Intro - going to get my red '91 L, 5sp, non a/c 142k this afternoon in OKC

[Larry Hampton]

I'm getting it for the mileage primarily, but would like to fix it up a little as well.

Seems like there's some terminology I need to figure out. Is there a Festiva 101 page?

I thought I had scored a white parts car for $100, but it had already sold.
I'll post pics later.

[89newb]

While your at it buy a ford aspire parts car for a brake and suspension upgrade

[Gomez]

Is there a Festiva 101 page?

You found it here. Pretty much 101 up to your Doctorate. lol

[bastille10]

Larry - If you run into Clay Bennett in OKC, tell him he's a d-bag:p!

[Larry Hampton]

THUNDER UP!!! LOL!!

Hopefully they put away the Griz tonight, but I'm afraid the Mavs would have either team's number.

As far as the 101 dealio, I see stuff about BDT and B6T and BR549 (Hee-Haw reference). Aspire stuff on a Festiva.

I like the rear wing I've seen on the top of the hatch. The sliding rag top is pretty cool too.

My immediate concerns as far as safety goes is the right rear wheel is going bald on the outside, all the tires are fairly new and this one is bad. Going down the highway, I throw it into neutral and turn the engine off and still hear the whine. Not sure if it's a bearing, a bent axle or a bent wheel. If I have a bent axle, would the Aspire rear axle work under the car?

Visual concerns are the blue rear bumper on the red car. The problem isn't the blue paint, its the tag sized hole cut out of the bumper right under the tag. I got a spare black bumper cover with the car, but the right corner is toast on it. Right now I'm thinking of cutting the center out of the black bumper and gluing it in over the blue bumper, then spray bomb the whole thing flat black until I can find a good replacement.

The driver's seat has a split between the bottom and the bolster on the right side, seat covers could fix this for now.

Cool thing is, for an L, it has aluminum wheels. He also gave me a full size steel wheel and tire as a spare, and the car still has the factory donut as well.

The trunk cover is gone, some of the interior parts are cracked, but it runs well.

I would like to add A/C to the car, would an Aspire with A/C work for a donor?

[neanderpaul]

Welcome Larry! We love pics!

[kartracer46]

Welcome Larry! I am sure you will pick up on it quick.

[kumalaba]

put the spare that you have or the other wheel & tire he gave you & take it for a test drive, if still noisy most likely bearing.

[Larry Hampton]

Look at that right rear wheel



Clean engine



Front quarter view



Hard to see, but the front bumper of it and my truck are about even, the rear bumper is even with the front of my bed.



Rear



Open



Inside



Door panel



Back seat



If I was Shaq, this would be my view while driving



A Kia!?! LOL!!

[Larry Hampton]

Guess I can't post pics yet?

[TominMO]

Guess I can't post pics yet?

Post 'em on photobucket, then to here.

[Larry Hampton]

I posted them to SuperMotors.org and linked them in a post, but got a message saying a moderator had to approve the post.

I know on a few forums they do this so they can confirm you're not a spammer posting porn or some other crap.

[Larry Hampton]

Ahhh, my fault. Pics were too big. New phone, 8mp camera = 3000x2000 some odd res, not the 640x480 res.

I had some witty banter between the pics, but I'm too tired to redo it.

[Larry Hampton]

Okay, I resized to smaller, still need moderator approval. (shrug)

[Larry Hampton]