What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[fastivaca]

Finished the sound deadener install on the floor, replaced the old carpet with one in much better shape and patched a hole in the floor I discovered when I pulled out the old carpet. Seats go back in in the morning then I'll tackle the doors.

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[skimsucka]

suspension info

Well for a long while my cars suspension has been bouncy and had a weird rattle to it i just assumed it was my stiff ground control coil-over springs 250f 200r after a little inspection it turns out my passenger rear shocked was completely ruined! I ordered up a new one installed it today and man oh man what a nice ride no more bouncing it handles and rides like kyb/FMS combo but aboutas i just 15% stiffer because of my spring rate!! Im debating some kind of motor swap as i just got new front drilled and slotted brakes and i have a b&m short shifter in there its all setup for something im thinking (THis is pertaining to my blue stock car).


new freshness

[jamesmc]

Re-did all my ghetto wiring, this time using solder and heatshrink. Makes me feel comfortable that my car won't blow up or catch fire. :confused2: Fixed my left brake light, spoiler brake light, and dome light. Speedometer cable snapped, so I replaced that as well. Also, ordered my cold air intake. Loving this BP.

[Damkid]

wow, just one thing after another for you eh chris?

Yup lol although i always had a worry about the phantom grip causing this problem.... luckily i was able to drive it home and this didn't happen on my way to FM5

So needless to say i have a regular open diff in my car now until i can afford an Mfactory diff, and hopefully no more break downs for a while

[ericsmith32]

Rides fine, I drove it hard down the hwy to test it out. I actually have better clearance at the rear strut perch now. Someone must have had a bad tire on one of the rims. They tire guy removed four ounces of weight from one rim and only had to add 3/4 of an ounce back to get it balanced.

Yeah that tire was bad.. still had good tread the only reason I kept it. Need to put it on the back next time.

[walth]

wow, just one thing after another for you eh chris?

I just bought rotors and pads for my front aspire swap. gonna rebuild the calipers tonight and get the knuckles and struts ready for tomorrow morning and have it swapped up and ready for the meet.

[Damkid]

can't you just drop the trans down and slide it off? or is this way easier?

I think the crank pulley would hit the frame before the tranny dropped low enough to get off the engine



Last night i pulled the motor/trans and found a hole in the tranny case.... the diff pin rotated and sheared the roll pin and worked its way out of the diff to carve the hole in the case...... stupid phantom grips..... anyway, today i got the next hybrid tranny ready, then bolted it to the motor and got them back in the festiva... another hour of work and it'll be back up and running

I have pics of the damage but photobucket's not co-operating, once i get pics loaded i'll post them

[91_festy_Gl]

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?p=449635&highlight=resurected#post449635

[freshtiva]

Ouch that's a bit steep! How does it ride with those rims?

Rides fine, I drove it hard down the hwy to test it out. I actually have better clearance at the rear strut perch now. Someone must have had a bad tire on one of the rims. They tire guy removed four ounces of weight from one rim and only had to add 3/4 of an ounce back to get it balanced.

[Joe Dirt]

My engine kit came today, ordered a new flywheel and a clutch, need to get the motor set out

[Nerd Racing]

Oh i'll have it fixed up over the weekend, i'm just not looking forward to pulling the motor again

can't you just drop the trans down and slide it off? or is this way easier?

got the festiva inspected today and picked up a pair of outer tie rod ends...

[ericsmith32]

Ouch that's a bit steep! How does it ride with those rims? Speaking of tires one of the Festiva's has a flat.. that's a first. Typically it's the Escape with flats.

[freshtiva]

Got some different wheels mounted on Frankenstiva. Still missing an "Eagle Alloy" center cap. I see some on ebay for $25 each which is more than I paid for the wheels. :shock:

[IdealSociety]

bought more turbo parts. also bought rear brakes to get it back on the road this weekend.

pics to come if i can get her running

[ENEMY_]

Took it for a photoshoot. I posted a few pics in the gallery forum