Voting For August FOTM

[Damkid]

We have 2 entries this month, festymick & rancheeto


here are there entries again

Yeah why not! Sounds like fun!
My name is Michael. I have been a family member of FF for quite some time now!

Ford Fesiva 1997 Trio 'S', 3 door 1.5l 16 Valve engine (Aspire).

I have had the car since near brand new in 1998, with only 1300 Km on the clock.


I had originally planned to keep the car standard (cheap, reliable transport) while my then partner and i saved for our first home.
2 hours later....


Cutting to the chase, the car went through all sorts of audio setups, many sets of wheels and suspension changes....








After the accident, things started to get out of hand.
Everthing except the engine was upgraded.





After the registration expired, things REALLY got out of hand.






After the car was started, some 6 years AFTER i pulled it off the road, we decided to finally do things right.
Car was pulled down and rebuilt.




And so here we are today.
At the moment, the car is still unregistered, but we are working on it.




MODIFIACTIONS:
Engine and engine bay

crack tested block
custom Venolia forged pistons
custom Venolia forged rods
balanced bottom end
mild head polish
customised inlet manifold
custom plenum
Sard 800cc injectors
customised fuel rail
braided fuel lines (engine bay)
sard fuel pressure regulator
washable aluminium high flow fuel filter
aluminium -6 fuel lines (underbody)
custom surge tank
Bosch fuel pump
DNA 15"- 17" (core) front mounted intercooler, with customised tanks
custom 'HPC' coated 1-1/2" mandrel bent, match ported exhaust manifold
Garrett GT30 rollerbearing turbocharger (HPC coated exhaust housing)
K&N pod filter in custom airbox
Turbosmart 'Progate' 45mm external wastegate
Turbosmart blow off valve
2-3/4 mandrel bent exhaust, (polished stainless dump pipe)
Catco high flow 3" catalytic converter
dual 4" Supercat stainless steel mufflers, with dual customised 3" exhaust tips
stainless steel oil catch can
customised rocker cover
stainless steel plumbing
odyssey dry cell battery with custom mounting brackets
billet radiator cap
customised billet oil dipstick
balanced flywheel
customised heavy duty clutch
most bolts replaced with stainless buttons
Motec M4 clubman computer
custom strut brace

Interior

Retrimmed 'Saas Enforcer' front bucket seats on custom rails
rear seat bolstered out and retrimmed
Saas 3pt harnesses
chrome plated door handles, air vents, and internal locks
'SE' speedo cluster with tacho
suede headlining
electric windows and central locking (non standard)
customised handbrake cover
Isotta steering wheel, gear knob and pedal covers
Isotta billet boss kit
Under dash L.E.D lighting (replacing removed interior light)
'Splitfire' chrome boost guage

Body and paint

shaved door locks
shaved side repeater lamps
shaved third brake light
shaved hatch lock
shaved antenna
'talon' rear spoiler ('SE' lookalike)
customised Talon side skirts
custom front bumper (based off standard)
side mouldings removed
all guards lipped
colour coded mirrors
blackened window frames
'Protec' passion purple pearl paintwork

Other bits and pieces

DBA cross drilled and ventilated front discs
customised and adjustable 'Koni' shock absorbers
customised King springs
camber pins
(all undergaurds and components detailed)
17'x7' MKW wheels with customised centre caps
215-35-17 Continental tyres
chrome plated door handles and hatch plate cover
custom ducting from bumper side ducts to bottom of airbox
kia avella tail lights
tinted windows

Car Audio

Kenwood KDC-MP6036 head unit
Clarion SRR1386 5-1/2" front speakers
Clarion SRR6946 6-9" 4 way speakers (mounted in)
Custom 2 level parcel tray

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-kl4Cs2DaE

[Damkid]

rancheeto's entry

why not, i'll put the starsky and hutchstiva in the ring. its a 92l 5 spd. its not nearly as good, but if no one else will step up, then i have to.

heres the story.

i was helping a friend move, and saw it sitting in his neighbors driveway. it had two flat tires and looked like it hadnt moved in months. so i went and knocked on a bunch of doors until i found the guy who owned it. asked if he wanted to sell it, and he said yes. so naturally i asked why it was sitting, and if there was anything wrong with it. all it needed was back breaks, and two tires. he said he would take $500 for it, so i offered $400, and drove it home a couple days later.
i figured the breaks would be easy, but i didnt know the passenger side nut was a left hand thread, so what should have taken an hour or two, ended up taking about a month. when i got it all up and running it became my daily driver, while my other one became my dads daily driver.
this is where it gets interesting.
i decided to go up to southern IL and was going to bring it with me. well about a week and a half before i was gunna leave i got rearended, big dent in the bumper and cant open the hatch. (sucked)
so i went to the local tire store to try to find some 12 in tires since i was going to be drivin it 700 mi. well that didnt work so well, and i was leavin in less than a week so i couldnt get them online. so i went to the jy and found some 14's from an acorrd that had the same bolt pattern. ended up haveing to get tires from walmart and was on my way.
when i got up here, i decided it needed some new paint, and began sanding. about two and a half weeks later, here i am. just finished and waiting to get my bumper fixed.

[jglutz]

Nice picts....both entries.

Festymick....any prenup on that car?