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PRIMED, BUMPED, & SLAMMED
From the very beginning, spastik's CRX had a
mysterious and mischievous history, from being
abandoned, unloved and left for dead, to finding
new and creative ways of getting hit in the
rear, and Brian swears the latter was not his
doing. This car has evolved since falling
into hiss hands, beginning with dent removal, to
primer, then on to several different iterations
of wheel options, to several trips to the shop
for rear end repair, then finally on to what
everyone who knows her now as; just call her
SUKi!
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As a young boy at the ripe age of 5,
Brian's story begins humbly as the
passenger of his Dad's sweet 1986 black
Si, where they spent countless weekends
driving around their town. Little
did he know what effect the CRX can have
on an impressionable young kid, and like
most of us now, the seed was planted,
CRX's were now in his future.
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After getting the call from his Dad
letting him know of the abandoned CRX
left at a friends house near Baker City
Oregon, Brain makes the trip to buy the
car from his Dad after he obtained the
car legally , and makes the trip home
with a friend where the the car
immediately under-whelms his then
girlfriend. After suffering
through "The Talk" spastik takes the car
home with an empty passenger seat, but a
head full of ideas. First order of
business: straighten the body, and
drop it to mud flap scraping depths.
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The car spends much longer than
planned in primer to the tune of a year,
where it gets the nickname "Peanut
Butter Jelly Time". But this car
was destined for a greater fate, and
once the paint began to fly, it was
clear to see this was no ordinary red
CRX, and SUKi's transformation was in
full swing. Within a month of
getting it painted, the mischief-ridden
car found its way in front of a dump
truck, where the driver took it upon
himself to shove the rear bumper a bit
closer to Brian's storage box (Thanks
Easter Bunny!! Bawk, Bawk!)
After suffering through this episode,
the car again endured another
rear-ending, this time from a roommate's
sister. After another round of
body repairs, attention was then
directed at the car's stance.
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To look at the car from the side in photos
does not do it justice on how low it sits.
Utilizing a set of Koni shocks wrapped by a
fresh set of ground Control coil-overs, this car
is done right. Adding to the stance
are the Maxxim Screech wheels with a fresh from
scratch set of Yokohama S-Type tires.
Stopping power is provided by an Integra brake
swap on all four corners.
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With the car looking fresh, sitting
low, and able to stop hard enough to
pull fillings, attention was then turned
to the engine bay, where an
HmotorsOnline B16 motor swap replaced
the tired D16A6, and topped off with a
clean wire tuck. Now the car had
the performance to go it's looks, and is
a fine example of how much can be done
to a car without taking away from it's
original style.
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Future plans for the car are a front lip,
possibly some BBS RS wheels, and a tighter wire
tuck. Not many would argue that whatever
spastik attempts on Suki, there will no doubt be
some amazing pictures taken!
SUKi -1988 CRX Si - Rio Red
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Fast Facts:
- Owner: Brian (AKA spastik)
- Location: Boise Idaho
- Place of Birth: Phoenix Arizona
- Occupation: Director of
Technology
- Hobbies: Wiring cars, chipping
ECUs, DJ, internet nerd
- Wrenching since: 2005
- Inspired by: CRXWolf
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Exterior
- Rio Red Paint, OEM Paint Scheme
- EDM Rear Wing
- EDM Tails Lights with rear Fog
Light
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Suspension & Brakes
- Lowered on Koni shocks and
Ground Control Springs
- Integra Front and Rear Disk Brakes
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