Brandon Burrell's Honda CRX

QWTSTARN

The write up was contributed by Brandon himself.

1988 Honda CRX-DX

It has pretty much been named his tag-  QWTSTARN  (Quit Starin')

Engine:
1.5 liter 4 cylinder.  with an automatic transmission.  Powder coated valve cover, Hot Shot ceramic coated header and Hot Shot chrome intake.  NGK plugs and 8mm wires.  Steel braid, blue silicon hoses. Turbo muffler with 4.5" Sebring tip.  A few painted, polished and chrome pieces.

Body:
Shaved (handles, antenna, squirters and emblems) Wings west RS series 6-piece body kit and Super Style wing.  Clear front lenses with Hyper white bulbs.  40% tint on ALL windows (even windsheild).  Painted mirrors. The paint is a 95 Dodge Stealth factory color, Pearl white.  The paint is R&M Daimont and is a 3 step paint.  All paint and body work was done byTommy Rickard.

Suspension:
Four corner airbag set-up from Excentrix Auto Innovations (EAI) or The Hack Shack.  The set-up is ran off of a 30 cubic foot S.C.U.B.A. tank that is running a constant 132psi.  The front has 1600 lb bags and the rear has 2500 lb bags.  The bag brackets are painted mistic.  The rear lower control arms are off of a 91 Civic hatch back.  All of the factory brake lines mounting brackets have been shaved to clear the bags.  I have 4 push button manual valve (seperate front and rear) and two manual fast valves for quick dumps. Installed with the help of friends and Slammed Impressions.

Interior:
Full tweed (Twilight Blue).  H's in both the floor boards and headliner. Custom molded center console to hold cd player and suspension controls. Billit Specialties "Revolver" half wrap steering wheel.  Billit shifter, e-brake handle and pedals.  Digital volt gauge in driver side a-pillar. Painted pieces.  Power windows mounted in center console.  Most of the interior was done by myself but the hard areas (Floor, dash, seat, and anything that needed to be sewed) was done by Rick Parris and BobbyRoberts at Automotive Trim Tech.

Stereo System:
Panasonic DPX-95 CD player, Petra's "Mr. Q" crossover, Audio Control EQT's with white cases.  Orion 97.1 amp in a motorized amp rack.  Secondary Stinger battery in hatch.  Vocal speakers; MB Quart- (2) 6.5" mids, (2) 5.25" mids, (4)tweets.  Orion- (2) 6.5" midbass, (2) 15" DVC subs (mounted in spare tire well).  DEI alarm with 9 functions.  Blue neon surrounds most of the stereo pieces, tools mounted in hatch area and is under the Orion symbol.  All built and installed at Car-Tunz by Paul MacDonald.

Other areas:
The car has been seen in Minitruckin' Magazine (May 1999), Lowrider(April 2000), Street Scene Online Magazine (June 2000) and in the readers rides sections in Sport Compact car Magazine and Import Tuner Magazine.  The car is for sale as is (complete!) for $12,500.

Thanks:
First of all my wife Christine for putting up with all of the stuff that goes along with building a car like this and supporting my hobby, without her this wouldn't be!  My sponsors; Lexani Luxury Alloy Wheels, The Hack Shack, Car-Tunz and The Tire Station.  My club Slammed Impressions (Current and past members)  Steve Jones, Anthony "Flop" Fillip, Paul MacDonald, Randall McDaris and Russell Dula.

Even more details on Brandon's ride can be found at http://go.to/QWTSTARN