What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[TorqueEffect]

Gave it an oil change, and re-advanced the timing.

Didn't realize Valvoline racing synthetic was green. lol

I only got the stuff because it was being clearanced a while back for $1/quart.

[sketchman]

New control arms and urethane bushings for all 4 sway bar mounting points.

LOVE them. Love Florida cars too. I pulled both control arms out of the knuckles by hand. They almost fell out. drool

[sactnato]

Drove my Festiva from Virginia to Florida ahead of my permanent move next week....800 miles @70MPH and got 41MPG!

[navdoc101]

Quiet, not quite.
Heaven.

[bravekozak]

Advanced, think penguin.
The days will start getting shorter again beginning tomorrow.

[Advancedynamix]

Put hood struts and a passenger side mirror on Pedro. Its 115 degrees in my garage, so I think I sweat off 10 lbs while working on the car. This will more than make up for the added weight of my spiffy new accessories.

[navdoc101]

Installed new rear wheel bearings.
Ahhh... quite.

[sactnato]

Installed the spoiler I got from Blacklabels...
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[greywolf200]

I was in WV today to pick up a transmission for my Capri. Wardensville. They had a 90 something Festiva, but it was pretty much stripped.

[sketchman]

Washed it.

Need. Moar. Lowz.

[ottoparts]

I put in my tach gauge cluster.
I was not expecting it to have a "lights on" bell.
Thanks to Blacklabels for hooking me up.

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[TorqueEffect]

Got my hub rings. Going to go ahead and install them.

Also going to install my new brake pads and stop using the junkyard ones. lol

Brake pads installed, and hub rings installed, and the hub rings made a world of difference. What was nearly unbearable, is nearly non-existant. There is still a little vibration there, but the tires probably need to be balanced again, but compared to before, it is night and day.

So anyone who is thinking of buying aftermarket wheels, get the proper hubrings. Most aftermarket wheels have a center bore of 73.1mm, at least that is the most widely used. The Festiva bore (inner bore size of the hub rings) is 59.6mm, Aspire/Rio swap is 54.1mm.

[sketchman]

It all works good. You could probably run ANYTHING but gl-5 transmission oil in a festy transmission and it will run just fine. Lol

I've even heard of people on here using Mobil 1 European synthetic motor oil. I forget the actual weight.

That was me. 0w-40.

It was a little rough as it cleaned off whatever was on the syncros before I drained it, but now it's smooth as butter. Cold or hot. I love the stuff.

[TorqueEffect]

Got my hub rings. Going to go ahead and install them.

Also going to install my new brake pads and stop using the junkyard ones. lol

[Flyin4stroke]

I always make sure to center my spacers when I install my wheels on the rear of the car. Makes it easier when you have studs already in the hub.