Todays work

[Festiva_Fred]

Pulled the Fenders, and front bumper cover off today.


Stupid Tar










The front bumper cover will be painted the same as the back one, satin black with the red stripe.

[sasquatch]

this car is going to look so mint when you are done with it keep up the good work !!!

[Festiva_Fred]

this car is going to look so mint when you are done with it keep up the good work !!!

Thanks! Can't wait to get everything painted, then put it all together again. But I can't paint right now due to the weather.......wish it would warm up soon

When it's done it should be one nice looking Festiva! It'll have:
-Black painted bumpers with Red pinstripe (already have the back one done)
-LX side moldings painted black w/red pinstripe
-Spoiler http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=18737 going to be black
-Stock steel wheels painted black w/trim rings
-Not sure what interior I'll be using..........whatever I can find thats in good shape and matches

[25Horseplay]

If you use some WD-40 it will help the removal of the tar.

[Festiva_Fred]

If you use some WD-40 it will help the removal of the tar.

Thanks for the tip Brian I'll probably work on the fenders tomorrow.

[stefan]

now take er for a cruise... been there, done that

[Festiva_Fred]

now take er for a cruise... been there, done that

I'd love to, but theres no brakes right now.... well that didn't stop use the first time lol My grandpa and I test drove it once, downshifted and used the e-brake to stop... that was fun

[FB71]

^^^ I drove Uncle Fester 200 miles a day for 2 weeks like that, when I blew out a hard line!!!

[stefan]

^^^ I drove Uncle Fester 200 miles a day for 2 weeks like that, when I blew out a hard line!!!

Now thats INTENSE!!! :p

[Festiva_Fred]

^^^ I drove Uncle Fester 200 miles a day for 2 weeks like that, when I blew out a hard line!!!

Yeah, 3 of the hard lines were blown when I got the car, I already replaced the 2 on the front, just need to do the back now.

[Pu241]

^^^ I drove Uncle Fester 200 miles a day for 2 weeks like that, when I blew out a hard line!!!

Yeah, had a front hard line go once!
That is one heck of a feeling when cruising down the highway at 65/70 mph hit the brakes and bam, all the way to the floor!:pale:
Much better if a rear hard line goes, you still have most of your breaking force available.
THough your stopping distance is much longer!

[elcamino1]

Did you take the front fenders off to clean them,or to paint them?

[Festiva_Fred]

Did you take the front fenders off to clean them,or to paint them?

To clean them, and to clean the rest of the front end while i'm at it.

[Festiva_Fred]

More work

Got the tar off the fenders and reinstalled them, the paints chipped from rocks...o'well




Found the cargo light I took off the LX parts car I thought I had left it behind, but my grandpa had it in his toolbox since he helped get some parts off it that day... I thought I left it behind because It wasn't with my box of goodies I brought back.

Anyway I installed it and it works great

[91blufestiva]

nice work!!