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  • #1

    My Free Festiva

    Hey Everyone, picked this up yesterday with a car trailer, its a 2/93 Festiva Trio , 2 door, 5 speed manual.

    It was sitting in a reserve under a tree for 5 months and the owner couldnt be bothered fixing it and re registering it as it was of no use to her.

    It has some bumps and scratches and a broken front screen but is complete and is now running although i dont have the keys to it as she couldnt find them.

    It has a really high clutch pedal which i'm hoping i can adjust out and the shifter is really sloppy, just as much play in gear as in neutral.

    I dont know what we are going to do with it yet, might fix it up and sell it or maybe drive it around as is, or even respray it and use it for my small business but i'd have to take the Ford badges off it.. lol

    I'll get some pics up within the hour.

    Cheers Josh
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    Welcome!! Also go to the user cp and add your location.
    Jerry
    Team Lightning



    Owner of Team Lightning
    90 L "Peewee" B6D. Bought new May 16,1990
    92 L Thunder BP G5M-R Turbo B6T electronics. Jan 2016 FOTM winner SOLD
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    Not a user of drugs or alcohol, Just addicted to Festiva's

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    • #3
      Im guessing by the photos not being put up within the hour is due to fact that your still admiring your festy.. we understand.:happy3:

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      • #4
        haha yeah i was having a play on it, someone has put speakers in it that are to big for the standard covers to go over, so i want to move the speakers to behind the dash plastic to see if it gives enough clearance to put the covers back on.

        Who ever wired the cd player up had no idea what they are doing, its only working when the car is on and the wiring job is crap, you can see in the interior shot the wires are on top of the carpet.

        Its not my type of car, for one its a Ford lol i'm a Holden boy but the fact that its soooo good on fuel is a winner, and with some alloy wheels and a small sports exhaust plus a debadge it might be okay although i think it would look better white with my business logo all over it.

        Anyway here are some pics.





        After half a wash.

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        • #5
          Assume you have the oil cap somewhere?

          Time to change and/or flush the brake fluid.

          She cleaned up nicely, interior is in good shape too!

          Looks like a keeper to me!
          Last edited by Pu241; 08-14-2011, 07:25 AM.
          '93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
          '93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
          '92 Aqua parts Car
          '93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
          '90 White LX Thanks to FB71

          "Your God of repentance will not save you.
          Your holy ghost will not save you.
          Your God plutonium will not save you.
          In fact...
          ...You will not be saved!"

          Prince of Darkness -1987

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          • #6
            No the oil cap is missing, it may be in the engine bay somewhere but i havent had a good look down low, putting it on jack stands tomorrow to check everything under neath so hopefully i find it. It may even be in the grass where the car was when i picked it up.

            The body isnt perfect but everything works as it should

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            • #7
              MMM, a right hand drive aqua.drool
              91 Festiva GL "Scrat"
              82 Honda Goldwing GL1100i
              85 BMW 535is "Brunhild"

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              • #8
                Nice!

                And FREE!!

                Can't beat that.

                I like the "half a wash" pic. That way you only need one pic to show before and after.

                BTW, Woodsy, you do know this is a Mazda design, made in Korea by Kia, sold with a Ford badge and given a fake Spanish name?

                How many kms on it?

                Karl
                Last edited by Safety Guy; 08-14-2011, 11:07 AM.
                '93GL "Prettystiva" ticking B3 and 5 speed, backup DD; full swaps in spring!
                '91L "AquaMutt" my '91L; B6 swap/5 speed & Aspire brakes, DD/work car
                '92L "Twinstiva" 5sp, salvage titled, waiting for repairs...
                '93GL "Luxstiva," '94 B6 engine & ATX; needs overhauled
                '89L "Muttstiva," now a storage bin, future trailer project

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                • #9
                  id love to have a right hand drive vehicle

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                  • #10
                    HE'S GOT THE CUP HOLDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at his dash!
                    In love with a MadScientist!:thumbright:
                    There's a fine line between breathtaking ingenuity and "That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!"

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by DriverOne View Post
                      HE'S GOT THE CUP HOLDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at his dash!
                      not cup holders...just a bin...recessed in the dash I believe.

                      Would love to get one though.
                      "FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
                      89L Silver EFI auto
                      91GL Green Auto DD
                      There ain't no rest for the wicked
                      until we close our eyes for good.
                       I will sleep when I die!
                      I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!

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                      • #12
                        Nah not cup holders, although if we keep it i will put some in, we arnt smokers so might make something up to sit where the ashtray goes.

                        The half wash pic was done for my business website, i'm a detailer so this car was perfect for me in afew different ways.

                        If we decide to keep it this is the route i want to go down.

                        Repaint white
                        Alloy wheels
                        Small sports exhaust
                        Carby kit - the only engine mods would be to get even better fuel economy out of it
                        See through business signage on the side and rear windows and spreading down onto the door and rear panels
                        Debadge
                        Make a frame to carry all my chemicals and equipment in the back - It has quite a large boot area with the rear seat double folded forward.
                        Tinted windows

                        Not going to lower it because around here we need all the ground clearance we can get.

                        First things first i need some keys for it and an oil cap as at the moment i have to break into it when ever i want to get into the thing.

                        its going to come up so well with a polish, i might even do a before and after half / half polish and take a pic.
                        Last edited by Woodsy; 08-14-2011, 11:15 PM.

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                        • #13
                          What a beaut !! Welcome to the forum !!!
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                          The Don - Midwest Festiva Inc., Missouri Chapter

                          Link to my festiva pictures below
                          https://fordfestiva.com/forums/album.php?albumid=10
                          Celebrating 25 years of festiva(s) ownership.

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                          • #14
                            NOOOOOOOOOO....DO NOT PAINT IT WHITE!!!!!!

                            the color is great
                            "FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
                            89L Silver EFI auto
                            91GL Green Auto DD
                            There ain't no rest for the wicked
                            until we close our eyes for good.
                             I will sleep when I die!
                            I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!

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                            • #15
                              ^^ X2!!!

                              You can't throw a rock without hitting a white car but the aqua ones are somewhat rare.
                              If a hammer doesn't fix it you have an electrical problem




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