Aqua, wet and dry, plus a nice day at the 'yard!

[Safety Guy]

Here are two recent pics of my new DD; one wet, one dry:



I was at the OSU Stores warehouse last Tuesday and found some drafting tables there. I may buy one or two and maybe turn one into a "yard cart" to hold fluids, small parts, a few cheap tools, etc.



This one was a day or two ago near my home, but in a prettier setting than my worn out back yard.

And here is what I did this morning and part of the afternoon:



Mmmm, tasty 1988 LX on the smorgasbord! I loaded up my plate, you betcha! Spent $171, but I think it was worth it. Aqua will get a new, less rusty and very nice looking rear bumper, some LX side moldings, a five speed console with proper boot attachment (!), some A,B and C pillar trim pieces, and maybe a couple other little things.

I also pulled two front manual belts. The 'yard guy told me about a local place that replaces the webbing. I'll have to check it out. I paid $140 to have Aqua's right front belt redone by Seatbeltplanet. They did a good job, but we'll see about the local folks.

It was a Very Nice Day!!

Here's hoping ya'll had a nice day too!

I'll leave you with an interesting photo of the naked rear bumper of a Saturn sedan:



Instead of foam fillers for impact absorption, they evidently use plastic "cell" pattern material for the same purpose. First time I've seen this and I had to take a pic. Cool, huh?

Karl

[Gomez]

Hey Karl, is that the yard that can be seen from I-70 going West? I always wondered if they had any Festies there.

[FestYboy]

how hard would it be to grab the seats, tails, door cards and rear hatch?
what do you think it would cost?

[thered56]

That impact plastic on the Saturn certainly is different. Never Seen anything like that before. Always nice to spend a few bucks getting your Festi some trim pieces and options!

[Safety Guy]

Gomez, that yard can be seen from 70.

Arty, I grabbed the rear seat and one of the headrests. Headrest was in perfect shape. The driver's seat seemed loose and was filthy. It's headrest didn't want to come off. Passenger seat may be okay, but I didn't look closely.

Right doorcard was falling apart. Left may have been better.

If you want I could grab the doorcards (w/pockets) for you. My guess is $5 or $10 each. Seats, probably not. I have very little room for storage now.

I'm going back for the rear bumper now.

Karl

[Safety Guy]

I got my rear bumper for Aqua and more pics of that 1989 (not '88 ) LX this morning. I did pull some of those parts to sell, but since Arty has expressed interest and he did a LOT of work at Festiva Madness, he has first dibs from right now.

Left door card:



Mainly, greasy dirty nasty looking, but I suppose it could be cleaned up?

Right:



Notice the ripped out center piece. I suppose it could be glued back? There is also some minor tearing (probably less than 2") on the door edge area.

Seats:



Some ripping of left bottom, as shown. Left headrest won't come out. I tried! It's in near perfect shape, like the right one I did get. Again, greasy dirty nasty seat; could be cleaned up I suppose. It also wasn't as loose as I first thought.

Now, let's let some sharp eyes tell me what else they see. However, the answer is "NO." Too much work. I wanted to pull it too for myself, but no. Too much work. I don't have the patience and I got dirty enough yesterday pulling off that rear bumper. If I won't do it for myself...

PMs to Arty and Gomez forthcoming.

Karl

[JPT]

So, no tilt steering wheel for you?

[thered56]

TILT STEERING!?!?! I want that!!!

[Safety Guy]

I'm debating the tilt steering. Lux would like that for her rebuild.

There's something else visible. Rarer.

And BTW, I went and got the door cards, center ebrake surround and smoothies this morning. I also rolled up the side windows so the seats wouldn't get wet. I forgot my camera though. Woulda been nice to take a pic of the almost rust free back end without the bumper on it. Maybe I'll go back tomorrow!

Karl

[wybnrml]

^ Cruise Control.

That interior can be saved! I got my '88 LX from a mechanic, and the interior has grease and oil on the driver side seat and door panel. I took the seat covers off and sprayed them with Resolve Spray and Wash, scrubed them with a brush, then washed them with laundry detergent. And for the door panel, I sprayed it with Resolve aslo, scrubed it with a brush, then used a wet vac, and everthing came out really clean. And that passenger side door panel looks like it could be fixed also.

[Safety Guy]

Yep. Cruise control. Look at the stalk on the column cover hanging by the yellow bunch of wires. Unless someone convinces me it will be an easy take out, you'll have to come and do it yourself!

I paid the following for the parts:

-door panels: 10 each
-hatch: 35 (has one rust spot on inner edge at bottom; some fading at top)
-rear seat: 15 (pretty good shape)
-one headrest: 5 (really nice)

I think they'll want 15 each for the seats.

Good or bad prices? I was gonna sell the hatch and was thinking about keeping the rear seat. If the door panels are not great, at least they both have pockets. They also can serve as nice templates for new panels, or base material for the same, plus the attachment pieces.

I just put the orange tach cluster in Aqua and I'm going for a test drive to check it and see if my temp gauge works on it. If not, it's probably my sending unit gone bad.

Karl

[freshtiva]

Hey Karl could you get the speed sensor off the cruise control for me ?

[Safety Guy]

Maybe Fresh, tell me where it is and how to remove it!

I'll probably go back tomorrow and get the dang seats. I can put them in Twinstiva, my other "storage shed."

Karl

[ENEMY_]

that Bezel is in great shape grab that one up

[Safety Guy]

You mean the heater control bezel? Do you really need one? I've never taken one off before, but there's always a first time. I didn't know bezels were in demand.

Karl