Hi everyone, this is my first post on here so i figured id throw up some background info about me, where I live and what I do, and most importantly my car. which isn't the only major change to happen in my life recently.
my name is Brenton, I'm a 30 year old guy who had managed to beat out the economic odds facing most single people my age. bought my first car I modified at age 19 ( the 2003 focus zx3 I converted into an svt, powertrain and everything with help from a good friend who is a wizard when it comes to first gen foci) I drove this car daily for 10 years, in which time I got heavy into autocross, managed to purchase a house, loved and lost a couple times (which happens) got a great paying job, lost that job in the recession, and found myself here working for a smaller company and enjoying my job as a welder/fabricator much more.
but time had taken a toll on the car, and it in turn was taking a toll on my wallet. i had my fun while it lasted. but this year i desperately needed a better, more powerful car with a warranty should something go wrong. so i set my budget at 25k max. and test drove every sporty car under the sun available in the states. the biggest problem was i had to compare every car i drove to the monster i and my friends built (no easy feat) i must have test driven the fiesta ST at least 3 times if not more before settling on ordering the molten orange one i drive now. Ive always been interested rally, from watching footage on youtube, to playing rally videogames, building scale models of rally cars. especially group b from the 80s. it was there I learned what ford could do with a 4 cyl. engine. From the rs200, the escort cosworth rs, mk1 ford focus RS, and the fiesta ST. i knew i had to have a car that i could see going flat out through the woods, and growing up in a ford family my choice was pretty obvious.
the old car, back when it looked its best. i put too much time and money into this over the years. but it was worth it to have something special
Now for me to get a little personal, as this car has a very deep meaning to me. I had been going through a rather deep depression for most of my life outside of high school. Always feeling alone in a crowded room, shutting out friends and family, and spending a lot of my time outside work laying in bed and letting my life slowly fall apart. It began with me hiding a secret since early high school, all for the stupidness of wanting to fit in and be like everyone else. Forcing myself to be this other person i wasn't, just to keep people off my back (being socially awkward didn't help either). it stayed in my mind growing like a cancer till i met some others like me
. and thanks to their strength and ability to be themselves anywhere i finally had the courage to come out to my friends and family. (im not straight, deal with it, lol) Looking back I regret not accepting who I am a lot sooner, but my fears of losing friends, and being shunned by family (which thank the gods that didnt happen) kept me from being me for a long time. the date in my avatar pic was about two weeks before i bought the car, the day i decided to stop the bullcrap i was putting myself through, and i feel the first day of my life to be honest. someday i'll settle down when i meet the right guy. but right now its one day at a time, working on making me a better person, even though i'll always be a punk, its who i am.
i do have some goals in mind for this car, nothing super insane. any mod i do has to keep it functional and reliable. so this time around its no hyper stiff coilovers, racing seats, loud ass stereos (even though i love blasting music) small improvements on the overall oem setup is what im after, so i can enjoy the car for a very long time. i am a bit of a wheel whore, and i liek the look of a slammed car, but this time i need practicality. so eventually the car will get air ride. nothing fancy, jsut teh ability to park dropped real low at a show or cruise, and have the right height to autocross and daily drive it without worrying about hitting things.
my name is Brenton, I'm a 30 year old guy who had managed to beat out the economic odds facing most single people my age. bought my first car I modified at age 19 ( the 2003 focus zx3 I converted into an svt, powertrain and everything with help from a good friend who is a wizard when it comes to first gen foci) I drove this car daily for 10 years, in which time I got heavy into autocross, managed to purchase a house, loved and lost a couple times (which happens) got a great paying job, lost that job in the recession, and found myself here working for a smaller company and enjoying my job as a welder/fabricator much more.
but time had taken a toll on the car, and it in turn was taking a toll on my wallet. i had my fun while it lasted. but this year i desperately needed a better, more powerful car with a warranty should something go wrong. so i set my budget at 25k max. and test drove every sporty car under the sun available in the states. the biggest problem was i had to compare every car i drove to the monster i and my friends built (no easy feat) i must have test driven the fiesta ST at least 3 times if not more before settling on ordering the molten orange one i drive now. Ive always been interested rally, from watching footage on youtube, to playing rally videogames, building scale models of rally cars. especially group b from the 80s. it was there I learned what ford could do with a 4 cyl. engine. From the rs200, the escort cosworth rs, mk1 ford focus RS, and the fiesta ST. i knew i had to have a car that i could see going flat out through the woods, and growing up in a ford family my choice was pretty obvious.
the old car, back when it looked its best. i put too much time and money into this over the years. but it was worth it to have something special
Now for me to get a little personal, as this car has a very deep meaning to me. I had been going through a rather deep depression for most of my life outside of high school. Always feeling alone in a crowded room, shutting out friends and family, and spending a lot of my time outside work laying in bed and letting my life slowly fall apart. It began with me hiding a secret since early high school, all for the stupidness of wanting to fit in and be like everyone else. Forcing myself to be this other person i wasn't, just to keep people off my back (being socially awkward didn't help either). it stayed in my mind growing like a cancer till i met some others like me
. and thanks to their strength and ability to be themselves anywhere i finally had the courage to come out to my friends and family. (im not straight, deal with it, lol) Looking back I regret not accepting who I am a lot sooner, but my fears of losing friends, and being shunned by family (which thank the gods that didnt happen) kept me from being me for a long time. the date in my avatar pic was about two weeks before i bought the car, the day i decided to stop the bullcrap i was putting myself through, and i feel the first day of my life to be honest. someday i'll settle down when i meet the right guy. but right now its one day at a time, working on making me a better person, even though i'll always be a punk, its who i am.
i do have some goals in mind for this car, nothing super insane. any mod i do has to keep it functional and reliable. so this time around its no hyper stiff coilovers, racing seats, loud ass stereos (even though i love blasting music) small improvements on the overall oem setup is what im after, so i can enjoy the car for a very long time. i am a bit of a wheel whore, and i liek the look of a slammed car, but this time i need practicality. so eventually the car will get air ride. nothing fancy, jsut teh ability to park dropped real low at a show or cruise, and have the right height to autocross and daily drive it without worrying about hitting things.
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