Ford festiva restoration

A summary of 3 months bringing an almost totalled 1992 ford festiva back from the dead.

[@aceautonewportky]

I have been looking for quite a while for a Festiva. Been a huge fan of the car, how simple it was to work on. Great outcome on both of those cream puffs. A true hardcore 44yr in the business of turning wrenches here from Cincinnati oh. Enjoying this content.

[@benclausen7893]

Nice I've got a 93 red also but 116hp 1.6 16 valve 185 45 r14 tires ton of fun like driving a go kart

[@woohoo2491]

We will never see cars like this again in the US. Yeah they're not the safest, but they're dirt cheap, great on gas, and super easy to maintain

[@districtline]

Gorgeous! I had three of them before they stopped manufacturing 😔. Strange seeing the auto version, I'm a stick-shift gal. Glad to see this transformation 👍

[@bb_lz9790]

Great video, thanks for sharing! I always loved the form-factor of the Festiva. Only rode in one one time and finally drove a tired one a little at a used car lot (the salesman asked "Why in the hell would you want to drive a Festiva when you have a Saab?"). I wish I had considered buying one when they were in production...

[@AAchurch]

Really awesome! I'm buying a used 93 next week for $600. I bought one in 93 off the lot new with my Mom as a first car. Learned how to make payments and truly always loved this car. Thanks for the video, much appreciated. 👍

[@DavidAndre657]

1992 Ford Festiva restoration. YOU BETCHA!

[@Twister051]

Well done!! I own 4 of them and have been buying parts for to restore an 88L and 88LX. Plastic panels in really good condition (brown) are THE hardest things to find.

[@rickroberts4848]

Beautiful restoration!

[@xGammaDragonx]

Great video, I just picked up a black 92 GL! Thanks for keeping them alive!

[@T_Burd_75]

I used to have a 93 Festival L. Only car I ever bought brand new. Best car I ever had. Wish I never traded it off.

[@2012Creyes]

Looks brand new!

[@SametIndustries]

Well done, video and car both turned out great!

[@LukesVintageRC]

I luv these I actually won a festiva st car lot for 200 resold for 1300. Great video

[@DavidAndre657]

THANK YOU, VARIOUS ENGINEERING!

[@The97Powerstrokin]

Very nice! Hope to one day make my 92 L look that nice!

[@DavidAndre657]

WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WITH US!

[@victorsuarez828]

Es increíble como lo dejaste felicidades que trabajo yo espero restaurar el mio de la misma forma

[@bjjamison2117]

I love ford Festiva I wish I know where I can buy one 😊❤🎉

[@2H2521]

Very strange car to want to want to restore, but you did a nice job.

[@FlambeauxLaveau]

Amazing. ❤😍

[@AliMohammadJafarpour]

Very nice

[@dolinick]

it looks amazing. i have a 1991. i think it needs a new clutch or transmission. also it has a really bad exhaust leak. and i don't know what's wrong with the throttle. i can only slightly depress the pedal to make it go. and it goes 70-75 downhill and maybe 45 mph uphill if it is a long hill. it's pretty flat here in south texas. i can cruise about 60 mph most of the time. also if i'm on the gas and then have to coast it will backfire at least once. i guess unburnt fuel mixing with the fresh air coming in from the exhaust leak or manifold leaking.

[@variousengineering1965]

Sounds like you might have a vacuum leak

[@MrBlaze256]

I've had a few of them I like the geo metro better way more easy to get parts for

[@PrideTho]

Good job

[@Sanpedranoazul]

Good 'ol memory of my green 2000, 4 doors Kia Pride 😪😪

[@trillmexicanz]

What kind of wheel size did you add since they stopped making size 12 tires. Also would you recommend spray painting a car?

[@DavidAndre657]

YOU'RE WELCOME!

[@beasyphone]

A+ FOR FESTIVA LOVE

[@DavidAndre657]

WELCOME ABOARD, VARIOUS ENGINEERING!

[@matthewmoore661]

How hard is/was it to find engine and drivetrain parts?

[@user-ss1rq7sk2e]

Do you know, what is the final gear ratio of this automatic transmission? 3.23 or other?

[@milquiadesflores651]

Yo tengo uno del 88. Me gustaría volver a darle vida. Sabe alguien donde puedo pedir repuestos ?

[@lorenberry1]

where can you find parts im having trouble finding parts i have a 92 festive L

[@paolanieva8600]

Guau esta genila

[@edisonflores32flores79]

Yo soy de Lima perú y tengun un festiva.. Pero quisiera accesorios 😪 pero no se encuentra

[@aytenborazan5685]

Merhaba Türkiye'den yazıyorum. Tebrik ederim harika olmuş. Aynısı bende de var ve ben buna Mazda 323 motoru takmak istiyorum acaba uyar mı?

[@ebrahimyi9180]

👍👏

[@queendavenport4570]

Wow what I would do to get one of these rebuilt automatic trans baby. Was my favorite back in the day.

[@variousengineering1965]

You can get a functioning auto 3 speed for around $120 in the festiva group on Facebook.

[@thecourier4917]

@@variousengineering1965 which festiva group? just wondering cause im planning on getting a 91 and fixing it up or finding a better one, Thanks!

[@variousengineering1965]

@@thecourier4917 its the Ford Festiva .com group on Facebook.

[@NayibBukeleyoutube]

nice😃

[@RRHAMZEZ]

Yo tengo uno😢😢😢😢 tambien quiero restaurarlo

[@DavidDeWittStudio]

I have a 1991 Ford Festiva GL needs a rack and pinion and some $15 part for the passenger right rear brake and I’m told you can’t get any parts for it. Were they bullshitting me? I have to ship the car from Athens Ohio because of that …

[@komeilkhoshhal]

Dadash, all parts of this car, from the smallest to the largest, can be found in abundance in Iran.

[@Twister051]

One little problem. Iran and the United States don't sell to each other.

[@felipebetancourt9869]

What size are the rims and what size of tires you put on?

[@variousengineering1965]

165/55r14

[@davidsettle6607]

Did you rebuild the motor?

[@variousengineering1965]

Just replaced the seals and degreased what I could access inside the engine

[@queendavenport4570]

What is the cost of complete restoration. Where are you guys located I would love to one again..just have to auto tran.

[@variousengineering1965]

With this festiva we had $1462 invest after new tires, rims, gaskets/parts and supplies to restore everything.

[@DavidDeWittStudio]

@@variousengineering1965 I am paying about that much to have mine Shipped by truck to Seattle because nobody can find parts for it in Ohio and I now live in Washington state where I might slowly be able to find parts online or in a junkyard according to the mechanics I talked to

[@variousengineering1965]

@@DavidDeWittStudio I would recommend checking the Fordfestiva.com group on Facebook. They should help with finding parts.

[@DavidDeWittStudio]

@@variousengineering1965 Appreciated!

[@LionWithTheLamb]

Ford Aspire, Mazda 121, and Mazda Revue parts are almost 90% the same vehicles.

[@cphipps79]

I want another Festiva so badly! These videos aren’t helping. A 93GL was my very first car. And I want another one!!

[@DavidDeWittStudio]

Where are you getting your parts? Headlights? Wheel covers!

[@variousengineering1965]

Just checked local junkyards and searched around Facebook. Then did a bit of research to find what mazda rx7 wheels would fit.

[@DavidDeWittStudio]

At this point the rack and pinion replacement cost me $1,071. The car needs brakes all the way around and an axle joint in the front plus a new spindle for the rear passenger side. Another $2,500 expected to pay out. But I don’t care I want my little Festiva running on the road again!

[@DavidDeWittStudio]

@@variousengineering1965 i’m in Brooklyn New York right now and the car is in Washington state but I managed to put over $4,000 into repairs of my 1991 Festiva, so far. It needs wheel covers and it needs a little bodywork. I’d like to repaint it. It’s not going to look nearly as good as what you’ve done but as long as it’s running great I’m going to be so happy!

[@LionWithTheLamb]

@@DavidDeWittStudio They were a bit hard on spindles due to the small tire and bearing size. The later Festivas didn't seem to suffer from this issue.

[@spencermontgomery5254]

Where did you find your replacement parts? I’m needing headlight and some interior pieces thanks

[@variousengineering1965]

I called around a few local junkyards and I just searched the festiva.com group on Facebook. They had everything I needed to fix the car.

[@user-hk2lz9fu4h]

I dunno it looks a lil too good

[@patrickstar98766]

한국에서는 기아에서 프라이드로 출시되어 인기가 많았죠

[@mn-wc1ft]

It was released in Iran, Iraq and Japan under other names and it was very popular. the only problem it had was the weak security in the body.

[@nazlgulylmaz888]

🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@trunglechi8513]

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