What I fit in my festiva the other day

[Afro]

I know everyone here has been amazed at some point at what your festiva can carry, but I thought I would share these photos because after owning a festiva for all this time, this load surprised me. I left the wreckers a little doubtful that I would fit everything inside, but thankfully, it was no problem. A short-legged person could have even sat up front if I wasn't already carting around a case of my friend's books! Festiva has rear seat installed and flipped forward and aspire seats in front.
Parts and stuff stuffed inside are:
- 626 seats
- 4 headlights
- center console storage box
- 626 intermittent switch with cruise
- aspire rear seat bottom
- 2 festiva rear split seats
- my toolbox

[Prafeston]

Are the 626 seats an easy install? What year did they come out of?

That's quite a lot of stuff you fit in there. I was pretty impressed with my haul this weekend too.





Rear seat and Rear Hatch...misc other things that were no trouble fitting after the hatch and rear seat were in...and I have a split rear seat installed with one side folded down.

[Afro]

Are the 626 seats an easy install? What year did they come out of?

I haven't installed them yet, but I test fit them quickly and got an idea of what I would have to do. You can bolt up the front rail mounts to the stock festiva seat mounts but it tilts the seat to one side considerably, so I will have to cut off one of the front 626 tabs and do some welding to make it a bit taller. The rear will need a bit of custom welding too, especially for the inner rear mount. Not sure about swapping the lower seat frame for the festiva one though, I didn't even think about it because then I would lose all the awesome options that come with the 626 seat.

As for what year? I think they came out of a 88 626? Maybe an 89.

That's quite a lot of stuff you fit in there. I was pretty impressed with my haul this weekend too.
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Rear seat and Rear Hatch...misc other things that were no trouble fitting after the hatch and rear seat were in...and I have a split rear seat installed with one side folded down.

I saw your post the other day! Not many cars can fit their hatchback hatch in and then still close the trunk haha. I was impressed by your haul too!

[Prafeston]

Unfortunately I didn't notice until about halfway home on my 200+ mile trip that the hatch was rubbing up against the drivers site seat mount...so I do have a little scratch...maybe even a tiny dent there now! No worries though. If I end up painting it it will all be covered up!

[Festivame]

You sure can fit a lot more than most would think.

8' long lumber fits in mine with the passenger seat tilted back and the hatch still shuts.

Here is the white board I bought home in mine. bought a damaged sheet and had them cut the bad part off, the rest just fit.









Board messured 48"x61 & 3/4".

Festivame

[Prafeston]

This is gonna be a fun thread!

[GenevaDirt]

Ummmm...FESTYBOYYYYY!!!!!

yooo hoooo....WAAAALTH!!!!

[garagedoorguy]

that's nothing ask hot_wheels what he used my festiva for once

[Prafeston]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I saw photo of a Festy with two engines in the back!

[kellen302]

Haven't got pics, but 3 large teenage chums including m'self, in full snow gear, and 3 or 4 sleds. The defroster couldn't keep up and I had to use a towel on the windshield.

[scitzz]

I should have taken pics!

Refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, all kinds of stuff I have stuffed into the back of mine!

[GenevaDirt]

Snowblower , completely assembled











Bowflex...















Front door of a house...solid wood
plus for some reason it made it look like I had a right hand drive (wish)

[Afro]

Haha, this is some good stuff. I'm seriously impressed, and inspired to just jam more into them now!

[GenevaDirt]

haaaa...I found the pics of what Arty put in a festy....

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15047

rough rundown of parts: 2 full dress blocks, 1 hybrid turbo, 1.5 transmissions, 2 fenders, full axle set, 2 ECUs, harness, extra water pump and oil pump, 2 interior fender covers... all in all, close to 1000 Lbs of stuff NOT including Caety and I.

[drddan]

Festiva. The biggest small car on the road!

Like scittz said, all kinds of stuff will fit, that you think wont fit!

There is a pic on here somewhere with a full size washing machine in the back, and the hatch closed.