What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[greywolf200]

I like that yellow car.......:thumbs_up:

[Brianliska]

Painted the wheels!

[bravekozak]

Wow. That is the reason my Festiva sits on big Douglas fir blocks every winter.
Soon it will be time to come down. I can feel it.

[ericsmith32]

It's been a long while since I've worked on or been around a Festiva. Sold mine 3 years ago. This one is dad's and has had it since 98 with 80k. Now has 254k and about toast. Going to replace the brake cylinder and shoes one the passenger side, repack and on the way home. Don't see put anything more into it. Still runs great and drives okay and averages 40+!

[1990new]

I BROUGHT IT HOME!
~For one thing. $650.oo (USD) cash

I have the battery on charge on a ten amp cycle, but I doubt it's any good. It was fully discharged.

I also did a short and dirty engine bay cleanup. I don't trust engine cleaners on anything made out of rubber.

I gave the rest of the car a quick bath, since it was under pine trees. I'll go farther later.

TODAY IS MY VICTORY DAY! I just GOT IT - and that for me right now is enough.

I HAVE GOT IT! It's MINE now....

I don't know how to explain what that means, I was looking in this direction for many years.

~ But I'm guessin' ya feel me

Great to hear... now we need a description and pictures. You will find about everything you need to know about your Festiva here.

[Greywolf]

I BROUGHT IT HOME!
~For one thing. $650.oo (USD) cash

I have the battery on charge on a ten amp cycle, but I doubt it's any good. It was fully discharged.

I also did a short and dirty engine bay cleanup. I don't trust engine cleaners on anything made out of rubber.

I gave the rest of the car a quick bath, since it was under pine trees. I'll go farther later.

TODAY IS MY VICTORY DAY! I just GOT IT - and that for me right now is enough.

I HAVE GOT IT! It's MINE now....

I don't know how to explain what that means, I was looking in this direction for many years.

~ But I'm guessin' ya feel me

[muleskinner]

Shadow has been sitting for about a month needing a master cylinder & brake booster, which I have ordered, also it needed an exhaust manifold & down pipe. Being that Shadow is from the Cleveland area, the manifold and down pipe were rotted bad where they meet and was leaking exhaust bad. I already had the manifold but ordered the down pipe from here.
I was able to reuse the oxygen sensor by taking my old manifold to my welder guy and he got it out in 10 minutes. I had him take out the other oxygen sensor, which was no good, out of the replacement manifold. Amazing what high heat can do when you know how to use it.
I got the manifold, oxygen sensor, and down pipe on, just waiting for the master cylinder/booster.

[meyek91974]

Torque', I can only agree with your assessment of Tire Discounters as I was told that they cant do an alignment on my Explorer because I switched to polyurithane bushings and have LT235/85R16s. For anyone reading - Don't Go To Tire Discounters

[burundon]

Re-covered the door panels.

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[burundon]

Just need to find a spray can of pop yellow to touch up.

Spoiler, rear coil overs, cut springs in front to level

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[BeeDuhb]

Put a rack on it, upgraded to PAL fuses, other misc things

[Meepersly]

Bought a turbo for the festiva and adapter for the fuel rail to install an adjustable fuel pressure regulator

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[Meepersly]

Finally got my engine build and install finished and took it racing. Engine survived, and I won race 1 each day! But Saturday I broke a front axle cv joint in race 3 and Sunday the rear axle beam snapped in half in race 2. A friend welded it back together and I won race 3, which made up for a lot of the frustration.

Nice glad to hear I can't wait to take my Festi to the track one day.

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[Icedawg]

Finally got my engine build and install finished and took it racing. Engine survived, and I won race 1 each day! But Saturday I broke a front axle cv joint in race 3 and Sunday the rear axle beam snapped in half in race 2. A friend welded it back together and I won race 3, which made up for a lot of the frustration.

[blake4591]

I've had similar experiences with other tire shops. My standard policy now is to put the spare on, drop off the tire and wheel on my way to work, and then pick it up on my way home. I absolutely refuse to wait for those clowns to figure out some thing that is common sense.