I'm new to the overlanding community. Got interest threw a very good friend who has a built truck, and is kind enough to include myself a a few other friends to share his gear for trips.
Not wanting to have a car payment for a Tacoma, (even though I want one pretty badly) I figured I would just build off what I have to work with.
I'm from Northwest Ohio. This is my mint '93 Festiva GL. This is my 3rd Festiva. Had been looking for a perfect candidate like this one for a wile and finally found it this past 4th of July in Southbend, Indiana. Has 31,000 miles and gets about 40 mpg on average. So that can't be beat for the low price I paid for it.
Recently just put on a Yakima crossbar and Load Warrior basket onto it. I had bought previously bought for my '04 STI, which turns out, I'm no longer interested into. (sour grapes)
I plan to strip the interior and add Dynomat for more warmth and to kill off the road noise. These cars are very basic with no kind of installation or sound deadening. Or even air bags for that matter. I also plan to put in new speakers and extensively clean the entire interior. Including behind the dash. Easily a weekend type job. So not to bad of a little project. I think I will add a light bar, perhaps a few flood lights for the side and rear, Maybe a set of Maxtrax and perhaps a shovel mount. I also have a Snowboard/Ski rack to carry my board.
I have a cb radio and a Firestik antenna, but I'm not sure I want to mount it to the car. I'm having a hard time finding a solution to mount it to my roof top basket. Anyone have any suggestions for a good solution?
Hope you all enjoy. I'm interested in some suggestions on good sites for parts and accessories. Also comments and criticisms.
