I just bought a Thule roof rack which was pricey at $265 but I knew it would be worth it (I’ve had a Thule before on the Jazz, towbar one though).

I’ve also ordered this bike holder from Torpedo7 which is only $60 and just as good as the Thule one which costs $220 (!). It should get here in a few days (T7’s always super fast).

Some pics:

ED specific kit. 3 boxes, the racks, the feet and a fitting kit. The Thule Australia site has all the info you need (search for your make and model). I bought this kit at RRP pricing from Auto One in Kensington.

The ruler under each rack makes alignment easy (so you don’t have one side sticking out more than the other!).

The rubber base that goes under the feet mould perfectly to the roofline and channel.

Fitting it up was super easy.

The only problem I had was the antenna hits the roof rack so I whacked a Jagwire frame protector (used to protect bicycle frames from rubbing cable jackets). Works a treat!

Ghetto as fuck!

EVIL PEPPER!

Suga and I also went to an R32 Golf meet at Homebush. Good bunch of guys, good conversations, here are a few of my pics:

YIP!

Red P’s.

I love the old shape, especially in blue.

Orange nut caps.

Old vs. New.

Suga, everyone loved the sound of her exhaust.

Group shot.

My Civic was obviously very out of place so I parked it far away from everyone else (hahaha).

Ribs and Rumps (again) – it was better this time!

Today Suga and I went to the OzHonda Swap Meet at JDMyard. It was fairly quiet unfortunately (maybe the weather put a lot of people off?) but I scored a new panel for $50 to replace the most damaged panel on the ED Civic.

Now, to leave it black, or not?!

Just a few DVD’s to add to the collection :)

Ridiculous?!

Santa is psycho inside.

Richie and Jamie.

Edamame!

Curb feelers (lol).

SiR badge.

VTEC stickers.

It’s s much fun modifying the ED Civic. I’m cracking myself up!

Christina’s Dad came back from Hong Kong with this thing. It’s a fake iPhone called the “Phone” (lol). $100. It’s pretty scary.

As you’ve read… I’ve been getting back into cars again lately. The ED Civic has been a lot of fun, it’s more like building a bicycle than a car. I’m much more hands on with it, less prescious about it too.

Today I stripped myu rocker cover with some acidic shit which burned my hands and feet.

Super hot today out at JDMYard. Yonas egged me on over so I did, with the DIY King’s guidance all will be well.

Yonas went at the rocker cover with spray-on paint stripper.

The paint instantly started to bubble up.

We hosed it off 15 minutes or so later.

But there was heaps of paint still on it. One can went a little too quick so we went at it with sponges and fine grade sandpaper, more paint stripper (brush on this time) and eventually a wire brush.

The gasket looked and felt fresh (soft) so we re-used it (my call… dodgey aye haha). Yonas applied some gasket sealant stuff which smelt pretty funky.

I try to avoid saying it… but “That’ll do”.

Done. Raw goodness. Reminds me of my old MX-5’s engine cover.

PS: Another eBay impulse buy. A genuine SiR badge, not sure if I’ll use it, or not, nice to have it though.