Nick started spending quality time at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in beautiful Kern County, California, where he'd speed around the track and enjoy his new ride. He even found some time to face off with Sam and his Civic on the drag strip. Nick prevailed, though the two had identical reaction times.
"You know, he may be a better driver than me now," Sam says, "but I'm the one who taught him everything he knows about driving a stick."
But Sam and Nick both knew that Nick's win wasn't just due to talent-after all, he had a swap.
"After Nick's swap, I started thinking about doing a swap in my car, since I didn't need the car for long-distance commuting anymore," Sam says.
Sure enough, a few months later Sam's Civic was sporting a newly swapped B18C5 ITR engine, with a little help from the nice people down at Import Auto Pros. After a few more minor modifications, Sam decided that he was done with his Civic-he had run the gauntlet of parts. Though he still takes it to meets and races, the Civic is no longer a commuter. It's all for pleasure when it hits the road, and Sam really just likes sitting back and listening to the quiet purr of the ITR.
Nick is no different. Occasionally, he'll go out for a quick jaunt in the streets, but it's pretty much just a track car like his dad's. Nick has plans to build a second CRX, this time one for his dad. He bought the car a while back, but the two haven't gotten to it just yet. But keep your eyes peeled. Someday, while cruising to your next meet, you just might see this father and son duo rolling up together in two tricked-out, track-ready CRXs. You won't even know what hit you.
Bolts & Washers
Nick Caster's '88 CRX
Propulsion:
B18C engine
Innovative mounts
Koyo aluminum radiator
Samco Sport hoses
Fastline Performance oil pan baffles
Mugen radiator cap
Skunk2 Stage 1 camshafts
ITR valve springs
ITR retainers
JG adjustable camshaft gears
Vision carbon-fiber spark plug cover
Walbro 190 lph fuel pump
Golden Eagle fuel rail
Earl's fittings and lines
Summit Racing fuel filter
Sard fuel pressure regulator
AEM cold air-intake
Skunk2 intake manifold
Maxbore 64mm throttle body
JG Edelbrock headers
Redshift exhaust
Omnipower test pipe
JDM GS-R transmission
Fastline Performance shifter
Energy Suspension shifter bushings
Exedy Stage 2 clutch
ACT lightweight flywheel
ITR LSD
ITR 4.7:1 final drive gear
Stance:
Omnipower coilovers
MFactory rear upper control arms
DC Sports rear upper tie bar
Skunk2 lower tie bar
Skunk2 rear lower control arms
Innovative front crossmember
ITR rear trailing arms
Resistance:
Hawk HP / Porterfield R4S pads
Wildwood Dynalite calipers
ATE Super Blue fluid
Earl's steel-braided lines
ITR rear disc brakes
Rims & Rubber:
15x7 Volk CE28 (+43 offset)
205/50-15 Falken Azenis 615
15x7 Team Dynamics Pro 1 (+40 offset)
205/50-15 Hankook Ventus Z211
ARP extended wheel studs
949 Racing lug nuts
Outside:
Autopower four-point roll bar
VIS carbon-fiber hood
PCI rear wing brackets
C-West aluminum rear wing
www.roadracegear.com air dam (street)
www.roadracegear.com air dam with splitter (track)
Inside:
Bride Zeta III seats
Wedge seat brackets
Crow six-point harnesses
Mugen steering wheel
Spoon Sports shift knob
Summit Racing kill switch
IOport rearview mirror
IOport camera mount
Cookie Monster co-pilot
Pioneer speakers
Pioneer head unit
Fire extinguisher
Props:
Sam Caster
Ryan at Rywire
Graham at Redstone Motors
Brian at PCI
Woody at Hoodfab
Innovative mounts
All the Hybrids.jp 'Squatches'
Warren at Accurate Powdercoat
Owner Specs
Hometown:
San Jose
Daily Grind:
Ethics and compliance officer
Favorite website:
www.hybrids.jp
Building Cars How Long:
7 years
Favorite Kicks:
Converse Chuck Taylors
Dream Car:
Ferrari F40
Build Inspiration:
Track cars... all of them
Can't Miss TV:
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim