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Roll Hard

2010-04-19T10:04:00.000-06:00

Some SUPER sick rolling shots from Prashant. GODDDD I love these

My Car is Finally DONNNEEEE

2010-04-07T22:15:00.002-06:00

Well, the day I've been waiting for has finally arrived. I've been anxious since September last year to get all this done and it's finally finished!
Started off by dropping the wheels to Lorne and Bob at Urban Expressions to get mounted at 1PM

Then I mounted them at Diana's house quickly and adjusted camber and such to get them to fit to at least roll around properly without any problems. The only thing is that the rears pop the rear bumper sides out.. so I just need more camber. I then headed to Speedtech to get the Spoon S-Tai diffuser installed with Paul's crazy skillz

The diffuser in all its minty glory

Most of the illmotion crew, Mike, Al and Aldrich all came to chill too.

Paul finishing up the install

And finally the finished product. After 6-7 months of spending, waiting and work.. it's all done. Now all that I'm left with is scraping, rubbing and headache... but it's fucking worth it! haha

Sorry I have no pics of the fitment and side pics, but I'll get those tomorrow hopefully! Until then, think of this as something to wet your appetite!

Ep3 Vector

2010-04-05T22:12:00.002-06:00

Last year, we went for a photoshoot for Ryan's Ep3 and I had posted it up on my FlickR. Just today, I had received a message from a talented member on DeviantART (~illustrated90) saying that he vectored the one of the photos I took of Ryan's car. I click the link and my jaw dropped. This vector is straight up GANGSTER. I needed to post this for everyone to see.

The process of vectoring.

Finished

And of course, the original link to his work
~illustrated90
And his gallery
Gallery

BC N+ Coilover Install!

2010-04-04T20:59:00.000-06:00

Finally installed the new Buddyclub N+ coils on the car today with JC's help. It's definitely a nice ride and a great change from Eibach Sportlines on stock shocks.
They are definitely WAY stiffer than I'm usually used to, but it rides like it's on rails now which is great.

I haven't lowered it much more than what it used to be because I need my wheels to see how much lower I need to go and how much camber is needed to fit nicely. So, hopefully the wheels and tires will be put together this week and it'll all be done by this weekend if all goes well.

Props to JC for helping me out once again!

Cee's Honda S2000 Photoshoot

2010-03-28T22:53:00.000-06:00

Finally went out with the guys - Prashant, JC, Punit, and Jackie to shoot Cee's S2000. At first when Jackie told me about Cee's S2k and showed me a quick BBM picture, I couldn't really see what was on it. But when he rolled in and I saw the volks and his exhaust with a nice drop, I was like damn!!! And I was just so pumped to shoot it. Turns out, the first photoshoot of the season turned out sick!

New illmotion decals!

2010-03-24T17:49:00.002-06:00

Go over to the site and cop yours now!

ill.motion Decals: SOLD OUT

2010-03-16T22:53:00.001-06:00

Man, we got the decals this afternoon.. I set up the store and put it up shortly thereafter. I was planning on doing my homework while it settles and to check it when I was done. Little did I know that within 5 minutes of putting the decals up, payments were already being received!

It's great to see the positive reaction and support for ill.motion. The one thing we're all about is trying to get the Calgary scene back up and running and to get everyone motivated again the way it used to be. So far so good! With the word of mouth and the dedication we all share, ill.motion will continue to grow. Thanks again for the support!

Here's a shot of the decals that we had. Keep watching for the new batch! Head over to ill.motion for the latest!

New Rubbbbbberrr!!

2010-03-14T22:02:00.000-06:00

Picked up some new rubber for the new shoes on Friday. Falken FK452's.. Stretttchh?

Sorry for the lack of any updates lately. Ever since we got ill.motion up and running, we've been growing way quicker than any of us ever expected and so we've all been working hard to keep up.
For all the latest, head over to ill.motion and check it out. We try to keep it updated daily! Link is over in the blog roll to the right!

JDM EGO: The Renaissance

2010-03-04T22:50:00.002-07:00

Got my stickers pretty quick from Judson over at JDMEGO. Puuumpeeed!
2 of 50 in this color!

Meanwhile, we're getting the www.illmotion.com website up and running nice and quick here. Hopefully in a few weeks, we'll have stickers ready for sale. Keep checking back for updates! and be sure to follow us on facebook!

long live ill.motion

DETO's First Featured Car: 4UDREW S15 SILVIA

2010-03-02T21:46:00.007-07:00

This is DETO's first featured car, which makes this special, but the story behind what the car stands for is really what makes this feature stand out. This J-spec RHD Nissan S15 Silvia is in memory Drew Panettieri.

Drew was passionate about racing just like you and me. In 2005, Drew bought and rebuilt a Nissan 240sx. With the help of his friends, Drew swapped out the stock power plant for the favored SR20 motor. Anyone that tunes motors knows how much of an accomplishment this can be, especially if it is your first motor swap.

By 2006, Drew had passed away due to a tragic motor cross accident at the age of 19. I came to meet the Panettieri family and Drew's friends that are a part of The Drew Panettieri Foundation and it is easy to tell that Drew was surrounded by love. The Drew Panettieri Foundation stands for what Drew stood for and loved.

Donations toward the foundation goes to raising money for the three charities that Drew was actively involved in: LaSalle College High School, The Mother of Sorrow Soup Kitchen and St. Vincent’s Soup Kitchen. The Silvia that serves as the foundation’s mascot could not be a better example of what a pristine S15 should look like. This car is immaculate in person and looks right out of the pages of an Option 2 magazine.

The car was purchased in Jacksonville, Florida and shipped to Doylestown, Pa where the Panettieri family resides. Since the purchase of the car, it has been upgraded with the following modifications:

APEXi Power FC Commander

740cc Injectors

HKS Turbo Kit

HKS Top Mount Turbo Manifold

GT3037

HKS Intercooler

ABS Delete / Adjustable Proportioning Valve

Koyo Radiator

Megan Pulleys

Electric Fans

DVD Touch Screen Head Unit

Optima Battery

Taylor Battery Relocation Kit w/Box

K-Sport Kontrol Pro Coilovers

One Piece Drive Shaft

S14 5-speed Transmission (swapped from the OEM 6-speed)

Tomei Coil Pack Cover

Tomei Oil Cap

Nardi Steering Wheel

NRG Quick Release Hub

WORK Meister S1 3 piece Rims 18x10

Custom Powder Coated Valve Cover

The 4 U Drew Silvia stands for a noble cause backed by good people. The proceeds go back to the community as well as maintain the Silvia that represents the memory of someone just like any of us who loved tuning cars with his friends. You may make a donation by sending a check made payable to:

Richard Andrew Panettieri Foundation

P. O. Box 44 Jamison PA18929

This foundation is a U.S. registered 501(c) (3) tax-deductible non-profit charity. Tax ID # 20-8119655

Pictured from left to right:

Jason Inverso, Sean Mallon, Matt Gross, Suzann & Rich Panettieri, Joe Conville.

Also involved in the foundation/car but not in the picture are Corey Spencer & Chris Gross.

Go to www.4udrew.org for more info.

ill.motion: The Beginning

2010-03-01T22:40:00.002-07:00

It's funny how one thing can lead to another. Ryan messages me and asks me if I'm interested in a window banner for our homies and our cars. Of course I replied with "Hell yes" because I've been wanting one for so long.

I love that each of us has something that's able to give everyone else a step up. With the help of JC, he gave us the name he had back in highschool "ill.motion".

Next, comes the great help of Van and his design skills. I'm tellin' ya, the design skills of Van is second to none. After discussing with Punit, Ryan, Prashant and JC we all decided to add a crown at the corner. Again, Van steps it up and makes the crown with the letters "i" and "M". We decide on colors, and eventually end up with a full windshield banner.

So, next up is getting the banner printed.. we're printing off 10 first to get the show rolling and we'll see what comes next. We're probably going to be getting decals made too for those that don't want the banner.. and Van has already got a shirt in the works. Keep checking back, hopefully we'll have something up for grabs soon and some pictures of the real deal.

Sick Work XD-9's

2010-02-27T23:16:00.003-07:00

Man, I've never even see this finish on WORK wheels, but it's pretty gangster. I'm not even 100% sure if this is the finish or if it's just a protective sticker on the spokes of the wheels LOL!
But I can't see any sign of a sticker on it.. I can't find anymore pics of it so I can't be sure. But even if this isn't a true finish, I think it should be. So crazy

If anyone can tell me if it is real or not, that'd be great!
EDIT I just found out it is legit. It's WORK's Machined Gloss Black (MGB).. Man, I want this finish SO bad now.

BTW, did a little update again. Got kind of sick of looking at the low res banner.. it kind of made the blog look cheap haha so I changed the background and made it fixed and just found a random picture to go with the colors. Hopefully I'll get something nice this summer for a new banner.

WFC DC5

2010-02-26T22:11:00.002-07:00

Over on the WFC forums, a new member posted up his DC5 with super gangster fitment. Look at that pull on the fender! So sick.
5zigens fnor1c
17x10 +25 up front
17x10 +12 in the rear

God damn, now I need huge ass spacers to compete with this or just to get new wheels. People are coming out hard this year.

Guest Blogger: James Cale of DETO

2010-02-25T20:46:00.023-07:00

I am James Cale from DETO International. DETO represents a clothing line that is inspired by the history and culture of racing. DETO takes the passion of racing and expresses it through the art of fashion.

DETO is in its first season, and this is a prelude of things to come.
I want to thank Jason for this opportunity to introduce DETO. Check us out at www.detointernational.com and look for our future posts on here covering the scene and culture we all love .

Wedsport SA-55m spotted

2010-02-25T20:42:00.000-07:00

Do-Luck 350z on the new wedsport sa-55m's.. hot

ASM S2000

2010-02-25T20:26:00.001-07:00

... Kept scrolling further and I saw that the guys at bulletproof also visited ASM! Everything about ASM is so baller.. especially their shop with the hardwood floors!
Check out the dry carbon doors.. he also has a dry carbon front bumper and rear bumper.. but not sure if I'm feeling the orange painted side mirrors..

Amuse

2010-02-25T20:19:00.000-07:00

Stumbled upon this on VWvortex.. a guy that worked for bulletproof automotive went down to Japan and visited Amuse and took some pretty sick pics.. All that titanium all in one place! And the Superleggera 350Z! Hewphhhhhhh.. everything is on point!

Sick FD2's

2010-02-25T09:53:00.000-07:00

These guys play hard. J's kits on all of them and the yellow one has an FA5 rear conversion to the USDM tails.
And the last one has a black Mugen RR kit.. DO WANT.

Little Update

2010-02-17T21:09:00.002-07:00

So, I got a little tired looking at the same old banner and the same old colors so I changed things around a bit. I've been trying to make a new banner, but with the lack of any photo shoots because of the weather, there are no photos that really interest me so that it can stay up permanently.

I created a little .gif file with a bunch of photos that I just threw together so that the pictures would transition every 6 seconds. I apologize for the quality since .gif's are limited to 256 colors and don't work well with .jpg
I think it's acceptable though haha, I'll keep trying to find some other way to get it done properly.. I just needed to change it up cause looking at an old picture of my car was bothering me haha

I also changed the background and font colors slightly. If you guys have any suggestions, let me know! So far, I like it though haha

Here's a sick finish of a Meister S1 to keep up with the "picture per blog" I've been doing. Neo Chro whattttt

J's Racing GE8

2010-02-15T20:50:00.000-07:00

Saw this on FitFreak.net and I couldn't help but save all the pictures and just post em up. So sick.
The attention to detail is just insane with J's Racing. You don't get any more hardcore than this. Get some tissue before you scroll down.

I get money

2010-02-15T20:25:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posts lately.. I've been busy with Chinese New Years, work and Valentine's day shenanigans. I love Chinese New Years only because I get a bunch of money. Mo money means mo car parts haha

I also dropped my car off at the body shop last Thursday to get the accident I got into 3 weeks ago fixed up. Picked it up the next day! Looks nice and fresh again.. It's unfortunate because since I've had the car, I've replaced the bumper every year. T_T
Now I'm scared to drive it because there's no 3M on it and I don't really have the option of hiding it away in this sucky weather.
On another note, I also paid off the rest of the wheels and ordered up coilovers that should be here within 2 weeks.
Just a few more parts and I'm set to roll out hard!

Summa Summatime Pt. 2

2010-02-09T18:43:00.000-07:00

After posting those older pics, I've had a craving to go out and shoot or do something. Since the weather and the lack of nice cars prevent me from doing so, all I can do is go back through folders and folders of previous shoots and just re-edit pictures in hopes that I might get something a little better. Turns out, it does make me a little happier re-editing pictures.

This time it's of Arif's EK the day I got my TE37's on for the first time, Ryan's EP3 on our last real shoot of the season with Prashant's Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS (such a sick lens) and Jason's S2000 way way back two summers ago.

Summa Summatime

2010-02-07T21:27:00.000-07:00

I was bored and did some re-edits of pictures that I didn't really get to when I did the shoots. I don't think these pictures were ever put up at all if anything. Sometimes it's cool to go back to shoots from way back and try to find some pictures that you skipped over or missed.
Love the rolling shots of Punit's DC and the corner shot of Terence's S2k.
I am dying just waiting for nice weather to come. DYING.

DOPE DC5

2010-02-03T22:18:00.001-07:00

SO DOPE.
I remember when I saw this car last year, my jaw dropped. This guys' car is so sick and aggressive looking. It's been one of my 'inspirational' builds that I can keep looking at and never get tired of it.
*drool drool drool*

Spoon GE8

2010-01-31T21:01:00.001-07:00

Surfin' FitFreak and saw this. I think this is the only picture I've seen of it that made me want a Fit for myself even more. gad dayum.

PuuuurrrPLE

2010-01-30T18:19:00.000-07:00

To ease some of my anxiousness about summer coming and having all this god damn snow god to put on car parts, I chopped Diana's Fit.
I think I'm most excited to see her car the most cause it's something new and different. Sure, I'm excited to get my car out and to see everybody's ride, but in the end - it's the same car with new back to school clothes.
It's exciting when someone gets a new car cause they start fresh and it's something new to the scene.

I guess you could say this is something that you could look forward to for Diana's car this season.

Hoping to get at least a pair of mugen visors, tint, and the T1R axle-back.

ZE KGB VILL VAIT FOR NO VUN!

2010-01-28T22:07:00.004-07:00

Cause this was the funniest part of my day today.

100th Post!

2010-01-27T19:48:00.001-07:00

Woooot

Anyways.. talked to Dave over at Screamin' Paintworks and like always, he always comes through when it comes to needing a part brought in right away, refinishing a lip to brand new, or in this case - a custom paint job.
Talked about bringing in some House of Kolor shades of purples so Diana could pick one and get 'er done. Turns out, he can do it cheaper than powder coating. Good thing too, cause I was worried about the lip of her wheels being in a 400 degree oven for an hour no matter what anyone says haha

I'm so excited that they can bring in House of Kolor paint. Now I want custom paint for my wheels $_$
So far, Diana has settled on the Violette Pearl. Now that I see them all together, I think it's the nicest shade too. What do you guys think?

I also found more pics of the RSX I posted in the blog before. SO GANGSTER.

House of Kolor Pavo Purple Metallic

2010-01-26T18:59:00.000-07:00

Found this while searching around for info on powder coating wheels..
This has got to be the sickest combo for blaze orange metallic even though it's so out there.
Funny thing too since this the exact same thing Diana's wheels will look like come summer time.
She's just gotta make up her mind on what shade of purple she wants and I think we'll be getting them done in a month or two.. just in time for summer. AHH I'm so excited.

My First...

2010-01-25T09:57:00.000-07:00

The Del Sol was one of my favourite cars back when I was younger. Since then, the liking has dwindled down but when I was browsing NWP, I saw this Del Sol. It's rare to see a nice Del Sol these days cause everyone is into S2000's, EK's, and DC's.
This dude took a J's wing that was supposed to be for an EK and modified it to fit his Del Sol properly. The J's canards were also modified to fit his car.
Ah man, I can't wait till summer..

Spoon Spoon Spoon

2010-01-24T21:02:00.000-07:00

There are some photographers out there that really take their time with their pictures. They'll shoot something and in the end, only have a few pictures to share with you because they are so picky and perfect, that it's all you get.
Nike SB'd/Sean Klingelhoefe is one of those photographers.
You've probably seen tons of his pics of you are into the import scene and just never noticed. He was the one that shot the evasive voltex S2000 I blogged about a few posts down and he also shot this super sick Spoon S2000. Loved this shot cause it was just pure black on white contrast.

New Wheels, Anyone?

2010-01-19T21:25:00.001-07:00

GAD DANG, I was checking out JDMEGO's blog and he posted the new Wedsport SA-55m wheels with the black/blue finish and I died a little bit inside from envy.
I love these wheels cause they resemble the Advan RZ so much and to have the sick finish like that is a bonus.
Ideally, I'd like to try and get these wheels with the red/black this summer if I have any dough left and nothing to spend it on.

18x9 +20?! Yessssuhhhh

Back to the Future

2010-01-19T21:05:00.001-07:00

Reeewinddd!!!
So, I miss summer so much and I miss how my car looks during the nice seasons that I decided to go back and dig up some old ass pictures from the beginning and the phases it has gone through.
From the beginning you can see my crappy ass photo skills with a lame 8 year old Canon 3.2MP P&S to some of my better pictures. To be honest, I would never want to revert the car back to how I got it on the first day haha.. EMBARRASSING.

Day one. Cleaned, polished, waxed.

First summer
HFP Front lip, HFP rear lip, Mugen Style Sideskirts, Tint, Greddy Ti-C, F&F Type II Coilovers, WORK black lugs, TWM M1 Abrams knob, JDM FD2 Shiftboot, Nokya 3000k DRL, Eurolite 6000k HID's
Work Emotion XT-7
17x7 +43

Next season
Got the Recaro SRD's from ITR, Carbon Fiber trunk, VHT tinted tails, RAYS red lugs, New kicks
Gram Lights 57 Maximum
17x8 +45

Previous season - 2009
Nardi 330mm deepcorn steering wheel, HKB Hub, NRG quick release, Weapon-R Testpipe and Downpipe, T1R purple lugs, another set of new wheels Volk TE37, this time FWD stagger
17x8.5 +40 (F)
17x7.5 +30 (R)

Shot of the interior and how it used to be. Plain Jane and super boring.

Spiced up with the Recaros (note the Mercedes Terrell Signage) and the Nardi wheel

With that said, I got rid of the TE37's again and got a new set coming, stepping the sizing up again and trying to keep up with the crazy game that everyone is starting to get into. Got a few new exterior pieces to add and some new legs for the car to squat low on. Be sure to check in once spring hits! I'll have a sick photoshoot once I get all the stuff on.

Blue Day

2010-01-15T22:13:00.001-07:00

Was surfin' around the NWP forums and stumbled across these on the volk/rays wheel thread. The color on the SE37's is SICK.
A couple pages before that was this sick Evo. I usually like STI's and Evo's with the big wings just cause I find the body is bulky and it needs something to even it out. I love the integrated extended decklid. Saahweeet

Free stuff is not always good

2010-01-13T21:00:00.000-07:00

Well, just found out my hit counter for my blog just crapped out. So much for all my hits since the beginning. Some of you may be saying "who the hell cares?" but it's nice to see how many visits you get to see how far you've come after a certain amount of time.

I recently just moved over to google analytics which I know for a fact probably won't give out on me half way through the year haha

Just thought I'd rant about that.

Voltex S2000

2010-01-12T21:30:00.000-07:00

Voltex finally came out with a full kit for the S2k which is totally sick cause it's pretty much reminiscent of the Subaru STI and Mitsubishi Evo kits. The wing, rear diffuser, and sideskirts pretty much all transfer over. The front bumper is a crazy 3 pieces with air ducts inside leading into the engine bay. These are the only shots that I've seen on the net that have been an official shoot. *Drool*

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...

2010-01-10T21:42:00.000-07:00

...Who's the fairest one of all?

haha I came home tonight and had this urge to take pictures. I decided to go ahead and try what I've been wanting to do for a while.. I thought it turned out alright.

"I practiced making faces in the mirror and it would drive my mother crazy. She used to scare me by saying that I was going to see the devil if I kept looking in the mirror. That fascinated me even more, of course." - Jim Carrey

School is For The Weak

2010-01-09T16:12:00.000-07:00

And I am one of the unfortunate few. Had to go get my textbooks for my 2nd last semester and I have never been hit so hard before with the prices of textbooks. No used books to buy, which means I have to purchase all brand new ones.
The problem with that is, I usually don't even use the textbooks, I just get them in case.
This semester's damage: $604.85. One more semester to go and I'm freeeeeeeeee!!!

FML

On the other hand, the weather is so refreshing lately, especially after a tough, cold December. All week is supposed to be above 0 which is better than nothing. I can't wait till spring comes. X_X

JIC Magic FG2

2010-01-06T19:55:00.000-07:00

Grabbed this off one of the forums I'm on a while ago.. Can't remember where though or who shot it, but the dude had TSX's Spoon'd out too.
Love this look.

Artsy Fartsy

2010-01-06T19:27:00.004-07:00

Been experimenting with trying to have some other things in my pictures to add depth or something. Maybe I'll have a new shooting style by the time spring comes around.

ha.

Nudie Update!

2010-01-06T18:45:00.001-07:00

With the lack of nice weather and the future of putting on any mods for the car looking bleak, I decided to post up an update of my nudies I posted up a while back.
Since then I've been wearing them every day and I picked up a pair of ecru embo organic slim jims with the white stitch. I've been looking EVERYWHERE for these and haven't found them in the cut that I wanted. Well, what do you know, we're browsing and it's there.. had to get em.

That just means two pairs to work on, which makes it more exciting!!

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. With Christmas and New Years, it was getting hectic with the family with parties and such. The weather here is still anything but nice. I can't wait until this snow is gone and nice weather comes again. I've got parts all over and no where to put them =(

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T00:39:00.000-07:00

Been a little late in the blogging but, I can't let January 1st roll by without a blog.
What a year it has been.. lots of ups and downs, but like every year, we get through it and put it behind us.

For me, I think I accomplished lots within my personal life from meeting new people, taking more chances, and standing up for what I believe in. I've managed to get better at photography which I swore I would do, I have been able to get my pictures published in Import Tuner and Schmap maps. And I'm also a resident photographer for intunedonline.com which I'm happy for.

I think the last year has been a good step up from the daily grind I used to know. Hopefully the new year brings better opportunity, more challenges, and success to everyone!

Big thanks to my family and my girl for all the support whether it's for my car, my photography, or just being me. My friends for the leg up's, advice and most importantly, their friendship.

Happy new year everyone!

F.O.R.Z.A. MADNESS

2009-12-23T23:16:00.000-07:00

K. I'll try to promise that this will be my last post of forza pictures (for a while). I just liked the deep dish on the fairlady Z and the Takata Green Advan Super Racing's on the NSX GT30.

More Forza Goodness

2009-12-20T22:54:00.000-07:00

Now that it's winter and I have nothing to shoot, I'm using forza to help relieve my urge to want to shoot things.
Here's more of the other cars I made today. Hopefully I find some new ways to shoot in-game soon.

J's Racing S2k with ProjectMu colored TE37's

Nissan S15 with Bronze TE37

J's Racing Honda Fit

2009-12-19T22:03:00.000-07:00

Well, I was bored and decided to make up some speedtech and fatlace decals and then do a photoshoot haha.. it's pretty sweet with the amount of customization you're allowed to do if you know what you're doing.
It's unfortunate that there is a limited selection of wheels though.. No WORK Meister's, so I used Advan Super Racing instead. I just wish we could choose the width of wheels and make it hellaflush.

Dal's Smartegra

2009-12-19T20:48:00.001-07:00

I just finished photoshopping Dal's integra to look like a smart car.. haha I think it looks sick!

FORRRZAAAA3!!!

2009-12-19T20:47:00.000-07:00

I know, I'm late to the game. But thanks to my great girlfriend, I got my Christmas present early. I just couldn't wait till Christmas anymore.. and now that I'm finally finished finals, I have all the time in the world to play this. Maybe I'll have some shots up of the cars I've made so far tonight.

This game is too sick.

We Fit

2009-12-16T20:35:00.000-07:00

I was browsing FlickR and I caught a glimpse of some sick shots of a JDM Fit RS. I don't usually post pictures of other people's photos, but I had to for this one. Especially since the girlfriend drives one. This is another reason I want to build a rig by next summer. I have so many crazy ideas and no rig to use :(

Pictures courtesy of otty_pras' photostream.

Bitter Sweet x2

2009-12-16T16:41:00.001-07:00

Funny. Today was another bitter sweet day.. I'm not sure what the high was for today, but it was somewhere around +1C or +3C. A much needed break from the three and a half weeks of snow every Friday and -30C weather. As much as I love the nice weather, I hate it because there are a shitload of rocks and gravel on the roads from the snowy days and it makes me worry for my paint.
Not only that, but it's hella slushy and dirty out now. I washed my car last night to get the salt and grime out from under the wheel wells and stuff, and it's back to the way it was before I washed it. Bummer.

I also went to the camera store today to see if I could try out the 135 f2.0L and possibly buy it because of the Canon rebates going on now. Unfortunately, they are sold out and back-ordered on most of the faster L glass. News is, it might not be until after the Olympics that I can get the lens because everybody wants one for it. Double bummer.

Bitter Sweet

2009-12-15T10:30:00.002-07:00

This time of year is so bitter sweet. It's nice to be able to spend money and put your own thought into presents that you know other people will like. But at the same time, when you go shopping, you also see a whole bunch of stuff you want for yourself. It's tough not to be selfish, I'm not gonna lie haha.. If it weren't for all the presents I got and the stuff I gotta get for my car before Spring comes, one of these baby's would be mine.
I still want to get a set of Alien Bee strobes to shoot cars and a bunch of equipment to build a rig. I think I've got another $4000 left to pay for my car and I can move onto these bad boys.

Here's a sample shot from the Canon 135 f2.0L. Courtesy of Bob Macmillan's FlickR

Snow Fun

2009-12-09T15:12:00.000-07:00

With the lack of any nice weather and cars to take pictures of, I figured I might as well make the best of what we've got. So Diana and I went out for a bit this afternoon and took some pics.
Here's just a few, you can visit my photostream with the link to the right if you'd like to see the rest. There's only a few..

Oh summer, please come back so I can shoot more cars.

245's in the back

2009-12-07T16:10:00.000-07:00

Finally got around to dismounting the tires from the TE's to sell. It has never ceased to amaze me how much I can fit in the back of my car. So far, I've fit every single thing I've bought for my car inside except for the diffuser. Still makes me wish I had gotten a sedan though =(
OH well

Official PWNge

2009-12-04T21:00:00.000-07:00

Well, the forecast was not kidding when there was a winter storm warning headed for Calgary today. It started at about 10AM and is still going now, at 9:00PM - 11 hours later. The roads are horrible, I've only see 3 city trucks plowing all day. I think the city just decided that I could do it since I've been doing all afternoon.
Unlike my AWD buddies like Aldrich, I absolutely hate this weather. I had to shovel my car out from my girlfriend's house... on my way home, I got stuck on the ramp down to Country Hills cause I hit a snow bank outta know where and burned rubber like no tomorrow... and I finally got home, and what do I find? More snow to shovel before I can even get into my garage. I swear to god it was up to my knees on our side of the street because of the winds blowing one way the whole day.
And THIS is supposed to last until Saturday night. God save us all.

Here are pics of my car after I finally got it in safely. Brutal.

Playing

2009-11-30T18:22:00.000-07:00

After chopping Ricky's car with the tiffany colored CCW's and the stripe, I wanted to play around with my car too haha.. so I was browsing iputinwork's blog and found a set of work meister s1's that I wanted to see on my car. Increased the diameter to 18" and it makes look like my car is super slammed haha love it.

Reminiscing

2009-11-29T22:31:00.000-07:00

I was just going through my FlickR stuff and I came across a shoot that I did with Arif right after we mounted my TE37's. Makes me miss the super nice weather and the chance to have a clean car. It just reminds me of my hit and run that I still have to fix and the hardcore detailing I gotta do come spring time. Siiiickkkkkkkk

Right after putting the wheels on. TE37 Crew haha

Off at the typical loading docks taking pics

Arif's Hollie

My beater. GOD I MISS THE NICE WEATHER

Tiffany is Fresh

2009-11-29T10:20:00.003-07:00

So, Ricky was over yesterday and we were talking about the color schemes that he could use on his car. I ended up just messing around with the colors and decided that the Tiffany color would be a good choice on white with his choice of CCW's. So, I went ahead and chopped it on his car.. first the grill, then the wheels with the center painted tiffany blue and then I lowered it. One word: SICK.
Dunno if he'll go through with it 100% yet though, but so far it looks like it's a go. We'll see!

Screw you, Hybrids!

2009-11-24T14:49:00.000-07:00

I almost got to 700km to a tank this time. This is my second time getting this much mileage on one tank. I could have gone more, but I wasn't sure about how much was left in the tank. After I filled up, I saw that there was still 5L left. Darn.
Who needs to spend another $10k on hybrids? Pft.

Schmap Maps

2009-11-17T23:03:00.000-07:00

Well, I login to my FlickR account today and I got a message from Emma Williams, the managing editor of Schmap Guides saying that the picture I took of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco back in August is short-listed for inclusion of the ninth edition guide to San Francisco to be published mid-December 2009 for 2010.
I'm pretty pumped! I'll let ya'll know how it goes when she messages me back.

Denimology

2009-11-16T17:41:00.000-07:00

Well it's been a while since I've worn dry denim everyday consecutively. My parents, being the nice people that they are, copped me a pair of Nudies for an early birthday present cause they didn't know what to get me. This is my fourth pair and I ain't messing it up this time haha.. no more crotch rips, accidental shrinkage or wrong fits.

Speedhunters Featured!

2009-11-13T21:21:00.002-07:00

Got a message from my cousin Eric telling me that one of my pictures got some exposure on speedhunters. Those of you that are into following automotive blogs like hellaflush and jdmego should be familiar with them.

Thanks, Eric! He's on the blogroll as well - SofaKingFreshh, check it out.

The shot is from one of Speedtech's trackdays with one of the MR2's that was crazy mexiflush.
Here it is

Here's a little screenshot of it. Feel free to click it to get to speedhunters.

Game Over

2009-11-08T11:46:00.001-07:00

Got this from another forum I'm on.. I thought it was so gangster. I have never seen -52ET before.. Maybe cause I drive a Honda hahaha
I wish I knew what disk it was though
Ballinnn'

How to Stretch a Tire

2009-11-08T09:57:00.002-07:00

Got this off the WFC forums..
So gangster.. and so is their hair haha

JDM JDM JDM

2009-11-06T22:27:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to give a special thanks to JC for picking these up for me when he was down in LA and at the JCCS. Limited edition Super Street sticker #169, a JDM squash air freshener with the magnetic strip still on it (haha) and a pair of the new fatlace stickers cause he always dispenses em when he orders. Thumbs up to JC!

Finally!

2009-11-05T15:28:00.001-07:00

After seeing these Ice green/black Nike SB's online a few months ago I wanted them so bad but I could never find a place locally that sold these, let alone SB's. I checked online quickly but never found a good, legit site until the other day. I googled them again and I came across FlightClubNY where they sell a bunch of rare shoes through consignment (people interested in using the company to sell their shoes). Some of them reach up to $9000 bucks! so I thought why not? 3 days later, here are my shoes!

I'm Still Alive

2009-11-01T19:07:00.002-07:00

Sorry guys, it's not that I've left the blog alone.. it's just that with winter here there's really nothing to shoot. Everyone has parked there cars and those that haven't parked and are still driving, have taken off all their mods and are riding on winters. So there isn't much to shoot.
However, I guarantee that next year everybody is going to be coming out harder than this year. New mods = new things to shoot. So far the weather is treating us good, and while we wait for this long 6 month hibernation, I guess I gotta find something else to shoot in the meantime. Check back once in a while, I'll try my best to squeeze in whatever I can.

But after I played DJ Hero at Tyson's house, I was addicted so I decided to pick it up myself.. wooooo!

First online feature!

2009-10-26T07:46:00.003-06:00

So last week I talked to Ryan about putting his car up as a feature on intunedonline.com as one of my first features. He agreed and he gave me the stuff I needed to know and last night I got an email saying that it was up. I'm pretty pumped about it and I'm sure you can expect more features in the future. Probably not until winter is over though.. :(
That reminds me.. winter is the reason why I lack blog posts these days.. there's nothing interesting when it's cold and everyone has winter beaters and their garage queens are put away haha

Anyways, click the pic to check it out!

Import Tuner Longshots

2009-10-19T16:22:00.000-06:00

Picked up the Import Tuner issue for this month and saw that my photo of Terence's S2000 was featured in the LongShots section. Woooot!! Go pick one up!

For those that are interested in his shoot from a while ago, here is the link
Terence's S2000

Who Likes Spoons?

2009-10-14T17:02:00.001-06:00

Well, thanks to Terence I was able to pick up this Spoon S-Tai diffuser BNIB because he decided that it didn't go with his original plans. The result? It saves me the wait, it gives me an early Christmas present and it also puts me back into debt.
It's a bittersweet thing, but I think it's gonna be sick when it's on. Did some test fitting at speedtech with Paul and it looks like it'll fit with little trouble. Sorry guys.. no pics of the test fitting.. I'll keep it on the downlow till then.
Next step? Wait till April... BOOOOO

IntunedOnline's Newest Recruit

2009-10-13T22:16:00.001-06:00

Aside from the unfortunate mishap yesterday with my car, I'd like to be one of the first to say that after a long wait, intunedonline is now up and running after a long hiatus and renovation.
Near the end of their renovation, Ian Nerida contacted me through my blog. After seeing my work and the cars that I shot, he asked if I wanted to come aboard and shoot cars for them to feature.
This is great not only because do I get some exposure for my work, but the cars that I shoot now have the chance to get out there in the scene.
There are plenty of cars in Calgary that deserve recognition and I'm excited to help make that happen.
One of my first online exposures was with Jackie's S2000 on HellaFlush which was awesome. Let's see if we can make it happen again elsewhere.
Click the links to visit the site and take a look around. Remember to check in once in a while to see if any cars you know have been featured! Woooo

To the person that did this...

2009-10-12T16:05:00.000-06:00

... I will find you through the fingerprints you left on my car from swiping it to "see" if there was any paint missing and cut your fucking balls off or your fallopian tubes and and stomp all over them. Then I'm gonna pick them back up and "see" if they're still OK to use, hand them back to you and walk away.
So god damn depressing.. This happens EVERY winter. I think my car is bad luck and I need a new one. The only paint that is still original on my car is the roof. Now I think I need a new paintjob on the rear bumper, quarter and lip. FMLFMLFMLFMLFMLFMLFML

You mother fuckers.

2009 Year End Meet

2009-10-11T17:45:00.004-06:00

It was the annual year end meet today, and it had to be one of the coldest days this week. However, we had a pretty good turnout and we had a lot of guys come out and bring their cars for the last time this year.
It was good to see people come even though it was at least -15C with the windchill. We had our moments of sun peeking through that helped, but it was good nonetheless. Here are some pics of the meet of whatever I got around to taking. My hands felt like they were gonna fall off within 15 minutes of being there.. I tried my best haha

Visit my flickr photostream to see whatever I didn't post here
Jason Hoang's Photostream

The Time has Come...

2009-10-08T15:46:00.003-06:00

A few days ago, I was hesitant on putting my winter tires on since the forecast was saying it was gonna be sunny one hour and snowy the other. You never know in Calgary...

Today had to be the coldest day so far, and I fear it only goes downhill from there.. Snow has accumulated on my car and it's beginning to start on the roads. It's only a matter of weeks before it's here to stay permanently.

Good bye blue skies, good bye warm sunshine, good bye grip... =(

This is why I love what I do

2009-10-06T22:04:00.001-06:00

So, anybody who has known me long enough to remember the days of calgaryplanet.com may remember that I used to write a lot, whether it was about myself, an expression, or an emotion that I may have been feeling. For those of you that don't know me for that long but have been updated with my blog or are sort of familiar with it may remember my post a while back called "Her Ring". It was for Diana maybe 3 or 4 years ago that I wanted to post up for the sake of remembering.
Here's a link if you are too lazy to go back and find it..
Her Ring
Now, I'm a member of many forums and online communities which allow me to keep in touch with the car community and help others keep updated with me for whatever reason they may have, whether it be with my pictures, my life or the cars that I shoot. This also helps me get my blog and work out to other people who use these sources. I have gotten a position to shoot for an online import scene because of these sources which was my main reason for having one of these up.
However, today was different... I came home from a long day of school and work to login on to facebook and I have a friend request. I'm usually excited to see a friend request - maybe it's someone that saw me driving on the road, or one of my old friends that have decided to get facebook. Instead, a Michael Arseniu was my request, a name that may not have any meaning to you, just as it didn't to me. Maybe he thought I was another Jason Hoang. Plus, I don't know anybody from State College, PA.

Not too long after accepting the request, I get a message in my inbox saying

"hey man, my name is Michael Arseniu, I own a company called Drift.Tough. selling drift/touge related car parts. Site isn't launched just yet, but will be soon. Any way, I found your blog through fatlace I believe and I saw your poem about promise rings. I immediately called my gf of almost 3 years that I bought a promise ring for at our 1 year anniversary and read it to her. We thought it was amazing, dude. Seriously, that is amazing work, I copied and pasted it into a word doc. with your name and saved it to my desktop. Just thought I would let you know how much we appreciated it.
-Michael"

So now, Micahel Arseniu is no longer a stranger to me rather a person I think I helped. I know, it sounds corny but I never thought in a million years that what I had written years ago would make someone else, whom it wasn't intended for, happy today.
I know this is pretty different than my usual blogs, but I thought this was pretty cool in its own way. Next blog will be more on topic... haha

My Worst Nightmare

2009-10-04T14:24:00.001-06:00

Yeah, winter is coming.. Unfortunately.
I wanted to be able to hold off on changing to winter tires until after the year end Honda meet, but at this rate, I don't wanna chance it. Every year I'm caught waking up one morning and its like the damn north pole outside and I have no time to quickly change over to winters and I have to drive to school in my summers - not cool when you have no traction when driving in slurpee.
So, this year I decided I'm not gonna take my chances. Even if we happen to get a whole October full of nice weather and no snow, I'll be ready. Calgary weather sucks balls.
With my day off today (the first time in a long time) I decided to change my wheels over... Saddest day of my life.

The last picture you'll ever see with the TE's on and snow outside. =(

Getting ready to take the bad boys off..

Done. NOOOOOOOOO

Clean TE's are happy TE's.. They are officially my track wheel for next year. Wonder what's next? ;)

It's like Christmas

2009-10-01T22:21:00.001-06:00

...On my laptop hahaha
I was bored so I decided to take a picture of it. It may or may not be interesting to you, but it gives you something to waste some time on in the case that you're bored.
Thanks to JC for giving me the extra green fatlace one. I guess it's just coincidence that I got a red and green one.

Who's in a Christmas-y mood?

Getting Ready for Winter

2009-10-01T17:00:00.002-06:00

Unfortunately, it's that time of year again and being in Calgary isn't the best place to be at this time. The temperature is going down, lately the temperature has been hovering around the 0 mark in the mornings and only reaches a high of 12C or 13C if we're lucky and we've got a forecast that includes snow this weekend. Shitty.
So on tuesday I took out my coilovers and tossed em out and put in my sportlines so that I'm not shovelling the road for people this year. This means new coilovers next year, which I think is a good things since three of the four are blown. The only sad part now is my ride height..
As shown here :(

Actually.. even sadder is that I have to take my wheels off soon and replace 'em with shitty, high profile, skinny ass winter tires. Lamesauce. I hope I make it to the annual Honda meet without having to change over.

Fitment Test 1, 2, 3...

2009-09-28T21:20:00.000-06:00

Stopped by speedtech today to test fit some wheels to help me decide on my wheel sizes for next year. It's a good thing too cause we were able to figure out suspension, tire and rolling options.
Here's a little snap of the fitment on the rear.
Next up, coilovers!
There are only two bad things that will come from this:
1) An empty wallet all winter long
2) Having all the parts sit in my room all through winter begging me to put them on. =(

Ryan's Ep3 Pt. Deuce

2009-09-27T00:29:00.000-06:00

Ryan got rid of his CE28's Limited Edition and picked up some new RE30's and wanted to do a shoot before the season ended.

Perfect timing too. Just 20 minutes after we were done the shoot, it looked like we were gonna have a tornado. Hella windy the whole time too, but we got a bunch of guys out and had a good time. Especially using Prashant's 70-200 f2.8. It's my new love affair. On to the pics! BTW, click the link to see the rest of the shoot as well as shots from the last shoot we had!

See more of Ryan's Ep3 here

Coming soon to a blog near you...

2009-09-25T17:44:00.000-06:00

... Well that's a secret.

I have a photoshoot tomorrow afternoon that I'll have up by late tomorrow night!

Stay tuned..

HellaFlush Featured!

2009-09-20T20:45:00.002-06:00

Yes!!!!
One of my dreams was to actually have one of my photos featured on a site as popular as Fatlace/HellaFlush and it happened just minutes ago.
It's great cause not only did I get featured, but I got featured with Jackie's crazy S2k shoot I did yesterday as you can see in the entry below. So now both Jackie and I have bragging rights :D
Go ahead and click the link and vote 5 stars for flushness! Remember where you saw it first!
Woooooo

The Law Photoshoot

2009-09-19T23:05:00.000-06:00

So, before Jackie brings his S2000 back to Victoria, Arif and I went out for a photoshoot that we've been wanting to do for a while and since we were kind of tight on time and Arif had to leave early, we couldn't go to too many places and get as many shots.
After a while, Dal showed up and we were able to get some shots of his car too. Two of the sickest cars in Calgary..

At the end of the shoot, we all decided to swap wheels. Jackie wanted to swap to see if white TE's would look good on his silver and I wanted to see if 17x9.5 +35 would fit on my car. Dal also wanted to see if the white TE's would look good on his car.
Turns out, white TE's (inevitably) look sick on both Jackie's and Dal's car and 17x9.5 +35 fits with lots of room to spare.

What do we all get from this? I will be letting go of the TE's to Dal in return for his J's wing. Jackie will be getting something white ;) and I will be fitting 18x9.5 +20's. I declare tonight the sickest wheel swap ever.

Friggin tucked under the TRAILER

Dal's Type R

And the Law brothers together

Jackie working on getting his wheel off

My TE37's on Jackie's S2k

My car with Jackie's CE28n's

HellaFlushhhhhhhhhhhh!!! 17x9.5 +35

Dal's car with my Te's

Sorry guys, I didn't get many good pics with my car or Jackie's with Dal's CE's..

See more of Jackie's S2000 here

See more of Dal's Type R here

Stay tuned...

2009-09-19T08:16:00.002-06:00

... I've got a sick photoshoot coming up for you. Check back tonight!
I promise they'll be crazy.

And the award goes to...

2009-09-14T20:58:00.004-06:00

... My good friend, Van!
Just wanted to thank him for helping me work on my blog and design it to make it look a little more spiffy. Being the busy guy he is, he always seems to be able to put time aside for me whenever I need a hand, whether it be some custom vinyl or designing this blog. I believe in karma - you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours!

If you guys are interested, go check out his website and work, you'll never see attention to detail and skill like his!

Another Perspective

2009-09-13T21:50:00.003-06:00

This afternoon we had a little 8thcivic meet with some of the OG's and a few of the newer people and we had a pretty decent turnout considering we are such a little group on the forum. Most of us were able to make it out.

Usually I was the one lugging my camera around and taking pictures of everyones cares but since then, others have picked up photography as a hobby and now I can leave my gear at home! haha
I was super stoked about getting some pics from Adnan and Barry.

I'll post more pics of the rest of the cars as they get processed by Adnan and Barry.. for now..

Here are some shots Adnan took of my car.. It's so nice to have a different look to the pictures other than mine. Woooot
Thanks to Adnan!

Me and mah car

Last Track Day of the Season

2009-09-13T00:05:00.003-06:00

The end of Race City is nearing its end and we got our last run in today with Speedtech.
I was able to get some shots while I was waiting for my car to cool down, good runs tonight!

Running the car hard means running high risks.. Now my exhaust is all messed up and I might need to get it welded together again.. Hopefully I find a solution sometime this week cause it sounds like ass hahaha

Until then.. Here are a few pics that were my favourite from today.

See more of Trackday here

Minty Clean Turbocharged AE86

2009-09-08T22:17:00.003-06:00

After a few weeks of trying to sort out a time to meet, we finally got a chance to shoot JC's Dad's Turbo AE86. Unbelievable the amount of work and money gone into this beast. Everything is just done right down to the metal. It's too bad you don't see this more often. Too many corners are being cut, or ignored and that's what takes away from this scene.
It's nice to be shooting cars that have been done right from the ground up. Anyways, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Thanks again to Tito Romel, JC and Arif for coming out for the shoot.

Look at that minty interior!!! jeeez

Boost wat?

My partner in crime and I...

And a group shot!

See more of Romel's AE86 here

Hawk HPS + Motul DOT 4 = Win

2009-09-07T17:24:00.004-06:00

Getting track ready!
Yesterday afternoon I went over to Arif's to change my brake pads and brake fluid since they haven't been changed for like 86,000km's hahaha
After taking off the stock pads, they were pretty much done and almost down to the brackets and my fluid was hella black. Not cool.
The brake fluid change was thanks to Jackie.. and Punit topping the fluid as we bled them bahahaha
Here's a nice pic for you guys.

As you can see, this is a filler blog. Been hella busy with work lately and school starts Thursday. FML.

Fresh Interior

2009-09-03T12:43:00.002-06:00

After adding my last addition to the car - an NRG long quick release, I think I'm pretty happy with how it's turned out. Before, I felt that the seats were enough, but after a while it felt too stock. Now it's looking a lot nicer... now all I need is a red cage.... HMMMM

Diana's Fit Pt. Deuce

2009-09-02T16:59:00.002-06:00

Today was a chill day for Diana and I.. finally found some time outside of work or scrambling around getting stuff for school so we Diana wanted to get a squash air freshener for her car and I wanted to do another quick shoot - one that isn't at night haha.

So we stopped by some loading docks (I know, no to loading docks) and did some quick rolling shots down 16th and 32nd.
I thought they turned out alright despite the fact that Diana was feeling sketchy about doing a photoshoot in a business area during work times and rushing me haha

Enjoyzzzzzz

Late night JDM

2009-08-31T23:54:00.005-06:00

Today is a good day. Diana took delivery of her 09 Fit and took it out for a quick mini photoshoot. Funny thing is, when she bought the car, they decided not to do the $1000+ protection package but wanted the undercoating done. So when we went to pick it up, her Dad decided to go with it. However, that would've meant she would have to leave the car till Wednesday before she could pick it up.
Diana was devastated.. BUT, after sulking and complaining, we took it home and decided to do it at a later time hahaha

Onto our JDM hangout..
There are two quick shots of her fit.. we'll try to fit a proper shoot in on Wednesday with more time

Now for the fun stuff..
The shoot was supposed to be for Jordan's Mazda3, but with the night being so nice and so late in the year, we decided to call up Punit, JC, and Arif to come join us behind Speedtech. Arif suggested we put try on his TE's to Diana's Fit.
Whaddya' know? Looked absolutely sick. Thanks to the many hands of all of us, we got the cars up, wheels off and swapped and all back to normal again within 10 minutes. Thanks to Arif for the test fit and everyone else to get it done.

Pics..

Arif's car up and wheel off

JC working on getting the car up and wheel off

Diana's stock wheel off and ready for TE mounting

JDM pose intermission

Flushness..

One wheel on.. DAYUM

See more of Diana's Fit here

Jordan's 2008 Mazda 3

2009-08-31T23:50:00.003-06:00

Well, after much re-scheduling, we were finally able to get a shoot in for Jordan's Mazda3. Believe it or not, he had a Mazdaspeed3 before this. Must have been tough giving it up, but I guess he's got bigger and better things in store for himself. A nicely done up Mazda3 - clean and simple.. onto the pictures

NextMod Lipkit

See more of Jordan's Mazda3 here

Project: Fit Begins!

2009-08-28T22:31:00.002-06:00

Well, Diana finally got her hands on a new car. The 2009 Honda Fit Sport.. we are gonna do this ish up like mad. Except it's gonna take a little more time than most because it seems clothes and shoes are more of a priority LOL

We stopped by Speedtech cause they had the GE8 T1R springs in stock for a sick price so I was bugging her all day to get them.
What's next?!?!

R.I.P. Voldemort

2009-08-27T20:56:00.002-06:00

T'is a sad day today. Before dinner, Voldemort - my Bicher was fine. Laying in the corner of the tank like he always does. Chillin' - what he does best.
A few minutes after supper, my Dad says "Uh oh.." and all I hear after is my mom saying "oh my goddddddd!"

I run down and there he is, laying with his stomach up and a big chunk taken out of where his heart is. Inside? His heart is gone, all that's left is the guppy he ate a few hours ago. That's why he was so bloated.

The suspect? Hitler - my Red-Belly Piranha. His first victim was my Pleco, the algae eating fish. Now, the Bicher. There is no stopping him.

Well, here are some pictures. They are not for the squeamish.

Hitler hiding in the back with Voldemort up front..

The victim

The murderer

SoFaking Fresh Vinyl

2009-08-25T21:11:00.003-06:00

Eric finally picked up his decal from Van and gave me his second one which is sick. Finally got to finish off my rear window with this decal. Unfortunately, I applied it off center X_X
Now I gotta find something to put in front to make it look less off hahahaha
Still sweet though

Bride Wat Bride Wat

2009-08-25T21:07:00.003-06:00

Got some quick snaps of Eric's new sick Bride seat today. This thing hugs like no tomorrow.
Can you say "Ready to Dorifto!"

If you look closely in some of the pics, you can see his drift button. :D

Ooooo.. Bride Rails...

Don't forget to check out his blog to the right in my links
SoFakingFreshh

Loud and Proud Pt.2!

2009-08-25T21:02:00.002-06:00

Well, after what seemed like a long wait.. the downpipe and testpipe are now installed. Props to Eric for helping me out with the install like always. He gets things done haha

After a while of figuring out how to fit the 02 sensor socket on and getting the EGR tube to fit properly, we made it.

We fired 'er up and it is louddd. We drove for a bit and it was kind of farty and ricey which was pretty disappointing. BUT on my way home, I puffed a huge black ball of smoke and the farty sound went away. It's still slightly there, but it sounds 100x better now. I <3>

Pics

The stock piping off

Eric working on getting the defouler on

The downpipe attached!

All done!

And how it looked after a while of driving. I took it for one hard rip to see how it was.. Woooo

Back from Vacay!

2009-08-22T21:27:00.003-06:00

Well, I've finally come back from a long tiring week from San Francisco. The family went down for a wedding, but the wedding really only lasted an evening.. the rest was all fun and games. We went down to Sacramento for some outlet shopping in Vacaville, stayed in San Jose for a little, drove down to Los Angeles for Disney Land and drove to Desert Hills for more Premium outlet shopping. We also visited the Winchester Mansion - a crazy weird place where we took about a mile tour of the mansion and then a behind the scenes tour of the basement and all the sheds.

I was hoping to accomplish a lot of money spending, but it turns out I am too picky and I only bought a few things haha.

Well, here are a few pictures of all the places we went..

Golden Gate Bridge

A picture of the window built into the floor of the Winchester Mansion.

The crazy jellyfish at the Aquarium down at Pier 39

The wedding

P-Unit's Slammed JDM DC2

2009-08-12T19:58:00.003-06:00

Punit's teg is so clean. It's even a garage queen during the winter which makes me totally jealous because my car has to take a beating during our crappy ass winters.

He just got the Work Meister's not too long before this shoot. Recently he put on his CF hatch and his ASR brace. Hopefully we get another shoot in before summer is over.

Future plans? HELLA FLUSHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHH

AWD Evo X Monster

2009-08-12T19:51:00.003-06:00

I remember when Jason was talking to me about getting a new car. He goes through cars like it's pocket change. Here's a quick list he just gave me

2000 Cavalier

1996 Jeep cherokee

2004 Rsx type s

2000 S2000

2003 Eclipse rs

1998 Acura 1.6 el

1998 Civic si coupe

2002 S2000

2002 Crv

2006 Wrx

2004 S2000

2008 Caravan

2000 Acura 1.6 el

2006 Civic LX

2008 Civic si turbo

And now.. 2008 Mitsubishi Evo X

It was a crappy day, but we decided to do a shoot anyway and good thing we did. The rain gave this car such a nice look, the overcast was perfect and it on top of that, his car was mint.

The great thing is Jason didn't care if I beat the shit out of his cars, he insisted I do.

It's been a while, and he still has it... surprisingly. haha

Arif's EK AKA Hollie

2009-08-12T19:46:00.003-06:00

Ahh, Arif's beloved Hollie. I personally don't name my cars and certainly don't refer to anyone's car by a name.. but for some reason, it just seems normal for me to call Arif's car Hollie. hahaha

Anyways, This is his car in its most recent state. "Paul" brackets for his wing, TE37's, and the Cusco cage were his latest additions this year. Gutted and slammed.. shiiiiiiiettttt

His car has gone through so many changes, but I think this is it's prime.