Got any plans for your festiva this summer?

[monkeyracing]

Finishing the B6 swap tonight, and firing it up.

Suspension, brakes, etc. over the next few months.

Big car show in Lethbridge in July. Whee!

[funky technician]

Finishing the B6 swap tonight, and firing it up.

oooooooo.........pics?

[monkeyracing]

Y'know, I keep bringing the camera with me, but then I get so into working on it that I forget that I brought the camera. Well, that and my hands are usually really greasy. It's the wife's camera, after all.

I'll see what I can do tonight. I won't be getting too greasy. This evening will involve finishing off the exhaust, installing spark plugs and wires, filling the rad, setting the timing, checking for leaks, and driving the bag off of it.

[SimonTuffGuy]

I may be buying a Festiva...

[packrat427]

^^ Great
Any ideas yet ?

[monkeyracing]

Too tired to get photos up tonight. I 'll post 'em on Thursday.

[funky technician]

Too tired to get photos up tonight. I 'll post 'em on Thursday.

Nice :wink: , my cars going up on blocks this weekend for the motor swap prep too, I'll take some pics of mine too, but my cam got dropped and doesn't take day shots anymore, so we'll see :evil:

[monkeyracing]

Here's those pics I promised....

My car is so happy about the new engine, it jumped a couple of feet off the floor!



A little closer look...



Another angle?



AND...a shiny new muffler!

[packrat427]

^^ Too cool !!
I love it . I like it all , from the headlights to the hood strut to the muffler

[freshtiva]

X 2 It really looks good. Nice job :!:

I added to my to-do list today. At this pace I'm losing ground.

Clock swap from white to orange
Console/shifter upgrade
replace tie rod boots on Redford

[stefan]

Darnit !! where did you get the LX console? Ive been hunting for one of those forever!
Edited ^^

[freshtiva]

^ I got the console off an auto I bought recently, A friend set me up with the boot, shifter knob and retainer. I see the upgrade might be available in this thread. Page 13

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10513

[monkeyracing]

^^ Too cool !!
I love it . I like it all , from the headlights to the hood strut to the muffler

Thanks! I've been working hard at it, a couple hours at a time, a couple of night a week.

Maybe soon I'll be able to drive it, too.

I've got to get some things sorted out with the way it runs, and then maybe I'll be able to drive it somewhere. Maybe I'll even be able to bring it home. It hasn't even seen my neighborhood yet.

[stefan]

Hey monkeyracing, i noticed you didn't install the vacuum resivoir so your sweet valve cover would be visible. Do you have any problems without it? I was thinking of doing that.

[deathegg]

First, Hey Monkeyracing.. cool headlights! How did you do that?

projects on the Deathegg:
1. new wheels/tires (13")
2. new control arms
3. new tie rods
4. pan and valve cover gaskets
5. Possibly tinted windows
6.re-face my gauges

see? not much really