What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[1990new]

During the last week I have replaced the tail light gaskets on Nellie (Got from Festiva Store Ben at Madness), replaced front brake pads, cleaned the wheels and put new Nankang 165/70 R12 tires on here. She now has 105,473 miles on her.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/R2oxb4npFwFuQv4v2

These photos are in my Google photo account. Can everyone link to and see them?

[Rick the Quick]

During the last week I have replaced the tail light gaskets on Nellie (Got from Festiva Store Ben at Madness), replaced front brake pads, cleaned the wheels and put new Nankang 165/70 R12 tires on here. She now has 105,473 miles on her.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/R2oxb4npFwFuQv4v2

These photos are in my Google photo account. Can everyone link to and see them?

I'm not everyone but I tried the link and it worked. Nice photos BTW. Thanks for sharing them. I need to try imgur. Did I spell that right? I do not like to use google for anything unless I have to. They are getting way to powerful in my opinion.

[toebro04]

tried to replace my thermostat and broke a bolt off in the head.......this car has been nothing but a pain in my ass since i bought it last year oh well ill keep dumping money into it oh and i put cab lights on it.

[fastivaca]

Alternating from under the car to over the engine.....

Picked up a rebuilt alternator for the B6T Festiva. Went to install is and some bozo had put a bunch of hoses and an oil catch can in the way. Disconnected all that to get decent access to the alternator bolts and dropped the old one out the bottom. So far... so good.

Double checked the replacement to make sure the mounting points and plugs where correct then went to slide it into position. Not so fast... it wouldn't "slide" in. It was hitting the steering rack bracket and passenger side axle. Back out from under the car to compare the old and new... turns out the new one was around 3/8" bigger than the old one. Jacked up the passenger side some more so that the axle was in full droop and I was able to get the new one in... sort of. Ended up having to remove the oil filter as well to give me enough wiggle room to get the replacement in position. A little bit frustrating as it took about twice as long as I expected. Oh, I forgot to mention that I was doing this in the lane behind the house as that same bozo I mentioned earlier put another project car in the garage and it currently has no wheels on it.

One bonus is that I discovered the hose from the block vent had popped off and it appears to have done so a long time ago. Put that back on with its clamp in the proper position.

Now the battery charges up properly and in turn starts the car. Very nice to have now that the weather has cooled off.

[Stanza]

Tried to replace the valve cover gasket, and managed to crack the valve cover right where the top right bolt goes through. *forehead slap*

[ryanprins13]

Picked up a rebuilt alternator for the B6T Festiva. Went to install is and some bozo had put a bunch of hoses and an oil catch can in the way. Disconnected all that to get decent access to the alternator bolts and dropped the old one out the bottom. So far... so good.

Double checked the replacement to make sure the mounting points and plugs where correct then went to slide it into position. Not so fast... it wouldn't "slide" in. It was hitting the steering rack bracket and passenger side axle. Back out from under the car to compare the old and new... turns out the new one was around 3/8" bigger than the old one. Jacked up the passenger side some more so that the axle was in full droop and I was able to get the new one in... sort of. Ended up having to remove the oil filter as well to give me enough wiggle room to get the replacement in position. A little bit frustrating as it took about twice as long as I expected. Oh, I forgot to mention that I was doing this in the lane behind the house as that same bozo I mentioned earlier put another project car in the garage and it currently has no wheels on it.

One bonus is that I discovered the hose from the block vent had popped off and it appears to have done so a long time ago. Put that back on with its clamp in the proper position.

Now the battery charges up properly and in turn starts the car. Very nice to have now that the weather has cooled off.

Thats a pain. How has your heat been so far this winter with the b6t?

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[bravekozak]

Nice weather today.
Installed my new headlamp assembly.
It even came with the bulb and lock ring.
Nice.

[fastivaca]

Not so much what I did "to" the Festiva but what I did "for" it. Installed new valve seals in the replacement head for my B6T. Started cleaning up and then found one of the valve spring shims on the floor. Of course it wasn't one of the first ones I pulled to check... no it was the 14t one! On the plus side, I'm getting really good at using my new valve spring compressor!

I have get the Bugeye project up on the rotisserie so I can move it around. It's up on jack stands at the moment waiting to have the drivetrain pulled. Once I've done that I can pull the Festiva in the garage and get to work... replace the cylinder head, replace the passenger side axle, install rebuilt passenger side steering up re-plumb the oil pressure gauge sender, rewire the water-meth injection and do a general cleanup in the engine compartment.

Ian

[getnpsi]

Today I'm draining the gas from 2014 it looks like a good whisky. It smells pretty harsh so it's got to be Irish, as noted in spelling.

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[firebush357]

Today I'm draining the gas from 2014 it looks like a good whisky. It smells pretty harsh so it's got to be Irish, as noted in spelling.

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I was worried about draining mine into a 5 Gallon Home Depot bucket because I wasn't sure if it was going to melt but it needed to come out because the gas was 6-10 years old...

[getnpsi]

I was worried about draining mine into a 5 Gallon Home Depot bucket because I wasn't sure if it was going to melt but it needed to come out because the gas was 6-10 years old...

Oh those buckets are resilient. The little triangle with the number tells you what kind of bad risks you can take when the EPA is not watching

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[ryanprins13]

Today I'm draining the gas from 2014 it looks like a good whisky. It smells pretty harsh so it's got to be Irish, as noted in spelling.

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Did new gas help?

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[getnpsi]

Did new gas help?

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Yes that was the problem I should not doubt my head swapping skills. I have never experienced bad gas before except in motorcycles. Thanks to those who asked about it

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[mikemounlio]

Last night i got my new blue car morning-star out and test drove her for a bit. She runs good. Needs a valve cover gasket and some basic love. Thats about it.

[bravekozak]

First warm day today! Put the battery back in. Started no problem!

Cut the long tube sticking out from under the air cleaner with a hacksaw. Looks good.



Changed to smaller terminals and wired in my RX7 convertible top switch to use for my power locks.
Works great.
Two always hot wires (for open & close) + a ground.