gofra Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Many thnx mate (and Hickster, sorry for thread hijacking)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Quality Thread keep up the Eco work! 1"£££$££"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickster Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Been a bit slack on updating this thread- here's a whats been goimg on!Passed mot with advisories on the TAB's and my newly discovered cracked manifold . Think I posted about it elsewhere- in the end we left the original on as it's not leaking that much. My ebay special I am going to keep in reserve until it cracks completly.Bike carrying duties now resolved via an Elite San Remo. Expensive for 4 lumps of alloy and some stainless bolts but it works a treat. Probably shouldn't have fixed the sunroof though! I had a Saris 3 bike rear carrier on the MA8 but didn't really trust it fully loaded and light boards etc are a bit of a pain.New front bumper bar and bracket are on the car courtesy of Moe 1"£££$££"!! . New front bumper is in the workshop waiting for the paint to harden- standby for paint job updates Finally re-cabled for the stupid euro terminals on the Bosch s4 . Don't worry that tie bar is on my list.Recently I have been on a lightweight mission. So out with all the heavy old tools and toolbox (yes I am one of those people who has to carry tools in the the car at all times!), in with CK magma pouches...and Fly racing trail T-bar tool. This is designed for MX bikes but is as tough as hell, more than up to emergency jobs on the Civic and scrap yard raids . It uses a standard 1/4" drive so you can add extra bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Coming together nicely mate! Quite fancy a 1.5 deck myself tbh! Price of fuel and tax make ruby an expensive hobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickster Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 All things car and cycle related have taken a back seat recently while I look after the new mini Hickster! ( or well try to help in a clumbsy daddy style and adapt to sleeping for 2 hours at a tme). The only mod recently has been extra seating provided by Maxi-cosi. I am glad I now have a functioning bumper bar to compliment my 'dad' driving.What does it look like with a bike up there?Sorry- not great pictures but they give you an idea. I like having the front wheel locked in the car, much less attractive to oppertunist thieves. I can't find a 20mm axle adaptor at the moment though which is a bit of a pain as it's the Santa Cruz that I want to transport mostly.As I have mentioned the black and red colour scheme has been giving me some quality old school vibes. I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was until digging through http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/ for the inspirational Jap car thread. What was rattling around the ramshackle recesses of my brain was the old DR30 paint job.I have given up trying to colour match a car that is more shades of red than a Labour party conference and I am seriously considering embracing my inner Barry with a full copy; including factory sohc vtec decals in gold! Bumpers already in place- but considering my ability with paint I think the sides and doors will be done in vinyl.I need to do something with the grill, I think I will have a go at coding it as black will look a bit wierd. I am attached to my Roverlites now ( and there is no chance of getting Watanabes in 100pcd) so I will eventually get some refurbed in bronze like these-Opinions welcome of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyfie5 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 i love the old 2 tone colour paint job, i think it will look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
650rob Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKH25 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Sound like a very nice plan x2 think it could turn out quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodels Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 will look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycustomz Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 looks like a lot of work but nice project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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