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  • #1

    Cleaned up

    I was really sick of looking at my ugly Festiva so I did a quick 8 hour resto on it.
    Painted the wheels, sanded the rust, replaced the headlights, touched up front bumper, painted the grill (although I think I'm gonna repaint it red again), etc.
    Big difference from blotchy red w/primer to just being all one color. I bought a can of Rustoleum "Sunrise Red" and amazingly it's an exact match to the Hot Red from the factory. The only difference is it has no metallic in it.
    Also fixed the sloppy shifter and adjusted the parking brake, ready for winter!

    From this...



    To this...


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    WOW!!!, Nice Job
    edit- I also see you swapped back to your festy 10 spoke steelies, not those Metro wheels
    Last edited by kellen302; 12-03-2011, 04:42 PM.
    Owner of:
    1991 Red Festiva L, 5 speed (Swagger Wagon)
    In progress:
    BP+G25MR swap, Kia rio axles hopefully.

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    • #3
      Great job.
      Thom-Lifes too short, don't blink
      93 Festiva (Little Red Truck)
      01 F-150 (Big Red Truck)

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      • #4
        great job!
        Never Hire a Boy to do a Man's Job!!

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        • #5
          Way to show that festy some love. You will enjoy driving it even more now.
          sigpic
          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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          • #6
            Looks great! I vote painting bumpers body color!
            Buck.
            -1993 Ford Festiva GL, ~200k, B6, Aspire rear, Rio front, 5-speed. '87 Prelude alloys. Happy to be back on the route!!!
            -1999 Toyota Sienna XLE, 346,000
            -1996 Chevrolet K1500 Z71, 350 V8, 198k, hauler

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            • #7
              Why can't I see pictures?
              Ian
              Calgary AB, Canada
              93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
              59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite

              "It's infinitely better to fail with courage than to sit idle with fear...." Chip Gaines (pg 167 of Capital Gaines, Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff)

              Link to the "Road Trip Starting Points" page of my Econobox Café blog

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              • #8
                Originally posted by fastivaca View Post
                Why can't I see pictures?
                Open your eyes, geez.
                If it don't fit, use a bigger hammer!


                '93 Green L - ' Tiva

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                • #9
                  PFFT!....I could have done the same thing in 30 mins or less (in photoshop.....LMAO)

                  J/K....great job....Makes me wonder if some of the car dealers around me do the same thing to get the cars looking better?


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                  • #10
                    The little car looks proud standing there all fixed up. Congrats and i agree painting the bumpers would be a step up.
                    An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.

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                    • #11
                      Wow, what a difference.


                      Originally posted by pyrothehitman View Post

                      J/K....great job....Makes me wonder if some of the car dealers around me do the same thing to get the cars looking better?
                      A buddy of mine had a shop next to his business that did just that. They would buy cars at the auction, drive them to the shop detail them and run them back through usually the same day for a quick flip. One day they got a Honda and thought it needed a tuneup. When they got it back to the shop they realized it had a rod sticking out of the block. They JB welded around the rod to keep oil from leaking out and ran it back through and actually made a couple bucks.
                      Rick
                      1993 Ford Festiva
                      1986 AMC Eagle Wagon 4.2L/4.0L head, AW4,NP242, Chrysler 8.25" rear. SOLD
                      1981 AMC Eagle Wagon-As Seen on TV Lost In Transmission
                      2000 Ford E350

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                      • #12
                        He's talking about painting the grill back to red color. Leave bumpers black like they are.
                        Thom-Lifes too short, don't blink
                        93 Festiva (Little Red Truck)
                        01 F-150 (Big Red Truck)

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                        • #13
                          i like the black grill & bumpers, dont change it!
                          Never Hire a Boy to do a Man's Job!!

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                          • #14
                            It's like one of those wight loss before and after ads. The first photo the poor thing looks so sad and depressed, about to give up on life, then in the second it's ready to take on the world with confidence. Love it!
                            Driving for me is neither a right nor a privilege. Driving is my passion, as it was for the people who invented the automobile, the people who paved the first roads and the people who continue to improve the automobile. Please respect this passion.

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                            • #15
                              Magic.
                              91 Festiva BP Autocross/Track/Rallycross hopeful
                              14 C7 Z51

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