Originally posted by Lady's Human
DJ, I think we've all had cars that we'd be embarrassed about now but loved when we had them.
( I think owning ANY car is fun)

I would seriously consider having the unibody repair welded, though.


Love the pics!
Eh, I don't think I'll ever be embarassed about this pile lol. She may not look all that great but she is FAST! She's definatley scheduled to have more work done as money and time allows. The unibody welding is on the list for sure. Couldn't do it when the accedent happened because it was the middle of winter. No shop though would touch the thing, they all said I should total it. Me and my dad did the unibody work ourselves in his garage, and I have a friend with a welder and a shop who will touch it up when his schedule gets freed. My friend also has a paint shop so when the unibody is fixed, she will get a nice new paint job too (and probibly get those nasty dents fixed to boot )!

Karen, she is a 93. Over 100 thousand miles on it. The motor is getting a rebuild soon (although it doesn't "need" it, it runs almost like new right now), as we plan on shoving some extensive performance upgrades on her and I have the feeling that the added strain wouldn't be good for her as she sits right now. Most people who build Festivas upgrade the motor to the Mazda 626 motor, as it is a bit bigger. My aim is to prove that the smaller motor Ive got is just as capable as the bigger engine. Sure it's going to take a lot more work, and I'll need to add more parts than if I had the 626 but anything worth doing isn't easy!

My idea for the finished product is to have her done up like Kit on Night Rider except instead of black, I'm probibly going to paint it a perlecent dark blue that fades into black in the right light. Im going to nickname her Kitty (Kits Girlfriend lol).

If anyone wants to see some really nice looking festivas, go to www.fordfestiva.com. There are a few really great Festivas on there that have inspired me to want to fix this one.

I am happy with the fact that there is absolutely no rust on her at all and aside from a few dents (and that unibody...yeesh) the body is clean. The motor was pretty good when I got it too but I had to replace quite a few parts as the previous owner didn't realize that some things have to be replaced after a cirtain ammount of milage. (cap, rotor, plug wires, pcv valve etc). Not bad for $800!