What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[FeistyFesti]

I got a request to explain how to do the manual fan switch so here it is. Hope it is okay in this section.

Materials: 30-40amp relay, 14-16 gauge female connectors, 14-16 gauge eyelets, shrink tubing, 14 gauge wire (5-7 feet?), and about 2 feet of 10 gauge wire, solder, and Harbor Freight torch( $9)


Here is the schematic for wiring:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/AlphaViet/schematic.jpg

The only bad thing about this way of wiring is, if you forget to turn off switch, the fan will continue running and kill your battery. It was so hot I did not feel like hunting down a 12 volt key on wire, but I'll do it in the near future.

In this picture, the lime green square is the relay with a convenient threaded hole to mount it to fender.

The dark green circle is the 14 gauge wire that goes to the ground on the battery and
also number 86 on the relay.

The light purple circle is the 10 gauge wire that goes from battery positive to number 30 on relay.

The orange circle is the wire that goes into the cabin to one side of the switch and the number 85 on the relay. The other side of the switch is battery positive that goes into the cabin also. This circuit allows the relay to energize.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/AlphaViet/wirecode2.jpg

In this picture, the lime green circle is the ground wire to the factory fan connector. I mounted it under the radiator hold down and the female connector to the connector.

The red circle is the factory fan connector.

The yellow circle is the 10 gauge wire that goes from number 87 to the blue positive side of the factory fan connector.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/AlphaViet/wirecode1.jpg

This is how the switch looks inside the cabin.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/AlphaViet/coolswitch.jpg

This is a grommet that you can run the wires to the switch into the engine bay, it comes out under the master cylinder.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/AlphaViet/grommet.jpg

Hope this helps, if you need more explanations feel free to ask.

[FeistyFesti]

Installed an aircraft style switch and a relay to manually turn on my cooling fan. When my friend did the BP swap, he couldn't figure out a way to make it come on automatically. His switch install was very poorly done without a relay, I guess thats why the switch was burned out. Looks really cool on the dash and works flawlessly.

[Safety Guy]

Yesterday, I went to Dayton to meet Dave and Dale to get my red right side door and have breakfast!

Is this the longest thread yet?

Karl

[SuperDaveGulvak]

Picked up some of the parts Link5186/Dale loaded up into his Festy & met up with him & Karl for a meal at a very busy Perkins. Was a good day

[Oren09]

I applied pinstripe a few days ago.
Don't remember if I mentioned that...
(Sorry if I repeated)
The car looks really good with red stripe. Contrasts well with black trim.
Unfortunately its already peeling in places. Does anyone know of a good adhesive to use on that?

[sharkstiva]

Painted the hood black to make way for Carbon Fiber wrapping (which should be in the mail soon!), set up a transfer to NicholasJackson for some clear corner lights from DOWN UNDER!!!, Got my new Grant 457 Steering wheel installed, and while i was under the festy making sure my custom 2" exhaust piping was holding up (got it welded on with a glasspack and custom bent piping at the guys at Thrifty Muffler for $50!) I noticed the passenger side rear strut bushing on the trailing arm seems to have the head of the bold missing...no good. oh, and i Rain-x'ed all the windows and threw some Meguiar's on the body and tires.

[jamesmc]

Finally getting around to that BP.

[darrenryall]

I'll be replacing the wipers today, attempting to replace one of the running lights, and probably Armor-Alling the tires.

Tomorrow, maybe wash the car and get it ready for painting.

[200KGPGTP]

is right.... The dumb thing ran clean into my wheel well while I was going ~60 mph.... Dear god, there was some serious bone crunching.... *shudders*

[link5186]

Hit a cat.

Loaded it up with parts to take to Dayton!


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[200KGPGTP]

Hit a cat.

[Ford Fester]

^^^^^^jealous

[ENEMY_]

[Charlie1717]

^ What brand/color is that called? Looks great!

[neanderpaul]

You nailed the color. Let us know how it holds up.