What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[Advancedynamix]

Set the bearing preload on the aspire spindles.

[fastivaca]

^^^^ PM sent!

[Icedawg]

cage release

So I was able to pull the cage out of Icetiva, but as it came up the shell just folded up at the B-pillar. With the running board rails cut to release the cage, and no frame rails to the back section it just folded up. It's a sad thing, but the cage and other parts will live on.

[htchbck]

Bolt pattern was PERFECT! I can't honestly say exactly what fan it is, but I am about 78% certain that it is the condenser fan and motor from an '88 Accord LXi. I have four fans, two from an '88 Civic and two from an '88 Accord. They are just floating around in the shed lol from when I used to own a CRX and an '89 Accord hatchback. This one looked the closest and easiest to implement. I won't know how well it does till it warms up, we've been running highs around 72 this week. But it does work, and it does blow air through the rad lol. Tried to charge up the AC too but I think one of the relays is out or something maybe.

[Advancedynamix]

^ nice work man! The bolt pattern on the motor ended up matching? Awesome. Let us know how it flows. Radiator fans are a big deal to us here in the desert.

[htchbck]

Oddly enough I had actually thought of doing the opposite, drilling an aspire drum to accept 4x114.3 to complement capri brakes up front. Never wound up getting the capri stuff though. Today I charged up the AC in Babystiva for lil sis, and installed my new (used) Accord condenser fan motor into FestEvil. Had to use the accord fan too, and ended up cutting about 3/4" off the end of each blade to clear the festiva housing. Seems to work well though, better than the dead motor that was in it at any rate lol.

[Advancedynamix]

This seems so obvious, so awesome, yet I don't remember hearing anyone else say that they did this. 8)

Most people just do aspire drums, but I'm trying to lighten the rear of the car as much as I can, aspire drums weigh a couple pounds more, so I lightened the festiva drums. The dual 4 lug festiva drums only work with aftermarket drums as the stock ones have less material in the needed area. These are now 1lb 7 ounces lighter than stock and have been balanced. Every little bit helps.

[200KGPGTP]

I can no longer see the dash due to all the gravel dust. Gag.

[neanderpaul]

It is nice, and I appreciate it a lot because I spent years making due with whatever I could find, and I'm always prepared to do that again if I have to.

Get into the arena now and answer the questions!!

[neanderpaul]

Built juniors hitch today! It's a class 4 with a mixture of neanderpauls design. It's going to look good. Not sure it will be as strong a towmaters but it will work.

It's Jack's design. I wish.

[neanderpaul]

I converted my festiva rear brakes to 4x100.

This seems so obvious, so awesome, yet I don't remember hearing anyone else say that they did this. 8)

[Ford Fester]

Built juniors hitch today! It's a class 4 with a mixture of neanderpauls design. It's going to look good. Not sure it will be as strong a towmaters but it will work.

[Advancedynamix]

Must be nice to have access to that kind of equipment, I did mine with a 1/2" drill bits and a carbide burr... Lol it all works though....

It is nice, and I appreciate it a lot because I spent years making due with whatever I could find, and I'm always prepared to do that again if I have to.

[gauge_half_inch]

Must be nice to have access to that kind of equipment, I did mine with a 1/2" drill bits and a carbide burr... Lol it all works though....

[Advancedynamix]

^^ I love how even your picture of drilling out a hole in a hub looks like it belongs in a magazine, so clean and shiny and perfect lighting lol.

Lol, thanks! Just took the picture with my phone.
Here's one of the drums. I converted my festiva rear brakes to 4x100. Finished them up this morning.