Welcome to my blog, my name is Terry, but most of you will know me on FSi as onslack.
Here is a brief run down of the spec of my Si and the plans i had lined up for it when i owned it/when it lived:-
Car:- Ash Black Ford Fiesta Si
Engine:- 2.0 16v Conversion, RS1800 inlet manifold, 2.0 Throttle Body
Suspension:- 30-35mm Suspension Kit
Brakes:- 4×4 Cossie Brake Conversion, 278mm Grooved Disc’s
Alloys:- 15″ Escort GTi
Exterior Mods:- Raised Bonnet, Fog’s removed and a Cold Air Feeds added, Smoked Side Repeaters, Euro Spec RS Accessory Lights
Interior Mods:- Apline Head Unit
Few Plans:- 2.1 Zetec Turbo, Megasquirt Management, Twin anti Roll Bar Conversion, De-Dent!
When i first bought it
When i first bought it
In March 20005 i finally bought my first car, a Fiesta Si. i opted for the 1.6 16v version as the insurance was only a few hundred more than a 1.4 8v. i had actually found FSi while browsing another forum so headed right over an registered straight away.
Fsi had only been going a few short months but had a few regular members, i was a lurker at first, but got the courage up to stick a post up in the members gallery with pic’s of my car.
As the years went on i did a few mods to my Si, first up was to replace the horrid Fox alloys that the car came with. I opted for the tried and tested alloys for a fez, 15″ Escort Gti Alloys. My next major mod was a set of cosworth 4×4 brakes, which fitted snugly behind my GTi wheels and i opted for a 60mm drop on bilstein suspension, but found getting to work a right pain so swapped the suspension for a much more sensible 35mm drop.
New 15" GTi Alloys
Cossie 4x4 Brake set up
In March 2006 i had both my sills and rear arches replaced and a fresh layer of paint added, i was pretty proud to say the least.
New Sills and Arches going on
Fresh Paint
In October 2006 work started on my 2.0 conversion with the help of a mate of mine. I learnt a hell of alot about my car and cars in general doing my conversion.
2.0 Block
Freshly Painted Block
Built up ready to drop in
All Done
I loved it, the conversion totally transformed the car! Sadly a few days after getting my Fez out the workshop i was hit on the drivers side rear quarter panel causing quite a nasty dent, i got the driver who hit me to pay out for the damage while i sourced a replacement panel and someone to fix it for me.
Damage
In the time i owned my fiesta i attended as many show’s and meet as i could that were organised by FSi. In March 2007 FSi attended a Rolling Road Day @ Street Racers in Leicester, we had Fast Ford Magazine in attendance, the day of the feature my car recorded 125.6bhp.
Fast Ford Featured RR @ Street Racers
Around this time i became a moderator on FSi, to help with keeping the forum running smoothly and to keep law and order.In this time i also took up the role of events organiser for Fiesta in the Park and Ford Fair. In August 2007 FSi also attended its first Ford Fair show in which we had a good selection of cars with some brillant weather to back it up.
FITP 2008
Ford Fair 2007
Fast Forward a few months……….. i had owned my Fiesta since 2005, in September 2008 i bought myself a 2wd Sapphire Cosworth, so took the Fiesta off the road, but in March 2009 we both sadly parted company, as i couldn’t find storage for her and didn’t have the money at the time to insure 2 cars, at the time of stripping her i still had not found anyone to help repair my damaged rear quarter panel as i kept getting let down.
Well thats a brief story about my journey of when i first got my Fiesta and how i came to be on Fsi.
If you wish to see more pictures of my conversion, crash damage and just general pictures fo my Fiesta follow the link below.
http://www.fiesta-si.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=655