Hey everybody, my name is Duane. I'm new to the FiST community and have spent the past couple of years in Mk3 Focuses (Foci?). I had a white SEL that I traded in a month after I got it for a Titanium. I did a few mods and she went on to win Best of Show at FocusFest 2013 and Second in it's class at the concurrent Fun Ford Weekend.
Then this happened in the first week of May-
And this happened May 31-
The Mk3 was a fun build and great car, but I needed more boost in my life. I very nearly traded it on a second FoST in that first weekend, but I wasn't ready to part with it and I was afraid that I would regret not waiting for the dealership to get another FiST in. When I went to the dealership the last weekend, I just wanted to verify that I would fit in the FiST Recaro's (6', 250 lbs), and as soon as I knew that I did we went and did paperwork. I'm not usually into colorful cars, but I fell in love with the Molten Orange Recaro's. They actually had two others there (all three were still un-prepped in the back lot), but the MO on MO just set this one apart.
My builds will be a little slow initially because I usually try and wait until after 10-15k miles (just to make sure nothing warranty-big happens) before installing most bolt-ons or suspension changes, but I have the MBRP cat-back for the FoST sitting in the living room, threw in one of my K&N filters in it, and will be accumulating more parts throughout that time-frame. I may have my 1.2's repainted and throw them on, but I already swapped the bike rack onto it along with some miscellaneous parts from the Mk3. I also swapped most of the little things into it like the all-season mats, the Pro-Clip holder, some LED's, etc.
The FiST will get more attention initially seems how the FoST got hand-me-downs. I ordered my Pro-Clip mount for my S5, threw in a Cobb drop-in, and have some smaller items either in or awaiting shipping like badges and a Cobb RMM. Aside from de-badging the Fiesta badge, I also stuffed some foam into the sound symposer tube to quiet it down. I wasn't a fan personally, and maybe because I had the FoST to compare it to. I removed the spare tire to gain a little extra room in the hatch and lose a few pounds over the rear wheels.
My first larger-scale mod is actually going to be in the interior, which is good because it was one of the areas that my Mk3 was really lacking in when it came to doing shows as it was very nearly stock inside. I was recently contacted by Nick and Joe from JPM Coachworks and we discussed some of their thoughts on parts and pieces that they would like to start offering for the ST's and how I can help them with testing fit and finish from the end-users standpoint. We're discussing options and ideas on both vehicles, so hopefully the end result will be some tasteful and sporty yet elegant upgrades. Judging from the research I did, I'm confident that it will all look stellar.
Outside of that...there are quite a few decisions to be made. I still have to finish polishing both vehicles, and that's a considerable amount of work. I'm going to go drill off my front plate holder and then explain to people that the holes are for additional FMIC airflow, lol.
I'm still researching a lot on both (my first two turbocharged cars), I just thought I would get a thread started now and be a little ahead of the game. My photos usually come from my phone, so some will be decent and some will be crap (if not already). It's really freaking hard for me to show the MO because what looks correct on my S5 usually ends up wrong on my laptop.
Hopefully you'll eventually enjoy my as-of-yet-unnamed crayons!
Then this happened in the first week of May-
And this happened May 31-
The Mk3 was a fun build and great car, but I needed more boost in my life. I very nearly traded it on a second FoST in that first weekend, but I wasn't ready to part with it and I was afraid that I would regret not waiting for the dealership to get another FiST in. When I went to the dealership the last weekend, I just wanted to verify that I would fit in the FiST Recaro's (6', 250 lbs), and as soon as I knew that I did we went and did paperwork. I'm not usually into colorful cars, but I fell in love with the Molten Orange Recaro's. They actually had two others there (all three were still un-prepped in the back lot), but the MO on MO just set this one apart.
My builds will be a little slow initially because I usually try and wait until after 10-15k miles (just to make sure nothing warranty-big happens) before installing most bolt-ons or suspension changes, but I have the MBRP cat-back for the FoST sitting in the living room, threw in one of my K&N filters in it, and will be accumulating more parts throughout that time-frame. I may have my 1.2's repainted and throw them on, but I already swapped the bike rack onto it along with some miscellaneous parts from the Mk3. I also swapped most of the little things into it like the all-season mats, the Pro-Clip holder, some LED's, etc.
The FiST will get more attention initially seems how the FoST got hand-me-downs. I ordered my Pro-Clip mount for my S5, threw in a Cobb drop-in, and have some smaller items either in or awaiting shipping like badges and a Cobb RMM. Aside from de-badging the Fiesta badge, I also stuffed some foam into the sound symposer tube to quiet it down. I wasn't a fan personally, and maybe because I had the FoST to compare it to. I removed the spare tire to gain a little extra room in the hatch and lose a few pounds over the rear wheels.
My first larger-scale mod is actually going to be in the interior, which is good because it was one of the areas that my Mk3 was really lacking in when it came to doing shows as it was very nearly stock inside. I was recently contacted by Nick and Joe from JPM Coachworks and we discussed some of their thoughts on parts and pieces that they would like to start offering for the ST's and how I can help them with testing fit and finish from the end-users standpoint. We're discussing options and ideas on both vehicles, so hopefully the end result will be some tasteful and sporty yet elegant upgrades. Judging from the research I did, I'm confident that it will all look stellar.
Outside of that...there are quite a few decisions to be made. I still have to finish polishing both vehicles, and that's a considerable amount of work. I'm going to go drill off my front plate holder and then explain to people that the holes are for additional FMIC airflow, lol.
I'm still researching a lot on both (my first two turbocharged cars), I just thought I would get a thread started now and be a little ahead of the game. My photos usually come from my phone, so some will be decent and some will be crap (if not already). It's really freaking hard for me to show the MO because what looks correct on my S5 usually ends up wrong on my laptop.
Hopefully you'll eventually enjoy my as-of-yet-unnamed crayons!
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