teasdam Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 the USMB needs a "bragging" forum, but this will have to do... Here's the ugly creature that has taken up all my time and money for the past six months (and I'm not referring to the dog in the back). This was my first attempt at an automotive resurrection, but so far so good! If you look close, you can see the $100 price tag on the windows...although I talked the guy down to $75. I think I'll leave that there for a while; might deter people from tailgating. I just registered it yesterday and had my father-in-law weld the exhaust back together where I got after it with my sawzall, so it's at least roadworthy if not perfect. All that stuff my wife calls "rust" I insist is just "character" I calculated only 24 mpg on this trial run which was a little disappointing. The guy I bought it from said he never got less than 30. I've seen some posts here about poor mileage so I'll look though those before I start asking a bunch of questions again. (My first thought, I don't think the 3-speed tranny was intended for 75 mph on the highway...runs steady at about 4500rpm.) Big thanks again to everyone on USMB for helping me and all the other newbies on this stuff! I can only imagine how far behind I would be on this project with only my Chilton and my cheap-o tools. Skip was my automotive advisor for a couple months, so I'm sure he'll be glad to hear that I'm done. Next project is to get the radio working and replace the rear drums with disc brakes...and maybe nitrous while I'm at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyruss Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 cute little fella. the dog too. not bad for 75$ 24 mpg sounds reasonable to me. thats about what my subes get with mixed city, mountian and freeway. yeah I am waiting for skip to jump back in at any moment. kinda miss that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeky Moose Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 lookin good.. i just resurected a free 92' Festiva.. cost me $50 for all the parts on the frontend.. runs good, looks good now, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 is that 4wd? At least you've got a roof rack and spoiler! My DL doesnt. I average about 22 mpg....but i fly 30 miles of interestate at about 80 mph...close to 5k RPM. Then its about 20 miles of mixed city/hwy condition...and thats just one way! I also have 205/60/13 tires, so thats got to have some sort of an effect on the MPGs....I also aquired the DL for $100. Ive already put 3k miles on it in less than one month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teasdam Posted April 5, 2004 Author Share Posted April 5, 2004 yeah I am waiting for skip to jump back in at any moment. kinda miss that guy. what happened to Skip? I noticed I hadn't seen any posts from him lately but I figured he was still around. I didn't burn him out, did I?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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