What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[koRnhead]

Oil change and fresh spark plugs.

[TorqueEffect]

Checked tranny fluid for the first time since I bought the car, fluid is full and very very clean.

[link5186]

Double post, sorry!

[link5186]

Just finished a mechanical timing advance mod on the carby car. Broke down the distributor and removed the stock mech advance springs. Replaced them with a stiffer set from a mcparts store spring advance kit for GM hei dizzies. I used the yellow springs (3 sets and weights in the package). They were a pain to get on because they're a bit short for this application, but initial test results are pretty promising. I moves the advance arms outward fully a few times to be sure the springs would take the extra stretch without breaking.

After throwing it back together I ran a test at stock timing. TDC base for carbies. It accelerates like a turd. Expected as the stiffer springs reduce the mechanical advance effect.

4* btdc base yields a minor improvement but still turd-like.

Getting more extreme at 10* btdc base, acceleration is pretty good and there is still no spark knock.

Time to go balls out at the top of the scale. With 16* btdc base timing it accelerates great without spark knock. Long term test results pending, but I will be sticking with it at 16* for now. I could probably get away with even more advance, but I'm out of scale and I want to be sure nothing will break before madness.

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[RhodeStiva]

good and washed the car today looks good
^before
V after

And change the motor mounts out on this one.
a great day before my birthday tomorrow. And he payed for the paint thank you Jared. __________________

[DriverOne]

Wasnt sure if i'd like 'em on a red Festy, thought i'd try it to see.

I likey!

Grrrrr, I'm going to eat you, said the Festiva! Hey, I'd like to see those angry eyes in red!

[Christ]

I picked one up off the shelf at AZ. But I think it was a "oops" return. Had a label on it.

[TheresGabe]

After having to wait two days, because it was "Special Order" I received my Air Filter. (Special order at both Autozone, and O'Reilly... REALLY)

[shorestiva]

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[David88]

Finished my first Aspire brake swap today on the '91.

[drddan]

Eyelids!






Wasnt sure if i'd like 'em on a red Festy, thought i'd try it to see.

I likey!

[Advancedynamix]

I hate/love how good you are at everything. Even with panels removed you make it look factory.

Advanced, that looks really clean man. Well done!

Thanks guys. I just hope it takes a big bite out of the cabin noise. I'll find out tomorrow. If it makes a big difference, I'll probably make something similar than hinges in the center so it can be taken in and out. This one will have to be destroyed to be removed.

[Prafeston]

Advanced, that looks really clean man. Well done!

[kumalaba]

i named my bp car(with hints from paul) t-rexstiva! if this has been used b4 i will rename him!

[Ford Fester]

I hate/love how good you are at everything. Even with panels removed you make it look factory.