Sounds like you have something like a Breaks Bar If so, you may want to replace it with a standard tie bar, or raise your car up if its got adjustable suspension.
Ooh mate you'll love it.i did same with my civic drove it home stock. Next time i drove it had all new bushes ball joints track rods. Coilovers on all braces with grippy tyres. Went for wheel alignment. Felt great.
Not a lot happened hear bit of maintenance. Remote locking packed up. Interior light had broke and piece was causing a short. Blowing the fuse. Found this out after spending a fiver on fob batteries. Poo. Thanks to @fyfie5 got a twin mcflurry holder now. Should have been standard! Bitbof fettling to get the lid to shut. Thought it would just drop in and that's it but bit of tweaking all sorted. Once my eg is off the road for winter I will turn my attention to this car make look a but better.
Cheers guys she is getting somewhere near to how I want her for now have got other plans but gotta save for a bit before that happens and got a few plans to make her better in the meantime