Installed the front and rear brakes, rear wheel bearings, painted and installed the enkei knock-offs, and put on her lovely cushion red and black steering wheel cover that she picked out... all on Babystiva, the wife's car
Washed & waxed 'Tiva. 3rd wax job after paint job. Paint shop said wax it 4 wks in a roe, to build up a nice wax surface. Then when water stops beadin'.:tongue9:
Festiva - New thermostat, pulled the trans plug - 2qts Mercon-1/2 quart MMO- 5 oz of Lubegard red and a dash of Mercon V - 70k front struts from the parts car - resealed one of the back vents with roofing polyurethane.
Aspire - Drained out a 1 1/4ish of Mercon and replaced with 1 qt MMO and 5 oz Lubegard Red
added another 1/2 qt oil on this tank of fuel just like I did the last tank. I think I will try some 85 wt gear oil on the next scheduled oil change. lol
today i backed out of my garage, heard the terrible clicking from my axles and thought to my self i should really replace them. then i ran it into the shop to put her on the hoist after work to assess the front end. axles are shot, boots are gone, and bearings are full of dirt. sweet. then i set it down, vacuumed it out, cleaned it up as good as a mechanics work car can get lol
I did nothing to MY festiva, drove my mom's Festiva, and went to look at my dad's new acquisition, a 91L 5speed with what I believe to be a fun top... it seems interesting to have a Festiva for everyone now except my grandfather..... My mom and I both have 5speed Festivas (as soon as I finish rebuilding the B3) and so will my dad, after Wednesday when he has it delivered to his house.... it surprised me that he asked, since it's been awhile since we've spoken at length...
Current Daily Driver:
89 Nissan D21 SE V6 5 speed 4x4
Projects in the works:
84 Mercedes Benz 300D(T)(Baby) currently awaiting transmission transplant/ full on restoration
I also did nothing besides watch my festy get rained on. Got parts for it today in the mail though!
91 L 5sp "The Silver Bullet" B6, Brake/Susp SwappedBuild Thread 92 L 5sp "Red" RIP 95 Grand Prix SE DD Wife's Stuff: 89 L 5sp "Carby Car"
97 Aspire auto "Pink Panther"Build Thread
Finally fixed the suspension on the roller that was sitting in the middle of my yard :p
Tightened the belt on the BP to stop that squealing! Also bolted on the heat shield (big day! ha). Put in the hatch cover I got from the junk yard.
Oh and Drew a dinosaur battle in the middle of the street with my roommate
Yep. I'm pretty cool
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Picked up the second pair of Aspire steelies with the Falken tires for the back half of the Aspire swap.
Ian
Calgary AB, Canada
93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite
"It's infinitely better to fail with courage than to sit idle with fear...." Chip Gaines (pg 167 of Capital Gaines, Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff)
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