What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[ottoparts]

My interior is in really good shape. I had some Aspire seat foam laying around. I swapped the foam out on the Festiva seat frames and put the stock Festiva coverings back on. The Aspire foam has the large "R" in the middle. In the picture of the two seats, the passenger one was swapped and the driver was stock.
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[firebush357]

Try adding about a fifty ohm resistor in line to the lights from the dimmer switch. if it's too much, drop it by 25 ohms. if it isn't enough - go up 25 ohms. Resistors can be had in six packs online or from radio shack for about a buck and a half.

You could also install a trimmer pot - an adjustable resistor in a range of about 0 to 250 or 0 to 100 ohms. That way you could dial it right in.
The basic rule with LED's used to be 50 ohms per volt, if that means anything to you.


Myself I just went on the longest confidence test run so far with the 1991. I took a load of aluminum cans to a scrapper in Memphis and bagged about thirty some odd bucks, then I turned right around and ran to O'Reilly's near where I live and got the speedo cable I needed placed on order...

$29.oo even, after discounts. Coincidence? :highly_amused:

I'm wondering now if I can tweek the A/C to make it blow colder.

I get a 30% Discount from Advance Auto Parts from my job. You have to order online and spend over $50 though. The Discount code is TRT30, it will save you up to a maximum of $50 and you also get there rewards program with it to use in store on smaller purchases. It has saved me a lot of money, Had to buy 2 new batteries for my Diesel and saved $46 on each battery htd

[Greywolf]

Try adding about a fifty ohm resistor in line to the lights from the dimmer switch. if it's too much, drop it by 25 ohms. if it isn't enough - go up 25 ohms. Resistors can be had in six packs online or from radio shack for about a buck and a half.

You could also install a trimmer pot - an adjustable resistor in a range of about 0 to 250 or 0 to 100 ohms. That way you could dial it right in.
The basic rule with LED's used to be 50 ohms per volt, if that means anything to you.


Myself I just went on the longest confidence test run so far with the 1991. I took a load of aluminum cans to a scrapper in Memphis and bagged about thirty some odd bucks, then I turned right around and ran to O'Reilly's near where I live and got the speedo cable I needed placed on order...

$29.oo even, after discounts. Coincidence? :highly_amused:

I'm wondering now if I can tweek the A/C to make it blow colder.

[firebush357]

Replaced my Cluster illumination bulbs with a strip of LED's I had laying around because there was one bulb already out and I could barely see my Cluster at night and anything over 50mph I had no clue how fast I was going because it was so dark. They are really bright on the when the dimmer is turned all the way up but I think they will be fine with it turned down, if not I can just add a piece of plastic where the older green one used to go and either scuff it up or tint it or I could just wire in a small resistor.

This is the lowest setting on the dimmer switch.
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[Greywolf]

Trashed one of my speedometer cables (white car) removing the speedo gear to check the fluid level. It just came apart while I was trying to wiggle the gear out.

On the plus side - yeah, it was a couple of pints low on Mercon. No wonder it was whining in fifth, now I have to wonder if it survived the previous owner or if it has internal damage that will get worse.

I think Mr. Skippy here is going to be exploring the wonderful world of transaxle rebuilding soon...

[firebush357]

Finished grinding down my Brake Calipers in the front so that the new wheels won't hit them.
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Sucky part is that I just painted them about 3 months ago...

[ottoparts]

Getting my rack ready for install. This is how I sealed/tied in the power steering ports.
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[TorqueEffect]

Drove it hard to get to work on time.

Also the a stock Exedy clutch is holding the BP's power perfectly fine. Almost completely broken in too if it isn't already.

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[ottoparts]

A few odds and ends on the kids car. Timing belt, alternator belt, fuel filter, plugs, wires, cap and rotor.
Should be good for a little bit

[TorqueEffect]

Well found out the grinding sound was coming from the alternator pulley rubbing the fender under heavy acceleration.

[navdoc101]

Try Tire Easy .com.
I got 4 165/60-13's delivered for $160.

[firebush357]

Thanks. They have a lot more choices.

[Team Lightning]

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Ive bought several sets of tires from these people, always great service.

[firebush357]

165 55 14 will fit the car much better and the car will drive and handle better than the wider, and taller tires. These cars get better traction with narrower tires. The 165mm tires will fit nicely on 6.5" rims.

I can't seem to find any 165/55/14 tires online anywhere but I did find 165/65/14 tires at TireKingdom. 165mm is exactly 6.5 inches wide, does that let the sidewall bulge out any? I'm not really fond of the stretched tire look that some people are going for on the cambered cars nowadays. I've also found some 175/65/14 tires but they aren't much shorter than the original tires and may rub.

Also another factor I'm debating is the price. The 185/60/14s are about $42 each where the 165/65/14s are about $97 each.

I would also like to mention that I am running the stock B3 engine as of right now so there won't be a whole lot of power going to these wheels. There is plans for Nitrous in the future but only after I get a Wideband so I don't lean out.

Thanks for the advice anyone has.

[greywolf200]

The wife and I are in process of buying a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house with lots of rooms on 1.2 acres of land that has a 3-year old 30 x 33-ft full steel workshop on it wire with 110 & 220-volt.

The workshop is for my fleet: 1990 5-spd street car, 1993 5-spd parts car, 1993 shell soon to be race car, 1996 wrecked Aspire for suspension & brakes and a soon to be picked up from Brian in West Virginia 1993 Festiva with a 1.8 BP engine, G transmission, reworked suspension, big brakes, 14-in rims etc.

We should be moving in sometime in July and if anyone wants to help move unlicensed and barely roadworthy Festiva's about a mile over public roads, plus about a million boxes, let me know!!!

Payment is with burgers, beer and a bed for the night!

Doug Brown
New Bern, NC
28560

If I were physically able, I'd come help for the trip to New Bern, love your town.