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[FiestaBen]

Loving the wheels, don't think I've seen a set before!

[Dave G fsi]

Thanks mate, much appreciated

[FRSJON]

looks lovely dave and sits on the mo's well

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers Jon

I wondered how well it would sit on the comps compared to the RST, with the car not having the skirts and arches, and not being quite as low, but was pleasantly suprised

Think those wheels would suit anything though

[rst-steve]

Dave, one word;




AWESOME!





lol, looks really smart mate

[Dave G fsi]

Thanks very much steve, means alot

[Dave G fsi]

Well, after another winter off the road, as of yesterday, the si is back on the road!

Went for a drive in her yesterday and was grinning the whole time, forgotten what a nice drive it was, and its nice to have more than 35 bhp below the right foot

Plans for this year are to drive and enjoy

[Fraggle]

Update time



Let me know what you think

I think that looks the dogs shizzle sticks Mr G

Got room in your garage for a lodger, i need your will power

So no plan to leave her exactly as is...then slap some badboy throttle bodies on it for the N/A screamer buzz?? It begging for it imop

[jonyb4]

lodger!


good stuff dave, bet you have missed it putting up with the 1.1 for the entire winter!!

[RS EDDIE]

That looks lush Dave. The wheels well suit it and the red callipers are a very nice touch, nice and subtle.

Well done fellow.

[Fraggle]

:lol: lodger!

Mate i Cant think of a better place to go lodging and induldging in fiesta appreciation as of yet..well except RS EDDIES bin,,bet theres a few treasures in there id happily pay rent for just to stay and see what gets binned as tat

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers for the psitive comments guys!

In terms of lodgers, there is space in the roof rafters if I board it all out, but I'm afraid the rent would be mint rs's, maybe one every two months to keep me busy?

Would love to put bodies on fraggle, but cant afford the excess fuel consumption as a result with her being the daily

[russ-RST]

love this is especially for a daily! top work carrier out as always looks mint on those comps too!

[Fraggle]

Cheers for the psitive comments guys!

In terms of lodgers, there is space in the roof rafters if I board it all out, but I'm afraid the rent would be mint rs's, maybe one every two months to keep me busy?

Would love to put bodies on fraggle, but cant afford the excess fuel consumption as a result with her being the daily

Ive got one you could keep busy on, well tbh i reckon the moon will melt before it ever gets done in my hands

See your point on economy though, shame really as it just deserves it, maybe time for another daily...

[jonyb4]

Would love to put bodies on fraggle

[GRP16V]

impressive daily,

you have taken great effort to make it, nice job



this pic is my favorite:

[Dave G fsi]

Cheers Guys

GRP16V: Thats one of my fave pics of it too, taken in Castleton a couple of years back

Fraggle: Fancy buying me this new daily then, maybe a mk1 FRS?

[Dave G fsi]

Update time!

Well, as of the end of October the FRS has been off the road for the winter for me to do bits and bobs to it. Needed a new chargecooler pump and a bit of a freshen up behind the front bumper etc, plus I didnt want to drive it in all the salt

So..... it has been the train and bus for me for the past two months, but got home for xmas and saw the si sat there on the parents drive, sorned, mot expired and uninsured, and thought, money allowing, it would be great to resurrect it for the winter while the FRS is in bits

So got it insured and took it for its MOT today, and it passed first time, no advisories!

So its now back on the road, and sporting the steelies for insurance purposes as well as salty road purposes!

Couple of pics:







So good to be back in her, something about these cars that I just cant resist!

All comments welcome

[Fraggle]

Was literally 2mins ago just reading your FRST resto thread(inspiration ), wondering when that and the SI would re-appear....

Wierd

Good to see the beast back on the road though

[Dave G fsi]

Was literally 2mins ago just reading your FRST resto thread(inspiration ), wondering when that and the SI would re-appear....

Wierd

Good to see the beast back on the road though

Cheers dude

Haha, maybe it is fate or something....

Its sooo good to be back behind the wheel of the si, such fun cars to drive, just something about them!

The FRST is still ongoing, been on the back burner for a while now but plans are afoot to get it sorted in 2013

[Michael!]

Glad it's back!

What steelies are those?

[jonyb4]

geez mike keep up there original Si steels (dish and everything :BLUB: )


so glad to see her in use again mate, loved this car for aslong as i remember, nice to see her sporting her original wheels (even if theyre not original to this very car)

good going on the no advisories, my fingers are cross for mine giving me such a luxury come Feb

[jonyb4]

Also, since you've stolen its wheels, wheres the 1.1 gone to? your dad still using it?

[Dave G fsi]

Glad it's back!

What steelies are those?

Cheers mate

They are original si steelies, very hard to come by nowerdays I hear

geez mike keep up there original Si steels (dish and everything :BLUB: )


so glad to see her in use again mate, loved this car for aslong as i remember, nice to see her sporting her original wheels (even if theyre not original to this very car)

good going on the no advisories, my fingers are cross for mine giving me such a luxury come Feb

Also, since you've stolen its wheels, wheres the 1.1 gone to? your dad still using it?

Cheers Jony

And they are the original wheels the car came with (for the concours among us )

The 1.1 is off the road at the moment, bit of a front end resto is in the pipeline at some point (wings and front panel), so I just put it on some 13" steels while it is sat there

Good luck for your mot mate

[Excursion]

No advisories

It looks good on those steels, they suit it I can't remember if you did or not, but has it been Waxoyled?

[jonyb4]

[Rs Adz]

wow nice work just read it from the start off to find your over fiesta builds

[Dave G fsi]

No advisories

It looks good on those steels, they suit it I can't remember if you did or not, but has it been Waxoyled?

Cheers Mark

In terms of waxoyl, no, but I have cleaned the whole underside, followed by two coats of hammerite. Prefer doing this as if any rust comes through, it can easily be seen and rectified

Was under the car today and its ideal, as all the dirt from the road just wipes off

[Dave G fsi]

wow nice work just read it from the start off to find your over fiesta builds

Cheers mate

[Dave G fsi]

Here's a couple more pics from yesterday after being fully wax polished





Drove back to sheffield yesterday and it never skipped a beat, first journey since june!

Awesome car

[jonyb4]

Very awesome car

[Dave G fsi]

Very awesome car

Cheers mate

Love the attention these cars are getting nowerdays aswell, probably with the mk3 being quite a rare sight on the roads now

Had plenty of people looking at it when I drove home

[jonyb4]

the amount of times people ask me is mine a RS... goes to show how unheard of the Si model is

[Dave G fsi]

the amount of times people ask me is mine a RS... goes to show how unheard of the Si model is

I know what you mean, think with the si being less desirable for restoration etc with it not wearing the RS badge, they have all been scrapped now and disappeared

Arguably they are rarer than an RS badged mk3 nowerdays

[Dave5300]

love it, looks as fresh as ever dave fair play