restoring a very abused festy

[14carrot]

Got everything except what I needed today. Lol.but the good news is its coming together soon the car I have nicknamed War Machine will be running and driveable. I am clueless on how to tackle the mangled cowl... Any ideas? Any ways, got a bondo and parts pic..

[william]

I would cut the old one off and mig the new/used one back on.
Still lots of work but a much better repair than working with what's there

[festyxfi]

Very cool Having no rust makes it worth saving, but wow was it abused

[14carrot]

I would cut the old one off and mig the new/used one back on.
Still lots of work but a much better repair than working with what's there

I would but the panel below also has been mangled leaving nowhere for the wiper arm to mount. Thats my predicament...

[william]

Cut what you need from the donor.
weld it in touch up the paint then do the cowl.
If you were closer I could say come here and get what you want off my parts car.

[14carrot]

I wonder if aspires have the same diameter holes in the brackets... People around here grab up festivas like gold.. The only donor I have is an aspire..

[william]

Hey just checked your only 304 miles.
Come on up if you want parts lol

[14carrot]

I might just do it. Lol seriously. I need ALOT of hard to find parts for this build. Including but not limited to a drivers side manual window regulator all interior plastics from the front seats back and a rear seat.

[william]

I have it all but extra plastics I just threw out some not so great 88-89 plastics they were moded to work in a 90-93 but I got some different ones. You could always do like mine and spakel them. The seat I have is not great and possibly got wet but you can have it. The car is going to the scrap yard soon and I would like for as much as possible to be used up.
If your serious about it pm me for my address.

[14carrot]

How soon do you need it gone?

[william]

I still need to pull a few things so it will probably be a could of weeks but I want it gone before it gets to cold for me to mess with it.

[14carrot]

Don't know when I can make the drive but I definitely want to.

[14carrot]

Things just got real lol

[14carrot]

Head came in the mail. Waiting on the machine shop to finish swapping the new pistons onto the rods. Is there any difference in the aspire cam and the festiva? I noticed the new head has different rockers.. Just want to know for valve clearance.

[dalebwilson]

Aspire cam has roller rockers and Festy has solid rockers. The Aspire cam should be used with the Aspire rockers. Same with Festy.


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