I converted my dad to the festiva brotherhood

[neanderpaul]

My dad has been wanting a new toy for years now since he finished a kit car with his buddy. It had a tbird 2.3 turbo. He used to have an 85 tbird turbocoupe. Lately he's been talking about getting a fox body mustang convertable. I told him about a neighbor with a turbo coupe for sale, but after all the festivas I've had and all the numbers I've thrown at him he's ready for a bpt and a festiva!! Man I'm psyched. We plan to do 2 side by side in the garage. I have 3 now and we are going to swap 2. I want to try to keep the one stock and try to rack up some miles over the course of the rest of my life. My 74 year old dad is now a festiva junky!!! Wooohoooo!

[skeeters_keeper]

It only took you 15 yrs!

are you planing on building two BP-T's? That would be prety swell...

well good luck

[packrat427]

That is too cool ..
So have you signed him up here yet ??

:lol:

[25Horseplay]

I had a Turbo coupe T-bird, 20 years ago! It had all the ground effects, lowered. It was nice, I won 2nd or 3rd in the Cleveland Autorama with it! As a matter of fact, I almost bought another one before I got my first Festiva. Just think I almost didn't get a Festiva, I'd have missed out on all this!

[neanderpaul]

It only took you 15 yrs!

are you planing on building two BP-T's? That would be prety swell...

well good luck

Thats the plan. It's a lot more likely that I'll get my butt in gear and get it done with his input.

[neanderpaul]

That is too cool ..
So have you signed him up here yet ??

:lol:

I will. He is really interested in all swap info here. He's not computer savvy though. His idea of using the computer is solitaire :lol:.

He's been grinning when we see an aspire on the road and I say. Look, a brake swap!

We bid on 3 - 68 cougars a while back on ebay. we were outbid though. I'm excited about building the same cars together. The fact that they are festivas is really, really icing on the cake. He's excited about the power to weight ratio. He's had some really cool cars (68 torino GT, 52 mercury, 35 ford coupe) He has a big garage with lots of tools too (welder, milling machine etc etc). I really want him to get a lift though.

[neanderpaul]

I had a Turbo coupe T-bird, 20 years ago! It had all the ground effects, lowered. It was nice, I won 2nd or 3rd in the Cleveland Autorama with it! As a matter of fact, I almost bought another one before I got my first Festiva. Just think I almost didn't get a Festiva, I'd have missed out on all this!

My neighbor has an 88 turbo coupe with 78,000 miles on it, for sale. I'm glad you wound up with the festiva!!!

[25Horseplay]

I had a Turbo coupe T-bird, 20 years ago! It had all the ground effects, lowered. It was nice, I won 2nd or 3rd in the Cleveland Autorama with it! As a matter of fact, I almost bought another one before I got my first Festiva. Just think I almost didn't get a Festiva, I'd have missed out on all this!

My neighbor has an 88 turbo coupe with 78,000 miles on it, for sale. I'm glad you wound up with the festiva!!!

Me too!

[oxbrain]

I got my father into a 94 aspire. It's a complete beater at the moment, but it runs and drives, which is what he needed. It needs a new transmission and I'm trying to convince him to do a B6 swap at the same time.

[5.0zone]

I bought a 68 Cougar from a friend of mine (20+ years ago), he then bought a '84 Turbo Coupe. He still has the T-Bird but it has a hot 5.0 in it now.
I understand about the Cougar and hope you find one, after you finish the Festiva
I realy liked mine, right up until the topload 4-speed locked up. I sold it back to my friend, he kept it a few years then sold it.

[neanderpaul]

I bought a 68 Cougar from a friend of mine (20+ years ago), he then bought a '84 Turbo Coupe. He still has the T-Bird but it has a hot 5.0 in it now.
I understand about the Cougar and hope you find one, after you finish the Festiva
I realy liked mine, right up until the topload 4-speed locked up. I sold it back to my friend, he kept it a few years then sold it.

cool man. I'll have that Cougar on day. I'd really just like to find a cougar, recently running with a bad motor that looks decent, to trade for my running corvair. Man the cougar is just so good looking. I love the lines, the headlights, tailights, and everything. It's just like a better looking mustang that's not so common.

[freshtiva]

I helped a friend out today putting some new windows in his house. Right next door was a nice looking older red cougar not sure what year, but maybe a 68. Looks clean. If I go back Ill knock on the door and get the skinny on it and maybe a picture. Looked original to me.

[neanderpaul]

Thanks fresh, if it is cheap enough I'd drive out there.

[freshtiva]

It didnt look cheap, not even sure it was for sale. It was sitting out near the road though and you would expect it to be garaged. Ill get to the bottom of it.

[neanderpaul]

Cool fresh, thanks. I have my dad my newest festiva yesterday. He's already after me to get the details on what donor cars we need. I guess we need 2 brake swaps :wink: and 2 escorts GTs for the bp, harness, computer and trans?? I'll search the swap info here in the swap forums. I'm going to sign him up here probably as carbon'sDad. I don't know how much he'll post. He'll probably have me do most of the research.