What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[firebush357]

Nothing.... It's been raining for a week!

[freshtiva]

Wish it would rain here for a week. We're in a moderate to severe drought.

[Team Lightning]

Here in Lavonia, GA we are very wet. They are calling for rain for the next 2 weeks.

[F3BZ]

after 3 years finally got off my azz and had the tires taken off the GTX wheels and just dropped them off today for powdercoating. $60 /wheel front and back. should be 1000% improvement. they weren't rusty but very worn as the pic shows. really an embarrassment to drive on.
IMG_0476 by mike schmitt, on Flickr
looking to replace the impossible to find 175/60 13 tires. these federals are very slightly wider and taller and looks like a good price.

https://simpletire.com/federal-p185-60r13-148h3afa-tires?stmodel=ss595&stcategory=uhp&sttype=passenger&gclid=CjwKCAjw0ujYBRBDEiwAn7BKtz1H1oBt1ETJPtoMXBQA9B-m9TVeuFzFmoKxflGlVi1FlQXY4q6z8RoCldMQAvD_BwE

an exact replacement is hard to find . i'd go for these Yokos but shipping is killer and they don't have a DOT cert to get it through state inspection.

https://www.ebay.de/itm/311943983005?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

[F3BZ]

hopefully will look like this when all done except the car is red

dohclittledecal001 by mike schmitt, on Flickr

[Hatch]

Trying to figure out why my aspire swapped front end is creaking and groaning on turning all of a sudden.
One of the boots came off and I'm wondering if the steering rack is going

[fastivaca]

Drove it, washed it and gassed it up.

[Stanza]

Today, I took my 91 GL in to have the air conditioner retrofitted to 134. And having found it in a garage having sat for ten years, with the AC belt missing, I was greatly surprised to find that the retrofit was successful! The air isn't freezing cold, but it definitely takes the edge off. Considering that the heat is also weak tea, I suspect the hvac box and condensor/heater need to be blown out with compressed air.

[bravekozak]

If you want it colder, consider installing a shutoff valve in the coolant line to the heater core.
I don't know why they never installed a factory solenoid to do this.

After you blow your fins out, check out my post on cabin air filters.

[Stanza]

A shutoff valve might just do the trick...if I install a valve though, inline with the heater hose, will that hurt coolant flow anywhere else to the engine?

[bravekozak]

A shutoff valve might just do the trick...if I install a valve though, inline with the heater hose, will that hurt coolant flow anywhere else to the engine?

I only drive my Festiva in the summer. My heater core is completely disconnected (both hoses). No problemo.
There is no need for hot engine coolant to continually flow through the heater core while you have the A/C on.
I use R-12 for maximum brain freeze.

[Glow_Mouse]

Well it wasnt exactly today but yesterday I did this!

:thumbup: :blob2:

Rebuilding my Glowspire!



Fenders and hood.



Gotta love a rebuild.

[Team Lightning]

In the last 7 days, I’ve changed the window track for new ones from four green, removed the bad tint from both windows, greased the rear bearings, had the muffler changed to a quieter one that doesn’t have the constant drone sound on the road. Changed the oil and checked all fluids. It’s already at 401,421 miles.
All this on my 90L.

[F3BZ]

picked up the powdered GTX wheels. nice. have some Federal 185/60 13s waiting at the local NTB for mounting.

IMG_0489 by mike schmitt, on Flickr

[firebush357]

Bled the brakes and put tires back on my mud car. For the first time since I have owned it, it can move and stop under it's own power.