What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[ricko1966]

If it gives me problems I will certainly do that. Correct me if I am wrong but if added a ring of weld at the very end of the shaft instead to allow for even more movement then it would be better then tacking it in place?

I would agree and think three evenly spaced welds{think Mercedes Emblem} welding the spline shut in three spots would be sufficient and easily reversable.

[firebush357]

I would find a snap ring and grind that weld off the joints are suppose to float on the splines. FWIW when we did weirdo swaps with VW transmissions sometimes we would leave the snap ring off to allow more suspension movement before the joint got pulled apart at full extension.As long as the axle can't pull far enough the snap ring is redundant.

If it gives me problems I will certainly do that. Correct me if I am wrong but if added a ring of weld at the very end of the shaft instead to allow for even more movement then it would be better then tacking it in place?

[ricko1966]

I would find a snap ring and grind that weld off the joints are suppose to float on the splines. FWIW when we did weirdo swaps with VW transmissions sometimes we would leave the snap ring off to allow more suspension movement before the joint got pulled apart at full extension.As long as the axle can't pull far enough the snap ring is redundant.

[firebush357]

Had issues getting the old CV axle out of the transmission so after hours of trying I decided to just put a used boot on it and just re-grease everything. I ran into a problem though when I took the inner race thing off of the axle splines I didn't realize there was a cir-clip holding it on and I lost it so I ended up tack welding it back in place. Oh and I also rebooted it with Hose Clamps....

[firebush357]

Tearing down some Junkyard Capri front hubs and changing bearing and Rotors to get them ready to go on my White Car. Surprisingly the Calipers and Pads were basically brand new but the rotors were shot so I ordered some new ones on Amazon so that will give me enough time to tear them down, clean and paint them. The used Control Arms and Brakes that get taken off will be transferred to the Yellow Mud Car which should be one of the final steps to getting it moving.

I ran out of Gloss Black Paint halfway through so I had to switch to Semi Flat but it will all be good once it is on.... Just need to add Rotors and Bearings now.

[firebush357]

Tearing down some Junkyard Capri front hubs and changing bearing and Rotors to get them ready to go on my White Car. Surprisingly the Calipers and Pads were basically brand new but the rotors were shot so I ordered some new ones on Amazon so that will give me enough time to tear them down, clean and paint them. The used Control Arms and Brakes that get taken off will be transferred to the Yellow Mud Car which should be one of the final steps to getting it moving.

[bravekozak]

This post should be re-located to "What have not done to your Festiva today?"

I picked up a Toyota firewall bracket at the junkyard yesterday.

I thought about relocating the fuel filter up high.
Unfortunately, it was an inch too short.
The bracket was free.

[Glow_Mouse]

*BUMP*

Today I installed a hood scoop on my Spire. Looks and feels great!





=)

[bravekozak]

I received my dual durometer rear strut floor hockey pucks last week and slapped them on right away.
That was fun. It only took me about a half an hour to install both of them. I did however keep my extra thick fender washers and not use the ones that came with the kit.

I will install the rear camber plates after Easter.

[bravekozak]

I welded in an extra lower rad mount for an Aspire rad, but decided I wanted A/C after all.

Not really. I bought my carpeting on the forum here. I asked if anybody else wanted to do a group buy on mats from Arizona. There was no interest at all. Whatever happened to the sample kit that went around to the meets?

[getnpsi]

Indeed it is that's why I chose to move my fan in front of the radiator, move it towards the passenger side 8in and cut some silicone hose to make her fit because I did not want to pay the Al welding labor for the bottom Outlet. If a different b-series engine decides to find a home in the car I can cut up more hoses and make it fit for that application.

But damn everything you have going for that machine is art whether it's switch panels or underhood. I mean nothing but compliments but good gosh I bet the pile in your carpet all faces Japan heh.

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[bravekozak]

Aluminum welding is an art. That is the reason I decided to re-core and solder a stock Festiva brass auto rad.

[getnpsi]

Today I bought some aluminum rod and a propane torch to see if I can seal up my Civic radiator. After it bouncing around in my garage for three years not installed and then bounced around in the front of car with protrusions sticking it on several mockups, I deserve it I guess. Hopefully the $25 I spent on supplies will make me Victorious, because spending <25 bucks for a used oem radiator is out of the question lol. If I get damn good at repairs I might be able to drill a hole and add a temperature switch fitting to the tank?

Does it work that way or does it need to be aluminum welded properly?

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[Rick the Quick]

Nice looking car Don. I read your old threads and just assumed you called it quits. Welcome back,
.

[DON SVO]

I have been collecting parts like it's no one's business. Nothing has really changed, when I was trying to get this project going, all I did was collect parts. However, it's now on 4 wheels and moves around in my garage (with my help, no drive train). So we got that going for us.