What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[Christ]

I haven't even looked at it... have to focus on getting my Diesel Mule [F250] tranny swapped before I even think about a Festiva again... Plus some/all of the other work it needs. :/

[Oren09]

Washed and waxed it. Cleaned interior.
Tightened up the alternator belt I installed last week. Determined the source of an annoying rattle was my threaded rod rear sway bar. Tightened up the nuts on that. Check and added transmission fluid. Passenger axle seal is leaking.

[TorqueEffect]

Just fixed the e-brake pivot on the driver's side since it was seized solid, but as I was testing the brake to see that they were put together properly, the cylinder sprayed brake fluid everywhere. *sigh*

Looks like it is off to autozone!

[TorqueEffect]

Auto adjusters fixed, new brake cylinder installed, brakes bled, and everything back together. Will work on the passenger side tomorrow, hopefully I won't burst another cylinder.

I MIGHT need another adjuster on the drivers side, since the teeth were pretty worn and didn't really want to bite.

[Oren09]

I also received my beauty rings from Torque Effect. The two he sent are shinier than the two I already had.

[Prafeston]

Put the shiny ones both on one side! No one will be the wiser!

[Tommychu]

Put the shiny ones both on one side! No one will be the wiser!

Mother's Mag polish. Make them all look amazing.

[TorqueEffect]

I also received my beauty rings from Torque Effect. The two he sent are shinier than the two I already had.

Yeah after I bought my Festy, they were the only two on there, and they were as dirty as can be, I didn't even notice there was even rings on the wheels until I looked closer. lol

I would have kept them on mine after I had cleaned them, but only had the two, and they didn't look too good to me against the black painted steelies, at least in my opinion.

[Chobobulous]

My rings don't fit right. Leaves a quarter inch gap. Depressing.

[200KGPGTP]

$330 rockauto order!!!

[Oren09]

My rings don't fit right. Leaves a quarter inch gap. Depressing.

Mine have a gap, too.

[Twistiva]

Last Monday: finally bought 5 wheels I've been searchingfor / coordinating to get from Canada. They are enroute and will be on my front porch tomorrow. Also bought some parts at my local Ford dealer. Should be here next week.

Today: heading to a JY to look for brown rear seat quarter panels.

[TorqueEffect]

Did the passenger's side auto adjuster, it actually wasn't seized or stiff at all, but I put the one with the better teeth that I loosened up, on it anyway.

e-brake grabs a little better but still not good enough, I think the cable is stretched, because it is tightened all the way down, and the brakes still barely engage.

God these parking brakes are poorly designed.

[Chobobulous]

Did the passenger's side auto adjuster, it actually wasn't seized or stiff at all, but I put the one with the better teeth that I loosened up, on it anyway.

e-brake grabs a little better but still not good enough, I think the cable is stretched, because it is tightened all the way down, and the brakes still barely engage.

God these parking brakes are poorly designed.

Driverone told me about the adjuster on the rear beam, that helped some too.

[standard235]

Cut the control arms off the car... time to remove the cages and get some bolts.

Need strut bolts and nuts too. Can't wait for all of this to be done... going through anti-seize and grease like crazy!