BP n' stuff
                  2013 Mazdaspeed 3 "The Kraken" -Stock.

                  Dave Forget

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                  • Moved the volt gauge, and tach off the top of the dashboard.
                    Only light on the cluster I can't see because of the tach is the rear defrost light, which isn't very important.




                    Also picked up some rubber insulation strips, and put some under the hood. (sometimes it rattles)
                    I also used the stuff on the rear speaker plastics on the mounting points, where the plastic touches the body of the car, and between the speakers and the plastics themselves. No more damned rattling when I got my music cranked up. Yay!
                    Last edited by TorqueEffect; 03-13-2013, 05:27 PM.
                    1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
                    2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
                    1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28

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                    • Huli, how did you manage to get the spokes going in opposite directions on the front wheel and rhe rear wheel? If it is like that on the other side too, you may want to consider a wheel switcheroo.

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

                        Installed new HLA's ( $7.00 each at Rockauto). Finished rebuilding a pair of front hubs and got the passenger side switched out. Ordered some longer studs for the front. When those arrive I'll get a couple of photos with them installed along with the 10mm hubcentric spacers I got earlier. I have my new summer tires mounted and balanced but still a bit early to put them on. Need the new studs anyway

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                        Ian
                        Calgary AB, Canada
                        93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
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                        • HLA? Head light assemblies?

                          Yesterday, I got it inspected. It failed for the parking brake hanging up and an exhaust leak. Hope to fix both problems today.
                          Buck.
                          -1993 Ford Festiva GL, ~200k, B6, Aspire rear, Rio front, 5-speed. '87 Prelude alloys. Happy to be back on the route!!!
                          -1999 Toyota Sienna XLE, 346,000
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                          • What have you done to your Festiva today!?

                            Hydraulic lash adjuster.

                            Didn't even have to ask her to!

                            Fixed her headlight, replaced the water pump/alternator belt, and swapped a tire. Her car looks like hell but it purrs better than mine!
                            -Zack
                            Blue '93 GL Auto: White 13" 5 Point Wheels, Full LED Conversion, and an 8" Sub

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                            • ^^ Now that has rally potential.
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                              '92 Festiva L M/T
                              '93 Festiva GL A/T

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                              • Looks like hell, but she has a Sunroof!

                                It is looking pretty rusty! Get the poor girl a new fender man!
                                -Rafe-

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