What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[Va 88 Festiva]

I went to the Pick-N-Save and found a 89 with AC and got most of it, did'nt have a wrench big enuff for the lines. Got the fuel sending unit (Cause mine is only good for the first 1/4 tank. Also got the vacuum advance and put that on, hope it helps. Can;t wait to get the rest of the AC tomorrow.

[walth]

Fixed the front passenger and turned the the strut top hat. Hopefully that'll fix the inner tire wear it did the other. On a side note I'll never buy another tire from Walmart. Bunch of damn rip off artists. The screw was over 1/2 from the sidewall.. sorry we can't fix that too close to the sidewall you're going to have to buy another tire. BS apparently they're not smart enough to use a smaller patch. Took it to a tire shop and they fix it easily. Too bad I paid for the road hazard.

yeah if it's in the 1st or 5th line of tread most places won't touch it because of the massive lawsuits there have been over patched and/or plugged tires. I bought new tires for my truck 2 years ago (only have 8k miles on them) and got a nail in one last month. one place wouldn't touch it, the next wanted to just plug it. I was like, umm, no...it's a radial? patch and plug? Wanted me to leave it overnight. morons. So they didn't do it. Brought it home and got a place to P/P in 30 minutes.

so you bought a warranty for your tires from walmart and they wouldn't fix it? That does stink...

[Nerd Racing]

Going to work on the new headliner for the funtop today

[navdoc101]

Installed my Taurus Cup/Coin holder. Not too impressed, but it'll hold cans & bottled water. It'll do for now, can't find one of the nice Protege ones. Installed EGT interior door handles, the chrome ones. Adds a little to the interior, now need to find the window cranks to match. Still not drivein' 'Tiva with the bumm CVAxle & oil leak.:cry_smile:

[M3NTAL]

I've been driving around with no lock nut on my steering wheel for the past 3 weeks and finall installed a new one yesterday, installed another factory steering wheel that was in better shape, I also cleaned up my new door panels ! And I vacuumed the car also!

Thanks RJ and Chris for hooking me up!

[Damkid]

^ engine leaks are never good but that one has been leaking for a little while and as long as it isn't dripping oil you should be good just keep an eye on it.

Got my car sanded. Hood is back on. Need to do some straightening on the rear bumper before I replace my hatch isn't closing. Time is running out.

Man your working fast at getting it re-built!! Way to go!!

[Nerd Racing]

Fired it up and drove it to get some milk and bananas. Man the RIO ball bearing strut tops make it feel effortless to drive! I almost under steered into a curb because I went to turn the wheel like my protege (power rack with looped lines).

[Joe Dirt]

Unloaded all the parts I cleaned at work, thought about my next plan of attack then jumped in the maverick and headed home

[Oren09]

Just replace it it's not that hard and cheap. Unless you've put it back together. All you really need is a strong pick to pull the old one out. I used a sealer puller and it did scratch the shaft a bit... not good.

Yeah.. that's what I'm worried about. I've been reading up on it here and I'm not sure how to remove the timing gear and I'm scared to scratch the crank.

It's on my list. I've put the front of the engine back together for now but left off the timing cover to keep an eye on the belt and leak.

[ericsmith32]

Fixed the front passenger and turned the the strut top hat. Hopefully that'll fix the inner tire wear it did the other. On a side note I'll never buy another tire from Walmart. Bunch of damn rip off artists. The screw was over 1/2 from the sidewall.. sorry we can't fix that too close to the sidewall you're going to have to buy another tire. BS apparently they're not smart enough to use a smaller patch. Took it to a tire shop and they fix it easily. Too bad I paid for the road hazard.

[ericsmith32]

Adjusted timing belt.
Removed slack from throttle cable.

Noticed a leak:




Front crank seal, correct? What is the difficulty? And is the leak bad enough to require replacement now or is it still ok for awhile?

Just replace it it's not that hard and cheap. Unless you've put it back together. All you really need is a strong pick to pull the old one out. I used a sealer puller and it did scratch the shaft a bit... not good.

[DriverOne]

Why are there stuffed animals hanging from your car, Jamesmc?

[Joe Dirt]

Rebuilt my B8 at work today =0

[kumalaba]

engine bay looks great, i like the taillights!

[jamesmc]

Copied ENEMY_ with all-red tails.


Also, new intake thrown in quickly because I'm tired and want to sleep, I'll tidy it up tomorrow. Much thanks to iceracerdude for this one, it works great.