1993 Festiva L progression thread

[Festiva_Fred]

Good progress Fred. Been keeping up with the thread, just trying to resist the urge to beg for that strut brace. Good work, as always!!!

Thanks Scott!

[Festiva_Fred]

Worked on the car most of the day today, last week I had swapped out the Master Cylinder with a good one (old one was garbage!) and today I re-bled the brakes, finally they work like they should I love these new brakes. Got everything ready for inspection now, which will be tomorrow I think I don't see any reason why the car wouldn't pass, so hopefully I'll be driving this thing here in the next few days!!

[batstiva]

Yyyyeesssss!!!! :headbang:
Hope all goes well. I know you gotta be looking forward to getting her out on the road. Best of luck with the inspection.

[Festiva_Fred]

Yyyyeesssss!!!! :headbang:
Hope all goes well. I know you gotta be looking forward to getting her out on the road. Best of luck with the inspection.

Thanks Scott, I can't wait to drive it after all this time, work and $$ thats gone into it You know what's gonna happen next if she passes tomorrow? Time to start another one!! Next ones gonna have a engine swap though This ones just my daily driver.

[batstiva]

^^ I hear ya. My next one will be an FI car. Just to make a swap easier down the line.

Although, can't really complain about my carby. 5 degrees this morning, hit the key, gave it no gas, and it fired right up.

[Festiva_Fred]

^^ I hear ya. My next one will be an FI car. Just to make a swap easier down the line.

Although, can't really complain about my carby. 5 degrees this morning, hit the key, gave it no gas, and it fired right up.

Cool, I've never had a carby.. well my parts car was but it never ran while I had it. The car I'll be using for my next project is my 89' ATX. It's already FI but I plan on converting it over to the 90-93 FI set-up instead of the Vac-Advance stuff. I have most everything needed for the swap, and I'd prolly convert it over to MTX while it's all apart, if I do that I'd use a aspire trans most likely.

[Festiva_Fred]

She PASSED inspection, and is all legal to drive now!!! The mechanic who inspected it was really impressed with the car (bought the car from him, and the last time he saw it it looked like it did on the first page of this thread.) He liked the aspire brake swap and VX's and said I did a very good job on the car, and that I should be proud of it. Love how it handles with the brake swap and everything else, it's a much nicer car now!

[wybnrml]

I went through the thread and you did alot of work, looks good, big difference from what it started out as.!:thumbleft:

[25Horseplay]

Congrats Fred! You should be proud of yourself for this! Now you have a car that is almost like new!!!!

[25Horseplay]

The car I'll be using for my next project is my 89' ATX. It's already FI but I plan on converting it over to the 90-93 FI set-up instead of the Vac-Advance stuff. I have most everything needed for the swap, and I'd prolly convert it over to MTX while it's all apart, if I do that I'd use a aspire trans most likely.

Fred if you convert this car to MTX KEEP the 89 ATX FI set up, the car will be peppier. I have talked this over with FB71 and even if you swap in a B6 the vac advance set up will be a faster setup. This is a unique FI set up and very good for stock or B6 swap's.

[batstiva]

She PASSED inspection, and is all legal to drive now!!! The mechanic who inspected it was really impressed with the car (bought the car from him, and the last time he saw it it looked like it did on the first page of this thread.) He liked the aspire brake swap and VX's and said I did a very good job on the car, and that I should be proud of it. Love how it handles with the brake swap and everything else, it's a much nicer car now!

Woot!! Congrats. How cool is it that the guy who sold you car way back when did the inspection. Congrats again. Now go out and drive the wheels off of it.:p

[91blufestiva]

Thats awesome to hear Fred!!

[Festiva_Fred]

I went through the thread and you did alot of work, looks good, big difference from what it started out as.!:thumbleft:

Thanks!

Congrats Fred! You should be proud of yourself for this! Now you have a car that is almost like new!!!!

Thanks! I am!

Fred if you convert this car to MTX KEEP the 89 ATX FI set up, the car will be peppier. I have talked this over with FB71 and even if you swap in a B6 the vac advance set up will be a faster setup. This is a unique FI set up and very good for stock or B6 swap's.

I see, I'll keep that in mind. Something is messed up with that car right now, won't run at all, not sure what exactly it is. I was saying that because I have most everything to do that, and it is for sure in working order and good (came off the 93')

Woot!! Congrats. How cool is it that the guy who sold you car way back when did the inspection. Congrats again. Now go out and drive the wheels off of it.:p

Thanks, I will

[25Horseplay]

Now do a write up and enter this in FOTM!

[Festiva_Fred]

Now do a write up and enter this in FOTM!

I will, I did do a write up for it last month, but didn't win.