Sporky SideGrades Texas FL5 Type R

[jtlctr]

I think my ole iPad Mini is on its last leg. Gonna try switching over to an Android tablet.
Here are the first photos from my new Samsung tablet.

Lemme know what y'all think.

I like it!

 

[jtlctr]

Also, I think you’re about ready for some of those stripper mud flaps seen on semi trucks!

 

[Sporky McGeuschky]

Also, I think you’re about ready for some of those stripper mud flaps seen on semi trucks!

Ha!
Yup.

Everyone knows that all the hot chicks dig jacked up Type Rs with stripper mud flaps.

 

[jtlctr]

I knew I was missing something! So far only dudes have approached me about the CTR.

 

[Sporky McGeuschky]

I knew I was missing something! So far only dudes have approached me about the CTR.

Now... about those stripper mud flaps, "FL5 Type R Edition".

I imagine the stripper logo is chrome silver rubberized PlastiDip / HyperDip style paint on black rubber flaps.
That would look nooice.

Who is making these, and where do we find the link?

 

[jtlctr]

Now... about those stripper mud flaps, "FL5 Type R Edition".

I imagine the stripper logo is chrome silver rubberized PlastiDip / HyperDip style paint on black rubber flaps.
That would look nooice.

Who is making these, and where do we find the link?

And she should probably be anime, this car being built in Japan and all.

I’ll call the patent office first thing tomorrow. Brother, I think we’re about to be rich!

 

[Sporky McGeuschky]

September 2025.

Finally deleted my Rear Wiper!!!

Installed the acrylic Kill All Wipers Rear Wiper Delete Kit. Made in England.
Kit purchased at the Dream Automotive website.

My cleanup work was a bit sloppy...

... so I slapped a vinyl Texas sticker over the delete plug.

Up close, you can see that the plug is not 100% flush, and is about 1 or 2 mm higher than the glass.
Also, I went a bit heavy on the bubble squeegee, and ended up tearing off the Southern tip of Big Bend National Park.
Whoops!
(In my defense, the sticker is super thin and ripped with just a bit of stretching. I may replace in the future.)

At a distance, I think the Kill All Wipers delete plug covered with a sticker looks pretty nice.

No more pesky rear wiper for me.

Cheers.

 

[getRIGHT]

That’s a really clean look. With or without the Great State of Texas
Good job fellow Texan

 

[Sporky McGeuschky]

That’s a really clean look. With or without the Great State of Texas
Good job fellow Texan

Thanks, Pardner!

 

[jtlctr]

Thanks, Pardner!

Tips 10 gallon hat and spits into a spittoon while leaning against hitching post.
Sorry, I’m from Massachusetts. All I have to go by is old westerns.

 

[Sporky McGeuschky]

December 2025

"Winter" wheels and tires.
Because Arctic and glacial Texas is buried under snow and ice for 3 months straight every year.

I want to give a shout out to @SeanMcc23 for giving me the idea to install Honda Pilot wheels in the first place. What's up, Sean!

Check out Sean's thread here:

https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threa...ameter-on-stock-suspension.54909/#post-911090​

Installed 18X8.0" , ET+50 Honda Pilot Matte Bronze HPD wheels, over Eibach 20mm spacers, wrapped in Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 tires, size 255/40 R18.

 

[Sporky McGeuschky]

The wheels.
These Honda HPD wheels are actually made by Enkei.

 

[Sporky McGeuschky]

The tires.
I got a good deal. These tires were on Clearance at TireRack.

 

[Sporky McGeuschky]

The spacers.

 

[Sporky McGeuschky]

Originally, I was going to just use my H&R 15mm spacers, until I got one of the Pilot HPD wheels around a front Brembo caliper.

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Yeah. This.
These wheels are pretty thiccc. Combine that with near zero backspacing, and that can lead to problems.

15mm spacers Do Not!!! allow for quite enough space to fit around the Brembo front calipers.

So I got 20mm spacers.

H&R 15mm spacer vs. Eibach 20mm spacer.

Eibach 20mm spacer closeup.