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    I've got a Festiva that I've been parting out and it'd almost to the point where I have to send it off to the wreckers.

    What parts would you keep? I've already sold the obvious stuff like the spoiler, seats rear cargo cover etc. I'm thinking of parts that might be of use later but not necessarily for sale.

    Thanks

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    Ian
    Calgary AB, Canada
    93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
    59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite

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  • #2
    I've let rear axle beams go and since needed one two separate occasions because of bent beams from people pulling stuck cars out with a chain on the beam. Ive also let doors, rear seats, windshields and gas tanks go and regretted it later. I'm learning. Learning I should never throw out good parts. I'll never have enough room. I'll never kick this addition. I can never resist the urge to save a beat up Festy. In fact the rustier and forlorn the car the more I want to save it and fix it up. It makes no practical sense all.
    '89L 110k mi. BP/G swapped
    '90LX 68k mi. wrecked 12/14 RIP
    '90 F250 4X4 108K mi.
    '13 Kia Rio 5 LX 70k mi.
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    • #3
      Every plastic trim piece that you can easily pull! Obvious motor parts disty, starter, throttle body/tps, MAF/VAF, throttle cable, ebrake, clutch, clutch petal assembly if good rubber, speedo cluster no matter how junk it is, especially the little rubber thing that goes over the reset, shifter and linkage if it has good bushings, female end of seat belts beside the seat, the rubber might.come in handy, door sill trim, dash clock, radio bezel if in decent shape, screw it, keep the whole thing!
      2008 Kia Rio- new beater
      1987 F-150- revived and CLEAN!!!
      1987 Suzuki Dual Sport- fun beater bike
      1993 Festiva- Fiona, DD
      1997 Aspire- Peaspire, Refurb'd, sold
      1997 Aspire- Babyspire, DD
      1994 Aspire - Project Kiazord
      1994 Aspire- Crustyspire, RIP



      "If it moves, grease it, if it don't, paint it, and if it ain't broke don't fix it!"

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      • #4
        Originally posted by zoom zoom View Post
        screw it, keep the whole thing!
        X100! Best place to find good body panels to cut out. If you really do have a serious need to scrap it, remove the doors, hatch, and all glass then cut out the quarters between the door and rear wheel wells. Maybe even cut the floor pans out if they're good. Waste not want not!

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        • #5
          Perhaps I should add that I have limited storage space for any large items... already switched the hood to my car... quarter panels too far gone to save... dash bezels already on the shelf.

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          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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          • #6
            This is the wrong site to ask what to save!

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            • #7
              Find a farmer who will let you park it on his 2000 acre farm for free.

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              • #8
                show us some pics will be easier to help u out
                93 L B6T DD http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=37751
                RIP_90 LuX http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=32249
                RIP 88 LX / B8-MEhttp://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=26398

                RJ

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                • #9
                  Well if you are lacking on space at least take all the little plastic bits that can break or deteriorate. Cluster, trim, seat belt motors, mirrors, headlights, taillights.
                  -Rafe-

                  Things I have for sale.
                  Random Festiva Parts
                  Festiva Non-Swoopy Power Drivers Mirror

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