What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[econoaddict]

92 got a new windshield and wipers today.

[200KGPGTP]

Well it runs much better now, but the whistling/whining is still there. Have no idea what it is.

[htchbck]

100 miles ain't nothing, lol I run well over that in a 3 to 4 night of pizza. And that doesn't count getting to and from work either. Oh well, at least I'm already a mile a way when I get off from my day job during the week

Today I fixed one of the brake wear indicator tabs on Green Car that had started dragging because it wasn't riveted on very well

[200KGPGTP]

Well I got the paper route! This one is 63 miles a day, PLUS it's clear on the other end of town so I'll probably be putting 100 miles a day on the festiva. Figured I'd do some inspecting. I found that the whistling seems to be coming from a loose exhaust component, and I also found one of the spark plugs wasn't even finger tight!!

[ELUSIVE]

Got another job closer than 530 miles from home where I was working 2weeks away at a time. =more time to spend on the 121!!

[unknown]

Filled mine up, as a tough guy in a Super Duky diesel dualie sat on the other side of the pump and watched. You know, at first I thought I had paid too much for my Festy, till I realized his oil change would cost more than my car.:p

[fastivaca]

Installed a new heater blower motor. For anyone doing the same, especially if you have A/C, I discovered that unbolting the gas pedal bracket gives you a lot more wiggle room.

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[200KGPGTP]

Looks like i'm soon to be in a paper route nearly double the size of my last one.... Get ready festiva!!!


Hope the engine lasts..... It's getting tired. Burning more and more oil. I have the spare engine from festiva 2 though. I've never done an engine swap. Is it hard? Do I need a lift for a festiva engine?

[gingerjon205]

in the process of putting my festy back together/striping it from a wreck a couple weeks ago, also, painting all the interior, got my fixed fenders today installed, getting ready to primer grey the whole thing, gettin rid of the stock pop yellow slowly but surely gettin it like id like for now, minus a much wanted engine swap..:l

[htchbck]

What do you mean snowstorm? Its 70* outside! Today I renewed the tags and paid taxes on my festivas... under $100 for all four of them! Plus another $70 for the van, trailer and Miata. Miata was the worst, tax was like... $16 lol. Festivas were less than $5/ea on the taxes. Love my cars!

[crazyrog17]

Put the spare on after I nailed a curb in the parking lot during a snow storm the other night. Left it there until the weather cleared up.

Also, I went to the hardware store and bought a couple size 6 rubber stoppers. I had to drill out the center to use them as grommets (bushings? spacers?) to adapt the universal strut boot into a tie-rod boot. Debating on installing the front end parts myself or taking it to the mom-and-pop alignment place and asking them to install. I hate working out in this windy cold weather.

Then I'll have to hit up discount tire for a couple new 165/70 R12s. Luckily the one I blew a hole through the sidewall came with the car. Puny 145/80 didn't stand a chance!

[Ford Fester]

Got whatle's trans back together, taking a lunch break then going to wash his trans and junior's new b8 swap! The b8 swap is so easy and I had to go to the pick n pull anyway so I figured junior would like some added cc's.

[kellen302]

Put in the front half of an escort console (too broke to get the hand brake part) Kept the stock dash box thing. Looks extra ghetto and only moves a little when I shift. The Compton Special

[WulfgarTheGreat]

okay, i have fixed the rad drain plug problem and i have also installed new spark plugs/spark plug wires, so the only things left to do is the fuel filter and cleaning gas tank(in progress) then it will be time to start up my festy for the first time(for me) wish me luck!

[ericsmith32]

Did the Aspire swap up front. Didn't go easily and it does pulsate a bit. Hoping they'll seat in as neither car was doing that before. Took me all day but granted the crew was here digging the new 12x33 driveway, getting tired of our cars being messed with.




Resulting dirt pile irresistible to a 3 1/2 year old.