My Festiva build thread

[ROFL Waffle]

haha this is great, updates?

[JVC]

theres gotta be some updates... I want to buy a Festiva now...

[Kamoflewuage]

this build should be in the off topic section

[shane_lxi]

^ I'd like to see that plees

[schroedin]

i fabric wrapped my hood

wat

[shane_lxi]

Wow, I'm actually interested in a build thread for a festiva!

Have you looked into datsun benches? You can usually find them in good shape, and they run very very narrow.

[JDM Babaganoosh]

great progress, i really wanna see the bench seat and the shifter, theres a red one on the way to my mother in laws, and your build makes me want to offer them cash for it.

finding a pristine bench that'll fit is becoming a huge PITA.

everything will happen in time though.

[JDM Babaganoosh]

why cant you paint it all at once?.... the car is smaller than the hood of my work truck

because i'm not that good at prepping and taping so i just remove the panel/hood/door and take my time making sure i get every bit covered correctly.

plus i don't care what it looks like between stages

[Tarik.]

sorry it's been so long. had a fairly low point in my life the day before SoWo, culminating in no paint, no visit to SoWo, and a broken cell phone (which is how i got on the internet)

but i've gotten small work done.

first, the failure that is my headliner.




looks good/decent, right? well 1 day in 90* weather and ALL of the adhesive failed on me, making all the fabric come off and droop down. no pics of the failure, but now i'm back to square one with the headliner. i think i'm just going to run headliner-less and do a paint job where it used to be. who knows.

other things i've gotten done:

-new emblem
-removed all stickers
-got everything for my new door panels sourced, but no actual panel yet, so that's on hold.
-still riding on 12's and paint is still no where near done.

oh yea, the cell was also my camera, so no pics until i get a new phone/camera.

i fail. hard.

use a spray adhesive. i fabric wrapped my hood and it works awesome

[Kamoflewuage]

why cant you paint it all at once?.... the car is smaller than the hood of my work truck

[honhon]

great progress, i really wanna see the bench seat and the shifter, theres a red one on the way to my mother in laws, and your build makes me want to offer them cash for it.

[ju_le_new]

haha sweet build

[xBtony]

Yay for updates! Lol

[JDM Babaganoosh]

went and picked up a new cell, so i has pics again!

got 1 door painted



new emblem and hatch keyhole delete (a cork lol)



gonna get the striker out of grill to replace to cork.

messing around with a new cam app on my phone



gonna try to go pick up my wheels this week and get em painted. i've had no energy for working on cars since summer hit. the pool + beer = where i'm almost always at

[JDM Babaganoosh]

What adhesive did you use for the headliner? I used Super 90 and applied liberally and it held no problems even in extreme heat/cold. If you used Super 77 that might have been why it drooped, I've heard of people having that problem with Super 77/80 but not yet from people who use Super 90. Theres also headliner/cloth adhesive they sell at Autozone that has been proven to work pretty well.

-John

super 77

i prolly should have gone with 90, oh well. i have a ton of material left over though, if i want to try again