https://finalshutter.com/blog daily 1.0 2025-09-19 https://finalshutter.com/blog/spocom-hawaii-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/18ac4829-f963-45fb-83b9-e59b856d510a/SBY_4482.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out First time I’ve ever seen a carbon hood on a 4Runner. I dig it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b78fbd45-6eef-4a7a-9cff-7762418f4bb5/SBY_4625.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Some awesome model friends from Seattle, Mila Bunny & Nina Nadine, and Texas gal, Baby Lyna, made their first Spocom Hawaii appearance. I pretty much guided them throughout the venue. This is the reason why I didn’t get much coverage done during the show. Just playing lol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/31beee14-eb41-4bd1-8c29-bdfdd74fc731/SBY_4385.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Compared to the last time I posted, Shayne Javier blacked out his Varis STi and threw on some Volk Racing 21A Spec-SR wheels. No surprise he took home ‘First Place Subaru’. Congrats again brah! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9c674a98-3015-43bd-85ef-6c6614ad87cb/SBY_4471.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Tanner Tamura’s supercharged S2000 running a J’s Racing front half spoiler and CE28’s. Peep the hardtop too. Baller! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6ed5e707-94e9-4db4-a922-3857f2811fa8/SBY_5092.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0b036c47-f1cc-4226-81ac-53b07f075316/SBY_5128.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out The JZfilth guys killed it! Dom scored ‘First Place JDM’ and Jake dominated with ‘First Place Lexus’. Shoutout to the JZ guru, Martin Phan, for helping make this happen. Much respect to him and the fellow JZ enthusiasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5fda5ac3-f36d-4d97-936d-25123097bc7a/SBY_4467.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out *Bumps into Bryan Bonilla at the roll-in door and played catch-up: Bryan: “Did you see the car?” Me: “Oh did you make any changes?” Bryan: “Go check it out real quick over there and let me see if you notice.” *Immediately recognizes the Osaka JDM fenders. Me: “Ooh nice carbon fenders! Wait a minute… You’re 5 lug now!” It’s the little, yet big changes I like to see for these builds. Bryan also got a clean set of OG TE’s and BattleCraft seats for the EF as well. So fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b31cb3e8-7b75-4c65-9f48-d6e1b8ab3ef3/SBY_4543.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Some people are saying R34’s are becoming played out now that they’re legal and more are starting to pop up on the streets and at shows. Might be a mainland thing… GT-R or not, those are just haters saying that shit or broke asses who can’t afford them lol. I’m enjoying the sight of these masterpieces like Chad Barcelona’s V-Spec R34 rocking a Mine’s livery and Work Meisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/857a54d9-d27c-4fb3-90a8-576e4fbaefa1/SBY_4511.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out The master mind, Martin Phan, hauled in the OG 2JZ-GTE swap he first brought out in 2022 and debuted his newest build: A 2JZ-GE utilizing a Third Strike Fabrications low mount turbo manifold and plenty of Titan Motorsports components. Fire as usual my brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7fc215fe-ccb8-40f6-8455-b423fa105f4f/SBY_4560.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Boons Tiangco threw on a signed valve cover to go along with the Spoon theme. His car was definitely a crowd pleaser that earned him ‘First Place Classic Honda’. Well deserved brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c4571f8b-b688-4bdf-ba97-1cde48950be2/SBY_4368.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Rotary powered Mazda mini-truck representing SMG. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a44119b3-3f43-4e7e-9494-697cd64cf7cc/SBY_4481.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Rey Opriasa also copped a brand new C-West kit for his EK Zenki. I dig the blue decals on the Regamasters that pairs well with the Spoon brakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ebd85e8f-7777-416f-8911-1101fa94eddd/SBY_4428.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Ryan Kumabe’s bridgeport FD RX-7 rocking an RE Amemiya kit and Work VS-ZF wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b130899b-a8aa-48ed-94ad-2c13fa85ef4b/SBY_4421.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out The Seattle homies, Jake Sidmore and Dung Nguyen, came down and experienced their first Spocom. They put in some work during their vacation by giving Mike Mariani a hand for Shop Space, but it’s all love haha. Mike gave his Prelude project a fresh paint job and slapped on the fire Racing Hart C5’s for the show. Very nostalgic, and memorizing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3e47ce37-5b1c-440b-af07-5b10bfdb1662/SBY_4373.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0fb896d8-0177-460d-bb0c-3305dfdf9a1e/SBY_4448.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Always nice to see Keila Kinjo and her Zenki S14. She hasn’t done much to it over the years, but I still appreciate how clean it is https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a9f735b5-aac6-43c3-a6ac-a9439476f3a0/SBY_4498+%5Bf%5D.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Dom Concordia stays making changes to his JZX100 Chaser, and I’m all for it! For this year, he slapped on some BN Sports sideskirts & rear bumper. His front bumper didn’t arrive in time, but the ITO Auto Traum front bumper flows pretty damn well with the rest of the kit. He also got some triple chrome Work Meister S1 3P wheels to go along with the hotboy phase. Good shit guapo guy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/48e7d5c3-68d9-44f9-b1ca-c8e3caef9c92/SBY_4772.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Vichida Loeum and Mila Bunny modeling on the new JZ Filth crate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bac9ce73-965f-4023-acfc-e04693da7131/SBY_5116.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Mike got quite a lot of custom work done under the hood. He retrofitted an RB26DETT valve cover onto the RB25 and applied a Greddy top mount manifold turbo kit that’s originally made for an R33 GTS. Mike also installed a Greddy intake manifold with a Q45 throttle and upside down throttle just to make it all usable for an R34 chassis. All this work earned him ‘First Place Skyline’. SUPER ACTION PACKED BRAH! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0a1c9351-1fda-44fc-8402-635b991a2cd0/SBY_4553.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Alyssa Verdugo’s 240SX Hatch equipped with a SR20DET, M-Sports Type B aero kit, and Work Meisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/68f4d88b-757b-485c-bcbe-7a2d4d8cbd2b/SBY_4389.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Kai Kaneshiro’s cambered out WRX on Work ZR10 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d2794f7e-6900-41e6-93f4-6630fc3e08c9/SBY_5113.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out After going through a couple of MKIV Supras, Christian Rodrigo decided to switch it up and copped an ER34. He wasted no time slapping on a URAS super wide aero kit and TE37SL’s. Looks and sounds so good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0b44d996-8d70-40f3-a10b-f26b667f8bb0/SBY_4515.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Jake stays true to the 19’s… He decided to rock a set of Work Emotion ZR10’s finished in a Glim Black Diamond colorway. Tucked behind those are some OG Endless brakes. So beefy, yet so fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4cba4705-c435-4ea6-b04c-7116b4e1ee62/SBY_4509.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out JZfilth in the house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d182dca4-dda2-4730-b531-4f3791214942/SBY_4480.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Zammy Budollo experienced an unfortunate accident some time ago that affected his every day routine, but that didn’t stop him from working hard to the point where things are pretty much back to normal again and I’m super happy for him! He gave his EK a nice makeover compared to when he last brought it out in 2022. Zammy got a brand new C-West aero kit from Japan, Mugen MF10’s, and Endless big brake kit. Even did some stuff to the motor that you’ll see in a bit… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5e4f78f3-7a39-4d19-bdf4-caf2109d1371/SBY_5139.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Best Team goes out to none other than SMG Hawaii! No surprise at all https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ddbc98fd-819c-4594-a5c9-3ad185a390ab/SBY_4396.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/312fac69-b020-4ef5-a776-800d8b80ee53/SBY_5095.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Jake had a little incident the day before the show, but that didn’t stop him from recovering and pulling up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/711a4a86-c31d-4bd8-b4e6-6495bbe53127/SBY_4453.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Boons Tiangco Jr. always finds some way to take his EK to the next level. He acquired Jesus Aguilar’s Rando Sports kit and wasted no time paint matching it in time for the show. Jr. also copped a set of Spoon SW388’s and a J’s racing wing to flow with the aggressive look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/71af0e68-dd76-4806-b235-9bfc2eab0d33/SBY_4578.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Matching Grom hauled by the Acty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/67855a5e-510c-452a-abec-3aa69dbb8d05/SBY_4458.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Caitlyn Iha’s EK hatch running a Tactical Art front lip, CTR rear lip, Spoon carbon duckbill, and OG mag blue TE37’s. She was kind enough to gift me a bag from her brand, Sachi Co. Mahalo again Caitlyn! Go support her! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/44fab48f-58bc-4852-b817-f421d6cb43b1/SBY_4577.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out This restored Honda Acty was definitely one of my favorite cars at the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0ebebae6-8bd9-45fe-a20e-627097a2fbe1/SBY_4559.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2f5fc7d1-c25c-4e02-a27a-dd8bcd2c68ec/SBY_4364.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out First car that caught my eye during roll-in was this supercharged C6 Corvette on Advan GT’s owned by Barry Wong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/070694d2-72ed-450d-b400-887777e2d84d/SBY_4424.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/14b66a96-5a0f-4eee-b21b-2a4934b9dece/SBY_4538.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Rey Opriasa’s super clean bay including a K-swap with Kinsler individual throttle bodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7e742c4b-95bc-40cc-abf2-df9f19e9c52c/SBY_4540.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out The team with a theme… ITB is the way for Elusive Chapter 2! I was talking to Zammy a couple years ago and he mentioned that he planned to go ITB, and I’m glad he made it happen! Zam managed to take home ‘Third Place Classic Honda’. Talk about a strong comeback, Manong! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f34e2d15-15f3-4c8e-bdd4-430cce1f0777/SBY_4469.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Ryan Yasuhara tossed a Seibon carbon hood & fenders on his SGP FK8. Looking good brah! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/61b34433-083d-476f-af64-2442fe8e0fc8/SBY_4513.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Chris Diza’s JZX100 Chaser slammed on Work Equip 05 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/50ba47ac-22d5-48f7-99d5-670be6331b72/SBY_4449.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out A lot of history with this EK owned & built by Joey Sabugo… I’ll explain later, but I love the Mugen SS lip and bronze MF10 combo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6d1da6e1-cf45-498b-ac03-4eef4b03954b/SBY_4564.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out I mentioned there’s a lot of history with this EK… You’re actually looking at Hawaii’s first ever K-swap! Joey Sabugo built this car with a few of his friends back in 2005 all within a 3 month period. They came up on this K20Z1 swap with 2400 miles from a donor ‘05 RSX Type-S. Back then these swaps weren’t common, but they made it happen on the island and the work was done proper! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/38422ccd-0897-4e87-8fed-877b82556bd6/SBY_4539.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/423eda08-c009-42a2-bc30-92fe8d08df72/SBY_4399.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Not often you see a done-up De Tomaso Pantera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2e63e407-54af-431d-ad15-ef10b9961b3b/SBY_4468.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out This will forever be one of the greatest EF hatches to be built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/46707a06-e8e9-4408-83b3-8eb553112ce4/SBY_4474.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Jessie Jr.’s GT86 running a TRD kit and TE37SL’s. Took a high shot so you can see the Carbing strut bar and ARC induction peeking from the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/63983a01-01e0-488d-b03e-6c5c11bb26c3/SBY_4397.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Never a shortage of MK4 Supras with SMG… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2911c817-e930-4abb-be98-5789c21a3691/SBY_1660.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out This shot was from last year’s show. #TravisHigaForever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fd79cfd7-2f54-49b0-a9eb-e158e10e7d4e/SBY_4496.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Matt Le didn’t showcase his A90 Supra this year, but still managed to get prime parking. Birthday boy gets whatever he wants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3ed8901b-279c-40cf-98e2-786814311704/SBY_4552.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out This year’s event was an emotional one. The community lost a true enthusiast and local legend, Travis Higa from HyperSports Racing. I never met Travis personally, but I know he was a real outstanding and loving guy, and he definitely made his mark in this world. Sending love and condolences to his friends & family . The team brought out the Mustangs to pay tribute to Travis. No better way to show some appreciation for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f0b84c13-3462-46d4-bd3f-c7dc9a9671db/SBY_5096.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out He swapped in a full 2JZ-GTE motor paired with a big BorgWarner turbo and R154 transmission a few years ago. Another reason why I love Jake’s car. Big inspiration fasho! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/21e4d002-462e-401d-926f-a387a173acde/SBY_4432.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out It’s been a while that I last seen Ray Evans bring out his Spoon NSX. Last time he brought it out when I was there was the Hawaii S2K-NSX-Type R Meet back in 2021. As you can tell, the biggest addition he made was the Takata livery. Ray paid tribute to the JGTC widebody NSX from the early days. Pretty interesting overall and I give him props for doing it himself. He also threw on some Renegade Aero mirrors, a roll cage, and Advan RGIII wheels. Looking good as always bro! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/69d197de-ed2b-4890-9b36-0cfe19760feb/SBY_4437.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2b7e4e76-ed01-4cab-98d0-6c3c3eaa2424/SBY_4403.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Very clean E36 M3 on BBS wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/054faf4e-e462-4cbc-bfd8-d1bea3c38aea/SBY_4805.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Best part as always: The infamous Spocom Bikini Competition ‍♀️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0a50fa41-1689-432d-b385-6a7eb5dfaa7f/SBY_4502.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Jackie Hee debuted her Boost Blue FL5 Type R on BBS RI-A wheels. She was contemplating on bringing it out because her Exceed lip took forever to arrive from Japan. Thankfully it arrived the week before the show, and Leighton K. was able to fit it in his tight schedule to paint match it. Everything was proper! Shoutout to Picasso, BITCHES! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0e0884cb-4275-4fc1-b1c2-76a426319bfd/SBY_4574.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Jon Natividad showing off his latest R34 project with his supportive family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/512bc15b-05b0-4353-8a65-92625af85fc5/SBY_4558.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out You can count on SMG for displaying the most R34’s… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dced0a20-cbd8-4a2b-9923-050424e93d12/SBY_5093.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Dom Concordia slapped on a Weld heat sink cover for his 1JZ and even got his valve cover repainted. It wasn’t the proper shade he wanted, but I still like it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/011747c5-2f20-43a9-bcfa-c1ef81ee53a5/SBY_4491.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Love the color on Rhenzo Biacan K-powered EK coupe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f5381180-7e6a-4957-b84b-a70b3729f595/SBY_4493.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out I haven’t seen Jonjy Catalan since Wekfest Seattle 2019… Over the years he’s been staying lowkey from JC Films and focusing more on his brand, One Off Haus, and his Aimgain GS350 on Work Meister L1’s. The custom Emerald Gold paint was shining bright under the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9e841927-6ec8-47bb-b339-c68aa1bfaccd/SBY_4489.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Caitlyn Iha and Mark Real working hard… Or staying cool… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c6e64612-a5e4-449b-a894-4b89ad074bba/SBY_4374.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Dylan Watanabe hopped on the British Racing Green trend with his S2000 rocking an ASM front bumper & rear over fenders, Spoon diffuser, Voltex wing, Car Shop Glow taillights, and TE37 Sagas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/14641c25-35de-4ce2-ab5d-1b0467931717/SBY_4405.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Loved this Stagea with an R34 front end conversion staged outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9dceb075-7e43-4942-b355-9f2ec59b3be8/SBY_4394.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out JP Damo debuted his full Spoon Sports JDM Integra Type-R last year, and decided to bring back his sick S2000 this time. I don’t think much has changed, but the GT kit is something I will always appreciate. JP was able to score ‘First Place Honda’! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c39fbc82-b801-479f-bc66-2356765577cb/SBY_4440.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fe271ebb-a1e4-4d72-8373-ab5138fdc17f/SBY_4514.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out The car I was most excited to see: Jake Antolin’s hella sleek Sport Design GS300. After many years of knowing him he finally showcased it at Spocom. Jake has been prepping the car for paint for quite some time to utilize the Ulterior Motive fender flares and Aimgain front bumper. He’s also running a Seibon carbon hood and Ganador mirrors to match the overall sporty look. Love everything about this GS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0bcbebf6-0df9-4021-b834-abd676ee638a/SBY_4492.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2025 - Make it stand out Renee Douglass managed to score “First Place Acura” for her K-swapped JDM front Integra sedan on SSR Final Speed wheels. 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Hoping to try some the next time I come up… Anways his FK8 Type R is dope! Love the color combo he chose with the paint matched Mugen Aero & Wing, and diamond black CE28 wheels. Reminds me of a Storm Trooper. He installed some crazy fog lights and Euro spec taillights that run a fog light as well. 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He converted this 325i to a monster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d074ffe5-5dd4-4a00-9fe7-a294a5ea6632/SBY_2120.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Patrick Garcia’s STi on Bronze TE’s and Marion Menioria’s Evo 5 GSR on Enkei wheels enjoying some sunshine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c498f563-21b2-4e83-9258-f3722b09bf0f/.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out It was nice to see some Washington homies make it up for the show such as Anthony with his S2000 CR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/500cc753-e0ed-438b-8c4e-da3c51bfd910/SBY_2132.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out It’s no surprise that Gal & Mikey both took an award home. Proper execution at it’s finest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/124d5f18-e626-47f2-aed0-a5317933fec0/SBY_1686.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out The front license plate was bothersome lol… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9a029115-2558-4353-a8aa-fea234974509/SBY_1909.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Jackie Law just recently sent his farewells to his childhood dream car. Kinda sucks, but it went to a close friend that he knows is gonna treat right. Jackie already picked up a new replacement, and I’m stoked to see what he does to the E92 M3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/147ce0cd-dba4-4d73-bb06-b2ed19885e19/SBY_2078.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Jason switched up the look a little and went with the Spoon lip and 16” MF10’s this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cf9d0a5d-c9de-4eed-a173-5c9dc3f5628e/SBY_1802.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Umer Khokhar sold his F80 M3, but fortunately flaked out on all the potential buyers for his EM1 and kept it lol. He got rid of many parts that were on the car, but I guess it was a blessing in disguise so that he can rebuild the coupe for the next phase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/eea5bf3b-f98f-42d4-b2cb-584ca4c8ec9e/SBY_2002.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Anton finally caught up on some rest after being up for like 30+ hours… You know it’s real when he has Starbucks in his hand when this guy isn’t much a coffee drinker in general. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6ba392a0-8f78-4ca6-9600-927a20f3c287/SBY_1910.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out FL5 Type R equipped with a carbon Spoon lip & wing, and 19” SW388 wheels. This chassis is growing onto me as each day goes by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d6366a25-af32-4daf-a6fe-e2114b02b6a6/SBY_2067.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c5b78e43-79c7-4875-b6ba-c057d5ba8cf0/SBY_2081.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/75610afa-3083-40b3-a222-a6a22163efb1/SBY_1884.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Loren Hwang’s super clean AE86 on TE37V’s. This was perfect as is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/10780070-9fa7-4a09-ac91-7900a58a96d4/SBY_2060.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out When he was rolling into the venue, I knew I heard a familiar tone. A beautiful 2J swap paired with a Spectrum Motorsports SR/59mm turbo and Getrag 420G transmission. So fucking fire! This for sure earned a Best of Show award in my opinion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/290a1aab-ba78-4530-87e2-fd49a0d57c18/SBY_2099.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out This Liberty Walk A90 Supra was put together very proper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c7d0d1b1-fdfe-416d-b6d5-fd41fe6775b0/SBY_2096.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Panda themed JZS161 Aristo on Advan RSII wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/face12fd-23a1-4124-947a-df42f350e4dd/SBY_1969.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Mike Bahre’s flawless Tahitian Green CR-X Si. It’s funny because he came up to me and properly introduced himself at the show and I immediately knew who he was when he mentioned the car. I took a quick glimpse of it at Wekfest, and finally got a more in depth look at it this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7a531ae4-4c4e-4217-ba4a-4cc00d037ab8/SBY_1982.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out A nice pair of S15 Silvias…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b91e409a-6ae2-4704-8975-44760f5f820b/SBY_1958.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Roll in line getting backed up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/536c3bf2-6a9f-4fae-86bc-86c6f628b78d/SBY_2141.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out A quick little photoshoot to end the day… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f20d2165-1de2-4f80-bc0d-9a9e75595049/SBY_2172+%5Bf%5D.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Great trip with some great company overall. Grateful for this group of people https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f208b81b-aa10-4ab6-a991-c6457ef43951/SBY_1999.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Pogi boys incoming… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6b4bd9c5-67f2-45f8-b0eb-3927428d8763/SBY_1872.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Pretty unique Honda Beat on Work VS-KF wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/686f2c89-d087-47b0-a762-b951a7f61cc8/SBY_2000.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out I think if I owned a white EK, it would look similar to Mikey’s. He just ripped it over the weekend at The Ridge, and I hear someone is gonna go K now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/37a11244-a933-4749-a7aa-873d95cb7813/SBY_1986.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d0c5f383-f9fe-4910-9585-035ef29d921c/SBY_2011.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Gal did a great job staging the cars outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/eb3955eb-9ac6-4500-a278-4a3485f067d9/SBY_1664.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Anton acquired this ‘99 J-Spec Integra Type R in Italy a couple years ago when he was stationed overseas. He’s gone through a lot over there, but did his best to enjoy it while going through some rough times. Once he moved back home and shipped the car here, he went straight to work with fixing some paint imperfections and threw on quite a few parts such as the OEM optional side skirts & rear valence, carbon hood, OG Regamaster EVO’s, and a lot of Mugen goodies. Even though at such a young age, he has the right mindset and I’m looking forward to seeing what he has planned this next year for the R ✌ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/73564a35-85bd-4cbf-8556-96d848be104d/SBY_1966.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out I completely overlooked this FD RX-7, but from all the other stories I’ve seen from homies it’s pretty fuckin badass and well built together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/20d48a71-92d7-49ca-b3b1-a261a290847e/SBY_2009.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Nice arch bro… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f64c4123-2dd6-43e4-9017-42d6c608e45e/SBY_2122.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out JDM angle of Anton & Bobby… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/419a25fc-d775-4248-95d4-c1f6932e40ee/SBY_1886.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Rich Steezy has arrived… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8a1dbd2d-76ff-45ba-8ff0-5d1e44f9e352/SBY_1902.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Peter Bugayong also made it up with his GR86. He’s been enjoying his car off & on the track, and I’m sure the Varis wing he copped recently will make a difference. Looking good pare! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/96e2e7a2-a8e0-43e1-836f-dc584f2a7674/SBY_1858.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Day of the show, Gal insisted I drive his new Integra Type S to the venue so we could use it to go grab lunch and venture around. Definitely feels better than an FK8 lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0458e74d-291d-48b9-9b34-7a3bd89b168d/SBY_2082.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out A couple more photos of Mike Bahre’s CR-X. He’s running a K20A2 swap with a 6-speed LSD transmission. Very OEM+ with this build, and it’s heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5cb6af3c-9af7-45ef-a965-ccbbaa57d835/SBY_1864.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out One of the first I caught rolling into the venue was Brandon Leung in his well done S15 Silvia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9735ac09-5a55-4aa1-8ef5-9f0912e87d63/SBY_2049.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Overlanding 4×4 things… I cackled browsing through Tony’s story when he said, “You know how I know you’re gay? When you do shit like this.” It’s all love though homies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6e3971d9-d296-4318-a887-698bdd1b900a/SBY_2113.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out The wonderful staff running RevUp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ad9e806c-3329-4c96-97b0-ea5bcdb39612/SBY_1658.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Took advantage of the empty freeway and attempted to take some rollers. A bit sketchy while driving, but made it work. I think these are the first rolling shots with the new camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/783171d5-e705-4d69-a9a4-f9088a0fe53b/SBY_2136.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Carlo Basilan drove from Alberta as well in his F80 M3 on bronze TE’s. He loves the wheels so much, he had to put on a decal of the wheels to represent lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6c857ef1-692d-4498-9c42-1592f9a021e5/SBY_2016.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out And another shot of the J80 LC flexing the GFC rooftop tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c90f0297-0151-4fb9-947c-0de11d0b43da/SBY_2014.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Jason Leung from A&J Racing International had a slight hiccup with his AE86, but he brought out this time attack CSX which happens to be the same car Tavis Wu was trailering through WA a few years ago when I first met him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6e565ac7-cc65-483a-b6e3-075ad5c12fb7/SBY_2064.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Clean R34 Skyline on chrome Nismo LMGT2 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/78c9d24e-14e0-4326-b81b-930e6f9aae67/SBY_2131.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1348a28c-eff2-4cf8-be92-3cece7ec0342/SBY_1932.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out John Velasco ventured from Alberta in his NOTTA2J A90 Supra with the rest of the RevUp crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/911e311f-2198-492a-98e0-5a84339a75e6/SBY_1702.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Once we crossed the border, we pulled right over to stretch our legs and planned what the next move was. Of course the first thing Mike had to do was take off the front plate lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a5fcc13c-aba8-4721-a88c-b86db049b0b3/SBY_1807.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Gal has gone through a few phases with his Capitva Blue EG, but I’m loving this full J’s Racing theme the most. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/76d17e40-067a-4222-9ef3-e8c2bc0fe7ff/SBY_1895.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out The man of the show, Carlo Basilan, chopping it up with the PNW’s finest judge, Tony Dau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7ae2dc0c-63b0-40e4-8056-4553b8a22162/SBY_1967.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out I’ve encountered Chris’ J32 swapped EG hatch at a couple Wekfest Seattle shows, but this was the first time properly meeting him and his wife Tiffany. Such nice people and the car still looks & sounds great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7bd06117-d90d-4df2-93d8-e7d40941edb8/SBY_2056.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out I wonder what Steve Chan has planned for the DC2 now that it’s in his hands… Keep it full Spoon or redo everything… We shall see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/02524b5c-1383-41f8-93c7-71fd221699d5/SBY_1919.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6ed3db0a-153e-4e82-a7e9-1ac01863a8eb/SBY_1961.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/27eede4a-1f8f-42d0-af68-c49be212b48d/SBY_1968.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Nice mash up of Voltex and Spoon on this S2000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3b15a8e4-66b7-4f8c-b18c-4c32e508a9e9/SBY_1868.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5b7683e4-4e00-44b6-bfd1-5eb1c56b36ed/SBY_2080.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out I met Richard Tam last year at HondaFest, and he’s a real outgoing guy. The day before the show, we stopped by Garage Five so the guys could pick up some parts. I walked towards the counter and recognized an award from HF since I was the judge for the Integra category. Looked up and there was Richard working at his desk lol. Turns out he’s one of the main guys running the business. His DC2R is something very exquisite. A nice blend of OEM+ and utilizing many J’s Racing goodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4cbc7a82-8ec1-4371-96b0-a35fa3f1350d/SBY_1943.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Jerrywin Casipi brought up his Boost Blue FK8 kitted with a full Varis Arising II aero and Volk Racing G025 wheels. I didn’t know he was from WA until I seen his plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/faaccdcc-4a51-4fd2-b408-c09ccc5a3ef6/SBY_2066.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out The S15 Varietta with the top down. I was talking to the owner and he mentioned that he custom made the body kit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b9d8474a-9ec0-4950-bf8d-cf5a8bae71cf/SBY_2085.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3adb00d2-6f09-4918-9104-6ba7f38048fb/SBY_1970.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out It was great to see Jason Tong again and his well executed EG. Had the pleasure of meeting his wife, Annie, as well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/799aff87-7308-4fc1-bbcf-b74ed4b7c2f1/SBY_1962.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out The first GR86 in Canada with the Voltex Widebody Street Version II Aero Kit built by First Gear Project in Alberta. I’ve only seen photos of the white one in SoCal from Joey Lee, but to see this kit in person is pretty damn memorizing. Aggressive, but not overkill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d192bab8-8160-4437-bb45-931121b8a754/SBY_2003.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Bobby Multani actually pulled through last minute too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5983dc6e-684d-4270-9eb4-d9aa6ce4fb3f/SBY_1655.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Early 5 am huddle in the Soufend with the boys, Mikey Legaspi and Anton Madamba. We weren’t sure how busy the border was gonna be during 4th of July, so played it safe by going extra early. Very grateful for these 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/70137cbd-6826-4691-b558-6db0f9fd5412/SBY_1906.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out It’s not often you see these Euro-spec Civic Type R’s… Personally I’m not a fan of them, but it’s different and I respect that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9b499119-0394-4414-a001-73117b59e3b7/SBY_2086.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out A couple more shots of the AnalOG AE86 lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4efc9643-71af-4be8-8037-e939cd1d0251/SBY_1870.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out I noticed that Canadians really love liveries on their cars… I dig it though. This JZX100 MKII fitted with a full Kazama Auto aero kit on Enkei NT03+M wheels was pretty cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e06b4c9b-bc1e-4d22-aba8-1d059e10f918/SBY_1953.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Another sleek Mugen FK8… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b0f06e5a-a0fd-41d4-acb8-a1a349a78518/SBY_1955.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out You don’t see too many people building GK5 Fits around. Fortunately John from Garage Five has crafted a fire Fit that pops on the streets and track. Love the Porsche BBK tucked behind the chrome TE37’s. We were kicking it at HondaFest and he mentioned that he has straight cut gears. A bit random, but what a flex haha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/77481818-8453-4355-a802-93c2db0c13c3/SBY_2079.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out With all the Mugen parts that he stocked up over the years, you’d be surprised to not see a Mugen Formula valve cover under his hood. That’s because no one really wants to spend $10k on a part, even though we were joking about how we all could’ve came up on one for stupid deals back in the day when people were struggling to sell them. Jason’s EG will forever be one of the best though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1dec9df9-07c0-483b-a760-e608f0c5ca9c/SBY_2119.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Daniel Yeh’s wicked GD3 Fit looking good as always. He continues to clean the car up and dress it with many sentimental add-ons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5fcfd7f8-80f7-499a-80c8-fd4c91c6c677/SBY_1869.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Adam Chan’s JZX100 Chaser sporting a Vertex kit, Ganador mirrors, and hot boy chrome wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/aa716a7c-a331-4845-920f-9c06afb4332b/SBY_2059.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f63b1d06-38d8-4242-a6da-9320ea75dcfa/SBY_1843.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out RevUp hosted a collaboration meet with Super Motion the night before the show. I mainly wanted to go to pick up the Pain Free stickers I ordered from the man himself, Julian Hamazaki. He’s currently doing some stuff to his S15, but recently picked up the imported JDM GD Fit. I want one bad lol. Alongside is Rachelle De Castro’s GR86 slammed on bronze TE37’s. Always great seeing these two, and I’m looking forward to their builds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/809108d7-f9ca-4d60-bf6c-b61035f7b805/SBY_2098.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Michelle Chan’s Altezza rocking a TRD NEO V1 bumper, TRD side skirts, and rolling on Advan SA3R wheels. Looks she has a somewhat twin next to her as well lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ad5f6c6a-597a-4d4a-b31c-d391e649a105/SBY_1935.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Nico with the last minute prep swapping taillights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1f436baf-4ffa-4ada-abac-acffb704ef54/SBY_2106.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Chris got a lot going on with his build. Obviously the supercharged J-swap is something that’ll catch your eye, but respect to him since not many people are brave enough to do these swaps anymore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/56cce74e-1590-4d13-9e4f-102c576302d4/SBY_2068.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Brandon Leung mashed up his aero quite smooth. The Origin Lab front bumper flows well with the GP Sports side skirts and of course the Ganador mirrors. Not sure what the rear bumper he went with, but I love it. Fitment on point with the OG CE28’s too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/40544b20-8a4f-4c06-a671-9d06a02df558/SBY_2118.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e1b61b64-aead-4a67-902c-ac921d1eac4e/SBY_1880.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out I didn’t recognize Bryan Poblacion initially because I haven’t seen him since we first met a couple years ago, but he’s made some massive changes to his 370Z. He upgraded the OEM Nismo kit to a Varis Arising set, Varis carbon hood, and slapped on the huge Voltex wing with swan neck stands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bc8e9c2e-513d-44a4-bd67-16e45598dfea/SBY_2101.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Tavis Wu gets down with his EK hatch fitted with a J Blood Bumper, Spoon SW388’s, and Spoon brakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/511b4f92-e603-4009-999f-2d69ceb7bca1/SBY_2075.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out The real major work he did was retrofitting an F82 rear bumper onto his car. The bodywork seemed smooth and he was able to rock it well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1ad79dad-6a3d-4e98-82fc-0c94b4e7de8a/SBY_1954.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out I was wondering who was waving at me through the distance in this GX… Turns out it was DK Umezawa lol. It’s been a while since I’ve seen his Chaser, but his GX on mag blue TE37X wheels is solid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b85af116-3e7d-4585-99ae-16b4bfa2b951/SBY_2103.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Even Nic Buettner showed up! What a nice pair of GR’s… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d837905a-9857-4f3c-96e6-6b5feec31009/SBY_1810.jpg Blog - Midnight RevUp Vancouver 2025 - Make it stand out Daddy’s home… https://finalshutter.com/blog/wekfest-seattle-2025-part-2 monthly 0.5 2025-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7000d77f-2fa0-4140-9fb9-91df60085937/SBY_1450+%5Bf%5D.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Had to include some real fire content and got a quick shot of Mila Bunny posing with Marion Ignacio’s FD. You’re welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4127f2cc-a349-4043-8dc4-c85e8f174d7f/SBY_1544.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Varis or Spoon? Which would you choose? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/30b3b407-e56e-4c09-bc6f-429fe78fbb08/SBY_1591.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out This year’s ‘Best of Show’ winner went to Jeff Woodruff and his wild Lexus RC-F loaded with a full Kazama Auto GT Concept Aero and 2JZ-GTE swap with a sequential transmission. Something different for once, but I like it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d663f342-0095-480c-ab7e-6fe8cf4e9bde/SBY_1557.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out I always thought Steve Kwan was going to let go of his E46 M3 for another Honda, yet he still has it after how many years and continues to switch up wheels like a pair of kicks. No surprise though coming from a fellow sneaker head. After many phases, I think this is his best set-up yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/62482375-6707-4245-893f-f61a741f3164/SBY_1565.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out The crew at U.P. Garage did an amazing job putting together this HKS powered RB swap including an HKS single turbo and ARC intake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ad24c332-d111-475c-ab36-15eb01651e9b/SBY_1536.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Teddie Pequet and Ed Gaborno repping Liberty VIP hard in the PNW. Congrats again to my dawg Teddie on taking home ‘Best Lexus’! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9ffd654e-0772-4906-aad6-dd62ba662694/SBY_1548.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another shot of Fulina Tran’s S15. I rarely hype up blue cars, but this looked real good in person! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1fffaed3-970a-4a0b-be61-dcc90239a78e/SBY_1600.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/71f9a88a-4d3d-49dc-bfe3-b82ccb5fadb4/SBY_1592.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4236aa8c-9259-4229-a03d-0ae047d42ac1/SBY_1564.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ryan Shigeta’s Autech Version Stagea 260RS on Nismo LMGT-4 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bdc98313-1f72-475c-8d88-4ffd0d81a9ff/SBY_1574.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out I didn’t get a picture of the engine bay, but Mel Diego made some changes to his award winning EP3 such as TODA ITB’s and a paint refresh on his Mugen lip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ba420645-e029-41a7-a3fe-431bcc1721e9/SBY_1522.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out The 180 is powered by a 2JZ-GTE swap with a BrianCrower stroker kit. It sounded real nice rolling into the venue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/422b4c99-304f-44fa-b88f-1d31e2f42231/SBY_1527.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out SW20 MR2 on TE37 SAGA S-PLUS owned by Keoni Reyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bfdc60c1-219e-4efe-9d50-b330a5e3851f/SBY_1482.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out You don’t see these often done up right, or at least I don’t, but it’s pretty damn neat. I told him my favorite part of his build is the FamilyMart vanity plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0cc9038d-d58d-4d35-b897-ed39d32a3211/SBY_1570.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Not much has changed to Amedeo Funaro’s UK spec ITR. What more can you do though to something that’s already perfect? Congrats to him on taking home the ‘Integra of the Festival’ award! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dbc6ba63-1084-4af4-a468-2dfcdb2d7186/SBY_1513.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out What definitely stood out to me are the URGE designs ITB’s and ASM GT strut tower bar. So fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f585e24a-4583-4807-9a24-d42eb07db29e/SBY_1567.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Clean and proper bay including an Origin Fabrication titanium intake & strut bar, and dressed with quite a few carbon fiber add-ons. Peep the C’s Customizing reservoir cover. All these details matter, which led Chris to score the ‘S2000 of the Festival’ award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/139b0536-4976-4091-ba66-54b844bdd54f/SBY_1509.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Beans Verduzco pulled up with his VSM EK. I rarely ever appreciated on how clean it really is. A lot of EK9 CTR parts and the blue Wilwood brakes are solid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/70bbfa07-3d9f-4974-b596-3103f5fe1328/SBY_1599.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out I’m pretty sure Brian Madayag won ‘EG/EK of the Festival’ award mainly because of how good of the buff job I did… Just playing lol. I know he’s been busting his ass on the car the past year, and everything just fell into place in a great way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/25cc97dd-3aff-4e43-bd9d-b8023a11c795/SBY_1581.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Chris Rafanan’s S2000 is something I will always highlight. It looks amazing from all angles. He claimed he didn’t know what he was doing when he was buffing out his car days prior to the show, but he’s a damn liar lol. The Paragon breaks tucked behind the Volk Racing RE30 wheels were a nice addition and definitely helped make the car pop even more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/249bca4c-4d28-4fc3-9d64-52494bafdd0e/SBY_1480.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Terry Suvonnarith and some other TRIKspeed members showed up slightly different this year by bringing in their 2 wheelers instead of their cars. Maybe they just wanted to share the wealth and let others win this time lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/353a2de7-9e72-482b-9de5-277b39dcb02a/SBY_1504.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out For the longest I was wondering who owned this EK hatch, until they reposted the photo from Part 1. Ricky Keomuongtai has been lowkey building this EK for 4 years and finally brought it out. This is the first time I’ve seen a Bomex front lip in person, and it flows real well with the J’s Racing fenders and C-West side skirts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c8d86f3b-a0ef-45f2-8556-04bed09846f9/SBY_1526.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Christian Umagat painted this AE86 hatch for his colleague earlier this year. Boogie All Year Long baby! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3c57449b-2ff9-4d12-843c-adc90e4785ec/SBY_1546.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Dale Ibiaz’s FK8 equipped with a long list of parts from a Spoon Sports catalog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5581486e-c378-4670-8699-bb3200e76630/SBY_1523.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Proper AE86 on perfectly spec’d TE37’s. The carbon fenders are a nice addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2f4895a1-5f58-45f8-8a30-1cace181a24f/SBY_1510.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Cy Gines from Refine Finish laid down the super wet paint on this EK hatch dumped on Work RS11 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/59285df8-d380-44b2-ac5e-ac247414e7e8/SBY_1492.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out A couple more shots of this rad RB-swapped S14 Kouki. Still haven’t looked into who the owner is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a7d697d4-34d7-4483-ae15-2abc6a77b6d2/SBY_1511.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Nice B swap resting in the clean bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8cac2c6c-4def-4fc2-8fbd-8c8b95195a0a/SBY_1583.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7e937173-e51d-49c0-8e4f-857a35fd103e/SBY_1538.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Alex Tran had a homie bring in his Del sol. This year he added on a Mode Parfume front lip, Mugen wing, Porsche brakes, and dressed up the bay a little. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5137a10a-0b0c-455e-a8b2-8e96a83803e7/SBY_1601.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out I’m not sure if Huy Hoang won anything this year for REDRUM, but I do know that it’s currently in transit to show out at Wekfest San Jose this weekend! Definitely the perfect place to showcase a masterpiece, along with many other Bay Area heavy hitters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3088f527-e894-4f92-b8d9-3ac105092473/SBY_1505.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ricky swapped in a K along with a handful of Spoon goodies. The overall build is pretty sleek with the black & grey theme. I didn’t get photos of the interior, but even the cage is grey as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4adb5a68-5d8b-4d73-9dea-0eadf781c118/SBY_1479.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Loved the color on this manual swapped Aristo fitted with Ganador mirrors and Work Kiwami wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d3e3d245-7121-45e1-971e-46372fc8ada3/SBY_1569.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1b7a0926-c6e3-426b-be97-a0be4201dc7c/SBY_1423.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out The RPSworks guys definitely attracted a lot of attention with their fire RPS13’s. Their matching color turned a lot of heads, and the cars are well put-together especially for the track. Andrew from Stateside Garage chose the perfect booth cars for this show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9e4e1180-2ed2-4b18-a35c-5174075557c2/SBY_1512.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Super clean S2000 on CE28’s owned by Dylan Dupree. I love the Atomic Orange paint that came off the C5 Corvette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/807d59e5-0d99-4146-9690-12b5405f037c/SBY_1521-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Derrik Pompeo gets down on the track with his RPS13 fitted with a GP Sports G-Sonic Evolution kit on Nismo LMGT-4 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/edfadf9a-50a1-44e6-a0dd-8f391ac089dd/SBY_1633.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Super happy for the bro, Ken, for hitting the ‘Civic of the Festival’ award! It’s great to have a loving wife that supports his passion, unless Sabrina is good at pretending Congrats again Par! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0c68fc0a-d2bf-4213-8e05-920c364ac740/SBY_1582.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bdb6788f-bbc0-44f5-9eab-a6c245236c00/SBY_1541.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ken Sugawara pulled the plug and finally converted over to the 5 lug gang with NSX brakes. You can bet that he’s already been collecting a few sets of wheels as well, including these mag blue CE28’s he copped from Anton Madamba. Looking good par! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/93ac623a-bd36-41a6-8817-88f58db431c2/SBY_1518.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Baller Project Mu BBK tucked behind OG bronze TE37’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a03967fa-85b7-4f15-a476-15b2daf8c91b/SBY_1515.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Sebring Silver AP1 sporting a CR lip, JDM headlights, Spoon mirrors, and ASM spoiler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/91854fca-db5a-4d15-85eb-05252fff09f6/SBY_1525.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out 20V 4A-GE with ITB’s powering this cool coupe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/989130df-f9c0-4a6c-a083-3c9617d2ddfb/SBY_1528.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out I’m pretty sure if a gothic ABG mom were to be into cars, they would own something like this lol. This bagged RX F-Sport rocking an Artisan Spirits kit was pretty gnarly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9160b464-96b7-4eee-89bd-949a4f6fd0c9/SBY_1555.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out I wouldn’t have ever expected an AE86 to be included in Team Overtake, but it’s good to have a variety lol. Anyways here’s a cool shot of Garo Roy’s Corolla on SSR Longchamps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c1c0e71e-6e92-484a-a209-9fd0721795a1/SBY_1573.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out This is probably the cleanest EK9 CTR build I’ve seen in person. Thomas Strom perfectly executed his hatch utilizing a long list of parts from a Spoon Sports catalog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/48df234a-2004-432c-b296-bab952af1186/SBY_1622.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Hiro Hero has built some awesome Hondas over the years with majority, or maybe even all, being white lol. Even though being a pretty lowkey guy, he’s done a lot with all the cars he’s had especially with the S2000. This FL5 is very subtle, but stands out with the paint matched CLEiB front lip, Mugen side skirts, Spoon Sports wing, and racing green TE37’s housing the Endless brakes. If I were to own an FL5, I’m pretty sure it would look similar to this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847365510-13MVNZFSXA299BF4ZQ5E/SBY_1568.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847362680-YSM8BF55TVPUTPGQ1UOC/SBY_1588.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847418318-YMFQQVJ2B7VO1E3CFMKN/SBY_1589.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847419795-85A8SEUTD9H5QIQJ1U17/SBY_1593.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847474828-ZMVCQPUIHGX4LC1F0FEF/SBY_1594.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847477795-V7RCQ18CBGD98N1OQ66C/SBY_1595.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847702803-JM7OW8KJ0RXO1QFWJRXM/SBY_1530.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847535667-AR1ROL9KU2M1ZUKS7MX5/SBY_1627.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847592015-AS7M49HAP6SVVXSXIA0F/SBY_1502.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847596411-J40081Y8EGOOOLD1BLQB/SBY_1503.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847875394-MTK6IOKRDJV3MD631XPY/SBY_1560.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847642727-NZAUTXP5DGJVJK3HSUNM/SBY_1508.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847536256-WNM6CUCOSVAM9Y35663G/SBY_1623.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847651927-AK9O0VYJGRI72NWT7XPW/SBY_1520.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847758880-W3B7MKN93UE250JJZXW0/SBY_1533.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847770848-ABXQEL59OWN4AAS5IYHD/SBY_1534.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847703718-9R08E9DCVU1N4H0WW2QD/SBY_1531.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847875520-MBE1H6UYI0MNFYS4Z41G/SBY_1561.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847815348-ZMA1YNHHYYIZQ5FBXC3Z/SBY_1535.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1752847822304-1A5WZHRJ9137SFBJ2H5J/SBY_1543.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7f2139fd-ef6f-427b-902a-c14e8cf88727/SBY_1494.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7e030174-0390-4504-8a57-3075b12308ae/SBY_1481.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 2 - Make it stand out I’m used to seeing Jack Raible with his FA5 Civic, but he switched it up and brought out his NC Miata suited with a Garage Vary kit on SSR Type-C wheels. https://finalshutter.com/blog/wekfest-seattle-2025-part-1 monthly 0.5 2025-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7f1fd5fb-c6e8-4a98-a38f-6b8819fe0e1c/SBY_1376.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Slammed E30 sedan on gold faced BBS RS’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/334114d5-e4b0-428b-adbc-82077edaa943/SBY_1269.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Tony Dau switched back to his original BBS E88’s this year instead of the gold set. Not sure if he did anything else different, but this shot turned out to be one of best ones from that day. The lighting was on point! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/afc39913-416a-4e59-96cc-67626f01fcc3/SBY_1362.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Chelsey Pacheco underwent some unexpected changes to her EK hatch. She sold the B20V swap to prepare for her K-swap, got rid of the Exceed lip for a Mode Parfume one, and went full on big wang gang with a Cusco GT wing. She also went back to CE28’s, but a bronze set this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e9a2a63b-b733-4cc3-a53b-42a35910cd57/SBY_1326.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out He acquired this FK8 Type-R and immediately slapped on a paint matched Mugen front lip & side skirts, and TE’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e0be9000-24fa-4bd2-9e58-f9397879f415/SBY_1274.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Proper widebody Bugeye bagged on Work Meister put together by Patrick J. It took some time for him and his lady to unload the car off the trailer. I would be sketched out too with how clean it was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/06ccc80c-79df-4e8c-91fc-4e6ed6e96fc8/SBY_1226.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out First things that broke my neck on the loading dock were these RPS13’s from RPSworks. Love the matching Kei Office green they utilize for their team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cf9db3d1-91bd-4ecd-99d5-d6570e677d11/SBY_1289.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Black cars can be tough to bring around, but this 96-98 EK hatch was very presentable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b3172fc5-b084-454f-8a4d-0a9c4c67048f/SBY_1414.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out This was the better car that Tuan Vu brought in. His newly acquired ‘91 Suzuki Jimny. Something different, but cool! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9e0692d2-f5ed-4fa0-86bb-70a37cd24c78/SBY_1340.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Anthony’s S2000 CR running an ASM hood & rear bumper and Mugen MF10’s. I asked why he didn’t get the front bumper and he said didn’t wanna take away too much of the CR aspect. I dig it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8adfd15c-187c-4266-b459-340973268ddd/SBY_1240.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out I haven’t seen RJ since Wekfest Seattle 2018. If I recall he was cruising around in his R32 GT-R at that time. Nowadays he’s enjoying the slim life in his legit AE86 Trueno. It’s great seeing old homies being happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/92c04a1c-d4c8-47c7-9577-4e1012163276/SBY_1246+%5Bf%5D.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out It doesn’t seem like Alex Tran did much to his E36 M3 lately, but he actually just got the car repainted and added on a DTM GT wing. Looks better than ever! Got some pretty cool news to announce soon, so stay tuned! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7651bc91-9aaf-49d4-b28b-f64227705f2d/SBY_1285.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out I’m not too crazy about EG’s on 16’s, but Yev Gatala did it right with these MF10’s. A classic look that turns heads. He was talking about chroming his wheels. Not for everyone, but it’s his car and he should do what he wants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6bf5b6da-2fb5-4028-979f-d59c183d516a/SBY_1348.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1ff7e257-67a5-4640-8802-611cc73379de/SBY_1315.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out One of my all time favorite wagons is Danny Vasquez’s M3 converted E46 Touring. The BBS E88’s really sets it off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e31399a6-7f54-4d2a-892c-bf8c2d001676/SBY_1318.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Salvador Estrada made the trip as well with his boosted S2000 on OG Regamaster Evos and BYS lip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/34d85d36-f1b3-40b3-89ec-ccedfc20460b/SBY_1351.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Super sleek LS powered Nissan Z on SSR mesh wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dfb46fd3-4321-4835-9f32-928a048db786/SBY_1239.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Aton Sirivongsa managed to hit the ‘Evolution of the Festival’ award for the 2nd year in a row! The full Voltex kit on Volk Racing TE37V wheels are a great match. Congrats again homie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5ff77f26-0a4b-43c5-b2e4-75d1139e6a97/SBY_1273.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Saf Salim is the first and only one in Washington to run the ADRO carbon lip on his frozen white E92 M3. It goes well with the carbon hood and Racing Green TE37’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/80d358ad-1cc8-4fcf-af9f-c09dc9a7a1b1/SBY_1349.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Tuan Vu brought in his homie’s FL5 Type-R sporting a Varis Arising front lip, side skirts, carbon rear under splitters, and carbon GT wing. All sitting nice on matte blue gunmetal ZE40’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6db7e636-16c6-4631-9fad-d63036c16771/SBY_1368.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Dan Usmanoff made some subtle changes to his E36 sedan, mainly on the interior. The carbon kevlar door panels were a perfect add-on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d98fd605-437d-4675-bf83-08f598ccb99c/SBY_1342.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Ekk Sengchantha put in work on his R34 ever since he got it last summer. Gave it the entire Nismo Z-Tune conversion, Nismo LMGT4’s, and of course the Midnight Purple 3 paint job. So fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f94cf09f-518a-4301-b2d9-8871eef7e716/SBY_1286.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out This was a nice surprise. Thomas Strom brought his ‘97 Civic Type-R loaded with a lot Spoon parts this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a00ef72a-1229-4c2f-afdc-5dcbba134c96/SBY_1373.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Super slick SL500 on Monoblocks that caught my eye during roll in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/731fceee-56b5-44cc-91e8-d66245fceda4/SBY_1321.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out RWB 993 awaiting to get staged… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d790bd38-eda4-4549-a19f-5730a0a7774e/SBY_1284.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out S15 Silvia Spec R with Ganador mirrors and Blitz Z1 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/82653a1b-5884-4fdd-b4f5-2cbcd5788a9b/SBY_1233+%5Bf%5D.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Marion Ignacio finally finished up his imported FD RX-7 equipped with a BN Sports Defend wide body kit and super aggressive Racing Hart C2’s. Shoutout to Seylar Saran for laying down that wet paint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a220d4f6-ee79-4e56-825b-065480fad471/SBY_1344.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out I first ran into Nick Schnell’s JZX100 Chaser at the Hiro’s Hotrods Open House back in 2022. Still haven’t formally met the guy, but I respect him a lot for what he does at SpeedFactory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1f4dad6b-b94f-470f-a682-13e98579ec2e/SBY_1249.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out RS6 Avant on BC Forged MLE81 wheels owned by @frees5ole. Love the color matched roof box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c9e20939-e568-43f0-895b-0b01f019b474/SBY_1253.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Tam Le of Daily Driven pulled up with his pro charged DC2 Integra Type-R that has a full JDM exterior conversion, Nardo Grey TE37’s and NSX brakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8d74655b-3ce4-400d-9540-7ea023725a11/SBY_1305.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Always good to see my Canadian Italian homie, Amedeo Funaro, with his flawless UK Spec ITR. I was hoping I’ll catch him this upcoming weekend in BC during Midnight Revup, but he’ll be in Italy. I guess I’ll see him Hawaii lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5cd5f398-678d-42bd-9a0e-94d14c217950/SBY_1320.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Carlos Garcia never fails to travel west and kick it with us in his EG3 on Enkei 92 mesh wheels. This time he rocked a Sergeant front bumper paired with a carbon kevlar BYS lip. Flows well with the pricey carnival yellow interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/aca361ff-060d-4ca3-9832-e2e2bd9565c6/SBY_1257.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out I was tripping out at first thinking why these guys were offloading a 4 post lift. At first I thought they were going to load a car to flex the undercarriage. Turns out they were just raffling it off for their business. Congrats to the winner though. Not bad for $20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/636329b2-dcc8-42f7-aadd-3a0ed4a327f1/SBY_1327.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Aaron’s Silverstone F80 M3 on BBS E88’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7abeb828-01bc-440f-a458-33d8d79805aa/SBY_1334.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out After a solid circle, Mikey Legaspi acquired Toto Deleon’s champ white EK. Mikey wasted no time and transformed it into something that’s made for him including a B-swap. Umer Khokhar drove down from BC and sold his J’s Racing hood to Mikey. It goes well with the carbon Tactical Art lip. That’s not the best part though… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6075d41c-9806-4bb6-8744-b394acd49c52/SBY_1332.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Andrei Altamirano sold his E92 M3 & E60 M5 and got 2 new whips… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b797dac9-4ee2-4a03-84dd-de2f9af69559/SBY_1409.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Loved how clean & simple this S15 Silvia Spec R was that was freshly painted an individual BMW color, Maldives Blue II owned by Fulina Tran. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8c977243-8233-480b-aec7-d147e1dce556/SBY_1401.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out A wicked Kouki S14 equipped with a Vertex kit, Work Meisters, and Ganadors. Obviously the main star is the RB26 swap creeping out from the engine bay. So sick! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3785043f-53fc-4c9d-b04f-5f5d7d21043f/SBY_1375.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Mark Rivera swapped out the Advan A3A wheels for the Watanabes on his KP61 Starlet. Very proper in my opinion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f62cac5e-4d88-4049-a19c-dcfa22ae2d64/SBY_1337.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Mikey also got Toto’s old Project Mu BBK that was on Smokey. It sits so nice tucked between the aggressive OG CE28’s. FUCKIN FIRE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0dda33d0-835b-4893-ae32-6f398f6b8199/SBY_1407.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Full drift spec JZX100 Chaser on Work Emotion T7R 2P wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/73fc2484-c940-42c3-a385-92db0c0187a2/SBY_1234.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Midnight Purple R34 Skyline on Super Advan SA3R wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0c591bd3-562d-4a84-8f1f-9e80c58c78c1/SBY_1343.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Ekk committed to the color and ditched the wrap for a proper Millennium Jade paint job on his boosted K-swap E30. A BMW chassis with a Honda motor and Nissan color. Talk about a sick trifecta lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/70905658-e22c-4717-9829-f9ba4009d938/SBY_1333.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Pogi boy Chris Rafanan pulling in with his very well executed S2000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bdc7b795-022a-4fc0-b644-92347c953d19/SBY_1277.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out The paint was so fire on this AE86 coupe owned by Garo Roy. I believe it’s the same color he had on his old AW11 MR2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/489e9742-9727-45e3-b56b-3e2ea29bdbc0/SBY_1307.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Brian Madayag tossed on a freshly painted front bumper paired with a Mode Parfume lip, side skirts, and rear bumper that Christian Umagat worked on. I helped him buff out the car a couple days before the event. Did a lot more than I thought, but it turned out nice. Shoutout to Backyard Boogie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a62ccc2e-e727-4d09-ab08-1814f7acf4ea/SBY_1359.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out All jokes aside, the car looks great. Good job Pochacco. Looking forward to seeing it on the track eventually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3e25322e-0ebf-4bd7-8852-f0f36d60d09c/SBY_1390.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Always good to have the Canadian kuyas come down, like Rich Alejandro. I was blind-sighted to notice all the changes he made to his F80 M3, mainly because we got too busy catching up with the fam & other local homies. I guess I’m gonna have to get more proper photos when I head up there this weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4e849cce-130c-4dfd-af5e-1a4a38ed0729/SBY_1245.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Vinh Tran managed to do quite a bit with his A90 Supra this past year. He had the opportunity to bring the car out to SEMA with a new frozen silver wrap, Tarox BBK, and some Hotboy chrome TE37’s. Seems like the wrap didn’t last that long since he missed the shiny black paint, but the car still looks great. Unfortunately this is his last show locally since he broke the news that he’ll be moving back home to Chicago within the next few months. It’s for good reasons though since he is a family man now and for better opportunities as well. Best of luck out there homie! My plans to come see you during the next Wekfest Chicago are still set! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4b174089-71d9-470e-ad84-1d746c4f70e1/SBY_1272.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out M3.Austin’s super sleek Black Sapphire G80 M3 on chrome BBS LM’s. Man I need one… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5982fd8d-2ea1-4235-8079-b0432b272718/SBY_1250.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Nic Buettner in his properly suited GR Corolla. I believe he snagged some parts off of Mario Chan’s SEMA build, but didn’t get the chance to verify. Maybe it’s time for a shoot with this car… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/141f3183-5e49-4614-a245-2bd4f1791b7f/SBY_1338.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out The R is cool, but I really like Andre’s E46 M3 more. It’s pretty obvious what his favorite wheels are since every car I seen him in are similar lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3d88363f-5767-4578-a6dd-499004bb4da0/SBY_1263.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Had to capture this photo of everyone’s favorite judge and Joey Lee chopping it up. Would’ve been funny if Tony actually judged this event, unless he actually did that no one really knew about… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/817750a1-a303-40fa-a6c9-7154557e8a3c/SBY_1370.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out If I owned an E46 M3, it would probably look exactly like this one owned by Tyler Um. The peanut butter guts, CSL carbon lip, and Regas make this perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0baaab0a-76ae-47ea-9b7d-c5841b0d0d6c/SBY_1290.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Period correct EF hatch with many Mugen goodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/eca8074d-44bc-46ec-b7fa-485253296800/SBY_1345.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out I’m pretty bias when it comes to a lot of JDM cars. If it has Regas and Ganadors then I’ll automatically like it like this FD RX-7 lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c0e77df4-7a49-4457-b8e5-67f9c2d9a86f/SBY_1365.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c1b17da4-4294-4a6e-8834-868724262b28/SBY_1329.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out The King, Steve Kwan, showed out with some new wheels and brake setup. It’s a pretty known fact that E88’s are now part of the M3 starter pack, but they look great. He flexed heavily with front & rear Endless BBK, and I respect him. Looks good brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8e811108-8ca7-4eeb-b928-6f0697076888/SBY_1287.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Always nice to see some Idaho guys drive over to show out, especially Mike Brown and his clean S2000. I do miss the OG Regas he used to rock, but the perfectly spec’d CE28’s are fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/72e9ae0b-e9e2-4d02-a126-a10f85098d27/SBY_1366.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Garret Nelson’s RX-7 on SSR Koenig wheels heating up under the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/31171c4f-fda4-4ab6-a076-e99bc6126d78/SBY_1303.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out One of the top builds for me this year was Jacob Romero’s Evo VI. This thing was IMMACULATE! I’'ll be one of the few to say I’m not crazy about Evo’s in general, but this has to be one of the few I actually like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/16ff757b-a0b6-40a2-8b83-8ed2c41037fe/SBY_1231.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out My morning plans didn’t work out as well since I was supposed to roll in with a different homie, but thankfully I ran into Dru Vun in his 1JZ-GTE swapped ‘85 Toyota Pickup. Thanks again for the ride brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/eda62683-dd05-4c6b-8b99-c186f67655da/SBY_1282.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jeff Woodruff is known to have built some crazy drift cars, and this RC definitely takes the cake for me. I’ll get more into detail in Part 2… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/13cd08f1-ff0e-48b3-801a-c8953c32e9bd/SBY_1412.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Pretty cool C5 Corvette dumped on what looks like Veilside Andrew Racing V wheels? I’m sure i’m wrong, but I like it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0f19c250-0e5c-4d94-90df-0d6597e865b0/SBY_1360.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2025 Part 1 - Make it stand out Joey Lee and Yasu Shimomukai of Exceed admiring her tucked shifter… https://finalshutter.com/blog/cars-with-sole-9124 monthly 0.5 2024-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d43272c7-82f6-40f2-bd34-1d27ec3454c9/SBY_3457.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out A couple of nice 911's parked in the back... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/50ea90a8-0de6-493f-9355-73cfd77cee44/SBY_3463.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Mark Tatel's Mugen loaded RSX on TE37's. He just bought the carbon hood the day before the meet, and he plans to paint match it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/65d17965-8fd9-4b40-8a5f-f53b887bf7bb/SBY_3389.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Their new location is prime with all the traffic around, and the space is way better compared to the OG location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fb97c243-ce37-46b3-ab0a-6e4c39eaa11a/SBY_3430.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Richard Cooper's JZX100 Chaser equipped with an Origin Labs Racing Line kit & fenders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cc6678b9-1165-4cda-8789-2e5db26ec2f6/SBY_3418.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Almost fulfilled the bronze wheel theme up front that I didn't plan on doing. It sorta just flowed in together lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/02d01fe9-2927-448b-afa6-4984aad71c79/SBY_3482.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Rich Alejandro got a fresh set of BBS LM's to go along with the sleek look he has on his F80. I think this is his best set-up so far https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5f111cc4-847b-4929-a425-affd2ff6e2b8/SBY_3480.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Joseph Cabaccang drove down to Portland that weekend and came back up with his new 1JZ powered Cressida! This car is so sick, and to be honest I like it slightly more than his S13 Silvia lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c715fb67-2faf-4999-846e-546d3bbcc51c/SBY_3437.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Sarah Decker pulled up real quick in her millenium jade S2000 on TE37SL's. Or should I say her mahal, Caryl Dela Rosa, pulled up... You get the idea lol. Always great seeing the both of them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d1eb281c-05db-48cc-89f2-ace8eff15738/SBY_3458.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out The SoleSeattle screw hard at work. Cop the merch while you can, because once they're sold out we're never restocking again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7ae0f4e4-98a1-46c2-8bdd-7b9c58e91d89/SBY_3485.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b35321df-f1da-4dcf-aeca-eb4de1e402cf/SBY_3425.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Jack Raible made it out with his sweet FA5 fitted with a JDM FD2 Type-R conversion, INGS N-Spec front bumper, and aggressive staggered RPF1's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8c56a2f9-064c-41fe-b7dc-eaa1db562021/SBY_3415.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out I'm gonna do my best to have a "feature vehicle" for every Cars with Sole. For this year I chose Steve Kwan's E46 M3 on OG bronze CE28's. It was fitting since Steve is a good homie of both Kevin and I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/466871f8-44c6-4ead-a340-7f27894d2770/SBY_3439.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Alex Hudson's '97 Toyota Century bagged on Work Emitz wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ea502815-2662-4fae-9187-c51005a9bed4/SBY_3427.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out The Bastos boys made it up again. They're definitely some real ones, even though we talk a lot of shit lol. Shoutout to my dawgs Ed, Poges, and Ted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7e96ea02-788c-4ab2-a67c-f78b4fd1917f/SBY_3449.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Lian Chavda slid through in his SL500 vert on Work Eurolines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/10ad3e25-2ee5-43f4-9465-ba5e2b74d530/SBY_3424.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Boone's RX-8 utilizing a Vertex kit and Work VS-KF wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6438c75f-48bb-47f3-a011-e875d73c9432/SBY_3405.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out The guys from Team Overtake always mob deep in almost every gathering they attend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dad63301-434c-4d16-9a8d-35d582bb44ca/SBY_3420.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out The lot was getting pretty full by noon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/283b3ed7-3b45-4a51-922f-a2920b9f1d9b/SBY_3407.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Jimmy Cooks' A90 Supra definitely gives a bumblebee vibe. Nice color combo with all the carbon selection like the hood and Sayber Design lip, and the aerofabb swan neck wing is something different rather than the common Voltex most people rock. Of course the Regamasters are fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3dea3d2f-84fe-41ce-b9b9-e85b1f4dcf75/SBY_3426.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Chris' sedan was way better staged next to Alex Tran's M3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f5a72200-528e-420d-a7d6-035d8367d53b/SBY_3486.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Loc Nguyen was on the way home from another event, but decided stop by during the last hour in his DC2R. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c8e390e0-5037-443b-a226-7a67e4540c6e/SBY_3414.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Bobby Multani dipped up to Canada early that morning to pick up this EM1 front bumper with a carbon First Molding lip & J's Racing canards from Umer Khokhar. Definitely a nice come up for Bobby, and even made it back in time for the meet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a682a20e-a623-45a6-a17b-a043349ac4c6/SBY_3472.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Deebo Thach made it with his EK hatch. He debuted it at the Backyard Boogie x Filthy show last month, and I still can't get over how good this looks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c7ec122d-8f37-4115-8254-f4bf6730039a/SBY_3489.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Vy came through with the MF squad in her JZX100 Chaser on Kansei wheels. Her car looks so good next to the white Evo IV during golden hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e0cf5d03-bb31-4dc1-8936-06575cc53cf5/SBY_3452.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Sean Roh's GR86 dumped on mercury silver TE's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b8870c5f-07a1-42ad-ab1b-14d2eead6d78/SBY_3454.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Clean 240SX hatch rocking an M Sports kit, 326Power wing and 326Power Yabaking wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/53f2a8a1-45e8-4daa-af05-ae3d2bae69d7/SBY_3434.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out I didn't realize Dan Phan was at the meet until he was leaving in his F80. My bad bro, but good seeing you for a bit! lol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/76fc131e-848f-4695-90c5-993d52b9b455/SBY_3451.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Chris Cabigting brought his E36 sedan in a Laguna Seca colorway on Kansei wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6dad9b63-bd8e-49eb-8721-ee0c97625bcb/SBY_3461.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Tony Dau slept in after a long night of working on his EK. He was humble for once and just hung out rather than picking on what's around. Although he showed up fairly late and there weren't many cars leftlol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c352ede4-2ad3-4e23-aa26-efe4c7faeca4/SBY_3446.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Christian Benavides got this MR2 from SoCal a couple years ago and enjoys driving it as much as he can. He hasn't made any changes to it other than some maintenance, but he is looking for a new set of wheels. *cough cough Regas... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8d477f88-8bb3-4c8a-ae1f-df4677a1c3ca/SBY_3447.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out I'm still amazed Terry made the long trek in the Ruckus. Appreciate the support homie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/45e57feb-4e06-4270-a958-ca891b136f96/SBY_3464.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Nico Miranda sold his STi some time ago and came up on this F80 M3. He kinda misses the Subie every now & then, but this car is way better in my opinion haha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cb96dd78-6a3b-4c08-9001-48dd33b2612a/SBY_3488.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Last one standing... Kevin Culala finally got his 3rd gen 4Runner he's been wanting for a while early this year, and got it lifted and slapped on TE37XT's. His Si is currently for sale, so for anyone looking go cop it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1286e08e-bc36-429d-b70a-a03af0d7e32e/SBY_3479.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Had to get a photo with all of them. Appreciate their support! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1b64ec31-196e-4ad7-b850-16d271547621/SBY_3487.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Joseph Song was on the way home, but decided to stop by last minute in his lifted 3rd gen 4Runner. Always good to see another Northend homie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4b570d8b-b715-40dd-96f1-1e6ffe4c6cfd/SBY_3432.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Minh Bui's G80 M3 looking great as usual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/393e009b-db2e-485e-b229-ba2317e5a847/SBY_3490.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Kevin Chhun made it last minute as well in his well-executed LS400. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/44d00ddd-716e-41f6-a8a9-75ebe9a34ec5/SBY_3475.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out The Canada squad came down again for the day, but missing Gal Galang again... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f053a72e-a0a8-460b-8c77-3db860eee7aa/SBY_3481.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/622affb5-bf41-460c-85f7-3a1c1d140b2a/SBY_3470.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Eryka Alejandro taking a stroll with the boys around the lot. You can tell Avery was more excited than Aidyn lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d223adc9-cb84-4367-9d70-a018587edd93/SBY_3423.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Gabe's EK9 Civic Type-R sporting a J-Blood bumper, carbon hood, and Kosei K1's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b2f1bea7-44bd-4442-996a-bac965a795cb/SBY_3455.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out @roskezy's 997 on SSR Formula Mesh wheels. A little different from what I'm used to seeing, but I like it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bf8c7ea4-e537-416c-bcd0-eadc93b8d756/SBY_3416.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Terry Suvonnarith mobbed out from White Center to Lynnwood in his tricked out Honda Ruckus. Definitely a mob, but I guess he enjoys the cruises while the weather is still good up here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/501a2f36-caaf-47af-8242-520b34cce287/SBY_3465.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out I was wondering why Umer Khokhar decided to part out his EM1... It was either because he wanted to sell the car or he bought a new project. I kinda thought he got someone pregnant too But sure enough, here's his new whip. Another F80 M3 added to the squad. He wasted no time and slapped on the TE's for a solid debut. Congrats again homie! Looking forward to seeing what he does to this, and the EM1 if he still decides to keep it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/24a9a308-8d4e-46c5-a24e-3fd0765b4101/SBY_3406.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Ken Sugawara finally installed this custom Formula Grey valve cover that he came up on from Loc Nguyen. Very subtle, but perfect for the EK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/70e11c66-fc09-464c-bb93-60fffafa9984/SBY_3412.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/50b06453-a73a-4d8b-a709-a92db84c1eea/SBY_3443.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out It was great to have former & current coworkers show up & support what I do. Team Lucid yo! ⚡️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/47b13f4e-d85b-458f-8a10-3d0f91b97d9d/SBY_3474.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Vinnie Nguyen, Brandon Thai, and Long Phan all posted next to each other. I nice blend of NWMotiv and Super Kawaii lol. Long is currently in Vietnam, but Ajay Berry ended up bringing in his sedan for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/404838f0-c112-4c00-89f3-aa178e4441d9/SBY_3456.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Ricky's Guards Red 997 on BBS LM-R wheels. He has a fire E36 M3 sedan as well. Baller! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dda837b8-b2b9-4fe2-86aa-a2463fbae7ef/SBY_3483.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 9.1.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://finalshutter.com/blog/team-menace-25th-anniversary-car-show-81824 monthly 0.5 2024-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3e9fb318-9877-43e7-a803-af9e06e44daa/SBY_3233.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out The Mugen wing is a nice touch for the rear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d38fe923-5009-4925-af47-d77317623084/SBY_3343.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out The fabulous Sarah Decker was the official spokesmodel for the event. I had to take advantage of her presence by getting a few shots of her. I noticed she liked this 964 turbo so we got some photos done. 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Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Mark Rea has this unique 280Z that he fabricated all the metal work on. Not sure what kind of style he's going for, but I respect his work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c3a4b801-368a-41cf-878a-cc0acaffae3e/SBY_3375.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Jason Rivera's '86 Toyota Pickup that he came up on from his Uncle. Apparently it's just been sitting for quite some time, and Jason had the opportunity to get it. He got it running and even slapped on these JDM Lodio Drive wheels that he got from Al Michael Franco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/73a9fe6f-0a62-45d9-a908-4b738ec2e535/SBY_3373.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out I wonder what Dan Nguyen has planned next for his NSX next car show season. Something big? Something small? No change at all? We shall see... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/85377d85-11f3-461a-82bd-0a5db2f27526/SBY_3253.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Last time I seen Wil Spangler was at Wekfest '22 with his S2000. He sold it and picked up this NA1 NSX a couple months ago. Nice to see him turning a dream into a reality. His first mod was slapping on the EVO II's fresh from ICB. Looking forward to seeing what he does to this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e94e53e1-38bf-4e02-bd64-86341c29e2f2/SBY_3301.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Pretty neat S2000 rocking an ASM kit and Advan GT wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c4584172-84ef-4ca4-a7df-c0abe463a16b/SBY_3236.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Mark Wu has an EK coupe that was put together in the early 2000s when conversions and shaved side moldings were popular. Obviously the S14 headlights are very noticable and pretty odd to some, but everything else goes pretty well. The Racing Hart C2s are a classic, and the kit is pretty sick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3df5bf9d-1cfc-4b24-a0a6-cd10fc0157eb/SBY_3267.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f15e7e83-37b3-484d-b30a-28544bfcd59b/SBY_3225.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Tuan's IS-F on matte blue gunmetal ZE40's is perfect. Love the Tom's Racing carbon front lip and bright orange brake calipers he just installed. This would be a fire daily! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c4b8cb3d-f2a9-4b51-be8d-0d5ee76575c0/SBY_3264.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Liz Badua decided to make a nice change to RJ Buenaventura's Subie by switching out his valve stem caps for these Buto ones. These suit him very well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c3012d09-bd23-450e-9b16-2529f5189964/SBY_3269.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Teddie Pequet's Aimgain equipped GS400 looking glossy under the sun. For those that are serious and interested, Teddie might be selling this car https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/95674ddc-2e42-4bcc-9a18-54f156974546/SBY_3216.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Christian Corpuz cheesing hard in his bagged 3IS on TE37s. White on white is always right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/234258e7-ca5a-4f1c-be18-9237f0b1cdb1/SBY_3285.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Dino M's bagged A90 Supra rocking a full carbon Aimgain kit and Meisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bb523f97-edfa-4262-a490-2bcd3ad6e1b2/SBY_3339.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Crazy to see how much this team has evolved over the years. They always have some of the best cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9e5c1173-3bba-4633-8ab2-7a607ce01969/SBY_3371.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Bagged WRX equipped with a Chargespeed wide body kit and polished Work Meisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ebc278f4-945b-4749-9bd1-e1d32377ef85/SBY_3228.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Christian Umagat recently picked up some mag blue TE's and Recaro Tomcats for his EG, and everything looks good. It was his Birthday that day too, so we celebrated a little after the show. Happy Birthday again, ading! Also hi Alexis ✌ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/34736486-97d1-4fa9-89c7-5b97b6d94ee6/SBY_3232.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8379b21e-de5a-4010-aecd-54a7e22a1c66/SBY_3231.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2df01a86-cae2-4bfd-a003-6d777af5ef5f/SBY_3367.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Speaking of rain, it started coming down hard a little over an hour before the show ended. Kind of a blessing in disguise since I was burnt and not feeling so well lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f72798fa-cd76-4d28-a0db-d4e4e2b5cbbc/SBY_3230.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out I'm not too crazy about the GR86, or even FRS/BRZ's in general. There's only a handful I like out there and Peter Bugayong has one of them. He went pretty hard this year with all the mods he put into it. Love the paint matched Exceed front lip and side skirts, along with the Tom's Racing over fenders surrounding the CE28N Plus wheels. Peep the Brembo STi BBK too. Very proper execution, pare! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/92094611-4aa9-4600-894b-2194c38392b5/SBY_3300.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Fully loaded Aimgain GT-R looking sleek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e4c171f5-2819-4330-ba1c-541a7e999374/SBY_3308.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Vince Nguyen's RC F hard parked next to another RC F. As you can see, Vince loves to support all his homies' business with all the decals he got going on. Nothing wrong with that though. Seems like a real ass homie for sure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6907491a-842c-4f39-b837-e98666857b37/SBY_3290.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out The show had a nice variety, including a '58 Impala owned by Keoni from 25th Street Riders CC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8bef281c-955d-4dfd-8ad9-100d53768ce9/SBY_3224.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Tuan Vu brought out a different pair of vehicles to this event, and they're not Hondas... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f06c1310-f09b-4de3-9eb9-dab353d56150/SBY_3270.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out GT86 fitted with a Modellista kit and Work Meister S1 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/81d1f1f5-f95e-483a-85e2-3fb42fd8d346/SBY_3234.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Very clean millenium jade S14 Kouki running a full Kazama Tryval kit, Car Modify Wonder wing, and TE37 Sagas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8e6e071c-7569-406f-9336-51743b70c614/SBY_3340.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Pogi boy, Caryl Dela Rosa, being the supportive "Umbrella Girl" for the one time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2fb24a24-6a1a-4831-905e-de0f72ecd227/SBY_3328.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out A nice collective of their members and even a few of the OG's that started Menace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4ab4deed-7b3e-459b-bc1a-1a7c1bfc8caf/SBY_3359.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Rodney Sonza switched up the Takata Green TE's for a pressed graphite set on his Vertex S15, and I think it looks much better since the fitment seems more proper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7e56f282-d14c-4fa4-a767-973b83cde105/SBY_3263.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1968a1bb-8db7-4517-bd8b-c4fac830d15e/SBY_3266.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9ef6a0a4-bdb7-489f-a01f-3fd5868f87f7/SBY_3227.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out The Backyard Boogie squad showing up fashionably late lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b54cbcab-62c3-4f4b-809e-66a9b994f366/SBY_3324.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Ed Gaborno finally got the pass to be a Liberty VIP prospect. Congrats brah! Time to get real bags and a full Junction Produce kit! Shoutout to Ted and Manong Josh Bolduc for repping the PNW! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6ccf9aee-1ea3-483b-ad13-2fcfb77e6d4f/SBY_3257.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Nice to have properly met Loc Nguyen. Real chill guy. Not sure if anything has changed with his DC2 Type-R, but it's still dope as fuck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2e84e6e3-4ea9-4cde-ac1a-d43ba6f73b62/SBY_3274.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Cy Seigafo's show quality G37s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/190b16f2-1121-4b0e-abaa-c4d10c716dc3/SBY_3268.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Abraham Santiago's crazy Denali Ultimate was a real crowd pleaser. Need to do a shoot with him and Rube eventually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2306e330-a9f6-4268-a520-e6c9009393cd/SBY_3369.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Kai Tan's AMG GTR looking like the Green Goblin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4e216749-38aa-4120-a990-d55425fc4e31/SBY_3275.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out It's been a while since I last seen this F22C powered Celica GT. Still pretty damn cool! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/eabb4caa-36da-44e1-a765-0258bf61b77b/SBY_3281.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out I like the tri spoke wheels on this R8... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/64452f13-835d-4593-91c0-b26eb313388e/SBY_3294.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Mark Rivera's KP61 Starlet will always be a favorite. The red flakey paint for sure pops, and the Advan A3A wheels are period correct. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7238bc56-7f3a-4aeb-be78-9bb3a948a09f/SBY_3250.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out This is probably my favorite shot so far of Ken Sugawara's EK. The side profile showing off the perfect ride height and his new Voltex wing. FIRE, PAR! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cc52aa11-c79f-4f6d-8223-c0e0d0e034d3/SBY_3261.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Duncan Changa's Laguna Seca Blue F80 on BBS RS2's. The Laptorr lip seems to be very common with this chassis, but I'm all for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/67d89e6b-bf91-49d8-a6a2-1a79879d0bee/SBY_3302.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out HKS GT2 supercharger sitting tight in the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/23c22222-cf64-4398-b241-09246b61adeb/SBY_3357.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Codi Blanken was brave enough to bring up his RE Amemiya FD RX-7 to Canada the day before for another event. It was clear skies heading up there, but heavy rains coming down that evening. Nice to know he made it back in one piece, but also that the car runs real one. Codi is still getting some stuff done to the motor, so hopefully the next time he shows out it'll be https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7d34ff98-27ed-4cc1-9202-465f63dcc432/SBY_3312.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Dan Nguyen was a last minute addition to their model lineup. The tank top does suit him very well https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e07d9272-2743-43e0-aa3a-76c49d0723a2/SBY_3365.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out I love how Randy Olivarez slapped on 16" MF10's instead of the typical 17". The beefy tires go so well with the car, and the set-up goes hard with the Spoon brakes. He plans to swap some parts from the new S2K to the new one, and it should look more fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8055964d-26d9-483e-909c-f6f30e33caed/SBY_3370.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Lex's clean & simple NA1 on staggered TE's. Be on the lookout for this build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/08f4baee-bca3-408e-b100-e6ce671b4487/SBY_3260.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Overtake Daddy, Alex Tran, looking good as always during roll-in. I lowkey wanna see his E36 M3 on a different set of wheels, so until he makes some visual changes to the car I'm never gonna post it again sike lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/04185178-7031-4074-bbdc-5ad9a5fb2aa7/SBY_3248.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out The new M2's are actually growing onto me. This Frozen Grey G87 looked solid with a carbon front lip and BBS FIRevo wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3d6446bf-b255-4837-9333-518b2995e313/SBY_3295.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out The 16V 4AGE swap paired with ITB's is so good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d6ffe5d1-da97-4bc1-ba3a-4a95f255a4b6/SBY_3255.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Jason doing his job and guiding this Rocket Bunny FRS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a8f036c9-ac59-4043-9dd7-4878b38c63db/SBY_3229.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Yev Gatala went hoodless this time and slapped on some OG 5 lug 15" Regas with stenciled tires. Nice Back Yard Special wing back there as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/00456d33-59bb-4048-8512-b7aa2f774d61/SBY_3291.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out I remember catching Brandon Henness' LS swapped 240Z at the Pit+Paddock Car Show at Formula D a couple years ago. Still looks great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1833c1c8-7e7d-408f-a83f-cf99d4e0daa9/SBY_3366.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out You hardly see any of these cars in the rain, especially Radar Edwards' Mugen DC2R. A little mother nature won't hurt... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1495cd43-8497-4e78-bc80-0df39f8fbd9b/SBY_3307.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Dru Nemo's supercharged Varis BRZ on 10th Anniversary TE37V wheels. Jayson Cruz from Skreet Garage helped put this car together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5fa9207e-2cbf-41fe-a762-589163a7be77/SBY_3283.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Blobleye STi on SSR Professor SP1 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c54f5690-77bf-4cfb-8ac5-81b288c9b16c/SBY_3298.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Interesting exhaust relocation where the license plate used to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/20034b75-aaef-4d3a-b805-a9b4a10c4280/SBY_3220.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Andre Tapang unfortunately sold his S2000, but still showed it out one last time. Congrats to Randy! Good to know the car is going to a great home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9d974694-c399-4c47-b235-f99c5486371a/SBY_3372.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Kenji Nishimura's MKIV Supra loaded with a Top Secret GT300 kit, Ganador mirrors, and HRE wheels. Still crazy to see Kenji transition from his old VIP GS300 to this beautiful machine. I believe he wanted to have one final project car before he stops eventually. This is the perfect endgame chassis in my opinion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f7ec65cf-a71d-4d0d-8544-ae6829389b85/SBY_3273.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Yurii Nadtochii built a childhood dream! This E46 M3 GTR was inspired by the game 'Need For Speed: Most Wanted'. Definitely brought back some memories driving this car in the PS2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/826956f6-8b1d-4327-9ca8-998b7ac69ecf/SBY_3293.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Ryan Rea's '88 Soarer is something you don't see every day. For instance, there aren't many JDM cars out there with a hydraulics set-up. You know what though? I fuck with it! The gold accents all around is heat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ab2e75e4-030d-4be7-8bc8-44403ccdb2ef/SBY_3361.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Ben Malla and Christian catching up on some rest... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4b1038d9-4dfe-40d0-b4a3-f32188315dfe/SBY_3226.jpg Blog - Team Menace 25th Anniversary Car Show 8.18.24 - Make it stand out Tuan's fiance, Hannah, brought the lifted GX460 on indigo blue Advan RG-D2 wheels. https://finalshutter.com/blog/southend-summer-classic-8424 monthly 0.5 2024-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/70f4e834-8e06-4ade-9293-f0b8e8f4c8f2/SBY_2605.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out My Pham will always have support from his friends & fam, especially his cousin Ashley Nguyen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/58d586db-5766-4f5c-a8c8-22cfe55b85cb/SBY_2623.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Ekk Sengchantha’s millenium jade K24 E30 looking prime in this heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5377581d-19c3-44a2-8a94-d0ea39bc222e/SBY_2626.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Best Engine Bay - Alex Thach - EM1 Civic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c6fc6a35-5617-4378-9d8c-066076be4167/SBY_2671.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Jarren Maguddayao has been a nonstop show-up for every event we had. Love his dedication to the game and how much he’s put into THRFTDUAGMRKT. Definitely a top notch thrifter out here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d57ac910-c9dd-4145-bb78-cf904a7a994c/SBY_2612.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e26119e0-9c80-461a-bc6e-90a15badc4f9/SBY_2606.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Ron’s clean 240SX fitted with a Type X kit and Work VSKF wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c1aa2c30-2b3a-4705-b551-c14298b136e1/SBY_2614.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Nic Buettner made a trip back home for the weekend to show out his wicked GR Corolla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fd27da3a-90e1-4a94-a2de-aa475d21f4a4/SBY_2648.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out JRZ RS Pro dampers mounted beautifully on the rear strut bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/61821de9-69ea-4fa3-b4ac-2fd120154989/SBY_2704.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Another angle of Deebo’s EK hatch. A classic look with the SiR bumpers, carbon hood, and RE30s. He’s the first one, that I know of, up here to rock the Mode Parfume lip and I fuck with it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/97ff55fd-d127-4a38-b919-52a9b3cd4568/SBY_2646.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Proper preparation prevents poor performance… And best believe everything is prepared properly with this build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e004e3e7-b7c8-4448-9fe0-04ffdbc1890b/SBY_2617.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Boeuth Beua wasn’t able to make it out since he was out of town, but thankfully his cousin Viesna Nhet, who painted this car, brought out his show quality GS300 for him. This car still amazes me every time I see it. Love the new custom taillights representing both Cambodia & Philippines! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3fd20bb3-3dd8-4176-b792-4681c909577b/SBY_2634.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Car of the Park/Best of Show - Terry Suvonnarith - Acura Integra GS-R https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1d6c6994-f5e6-47d4-9d3b-1d59588fd444/SBY_2686.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out One of my favorite things on Alex’s car is his custom painted valve cover done by Viesna Nhet himself. So fire! This was what helped give Alex the ‘Best Engine Bay’ award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/435c4ca2-a2b5-4a1f-9161-66684f49403e/SBY_2664.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Jay Ryan Alejaga came through with his ‘66 Impala as well. He has many projects, but this one is just a simple cruiser for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/76e056c7-0ada-4ef8-91bc-35819e1ff082/SBY_2619.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Black on bronze… You can never go wrong, especially with Sam Preng’s DB1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/83d5b8eb-6a00-4962-98b6-651f246a6f3d/SBY_2602.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out The Godoy family honors JayJay with a pop-up offering some fire Filipino food. JayJay was a great family man and was well known from a lot of people. I remember meeting him a long time ago back when Ben was still cutting people up in his garage. We weren’t close, but I respected him. I remember his son saying, “Sup foo!” to us lol. Gotta give props to his fam for doing this. It’s all love Thank you Kuyang JayJay Filipino Kitchen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/622745a7-13ef-438d-9355-7b30dd53bf00/SBY_2609.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out AJ Cruz’s boosted S2000 equipped with a Powerhouse Amuse GT1 wide body kit and TE37SL’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d6921b10-fa54-45c2-a02c-2ad5fcc37531/SBY_2581.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Rosalyn Chan does a lot under her business, Infamous Artistry. From ombre brows, to tattoos, and even lashes… She can do it all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/788079a5-6f50-4acf-ba0f-192e9f352a8c/SBY_2657.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out One thing I should’ve mentioned is that Terry rarely ever comes out. Other than Wekfest or a major event, I know he has other priorities to take care of rather than car stuff. So for him to show out for us truly meant a lot. Is there a surprise that he took home the ‘Best of Show’ award? Hell no lol. I’ve made it clear before that Terry’s Integra is a staple for the PNW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/53473a58-6547-4428-aa70-f8115a30a96d/SBY_2642.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Your hosts always come out with the fresh merch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/26220fa0-67fa-4c72-b8d5-6430e1991414/SBY_2647.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Terry added on a nice pair of Recaro Pro Racer RMS bucket seats. So filthy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/35497bd9-06ec-40f2-86b2-2131abdd82f9/vendors.JPG Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/05416e75-21c0-44ba-97d3-959066bef92d/SBY_2627.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Best Paint Job - Viesna Nhet - Lexus GS300 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7b8f992c-98e2-4093-8546-3ce52a7a098d/SBY_2715.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Simple and elegant DC2R. Sharky stays keeping it that way with all his cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/21625776-eeaa-48b0-8172-ddd5f2ba2ac4/SBY_2588.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out One of my favorite vendors were SEAshucked, an oyster & caviar caterer from Seattle. I was stoked that they applied to be a part of the event, mainly because it’s different from what we’ve had and I just love fresh oysters in general. I gotta say they were some of the best aphrodisiacs I’ve had! Things got me bricked up early in the day On a serious note shoutout to Theresa, Kayren, and the rest of the SEAshucked crew for holding it down. I’m definitely gonna book them whenever I marry a fire ABG lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/275429f0-4230-4bfd-8611-4aa7fa995381/SBY_2640.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Holly Phan taking a shot to celebrate a great day. Much love to the Alphabet Vodka gang for the bottle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/961dc6d9-0f4d-4311-b700-1d260b71b9c1/SBY_2613.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Everyone was out & enjoying the Honda Motocompactos, including the homegirl Vicki Tran. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2c224188-979b-4320-a2fd-377aae139c1b/SBY_2595.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out I noticed that Terry usually drives his Integra around with the Spoon lip. It makes sense though since he doesn’t wanna risk the FEEL’S lip from getting damaged. Good thing he has an extra bumper for that set-up lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b6a2e7d5-5149-4705-8c4e-19ac0c5cc410/SBY_2661.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out It’s been years since I’ve last seen Lorenzo bring out his K-swapped MR2. Nice to see it running and pop out for once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7189db40-1704-4b05-92c7-0a9a12d8561b/SBY_2645.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9eaf2d71-1e06-4792-a875-9b8755c95574/SBY_2629.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Best Import - Kevin Chhun - Lexus LS400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9c167b30-1418-4de1-81fb-83fb380f9765/SBY_2607.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Jayson Cruz from Skreet Garage cruised in with a nice convoy. He was having some minor issues since he hasn’t really driven it that much lately, but still glad he showed out to support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9b4dfafe-5df1-43c0-8ae2-27b3fe681788/SBY_2608.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Sleek S2000 rocking a Voltex kit and Advan TC-4 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fe76bf0d-4e57-4e5a-8e1b-24e6c0f9e528/SBY_2639.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out You know we had to have some VIP cars in the mix. Shoutout to my dawgs Teddie Pequet and Kevin Chhun for always coming through! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d08cd87f-30e4-4e40-826c-447dd918edb1/SBY_2622.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Wooty Nam had a little incident during a cozy run a couple months ago, but that didn’t stop him from rebuilding and ripping the streets! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/33af04f8-0dd5-4954-a728-c3178db622d5/SBY_2631.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Filthiest Whip - Ekk Sengchantha - K24 E30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/008c71ff-4e3c-486c-8d7a-0931477aafd0/SBY_2625.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Best Honda - Ken Sugawara - 2000 EK hatch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2a244f88-0888-477d-82c0-5c7fb5896674/SBY_2713.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Brotherhood fasho https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0a7bfa32-ff03-4588-bb97-71b4d6eba911/SBY_2630.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Best Domestic - Thomas Hatcher - Chevy El Camino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/461b7736-4852-44b5-91f8-745ae79a6fff/SBY_2685.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Alex Thach did some nice tuning to his EM1 by adding on these hefty Kinsler ITB’s. They sound so good, and he makes some good power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/58e2adda-8e08-498d-8784-935a0398d1f8/SBY_2571.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out It was a surprise that Terry Suvonnarith was able to make time and show out with his legendary GS-R. It was an honor to have the hometown hero pull up and kick it with us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/463765fd-1026-45ae-a0e0-f9cf907d2978/SBY_2610.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Bagged black cherry pearl LS430 on Weds Kranze Cerberus wheels. If I recall, Jayson used to own this car too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/13fbd503-f9f3-47f5-b2d4-fe49bcc5c169/SBY_2573.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out When I co-hosted the EKs & Coffee meet a little over year ago, Deebo Thach replied to one of my stories saying that he needs to finish his EK. I had no idea he was building one this whole time until that point. Deebo was on crunch time this past month to finish the EK to debut at our event. Everything came out sleek, especially the paint, thanks to the Boogie boys Ben and Rocky Sek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bab6a944-8e09-4235-9b17-708257a9d617/SBY_2688.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Cavie Amm scored another raffle from Fred de Leon. This time he came up on some gold RG1’s. Looking good homie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a8d7cdb0-9be5-4ef8-be4d-4436a41b85ee/SBY_2624.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Since we were very limited with the amount of cars we showcased, we had to be conservative with the awards given out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d7183606-fb87-4792-964a-7eecdfdb4244/SBY_2637.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Alex Tran’s Del Sol and Winson Mang’s EG6 shining bright under the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7ab5398e-6d5b-4c49-9551-52f907257a9d/SBY_2711.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Shoutout to the squad for making this happen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6d7a6b0f-5911-4de7-883f-55b4188df10c/SBY_2574.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Ken Sugawara hauling the fam in his immaculate EK. He slapped back on the Mugen SS lip and Type-R wing this time. Ken just picked up a new wing for the car, and I’m sure it’s gonna be heat when he puts it on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/258ba75a-3161-43a2-9ef9-8edeb084b796/SBY_2687.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9683e9e8-9374-45ab-8bd5-a40b8d24da4f/SBY_2718.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bebfe129-7245-4ef5-884e-f4d0eb47105c/SBY_2570.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out We got in around 6 am right when the gates opened to reserve the spots. Glad to say the whole roll-in process went a lot smoother than I thought. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/aa3b4d2a-95ab-424d-a2cc-74932619c4b9/SBY_2577.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out One of the most fire line-ups you’ll see in the Southend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/96b93b8a-ae39-4aa5-9ea6-c38a2c005c53/SBY_2628.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Best Acura - Sharky S. - DC2 Integra Type-R https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/63a08ca5-3f8e-49f0-a780-6e43c2c7b840/SBY_2597.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Curtis Dillon traded his ‘68 ragtop Impala for Tomas Burns’ ‘78 Impala. Nice to know that both cars went to good homes. Excited to see what they got cooking for the old schools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/09b50cc4-33e6-456a-a5d0-e90586608c8f/SBY_2576.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out My Pham brought out his #SunBreak64 Impala. He built a whole new hydraulic set-up, and this year was the first time in a few years he showed it off. So fire! I’ll most likely do a solo feature with My eventually, along with his DC Integra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3524fd4d-065a-4708-ba4e-ba70cc629d0c/SBY_2621.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out I’ve always posted Austin Hironaka’s Del Sol before, but I gotta show his boosted CR-V on mag blue CE28’s some love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/11a6ce83-758d-4652-b028-32dd4ffccd0b/SBY_2716.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out We parked the Boogie cars up top to leave room for everyone else in the main lot. Gotta make it fair for the show cars and spectators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3bf1a8c4-f8a9-4880-81c0-8e117b9b4bb6/SBY_2599.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Dan Nguyen was a last minute add on to the Skreet Garage fleet, but always good to have him show out regardless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/553dffde-f190-44c5-bafa-663073ee6a56/SBY_2596.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Omar Sa was able to pull up last minute in his supercharged E92 M3, since his LA trip got cancelled. Always appreciate the old homie’s support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dbe0b0e9-f521-4c12-b2c8-3c14c6506e0c/SBY_2632.jpg Blog - Southend Summer Classic 8.4.24 - Make it stand out Best Boogie Build - Deebo Thach - EK hatch https://finalshutter.com/blog/nwmotive-hondafest-72824-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6a1d9a3d-7d14-43b6-a4ed-9da2ee1cea56/SBY_2458.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out A couple of sweet FA5’s rolling in to represent Never Content. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6bc47e53-3729-4294-a9d6-a5848c79e871/SBY_2492.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Same with the Filthy booth as well! I know a lot of spectators and show goers were messing with the new reservoir covers Caspar recently launched. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5a9deea5-e278-4551-8339-3044356b6a08/SBY_2486.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out All of the judges making a final decision… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3ad555e2-0a82-4e3f-8df4-2d8dd0746af1/SBY_2558.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Franky Chan decided to roll on the Anniversary Mugen MR-5’s for the show, and to be honest I think they look a little better on his car than Ben’s lol. The wheels with the OG Endless brakes are a fire combo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c77c6f8f-d337-4a1c-ba78-361be1063038/SBY_2437.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out We arrived around 6 am, which is the earliest I’ve ever been to a car show lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4362f7f0-75ca-4fcd-8975-822d78b0bb61/SBY_2480.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out The SpeedFactory EG continues to kill it and dominate world records. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d2a380f7-7dfd-4759-a41b-f586f893e4c7/SBY_2459.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Kyle Moore’s old sedan definitely went to a good home. Jack Raible continues to adjust the FA5 to his liking for the track. The INGS N-Spec front bumper is fire, and the aggressive staggered RPF1’s shows he means business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a79c42fe-a577-4dd4-a428-a27a68f88b05/SBY_2518.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out And all the winners that took a W. Ben was lazy to go back to his booth to retrieve award lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3bd9b4a7-a242-4a3c-b02b-12c08a3b38a3/SBY_2527.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out According to Radar, the car is running A LOT better now and he can finally enjoy it without having to run into issues. Happy for the bro! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/29a662b2-9cec-49a4-8f0f-e81fbf7ffab9/SBY_2461.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Alex Tran never really had a reason to attend Hondafest, but now he finally does with his Del Sol. He’ll always be a winner in my opinion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0cfa83f1-ea9b-4d1f-8fea-7d44dcd91f46/SBY_2561.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Like I mentioned, Caspar went through some nice mechanical changes to his EG like some minor internals for his head and obviously a fat ass turbo. He got a tune at Reliable Wrenchers before the show and ran some nice numbers: 400 hp/257 tq. Stupid quick yo! The car sounds pretty badass too. Caspar scored the ‘Best Vendor Car’ award and it was well deserved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/83b89d2f-87fe-426a-9a29-e80d8bf7d87b/SBY_2547.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out I was telling Tam Le that his NSX kind of reminded me of Michael Mao’s car from back in the day. The Shine Auto front bumper with CF canards gave it that similar look, and the Downforce GTS front fenders with Taitec rear quarters were a nice touch to house the nicely concaved TE37SLs. Tam is also another OG in the scene, and we had a great convo about mutual homies, cars, Lexus’, and such as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e31fedc8-2105-4969-bd16-32e4a858dd3c/SBY_2524.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out A good combination of the Boogie & Filthy staff with true supporters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3361d09d-d627-419f-83d2-a6b78d0f6e4b/SBY_2441.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Austin Hironaka had a rough morning on the way to the venue, but that didn’t stop him from having a good time. He recently pulled the motor out of the Del Sol to make some slight changes, and managed to run it in time for the event. Austin didn’t register or have a booth this year, but he was a perfect addition to help judge the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ef6b1df1-dcb2-4a99-b056-0aff2a16109f/SBY_2455.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Ken “Radar” Edwards’ DC2 Integra Type-R looking good & shiny as always, even under the gloomy weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/417f40f3-34de-419a-911c-f30fbbb0ccee/SBY_2567.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out I didn’t get a proper photo of Sammy Nguyen on grind mode during the event, but here’s a quick snap of her fixing them lashes… Volume on point, homegirl! Also, hi Tam ✌ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3d66b255-f867-4c76-8452-b7bc97f10502/SBY_2506.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out This ‘91 Prelude was pretty damn sick. From keeping mostly everything original to a nice K-swap, it was something we all appreciated and something we didn’t expect to see. We ended up giving this car the “Judges Choice” award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1151f71e-f7e4-4b62-9824-ee9a7941e03b/SBY_2450.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Mike unfortunately got into an incident in his previous Boost Blue FL5, but came up on this Sonic Gray Type R shortly after. I guess you can say it’s a particular chassis he loves, but also maybe finish what he barely started. I like the subtle drop on Hyper Green TE37SL’s. Just needs a lip in my opinion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3014427f-cf13-4d75-a296-1ca0bbdc1e44/SBY_2535.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out And here’s the 2024 HondafestNW ‘Best of Show’ winner, Amadeo Funaro with his immaculate UK DC2 Integra Type-R! It was a collaborative decision between all the judges, yet we all had the same idea. Although I kinda called it from the get before the event even started lol. Congrats again bro! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/164dd794-615c-4a7a-9ee1-7dc9b9209f80/SBY_2439.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Long Phan ended up slapping on the SE37’s he just picked up from Chinh Do, and they look so badass. He said they feel much better than the previous set, and he’s excited for the next track day at the Ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0982abec-bb9d-4a7e-8d42-7bec67bf3464/SBY_2485.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Mikee Andrada’s EK coupe is another favorite of mine. It doesn’t seem like much has changed for him except that he lost a shit ton of weight on a personal side lol. But yeah his car is still fire, and the RSZ-Rs definitely makes it the best look for me so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b0c4759d-1791-4216-a085-64fb9710a8e7/SBY_2542.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Properly executed S2000 owned & built by Hiro Hero. The car used to have a full ASM look, but switched it to an Amuse Legalo front bumper with paint matched canards. He also installed the Legalo fenders and Amuse R1 hood as well, but still attained the ASM rear over fenders & bumper. The Endless brakes definitely pop behind the Diamond Black CE28s. So good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/db695a53-4d9b-4961-8f4e-cc62cec08bdf/SBY_2446.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Fatboi got a lot going on with his EG hatch. Love the DevSport splitter paired with the classic Rocket Dancer lip. Apparently he built this car in 2 months, and I give him props along with the rest of the 505 StreetPerformance guys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/62bf4a15-06ab-4dab-bfbb-b44e5ef01aff/SBY_2472.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Flame Red FK8 Type-R with a Mugen lip kit on white TE37SL’s owned by Andy Nguyen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2100d837-7086-4d60-b0e9-4ee45000cb36/SBY_2531.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out I was confused because Mikey Legaspi was supposed to bring the DC5R since I was gonna judge it, but he ended up bringing the Midori since he wanted to break it in during lead & follow. No complaints though. Mikey came up on the hatch from the bro, Anton Madamba, and he wasted no time adding some personal touches to it. He did a lot so far such a B-series swap, some interior upgrades, slapped on a Spoon lip & carbon hood, and came up on a nice set of SSR Type C’s from Manong Al Michael Franco. Looking good my dawg! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7bb623a5-f917-4dd2-a31b-695725dcdc22/SBY_2497.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Joshua Luquette is running a crazy twincharged set-up on his H22. Something I haven’t seen up here, but it’s fucking badass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/24528e2e-9743-497a-a226-9e9f92eb92dc/SBY_2496.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5eb1569c-95ff-469e-9a58-8378aa22b349/SBY_2504.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Jason also switched up the J’s Racing valve cover to a simple wrinkle red Type-R one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dc312ad7-f03a-440e-b988-fea0fce79b90/SBY_2453.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Brian Miller has all the cool toys. He’s actually the original owner of this clean GS-R. Not many people can say that. The Mugen kit isn’t for everyone, but I like it. Of course he had to have JDM one piece headlights, and the CE28 Club Racers are very subtle. Not overly done, but well executed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/74a963bd-6ae9-4705-a77f-14a7368d6444/SBY_2467.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out The real heavy hitters all in one photo. Not the best shot of Ken Sugawara’s EK, but he threw the SE37’s back on and I love it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/061f359f-80a0-4ba7-a1bb-8877b6ad779b/SBY_2549.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out One of the coolest dogs you’ll ever meet, Li’l Dinner the pocket bully, looking fly as hell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/77e4ad38-f825-4298-9850-70b0cae3e83a/SBY_2438.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d70ac0be-9bad-412d-a741-aca6ddf0dad5/SBY_2443+%5Be%5D.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out First car that caught my eye during roll-in was this Prelude owned & built by Joshua Luquette. He went hoodless this time to show off the engine bay more easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/deba5777-2c6e-4cbb-bd33-663418ed657e/SBY_2509.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fb992f16-34ba-4d0f-b261-95e7b959a6b9/SBY_2451.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Tuan Vu gets down on the track with his TSX. The CL7 Euro-R lip kit goes hard with the aggressive SSR Type C’s up front & OG CE28’s in the rear. This was the first time meeting him, and he’s a real energetic guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c333c75c-a8f5-44eb-a2ed-2b95f14b3b7b/SBY_2456.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Super clean FA5 fitted with a FEEL’S front bumper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/22d40160-5bd8-45bf-83fb-b17809c75ce9/SBY_2489.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out The Backyard Boogie booth was poppin all day! Glad to see everyone supporting the brand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3e66bfe2-9891-4ba1-a631-7b4e1cec5de0/SBY_2493.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out The Boogie lineup always looking good and proper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/32186758-e8cc-4101-bd3a-8059961eb282/SBY_2555.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/884c8585-ecc7-4f7b-aeee-a4fa79c829a1/SBY_2551.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out LCM Tony Dau doing what he does best by highlighting everyone’s unique features. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6d2463fe-f62b-468d-998b-52f879ba6234/SBY_2568.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Ended the day with a nice kickback at Hiro’s Hotrods HQ where I took a nice 15 min power nap… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b7ed2414-d2b1-43d8-830f-a9bba4bb32d1/SBY_2452.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Tuan’s wife, Hannah, also hits the track with her Fit on TE’s. Couple goals for sure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d1bb345c-4af3-49ce-a4ce-58a2f949f7dc/SBY_2474.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Sam Preng switched up the blue TE’s and repurposed the bronze CE’s for this show. I messed up again by not getting a shot of his bay since I was busy, but he scored first place ‘‘93 and Older Integra’ and it was well deserved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/00c4b376-e5fc-4794-b35f-5bf38da653fc/SBY_2483.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Ron Khamphouvong literally has one of the best DC2 Type-Rs ever. A wild build with parts not many people are running such as a Crowhouse front bumper paired with ARC Magic winglets and rare Airwalker sideskirts. The J’s Racing fenders go well with the Ganador mirrors and Mugen Gen 2 wing. The double staggered CE28’s are definitely a neck breaker, since a lot of people are scared to run 17’s nowadays. Everything just flows so well with this car, which makes it one of my favorites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9b897eb7-de73-45a4-a462-a5a556712b2d/SBY_2503.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out I first met Jason Tong last year at Wekfest. Real chill guy, and his EG hatch is money. The Mugen front lip already speaks for itself. He opted for some OG 15” MF10s instead of the OG 15” M7s he was on before. Go look through his instagram and be amazed because a real solid wheel collection like a true enthusiast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/795dedb7-27d6-4741-889f-1c2a6108326a/SBY_2435.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out The man with the plan & Mr. NWMotiv himself, Vinnie Nguyen, laying things out to the staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/102a3ce8-813b-4c31-8159-885778e91da8/SBY_2491.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/469009b7-a937-43ac-a59e-df7885fdc7b3/SBY_2514.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1ac23a33-08ed-4856-8304-b78f725fe845/SBY_2533.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out It was a tough choice, but I had to give the ‘Best NSX’ award to Dan Nguyen. He pretty much has everything on the list, and his presentation is up to par. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0d3c87e3-1ecd-43cd-8013-0e118bde82f3/SBY_2466.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out It’s been a while since Caspar Hill showed out. A while as in I’ve never posted him on the blog before lol. He made a few changes mechanically wise, but the aesthetics is pretty much the same. The Rocket Dancer lip goes with the Livesports wing, and the bronze RE30’s are heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/98fbf35e-1ccd-4e3c-a0e3-8147bfeb0f26/SBY_2488.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e808eec4-54b7-48e3-9594-1436f6c9d37a/SBY_2498.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2e368e18-6874-4491-a323-9b0eb92846d5/SBY_2448.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Long hard at work with the comfy Berks…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/17e82b54-66f6-4f8d-9028-26f435779000/SBY_2484.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out I’m most likely gonna do a solo feature of Ron’s car eventually, but until then just enjoy this shot of his bay involving a K-swap utilizing Hayward Performance ITBs and quite a few ARC goodies like the coil pack cover and strut bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1f5086ab-ba3b-4129-81d1-526f8829ffe8/SBY_2482.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out A couple of OG’s in the pit… They only came out to kick it and chill, but I’m sure if they registered for the show they would’ve took home some big hardware lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/24e8e38d-0c99-4aa3-bed5-afa0b2b58fe9/SBY_2469.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Khit Lim brought in his Uncle David’s well put-together EG loaded with a K-swap, Spoon lip & brakes, and MF10’s. The headlight covers are what turned my head to be honest lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/536389c8-f91d-4ba2-8f5a-0d309403799a/SBY_2545.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2d7d5bd0-220c-4b03-9831-70beeec98bc2/SBY_2454.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Brian had a friend bring in his NA2 NSX. The MF10’s were the perfect replacement from the Advan RS wheels he’s had on for a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ec6e87b5-f41c-4cc0-a7b6-cdcf535c8099/SBY_2515.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Nice display of trophies for this year’s show… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3f2f7823-ee85-44c7-84cc-d11e9051987e/SBY_2546.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Finally got the chance to properly meet Daniel Yeh. This guy will do whatever it takes to attend a show down here, mainly because he prefers them over the ones in Canada. To each their own! I still gotta come up for once and witness myself. Maybe Midnight REVUP… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b0a954ed-affe-4cda-9899-f8e3057c1724/SBY_2445.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out AJ Rodriguez never fails to attend with his OEM+ EM1. I’m not sure if he changed anything since Wekfest, but I think I noticed him either unloading or loading in a rear bumper lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a847d71d-1361-44d6-aed9-cb0920ae9041/SBY_2513.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Lex Le is another OG in the community. He’s had this Midori EK for a long time and continues to add minor touches to it like the SiR bumpers and Exceed lip. Lex recently came up on the NSX with low mileage and sold the S2000 to his brother. As you can tell, his favorite wheels are Regamasters and we definitely get along lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/eba94172-3c5b-4ff3-9195-c26cedef9c56/SBY_2473.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Lester De Gracia cheesing in his full Varis equipped FK8 during roll-in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ded8c3d3-ec08-487b-b6dd-31e04a0d7eb6/SBY_2464.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Ben Malla dumped his EF sedan and came up on these BBR Competition wheels from the homie Sharky. The Backyard Boogie CEO stays switching up wheels like a real sneakerhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/29879147-1297-4ba6-a86f-fd2ece481017/SBY_2502.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Daniel Bortolazzo made the drive down from BC in his boosted EK hatch. I met him last month at Wekfest Seattle along with a few other Canadians. He’ll be going under the knife with this project, and I’m looking forward to seeing what he has planned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/054fd70f-26f1-492a-a81e-e709dd05f318/SBY_2468.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Quite a few Canadians came down to participate in the show including Jason Tong and his Mugen equipped EG hatch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/76837ea6-715a-4e4e-966e-1e95732ec0a0/SBY_2548.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Noah Olivares brought out this pretty cool Honda Acty Kei Truck to post up next to the Stancewars trailer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/10c1c7ae-8d84-45ce-b307-b0722b97ea23/SBY_2476.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out After roll-in, I spent a solid 2-3 hours judging & talking to everyone. I had to take a break and check out the packed stands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1ad323bf-5c29-42df-be41-b2d93bc53975/SBY_2525.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out I had to bother Radar real quick to get some shots of his bay as he was warming up his car. He ditched the Jackson Racing Supercharger and is now running Kinsler ITBs. Ken also got his M-FAB headers cerakoted as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/529e0f0c-0d4f-488f-808c-ee5538f4338e/SBY_2528.jpg Blog - NWMotiv HondafestNW 7.28.24 - Make it stand out Finally got a shot of Ken’s bay. You know he had to keep the Mugen theme going. Super clean JDM K20A swap that he got from Toto Deleon. My favorite piece has to be the limited M-FAB strut bar. Ken actually scored the ‘First Place ‘96 & Up Civic’ award. Congrats par! https://finalshutter.com/blog/drip-and-drive-72124 monthly 0.5 2024-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/80ba8578-3862-4163-97c0-89bc797c627a/SBY_2378.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out The front was stacked with almost every car you would wanna own… Well at least for me lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e68929cf-9cff-4211-aa88-8346a81270d0/SBY_2340.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Sam Preng did a lot to his DB1 Integra within the past year. He repainted his bay, slapped in a K-swap, converted it to 5 lug, and a lot more. I didn’t get detailed photos, but I’m hoping he’ll show out at HondafestNW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e8d4020c-b0b4-4a90-993b-4e1f491a2686/SBY_2348.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Michael Pham pulling out his ‘95 SE Integra with a staggered OG TE/CE wheel set-up, Spoon brakes, and Exceed Lip. A great OEM+ look so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1ebbfc4e-06cd-4298-8e51-2dfabbe68102/SBY_2342.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out It was a packed crowd & lot, and I love to see it especially with Sharky’s Mugen loaded DC2 ITR with the center of attention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d05f6282-4b4b-4e95-b374-c1580c8d4606/SBY_2394.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out The big bro My Pham came through with his ‘62 Impala. He ditched off the 13” Daytons and slapped back on the OEM hubcaps for a more smoother ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/586a890a-090e-4d17-b42d-c1e3552723cd/SBY_2383.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Mr. Skreet Garage himself, Jayson Cruz, went through too many phases within the past few years on his IS300. This is by far my favorite one. The brown paint is very sleek, and I like the semi beefy wheel set-up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/84a40644-096c-477e-b65c-e0f8768de9b4/SBY_2388.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out I didn’t realize how famous Sarah was until I asked for her IG when she was leaving. She’s more popular with her E30’s, but of course I had to appreciate her Chaser that she daily drives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4c8e0968-0d38-46d5-bf92-b9fb19da4223/SBY_2200.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out The amazing owners of Drip Tea, Lena Phan, Paul Kwon, & Justin Nguyen, are nothing but multiple creatives and great poeple overall. Whether it comes to food, fashion, art, and automotive, they get down with it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/169d6716-0d92-4043-8a44-8c746f458302/SBY_2334.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Nick Nguyen’s latest pick-up is this 330i Wagon. He dropped it and slapped on a carbon lip & Volk Racing SE37’s just in time for the meet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c2adbb1e-638f-4f05-a756-aba40993ee40/SBY_2344.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Jeff Diaz went pretty viral for being the first to install TE37’s on a Cybertruck. Not too bad if you ask me… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4e639cdb-449b-4f8c-911b-8b4d175dc4d7/SBY_2345.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Minh Bui’s perfectly executed G80 M3 during golden hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/26f0e60b-9c14-47fc-98c1-9bc858db8962/SBY_2385.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Justin Nguyen has too many cars… It’s to the point where he has homies, like Hector Osorio-Garcia, brings them to events for him lol. I’m sure Justin’s S14 Zenki is fun to drive though. The Origin kit goes well with the DMAX hood, and the hyper blue TE37’s really make your eyes pop in certain lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/03205e96-993c-48fc-85a2-a1d2f3929622/SBY_2328.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Pretty rad NC1 NSX came in spooling through the lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/33d40c06-c6bc-4bfa-987b-855dca9608dd/SBY_2331.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Daniel Glavan pulled up in his immaculate S15 Spec-R after the Namsayin cruise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e5091036-f697-4b76-a66c-bdd555bd3d10/SBY_2356.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Super clean E36 325i sedan owned & built by Dan Usmanoff. I love the Super Touring theme that he utilized with his whip. Flows well with the fifteen52 Podium wheels he’s rocking. We had just met during the promo shoot for this gathering, and he’s a real cool guy. He has his own brand, ap studio, and is also a photographer as well. The sedan man does it all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e3e91fe8-88ee-44e1-93ad-7a31d76e2362/SBY_2362.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out We had a nice variety of cars that showed up, including this crazy lifted Silverado 3500 HD owned by Rube Osunar. He broke a lot of necks pulling in, along with Abraham Santiago who helped built this masterpiece. I forgot to snap a photo of Santi’s Denali, but it’s fuego too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/902b6f31-298d-400f-9559-98b6e99168be/SBY_2343.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Julian Hamazaki from Pain Free made the trek down from Canada in his S15 Spec-R on chrome AVS Model 5 wheels. Shoutout to the boba loving homegirl, Rachelle De Castro, for introducing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7cf902b2-5ebc-41d1-a294-3bc211acca54/SBY_2389.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out The night was young, and the Drip Tea sign was lit up so nice during sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/687279d6-b57a-4470-92b3-225a7622939f/SBY_2325.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out The day of the meet, I had to show up early to prep the lot and help out wherever needed. As you can tell, their new space is fire and in my opinion their best location to date! Hi Paul ✌ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b67a0b03-0416-4a3c-86cf-5a3d40897bea/SBY_2338.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Dru Vun’s 1JZ powered ‘85 Toyota Pickup looking good as always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b33504e5-1f34-4b24-856e-2f846095d48a/SBY_2370.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Long Phan taking off in his FB6 Si fitted with a V lip and Voltex Type 1S wing. He recently picked up a pair of SE37’s from Chinh, and I’m stoked to see him rip through the track with his new pair of shoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e24898df-f007-4dba-b686-e8935959f81d/SBY_2395.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Vy, aka Voz.Art, is for sure one hell of an artist. Her work is so damn good, and her Kei truck his sick too! Vy and Andrew were a last minute vendor, and it seemed like they were killing it. I’ll definitely add her to my list of vendors for future events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/88573e31-3b15-4be4-b784-cd758e634a49/SBY_2332.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Josh Soriano cruised through in his 5.0 Mustang on Daytons. Such a classic look… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0b927693-ae9d-41f9-b637-f89bfc48f529/SBY_2335.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Lex Le’s super clean NA1 NSX on Regamaster EVO Bright II’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7db16113-243c-4e4e-be5d-b18d009271ae/SBY_2386.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out I met Bin Hasan a few months ago with his EF sedan, but he's more known for his E30. He underwent a slight makeover including new wheels, yellow wrap, and even a hardtop. Thanks for the oysters at Jesse’s party, homie! lol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fd54614a-4035-4e69-a4c4-73ffe51ba798/SBY_2390.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Aaron Tran’s S14 Kouki dumped hard on R33 GT-R wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5e61fe28-b864-42ea-b5b3-fe97c1dd8271/SBY_2346.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Patrick Kim’s wicked S2000 equipped with a complete J’s Racing Type GT widebody kit on Advan GT’s. To help clarify, this is not Cullen Cheung’s old car lol. Patrick went through a few phases and built this himself. Props! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9fadb438-79c6-4aec-9f9b-db7ece109d93/SBY_2427.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out It was a tiring, but great day for everyone. We can’t wait to run it back! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/01257496-8149-466a-ac13-8d7bc8003079/SBY_2387.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Very clean JZX100 Chaser suited with a Vertex kit and Kansei wheels. The pearl paint was shining right under the sun. DJ BERRY kept instigating the owner all night to do a burnout, and he finally caved when he was leaving haha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8a8dbca4-0fc3-44a7-a616-6b516bc8d992/SBY_2423.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Lena Phan holding up the “Post Melona” shake, which is one of my favorite drinks they offer. The honeydew Melona bar blended with vanilla ice cream is FIRE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fac4f31a-70c8-44c3-8971-f9fcecf5fd43/SBY_2374.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out DJ BERRY and DJ ubae were hyping up the day & night with some great tunes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5fb45f51-721f-4b0b-bc48-949863412cb0/SBY_2347.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Chinh Do pretty much went through all the OG colors of the Advan RG1 with this & his previous NSX. I’ll always prefer silver, but the white on white is money. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0efb95df-c15d-47b5-b473-fca519ba3229/SBY_2367.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Ken Sugawara popped out with the fam in the minty EK. He switched up the Mugen SS lip for a First Molding one, and even got a J’s Racing wing. Good stuff par! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ec757e75-aaa7-4568-89c4-3aef51d22127/SBY_2324.jpg Blog - DRIP and DRIVE 7.21.24 - Make it stand out Kyappu Car Club never fails to show up early to secure some good spots. https://finalshutter.com/blog/wekfest-seattle-2024-part-2 monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/531e873e-e3ba-42b7-951c-fdb5a5689fd5/SBY_1081.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Of course Mario is gonna dress up the bay with his own line of parts: BLACKLINE ⬛️⚫️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/83b437c8-2b34-40f5-8c25-77623a6a34fa/SBY_1107.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out The car went through a full restoration including a rotisserie paint job, and received almost every Spoon Sports part you can get from their catalog. This R is so fire! You won’t find a single flaw… He received the “Restomod of the Festival” award, and it was definitely well deserved It’s funny because a week after the show, Amadeo and I were in Hawaii at the same time, so we ended up hanging out for a bit with a couple of the local homies, and we simply had a great time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/533a153b-6aa0-4831-b9d7-d943eba7301d/SBY_1091.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Always good to see kuya Galileo Galang and his awesome EG hatch. Not sure if he did anything major to it ever since last summer, except for it being more reliable lol. He recently picked up a DE5 Integra Type-S, so I’m sure he’s gonna be more focused on that car. I finally met his lovely wife, Hannah, and I’m looking forward to hanging with them more whenever I come up to visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a42a6fc7-93ac-4646-80e0-0779ff693585/SBY_1096.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I’m still amazed that the King Motorsports EP3 is now up here in the PNW, thanks to Huy Hoang. Funny because I found out a little over a week prior to the show that he purchased the car. Shoutout to the Hawaii homie & former EP3 owner, Alex Yang, for the intel But yeah, it’s crazy to see this in person since I remember seeing this in magazines when I was a kid. Almost as crazy as the Mugen jumpsuit he’s wearing Congrats though on the latest pick up and winning the “Judges Choice” award, Huy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d7325e5e-0d6a-4738-a847-d5f2cd793607/SBY_1050.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Not many people do H22 swaps anymore, but Stephen managed to do it with ease and enjoys the streets of Vancouver, WA. He takes advantage of the free carbon fiber he gets from a secret source, and makes some custom parts including an intake box, cooling plate, and even a rear seat delete. It’s stuff like this that makes this car more unique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3e86f06b-97dc-4464-a999-64af9f6a7623/SBY_1165.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ben unfortunately blew his B16, but he came up on this built B18C1 and it’s freakin’ quick! He reused the Hush Performance catch can and M-FAB titanium intake. He also got one of his valve covers refinished in the traditional Mugen B-series color, and added on Felty Fabrication titanium coil pack covers. Proper presentation at it’s finest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1fa2e9b3-6fb5-40cb-9c6d-656ccb0b8bf0/SBY_1105.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Of course he has a signed Spoon steering wheel as well. All he’s missing is the highly sought after gauge cluster… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0a158f39-d0f6-4642-b2a3-05058b81e7a4/SBY_1012.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out It’s pretty safe to say Tony Dau is a perfectionist when it comes to presentation. I never bothered nitpicking his GT3 since he already posted the tiniest flaws a while back, unless he fixed those already. Although I do remember Jacob calling him out for not cleaning up his windshield, but that’s it lol. I wondered why he propped open the frunk with a microfiber. I guess it’s a Porsche thing when disconnecting the batteries… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/92fbe14a-1b2a-43c4-97f7-b2c25bba697a/SBY_1032.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Thomas Strom’s ‘97 ITR will always be a crowd pleaser. From all the rare Mugen and Optional parts he has, it’s just perfect. He switched over the CE28’s on the driver side to some custom grey MF10’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/43853779-b2c6-42a3-b65d-3426fb9b6e25/SBY_1086.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I did capture the moment of him showing off the bay to The Chronicles himself, Joey Lee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5b00f28c-a2aa-4f6d-9b94-581143b00d1d/SBY_1043.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Alex’s super clean 911 on BBS LM’s refinished in brushed champagne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a07f2fea-d900-4bfb-aaf3-6e466faea396/SBY_1009.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I recall Vu Nguyen pulling up to my “Cars with Sole” meet last summer with just a simple drop and Mugen MF10’s on his EK9 Civic Type-R. For the show, he switched over to some nicely spec’d bronze CE28’s, First Molding lip, and J’s Racing wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e22727ff-9831-4cd0-b781-e5b2b52fb191/SBY_1170.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ryan Desiderio didn’t really do much to his Aztec Green EG the past few years. I think maybe because he picked up an AP2 from his uncle, so I’m sure he wants to focus on that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2407dc7e-4070-4e14-b7fb-df9299b138a0/SBY_1063.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Intec Racing brought up the Active x Greddy Performance R32 GT-R to celebrate 20 years as an authorized dealer for Greddy. The full dry carbon body is definitely something you need to check out for yourself. They debuted the car last SEMA, which marked No. 8 that Kenji Sumino played a huge part in. I remember witnessing Kazushige Sakamoto’s No. 1 & 2 Carbon-R in person at Tokyo Auto Salon 2018, and my jaw just dropped. So to see this, especially in my hometown, is definitely a locked in memory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1d0cece4-6629-42f4-9979-72321b779f58/SBY_1030.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Rich Alejandro brought down his F80 and X5 with the help of Tommy Nguyen. He removed the San Marino Blue wrap off the M3 for a more sleek look to match the SUV he bagged and also got a set of TE’s for as well. Pretty cool family car to me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5c5af81d-82c2-4ce8-ab14-23303690c959/SBY_1048.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ekk Sengchantha’s super sick E30 on BBS Super RS wheels. He did the Millenium Jade wrap himself prior to the event. Perfect choice and great work overall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/27bff995-b29d-4d6b-87c5-1125ac2ec862/SBY_1101.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out For those that aren’t familiar, Wekfest uses this glass covered area aka “The Fishbowl” right at the spectator entrance to feature some of the heavy hitters of the show. Amedeo Funaro’s UK imported DC2 Integra Type-R was perfect for the space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/44caf330-121b-4e4e-b5d7-7a3f0f38e095/SBY_1052.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I give Khit props because days prior to the show, I seen on his stories that he was putting in the B-swap on a rainy night on the sidewalk… Talk about crunch time and doing whatever it takes lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c5c854a0-0a56-49c8-9db7-9d36dbecf27c/SBY_1164.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Sven Malla, aka Ben, still has one of the best EF sedans out there. He tends to get a little taste of everything with all the wheels he has/went through. He managed to score these 20th Anniversary Mugen MR-5 from the homie. An interesting color combo that some will underestimate, but it’s fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7e305638-7590-44ef-9c29-6906db18a81f/SBY_1023.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Lazar Matic’s JDM FD RX-7 on 57DR’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ec540e88-615e-4054-a667-40505d779a0b/SBY_1064.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out The Greddy long block paired with a GR76 single turbo punches in a whole lot of power for this sweet R. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4dc264a7-694d-42be-b557-e15746595d33/SBY_1058.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out From Spoon, to Mugen, to C’s, he got it all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/065826c2-efca-4a8c-9d7a-a9df6e5f145c/SBY_1016.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9f207a3b-e901-4056-8585-5a1ee02253a3/SBY_1098.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Very clean set of S1 seats with classic Takata harnesses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b0372452-81ec-464e-b9a3-9d6c5f915291/SBY_1000.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Double Unicorn Media brought out Kendan Anderson’s Deep Marine Blue R33 GT-R. Simple exterior with Ganador mirrors and Nismo LMGT4 wheels. They took home 1st Place “Skyline of the Festival” award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3b4e34f3-c11e-4cbf-9790-1bf45bad9c55/SBY_1049.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I’ll always appreciate 96-98 EK sedans, mainly because that was my first car, and Stephen Jo’s Civic was something I liked a lot. Simple exterior involving a First Molding lip, TE37SL’s, and Domani rear end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/92e58473-0d38-489d-9ff3-a749cc02e88a/SBY_1054.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another clean B-swap… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b47a63b0-685a-4926-9e4c-239c56ced41d/SBY_1073.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Brandon Johnson from Renegade brought up his S2K equipped with a J’s Racing front half spoiler with twin canards, JDM AP1 headlights, and Spoon mirrors. Love the staggered wheel setup he got going on with Prodrive GC07C’s up front and Regamaster Marquis Promadas for the rear in a matching colorway. Peep the Renegade x APG big brake kit he got too… BALLER! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/500c4bbb-cc8f-4a8c-83e2-2dbbf84059e9/SBY_1097.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Mugen coil cover, intake box, and quite a few bolts dressed around the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/23a503c7-c05c-4c1b-a8fb-25e34f9c5e74/SBY_1007.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Now that I think about it, Loc Nguyen’s DC2 kind of reminds me of how Ron Khamphouvong’s Type-R looked a decade ago except for the different generation Mugen wing, Regas instead of TE’s, and a few other things lol. Nonetheless, they’re both great looking cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ef8a5058-a2a4-45f7-baf6-56b13f104ef6/SBY_1036.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Michael Sabonchi’s AE86 Corolla coupe on Work Equip 01’s posted next to the Stateside Garage booth. I didn’t get the chance to meet him at the show, but I do follow him on IG and have to mention that he’s an awesome photographer and car builder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/74a12386-eb34-4205-826b-48cacb8eac1a/SBY_1051.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Khit Lim’s milano red EG hatch with a Spoon lip & duckbill, EG6 headlights, and mag blue CE28’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b5010629-7bc8-4ca1-9e6f-156021b5e7b8/SBY_1169.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Holly Phan switched up the Gram Lights and is now rocking these mag blue TE’s. She even added Spoon calipers and a BRIDE x VERTEX bucket seat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a2b82a72-89a3-49fb-af98-fb79f8d3200d/SBY_1162.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Christian Umagat picked up this EG hatch from his bro-in-law, and went straight to tearing it down at the shop once he got the keys. He went with a Toyota Celestite Blue off a Corolla, and it goes with the Mugen M7’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bf8d5bb4-c380-471f-a3be-e4f76136ff76/SBY_1149.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Blessed to be part of a cool squad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/19c2ad38-5034-400b-995a-33022f6c34b7/SBY_1161.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cd652b70-4dc4-4602-a0b9-85cbc482ad41/SBY_1109.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Even the original B18C6 got a nice refresh with a lot of Toda & Spoon replacements with the help from Garage Five Performance Tuning. The Toda Individual Throttle Bodies paired with the GruppeM air intake were the perfect touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1e93db9a-770c-43e6-9c0f-513ec7c03b5a/SBY_1094.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jason Leung’s Corolla will forever be a top 5 AE86 for me. Everything is just perfect. He opted for Work Equip 03’s this time, which he called “Hotboy wheels”… I think they’re a true classic for this chassis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8c6ac01e-b0c3-4456-9ec8-d958b16ca263/SBY_1160.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Johnny Hor went through a solid refresh this past winter involving an engine bay respray and K-swap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8c822304-d59b-4951-8f67-e5f9c3fb60da/SBY_1103.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dc9540de-04dd-4e87-9e71-c283d15ea4c3/SBY_1006.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Loc slapped in a K-swap with a J’s Racing valve cover, C’s Customizing raw billet plug cover, MPC Motorsport fuel rail, SBS RBC manifold, and titanium intake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2410ef93-e31e-42d2-81cf-92ba84cd5fd8/SBY_1034.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5ce10633-437a-4144-8a7c-593910e5c6cd/SBY_1102.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jacob Romero’s JDM Evo 3 on formula silver TE37’s. I dig the blue accents all around the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0cded0dc-910d-4d02-b82f-c32faf1b06e3/SBY_1163.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Christian actually bought Johnny’s built GSR motor from him, so the timing was perfect. He snapped the timing belt after a few pulls, but it was cake. No valves were bent. Talk about a solid debut and proper break in lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7e687229-0a75-450c-8168-4ae706b26ae3/SBY_1090.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I lied… Looks like he added a carbon spark plug cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/caa055e6-3065-4592-ba9a-d68664296648/SBY_1045.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I kinda messed up and forgot to snap a photo of Ken Sugawara’s new engine setup, but… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/899e66a7-7847-4dea-9c26-78fef11c2f52/SBY_1053.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Yevgeniy Gatala’s SiR inspired EG hatch on bronze CE’s and Spoon calipers. I feel like almost every EG has a Spoon lip either on their car, or at home lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/67ebb725-0ec9-4a42-b44a-52facf133f26/SBY_1116.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Dru swapped in this 1JZ during the winter, and utilized quite a few RK Titanium parts. So dope! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e8d5610a-3f44-4151-a5a0-0e6b92f5b145/SBY_1031.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Lester de Gracia’s FK8 suited with a full Varis widebody kit and mag blue TE37SL’s that took 2nd Place “Honda of the Festival”. Congrats pare! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3dd4d339-f516-43cb-bba8-fedaf8a11606/SBY_1079.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Omar went hoodless to flex the ESS Tuning supercharger and all the Golden Wrench BLACKLINE goodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d2706988-efe0-4137-83ba-aa7986b6e067/SBY_1035.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Alex Bliss’ super clean & bagged ‘63 Lincoln Continental. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d49941f2-3588-4f13-93b1-2cbb9de42921/SBY_1095.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I’m hoping to catch him on the track eventually so I can hear this Toda 4AG with ITB’s scream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fbb65a40-ae07-4e87-8215-5c0ae1109b61/SBY_1033.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out He didn’t show out last year, but he came back and reminded everyone that he’s still the best by taking home 2 awards: 1st Place Type-R and Engine Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/42e55606-73e9-4159-9546-e492a99be9d5/SBY_1057.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Mike Leckie got a lot going on with his sedan. The assorted carbon kevlar accents go well with the gold RG1’s. Pretty damn good if you ask me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3c69cd71-f5e0-46a9-bf19-810eda39e02e/SBY_1065.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Love the mix of sporty and luxurious interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0dab62fc-8f75-4135-87c4-c9641367be31/SBY_1156.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out It’s been about 3 years since Backyard Boogie last showed, so best believe Sven went all out for the display. The backdrops were a huge eye pleaser, and the tiles were very necessary to go along with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/beee62d8-a8df-4b5a-a43c-c8f9ea9467c7/SBY_1186.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another shot of Ekk’s E30 rolling out… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5b537550-b285-4c0f-927a-c9141e9681e5/SBY_1047.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ekk slapped in this K24 turbo swap utilizing quite a few TF-Works parts, Radium Engineering fuel rail, and KPower Industries manifold. Definitely one of the best E30’s up here in the Northwest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f9d20cd7-87be-4280-afb0-6c275cb46871/SBY_1061.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Daniel Glavan purchased this ‘99 Spec R S15 Silvia some time ago, but stored it in Canada until it became legal this year. Very clean color and proper ride height sitting on 18” TE’s. This car is perfect as is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cca8ac6e-ab74-43dd-b79c-7b0cfe0aec32/SBY_1089.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I believe Umer Khokhar finally managed to dial in his fitment properly with the aggressive TE’s he’s rocking. Other than that, no major changes except for a clean set of Recaro RS-GS bucket seats. Still looks great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cc6c78a8-a54e-4e20-8465-2faec8286ee1/SBY_1157.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I just now realized Johnny didn’t slap on his MF10L’s, which would’ve been perfect for this lineup. Oh well… The diamond black TE’s went with his theme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1d485bd9-58ee-4fb7-8a28-b0b23ad7641b/SBY_1100.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another angle of Jarryd Dang’s clean 997. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2fa2509d-bcad-4455-a7b6-d5e702f704b1/SBY_1078.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Omar Sa transported up his Clean M3 from the Bay Area like he did back in 2021 for WF as well, but this time he didn’t bring in someone else’s car… It was actually him driving it LOL! Always good to see an old homie enjoy the good life in the industry all around the world, but also show out and appreciate their roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7081cbfc-09f7-4f50-a812-8e0e36033584/SBY_1117.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Dru Vun acquired this ‘85 Toyota Pickup last summer from Keoni. The Smoked Mesquite paint is commonly found on the 1794 Edition Tundras, and it’s perfect for this chassis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/da95031d-cd0a-4735-800f-114431b01618/SBY_1168.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out And here it is… The 2024 Best of Show winner. Terry Suvonnarith got 2nd place last year, but this time there was only 1 and he dominated it. Terry did a lot of work on the car this past winter/spring including a new subframe, JRZ suspension, and a lot of little stuff you can’t see. I didn’t get any pics of it, mainly since I wanted to just enjoy & appreciate the details. But here’s a decent one of him chopping it up with a few other Trik Speed members and OG Honda builders. Congrats again to the hometown hero! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0ff806e9-c440-4166-8775-40f791406d5c/SBY_1011.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c5ed7d59-a544-4c1e-a52d-f8f98567d965/SBY_1056.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Simple bay including a Spoon Sports carbon kevlar plug cover & strut bar, GFAB titanium intake pipe, and of course matching blue C’s Customizing reservoir covers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7671cc3e-c469-4f97-8ec2-8ad8c932a59e/SBY_1060.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out He decided to swap in a CTR B16B motor some time ago since not many people are running them. Mikee Andrada, aka M-FAB, was able to whip up a titanium intake just before summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/587d5236-64d0-44f4-8ffa-d82b4d69eb7a/SBY_1055.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out AJ Rodriguez stays true to the “OEM Plus” look on his EM1. A true 00’s look with the Mugen SS lip, J’s First Molding hood, Magical Racing RR Type 1 carbon mirrors, and EK9 headlights & clear side markers. I’m used to seeing his car with 16’s, but I’m feeling the OG bronze 15x6.5 +39 TE’s he scored on a raffle from Fred de Leon. For some 25 year old wheels, the condition is still strong! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5160faed-8dd6-4750-a6a2-3a4e9bba03a5/SBY_1059.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Rob Smith Jr.’s RHD EG hatch looking well on white CE’s and Spoon brakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b37da869-7fc0-4b30-be96-ca58f178ce28/SBY_1092.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out I believe this was the first time Gal made it down and back in one peace. He had a slight hiccup right after last year’s show, but it was a blessing in disguise since we were able to kick it at Mikey’s house where I got to meet a lot of the other Vancouver homies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/62a4d014-e4b4-4fac-bebc-fb821ee8c30b/SBY_1108.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out The carbon kevlar bucket seats were nice additions to the interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ec01706c-7d90-4b7a-ba2d-5cc4b95a6ffc/SBY_1042.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Pretty cool Datsun 510 Wagon from BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/14236c98-8236-4a2b-b744-94b3e86c2734/SBY_1080.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Had the pleasure of meeting Mario Chan, the founder & designer of Golden Wrench. I was always familiar with his brand from all the Bimmer homies, especially Alex Tran and Omar Sa. Mario debuted this GR Corolla last SEMA, and it’s hella dope in person. I like how the Sayber Design 3 piece carbon lip kit flows well with the EpsilonAero wing and Midnight Green Metallic wrap from Impressive Wrap. The BBS LM-R wheels were the right set for this specific build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/506201a2-c7d7-4e08-a4ae-2612314f5b75/SBY_0999.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Very nice RB26 setup that U.P. Garage helped build equipped with their own Step 3 head, HKS Step 2 Stroker, V-Cam, and many more. Love their own carbon airbox fitted with the HKS 5R turbo, and of course the ARC filter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/21f10efb-8f19-45a5-a9cf-57f529374f44/SBY_1178.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Check out these 2 First place winners… Aaron Chau hit Best NSX, while Chinh Do achieved Best Acura. Bravo gentlemen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/59bb8b33-437e-404f-8cd8-d8975e5ad64c/SBY_1074.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 2 - Make it stand out Renegade Motorsports/Enjin Haus continues to 1-Up themselves with their booth. For this year’s show, they added in 3 driving simulators [of course they’re all S2000s] and even a spacious lounge. Pretty damn neat. I finally got to meet the man who runs the whole operation, Hiep, and he’s a real cool guy. Apparently he was already familiar with who I was many thanks to our good mutual friend & fellow Honda enthusiast, Wayne Denman. https://finalshutter.com/blog/wekfest-seattle-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/849bacab-4263-4951-b3e4-eb24d90ab48d/SBY_0855.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Intec Racing brought up the Garage Active x Greddy Performance carbon GTR! Such an amazing sight to see! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1ced3517-0ab1-49f4-9de7-b6a9f83a1341/SBY_0932.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Finally put a face & name to a car and met Corey. He went under the knife of his FD during winter/spring: New fenders, painted bay, and built engine. Unfortunately Corey had some starting issues that morning, so he had to tow & push the car in. Hoping to hear the sound of it buzzing at the next event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7964c100-55f5-4edb-a266-4bbc3b2d4cb1/SBY_0939.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out SXE10 Altezza rocking a TRD aero on Advan SA3 G2 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0e5aa742-e94c-4bd1-989b-814018f36a4d/SBY_0952.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out I don’t know what’s not to love about Jesus’ hatch. The Rando Sports kit paired with the Top Fuel spoiler gives it the real nostalgic look, and the Project Mu calipers peaking through the Sprint Hart CPR’s are just a sick combo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b12a2524-c0b2-4117-b4d8-37b0007cd31b/SBY_0988.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out A couple of the VIP bros cruised through. Ed Garbono was shining in his PFL LS430 UL with a WALD lip kit on a fresh set of Junction Produce Scaras. Still waiting for the day he gets a proper air kit… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0bc0fcd8-39cf-4b88-ae27-a7c3e6d333dd/SBY_0960.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out The most trusted wheel dealer in the PNW, Chinh Do, finally made an appearance & showcased at Wekfest with his well executed NSX. He sold his black one early last year, and got this GPW gem locally last summer. I know he’s happy since that’s what he was originally aiming for. He has all the proper aero and fix ins such as the Advance Flatout lip & side skirts, Taitec GT500 carbon wing, and Ganadors. Of course it wouldn’t be a Chinh built car without double staggered RG1’s. So fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9e3155e4-9b89-4627-870d-d55c1405e438/SBY_0992.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out This JDM ‘90s Hino Ranger Hauler was back at it hauling an R32 GT-R and S13 coupe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f081c4ae-bf45-45d8-a848-aaa4a9f93ba3/SBY_0872.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Huy had another homie drive his Mugen RSX, which was the 2023 1st place ‘Best of Show’ winner. You think 2 cars is too much to show out? Wait ‘til you see what’s next…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/87669469-eec5-431a-b745-63a71b3731eb/SBY_0893.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Eric Nguyen came out with his F80 M3 on BBS RS2’s. Love the red center caps matched with the red calipers. Simplicity at it’s best! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4678dc02-39e9-43cc-bdf8-48fda7f78647/SBY_0913.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out The best judge in the industry, Tony Dau, made a few changes to his 997 involving a GT3 Cup spoiler and switched from silver E88’s to a fresh gold set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/965d3456-76b3-4d03-8a6d-dac25c93fcc7/SBY_0857.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Austin Pennington from Never Content went all out with the livery on his FD RX-7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/80889125-491e-400e-bfa3-b44aa3b61941/SBY_0889.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out I’m not gonna lie, I wasn’t really a fan of the G8X when it first came out, but after some time it really grew on me. Bui took delivery of this Individual G80 M3 a year ago, and added on some nice pieces to it for the show including BBS E88’s and a few carbon parts from Racing Sport Concepts. He took home the ‘M of the Festival’ award. Congrats man! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/514dc846-5a69-45d6-8bb6-7e450f209cbe/SBY_0909.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jacob also brought along “Monica”, the minty Milano Red GSR. He added on an OEM ‘97 ITR front lip, ‘98+ Optional side skirts & rear valences, and of course a few Mugen goodies including his rare spec’d M7’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970652345-988B7EZG50LW4HLOLKMY/SBY_0865.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970652422-M32UOERPMMSC5LK2K6H2/SBY_0867.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970672854-V06XTI8EAKBUZVJ6C472/SBY_0874.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970674584-1Y284QHLH8RRZH7SE8RG/SBY_0875.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970690460-BWYUC0V81GKETNB6LZ8M/SBY_0887.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970694239-YBETDVEO9VSW6VRAFQ5K/SBY_0894.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970711061-MH40IRKA101NC0LQZ7DE/SBY_0895.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970714835-7PBIXFQNUER9E0XSAH3N/SBY_0896.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970732184-BL4AWX60N1PVQMYVCWUT/SBY_0897.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970735579-109JXPP3NQDKXJRLO0MZ/SBY_0898.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719970745057-WXN23CI6M01YMYKO0HS5/SBY_0899.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719979913685-CWRM5NNSHW3DLA0OUP9J/SBY_0963.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719980464184-3KBHXQET6PXAX25QOSFF/SBY_0937.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719979913817-F4DOMPMAPGWD4PISPQN0/SBY_0964.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1719980465330-R07YUHHUAD4X7CQB5UXR/SBY_0971.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ca6219c2-b11f-4a1f-acfe-360c23fea3b8/SBY_0954.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out A solid example of a subtle, yet clean S2000 would be this AP1 owned by Andre Tapang. Everything is so sleek, including the Backyard Special front lip, Amuse R1 hood, and OEM hardtop. What makes this car stand out is the 16” Regamaster EVO II’s wrapped in some beefy Advan tires. Something most people won’t do, but I love it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/46606a8a-7c7a-421b-bcb8-ee536a13c04e/SBY_0921.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out The “EKstinction Survivor” continues to live on under the good hands of Ken Sugawara. He still keeps it minty, but mods it to his liking including a K-swap. Still so good! Ken unfortunately sold his Mugen FK8 [still kinda annoyed I lost that raffle ], but I knew this car was meant for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5afc8b05-eaf7-41a3-9c6c-2dff2ee3bdd1/SBY_0845.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Started off the day with meeting up the Backyard Boogie squad. Of course we were running late, but we made it lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2c7ebe66-9353-46b3-ac96-fa6424941ad3/SBY_0953.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Carlos Garcia made the drive west as well with his family. He converted his EG3 to manual some time ago, and switched it to a more OEM plus look. I like the Enkei 92 mesh wheels. Reminds me of the good ol’ Honda-Tech days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dd09f22f-2f32-412e-acc6-620ff16a6cee/SBY_0882.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out SERIALNINE seems to always come through with a bigger pack each year. Can’t be mad about it though since this lineup was hard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c00c7d50-b536-422c-b253-aa936349ab3d/SBY_0926.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out I messed up and didn’t get enough photos of this BB6 Prelude owned & built by Joshua Luquette. Love the Mugen theme, but what’s really impressive is that it’s boosted & supercharged… Hoping to catch this car again soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4fc4545e-28c5-48ac-b749-ff350ee39f69/SBY_0878.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Will Lin’s RWB 993 running an LS3 swap looking pretty fine at roll in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/04094960-a97f-46a2-bb3c-9fe8be21378d/SBY_0919.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8213ea1f-d467-4050-a0af-18824ca1403f/SBY_0962.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Dan Nguyen finally ditched the Work Meisters he had on for a while and replaced them with a custom set of SSR Koenig wheels. He even added a Voltex wing too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dc9df9e8-6090-4279-ade5-ccb554a1d2a0/SBY_0883.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out People always seem to praise the JZX100 Chasers and MKII’s a lot, like myself, but I still think the Cresta is an underrated chassis. AJ Gillet came through with his well put-together Cresta on polished Weds Kranze Rapiers. A combo that’s rarely ever seen, but I like it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c3c309e9-60cd-49b3-acb4-d800a52632bf/SBY_0911.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s been a few years since Steve Kwan last brought out his Imola Red E46 M3 to Wekfest. He ditched the Regas, and threw back on his OG CE28’s. So good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/03983249-6928-4aef-814f-3e29a4548789/SBY_0929.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out If the Aventador was too much, then think again. Jag picked up this Huracan STO a year ago, and the color combo is wild! The Vorsteiner carbon kit with MV Forged wheels were nice additions to the supercar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3c49ba94-11d4-4b1a-8a96-fa3528277e52/SBY_0891.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Bui still has his E46 M3 on E88’s as well. Baller! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6f6ff95d-f1c4-4055-8182-583c3f431cec/SBY_0943.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/856eeebd-8ba8-4515-84ea-63e4dfab843a/SBY_0871.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Is that “dagreenek”?! Nope, it’s just one of Huy Hoang’s cars: A supercharged K-swapped EK hatch with a Mugen SS lip, MF10’s, and whole lot of other Mugen and EK9 Type-R goodies. I was gonna walk up to say what’s up, but Huy had one of his friend’s bring in the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ab4fec38-3c7b-4abe-9b32-204a493147f8/SBY_0892.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out There were quite a few E92’s at the show, but this one stood out for me. I think maybe because it reminded me of Alex Yang's M3, which was one of the first street cars to rock E88’s years ago, especially with the Motorsport version that Team Schirmer used. Enough about that though. This E92, owned by Juls, was real nice with a carbon lip and GTS wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/78e71ae7-e1b2-41ea-980c-bbb0b8d96d82/SBY_0940.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out One car I was looking forward to seeing was Amedeo Funaro’s UKDM DC2 Type-R. He made the drive down from Canada to debut the car and attended events all weekend. Saying “the car is clean” is an understatement… I’ll get more into detail with quite a few photos in the second part of my coverage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/811cec5f-5fd9-4414-ab32-a8a223950b9c/SBY_0918.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out A very nice debut for Loc Nguyen and his PY Integra Type-R. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a C-West front half spoiler. I honestly think it’s one of the best looking lips for the JDM DC2 front end. It flows well with the J’s Racing hood & fenders, OEM optional side skirts & rear valences, Ganador mirrors, and Gen 2 Mugen wing. Always been a fan of 17’s on Integras, and the Satin Black Regamaster EVO II’s definitely set it off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f8c9172f-4cd5-4aa3-9d8d-b2cc7f0a25b3/SBY_0900.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Phill Piengkham brought out his A90 for it’s first official car show. Quite a few mods including an EVS Tuning carbon lip with carbon splitter, EVS fenders, Seibon carbon hood & wing, and Advan GT Beyond wheels. Looking good brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/95441ca3-89d2-4066-b54f-68226564b98d/SBY_0987.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out The Soufend bro, Kevin Chhun, made his first WF appearance with his two tone LS400 utilizing a Wald Executive Line V3 kit and tucking some dubs! I never knew these Garson DAD wheels existed, but they’re buss-down and so nice in person! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2a548be9-648e-45bc-b25f-7fdb7b515a96/SBY_0969.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Ken “Radar” Edwards popped out for once in his Mugen equipped DC2R. Still looking prime as always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3961c2d4-f5fc-4f34-87bf-764a0a54c4e2/SBY_0927.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jag Matto stays killing the exotic scene out here in the PNW with his Aventador. I will always be a fan of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cae7d6d5-430a-4ce9-a41c-2faec11d1763/SBY_0949.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Chelsey Pacheco went through a whole refresh on her EK involving a new paint job, B20V swap, Eimer Engineering roll bar, J’s Racing fenders, and Exceed lip. I know I’m missing a few things. Still wondering why she got another set of silver TE’s in a similar spec as her old set… Maybe sentimental reasons? I dig it though. Her beefy ass front tires are what got me trippin lol, but overall looks good! It matches that fat smile behind the steering wheel. Crazy how she was able to knock out everything within a short duration, but with the help of Just P’s Garage and some sponsors they made it happen just in time to debut at her “90LDEN ERA” event she hosted the day before WF. Great job Chels! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/71083f01-3bac-4b06-9c59-a1001c60611f/SBY_0869.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Bill Master’s Mugen themed EP3 and Brian Madayag’s K-powered EG hatch shining bright as the sun started to peak out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b6cb9b34-a4aa-4106-9f87-e02d287f8860/SBY_0884.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s 2024, which means the R34 GT-R is finally legal in the states. Which also means you’re definitely gonna see a lot more pop up on the streets, especially replicas lol. This V-Spec R34 on Volk GTS wheels had a nice classic feel of what’s to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/41bd4c3c-dc33-4433-acf1-1a933d365c2e/SBY_0873.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out The newest addition to Huy’s fleet: The King Motosports EP3! So crazy to see this in person. IYKYK! I’ll get into more detail about it in part 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5c970b6f-b4f0-44cc-a118-c19db3ee557b/SBY_0877.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Dru Vun’s latest project is this ‘85 pickup. Flawless paint, sick lift kit, and a freakin’ 1JZ swap! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dc29e462-5d61-43dd-b9b3-3e84fd4b2ba3/SBY_0906.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jacob Reyes acquired “Kingpin”, the 1 of 1 Mugen Prototype car, a year ago and this is the first time I’ve seen it in person. Pretty cool to see all the aero and miscellaneous parts where it all started. He continues to make subtle, yet tasteful changes to the car. Crazy that there are now 2 King Motorsport cars in the PNW, since Huy recently picked up the EP3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4f58cc0b-9fa8-4619-bce9-da8aa9a7ea59/SBY_0930.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Raul Rodriguez unfortunately sold his Mugen EK last year, but he still made the trek from Yakima and brought Jesus Aguilar’s EK hatch for him since he was sick during that time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f77de039-575a-42aa-bab8-8c5abfdb9ed7/SBY_0933.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Clean NA1 NSX with a color matched Downforce lip and Spoon calipers tucked behind the 18'“/19” staggered concave TE37’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0aa33163-e459-460b-8ee4-24269208215a/SBY_0958.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s always great to have John Zuberek attend local events, not because of his beautiful E30 M3, but mainly because him and his fiance Chloe Vasquez are awesome people overall! Always great to see & catch up with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cf7e967a-5fc9-4bb0-9a4c-a1e2a09b809e/SBY_0888.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Daniel Yeh never fails to show out at all the major PNW events. I wonder if he works at Chatime, or maybe even owns a franchise? If that’s the case, I’ll take a hazelnut milk tea please But anyways, his boosted GD3 Fit always looks great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9b4f0f39-4742-4d51-9eb4-ea3a15c877e6/SBY_0905.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out As you can see, Team Overtake had a fat convoy involving a lot of BMW’s, a couple MKV Supras, and even a Honda?! Overtake Daddy, Alex Tran, debuted his del Sol that he’s been busting his ass on in such a short amount of time. He acquired it last fall from a cousin in the Bay Area, and went straight to work on it ever since. He did something that hasn’t been done in a while, which is an EG front end conversion. Definitely reminded me of the early Honda Tech days. Alex then tossed out the blown GSR motor it originally had and threw in a K20. Everything looked so good, especially since he was able to do a lot of the work himself. My favorite is the clean set of RSZ-R’s it came with. I’m glad Alex is back in another Honda. Not really something he originally wanted, but I’m sure this one is more sentimental. Sorry Alex, but I didn’t get any photos of the M3 since I have a shit ton already, but you’ll get a different post all to yourself eventually lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b433d1cb-c8cf-4aca-b2d4-9f39eff34ce3/SBY_0924.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/22474bda-a973-4017-9ad7-3e949bc09ebc/SBY_0876.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out I still get confused sometimes about the different types of Porsche 911’s since a lot of them look alike, or maybe I’m just slow lol. I gotta say though, Jarryd Dang’s 997 GT3 RS on BBS E88’s was definitely a neck breaker! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9cbccbfe-eb00-43cb-9396-e59bf95fa5a5/SBY_0961.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Aaron Chau made some pretty big changes ever since he last showed out a couple years ago. He added the Advance front fenders, Ganadors, Mugen Prototype hatch, wing, and a nice set of concave TE37SL’s. Looking good my friend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ce75731b-12bc-40de-b877-b0121b95410d/SBY_0945.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Nice to see Mike again with his flawless S2K. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/30601448-1ed2-494d-aaf1-aa2c72622999/SBY_0879.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Rodney Sonza debuted his S15 Silvia equipped with a Vertex Edge widebody kit on Takata Green TE37 Sagas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b8c4a147-1140-40ca-924b-5d2c45e3f0a3/SBY_0916.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2024 Part 1 - Make it stand out Nic Buettner had a simple look last year with his GR Corolla, which basically only had on MF10s lol. This year he went beefy with a Seibon carbon lip, Sayber Design side skirts, GROW Design spoiler, and CE28N Plus wheels. Pretty damn fire! He has something BIG in the works, and I can’t wait to see it https://finalshutter.com/blog/spocom-hawaii-2023 monthly 0.5 2024-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a20e6a12-89d4-42b7-9b8d-7821b7e4bbc9/SBY_6958.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out This cherry First Gen 4Runner owned by Jason Kaita was one of my faves. Super wet paint and proper build overall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0d59a3d1-64e8-4a18-ba38-0eaa10c79183/SBY_6945.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Pretty cool to witness more and more Skylines getting imported to the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b344ffaa-c838-4307-a46a-375ee094839a/SBY_7158.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Boosted K-swapped EM1 on CCW wheels at the KJXFG Hawaii booth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c8982fbd-9565-462c-9498-3f50d09b1f86/SBY_7129.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Vlad Gaad’s Cayman GT4 on BBS RT88 wheels. He has an NSX as well, and hopefully he’ll sell it to me in the near future lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/15a186a4-9fff-401c-b217-dde109dd5625/SBY_7152.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Aran Shintani made some conservative changes to his GT4 by removing his Marlboro livery and painted his TE37 Ultras black. It was a dope look, but I honestly like this phase more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/63916cb7-a501-402b-b46d-18cdb1e8c8cf/SBY_6943.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out It’s been a while since I’ve seen Mikey Yeung and his ASM equipped S2000. Love the Renegade x APB Big Break Kit tucked behind the BBS RI-A wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/39897210-b6ad-44af-b8a5-fe444c3f6ebd/SBY_6965.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Cambered out RC 350 F Sport with a 326 Power wing and Weds Kranze Bazreias. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a4c25e3c-c138-4ed1-93b2-8a1bd10f550b/SBY_6887.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Lanson Minami’s 1UZ swapped Toyota Pickup looked like it was ready to climb some rocks. Reminds me of a Mad Max style with all the fab work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8a560c0f-f26c-45c6-8288-61aa11034371/SBY_6955.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ff8c3d9d-2c57-4a66-966d-df8580d130f7/SBY_6967.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/90c16a4c-74c1-4da9-8c6a-0ac09ae571f4/SBY_6911.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Devan Otaguro’s UCF20 LS400 will always be one of my favorite VIP cars on the island. Him and his crew, Team Mansu, managed to win 1st Place this year. Congrats brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8375be3f-107f-4040-91d1-7191d4bcaf87/SBY_6959.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Loved this cream Toyota pickup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8aedd9c0-8983-4a3b-9183-6edc2401e649/SBY_6985.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Lia Tengan was putting in work with detailing the cars, installing decals, and running the booth. One of the best JZfilth members ever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f38ded30-2227-48c5-ad90-a02bc1b8dd68/SBY_6895.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Milano Red EG hatch with Chargespeed fenders & front lip, carbon hood, Live Sports wing, and Regamaster EVOs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a69c6620-5e73-494f-9369-cba5a3628565/SBY_6908.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out This was my favorite one among the rest, for obvious reasons lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3f17e5f1-9301-4c9c-846c-ef5591796bc2/SBY_6936.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Very clean LS430 UL owned by Mark Vallejo from PURE VIP. I dig the custom headlights and Leon Hardiritt Welle wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/be368598-1365-44e0-af84-5fc3772b1d40/SBY_6976.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Nhu Tran’s G80 M3 wrapped with a pretty unique color on BBS RS-GT wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2bd9c985-5682-4bde-96ce-77b44bad6b95/SBY_6938.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out First time seeing a Nissan Laurel Club S in person. I like it! Kinda reminds me of JZX100 Chaser lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cb0e837c-9b04-4b1a-bbff-d4e865f81311/SBY_6931.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2c9cd522-9ed0-41c4-9a36-05d842da523c/SBY_6896.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Shoyu_rice_burner’s boosted GS-R Integra equipped with a JDM front end conversion, Spoon lip, OEM optional side skirts and rear valence, and bronze TE37s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c33777dc-80ae-4daa-b7c6-da12e6d27ee1/SBY_7163.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/497c9369-650b-4d78-9ce8-cbf062aec83c/SBY_6944.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out F80 M3 on BBS LMs representing Evasive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/193dd7e7-3ffb-4a01-9050-3c91d32b6c31/SBY_6934.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Not that many Hondas attended compared to last year, but one build I was glad to see again is Bryan Bonilla’s EF hatch. He made a few changes including switching up the SSR TypeX/C wheel set-up to some OG Regamasters. Love it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1f7cdf6a-0cc9-4833-bc89-03cb0ae0d8ee/SBY_6927.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Jr.’s super clean EK hatch made some pretty hefty changes the past year. He threw on a Mode Parfume front bumper, switched up the mag blue TEs to CE28s, and even added Hayward Performance ITBs to his K-swap. Again, I messed up by not getting a shot of his bay, but he did manage to take home the ‘Best Engineering’ award! Well deserved in my opinion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3df25e3d-3b6c-494c-9c80-69499a5b02cc/SBY_6937.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Pretty rare to see a VIP LC 500. Randall Baniaga’s LC was breaking necks with the Work Emitz and carbon Aimgain fenders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7467170f-56fa-4fc4-9cb4-63f7958048e6/SBY_6905.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Darion Rotolo’s widebody 240SX coupe on an aggressive set of Weds Kranze LXZ wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e81683f9-282b-47e1-9473-9169df0856bf/SBY_7134.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Tommy Dolormente’s Toyota Pickup hauling an old school bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d6030859-1546-491d-810e-e42d7084d2a6/SBY_7149.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Flawless ‘69 Camaro on HRE wheels at the Hamada Financial Group booth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e2599351-3595-4e58-b2fc-dbf2b866cf61/SBY_7017.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out It was great to finally meet Shaun Hamada after chopping it up on social media the past year. His R33 GT-R on Nismo LMGT2 will definitely be something I’ll always highlight. So dope! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bf02a3d3-8332-47af-86e4-f22bd4da0af3/SBY_7162.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Bryan’s EF is something you need to see in person rather than me explaining it. So many unique details with this car. He took home ‘1st Place Honda’. Congrats and great to finally meet you brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/563022da-61df-4f41-804b-7345455dccd6/SBY_6898.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Locals seem to love these newer gen Corollas. I haven’t seen a new GR one down there yet though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1794fd4b-c976-4ca8-b724-404f3b62a13f/SBY_7011.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f56a0d4c-1dff-482d-9fb0-a513995fc6d1/SBY_7093.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out I’m so glad Alida was able to fly down from Seattle as well to be a part of the show. It’s been a long time coming and she finally made it happen! I had to take advantage of her presence by modeling with some Backyard Boogie merch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d9e57d73-d0da-46e9-8e3b-da2d6b596dd1/SBY_6978.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out VIP inspired Lexus CT and Prius. At first I was trippin out because I had a feeling I seen this CT in the PNW once a couple years ago at the Steep Streets ‘Bonded By The Build’ car show. Turns out I was right! Berlin Mai drove up her car from Cali just for that event. She moved down to Hawaii a year ago and settled in with her family. It was great to meet her and see the car in person again. Unfortunately she had an incident the night of the show and it was a major loss, but thankfully she’s alright and happy & healthy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d5990af3-b87c-418f-84c2-1bc2b6c37b98/SBY_6890.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7c964433-89ed-4010-a033-721001e64cb1/SBY_6914.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out VIP inspired Sienna with a custom kit on Aimgain G wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/91fc1039-ccec-416b-b080-1b722bab9d2c/SBY_7131.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out OSIxHI always has a proper display of old school trucks and cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c0fc3d23-643b-4b6c-a18c-55626a657c6c/SBY_6980.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Darren Polston’s Varis GTR that he managed to score from a Tuner Cult Giveaway earlier this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/051c4667-161a-42ae-94fa-425af617b13f/SBY_7157.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d5e56610-a370-4054-b752-9d5b2cf369b1/SBY_6969.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Mr. JZfilth himself, Martin Phan, switched up his TEs and slapped back on the Desmond Wise Sports. He didn’t bring along the 2JZ crate like last year, but it’s all good! The booth was poppin all night, and Martin took home the ‘2nd Place Toyota’ award! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d9de132e-8ffa-4a31-80c9-dd3e1b1b160f/SBY_6940.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out The same tow truck that was hauling Darion’s 240 came back with this crazy bagged Toyota pickup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/477363b1-9741-43fd-a13c-896b17f9b4b6/SBY_6964.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Shayne Javier went all out with his STi by adding a Varis kit and new wrap color. He took home ‘1st Place Subaru!’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/55343a0b-b3e1-43a2-afaa-715e8abbfe56/SBY_6986.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Josh Harada came through last minute with his flawless 2JZ-ITB IS300. He got a prime spot right at the main entrance. This guy wasn’t even at the show, but he still managed to win ‘1st Place Lexus’! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c27ea68f-4bfa-4305-ae11-72884bc94731/SBY_7049.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out And of course, I’ll always appreciate Spocom’s Bikini Competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/de9f6040-c948-4a1f-86c0-f35f54e0b2b7/SBY_7031.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out IS300 with a Vertex front bumper on Advan RGIII wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0814fd4f-07ae-4104-af45-2aad5a40a226/SBY_6891.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Clean LS430 fitted with a K-Break kit and SSR Professor TF1s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ff13b3d1-8139-4b1b-be5c-434f7496a252/SBY_6885.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out I arrived at the venue around 8 am, the same time as this Ubae Goodie Wagon pulled up. Pretty bummed they weren’t slanging any treats, but it was still a cool sight to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/df43df94-3fd0-43d2-bb86-7b2baf970dab/SBY_6906.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Super fire turbocharged First Gen Tacoma lifted with a full Kings kit owned by @_bxader. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d3215f38-e9b4-4f14-8e57-5baa681c6d69/SBY_7159.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Best of Show winner, Joel Uganiza, wicked STi engine bay. I admit I don’t know what I’m looking at, but I can appreciate a clean bay and great fab work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/794d0a2b-3755-4cb8-8f5f-d992074bc2ef/SBY_7025.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out The famous #impicassobitches Leighton brought out his R34 Skyline that he freshly painted in time for the event. This was the first Federal legal R34 coupe to land in Hawaii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/228ff168-aea3-43d0-ba36-046685a6c484/SBY_6909.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Bryent Delacruz’s Aimgain Q50 on TE37SLs. I wasn’t fully sure if it was his car or not since a woman drove it in. Turns out it was his sister who did him the favor of bringing it while his wife was giving birth the same day. We were able to chop it up during the show. Congrats again brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cf8b180d-b1bf-4877-814c-9647d934a183/SBY_7133.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b1ac21c6-1bc7-47c2-9b99-e75c4e78ebdf/SBY_7012.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out When I got back to the venue after freshening up, I noticed this RSX right at the entrance. I thought, “Damn… this looks like something Mark Abanes would put together…” And sure enough it really was his car! Looks like I caught him right as he was installing the decals. All the fab work is nuts, and I’m looking forward to seeing the progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2f56f0cd-0075-4ca2-99e9-b0e1fad121d4/SBY_6948.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Renee Douglass’ JDM front Integra on OG bronze TEs leading the pack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d1dc0d2d-3a5a-48f2-86c0-1e9aa5a54994/SBY_7137.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Aysondawg’s GS300 with a Vertex Kit on TE37SLs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/72b68bcc-9f8b-4bfc-94b8-a8eb09bf6da8/SBY_6920.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Matt Le went through some minor setbacks with his A90 Supra this past year, but that didn’t stop him from bouncing back! He managed to get a new front bumper and EVS Tuning lip just in time for the show. He even added some carbon hood louvers and BBS LM wheels. So fire! He will always be a winner in my opinion! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ecd0152e-3a36-4421-8964-caf411bef8ac/SBY_6930.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Immaculate DC2 Type-R with quite a few Mugen goodies including a Gen 2 wing and MF10s owned by Nesto Baltazar. If I can remember, it even had a Mugen valve cover as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e0f72678-44cd-49c3-8fe2-f85ef0e211bf/SBY_7130.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Nissan Stagea on Rotiform Aerodisc wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/75c548bb-a68f-40d2-a10f-75825969c2d9/SBY_6907.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d3326984-a62f-4c3a-a098-4844ed490578/SBY_6894.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Rudy Tabios’ EM1 definitely caught my eye, mainly since it’s so clean & simple dropped on Mugen M7s. Pretty nifty that it’s K-swapped, but I forgot to snag a photo of his bay. Very proper OEM+ build for sure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3d595750-c7c8-4d37-b4ec-9061c8fd30de/SBY_6929.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/657cbe4a-2680-487e-8aa6-7a8f11852532/SBY_6956.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out This was the first time Dom Concordia brought out his JZX100 Chaser to a car show. I figured this was a perfect debut because a lot of people were appreciating it as well. We did a little shoot during my trip, so stay tuned for some fire photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3df60856-802c-4d12-898d-faab1437c462/SBY_7057.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2023 - Make it stand out Congrats to the homegirls, Alida Chhee and Tamiko Lee, for placing 2nd & 3rd place! https://finalshutter.com/blog/cars-with-sole-meet-71623 monthly 0.5 2023-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/77fa69dd-accb-436c-9fe0-dcdad7a512f1/SBY_6310.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out The minty king, Jacob Reyes, is back at it with his low mileage ‘96 Integra GS-R. He added some nice additions ever since I last seen it including a ‘97 ITR front lip, optional side skirts, and 17” BBS LMs. A week has gone by and he just added a ‘98+ rear bumper with rear valences. Looks great pare! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5aa46ac6-e54e-4ddc-a79d-4bc88eb77a98/SBY_6246.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Gus and his fitted son looking proper for the meet. Peep the kids Hiro’s Hotrods C.R.E.A.M tee! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/caaff3e0-ec4e-4381-8314-de346882c719/SBY_6359.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Blessed to have my mom & sister pop out and support the grind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7f8a03eb-f815-46f4-8971-d8d51a041273/SBY_6317.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out It’s rare to have Poges come out with his Mode Parfume Q45. Last time I seen it was the Namsayin x Think Bigger meet early last year. Thanks Ted for convincing him lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/749a7a8a-9e98-496b-b126-5a89ef8cbd03/SBY_6350.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Tristan Besabe’s R32 GT-R looking clean as always. We’re supposed to do some type of shoot soon, but maybe with a different set of wheels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a17f0941-28cf-48d3-a9b9-f3ba474d2266/SBY_6320.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Cool to see a little FK8 Type R meet within our meet lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a5a5ba20-30ed-46ea-a879-5befb836b2b3/SBY_6349.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Chelsey Pacheco sold her TEs not long ago and picked up these CE28s. Way to ruin the white on silver theme up front… Just playin. They aren’t Regas, but they clean lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2197277b-fa22-4bc3-8908-69e1f93ee6a2/SBY_6416+%5Bc%5D.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Guapo Duo at it’s finest. Best believe we’re gonna run this back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5925383c-c25d-4512-a2f7-dbd207768547/SBY_6373.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out White wheels look good on almost anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4af9aeab-364d-437b-a2dd-27ec4f1019c9/SBY_6429.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Paulo Miranda’s “Stink Eye” Sti on Weds looking clean under the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0bab0433-f17e-44b1-b877-06dab06dac72/SBY_6393.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out I gifted another print, and of course it had to go to my Day 1 brother & supporter Ben Malla. If you know about the black EF9 pictured, then you know what went down way before Backyard Boogie was created. I’m sure I’ll have another print of his sick EF2 sedan sometime in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/52e8578a-abd9-490d-a20e-93093cf733d6/SBY_6301.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Soufend fam and long time Hawaii homies came out to support as well https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/08bf8b91-a399-49a5-86cf-7e68baee7e28/SBY_6436.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Don Nguyen recently picked up this fresh AP2 [WITH A HARDTOP] with Spoon brakes and lowered on Regamaster Marquis Promadas. This is perfect as is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f8198fb3-9f33-42c7-b1c9-e7e02a273a60/SBY_6396.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Shoutout again to this real one, Metree Ngeth, for the help throughout the day. Very blessed to have her in my life. I got you with Fogo real soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7a158dc9-047e-4843-ac0a-0e3bf129d782/SBY_6453.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Andreil Belo’s FA5 Civic Si on WedsSport TC105Ns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7ae1f4eb-9e74-41e2-afbe-8362de22e15d/SBY_6274.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Duncan Changa’s Laguna Seca Blue F80 M3 and Vinh Tran’s A90 Supra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b014b627-15b8-4b30-a28e-fdfb0bc20b6a/SBY_6273.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Gus Roman trekked out from Yakima with his FK8 Civic Type R. Love the Mugen & Spoon combo along with the Voltex wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e0577af6-edad-4d8b-a021-a9abb93a901d/SBY_6403.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Johnny Hor’s Phantom Grey EG hatch with a Spoon Sports lip, custom projector JDM headlights, and diamond black TEs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b7899c98-6c04-44f3-93da-c742f9b5556d/SBY_6321.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Tim Pardue’s JDM FD RX-7. I dig the C-West N1 front bumper, RE-Amemiya rear diffuser, and Work CR-Kiwami wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bf094f9d-68da-43d7-9e7e-78f2036e125d/SBY_6315.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c422edc8-c436-4bf5-b389-31a620e29265/SBY_6277.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Chinh Do sold his black NSX not long ago, and finally acquired his long-time searched Grand Prix White NA1! This car is perfectly executed with the Advance Flatout kit, Taitec GT500 wing, Spoon Mirrors, and staggered RG1s. So fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/564801e1-a5b5-4ef4-9c81-5dfb06cc8935/SBY_6283.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Chris Rafanan switched up the CEs and slapped on Regamaster Brite IIs. They looked great on his daily Civic Si, but they look even better on his S2K I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve seen 18s on Chris’ whip. I see you Zaddy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/90a92aee-8e70-47b8-a4e1-6319ef636a87/SBY_6337.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out You’ve seen Alex Tran’s E36 M3 on here many times. Since we were close to his home, I figured this was the perfect opportunity to gift this print of a photo I shot of him rolling into Wekfest Seattle last year. I used that poster to display at the Namsayin “Time Well Spent” photo showcase a few months ago. I was going to give the print to him at that show since he was part of of it, but he left too early. At least we finally got it done lol. Stay tuned because we got some cool things cooking up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/898152af-f610-49f4-98e1-7406676baf6c/SBY_6291.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Ajay aka DJ Berry doing what he does best. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4f88a4e5-d83e-421f-9c05-d63bc88a25ba/SBY_6309.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Vu Nguyen’s Phoenix Yellow Civic Type R [yes it’s legit] on MF10s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e70b53e8-cbb4-4613-91e5-1776fe525530/SBY_6380.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Brandon Thai’s Imola Orange S2K sporting a Spoon front bumper & fenders, J’s Racing wing, and OG bronze TEs parked next to BJ Ta’s VSM EK Coupe on Mugen M7s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f9738e9c-f832-4da2-b5c8-0c5c7e205d28/SBY_6376.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Even though he had some trouble rolling on the new wheels, the car still looks great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7d0063b4-a005-4a08-bed5-f9bfaf5a97f4/SBY_6374.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Umer has brought down his EM1 a few times, but this is the first time I’ve seen his hood open. I dig the polished valve cover, Carbing strut bar, and ARC induction box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/631f767b-ade5-4b96-92bc-e6e107333447/SBY_6441.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Along with the last minute attendance was Kurt Benirschke with his sick E30 M3. He’s an old fellow sneaker head I met way back in the day. I didn’t recognize him at first since he looked way different lol. Good people though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/945aeb14-b21c-4047-be10-b4062313ed3e/SBY_6348.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out A few special cars staged in front of the store including Kevin Culala’s FK7 Civic Si coupe on Formula Silver TE37s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2fc53eab-92b9-45bc-b606-eae8d520cddb/SBY_6282.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Properly built 2JZ swap powering this beast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/89db73d0-a48e-4e7b-82e9-4a6517c2c7ef/SBY_6272.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Mark Dalisay’s R32 sedan with an R34 front end. This thing gets driven hard on & off the track https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/71a7ac64-c964-436e-b53f-cb1c26a2c29e/SBY_6420.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Justin Ramos, Mia Hernandez, Caspar Hill [facetime ], Alexis Fernandez, & Holly Phan chillin hard and staying away from the sun lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/00dda533-99de-4d9c-bf18-43041eaa10c5/SBY_6324.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Honored to have the famous Sarah Decker attend the meet with her Millennium Jade S2000 on TE37SLs, along with Caryl Dela Rosa and his imported RE-Amemiya FC RX-7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1e763cb4-97e5-41b0-a735-9c06afaad2a0/SBY_6369.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Holly Phan’s S2K is something I’ll always appreciate. Pretty subtle, but pretty damn good looking. For someone that loves rainbows so much, you would expect to see more colors on her car. I guess her fire outfits and outgoing personality make up for it lol Hey Holly, I’m still waiting for that beanie… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3de49c4a-457e-41b4-915f-83b8fd781fbd/SBY_6281.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out I’m not too crazy for FRS’/BRZs in general, but I have to say Zoe Washington has built one of the few I actually like. It stands out so good in many ways to where you can’t hate on it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dfcf0c92-a3ae-4616-9bc4-bc3de560d402/SBY_6327.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Mark Soliven’s Datsun 280ZX always stands out, mainly since he always sets off his damn horn every time he enters/leaves a car gathering LOL! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8a85b533-9d4e-4fbb-be6e-830c36952179/SBY_6460.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Last two standing… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b2a6a48d-5a4c-4889-a782-3e489e25178c/SBY_6366.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8414b9ad-ee87-4297-9d92-bb3c355cfdea/SBY_6410.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out The Canada homies staying cool in the shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a917429d-d526-4ce3-8577-ef576dba1bb8/SBY_6346.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Shoutout to Chelsey though for setting up a pre-meet and cruise to our event. She helped bring in quite a crowd, and we’re very thankful to have her part of this project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/788f8786-252a-448a-9916-5af520973e93/SBY_6370.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Eryka Jeanne’s bagged S2000 suited with a Voltex front bumper & wing, carbon Spoon hood, and my favorite 18” Regamaster MPs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/016a7e35-8687-4330-88cd-86d9b4aa35f2/SBY_6371.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Umer Khokhar ditched the bronze TEs and copped this aggressive spec’d white set. I was teasing him days before the event that if he showed up with RPF1s, he would have to park in the back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c7593675-648c-42b5-8322-7a6ae215b5ec/SBY_6328.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Russ Neuman’s JZX100 MKII is the perfect daily driver. He also has a JZX100 Chaser that he’s currently building which I’m pretty curious to see after it’s manual swap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/97819137-ce08-44af-9f7b-58190b1c140e/SBY_6437.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out The Backyard Boogie fam showed up fashionably late like usual lol. Regardless, I’m blessed to have this group in my life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5781198c-278f-4487-b663-bef7f58f1292/SBY_6268.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Sean Roh was probably the first person I know locally that purchased a GR86. He ditched the chrome wheels and slapped on some TE37SLs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0e53e3df-2780-4ffe-ba1e-678b64df2179/SBY_6285.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Not one, but two S2000s with 18” Regamasters. Fuego! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/17708e8a-f725-4187-9d17-e8a27d3b1566/SBY_6433.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Dan Nguyen showed up late with his NSX. He finally got some new wheels for the car and it looks great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b94d6f02-eded-4fba-9162-76e91077b494/SBY_6314.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out The bros cruised in smooth with their VIP builds. Shoutout to Teddie Pequet, Ed Gaborno, and Poges! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0a70f2d9-c045-4163-9c1c-7236eef00876/SBY_6364.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out I first met Rich Alejandro at the recent Wekfest Seattle, but it seems like we’ve known each other for a while the way we communicate with each other. His San Marino Blue F80 M3 equipped with a Laptorr lip, wrap matched Voltex wing, and TE37 Ultras is pretty damn sweet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/90f1a431-7f33-4c51-a9e0-11e08ed531ab/SBY_6445.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out The SoleSeattle staff hard at work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/90db22d4-c3bd-44fb-96ff-2c33e0267822/SBY_6440.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Big Ben with the photobomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ba2fb71c-912d-4b39-98b5-3f3844a73bf9/SBY_6269.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out It was a nice treat to have some exotics from Supercar Driven show up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/55cb695f-0a02-4ad7-97a4-6a3f28d6b595/SBY_6431.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/757602ef-5e93-4f6b-988e-08f33b4cf5d3/SBY_6413.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out The main crew & vendors [missing Kells ] killed it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8a26f73a-c6b8-4a3d-812e-1cda96cc0dff/SBY_6426.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Thankful to have the extended fam come down and hang out. They left the other homies hanging for a bit to go pick up some wheels lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1874b007-2a30-4a41-8798-1879fa30692b/SBY_6428.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out He had to do some minor rolling before making the trip back north lol. Time to dial in everything, homie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/05d10619-7afb-4e1d-9be1-1c2921d261f4/SBY_6461.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out If you don’t know about this Integra, you’ll find out more details about it later down the road. Shoutout to my bro My Pham for letting me take this out and ripping it! It really was enjoy to drive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c44fed2e-6233-4b4a-9be4-6888115e59b0/SBY_6382.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Tony Dau doing what he does best and highlighting everyone’s features https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9298d10d-9963-448e-aa5a-4eb9cfe3e244/SBY_6352.jpg Blog - Cars with Sole 7.16.23 - Make it stand out Wooty Nam’s Kanjo style EG hatch that he breaks in hard on the streets. Pretty cool bonus that he’s a dope break dancer too. Wooty has been in the game for quite some time since I’m familiar with his old black EG from back in the day when I was a kid. NA BROS… If you know, you know! DK’s EJ1 is also something I enjoy as well, but mainly because his presence as a person is cool overall. https://finalshutter.com/blog/wekfest-seattle-2023-part-2 monthly 0.5 2023-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bdee7c73-df36-4f60-9dc4-86676621ff02/SBY_5047.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4388095a-8d0d-4b10-a97e-ae1c8f92df53/SBY_4960.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jeremiah Whitaker’s Datsun 510 looking clean as always. He switched up the Watanabes and ran some OG SSR XR4 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d6688f74-5ae9-475b-8283-4ba6b8f11c53/SBY_5062.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Leo’s R32 dumped on BBS LMs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d02e4d3b-8f5e-4635-acfc-52d6736507d8/SBY_4971.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out The ITB 13B rotary engine inside the pristine & shaved bay was the star of the show. Something most aren’t capable of doing. So fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/30cb2e18-2c8d-4322-85cd-e8a76f83e278/SBY_5066.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out The well put together 2J swap that powers Cole Marten’s AWD R32. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327472577-HY4SGWHH18B3CZW53JWU/SBY_4947.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327476165-CP3X172L50R312J1XSNU/SBY_4980.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327499755-0WFB5OF1GKM89OGTB2OD/SBY_5042.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327496482-PTNGEZ0GYNPHDJFQLYF1/SBY_4987.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327518934-C5WHU390JG8Y17WILS1W/SBY_5049.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327520029-LRP6L1QMCO300AQL0XWE/SBY_5050.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327549212-0PGL8JRYIMVCEBEWTTYP/SBY_5051.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327548806-21K2SHQ5XWXQHJBPV72B/SBY_5052.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327574980-5EGHZET4854H6SQLL6I9/SBY_5059.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327577059-VT4JHNSBH0QELNU4J9FJ/SBY_5069.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327599179-0GQ52O54HAOSE0ICHUW6/SBY_5070.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327651022-8QN6CJWSBVV3NJG9G5QU/SBY_5087.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327602028-8ZTKWSP1WE7KO7KJAHXK/SBY_5074.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327624085-LT1H8BL2E8YNSTOKAG2R/SBY_5076.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327627777-4W2AA1T4W87FSGALC76C/SBY_5077.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1687327647275-WSHUILRC49QUM1OLPNFJ/SBY_5079.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e8b19385-5fcc-47b5-91bc-237c65a99614/SBY_5009.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Metree is a real one for modeling & going around with me half of the time. My spontaneous model always coming in clutch when I need her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d476d6ad-16ae-4244-9b50-73e568f96840/SBY_4979.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Dino Eusebio’s widebody RSX looking good on a staggered set of Desmond Regamaster EVO IIs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1444b7ef-d3e2-4083-80a8-d4b908f072f6/SBY_4951.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Not many people noticed the Spoon brakes behind the TE37VSLs. Very neat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1c9be89d-d802-472f-9352-046ddb796060/SBY_5063.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jude Dacula’s MR2 W10 rocking a Fujifilm livery on SSR Type Cs staged at the Stateside Garage booth. Jude is a man with many talents: A car builder, photographer, and graphic designer all in one. It was very cool to meet & chop it up with him. I plan to eventually collab with my guy one of these days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/35fb4a2a-fbc2-4793-ba7c-626d3746ebca/SBY_4986.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out VIP inspired JZX100 Chaser on Carving Head 40 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9f81f194-2f17-4906-8593-4f813c3be88c/SBY_5043.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Salvador Estrada was one of the few east side homies that made the trek for the show. His boosted S2K rocking a Backyard special lip, JDM AP1 headlights, and bronze TE37s is quite exceptional. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/316714bf-ec06-4f5f-8a1d-699911ad762f/SBY_5084.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Datsun 510 on SSR Formula Mesh wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e79acd61-0f8b-45bd-992b-444bfef470fb/SBY_4949.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out The man, the myth, the legend Joey Lee hard at work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2691d0bb-782b-44e9-bee4-90487f9c8225/SBY_4975.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Chris Rafanan’s S2000 will forever be my favorite S2K. Everything is just perfect! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c5a5364c-6c8e-4f75-9eea-41c1c4da039a/SBY_5032.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out I don’t know if Coop was either lit or happy with joy, but I know he had a great time with his supportive crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1381fa5a-1ed1-4184-86ae-28b725891bba/SBY_5060.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3e3d5952-78cd-4818-9a35-60e56395c88e/SBY_4968.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Random fact: Terry was the reason I’ve always wanted a JDM front Integra when I was a kid. From checking it out in person at the old Honda Tech meets at Marymoor Park, or flipping through the pages of Honda Tuning, it was always one of my favorites & inspirations. I definitely miss the huge Racing Hart C2 wheels he used to roll tough on, but these silver MF10s are very proper as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/faa14fce-c602-4e0c-b34f-c93b3ee3ae33/SBY_5044.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Carlos Garcia is a pro at paint corrections, and his black EG3 was smooth. The Sergeant front bumper with the First Molding lip will always turn heads. He switched up the RE30s and rare yellow seats to some OG TE37s and Recaro buckets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3035678f-621a-4d14-a675-74e0e0b08aef/SBY_5053.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Josh Velasco from VC Garage Hi came through bright & shiny in his IS300 SportCross. Nice to see the 3 spoke trend come back. He flexed hard with two different chrome sets: Super Advan Racing Version 2 on the fronts and Work Equip Voggards on the rears. Looking good brah! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/99a19c98-11eb-4dcd-a691-7257507250ae/SBY_5159.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Two years in a row that Jeremiah Whipple got prime parking. Even though he didn’t do many changes, it’s still a great build! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/82c982f7-99e2-426b-9a4c-1806df1200bd/SBY_5061.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Clean S14 Kouki running a 2JZ-GTE swap on Enkei RPF1s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cfe76687-3dd3-49a7-a2ab-f85a084b42f0/SBY_5048.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jesus Aguilar came out pretty tough this year with a slight change to his EK hatch. He picked up the super rare Rando Sports aero kit from Raul and slapped it on his car in time for the show. Apparently this is the same exact kit that was on the OG EK Squad leader’s, Chris Saikai, hatch many years ago. Very cool indeed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8ef9fcb2-27bd-4da5-a829-b36d3b4e73e5/SBY_4973.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Yifan’s RX-7 FD was definitely one of the Top 5 builds that showed out at this year’s WF Seattle show. Super clean body added with Ganador mirrors, and the full Project Mu brake set-up tucked behind the OG Desmond Regamaster Marquis Promada wheels make this car go super hard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4f94f395-bbb8-4ec1-b20e-76d920c9bba2/SBY_4953.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/78d1c579-7677-4201-8ee0-0d32e8909ef1/SBY_5055.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Loved this Honda Accord Euro R with 5 lug, TE37s, and Spoon brakes powered with an H22A. Very JDM, but so good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ebe45272-2eb2-4548-9475-0b130a68e744/SBY_4957.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Huy’s Mugen RSX will always be a local favorite. It pretty much has everything you’d want in a DC5. He showed out right at the entrance for the spectators to check out first. Huy managed to score First Place ‘Best of Show’. Congrats homie! Well deserved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dcafaf0b-dfb5-46c4-a3cc-51d719dfb762/SBY_4959.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out What’s not to love about Jackie’s S2000? The Voltex bumper paired with Circuit Garage canards make this car pop, and the J’s Racing GT wing with the Voltex rear diffuser make a good balance with the flow of the body. What really makes Jackie unique in my opinion? He’s man enough to run aggressive spec wheels without running over fenders or crazy aftermarket ones. Jackie used to roll on some nardo grey 18x10 +40 TE37s for a while, but switched up to this bronze +41 set. At the end of the show, I did catch him doing some minor rolling or something to his rear wheel wells, maybe because of some minor rubbing? I guess that +1 mm makes a difference right Jackie? That’s what she said https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/de10ddbf-60a5-4411-851d-99d570ce011c/SBY_4984.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b8277bd0-2128-42e3-b89d-3049f48b0256/SBY_5046.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out It’s been a back-to-back weekend in Seattle for the homie Raul Rodriguez with his fuego EK4. He pulled up the previous Sunday to our EKs & Coffee meet. It was great seeing him again and chatting up for a bit. Unfortunately Raul decided that his car will be up for sale soon, so for those who got the cash ready I wouldn’t sleep on this amazing build! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/36edf16d-25ee-4119-8020-fa24d499c271/SBY_4961.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Bill Master’s boosted EP3 equipped with many Mugen goodies and CE28s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e48d0c2b-179d-4bbe-af90-a0fa3d65560f/SBY_5119.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out This shouldn’t need an intro. Just know that the World’s fastest AWD 4 banger from SpeedFactory Racing will continue to break records. Shoutout to Rick Eickert and the rest of the SF team for busting their ass on & off the track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/814d9815-fab2-4438-ae44-1dd19ed09097/SBY_4962.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0c3552e1-0f64-4f7a-b4d3-cefd42b25cf9/SBY_4963.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out The White Center homies know how to build proper Hondas, just like the big dawg Pow Prinpasert. Twincam Motoring… IYKYK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c0a743e3-d850-467a-999b-19fdf4e5c89c/SBY_4958.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/48ffc876-46c7-4976-8fe8-709e4c8510cc/SBY_5007.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out The 3 lovely ladies representing C’s Customizing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/77243ed6-e429-42a9-842a-736860415a21/SBY_4950.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another cool car that came down was Jason Leung’s ‘86 Corolla from Richmond B.C. The overall simplicity and cool details made this car a favorite of mine involving the red tinted carbon fiber hood that flow so well with all the red accents of the interior and engine bay. Jason succeeded and took up the ‘80’s of the Festival’ award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d1bb000e-98d9-42cd-95d9-bce451cea3af/SBY_5103.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out I’ve always known Owen Felty for his old VSM EK with the M&M Racing kit. He got rid of it and built this new hatch. He’s the first I know of with the Mode Parfume front bumper up here in the PNW. This car is a lot more subtle compared to his last build, but I dig it! Owen has been grinding hard lately producing some unique hardware for his business, Felty Fab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7a683c18-6780-4043-bafc-789562f4574a/SBY_5068.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Renegade Motorsports/Enjin Haus won ‘Best Booth’ at this year’s event. Sergio’s S2K and their white 997 on Advan TC-4s were the perfect display cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a6d82bd2-622c-4449-8770-82cce69abd15/SBY_5054.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/af697d1d-d01d-4c86-a522-a4e3ac9ac684/SBY_5121.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out This is the first time I’ve seen Ernie Naiberg’s sick EG that he gets down on the track up here in WA and even Hawaii. 8.43 @ 158 mph is pretty damn wild. He took home ‘Best Track Car’. Congrats braddah! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/66ddb150-d2c7-4215-bae8-8a0bbcf9b635/SBY_5148.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/db1cb5e4-4f32-442f-b31f-86d956a28b7f/SBY_5039.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Very neat Toda Racing 4AG with individual throttle bodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1f9ca71e-20be-461b-b093-5e875d21c13b/SBY_5123.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Devin McPherson’s super clean E30 325is bagged on BBS RS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/522a4964-6716-4cab-86d5-ca602913a19d/SBY_4956.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/58dd13cd-3d13-4e8b-b2c7-f628f8c8e5b6/SBY_5081.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out The homegirl, Metree Ngeth, ripped her jeans coming out of the EK3 that morning so of course Mikey wanted to flex that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3e6701f0-8d47-4d0e-9682-de4d03d378d9/SBY_4985.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out There are some people out there that can’t pull off a mix of Mugen and Spoon parts on their cars, but I can say Jason was able to execute that very well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/af27d129-541e-457c-aabc-0e4d79b00233/SBY_5056.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Loved this JZX100 Mark II Tourer V, owned by @thewagondragon, staged at the Rays booth. Don’t see too many cars out here with a Kazama Auto kit and matte blue gunmetal TE37SLs. So fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d1e0985b-3a33-4597-874d-86849c5e307a/SBY_5073.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ken & Sabrina Sugawara looking fresh with the matching Lost & Found AJ1s. Couple goals forreal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/611f8272-a5ba-418b-bf96-df4193988551/SBY_4983.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ken had Ben Malla of Backyard Boogie custom paint a valve cover for the show. A tri-fade using traditional Mugen colors, just like what Ben did to one of his B-series valve covers a while back. It’s the little details that matter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/25b6debe-a69b-486b-8437-e4c4386c4278/SBY_5065.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Solid S13 coupe running a BN Sports kit, Ganadors, and SSR Minerva wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0a0fdd7b-c031-4377-a382-8744cf20fd64/SBY_4954.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Dru Vun’s ‘86 4Runner was flexxin’ hard on the boulder he brought in. He used to have a very dope TRD JZX100 Chaser that he used to cruise around in, but for some reason I feel like this suits him more lol. Dru took home the ‘Offroad of the Festival’ award! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/02292860-bb75-4c4d-9b29-b4c45d166d6b/SBY_5041.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jackie’s Spoon Sports equipped DC2 Integra Type R. I was teasing him about adding an EK to his fleet since we both want one, but he would need to finish this first. Hurry up JKL!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9eec3b70-6c82-463b-ac70-0389765b8045/SBY_4969.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Terry popped every opening to flex all the details, even the gas tank door to show the shiny Mugen fuel cap cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3eb52581-6b95-4459-8505-aac51b291198/SBY_5113.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Nik @dat_sand_taco showed out his crazy Tacoma that sweeps through the sand dunes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d9c0d2b8-cbf1-4794-83a8-dd5d941b5a7f/SBY_4966.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another random fact: Terry was also the reason I was a fan of engines with individual throttle bodies. Him and Yee Vang with the K-swapped ITB EK hatch definitely set the bar back in the day with their dope builds. A lot of refine details in Terry’s engine bay that includes placements of certain components most wouldn’t do, which make his car stand out in many ways. The hometown hero killed it and won 2nd place ‘Best of Show’! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1a84ad16-4bf9-43ee-acfd-cf51809cb854/SBY_5064.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out This VIP UCF20 LS400 owned by @garetdos from Cali was very sleek. Not sure what kit it has, but I like it along with the vented fenders that has a paint fade effect, mag blue TE37s, and L-TIDE BBK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e3dd28c5-71a6-4fc4-bae4-ea90730918b2/SBY_5147.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Of course I had to have her flex with the best from the West. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2e1e2044-679c-48b3-bc36-6b85e84c0a01/SBY_5165.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out The S2K is powered with a F22C1 running a Sheepey Built turbo system. I like all the finished add ons like the ARC spark plug cover plate and Renegade Motorsports Ti cooling plate. Everyone’s favorite judge, Tony Dau, pointed out that Jackie’s crew ‘LEVEL ONE’ is similar to the rust he has on his turbo All jokes aside, this car is fire and he managed to take home the ‘Best Coupe of the Festival’ award. Congrats Jackie! Hopefully the next time I see you will be in Canada! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7b7423e3-df27-4c28-afd9-23d72557df08/SBY_4976.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 2 - Make it stand out Bronze can pretty much go with anything. https://finalshutter.com/blog/wekfest-seattle-2023-part-1 monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4d31db62-3d46-435f-b277-242b893b22a0/SBY_4883.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/84e8d83a-0291-48e1-9abc-c93d9c239a48/SBY_4900.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/43587522-42c0-452d-b124-b3a5e61f57c4/SBY_4820.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Michael Pham scored this ‘95 SE Integra a few years ago and did some nice changes to it ever since. Converted to a ‘98 front end, fresh repaint from Skreet Garage, OG bronze TE37s & CE28s, and a few little details. Loving the progress my guy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/21935279-25d0-4df0-ab2e-02315f64a687/SBY_4860.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/741752b9-3a2c-4d4a-bbf4-2cff929f916e/SBY_4861.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jeremiah Whipple’s EG popping out in the sun. IYKYK… There’s always something, but at least he made it to the show just in time lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/687c1240-fc47-44d7-9da3-f069427f1c32/SBY_4937.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Cole Marten from Throttle Thrashers Garage brought out his AWD 2JZ LHD R32 Skyline GT-R that he debuted at SEMA ‘21. This thing is beyond amazing…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/395a7608-9fde-479e-9e3d-17d7ff45a7a3/SBY_4893.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s been a while since Mike brought over his very well put together S2K sporting a Spoon front bumper, JDM AP1 headlights, and proper spec’d bronze CEs. I give him props for making the 8 hour drive from Idaho every time he comes up for the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ecea64b6-f0ca-4a8c-abf1-bbf7d3d60b0f/SBY_4845.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Dream exotics for sure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d2dad1fc-c439-470a-a3f3-28707ac5b73c/SBY_4816.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Austin flipped the Hotelement earlier this year, but managed to get everything squared up and looking even better! The mag blue TEs definitely added a nice touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3f939626-f0af-4fa5-afcc-5a648a3f9aaf/SBY_4863.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s been 4 years since the famous Jackie Law last attended a show down here. Not only was it great to see his car in person like the prime pre-covid days, but it was even better catching up with him about life in general and more car stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4c604d80-613c-4b76-b929-1eaffa183a50/SBY_4866.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Dru definitely gets down off roading in his wicked ‘86 4Runner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e9d0c278-d7ff-4f01-ab16-788ffbce8121/SBY_4834.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Another new member of Overtake is the famous content creator, Vinh Tran, with his Sayber Design A90 Supra on ZE40a. Even though it’s not a BMW, it really is lol. Congrats to you as well, brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c4f53fd2-f332-4d8a-8558-6a9dda0f5c92/SBY_4898.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Nic Buettner’s coilovers didn’t arrive in time for his GR Corolla, but it still looks great on MF10s lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/35a64a31-f3d1-455d-92a5-35af7d13faa7/SBY_4911.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Always nice to see this Supercharged J32 swapped EG loaded with a White Crow front bumper, First Molding Lip, J’s Racing fenders & wing, and shaved moldings owned by Chris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0c17e4ec-c9bd-42c8-b5a8-606ee8617221/SBY_4790.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out This was Alex Tran’s first time getting asked to have his E36 M3 displayed at a booth, and of course it was the show’s sponsor Toyo Tires. Very well deserved along with Kop Nguyen and his E92 M3 on BBS LM-R wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/29aff27b-102f-45a5-b92b-32d647103d30/SBY_4832.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Dan Pham made some minor changes to his tracked out F80 M3 by adding carbon Mashimarho vents and a brand new set of BBS LMs. He is now an official member of Team Overtake. CONGRATS BALLER!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1d14c739-f4d6-4576-81cb-5c41c436907b/SBY_4781.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Simple & clean R34 GTR on TE37SLs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/400a5637-a805-4326-84a4-1de0643f03a1/SBY_4882.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jeremiah wasn’t the only baller who registered 2 cars. He had Ascoe bring in his supercharged FA5 Civic put together with a full FD2 conversion and aggressive RG1 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d59fe50a-3823-4867-9524-edf7fd44e1ed/SBY_4818.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out One of my favorite builds that showed out was this RX-7 FD owned by Yifan. This thing stood out to me the most, and you’ll see why in Part 2 of my coverage… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/88e1c4c9-f311-43aa-a60a-0ef60304c470/SBY_4888.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out The hometown hero, Terry Suvonnarith, finally showed out after a couple years with his legendary built GS-R. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/40a06cef-33ea-4c43-a732-bddb8ce0c567/SBY_4853.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out JDM front DC Integra from Canada sporting an INGS front bumper, concaved TEs, and J’s Racing spoiler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c82f5e30-f9e5-44fb-98df-10888f28b4e3/SBY_4878.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Tracked TSX rocking a full Euro R lip kit, Mugen grill, and polished TE37s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6ec02bfa-2c2b-4904-a927-79468f51a984/SBY_4844.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jag Matto went all out on his Aventador with a full carbon body change and many other mods for SEMA last year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/81e625dd-88f6-4f0a-85a9-d526d6b7cd8a/SBY_4872.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Here come the Honda boys… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fc974590-a9de-4007-b49c-9bc7f2afcef1/SBY_4854.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Joe Rawket’s Veilside RX-7 on BBS E88s looking blue as always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/47c16411-c249-4001-a602-492e722f836b/SBY_4867.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Mel Diego’s Mugen equipped EP3 looking dope as always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/311c45be-a4f1-43c1-a5a1-821d5ec9b370/SBY_4823.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Thomas Hatcher made some shiny changes to his TBSS including all the main components in his bay [that I didn’t get a shot of] and a custom set of Heritage Wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/908b04af-ea7d-48fc-8b5c-0d6e2636dbfd/SBY_4906.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5651dd43-5140-45e6-9a77-786ce8474754/SBY_4913.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s no surprise that Jackie Law brought down his newest project as well: Phoenix Yellow ITR equipped with many Spoon goodies. Love everything about it. Good stuff, baller! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d871622a-7764-47c6-b405-e03f573be0b3/SBY_4803.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out The SERIALNINE crew finally had a booth for WF, and they were able to bring down a solid amount of cars including this Toyota Mark II Blit tucking on MAEs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/56a78872-11c0-492d-bd8a-9fa6553d9a8b/SBY_4852.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Time attack built RX-7 FD on RGIII wheels. The main thing that really popped in my eyes were the 326Power rotors and brakes. Nicely done in my opinion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5292a2eb-5400-4b1d-8ab6-fd0e90f8b65b/SBY_4881.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Ken Sugawara’s super clean Mugen out FK8 Type Parrr looking extra fire. Shoutout to his wifey, Sabrina, for handling the detail! Lol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fcde2798-31e4-4ce2-911c-de9798d21c03/SBY_4805.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jake from SERIALNINE came down with his JZX90 Mark II on chrome Work VSKFs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8ddb7c2b-7e31-4a30-a0e4-ab7ec9713143/SBY_4831.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Laguna Seca Blue F80 M3 on BBS RSII wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1ca061c3-7fb8-465a-ba42-db194cbfe768/SBY_4843.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Vital Energy Motorsports debuted this crazy Lamborghini Aventador. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4119cbe0-88b5-4673-bad3-0777552d9dfd/SBY_4795.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Clean 964 on RUF wheels. I don’t know much about Porsches, but this was nice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1dc11e60-3572-4299-9676-bd4938503716/SBY_4811.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Auston Corbett’s JDM CR-X SiR looking proper as always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ebc60f7b-59a6-4d5d-a5c0-de4edaa05d27/SBY_4902.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Here come the rest of the LEVEL one crew… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c79d33eb-0c5a-40c0-baec-3a0521c670b2/SBY_4859.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s a been a while since Huy Hoang brought out REDRUM. I think mainly since he’s been working on getting the car right to it’s full potential. After many years of completing this build, he finally got it tuned and properly back on the streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c0ec9f53-3584-4bb6-abab-f183bf322669/SBY_4904.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Brian Madayag’s K-swapped EG hatch on CEs will never be an eyesore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9d28ee0c-46f3-4bd9-8d67-a0c90e224e65/SBY_4903.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Nice pair of EGs with an OG Honda builder & #TheOpenPerspectivePodcast man himself, David Andrade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/72d28781-d8e2-4687-8bda-c43739a550db/SBY_4814.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Austin Hironaka is always a mysterious one to some, but reality he’s the guy that does whatever it takes to get stuff done like towing his booth stuff with his award winning & magazine featured Del Sol. That’s some legit Hotrod shit lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/725ea1c7-4572-4443-a841-e7c88cdcc896/SBY_4780.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out The sketchy ass tunnel leading to the convention center loading dock was backed up at 7am for some reason. I used that time to get a peak of what was getting staged at some of the vendor booths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b1d6697c-1089-4ad1-b396-6da037e782f3/SBY_4850.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Team Menace always brings out a good amount of cars to Wekfest. This time was around 16 cars from what I can remember. One of them was Dan Nguyen’s ‘96 NSX that went through a full color change: Atlantis Blue Metallic that came off of an F80 M3. He did it right and got it painted instead of wrapped lol. Dan took home First Place NSX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a234e31f-ea72-4234-a05e-bcd77604ab6d/SBY_4901.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jason T’s pristine EG hatch that he’s been building and refreshing for quite some time now. This car really is amazing to see in person. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/061b09f4-d1a0-4d2a-90c2-3d1828d92756/SBY_4899.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Pretty clean JZX100 Chaser with a very unique paint color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9e4673fc-40bb-49e2-a5c0-133f2f020295/SBY_4915.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out This was Johnson Bui’s, aka Just Ps Garage, first time attending WF with his EK. Nice to see this youngin get a lot of credit for his build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e1bf7535-0ad1-4367-b82c-b0c698947715/SBY_4895.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out 3 different Toyotas that I’d love to own all one day… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/43d94501-4962-46ad-8e14-cfd52d32d501/SBY_4810.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out The Hiro’s Hotrods boys always show out when they can. Eric Anderson has the prime example of a perfect Wonder Civic, as I mentioned it already a few times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c17837be-94ae-4c6c-a924-99799394236e/SBY_4796.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Intec Racing surprised the community with something new this year… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c73f064f-649e-46e4-ab2a-81d3a74086eb/SBY_4857.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Joe Cabaccang’s imported S13 with Ganadors and SSR Mesh wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ca3c55bf-5ab4-4157-affd-fa34af28097a/SBY_4830.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Even though Alex didn’t show out with his team, Overtake, they still came out pretty hard with all the other Bimmers including Bui’s E46 M3 on BBS E88s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1e1cedbd-2df3-4ba1-b070-68c81837850c/SBY_4905.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Daniel Yeh never fails to show up with his boosted GD3 Fit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/21c71736-3a0a-47fa-bc65-fa9259e957bb/SBY_4896.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Terry casually bringing in his extra bumper with the FEEL’s lip, and Toto Deleon assisting with carrying some stuff for the display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ca859298-c703-432d-ae42-237523536b93/SBY_4938.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out After many months of problems and repairs, Galileo Galang finally got most things right to make the drive down and show out at the event. I first met Gal last year at the Namsayin x Miir event, and he’s a real cool dude overall and his EG hatch is pretty fuckin dope. From the K-swap, to many J’s Racing parts, and Denji headlights, this car is proper. Since then he decided to go 5 lug and got some pretty aggressive CEs from the bro Tomas Burns. Execution on point! Everything seemed to pay off since Gal took home ‘First Place EG of the Festival’ award. Congrats Kuya! You deserved it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/074efaa3-db2a-4d1a-a5f9-6c26db12fbba/SBY_4829.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Pretty sick second gen Toyota Soarer on Daytons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/71bb8390-c2e3-4b3c-862e-9afe888c23f1/SBY_4793.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Sergio Mendoza has had his Spoon Sports S2K tucked away at Renegade Motorsports for experimental purposes for quite some time now, but they finally brought it back up to display at their booth. If I recall, the last time I seen this car was at the Super Street x LeMay show back in 2019. Still looks great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a5195cb1-a3e0-4b23-a5d3-055e2ebfb096/SBY_4807.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out The C’s Customizing man himself, Cooper Boudia, finally pops out with his legendary DC Integra. He kept dying out because his battery terminals were loose, but I think he did it on purpose just to put on a show lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fafadb90-ca58-44c5-96f8-46e55243dbeb/SBY_4833.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out F82 M4 on BBS LMs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4be6a486-aaf8-4a95-886f-edcf6bd31443/SBY_4842.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Sonic Grey Pearl FK8 rocking a full Mugen lip kit, Voltex wing, and bronze ZE40s owned by thatonesgp_fk8. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1e6072b1-cfa2-40a5-811a-6dae324a3a1f/SBY_4799.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out A very sleek Datsun 280Z on Work Meister CR01s. This thing sounded so good rolling in, all from the HKS powered RB26 swap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/95e5364a-c310-4a17-bc94-da0fa313cc75/SBY_4890.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Pow Prinpasert ditched the Mugen lip and CP-F wheels for a traditional Spoon lip and Club Edition TE37s. Honestly my favorite set up so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/88763a13-c626-42c2-91d9-8ef3522fe161/SBY_4935.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Holly Phan and her cool friend slid through in her S2000 slapped with a J’s Racing front lip, smoked JDM AP1 headlights, Spoon diffuser, Voltex wing, and Gram Lights 57DR wheels. This was Holly’s first time showcasing her car, and it’s safe to say she had fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/52b7e25e-8acf-4ae7-bc2b-6c537ec8a374/SBY_4840.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Dale Ibiaz has one of the most unique FK8 Type R, mainly since every single modified part came off of a Spoon catalog. He decided to run CEs instead of SW388s. Still nice though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/39293d33-376d-4144-ac22-3acf98edd9d7/SBY_4886.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Watching this JDM ‘90s Hino Ranger Hauler transport both of these S Chassis was a major flex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/74e48d81-eb54-4107-8b48-b7bf4464a038/SBY_4847.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out If the Aventador wasn’t enough, Jag had someone bring in his 996 Turbo that makes 1350 HP… Just draw dropping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/88971933-cb2e-4cc9-b624-dedd1de84856/SBY_4912.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Craig Bowman’s blacked out EG hatch with a BYS front lip, carbon hood, and SW388s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a6b8e9fd-96eb-4c4f-9d1c-842b1fcec7b1/SBY_4864.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Chris Dunbar brought out his immaculate E30 M3 that he spent about 2.5 years restoring. He ended up taking home the highly sought after ‘Judge’s Choice’ award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/00ee648a-5b00-4dc7-b075-c3addce41e1e/SBY_4877.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Can’t go wrong with silver on silver. BJ Ta’s coupe always looks period correct with the M7s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e773a3b3-45be-46a2-8c95-6db3ae27ef8b/SBY_4865.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jaykee Vo’s R34 GTS-T that was helped put together by Skreet Garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e89d3cc7-6ee1-4f6b-8598-259beaefdadd/SBY_4880.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out I feel like Mikey Legaspi has been enjoying Isaac Lafountaine’s EK3 more than he has lol. Mike switched up the JLines and borrowed Anton Madamba’s mag blue CE28SLs. Looks way much better! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7ea02306-39c9-4a28-8e75-1a1cc21c3796/SBY_4945.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Umer Khokhar was another Canadian homie I met along with Gal. His EM1 tied with a First Molding lip, J’s Racing wing, and bronze TEs. All he was missing was his EM1 twin Benny lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e74d7221-b64a-4479-b21a-e2456c5d9550/SBY_4856.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Thought this was a pretty cool pic of an Initial D inspired Hachiroku and Dave Kang’s Hakosuka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8c67bd59-1289-454d-914d-23e7d4d0bc60/SBY_4873.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2023 Part 1 - Make it stand out Word on the street is Jacob Reyes already sold his minty EK, but he was still able to show it out one more time before it goes to the new owner. A lot of people were pretty stunned about him selling it, but he’s on to bigger & better things. Just know that the EK is definitely going into good hands https://finalshutter.com/blog/eks-and-coffee-seattle-6423 monthly 0.5 2023-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c09edc60-82ae-47bf-955b-91d5056e99be/SBY_4591.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Such a beautiful line up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4571d607-0ee8-4df5-90c6-763b6409def8/SBY_4594.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Jon Duong’s DAP hatch was shining bright under the sun. He made some subtle, yet big changes by switching up the SiR bumpers with OEM ones paired with an Exceed lip and tossed on a set of EC Works mirrors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/41e8c8cc-afcf-4a95-9dbc-a9c8d8fce7bf/SBY_4636.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Big inspirations to say the least. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fc0538d6-4348-4d54-8043-14c00243b153/SBY_4610.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Austin partnered with Don and got the extension to his shop. Looking forward to more hotrod activities for the community & homies! For those that are curious, Don’s ITR and RSX are still for sale. Hit him up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/24275004-1d08-4653-8e71-089f1f0ca975/SBY_4611.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Russell Tolentino was able to fix his EBP EM1 just in time for the meet. He had a slight hiccup a few weeks ago, but managed to get everything squared up and rolling. From my understanding, Russ has owned this Si for quite a long time. Definitely puts it to proper use and enjoys the road & track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0281bc1d-42f6-4bfa-9755-28ac8a34605c/SBY_4635.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/de9de73e-d9da-429e-8c41-d893f2b91492/SBY_4649.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Mikey was able to bring in Isaac Lafountaine’s boosted EK3 on JLine SMDSL2 wheels. Haven’t seen this car since like HIN Seattle 2015. Still looks great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/246f8ce1-dde0-4126-bb61-f7e494f8fbb9/SBY_4593.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Some wondered why this E46 M3 slid through. There’s a reason why… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b93ea353-383c-45c6-9a79-a53d2b1940f7/SBY_4587.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Rainier Deleon, aka “Toto”, came out for once to chill with his super clean white hatch loaded with many Type R goodies including a K20 R motor. I messed up and didn’t get a photo of the bay, but still this car is sick. A bit different from what I’m used to seeing with Toto since I knew him for his other crazy hatch, Smokey: A legendary build that everyone in the Honda scene should know about. THE REAL CYBER EK! Hopefully it’ll be revived one day… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b53a7ec7-341a-4b41-a407-1eeca1070649/SBY_4681.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Cool Mugen Intake… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/67fcc697-c44d-408e-9937-651382451a59/SBY_4647.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Co-host Johnson has been busting his ass these past couple years with getting his car right. Everything pops such as the clean Phoenix Yellow paint done by Cy Gines at Refine Finish, Exceed front lip, Mode Parfume spoiler, and Group B Unlimited NC-01s. Alot of progress has been made, yet he still has a long way to go. Props to this youngin for killin it though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b71d3cf6-4844-4b1b-b1e4-eae07d80c780/SBY_4630.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f24980cb-1f82-4c0c-a52b-0b9a874fffe0/SBY_4588.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Group photo with most of the attendees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/18a33725-34d1-4691-bfcb-f1c6e2140745/SBY_4741.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Chuck completely burnt out from a long morning… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3ebb8eef-2d53-4780-b37a-c4d27216e92d/SBY_4546.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d004cfe8-684f-44bf-9d8d-d51c3435ca5f/SBY_4556.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out We were able to make a special order of the best Vietnamese coffee in the Northwest to give to our attendants. CRACK!!!! Shoutout to Johnson for making some dope stickers as well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0ff2f900-35a5-4762-9f21-dcc5efff4f78/SBY_4567.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out More cars started to show up and it was getting hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6d23421a-9c6e-4bda-a90c-1eaf549f8464/SBY_4596.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3d91c263-6412-46f4-b922-1cc0aa0941ea/SBY_4627.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/20252fd5-cc3a-4f60-a215-862eaf40d343/SBY_4617.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/07233a13-49fb-4bc3-b402-5c03d06cd04a/SBY_4685.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out If someone were to build a proper Mugen equipped EK hatch, I would say Raul executed that task very well. Everything flows so good with the full lip kit, grill, wing, twin loop exhaust, and of course some fresh MF10s. Peep those rare OEM optional headlight covers too… Top 10 EKs in my opinon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/38c6f0e9-8b90-4056-bd79-26858c89644e/SBY_4652.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1686360359483-F3SPQCTESGSQ8JIORE6M/SBY_4700.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1686360359665-7RZ2GCOW7OD8U3Y0QH3G/SBY_4702.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1686360372582-CJOYKU1D9G5O6F822IUZ/SBY_4703.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8164e5a3-5347-4943-8c57-6115b88b4bbb/SBY_4580.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Chelsey pouring up that good good for her sister, Ashley Tolentino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/283342fa-c5d2-41bc-89ec-7580d50e3d11/SBY_4628.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out I mentioned it before that Joel Bello owns my favorite EM1 of all time, and my statement never changed. The last time I posted his car on here, he had the aggressive CE28s in the front. This time he matched up the rears with OG mag blue 16x8.5 +30 TE37s. So fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b3cb8e14-e5a3-45fb-b72c-570a740c746b/SBY_4549.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out I made it to Austin’s shop in time to witness Raul Rodriguez roll in & unload his car. He made the trek all the way from Yakima along with his homies Jesus Aguilar and Edgar. These guys are real ones for making the drive out here just for our meet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a237505a-0033-4f76-b488-41f7cdbe59cd/SBY_4632.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Solid OEM+ bay. I’m sure some people are thinking the same where the only thing he’s missing is the Mugen valve cover. Maybe he has one that he doesn’t want to put on? Who knows… Regardless, this car is fuego! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c8c58293-004a-4fa6-906d-64a31bbc68ed/SBY_4619.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Mikee Andrada had some time in his busy day and pulled up in his famous coupe. For those that didn’t know, he had a pristine white hatch that was completely done up, but it was sold in a raffle that he teamed up with SpeedFactory earlier this year. A bit bittersweet, but I’m sure it went to a good home. Feel free to check out my older blog post from Wekfest Seattle 2021 about the details on both cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/057c0bb1-2881-4d29-ba80-b56f33d92218/SBY_4697.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Some people had to leave, so we set up a little display for a different group photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e4db9fec-b125-4824-82bc-e3d9695e570e/SBY_4658+%5Be%5D%5Bc%5D.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Have you ever had someone in your life who you knew from social media, but never met in person, yet when y’all finally linked up you just feel like you haven’t seen a close friend in a long time? That’s exactly how I felt with Chelsey. Not only does she have a dope EK, but she’s one of the most down to earth people I’ve met. We started chatting it up last year, but it’s been a consistent flow of convos about cars and life in general. She pretty much helped initiate this whole event with the homies, and it’s been a blessing ever since. Chelsey recently moved back from SoCal and brought up her clean hatch slapped with a few CTR parts and mercury silver TE37s. For those that don’t know, she’s a filthy barber! So if you’re looking hella bucked and need a fresh cut, book her ASAP through blends.cp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/85a7d088-b697-4d09-90d7-2537b6854ccc/SBY_4660.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out It ain’t an EK, but I had to have the bro, Michael Bui, pull up and kick it with his sleek S2000 sporting a CR lip, trunk & wing, JDM AP1 headlights, and OG Desmond Regamaster EVOs that I talked him into buying many years ago lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/389ea9cf-3ed5-483c-812c-ac2680f34479/SBY_4654.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Brandan Mangkornkeo’s silver hatch on 949 6UL wheels. The car will be going under the knife with a full makeover within the next year, and I’m stoked for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2581a4d1-8e8c-4cc3-90fd-5ebf57b9a6ba/SBY_4650.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8b292108-1d84-4021-808b-a33628769297/SBY_4653.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out I didn’t know up until recently that Fred sold his CR-X, but this K-swapped DAP hatch is pretty damn hard as well. I give him so much props since he enjoys this street build as much as he can on the track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/db96a0c1-8c3d-4d40-a699-37e3b6915c71/SBY_4670.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a37cb56e-0629-447d-99f3-b6039f1608eb/DSC-0668.JPG Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out The owner of the E46 is the bro, Steve Kwan: OG Honda builder and Day 1 supporter. For those that don’t know, he built & owned the infamous #dagreenek that I had the honor of doing it’s last shoot right before he sold it to Teddy Timoteo almost a decade ago. It was a bittersweet transaction since that car was super legendary back in the day when I was growing up and getting deep into the car scene. A few months ago I was part of a photo showcase and included the huge poster that’s pictured. I felt it was necessary to invite Steve to our meet and finally give him this neat display piece. Very sentimental moment for sure. Honored to have this guy in my life! Thank you for the shot, cpicx! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/84267552-0807-47e4-90ce-6229a5cfb229/SBY_4651.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Ryan Medrzycki’s raffle winning SiR EK4 sitting proper on CEs. The car is perfect as is. Wouldn’t change a thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2723d58d-8bb5-4cd6-8fe2-f7ada5509a8d/SBY_4633.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Rare Mugen N1 steering wheel paired with an older looking horn button. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5da813c5-8d56-4516-975b-4722d0bf0f52/SBY_4621.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Don Nguyen’s, aka “Gramps”, DAP hatch will always be a PNW staple. He’s had this car since ‘07, and still rips it hard til this day. Fun fact: Don never wipes his car down since he simply doesn’t give a shit lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ff1340a9-19cc-420b-94fe-019161f98614/SBY_4634.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out The holy grailed Mugen cluster. So fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/44363c26-4993-4c82-aac2-e130535a3690/SBY_4682.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Solid Mugen Strut bar… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/40ab438d-a0a9-44f9-8b8f-75851daf74d4/SBY_4694.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out The Bui bros and Audrey Estrada staying hydrated & caffeinated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/82a48311-c6eb-4cbd-bb3a-e1294a43cce2/SBY_4713.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out The cars and most of the owners lol. Joel had to leave, but thankfully we had Russ to fill in the spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/67d15475-f0a3-4001-a6f8-66e95d3e4b89/SBY_4613.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Here come the heavy hitters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2134c715-b598-493d-810e-f6de98b42d0f/SBY_4648.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Eric Anderson brought his Wonder Civic over to the shop to store until Wekfest. Always good to have his presence! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3ed3fe68-9305-4378-bbb5-6608bec7eb8d/SBY_4584.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out OG enthusiasts Fred de Leon and Mikee Andrada chopping it up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/543debd7-5f7a-4445-a891-9244e27295fb/SBY_4673.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out A sister bond that’s expressed with love in different ways. Love to see it! Blessed to have the famous Mama Yota & cpicx in our presence! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c57e8c74-9cbe-4b5b-9196-77d92e1770cb/SBY_4620.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0c20b64a-7103-43c8-99b4-ed94630ae133/SBY_4738.jpg Blog - EKs & Coffee Seattle 6.4.23 - Make it stand out Last little detailed shot of Raul’s hatch. https://finalshutter.com/blog/namsayin-time-well-spent-showcase-3523 monthly 0.5 2023-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d786db60-5697-44d6-a142-810e475298b9/SBY_2813-2.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out My other 2 “sisters”, Lisa & Mel, pulled up as well along with my dope Godson, Raynen. I had more family members that showed up, but my ass got too distracted to take a photo with everyone. My bad! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7ff7d7ab-3d96-4428-993a-730e7e65da65/SBY_2754.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Tony Besabe and his awesome corgi chatting up with the guru, Sam Fu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ce2eda45-b89b-41fc-9189-e1930c07c105/SBY_2782.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Patrick Nguyen actually participated last minute to the event. Even though he’s more known for weddings and portraiture, his automotive shots are fire! I’m glad he stepped up and joined us because he definitely deserved the exposure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7fed4b67-a8f2-4a9c-bda5-65dccc0af37d/SBY_2844.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Alex Tran’s perfectly executed E36 M3 always gets the spotlight. His car was one of the photos I used to display. I was going to bring him in to display for the show, but Dereck already beat me to it LOL. It’s all good though. Alex was bound to show up regardless haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/307d59de-e984-4b79-ac67-bd34dc268af8/SBY_2888.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out My OCD was getting the best out of me, but after a solid 2 hours of decent measurements and eyeballing I finally finished my station lol. They say a picture speaks a thousand words, and best believe I have a lot more than that. Each photo represents so much about not just the cars, but the owners & people who built them. Over the next x amount of time, I’ll post throwbacks about these cars and tell their stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4df117c4-b134-4a74-9a73-5ac2304e3b9b/SBY_2885.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out I met Sam Fu a few ago through Namsayin, and I gotta say he’s a real down to earth guy. He shoots pretty much anything whether it’s cars, portraits, or fire food. Whenever he isn’t shooting, he’s simply kicking it with homies and smeezing through the dance floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f52a6a8f-5321-49c7-949f-c0216f09c340/SBY_2701.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Patrick brought his awesome French Bulldogs to keep us company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4618afa2-e4ec-4cc1-91ee-65af910560f7/SBY_2793.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out The man himself, Walter Franco, had a very meaningful display. He put up original photos of his old team, first cars, himself & his bro working on cars, etc. from the 90s! Talk about priceless memories. Walter has done so much for our community, and I’m glad to have connected with him years ago. Shoutout to my bro Jason Rivera for introducing us to each other! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/617df0d3-1aa1-4622-8d04-90fb930f9b21/SBY_2723.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out For the event, each photographer was asked to bring in a couple cars that we either shot or best respresented us. The first person that came to mind was my bro My Pham with his ‘62 Impala. A close friend who pretty much got me into lowriders. I have so many great things to say about this man, but I’ll save that for another blog post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/36aad960-92fb-4bf1-8877-dc588ec630b5/SBY_2765.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out I don’t know much about Porsches, but I gotta say this 911 was perfect inside & out. Not a single flaw on this car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/007ec144-01c5-4070-97dd-d10f217f93a4/SBY_2755.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Linh Nguyen’s DA Integra looks great equipped with JDM one piece headlights, JDP Engineering lip, and Sprint Hart CP-R’s. He’s actually the same guy that won the Backyard Boogie raffle for the STATUS seats at Wekfest Seattle 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/36aead2b-2d90-4684-99d5-89dad8da7529/SBY_2873-2.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Super grateful for these two being able to show out their fire whips for the one time. True OG’s in the scene, and I’m blessed to be friends with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0c3182ba-5fa6-4c6d-b226-7c4203c1afcc/SBY_2785.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Mike Vu is the true definition of underrated. His photos represent more towards “Living in the moment” than “Posing for the camera”. He displayed a huge collage with countless memories. I respect him a lot because he prints his own photos as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d4f67452-71e9-4214-9b98-0b3c20c7ab95/SBY_2850.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out I finally witnessed one of Thomas Hatcher’s infamous burnouts lol. Even though it was raining, that didn’t stop from causing a nice fat cloud on the streets. You’ll see in the upcoming vlog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6774731b-df23-4759-9c4c-d1dd1d319870/SBY_2779.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Each of us did a little presentation to each other about our photos we displayed. I went first and I’m pretty confident to say my presentation sucked compared to everyone else LOL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f7e9ec11-e9c1-4439-975c-ecd5e03a93a0/SBY_2748.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Not only did Ernie Ventenilla participate in the showcase, but he showed out his 2023 Integra A-Spec on Titan 7 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3fc1fe9f-9195-4e39-87be-4d18996262dc/SBY_2757.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Very cool ‘77 Datsun 280Z on Epsilon Mesh wheels owned by Maith Kong. I like how the carbon front lip flows right with the carbon overfenders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/237b0626-683b-4f95-89f4-861f860ac4c8/SBY_2830.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Some close friends & Day 1 supporters from Backyard Boogie and Big Buto Crew pulled up & showed support like always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7001c05c-6286-4f39-bac2-ed2480e2fe19/SBY_2760.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ef99ceca-c9c9-445a-978f-f2c01480851f/SBY_2750.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out If you know me well, you should know that I have a major soft spot for slightly older Toyotas/Lexus’. Another car I brought in was Josh Velasco’s widebody IS300 SportCross. The last time Josh came out was when he first debuted the car at Wekfest Seattle ‘21. He opted to run an aggressive set of Luminous Pink Gram Lights 57DR wheels that originally came from Jazzy Jeff. The wagon definitely popped in a great way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/28038c9e-4fd6-4edf-80a7-5743c5604ed5/SBY_2746.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out The homies from Alphabet Vodka were one of the vendors at the event offering some of their amazing spirits. I didn’t get a photo of them, but I did chat with Kyle Kestle who brought his LS swapped 240SX drift car. This was the first time I’ve seen it in person and it’s pretty damn sick! He had a unfortunate mishap a few years ago that caused some damage to the car, but that didn’t ruin his attitude. It gave him a reason to enjoy the car even more on the track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/99be0b73-358a-43f9-81cf-042c1b34985e/SBY_2877.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Did a mini photoshoot of the cars I brought in with my display once most attendees left. It’s pretty obvious I love white cars and that was the theme I was going for. I originally had a 3rd car I was going to roll in, but a sudden hiccup occurred the day before. Definitely gonna be using it for a future gathering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/aa883604-1350-49c7-8afe-c93aa9495cc0/SBY_2747.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Dan Pham pulled up in his super sleek F80 M3 fitted with a Laptorr lip and bronze TE’s. I managed to meet him and totally forgot that he’s related to some of my close homies Mike & Johnson Bui aka Just P’s Garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a48494aa-0f8d-488e-af96-f12ac0ef3753/SBY_2752.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/20a15dcd-1150-40c1-bfe8-289ae0806efa/SBY_2789.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Dereck Chinn has been a local favorite throughout the years. I came across his work a couple years ago when he shot Walter’s BRZ, but never met him until like last fall. Real chill guy, and his photos are very inspiring to many photographers all over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/146321ec-38e8-41dd-908c-4af0ccdb37cd/SBY_2758.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Daychua Cha’s tracked out E92 M3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ca7d32ca-6539-410a-9c97-9be4bf3c9e17/SBY_2834.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Once things calmed down, I finally managed to get an overlooked photo of the space. There was a moment where it was so packed in the building that it was pretty tough to walk around the cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d8f75c99-7225-418d-a621-5a0c2d82fa17/SBY_2775.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out I wasn’t aware of Dhanel Arellano’s work until about a year ago, but it’s amazing to see what he was able to accomplish ever since. He produced a lot of quality content at a very consistent pace. Dhanel continues to grow himself and does whatever it takes to cover the community. People will proudly say, “OMG” about his photos just like his favorite song. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b8df50bd-c0f0-44e9-b95d-a04b2afa3969/SBY_2883.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Local celebrity, Vinh Tran, came out with a V2 of his Supra equipped with a Sayber Design kit, EVS Tuning mirros, and bronze ZE40s. This looks so badass, and he already his next phase all planned out and ready to send it once everything comes in. Definitely one of the best A90’s in the PNW. Vinh has been killing it with the reels and became a big influencer from his dope, yet hilarious videos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/72c1b64f-313d-4cab-a877-f1b07206fff2/SBY_2767-2.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out It was an honor to work alongside all these heavy hitting creatives. This event really helped us engage with each other more comfortably. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1ca0ffe7-2c32-4e24-9a80-47dbf4758301/SBY_2776.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Ernie Ventenilla stays active going all across the country shooting a ton of track sessions and big time races like Indy 500, Daytona, Formula D, and so many more! He decided to do a slideshow consisting some of his amazing work throughout the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/37eef79b-2b46-41d0-9d1d-35a35c0a1b8d/SBY_2764.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Mikey Legaspi didn’t bring any of his cars to the event, so he drove in Al-Michael’s GS-R for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/28926796-4875-4753-a733-02ea973136fc/SBY_2763.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out This thing looks so sick from all angles. When I first talked to Josh about the event, he actually mentioned that he was thinking about selling the car. I told him that if he brought the car to the show, it would attract a lot of interested buyers. And what do you know? A homie was very interested in purchasing it, and I knew it would be this specific person. I won’t mention who it is, but hopefully the transaction goes through sooner or later https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5ecaf5a0-14e6-444f-ad9b-cd1ec9b81a98/SBY_2816-2.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out My mom had just got back from her vacation in the Philippines a few days before the event, and my sis & I definitely missed her presence. The Top 2 women in my life came through and was able to witness what I was about. They seen what I was capable of doing, and it’s safe to say they’re proud of me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9285fe80-a0c3-4889-aba9-eb5cf0ffd454/SBY_2698.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out The night before the event, we all met up at the location to pre-plan and set up our stations. Shoutout to Mr. Detail Auto Salon for holding the event! Also salamat to Walter and Manang Cheryl Flo for providing dinner! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5609e06d-28c8-4242-b8a4-4dba621d0e56/SBY_2771.jpg Blog - Namsayin “Time Well Spent” Showcase 3.5.23 - Make it stand out Chris Riley moved from Chicago not long ago, and he made sure to rep it hard judging from his top. Although he does capture the PNW car scene very well. He seems to be all about that Mopar life, and I’m all for it. https://finalshutter.com/blog/hiros-hotrods-open-house-111922 monthly 0.5 2022-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d1ffe95a-3572-4d6c-8906-75243d21be94/SBY_1708.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Jacob Reyes decided to put some miles onto his recently acquired 96 Integra GS-R. This car was meant for him because it is MINT! One owner with only 20k miles… I wouldn’t be surprised if Jacob has some rare parts stashed away for this car, but we shall see…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0edc1b43-53da-43b0-b0a7-5dd0aeae52d6/SBY_1704.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Pretty awesome JZX90 Mark II Tourer V owned by Jaymon Hirsh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/44d60937-debc-4666-bdbe-261dca2a05fc/SBY_1719.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Jeremiah Whipple is finally in the whip for once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d693fde4-8520-4242-bf36-bc15755b3a27/SBY_1726.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Zach Leitzke from Under-Pressure Racing pulling up in his 2JZ powered S2000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0d842e0c-e2c3-4552-beca-dac6faf82e3a/SBY_1730.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Jim Pin’s CTR inspired EK hatch on Mugen MF10’s. He picked this up about 2 years ago and has been using his time wisely putting the car together with quality parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7ad7d7df-f7de-4b2a-99d8-68cd2a1facb5/SBY_1724.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7529e43f-f255-4ffe-b5f2-99d0e57a5738/SBY_1737.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Figured this was a nice shot comparing the FL5 with Adobo Speed’s Spoon Sports themed FK8. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/54d9dedf-de9e-4eb3-841f-92f318a37216/SBY_1716.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fdd0350f-048f-4785-b3a0-7f3d98e2e10a/SBY_1715.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out It’s bittersweet seeing more JZX100 Chasers pop up locally, mainly because I want one so bad lol. This one was clean lowered on TE37 Sagas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/548c96c9-7c66-4f1f-98e6-34e4bf8992e0/SBY_1722.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Drift ready JZX90 Chaser and MKII rolling in. Also a baller with a 911 GT3 creeping up behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fd2e1f02-a070-4c24-b1fa-6222770c8a62/SBY_1746.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Everyone’s favorite local wheel dealer, Chinh Do, NA1 NSX looking good with proper spec’d OG Advan RG’s. I’m a bit bummed though because Chinh recently posted his car for sale, but maybe it’s for a good reason. He probably found something better https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/90f98f88-310f-475d-891e-5dd32a3476f2/SBY_1753.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Bonifacio Cordero, owner-operator of Bonimoto NW, opened his doors a few months ago and had a public viewing during the soft opening as well. As you can tell, Bonifacio specializes in sports bikes and has been in the industry for about 15 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c97705f5-1ef8-4d5e-ac90-f3924d713845/SBY_1699.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out One of the first to roll in was Cavie Amm with his K-swapped battleship grey EG hatch equipped with a whole lot of carbon fiber parts including a Spoon Sports lip, J’s Racing canards, Password JDM Ram Air Scoops, hood, side skirts, and mirrors. Love the OG Desmond Regamaster EVO’s & Spoon brakes tucked under the Chargespeed fenders. I have yet to check out Cavie’s motor set-up, but I’ll definitely make it a priority next time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e6de667e-229a-46f0-9131-86f01f9d4287/SBY_1705.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Everytime I see Tom Hatcher pull up with his wicked TB SS, it always makes me glad that he put the TE’s aside and settled with the ZE40’s since they seem to flow better. I’m bummed though because Tom always does a burnout whenever I’m not around, but I guess that’s my fault since I had to leave early lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/19644132-7154-4557-820e-856730773b46/SBY_1735.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out I’ve seen this GS a couple times around the SeaTac area, but never knew who owned it. I dig the progress so far with the BN Sports body kit and GT-C style wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2caf9564-56c3-431d-bf48-c3d7293f236b/SBY_1706.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Tristan Besabe’s R32 looking clean as always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fd340d39-6f8d-47a3-9861-e1ff4408c9ec/SBY_1707.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Al-Michael Franco, aka 1/2 of Namsayin, led most of the cruise attendants with his Integra GS-R that’s been in the scene for a long time. I think I need to make another blog post just about Namsayin since there’s so much history with Al-Michael & his brother, Walter Franco, and their passion with cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7959142c-f038-4a15-8c33-48b847b12da3/SBY_1762.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out My favorite car that showed up had to be this JZX100 Chaser rocking a Vertex kit and chrome Gram Lights 57DR wheels. I had to hit up my mano, Tomas Burns, and ask who the owner is. Turns out it’s Nick Schnell that brought it, who I’m familiar with since I remember his 1JZ swapped S13 he used to drift hard with back in the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5287caef-72f8-45e2-92e2-16a4eac7e854/SBY_1750.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out As I was leaving, I caught Corey Stover pulling up in his GDB WRX on Nismo LMGT4’s. He hopped out the car real quick and donated a bag of rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8880c145-9544-49d6-9a3a-5e2a7c34ff27/SBY_1731.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out It’s cute how Kyle and his gal, Alexandra Wolfsen, both own FK8 Type R’s. Another cool thing about them is that they’re both photographers as well. Talk about couple goals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b6a6a3c4-441a-44b7-965f-22ee8053a5a7/SBY_1703.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out The homie, Kyle Moore, chuckin up the deuces in his FK8 Type R. Kyle switched up from his white CE28SL’s and came up on these Black Edition III TE37’s for a pretty good deal. To be honest I kinda miss the CE’s, but I love how the accents on the TE’s go well with the EVS Tuning carbon lip and APR wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0cb5dcb1-6153-4bde-9b93-1ae5ffab5bba/SBY_1740.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Carlos Sandoval always seems to be making some heavy changes to his EJ1 every time I see it. His car definitely pops with the Advan livery, Wings West spoiler, and Enkei NT03’s which are probably the only Enkei wheels I’ve ever liked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4391202d-93a0-4e58-a7fd-a11769b9786b/SBY_1732.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/68a50e9a-875b-437d-9d30-26a0d090d7b6/SBY_1729.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Brian Miller’s awesome GS-R sporting a full rare Mugen kit, JDM one piece headlights, and CE28’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d29ebc1a-ac98-4b26-8481-7887f0c93ba8/SBY_1713.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/25dca671-9b27-435d-a45a-f91c4d76a92c/SBY_1756.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out A lot of the NNG guys showed up for once, but half of them brought their 4x4’s. Ain’t nothing wrong with that though! They’re all still fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/08af146b-f3b5-4948-997a-4a3b16df5a13/SBY_1718.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out The ABG homegirl, Metree Ngeth, drove in Michael Legaspi’s Tacoma for him since he whipped his DC5 R. Sorry Mikey, but the Taco suits Metree more than you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/891c0785-7351-4646-b6d7-5e9647b76b09/SBY_1697.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Manny Guzman stays riding low in his 240SX coupe on some aggressive OG bronze TE’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/21499122-e5f1-4348-8b4a-3a612585e8e9/SBY_1728.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out A few OG’s chopping it up and fitting in with the “Community over Cars” motto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8ba6ce2b-3cfe-4e2c-b53f-7f29cf859e21/SBY_1738.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out The FL5 Type-R definitely grew onto me, especially since I finally seen one in person owned by Jeremy Tan. The Spoon render that was blown all over social media really changed my perspective about it. A solid drop and some wheels would definitely set it off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a4d4e1b2-8e6a-43fc-b23b-2bfdf9c6c434/SBY_1763.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Mugen’d out Phoenix Yellow FK8 R owned by Rodney Sonza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b5ab9ed9-b633-45dd-8599-56b70bac98da/SBY_1744.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Some of the main Hiro’s Hotrods cars up front & center featuring both Austin’s CR-V & del Sol and Eric Anderson’s Wonder Civic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b84525d8-6c3d-4698-9bb0-ea10ace715ef/SBY_1733.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Joel Bello owns my favorite EM1 of all time. Super clean and subtle with Spoon mirrors & brakes, carbon hood, and Exceed front lip. What really helps Joel stand out even more is he has some of the most fire spec’d wheels including these OG bronze 16x8.5 +30 CE28’s in the front. He mixed it up this time with mag blue 16x8 +42 TE’s for the rears. So good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e5b72c0b-f8f3-46ac-8b91-4aa9a32266f2/SBY_1714.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Pretty clean LS430 on polished Leon Hardiritt Ordens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fc2f4288-cb05-4e9f-ab51-b53e546856a5/SBY_1742.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Austin putting in work and organizing the donations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/324c47a8-1747-45f8-891f-3297005c1463/SBY_1741.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Big Island Poke stays having a long line at all events. Much deserved though since their food is ono! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/caef9df5-fe89-4fe5-80c2-6f66bc829816/SBY_1698.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Last time I seen Gery Snapp was when I first met him at a food pop-up 4 and a half years ago. Good to see he’s doing pretty well on the track with his 240SX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2ec8b794-bb93-41d5-b516-ba82a81e582a/SBY_1720.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out The King Kong EG looking fresh on Advan RG’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9605f882-6a22-4145-b75f-57342c15f6fe/SBY_1747.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out A lot more Community Connections going down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7653dc2b-b228-437f-85c9-25f5d269738e/SBY_1721.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/541023a2-67ed-4734-a271-37a43fdc73ec/SBY_1749.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Manang Cheryl Flo was so sad for a moment about losing her glove, but right when I was about to take a photo of her & Zelly she finally found it! We were all surprised and knew the outcome of the photo was real epic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/daf37dd1-0483-4165-a2e9-15aa8597a582/SBY_1758.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Two of some the hardest 2nd Gen Integras in the PNW: Franky Chan’s XSi and Sam Preng’s DB1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/513b8ff6-3ff9-419f-a057-4c6d64c14712/SBY_1754.jpg Blog - Hiro’s Hotrods Open House 11.19.22 - Make it stand out Even though I didn’t use much proper time checking out the shop, it was very noticeable that the layout was solid. Eye catching things everywhere including precious moments, sentimental valued goods, and awesome things in general. On the lift is Cedric Pack’s EK coupe that Austin is currently working on. Pretty stoked to see the outcome of this project. https://finalshutter.com/blog/spocom-hawaii-2022-part-2 monthly 0.5 2022-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dfd48eca-2886-4f78-b0c3-7cc879cdaca8/SBY_9213-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Glad I finally met some Liberty VIP members down here including Bryant Delacruz with his Aimgain Q50 on TE37SL’s. It was great chopping it up with him, and we’re hoping the Seattle bros, Josh Bolduc & Teddie Pequet, make it down for next year’s event. Bryant took home 3rd place ‘Best Infiniti’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d8f51d5a-e933-4f50-91aa-d76443f46899/SBY_9091-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ea037a67-33a2-4f6e-9141-d3d3e5fc7f94/SBY_9117-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out It’s always nice to see Joanna Shintani come out & hang with the car community. It’s not just because she has an awesome car, but she’s a real cool friend as well! Really love her GPW NSX utilizing a Comptech Supercharger and some classic bronze MF10’s. Joanna took home 1st place ‘Best Acura’. Well deserved! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0cf74475-561c-4428-b6d6-644822fb6b79/SBY_9109-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out A true OG in the scene, Mark Real, debuted his sick DC Integra suited with a nostalgic livery with brands from back in the day including “Alphanumeric” and his old crew “Team Rice.” I remember seeing it a quick glimpse that morning outside the arena and knew it was something I had to look into. Everything flows so well with the Subaru colorway paint job, OG mag blue CE’s, Spoon brakes, numerous braided lines, and fully built K-swap with Hayward Performance ITB’s. This car is true to the “Backyard Boogie” game, and I respect that a lot since that’s me & the homies are all about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5875c083-4baa-46e9-ba24-5c5c6bd17a29/SBY_9080-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another Liberty VIP member I met was DayLin Masariano with his VIP Aimgain GS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0570dd9b-a226-4fb8-ab13-6ae2999f2c9b/SBY_9113-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Super Mike Nasty always has the greatest support, especially with his lady Kimberly Ann by his side . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/340a82a9-1035-4d9d-9f90-1fa6b112bbd6/SBY_9099-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0705d3d3-0c1b-4e86-9763-570ea9965a93/SBY_9110-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Oliver Olipares from One Up Garage came through with his super clean EK hatch. This caught my eye since not many people rock a legit Airwalker front bumper anymore. A lot of nice details on this car including the NSX calipers behind the MF10’s, and the 15 year old paint still looks great. I didn’t get the chance to snap a photo of his bay, but he does have a K-swap as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/29ee3f20-080e-487c-a19d-25af9cb4af21/SBY_9061-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Clean S14 Kouki representing Car Shop Refresh on chrome Work Emotion XT7 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2d6410c4-1657-4c15-94ed-cffa3bd45806/SBY_9087-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/696313e7-84a9-4b2a-87d2-b1f053d6fc62/SBY_9112-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out I mentioned before that I don’t know much about WRX’s in general, but Shayne Javier seems to be doing it right making some great power with his STi. Apparently he makes around 700+ hp, so watch out for this fast guy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0aa4986f-a2ff-417c-8e70-0d920f9436ba/SBY_9149-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3b14d362-6b0b-4d03-9f21-925039dc592a/SBY_9142-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Gotta save the best for last and include a photo of their famous Bikini Contest Surprisingly there weren’t that many contestants this year, but it is what it is. Congrats to Akira Win for becoming Miss Spocom Hawaii 2022! Get ready for the vlog because you’ll see most of the Bikini Contest coverage there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3389e74f-39fd-40ff-bd67-74059b9b22ae/SBY_9120-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Del Sumailo’s killer engine set-up that powers his TE27 Corolla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/627ca368-1c31-4b3e-bd65-9373f6156475/SBY_9072-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out There wasn’t a single flaw on Josh Harada’s IS300, rocking a full Altezza TRD Neo V1 kit and a fresh set of Work Equip 05 wheels. Although this wasn’t the highlight of his build… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f56bdcfb-3570-4691-8135-80aed0e6838b/SBY_9062-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Seems like XT7’s are getting a lot more popular nowadays, unless I’m super late to the game lol. Not really a fan of them to be honest, but to each their own! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/870a5835-e5b2-4a9b-8fda-bb059f685738/SBY_9096-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Loved this imported Honda Orthia on aggressive Racing Hart C2’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/08648771-e12f-4b0e-97d0-df62fdf08e9f/SBY_9078-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f7bdeed3-3bac-4ea8-8bb4-9ca452075c10/SBY_9121-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Well put-together TA27 Celica owned by Stay Tuned Okinawa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a1bae0b8-b12a-428e-9fcd-2ec41ce3c163/SBY_9090-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out The RedZone crew had a legit line up displaying a lot of well built Hondas. Jeremy Duarte’s DB8 ITR has been around the industry for a long time now. I remember seeing his car all over the forums over a decade ago, and it’s still running strong. Good thing he works on cars because I see all over IG that he tends to take a beating on his car lol, but I’m sure he enjoys it a lot. Jeremy took home the ‘Best Engineering’ trophy - another prestigious award from Spocom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7364cc5d-c861-47a8-8073-ec8620f45f5d/SBY_9103-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ronald Fagaragan brought out his boosted Phoenix Yellow EK hatch fitted with a Chargespeed lip, PCI Drag sides, and OG bronze TE’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/03872bee-fc5d-4ed8-a43d-2dcae1c0d811/SBY_9118-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Clean Datsun 510 representing OSIxHI. From what I heard this has an SR20 swap, and the owner gets down on the track every now & then. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2fac6608-1db6-45b5-98c9-3a484e6a5699/SBY_9124-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out The JZfilth crew killed it at their first show appearance. They learned a lot and know how to make things better for next year’s event. Shoutout to Lia, Martin, & Gabe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/17a9de8d-4b79-44b2-9a7d-d4cff7bdb8eb/SBY_9059-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f4237731-094e-4d6c-a3dc-95fc640abcf2/SBY_9077-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out There’s a reason why Chris Calimlim’s IG & license plate is “2JZFTW'“ and this explains it all. Beautiful set-up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dc9686e0-68c0-4c5b-8c2d-849d9e1ddd36/SBY_9188-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out I’m pretty sure some of you are wondering why this midori EK looks so much similar to Jr’s hatch, but that’s because this car was previously owned & built by him as well. Unfortunately he had to sell the car, but it definitely went to a good friend Unko Zam who continues to perfect this masterpiece. Zam added many nice parts to his car, and seemed to be the only one rocking Mugen M7’s. It was a solid crowd pleaser, and Zam was able to score 3rd place ‘Best Honda’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f591a261-9489-4d97-8fde-6a70a92c3210/SBY_9094-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9dc4af1b-32ac-42c7-9063-1325695a7213/SBY_9095-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out JR’s K-swapped EK hatch using many K-Tuned goodies and OG mag blue TE’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4717c257-f0fc-4b4c-9995-36a6ab95d53d/SBY_9074-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Brandon Kim had a booth for his State Farm career and displayed his S2000 CR suited with a Voltex Racing kit, EVS Tuning mirrors, diamond black TE’s, Spoon brakes, and HKS Supercharger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3535a183-85b7-40e0-a845-5d6d164a24a1/SBY_9151-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Matt Le was all smiles with his A90 Supra souped up with a carbon EVS Tuning front lip, Voltex Swan Neck GT Wing, and Advan GT wheels. Such a baller daily he has, but what do you expect coming from a guy that’s sponsored by Pho 777! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/14268cdd-a382-4366-b7ce-971982589593/SBY_9106-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/45f80455-3377-47f3-b92d-1dc211122e48/SBY_9073-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/27f1c6ab-00b8-46ad-9947-ef7c2b8683fa/SBY_9085-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Shaun Hamada displayed his sick R33 GT-R on Nismo LMGT2 wheels at his booth, Hamada Financial Group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4988460a-689d-4f11-96f1-5320efeccb6d/SBY_9065-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Taka Soma’s supercharged S2000 rocking an Amuse R1 front bumper and matte blue gunmetal Volk Racing ZE40’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/26e02eb4-f32a-4634-904a-ae45f164eb79/SBY_9069-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out The MK3 Supra is still an underrated chassis, but it’s fortunate to have enthusiasts like Martin Phan who can build a car properly. He opted to run diamond black Volk Racing TE37’s instead of his Desmond Wise Sports. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a648752d-2a57-4e7c-bf97-01f48cc3b3b0/SBY_9100-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Clean K-swapped Integra sedan on OG bronze TE’s built by Devin Douglass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/64e341c3-a62f-4342-8be0-52a201de2b01/SBY_9097-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Never seen a boosted F20C set-up as crazy as this S2000 owned by William Cala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/28ec35c0-d621-4797-9bc2-e05f0dc4fffd/SBY_9107-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another fire debut was Bryan Bonilla’s EF hatch equipped with a JDM EF9 front end, Cusco cage & seats, J’s Wing, K24/K20 swap with Hayward Performance ITB’s. The list goes on & on with mods! Really digged the staggered SSR wheel set-up with Type C’s for the front and Type X’s in the rear. Bryan killed it and won 1st place ‘Best Old School’! I was hoping to check out this car the same day as Mark’s Integra, but the timing was bad. I guess we’ll have to wait until next year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b1a8c7ed-3ad1-4453-a5a8-b151038c0f12/SBY_9064-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another clean S14 Kouki with Ganadors and TE37SL’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b1221b83-d28f-4530-a0e2-cacf5081e947/SBY_9067-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out This is probably the most 2JZ’s I captured in a single photo. Epic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c715e8db-bdef-4c01-9fb0-036d7e2de825/SBY_9076-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Boosted AP2 from AP Garage using an ASM front bumper and OG bronze TE’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f40b02d4-3c49-473f-9fec-7974230f8571/SBY_9079-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jon Natividad’s widebody AP2 sporting a Sorcery front bumper and TE37V’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cfe62c80-2939-429c-9bf4-161ec3ff34e3/SBY_9181-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Travis Poepoe’s clean & simple R32 on TE37SL’s parked right at the entrance of the arena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2211431a-e132-415a-920c-022ad8855dc4/SBY_9083-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Aran Shintani debuted his 981 Cayman GT4 sporting a Marlboro livery and gold TE37 Ultras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e0366045-8e33-4c4b-8c02-2062c491c6bf/SBY_9184-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/833dcb63-9058-4c25-ac3c-a516f79f5e93/SBY_9060-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Da local bull, Justin Whaley, has built some awesome drift cars in the past. I’m used to seeing his 2J IS300, but this time he debuted his sleek 240SX equipped with a built SR20DET, Type X kit, Work VS-KF’s, and Endless brakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/44ac56ca-24dc-4108-97b4-68b4634e9ee3/SBY_9108-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f3f824dc-dc75-401b-bd17-d7674ed5967f/SBY_9075-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5e278eb6-7695-4276-8724-7db8b7a3b2da/SBY_9092-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out I’m glad Jeremy’s wife, Nisa Duarte, brought out her legit ‘97 N1 Spec Civic Type-R. This car is well put-together in & out including a K-swap paired with Kinsler ITB’s, Volk Racing CE28 Time Attack Editions, and of course all the painted accents inspired by her favorite Disney character, “The Little Mermaid”. Even her hair and makeup is the same color! She succeeded and won 1st place ‘Best Honda’. It was great catching Nisa & Jeremy since this was their last local show, as they packed up & just moved back to the mainland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/622726af-ed74-45f2-b944-c8e52685a169/SBY_9122-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out The car is powered by a fully built 2J swap paired with Individual Throttle Bodies custom made in Japan. I don’t think this has ever been done before on the island. Josh turned a lot of heads and won 1st place ‘Best Lexus’! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4a837f40-5127-4866-8cc6-d914b73364a1/SBY_9187-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ddeeb435-3e57-4e0e-9a56-e52ec755150a/SBY_9102-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bd21b1b0-34d7-44c6-9fbd-2e2da08ee7b0/SBY_9089-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/11a5c92d-8213-476b-b5aa-c4fc3f0af207/SBY_9174-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out It’s pretty crazy that 17 year old Isaiah Lampitoc owns this R33 Skyline installed with a lot of Top Secret parts, Ganadors, and TE37VSL’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dab1394f-350f-4002-9ed3-d66db912a333/SBY_9178-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out The homegirl, Jas Du, wanted a photo with this awesome first gen Toyota Hilux from OSIxHI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1158d944-22a1-4647-ba11-9b401bfad707/SBY_9185-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jr Tiangco’s EK has came a long way compared to how it looked like before. Love everything about it including the J Blood front bumper, J’s Racing fenders, TE’s, and of course the K-swap with ITB’s. Not sure what the tennis balls were for, but oh well… https://finalshutter.com/blog/spocom-hawaii-2022-part-1 monthly 0.5 2022-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/518bbb9c-2c88-4d85-bbdb-31057e509802/SBY_8986-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Alan Wong rarely brings his car out, except for Spocom. His Rocket Bunny FD RX-7 really is a neck breaker powered by a three-rotor 20B motor and rolling on super wide Work Emotion CR2P wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9c5d44c6-c1cf-4ea6-b622-ac218bcdd7b6/SBY_8992-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Mark D’s M45 representing Empire VIP Family x Steep Streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/26abfcdb-57e6-4879-b992-b6163f37f9bf/SBY_9023-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Another flawless old school that made a debut was Del Sumailo’s 1971 TE27 Corolla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7db94e67-292d-490c-9c19-b1b2c1e8d692/SBY_9017-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Cambered out dark cherry GS300 on Weds Kranze LXZ wheels owned by aysondawg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2f490834-c50a-4e6c-a95d-99cc13656968/SBY_9045-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Tyler Cayateno from The Cruisin Company came out with his 240SX refreshed with a Type X kit, Ganadors, and chrome Work Emotion XT7’s. Turns out this was the same chassis that the homie Mark Real built quite a while ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ab90e292-1b17-4cc2-b36b-be2ea7e9c742/SBY_9018-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out The RevHI booth had an awesome setup displaying many goods they had to offer and even included a couple of Initial D arcades and a key master machine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2da69d75-2e64-47aa-8075-4f676a129d2f/SBY_9005-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9eb3ea60-3c4e-444a-9b18-ccda8771e568/SBY_9032-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out The homie Mike Mariani debuted his sick Accord Wagon at the RACESAUCE booth, equipped with a one-off custom wide body kit and fully custom Racing Hart C5 wheels. It’s crazy because I’ve known of Mike for a couple years, but never met him until Spocom. This guy flexed about 50+ citations on his dashboard during the show Wanna know another flex? He has another souped up Accord Wagon that was originally built by Lance Akagi, and was featured on Super Street a decade ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1d543326-44e8-483d-96ed-0681030fa62c/SBY_8993-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out I’ve always loved Devan Otaguro’s VIP inspired UCF20 LS400 put together with a custom one-off front bumper, Work Meister S1 3P’s, and a whole lot of Junction Produce goodies. He’s been representing Mansu Hawaii hard for many years and took home 3rd place ‘Best VIP’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/29534c49-ce7d-424b-b49e-7c0b9719bf09/SBY_9024-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Ryan Kumabe always makes a neck breaking entrance with his half bridgeport FD RX-7 rocking an RE Amemiya kit and Work VS-ZF wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cd6df997-3e16-408e-8aad-78fd0d523604/SBY_9038-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Nothing.illegal.here from Team After Party helped debut his brother’s GS300 built with a 2JZ-NAT, K.BREAK front bumper, and SSR Vienna Kreis wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/28e87eaa-6fa0-4803-8b49-19e74f13ca41/SBY_9009-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s been many years since Martin attended a show with one of his cars, but it was fitting to debut his 2JZ swapped MK3 Supra along with his JZ platform. This is hands down one of the best A70 Supra’s out there! Another accomplishment was that Martin got his car featured in Super Street a few months ago. Proud of all of his success! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/af13fc24-63d2-4671-84a3-4e17c14b7bbf/SBY_8968-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Shayne Javier waiting to get staged in his aggressively stanced out STi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6a16743b-e999-4c7a-853e-070c11b9eb9d/SBY_8961-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Chris Calimlim came out hard with his all carbon MK4 Supra. There have been many variations of his build over the years, and after 7 tries of attending Spocom he was finally able to achieve the ‘Best of Show’ award! Very well deserved in my opinion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dea3e98a-6c1b-4c84-9239-cfeefb0974f1/SBY_9027-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out One car I was finally able to see in person was Keila Kinjo’s S14 Zenki. I love how everything flows well with the clean paint job, Navan front bumper, Work VS-KF’s, and heart shaped parts all around. Super Kawaii indeed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b7c2940d-dc49-4a8e-be36-0a0ba4041bd2/SBY_9026-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4d7d50a3-ed02-40dc-8a5c-4452e9df4f54/SBY_9043-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out One of the main cars I was looking forward to checking out was Josh Harada’s IS300. This car is perfect & well executed, and the details would blow your mind. You’ll see more info about it on the next blog post https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a13569e8-2a67-408f-a2f3-d8812a4f31a1/SBY_9020-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Lance Harano never fails to show out & win with his TE27 Corolla Trueno Sprinter. This car super flawless in & out, powered by a chromed out 2TG engine with ITB’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3a8b992d-4a68-4ce7-a708-a90df9157130/SBY_9016-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Madison Casey’s S13 coupe fitted with a BN Sports kit, Ganador mirrors, and Work VS-XX’s. I met him at Cafe Gangnam the previous night, and he’s a real chill guy. Didn’t realize how famous he is until he followed me on IG [I’m honored ]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c70dee20-ab8e-4acc-a329-ce1350b57552/SBY_8964-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ed17be49-9bf6-4a79-92ce-9c1164fb3750/SBY_9047-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Noah from RevHI also displayed his NA1 NSX sitting low on custom BBS LM’s. He was so busy running his booth that he didn’t even know that he won an award for 2nd place ‘Best Acura’ . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7bb6736f-7c67-46c2-8b09-91270af9fd21/SBY_8976-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Mike Matsumoto switched up to the Euro scene and debuted his Ferrari 360 Modena F1 sitting on ADV. 1 wheels. He has many plans for it, and I’m pretty stoked. Woooo!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fc7b3dd3-e66a-442f-b143-a3217412962b/SBY_9007-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out The bro & JZ Guru himself, Martin Phan, was able to put his vision together and introduced his brand ‘JZfilth’ to the community. How many booths have you seen displaying a fully built 2JZ-GTE? None! For those that are curious, the motor is for sale. He had the perfect team helping out the booth including Gabe De Peralta, Lia Tengan, and even his dad! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/16f928d2-0fe2-4c94-a797-8478907701b6/SBY_8989-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out One of the insane builds that debuted at the show was this twin turbo LSX swapped 240SX owned by Jarin Ray, rocking a full Rocket Bunny V2 Aero and custom Work VS-XX wheels. He killed it and won 1st place ‘Best Nissan’. I messed up by not snapping a photo of his engine, but I guess that’ll have to wait until next year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/74de07cf-a24c-46e0-8edf-d329eb9db939/SBY_8978-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out The Varis F82 M4 built by Bulletproof Automotive looking good as usual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5fe44183-ab05-4e0b-aa53-1d114a011172/SBY_9046-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out A nice & clean S14 Kouki tucked with chrome Blitz 03’s. I dig the RSR exhaust peeking out the rear bumper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/291705b7-ed6e-402c-9662-f558c1653481/SBY_8963-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out JP Damo always comes through with his Spoon Sports Certified S2000, equipped with the full GT Kit, 3DGT wing, and custom powder coated Regamaster EVO II’s to resemble the OG Spoon SW388 wheels. He took home 2nd place ‘Best Honda’. I believe JP’s car is still overlooked at and underrated, especially since he’s one of the few that rocks this kit, but it will always be one of my all time favorite S2K’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1cb28fee-fb12-4d28-b1fc-50b401fd2683/SBY_8995-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out The Otaguro brothers really must love Work Meisters, but there’s nothing wrong with that since they’re great looking wheels. Aden pulled up with his 2JZ-GTE swapped GS300. It’s still a work in progress, but I love it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3fbf5516-a6db-4474-b823-a92a31688d49/SBY_8991-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s always nice to see Dean Pang’s 1971 Nissan Skyline GT-R, especially since it’s a one-of-a-kind custom Hako that not too many people build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ebf4875f-6f9e-431b-96e8-cdb20b275657/SBY_9028-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fc9792ab-ec21-4b4f-a26b-e2aed2c58b40/SBY_8960-2.jpg Blog - Spocom Hawaii 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://finalshutter.com/blog/pitpaddock-performance-car-invitational-show-8622 monthly 0.5 2022-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5892709a-644c-4e6c-9929-1cb87eefc127/SBY_8608.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Daniel Yeh’s turbocharged GD3 Fit rocking some J’s Racing goodies and TE37 Sonic wheels. I seen this car at the recent Wekfest Seattle event for a quick glimpse, but didn’t get the chance to snap some photos of it. Good thing he came down again because this thing is pretty cool! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ea70bf44-04df-444d-a1b8-40fab377ea61/SBY_8580.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/59f6b28e-459c-4fb1-8477-9f5c5b80b2c2/SBY_8620.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Another clean S15 Spec R on VS-KF’s from BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/17682ad9-bec9-49e1-843d-b035a7843cc4/SBY_8571.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Danny Vasquez’s boosted E46 touring on custom Veilside Andrew Racing wheels. If you think this wagon is sick, wait til you see what he got cooking next… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ba746c98-e4bb-4658-b6c8-ff15e402e87b/SBY_8618.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Alexander Ivanov was the last one to roll in with his full bridge RX-7. This was the first time I’ve seen an FC on Regamasters in person, and I like it a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ea61454e-009c-421a-99f7-5c61c03b7911/SBY_8552.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Even though one of the best drivers in the game, Dai Yoshihara, retired from Formula D last year, he offers ride alongs to a few lucky people in his 1,000+ hp BRZ as part of the “Ride with DAI” experience! The Turn 14 crew also hauled up Dai’s K20C1 powered AE86 to display at the show as well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/095a780c-9c86-4c17-936f-4a7c98ee18c3/SBY_8624.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out The turbocharged LS that powers the BRZ beast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3ed836f5-00d2-4aee-a078-6436ca176cd7/SBY_8622.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out It was a nice treat seeing Dai’s AE86R in person again. The first time was at the Super Street x Bowls LA event back in 2019 when Sam first debuted his Launch Edition A90 Supra that was built for SEMA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/665238ed-c671-40b1-9159-061a12133593/SBY_8625.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out A clean & simple JZX100 Chaser. Best believe I’m gonna get one sometime in the future… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/35f189c9-a1e8-4749-9f52-4a5cde3667d7/SBY_8559.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Jonny Grunwald from TRMNLracing made the trek up from SoCal and brought his RX-7 along with him. I’ve seen this all over social media and magazines over the years, and it’s fucking sick! Never expected to see it around Seattle though, but still an awesome experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f68f2651-f86e-413c-8246-a2da1905c8c5/SBY_8593.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out John Zuberek took off the TE37’s from his E30 M3 and replaced them with his classic BBS RS set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/946ed61e-2627-45b5-9a78-91136cf98790/SBY_8543.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Ryan Lee also helped out the Pit+Paddock team that day and brought his Twin Turbo Z33 350Z on Regamaster EVO II’s. The previous weekend I caught him at The Ridge running some laps during The Speed Syndicate x Revscene track day event. He had some slight overheating issues towards the end, but eventually made it home safely that night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2d590c09-e442-4dc5-9254-ad80bd0d672c/SBY_8583.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out At a slight distance I thought to myself, “Oh cool another drift ready S Chassis on VS-KF’s…” until I got close to the engine and best believe I was stunned. A boosted K swap sitting nicely in the custom painted & welded bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/371ec4f0-f53f-48ab-953f-503d23a75fd1/SBY_8597.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Never knew there was an S14 with a Rocket Bunny Boss aero local until I seen this one owned by Nestor from DOUBLE TAKE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892734910-SGPKQME230Z24RC2NM48/SBY_8547.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892734418-33LMINX8GQ23R7W8D9X7/SBY_8549.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892771521-ZAQIJMSW0TIPVTO0I388/SBY_8551.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892804688-4LS45WZV5R2WTGJ8IC9U/SBY_8554.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660893056247-GCYQD4NZPRHIHPS0X5N3/SBY_8621.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660893069312-4S1GJT9F97PURWYPO1YT/SBY_8623.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892804101-LP8UF395JPBMMF76LL85/SBY_8555.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892839563-ENAHJ9ZRBRGJ21OSBMZH/SBY_8560.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892770533-6O9Z2DNCC3XMF9YXHCJR/SBY_8550.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892962281-5QBHXY27GK3EEWEWXTQR/SBY_8601.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892981821-DL0SN53EOOEJOF8B5MI5/SBY_8604.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660893038887-A5AGXJ7042GS0WL9HLIN/SBY_8616.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892942020-R2VA2TLIC76BA0GH5AA9/SBY_8600.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660893002266-U6WN079LC1UNBUTQ3UN0/SBY_8605.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660893020941-WVEZ2STK0GG5GLQRJVBN/SBY_8607.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892924118-QUSWBHFFGYKK55JW1XMH/SBY_8576.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892883261-I0Y3HI5RY0KYTGB43GR1/SBY_8574.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892908885-G7QOYFGF5W167KEQOE3Q/SBY_8575.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892841330-98IYKD4ZE8018F1W036N/SBY_8570.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1660892873047-FS9Y96ETPVI213T4Z7I7/SBY_8572.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/79a984fb-7989-4f75-9ce1-8d220839ba95/SBY_8542.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Rich homie Steve Kwan worked the show and helped stage some cars that morning. He finally sold his Regas and put back on his bronze OG CE28’s. His car wasn’t part of the show, but a lot of spectators liked his car and someone actually wanted to buy it. Everything has a price! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/796051da-fb76-4def-b6d3-53b0163be06d/SBY_8599.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Brandon Henness brought out his LS swapped ‘72 240Z that was part of both the 2020 SEMA Young Guns and 2021 SEMA Battle of the Builders competitions. Love the carbon fiber accents and aggressive CCW wheels. This was one of the few top picks and a huge crowd attraction at the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ce106e3d-d44d-40fe-824f-c9316d913dd1/SBY_8582.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/15ceb0bc-313d-4ad0-9b2f-118b54286fb3/SBY_8606.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Mikee Andrada brought both of his fully built EK’s. Hate to say it, but this might have been the last time these two cars would be displayed next to each other since the hatch is currently up for auction on the JDM Gurus site. If it sells for what Mikee is asking, I sure hope it goes to a good home. Happy bidding! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/34ebfc90-b080-4a36-83ea-f83bb5f9c81d/SBY_8590.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Nikolay Konstantinov debuted this S15 Silvia Spec R rocking an Origin kit, 326 Power wing, and OG GT5 wheels. Pretty cool that it’s the same color as his Koguchi Power 240SX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/53bf1c97-65c7-4c00-a4e1-19d73ce7d42f/SBY_8564.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Had a quick beer with the homies [at 10am…] and went back to a crowded show. The doors had just opened to the public and a lot of people were very eager to see everything. Kinda regret not getting photos earlier, but it is what it is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9156a838-89c5-4c68-b2d2-29e2a6cd9ac3/SBY_8561.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out I went to go see the pits and vendors for a quick moment, and what really caught my attention was the Toyota Gazoo Racing booth displaying the GR86 and GR Corolla. Love the details on the new Corolla, especially since they offer them with manual transmissions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9cbbf57d-cf16-4762-aa36-45232e903586/SBY_8541.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out The “Ritz” man, Caryl Dela Rosa, pulled up in his RE Amemiya FC3S RX-7. He typically makes a nice entrance with the Bridgeport 13B buzzing through the scenery. It seems like Caryl rarely comes out now, assuming he’s just been grinding hard at Seafood City. Barkada soon, my dude We’ll eventually make it happen lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3fd606ca-031a-4123-abd8-b8f45ea0a9a3/SBY_8546.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out A handful of S-Chassis from Goon Squad waiting to get staged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/73f217c0-7e79-45f5-aee0-f8ce9d7a6b69/SBY_8595.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Michael Bush came through with his Spoon Sports equipped S2000 that gets properly used on the track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fb10a56c-b07e-489b-8e8f-c2b1212bd2a3/SBY_8602.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out This super clean F20C swapped Datsun 510 owned by Sooki Garage was another unique build that caught a lot of people’s attention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ab838671-740a-4f95-9de2-5dd35311a6fd/SBY_8579.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out This LS powered FD RX-7 rocking a Pandem Rocket Bunny kit made quite some noise coming into the venue that morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8fed67ca-18f7-4dfc-b685-5052becef786/SBY_8614.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out It took a while to get this shot without a whole lot of people around, but worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/712f4d3c-27db-426f-b7c8-1585cafd7d13/SBY_8588.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Benny Winterowd has built some awesome cars including this MKII Tourer V JZX90 fitted with a Uras kit. It’s not too crazy, super clean, and has a perfect ride height sitting low on Advan RZ-F2’s. Definitely one of my favorites from the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8dd73920-721c-478f-971c-436321b283ed/SBY_8578.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out The Hiro’s Hotrods boys never fail to show up & show out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f14cab0d-22b4-407c-a734-7271a5543b17/SBY_8548.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out “Jazzy Jeff” rolling in smooth with his 2J powered Pandem GR86. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a6e9a1bd-22d0-4410-b372-50bf884d7152/SBY_8617.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Nice to see the BHM guys [Bill Master, Mel Diego, Huy Hoang] show out for once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2b0eee5c-236d-4def-afb2-33ba275dffa3/SBY_8581.jpg Blog - Pit+Paddock Performance Car Invitational Show 8.6.22 - Make it stand out Formula D Prospec Driver, Zach Farrar, is a talented Northwest drifter and competes in his S13 coupe loaded with an S14 front end conversion and 2JZ swap. https://finalshutter.com/blog/wekfest-seattle-2022-part-2 monthly 0.5 2022-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/610ebf35-ec17-4ad2-b99d-33472aba41ac/SBY_7996.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Inside the super clean & shaved engine bay is a K24 swap paired with Hayward Performance ITB’s. Another thing that stood out was the valve cover paint that matches the ultra rare Mugen B-series colorway. It’s no surprise he got 2 trophies with the second one being the ‘Engine Bay of the Festival’ award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/97ef42ce-a511-4460-b057-92fd18cdf7c6/SBY_8132.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Don Nguyen aka Gramps made a sudden surprise with his DAP EK hatch. Can’t remember the last time his car was on the road, but glad he made it to the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2933f58f-3254-4b47-b0ba-06ab61d24fa5/SBY_8067.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b31d01ab-7d8f-4b01-80cf-6ab15a96dacd/SBY_8041.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Khamren Khi finally showed up to Wekfest with his EG hatch rocking a Seargent front bumper, Rocket Dancer lip, Chargespeed fenders & side skirts, and Live Sports wing. His new setup with the Regamaster EVO II’s is my favorite so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/aa4e15af-4526-4eeb-af2e-1e8043c37f90/SBY_7980.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out There was a section right at the Convention Center that was the main entrance to the hall for spectators filled with “Featured Cars,” and Jer’s car was one of them! Compared to last year’s show, he took off the Arios front bumper and went back to his traditional OEM bumper with Spoon lip. I knew he was going to take a trophy home since he was staged in this area. Congrats on winning ‘Best Overall Honda’ man! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/72165445-bdb2-4ad0-9eda-441dce7b7547/SBY_7964.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Speaking of Cooper Boudia, he killed it again this year for his C’s Customizing booth! This is the second year in a row he won ‘Best Booth’ [which I called from the beginning]. Had to get a photo of him with his whole setup and properly built DC Integra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/850aa13f-7fa7-4474-9845-3cd38533aa07/SBY_7991.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Very solid Aristo 2J swap in the bay paired with a nice turbo. Love the custom rain drop effect on the coil pack cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c827d0a4-fb8c-47dd-9944-90281ca21654/SBY_8064.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jacob Reyes’ minty EK that you will never find a single flaw on. Instead rolling on his rare OG Mugen M7’s on the driver side, he opted out for bronze CE28’s. Although he still had the silver MF8’s on the passenger side that I didn’t capture. This was also the 2nd year in a row he won the ‘Restomod of the Festival’ award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/97090045-d6d7-4fb6-9588-3ac34092a324/SBY_8084.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jeff also ditched the FA24 motor and swapped in a 2J! If I can remember, I was told that they swapped in another 2JZ they had laying around the day before the show since the first swap didn’t run as good. Talk about a gangster move! I believe this is the first 2J powered GR86 in the States! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/86dd304d-cb0d-4d3e-a233-5c16ec6cdf8e/SBY_8007.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Good to have many Canadians attend the show, including Brendan Taylor with his Nissan Stagea 260rs. I believe the last time I seen it was at the 2019 Wekfest Seattle show, and it still looks great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2daaa7b4-937c-4740-9fe0-4ee53447829d/SBY_7966.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2c95e3ab-eafc-43fb-8733-e9a7d11a8446/SBY_7975.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out I will forever be amazed with cars like this. Makes you wonder what those shops in Japan are doing when building these JDM x Euro machines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/751d44fd-769f-41b9-a506-3b5225da4f4a/SBY_8019.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Will Spangler’s turbocharged S2000 fitted with a widebody Voltex Racing kit on Volk Racing ZE40’s. He won Best S2000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/47b27efd-cff5-4025-829d-1a618ced424b/SBY_8131.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out As if his motor setup wasn’t dope enough, Tom put in a bigger turbo… Really dig the green accents on the parts that Cooper from C’s Customizing refinished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/631c6cf5-5f72-4538-9a32-496a636bfd59/SBY_8063.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out I will automatically like any car using an ARC Induction Box & Intake with their motor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/efdf89f7-02b2-4008-a288-cf702cc36f11/SBY_8026.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out I don’t really know much about WRX’s, except that they’re know for having head gasket issues. I had to see why there was always people surrounding this bugeye owned by Chris P, so I waited until it died down. Nice Ganador mirrors and on super wide SSR Work Meisters. But that’s not what attracted many people… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/71402cc9-915a-4108-a4c5-d0b84bb72a5b/SBY_8005.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Bryan Agliam representing Entourage with his VIP inspired bagged TL on Leon Hardiritt Ordens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/27d79199-351b-4d58-ae87-5b477bd2fe51/SBY_8130.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Thomas Hatcher’s Trailblazer SS went full on Patriot Mode repping a huge American flag on the rear. He gave the TE37’s a break and slapped on bronze ZE40’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/54ed6c5a-25e7-4dc7-ab40-df9e22e6d9fc/SBY_8021.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another build I missed out on capturing at last year’s show was this Koguchi Power 240SX owned by Nikolay Konstantinov. Very well executed with parts I don’t know the name of, but hey it looks pretty fucking awesome lol. In my opinion this is the best S-Chassis up here in the PNW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/87b6aeb7-68b2-4ee1-bbf9-e9217fce63a6/SBY_7987.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out John Zuberek’s E30 M3 looking good as always on OG TE37’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e6a80026-e1e9-4a06-a229-55d2070a88a9/SBY_8066.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out I missed out on checking out Raul Rodriguez’s EK4 SiR at last year’s event, so I had to make sure I had time for it. Raul switched up from the full Mugen theme and slapped back on the SiR bumpers with a Spoon lip. Even slapped on his OG spec TE37’s that were polished by the famous chamorroboy86. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0482d64f-0a38-4ff6-952e-a807a7f369b1/SBY_8062.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jesus Aguilar was one of the few that made the drive from Yakima and brought his EK hatch that was actually featured on Super Street a few years ago. Compared to then he’s now rocking a First Molding front lip and J’s Racing spoiler. His car is now tucked with some nicely concaved CE28’s, and won 1st place ‘Civic of the Festival’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2ee23da2-bce5-4977-a6b2-cea5e707e048/SBY_8050.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Under the hood was a well put-together 1JZGTE swap with a great amount of RK Titanium parts in the shaved bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/67e6a236-4eca-43cd-836a-ba1c094ab9a3/SBY_8133.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Don was telling me that he slapped in one of his motors days prior to the show, plugged everything in, and ran it. 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I remember catching it at a quick glimpse at last year’s show during roll-in because of the super blood out interior, but didn’t really get to see the whole thing. I was eager to meet him and talk about his build, but instead it was his brother-in-law that walked up to me & mentioned that he brought the car in for Boeuth. Although I did get the chance to meet him a few weeks ago at HIN. Real cool & humble guy I gotta say. But yeah his GS is sick rocking the Serial Nine Breed Series fenders that were molded onto the body that was helped put together by Viesna “Kandypaint” Nhet who did a fire job laying down the wet paint. They took home the ‘GS/LS of the Festival’ award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d9c496b5-a7b9-479b-a3e5-38148742f6ec/SBY_8099.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Eric Anderson’s Wonder Civic, built by Austin Hironaka from Hiro’s Hotrods, looking flawless as ever. Guess what? He took home the ‘Car of the Festival’ award AGAIN! The 2nd time winning the Best trophy truly must’ve been an amazing experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6f8be037-fdb6-4bd8-9c07-8eb9800de269/SBY_8085.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out If you went through the 1st part of my coverage, I mentioned that Jeff brought another car and it’s this new GR86. The homie Dave Kang was telling me the whole story about the car and mentioned that Jeff purchased this car brand new from the dealership and immediately cut up the body to install the Rocket Bunny Pandem kit. It even had the temp plates still on. But that’s not the best part… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/54ae3290-005d-40af-85d1-c1f2fee9ffa6/SBY_7959.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out The infamous shitbox_itr0812 owned by Mike Godfrey made an appearance from Portland. Mike has spent many years restoring this awesome build, and I give him many props for converting it to AWD. He had a proper display flexing his driveshaft setup. I’m pretty sure some people were hating about ruining a certain chassis, but it’s good to be different & do shit not many people are brave enough to do. Mike ended up going home successfully with 1st place ‘Integra/RSX of the Festival’ award. First big show, first big win! Congrats again brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/bb86d1de-5a1a-48cd-acec-3cddfbf3f7bd/SBY_8037.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ish Cruz came up as well with his K-swapped Tahitian Green Pearl EG Si with a few Spoon Sports parts including the front lip, valve cover, and brakes tucked behind some silver TE37’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/390f63f7-db4e-4e2d-a4dc-df808f2527dc/SBY_8139.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Andres Perez’s Fleetwood was the proper centerpiece at the Exotix Snacking booth. Kinda sad it was the only lowrider at the show, but since it was a holiday weekend I’m pretty sure all the Eazy Duz It guys were already busy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ff155dd0-51b7-4717-b3a0-1f4b0599d29a/SBY_8081.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Proper 2JZ swap powering this Silvia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/18ecb304-324e-44bc-9d6c-e0910d6c5af6/SBY_7961.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out This was the first time Namsayin had a booth at Wekfest. Safe to say they had everything sorted nicely with selling their merchandise and even had a podcast going on. 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The weekend before the event, he brought the car down to the Bay Area to show out at Spocom SF. He was able to show his true potential & dedication, and was finally plated as an official member of Liberty VIP! Congrats again fam! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/425b6dbf-f63d-4cab-87a9-7f2665df8b53/SBY_7971.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jag Matto didn’t bring his Aventador to the show since it seems like it’s getting a slight makeover, but he did roll in with his super dope 996 Turbo that makes 1350 HP! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7a1554d7-a849-431f-a975-410f0268ebac/SBY_7994.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Thomas Strom’s ‘97 ITR was definitely a crowd pleaser. A whole lot of rare Mugen parts including front spoiler, side skirts, Gen 2 spoiler, and even chrome headlight covers. If you look closely, he’s rocking Mugen calipers as well behind the formula silver CE28’s. Not everyone’s taste, but I like it. He won the ‘Acura of the Festival’ award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b791da31-f17b-4445-b832-5745d613625f/SBY_8080.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 2 - Make it stand out Back at it with Jeff Woodruff’s S15 rocking a Super Doof kit on Nismo 57R wheels. 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Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1657250838974-6XB7NWMJFTWFGUFHGB8M/SBY_7869-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1657250950295-SGB1WINXQ0K77N6ZBPDD/SBY_7951-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7d2f315a-f79b-4887-bf4c-f222f1c3110b/SBY_7829-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out I heard a familiar tone, based off social media, pulling up and had to walk outside because I knew it was Mark Wang arriving with the infamous V12 powered Ferrari 550 Maranello built by the Legendary JDM GT-R shop ‘Garage Saurus.’ This thing is a freakin beast and will definitely pop your eardrums. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/324fc6cf-57aa-4b8a-938d-59300eac71d7/SBY_7833-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Wanna know how long I’ve been out of the drifting scene? A WHILE. I had never heard of Jeff Woodruff up until I seen this car. Some of my friends were filling me in with who he was and the dope cars he built at Dream Chasers Garage including this sick 2JZ swapped S15 Silvia. Easily one of my favorite cars at the show, and if you think this is dope wait until you see what else he brought in Part 2 of my coverage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9632af20-3a65-4de4-aee5-3bc40d4805e8/SBY_7846-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Dave Kang from Team Menace full Aimgain VIP GT LS460 on Trafficstar DTX wheels. It’s currently for sale, so check it out on his IG for all the details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8ff94b16-1ac7-4b78-945c-ca393b730698/SBY_7902-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out One of the greatest miracles ever was that Jeremiah Whipple made it to a car show without any problems! He finally got his car tuned and successfully pulled some nice numbers. In the passenger seat was the homie Ascoe who came up for the show like always, and it was nothing but another great time hanging & catching up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4d26ff24-56b8-4a71-9bb7-ced4968368fa/SBY_7825-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Austin’s latest completion is this JDM CR-X SiR owned by Auston Corbett. The 2 year long awaited project was definitely worth the wait since Auston won 2nd Best Honda of the Festival. Wish I got more photos of this thing. Guess I’ll catch them at Hondafest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a60c8f45-bb57-4610-81fe-372de23b5f65/SBY_7903-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Joey walked over and chopped it up with them. Pretty sure he was glad Jer made it too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c6b0ffa9-4785-4c81-b451-169b08cb2bd9/SBY_7900-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jon Pokela’s fresh AP1 S2000 with a Backyard Special lip and Mag Blue TE’s. I’m happy he’s able to put together one of his childhood dream cars while being an awesome family man. City Stars represent! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/558c46ed-acf5-433b-9969-f3287138e295/SBY_7871-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Entourage Car Club showed up for once. It’s been a while ever since their last minute appearance at last year’s Steep Streets Bonded By The Build. Marcus Mariano pulled up in a fresh new wrap done by Sam Keal from Diamond Auto Haus. He does a lot of amazing work, so hit them up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8ba82f28-9682-4a1f-808b-1be5d8d091f4/SBY_7880-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Aaron Chau came through with both his Formula Red NA1 NSX on MF10’s and FK8 Civic Type-R. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0a65f389-8943-4496-86a7-fba1ad201ae6/SBY_7882-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Ken Sugawara’s hella wet Mugen equipped FK8 Type-R. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4d0ed2e1-61a9-411d-9334-3b8d81791930/SBY_7824-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out First guys I caught when I pulled up were the boys representing Hiro’s Hotrods. Eric Anderson looking clean as always with the Wonder Civic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fb46bb6a-3110-42d7-aeee-b3c574ea1d2e/SBY_7886-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out First time seeing a CTR with a Varis kit up here owned by trackr_fk8. I like it! He placed 1st Best Type-R. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c22d1fca-f8dd-4a9d-9121-d5f7d37214fd/SBY_7867-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out A car I wasn’t expecting to see, but glad I did, was Thomas Strom’s 97 Integra Type-R. Haven’t seen this since the 2019 show, and damn this thing got a lot more better than before. You’ll here more in Pt. 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0e3144be-8174-4cde-8796-f22622e6ed52/SBY_7950-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out A good example of a perfect R32 is this one on SSR Professor SP4 wheels and Endless Brakes. So good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/caee0e10-be98-451e-b0c2-e12e9d0f8869/SBY_7855-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Alex Tran definitely got the money shot with his S54 powered E36 M3. He took home 2nd Best BMW award. Should’ve been first, but congrats homie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a0cc3cf2-1e15-46fe-a1f5-57f1abf00d9b/SBY_7835-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Really dig the black & green theme going on. I also thought this side shot was fire lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6e37d44e-8dcb-4105-89c4-5fee005c8045/SBY_7936-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out I was stoked that some of the Serial Nine guys came down. Kevin Petersen drifts hard in his bright SXE10 Altezza on custom Chopper Blades. Need to see this on the track one time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e1f6c81c-5c34-4d6a-8796-e673729e71cd/SBY_7938-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Carlos Garcia from the east pulled up with his EG3 hatch modded with a Sergeant bumper, First Molding lip, Bronze RE30’s, Spoon brakes, and the super rare yellow interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/aca9ba90-f5dd-4d4e-9d57-61a8fef50dea/SBY_7897-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve ever seen BJ Ta roll on a different set of wheels other than his OG Mugen M7’s. Can’t go wrong with Mag Blue CE28’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2152e895-6f49-4143-8806-9858e28a5f53/SBY_7931-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out A nice & simple RX-7 FD3S owned by Matt Gobillot from Canada. He took some hardware home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e84d8834-00b4-4a07-8ad2-c0a631fe51e6/SBY_7868-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out As you can tell from Joey’s face, he was amused as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f0821615-de81-4d3c-a1c9-c311c13c0790/SBY_7942-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out I really liked this K-powered Passion Orange EK SiR sedan from Canada. It reminded me of those dudes in Philippines that can put together proper Hondas. Didn’t get the chance to meet the owner though. I remember very few people ran that exhaust, yet I forgot the name of it. Looks pretty cool though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/be29f141-cc42-4715-844a-a03f04451e9e/SBY_7911-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s been a while since Mikey’s DC5 ITR was last featured on here. Last time he had the gold RG1’s, but had to get rid of them due to the age. Went back to the OG Mag Blue TE’s with fresh tires [burnt the shit out of his last set doing his annual Birthday burnout] and a much proper ride height. Also featured on the passenger seat was our ABG homegirl Metree Ngeth prepping herself to become the star of the show [since there weren’t any models this time ]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9aafab1e-51ec-4c8e-966e-722eaf298a08/SBY_7857-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Team Overtake never disappoints since this is their 2nd year in a row placing Best Crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/de1689b2-0a84-4c69-9d50-40f9e15d923f/SBY_7843-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Tristan Besabe staging his R32 GT-R at the Mackin Industries booth. Still gotta set up a day to shoot & hang with him before he leaves… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3f29df3a-a89f-4d20-a92a-6f8f56e969a5/SBY_7851-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out The homie Omar stays whipping around other people’s cars except his M3 This time in a ‘64 VW Beetle themed R8 owned by Jack Ultramotive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/aef7e679-be66-4afe-b326-73a6f618ccbe/SBY_7939-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out A super clean Datsun 510 on legit Watanabe wheels owned by Jeremiah Whitaker. I believe his car has an SR20 swap as well. He won 1st Place Best Datsun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4224f1f7-579a-40ab-9f9a-5cf0d1e0a644/SBY_7926-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Alex Thach attended last minute to represent Rich Tuned with his EM1 on OG Regamaster EVO’s. The bro Big Ben from Backyard Boogie helped Alex paint & put together his new front end including a J Blood bumper and J’s Racing fenders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e225b880-5831-47b9-921f-1b301085b5e3/SBY_7862-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out Glad to see that the Vancouver/Portland boys finally showed out for Wekfest! Luckee Bounvassana’s JDM front DC Integra rocking a full Rando Sports kit on TE37SL’s was an eye pleaser since this was the first time I seen this kit in person. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/85f9fb43-85d2-4cae-aa0d-86d86b995e8b/SBY_7953-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out This LX450 owned by Final Finish was a real crowd pleaser. It came in towards the end of roll in featuring an LS swap, custom stitched interior, and TE37XT wheels. They took home 1st Place Best SUV/Truck. Rest of my roll in coverage: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9187434d-5489-4720-95ad-f9dbbafab76c/SBY_7841-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out It was pretty entertaining watching the guys from Yume Sports push start this J’s Racing GT2 Fit. They killed it at the show winning a few awards, having a proper booth with a game simulation, and even had the J’s Racing President as an honored guest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/de56e873-c1da-4477-a78f-1d935aa8a8de/SBY_7879-2.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2022 Part 1 - Make it stand out The Advance Flatout kit flows real well with the car. https://finalshutter.com/blog/namsayin-x-think-bigger-project-3622 monthly 0.5 2022-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/9aab9830-c5b4-41df-b611-28d2e4002584/SBY_6101.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Tomas Burns finally got his legit EK3 running smoothly enough to show out this fire whip. I loved his EG, but I can tell this car is something real special for him. Better for the fam too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/640816de-d01c-4044-b2c3-966c62e7e4cf/SBY_6090.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out I believe Fred is also known as the “4x100 King” since he specializes in Rare JDM wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a9b16b0e-b399-4a7e-b1ee-fb5baa2c4b35/SBY_6116.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Ryan Stanley picked up this ‘95 MK4 Supra Turbo last month. One of my dream cars for sure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d2a0400a-e8c5-48f3-9d6b-dee33aed6803/SBY_6069.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out The Minty King, Jacob Reyes, pulled up right when we parked. He took off a few parts and went for a classic look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d4c582ec-43e4-4f53-8fd0-bfc19ead2a8b/SBY_6129.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Kenji Nishimura is back in the game with this Top Secret GT300 Supra he purchased not too long ago! A lot of potential with this build and I’m stoked to see what he has planned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0b65188c-ebee-468d-8fc9-1c55f3d1d1a5/SBY_6104.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out MOTOR GOALS!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a12da5df-4b12-4dc2-bbc7-769e527327a0/SBY_6072.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Winson’s wifey, Nai, brought along his S2000 rocking a Spoon bumper & hood, J’s Racing fenders, and aggressive CE28SL’s. Power couple! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f24e23f7-7bc1-4823-9172-90ab9761be27/SBY_6079.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Mike Legaspi made some hefty upgrades to his Taco in such a short amount of time including Mag Blue TE37X wheels, Prinsu Rack, and RTT. I already miss the OG TE’s, but at least they went to a good home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2d14ed1c-3a6f-44d3-b713-bc99bdd89a64/SBY_6158.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out My guy Teddie Pequet was on his way to show out his old-new ‘76 Corona, but some mechanical issues came up and had to turn around. Thankfully he was able to make it back home safely, switch cars, and show up to the meet in his GS before it ended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b23dc1c6-32b2-47f0-ac27-cf92a94e9a33/SBY_6202.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Franky flexing some glazed cases. Shoutout to Sanjil for plugging us all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6403a5fc-a68e-4267-989d-789b72d1b06d/SBY_6197.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Sanjil Raj met us in his K-swapped Captiva EG on Deep Sea Blue Regamaster EVO II wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e1aa2945-8099-46bf-a632-567f1f1e5023/SBY_6141.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out With the fairly new release of FK8 Spec MF10’s being sold, there’s no doubt that A LOT of Type R owners are gonna try to get their hands on a set. I must say they look great though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/081acaf4-a639-415f-b4b1-139c06132ca1/SBY_6084.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Mr. NWMotiv himself Vinnie Nguyen’s NA1 NSX rocking some Ganadors and OG concave TE’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/66b64fc0-6424-4de0-bca3-91bf9f55da28/SBY_6080.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out A whole lot of PHP in this photo [only some will understand]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0305145c-1cba-41d9-a36d-dc841a553365/SBY_6193.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Once we were back on the road and headed to alki, we ran into Gramps aka Don Nguyen on the way there with his FBP Integra Type R he bought last fall. Ever since then he’s been restoring it back to its glory days slowly, but surely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/11a34659-8957-4372-8376-bc45bc4c09e1/SBY_6111.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out It’s rare for Andrew Napenias to pop out with his widebody Z32 300ZX, so that’s how you know it’ll be a great time. Plus he’s so dreamy as a person https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4980bfbf-1723-4067-aba7-e8b7d0bc6636/SBY_6165.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Thankfully John Nguyen lived somewhat nearby and had a spare part for Ben to replace. A true MVP! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/feb22355-e2d8-40d6-b493-cd73cad7d1f3/SBY_6163.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out We decided to go on a cruise to Alki, but after a few runs the Jollie Rocket gave out for once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/faec87ca-285a-403d-b4b8-94475d1e6152/SBY_6151.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Franky Chan back on the road, and this time rolling on BBR Competition wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e40f32d4-fd7e-4e2a-9031-3312db818f26/SBY_6136.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out I’m pretty sure I’ve seen both of Mikee Andrada’s cars plenty of times by now, but I can’t seem to get tired of admiring them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f557ea94-6066-4cff-80bb-ca103c1418b9/SBY_6091.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Ryan Medrzycki was one of the lucky few to purchase a limited M-FAB strut bar/booster brace combo. Only 10 ever made! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0ecf1505-4ad9-4da7-b5a9-e37ccee08ca1/SBY_6182.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out “Race it, break it, rebuild, then race it again!” - Backyard Boogie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/299bfa5a-968b-4356-9cc5-e5dd9a3dafb7/SBY_6088.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Fred de Leon came through in his B20V powered CR-X. I never met Fred in person, but judging from IG he’s a true OG and gets down on the track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8ad41836-f539-4c5b-8859-6f649e86237f/SBY_6098.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Finally another Pandem FC3S RX7 around the area. 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He’s wild and I like it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/025dd00f-d658-4795-8f66-856d95865ecb/SBY_6146.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out The Backyard Boogie bros, Sven & Derek Malla, always shining together. Derek took off the 5 lug a while back and slapped on Justin’s Regas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/46ef281b-2eba-4e3f-a076-3a565dd6b6bf/SBY_6152.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out I love how bronze MF10’s can make almost any car look so much more fire, just like Winson Mang’s EG4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0e324f22-2eb3-4b49-941b-ec00eaf9f038/SBY_6203.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Nothing like ending the day at Burgermaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1647673012251-DPBZFSFTFOVJYRNS22SB/SBY_6148.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1647686645528-BHYX31DACQBJ9IOHWXDN/SBY_6153.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1647673098729-Y3SDFAI7PIANZN6CG7KA/SBY_6095.jpg Blog - 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Sad though because he’s actually considering on selling it and already has a potential buyer… Sucks even more because he’s most likely moving to a different state as well But we talked and these decisions would turn out for the better for him, which made me happy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/767d7fc6-e66d-49de-992d-b0214364e604/SBY_6094.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Zach Leitzke from Under-Pressure Racing pulled up in his super sick 2JZ powered S2000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/beb9d72e-c8bf-4bc4-9d60-8c63b290a4f7/SBY_6200.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Austin was having some problems as well starting his car. Thank God almost everyone knows what they’re doing. Always gotta stay positive regardless especially with that smile! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c73acbee-69ca-4681-90c9-35b215e1ce4e/SBY_6147.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Compared to Wekfest, Ben switched up the wheels & valve cover to a nice set of MF10L’s and J’s Racing colorway VC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/30683c5b-d8df-4a78-873f-5a95f6d5cc03/SBY_6073.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out First time seeing this VIP Q45 with a Mode Parfume kit and Leon Hardiritt Waffes. Super clean and well put together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f802ef0a-fcc6-46fb-b8ed-f2dcc4894ae1/SBY_6087.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Brandon Thai and Hector OG rolling in smooth with their S2K’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d83bba5d-30c9-4f5c-8b89-16fc4a3359fc/SBY_6175.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Austin being his usual self by slapping some Hiro’s Hotrods stickers everywhere he goes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a83a41bd-c10f-4ed5-bbb6-58cb6c30a9ee/SBY_6195.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out We also bumped into Sam Preng on the way there as well in his clean DB1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/84ab5bf4-b8ca-4968-9b66-a53c2ba4fd32/SBY_6093.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Pretty cool seeing a legit S15 Silvia out here in the PNW, owned by Trenton Culbert. Dig the simple look with Work Emotion CR 2P wheels and Ganadors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4599b0cb-0d5f-476c-b4cb-c25b06e5b60e/SBY_6107.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Holly Phan recently picked up this ‘86 Corolla in Cali and had it transported up here just in time for the meet. It’s funny because we ran into her in Chinatown the night before grabbing boba at Oasis. This thing is so dope and makes me want one even more! Congrats again Holly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/50be709a-b14f-459c-9247-a1ab72b39763/SBY_6171.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out Nice to put on a little show on the side of the highway causing traffic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2812aef5-d7db-43ae-89da-2c4874cbf665/SBY_6156.jpg Blog - Namsayin x Think Bigger Project 3.6.22 - Make it stand out It’s always great to have Austin Hironaka around. https://finalshutter.com/blog/hawaii-s2k-nsx-type-r-meet-12521 monthly 0.5 2022-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1811a3f5-a0cf-4756-91e2-9c1f089e66c4/SBY_4598.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Jordan Vega [@jvst.jordan] came through with his Grand Prix White CR on nicely spec’d OG TE37’s. He was too cool to cruise with us, so he ended up getting ramen with his cool Subie gal Jackie [@crybbjackie]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f34d4a41-5eda-40e8-bd4b-e7fcc61c9869/SBY_4605.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Joe O’Mara’s [@joe.merica] imported RHD NSX rocking a Wings West front lip, Gruppe M side skirts, Spoon mirrors, and TE37SL’s. From the looks of it, they look like Joanna Young’s [j0_y] old wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2d791eac-f1d7-4563-8be4-e6bd6cc83f57/SBY_4625.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/33a7d4f9-923b-42f2-b072-3573a181f164/SBY_4607.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Jason’s [@monicansxy] NA1 on TE37 Saga’s and Stoptech brakes. I didn’t get a shot of the interior, but he has a nice set of Mugen MS-Z seats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/af878d0e-cdf4-4c5a-8dc7-5cca79a67713/SBY_4623.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c07fe29d-e446-40d7-9e97-8ce64fe26e16/SBY_4614.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Tiare Mitten’s [@_toshiko_] AP2 on gold RPF1’s and Taka Soma’s [@amosakat] AP2 running an Amuse front bumper, TE37 Saga’s, and Stoptech brakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2a5b0b74-97fe-4324-87b6-70e0422eee5b/SBY_4621.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Brett Kami’s [@bkvmi] Champ White FK8 on white TE37SL’s. Can’t go wrong with a white on white combo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/836aecb8-0d8e-4b9c-8961-4ed6bddc93f5/SBY_4662.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2f02388e-aafd-4214-88f1-b68856e738b5/SBY_4603.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Nolan Asato’s [@zyzzx] Championship White FK8 Type R on aggressive 18x11 +37 TE37 Saga’s wrapped in 295/30 Sport Cups. Talk about BEEFY! He had a friend bring his recently acquired S2K. 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Some heavy hitters of the NSX community in the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/31f3459d-c98c-4d1f-a274-77def927cc27/SBY_4655.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e501e7e1-2cfa-4c49-bac8-96707a047ed1/SBY_4624.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a0ae698c-a0e5-4d0d-9b99-f6bc8d687008/SBY_4610.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out The homie Ray Evans [@n_s_x] pulled up in his sick NSX with his wife Jasmine [@jazzyfizzzzle]. Ray made some wide, yet tasteful changes to his car the past couple years. He switched up the Spoon x Mugen theme and went widebody with some Downforce JGTC front & rear fenders, rolling on Advan RSD wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fa4f7f02-9eec-44ae-a686-ab3156d3ecc8/SBY_4602.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Clean pair of semi matching FK8’s on CE28SL’s owned by @cwfk808 and Ryan Yasuhara [@_sxyfk8_]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fff76c19-b9f5-4cc0-8605-cf67f990de33/SBY_4640.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out We cruised up to Kahuku in North Shore for the shrimp trucks. Spicy garlic shrimp from Famous will always be one of go-tos! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b1a4221f-687e-4cd1-8418-81ffe7092779/SBY_4606.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Ryan used to have a bagged TSX on Work Meisters, but made this transition since he wanted something manual. Great choice bro! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e47002b2-6e40-429d-9eab-4be0ab155a35/SBY_4647.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7de4d38c-dc86-473d-9d02-3b4ee0061f67/SBY_4619.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Nolan wasn’t the only baller that showed up. Chad Tupinio [@s2kichad] brought both of his S2K’s. His black AP1 rocking a Spoon front bumper/hood/brakes, JDM headlights, J’s Racing spoiler, and OG TE’s has been around for quite some time now. He recently picked up the silver AP2 with an Amuse bumper, Voltex spoiler, and CE28’s that the homie Matt Le [@itzmatt.le] drove in for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1222ae32-a096-4eee-9783-ea609e3bd47b/SBY_4656.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/54e4e38a-2a18-47ec-b5ab-204d22f5107f/SBY_4597.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out We first met up at the Salt Lake Target Parking Garage since it was the closest spot that was covered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e2c4621a-77a8-4448-a78e-fe11ef255c34/SBY_4626.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Shoutout to my awesome friends Alex Yang [@integraxtr] and Lauren Fukuyama [@renren_girl] for always taking me around. This is their sick IS-F that we used as a media car even though I didn’t really get any proper rolling shots with since everyone was so spread out lol. It’s all good though. Alex recently slapped on a new set Desmond Regamaster EVO II’s and I just love this car even more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5974b3ce-ffc5-415b-9099-70fa7e8b925c/SBY_4643.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3dc0fdbd-f93f-4a88-86f6-39f161082c9a/SBY_4669.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f75d8377-277f-4c87-a41e-27aa179dce33/SBY_4670.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Hi Tiff [@whitmansan]! Lol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/55388e95-44e0-4a67-9f1b-7505255ed101/SBY_4659.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Ending this with one of my favorite shots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4cf6db7c-0c99-4647-9e8d-f2d06ca295e1/SBY_4657.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/62582d57-08bf-40fd-9da6-f523d7d143e1/SBY_4648.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/fc58929a-a855-4461-ac4c-efced796538b/SBY_4653.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out A better angle of Taka’’s AP2. He was getting down on H1 & H2 with the others! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/889a16f8-4c5a-4353-957e-cecc5d4970d4/SBY_4651.jpg Blog - Hawaii S2000-NSX-Type R Meet 12.5.21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://finalshutter.com/blog/wekfest-seattle-2021-part-2 monthly 0.5 2021-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/22bbd333-3c52-40f4-9715-3fab5b52d77a/SBY_3373.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ken Sugawara’s [@special_k20671] Brilliant Sporty Blue FK8 Civic Type R rocking the Mugen lip kit and CE28’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/70226268-6574-4930-b89f-5c0c57357107/SBY_3227.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ben’s setup was so fire, I had my awesome model friend Marie Madore [@marie_madore] take some pics with it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d37ec67e-6006-4f4f-b87a-4018a3f522be/SBY_3331.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Super proud of the little homie, Derek Malla [@derekmulla], for finishing his car on time for the show. People finally got to witness what a 16 year old from the Soufend was capable of creating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/25015a45-71a3-49d0-935d-055b2ca8637a/SBY_3169.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Like I mentioned in Part 1, this was a big event for @backyardboogieseattle. Our booth was poppin all day long with sick cars and the release of various merch! Shoutout to the staff members Carey Nguyen [@mariannecarey], Mia Hernandez [@champagnemizzy], & Jedy Wy [@jedclarence_a_wy] for holding it down for the team and dealing with the crazy traffic all day! Peep the sample print I made for the shop. I was surprised someone wanted to buy it! Stay tuned for real prints! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f72e5093-1e4a-4cae-b9db-eb321fe80e93/SBY_3369.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out BJ Ta’s [@tumuchrice] all original EK coupe on Mugen M7’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1d0ad902-4b4c-4a7b-a78b-8acb498c8123/SBY_3392.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out A Brabus and 4x4 G Wagon representing Vital Energy Motorsport rolling out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ecd3ae37-8a81-4263-adc8-4ecece419be1/SBY_3189.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Terry is so rich, he had someone bring in his NSX rolling on Advan RZDF wheels and Stoptech brakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cf00ea84-d900-48a2-882f-eebf60366f17/SBY_3393.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Chris Rafanan’s [@rafameister] super clean S2000 [@ok_zaddy] rocking a Backyard Special front lip, JDM AP1 headhlights, bronze CE28’s, and Spoon brakes. Such a perfect combo. He took home 'S2000 of the Festival.’ I’m sad because I only caught him during roll in, his award acceptance, and roll out… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7e516d01-f437-4098-ad58-5168bea10875/SBY_3325.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Eric took home ‘Car of the Festival’ aka the best award you could get at Wekfest! We all knew it from the get-go. Big congrats to Austin & Eric for all the hard work and dedication that went towards this build. Talk about a killer debut! Hotrod the World, baby!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1fb9b615-a25a-4bf8-a53d-42892b3868d2/SBY_3332.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Some add-ons Ben threw into his engine bay included a Mugen valve cover, custom titanium intake made by Mikee Andrada aka M-FAB [@miketiga], custom Hush Performance catch can made by @wefshitup, Rywire harness, and CSF tucked radiator. Super fire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/98f9cefd-d180-47c5-8505-010cdde06bb6/SBY_3456.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out The crew officially burnt out after loading up Derek’s car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b326926b-7f9e-44fc-a267-2fb1fec22ed5/SBY_3174.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ben brought in Alanna and tag teamed with the Boogie booth to help promote her floral business Verde & Co. [@verdeseattle]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b88b246d-0c41-4ecb-99c0-231376732942/SBY_3187.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Love the overall simplicity on Pow’s EG. Rare Mugen lip, Vision mirrors, Sprint Hart CP-F wheels, and Endless brakes. My guy won First Place ‘Civic of the Festival!’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/aeec33a3-c268-47c3-911d-67fe937b9495/SBY_3470.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Can’t forget the EG’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3e84d926-9e5f-44ae-8904-091086601a57/SBY_3454.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out His supercharged K-swap really puts down some serious numbers on the dyno. If I’m not mistaking, Austin went through about 3 other superchargers already… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/6d2c4168-2c64-4083-9baa-44066d8e7652/SBY_3185.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/53574fd1-05de-4b8b-aa9f-304ff6bb9b92/SBY_3453.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out You will always catch Austin and his RHD Del Sol at a lot of car gatherings up here. Another awesome car he built a while ago, and he isn’t afraid to run people for their money. Sike he’d rather take your money on 456 . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/3c82bcaf-0186-45e2-9318-2958b97dfbd1/SBY_3390.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Franky Chan [@masterfranky] got the prime parking spot, all thanks to the booth that ended up flaking at the show. This time he was rocking his old Sprint Hart CP-F’s on his DA6 Integra XSi. If only he had all of his parts on… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f4c589fd-e665-4245-b0d3-bfcfa25ce100/SBY_3345.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Tai Lam’s [@tlga.garage] S2000 rocking a Spoon front bumper and S2K spec OG Regamaster EVO’s. He even has the rare center caps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b5c721c6-2644-44e5-b4e6-f138f110aee1/SBY_3349.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out One of my all time favorite Ferraris is for sure Terry Nguyen’s [@f430r] F430 on Takata green TE’s. It seems like Terry has a different set of wheels for this car for every day of the week because every time I see this car, it’s something new & crazy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/da2cfc22-a91b-4c29-aa9b-64107ccdd15b/SBY_3442.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Can’t go wrong with Mugen MF10’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/85c72db1-ec05-4b86-8f84-2b9079329df8/SBY_3191.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Tam Phan’s [@datamas] E30 on BBS RS wheels. Such a classic look! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cfbf97c4-7f47-4db8-804a-de11737a1b02/SBY_3391.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Khyle Ramos’ [@lastogbarber] China Blue DB1 Integra on OG bronze 17” CE’s. Paulynn [@_paulynnlynn in the passenger seat] kept imitating throughout the show because she kept overhearing me say “Bro” to people I was chatting with https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/878fe8db-b0ca-44f5-afff-de032a0d9b65/SBY_3179.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out A nice pair of NSX’s owned by Tam Le [@tamtechauto] and Mak Chhim [@nsx209]. I messed up and didn’t get more pics of either of these cars, but congrats to the bro Mak for winning Second Place ‘Vendor Car of the Festival!’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1375a77b-2d15-4486-83ee-a14f00ba2f36/SBY_3329.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out When I said this was a big year for Backyard Boogie, I really meant it! Ben ended up winning the ‘Judges Choice’ award, which is something highly sought after. My guy has been busting his ass off all year long with the brand, build, and many other things that’s been cooking up in the back. He’s been super successful with putting Backyard Boogie on the map! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ae8764ef-f3b6-44b1-835a-78df2eaec511/SBY_3474.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ending this post with another photo of Ben’s EF with his award because this was a proud moment for everyone. Congrats again brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/da0a4a23-ad7c-4d4c-a2e7-2edd5d33830e/SBY_3199.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Props to the new owner though! Awesome engine setup! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/825b982d-e41c-4443-a9da-5500c934c293/SBY_3348.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Such a simple, yet exotic look. He took home ‘Best Exotic of the Festival.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cf4c1020-b4f3-4322-8aca-09f729117b16/SBY_3322.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out John took home another win with Second Place ‘BMW of the Festival.’ Congrats man! I can tell from Chloe’s smile and grip that she will always be your number supporter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a9783b4c-a9d6-48b1-bff1-d93be2f576d8/SBY_3190.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another shot of Tony’s GT3. He just received a brand new set of BBS E88’s and I’m excited to see them on the car! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/caabcec6-76ee-4ce8-9d2e-4ca5686c4191/SBY_3383.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out For those that are wondering, this clean CR-X with a JDM SiR front end does indeed belong to that OG in the driver’s seat Gary Branca [@garybranca]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4df6a516-bc43-4fa7-8833-e017a879d2f7/SBY_3360.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out The @richtuned NSX on mag blue TE’s owned by Richard Todd. He won ‘NSX of the Festival’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/cf31c220-9dd4-4a58-98f2-d4a3c3b7af3d/SBY_3175.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out One of the best presentations ever with her Kei truck and flower display on the bed. Ben actually painted the truck back in April! Alanna was so busy the whole show making & selling bouquets that it reached to a point where it was an hour wait. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/2ce1a928-ecde-468d-89a8-c681a018a1b5/SBY_3461.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Cooper Boudia’s [@coopakaskip] Milano Red Integra on TE37’s and Spoon brakes. I messed up again and didn’t get a proper photo of him & his booth @cscustomizing, but I did get a nice photo of him receiving his ‘Booth of the Festival’ award with his pops! He really did have a unique presentation. Congrats again man! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/738e7354-cb11-464a-baf0-4cff55ad9e40/SBY_3333.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ben [@svenmalla] made some major changes to his EF sedan since his debut at Wekfest Seattle 2019. Some of those key parts added were rare JDM EF2 bumpers with chrome moldings & round foglights, a custom lip made by Ben himself, Mugen M7’s, and Mugen S1R seats. Proper execution made his car a real crowd pleaser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b8e89ec0-9fef-4925-88e3-95049d9f161d/SBY_3341.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Mel’s Mugen equipped EP3 on CE28’s. This car was actually featured in Super Street over 10 years ago, and it still looks great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a2cba960-3337-46a6-88c5-c11a95b3b21a/SBY_3338.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out In Part 1 I stated that Mikee is one of the best fabricators in the industry, and his engine setups speak for themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e8035191-155e-4a9a-a36e-e04e46ae10a3/SBY_3384.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Andrew Avila’s [@drewavila28] EG rocking a carbon kevlar First Molding lip, carbon hood, and mag blue CE28’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e3838d54-cdfd-4fd3-a372-d9b0e7f95c6e/SBY_3440.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jer got a whole refresh in his engine bay with fresh paint and Hayward ITB’s paired up with his K-swap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1c306072-7123-4810-b549-7639fb651c2b/SBY_3371.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Cliff Schuldt’s [@blackpicture13] real deal JDM EF3 on TE37 Sonic wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5bddcb95-7093-4d47-a149-b5f9d71279f9/SBY_3318.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out JDM B18C with Kinsler ITB’s inside the super clean engine bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1d080fd3-f6a3-4a6d-8f45-4b30f4be85b3/SBY_3381.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Ryan Desiderio’s [@r_desiderio] Aztec Green EG hatch rocking a J’s Racing lip and mag blue TE’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/02a31a86-0ca6-49e2-ab66-486d9903ed77/SBY_3316.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out One car that everyone was looking forward to seeing was Eric Anderson’s [@flatbeddirtbag] Wondering Civic built by the homie Austin Hironaka [@hironakasan] from @hiros_hotrods. I only have one word about this build: FLAWLESS! Everything is put together so well. Great job Austin and the rest of the crew that helped out creating this amazing machine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c6b7edec-76d9-41cb-8142-9f59508b1426/SBY_3437.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Jeremiah Whipple [@_jeremiahwhipple | @jerinthewhip] was running late to the show due to some motor problems, but at least he made it! His EG surely stood out with the Arios front bumper that I haven’t seen in a few years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/77dca5e3-3590-41c7-9aff-ebd994a70135/SBY_3448.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Another Hiro’s Hotrod booth car was Ryan Medrzycki’s [@ridinmyjetski] SiR EK4 hatch on CE’s. Believe it or not, Ryan won this car from a raffle. So dope! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/72398166-1c7b-40f4-af56-11e6da7c32ad/SBY_3414.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Danny Pak’s [@dannyp1818] famous Ferrari 458 GT3. Apparently the homie Omar drove it straight from The Bay which I still can’t believe ‘til this day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e52f99a8-560e-464c-8cd9-a307d469709d/SBY_3415.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Still pretty crazy to see crazy cars from Cali like this around, but then again what else do ballers do with their money except buy more cars? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5a1957c7-93a2-4585-87d6-8314664ac7c0/SBY_3337.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Mikee Andrada [@miketiga] came through with a more aggressive look on his EK coupe rocking formula silver 16x8.5 TE37’s, J’s Racing fenders, and Exceed front lip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/19e1940b-e7b4-4567-8992-c7ec08509cda/SBY_3198.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out I really digged this 1JZ swapped IS300 on Volk Racing ZE40’s. It’s crazy because this car used to be owned by the homie John Lon [@jleezybruv]. I should’ve taken a sticker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/7824d7b8-f428-49c4-a89d-4fceff5c9112/SBY_3347.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Once you take a look at the engine bay, you can’t help but notice the huge Kinsler ITB’s sticking out paired well with the K-swap. Mikee fabricated all the goodies in here including the titanium header, front strut tower bar, and catch can. Guess what? He was another guy that won 2 awards: First place ‘Honda of the Festival & ‘Best Engineering!’ Not sure which awards went which car, but oh well. It was a well deserved double win! Congrats again Manong! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/f27ef37b-921e-420b-94e8-556267d045b9/SBY_3397.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Always nice seeing this F22C powered Celica GT at shows around the PNW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b64a0017-5b81-4470-8040-ab54900a0b60/SBY_3188.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Clean engine bay setup with a Maxim Works 4-2-1 header and Mugen air box. Shoutout to Ron Khamphouvong [@_12ron_k] for the immaculate paint work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4ad2fcf5-e764-439b-85a9-b12ba8d0fb3b/SBY_3340.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out It’s all in the details with Brian’s EG. If you look close, he’s running Porsche brakes behind the CE28 wheels. From what I seen on IG, he has a proper K-swap that I didn’t get the chance to see… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/ef8f0dd2-9910-4faa-ba09-36e04fa4abbc/SBY_3466.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Impromptu shoot with all of the DA’s and EF’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/8c5b2eae-cc0e-4071-b759-5a1eb6764a45/SBY_3330.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Under the hood was a built B20V with a custom faded Mugen colorway valve cover and Vibrant catch can. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/dde4d644-1b11-47f5-8266-bd36a28dcaf4/SBY_3388.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Winson Mang’s [@fast_life206] K-swapped EG4 running a carbon First Molding lip as well and OG bronze 16x8 TE’s. Don Nguyen [@ihavenocar] aka Gramps brought it in for Winson since he was busy in the morning. Plus Don is in the process of rebuilding his DAP EK hatch which probably won’t come out for another 5 years since he just picked up an ITR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/0a81a366-7980-4b74-8a0d-65587884c70e/SBY_3186.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Terry got 2 awards this time and the second was ‘Engine Bay of the Festival’! As you can tell he definitely deserved it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a045bbc8-5428-4626-9837-2168dbf20188/SBY_3342.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Huy’s RSX and Bill Master’s [@siborg_ep] boosted EP3 on CE28’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/d73999ff-0224-492e-ae94-2b0366263fbe/SBY_3433.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out A nice little group photo of most of the crew members. The others were off somewhere or knocked out in the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/c2cb139e-8f17-4e51-be88-17fc2d4c60da/SBY_3416.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out While Omar was driving up the 458, he got his supercharged E92 M3 [@cleanm3] brought up in a trailer. It seems like I only see him & his car at Wekfest Seattle, but nothing wrong with that! Always a “Welcome Home“ type of greeting I suppose. This time he’s rocking a clean set of BBS RT88 wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/281ed686-edf8-433f-8e79-7244997085b2/SBY_3380.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out I didn’t get a proper photo of Greg’s [@whiteegk24_greg] EG, but I did get a decent shot of his engine bay. For those that are asking, yes he’s fast lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5bb4d70c-f01a-4879-b330-e7c1370feed8/SBY_3396.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Alex Tran [@ruthless.spec] brought both of his 2 white beauties to the show. An S54 swapped E36 M3 and boosted E92 335i. Very clean builds my friend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/17523da6-17f9-4fa2-9816-1085e891bc76/SBY_3182.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Terry’s Integra is something I will always enjoy seeing in person. The attention to detail is ridiculous! It’s no surprise he won First Place ‘Acura of the Festival.’ But there’s more… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/b844a9ee-8c91-44e5-9dbc-4e9013703db4/SBY_3339.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Legit EK9 Civic Type R on TE37’s and Spoon brakes owned by Vu Nguyen [@vugina]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/5c569bf4-7445-4a9d-81c0-700d362bf9cc/SBY_3343.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Noah Bush’s [@nbushyy] NA1 NSX with a Spoon front bumper, mirrors, & brakes behind a clean set of Regamaster Marquis Promadas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/e1469f9c-4e95-4887-be8e-80ad429f5fac/SBY_3167.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out If you were a prospector, the first thing you would see right when you entered the exhibit center was the Exotix Snacks & Goods [@exotixsnacking] booth ran by the fam Kells Leung [@dimsummaster] & Rodney Dollente. They’ve been killing at all the car shows & meets all summer long slanging some of the best snacks from all around the world! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/a69d9cb5-19c2-400f-94f7-36ed4bc03979/SBY_3366.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Crazy S2000 with a J’s Racing GT kit accompanied with an aggressive set of CE28’s owned by Erich Woermann [@erichwoermann]. He won ‘Widebody of the Festival’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/4b64f3a9-4395-4408-8d1f-6f516811c818/SBY_3353.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out Mikee made his official debut on his newest EK hatch build flexing hard with the world’s first Exceed front lip for the 96-98 Civic chassis and custom painted TE37’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/48768fd2-0359-48b0-a53d-653a67381fb6/SBY_3241.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 2 - Make it stand out The Boogie Crew hosted a giveaway for these 1 of 1 Status seats that were previously owned & customized by the homie Long Phan [@hitmonphan]. You had to spend a certain amount at their booth in order to have received a ticket. The winner ended up being a mutual friend from the Soufend! https://finalshutter.com/blog/wekfest-seattle-2021-part-1 monthly 0.5 2021-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635388032272-EJTDOK02JT0KCPTIWUCR/SBY_3102.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Mel Diego’s [@hur1cnehov] EP3 and Brian’s [@frozen_lumpua] EG hatch waiting to get checked in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635405634653-9WWQR24VCS4XBEIM3897/SBY_3155.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Petar Nikolic’s [@petarvnikolic] clean E60 M5 on BBS E88’s. I didn’t formally meet him at the show, but I figured he’s cool from IG and since he rolled in with the other homies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635402365087-EBHHY98PH4E2M87HNV68/SBY_3080.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out I’ll always have a soft spot for G Wagons, and this one really hit hard owned by Dr. T Kannilaoshi [@dr.tkannilaoshi] hauling in a Ducati. Loved the wrap color from @emwraps and Lussuosos wheels from @simbolo_x_wheels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635401879861-LKJ5YVEJE9RG3J2CEDLF/SBY_3142.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Another OG build is Pow Pinprasert’s [@twincam03] EG hatch. This thing has been tucked in the garage for over 15 years! I’m glad Pow finally revived it and brought it out this year for the public to see & enjoy. So clean, so dope, and so nostalgic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635318717770-5F8NIUVNC586WXR5IN73/SBY_3055.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Tristan Besabe’s [@wusaabe] R32 GT-R on Advan Racing TC-III’s and a super clean Kouki S14. He has one of the sickest motor setups I’ve seen in an R32. Go check out his IG because my dumbass didn’t take a photo Before I took this photo I walked up to his dark tinted windows to say wassup, but once the window rolled down it ended up being the homie, Marion [@mfi.sea], bringing in the car for him lol. Apparently Tristan was on a flight back from Arizona during this moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635405695859-QGH6EX6KQJB5BTC23RF9/SBY_3163.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Saving one of the best for last. My guy, John Zuberek [@slowprogress], rolling in with his gal, Chloe Vazquez [@chlolani], in his super sick E30 M3 on OG TE’s! I give John so much props because he actually drives his car whenever, wherever, no matter what’s the weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635321275367-M8KACA7XRCU54EMETFKZ/SBY_3099.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Thomas Hatcher’s [@thomass.86] crazy Trailblazer SS on mag blue TE37’s with FK8 Type R Brembo brakes. Another crazy motor setup with a turbo bigger than your head that you need to see for yourself! He took home ‘Domestic of the Festival’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635315538714-ZFTCCDENB44TUWIO09GI/SBY_3078.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out The man himself, Joey Lee [@stickydiljoe], getting some coverage of Sven’s EF sedan. It was at this moment I knew for sure that Ben really made something amazing for himself to the point where a lot of OG’s in the game respected him even more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635311464594-J79MHULEIOH6IUIFBR8R/SBY_3051.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out This was a big year for my bros over at @backyardboogieseattle with the debut of Derek Malla’s [@derekmulla] Imola Orange EF hatch. We made sure there was proper preparation the whole week & everything was good to go the night before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635404921194-90IUKI5TKIOSE7JOG29J/SBY_3129.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out I didn’t notice it until about halfway, but there were hella BMW’s that showed up! It’s been the new wave of Hondas I suppose lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635401282244-IOTO95JD6SNHT1KBHOZE/SBY_3112.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Never seen a flawless EK? Welp, now you have! Jacob Reyes [@ekstinction_survivor] actually showed out with his ‘00 DX hatch. The attention to detail on this thing is straight up jaw dropping. Original paint, super rare JDM goodies you probably never seen, Mugen parts that are worth an arm & leg, the list goes on forever! Everything is '“MINTY” [his favorite word ]! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635312222068-2YE9SRUWC1ZT18HHD5KF/SBY_3073.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out The Boogie man Sven Malla [@svenmalla] coming out harder than ever with his EF sedan. A lot of nice pieces that I never knew existed were added to the exterior and so many goodies under the hood! You’ll see in Part 2 for more details about this year being a huge deal for the fam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635401922618-NQ8S6YY4H1LDUF1BPZ7G/SBY_3132.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Everyone’s favorite tire installer, judge, & critic Tony Dau [@lcmgarage] with his 911 GT3 on mag blue TE’s. Don’t let him catch you at a show because he’ll find every flaw on your car & put your ass on blast on IG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635401439621-UISX4AQMDWL89W3BCDZ2/SBY_3135.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out The hometown hero, Terry Suvonnarith [@spriggan380] from Team Trik Speed, ‘01 GSR on 17” Mugen MF10’s. This car is a true OG build and always evolves every time I see it in person. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635402404814-H1DHAGSTJZJ2OBLPM0XD/SBY_3127.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out It was nice to see this full carbon GT-R again that is now owned by Danny Fast [@dfastman_]. First time I seen this car was at the Super Street LeMay show in 2019. So dope in person and from what I hear it’s stupid quick. I’m hyping him up because my awesome ABG friend Metree Ngeth [@metree_n] works with him lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635312951941-2GHBS6RYVFFAM1R4M7YP/SBY_3063.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out One car I was looking forward to seeing was Josh Velasco’s [@vc_josh] widebody IS300 Sportcross sitting nice on Blitz 03’s. He actually does slang a good amount of rare JDM wheels, parts, & accessories under @vc_garage.hi. Sometime in the near future I’ll set up a proper shoot with him and feature him on here where you can get more details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635314956657-HK6I2LAKOE9I4LGJUBF9/SBY_3067.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Demitri Dolan’s [@demitridolan] ‘79 Monte Carlo aka ‘Knight Train’ rolling in with another clean MC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635317862307-GQ65AXX392GVEJ5KEKUF/SBY_3083.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out The bro, Sydarith Bo [@sbo253] from @eastsidescrapers, pulled up in his bagged ‘82 Toyota Crown on custom 3 piece Enkei EK82’s built by @chamorroboy86. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635315227348-PG921G13BXSKA05Y66I0/SBY_3068.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Antonio Sandoval [@gantonio575] always flexing hard with the 3 wheel action on his ‘81 Regal. For those that didn’t know, this used to be Sven’s old Regal. Antonio has been putting it to proper use after installing hydraulics and other proper lowrider goodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635389113698-B2NLKP4SSZ00SI9PX2X2/SBY_3104.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Mikee Andrada [@miketiga] brought not one, but both of his fully built cars. He came through in his boosted K20 swapped EK coupe while his wife drove in the ITB K24 swapped EK hatch. There’s a reason why he’s described as one of the best fabricators in the industry, and you’ll see that in the second part of my coverage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635402317001-WYHXR7J4C58N1SZV2KTN/SBY_3140.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out I don’t think I’ll ever see myself in an exotic, but I will always admire them especially Lamborghini Aventadors like Jag Matto’s [@jags_avi] LP700. The sound of the V12 motor will always turn me on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635405252273-2ZVQA627LMA757E1A0K1/SBY_3150.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out The King, Steve Kwan [@rich_h0mie_kwan], made it out with his rare Imola Red slicktop E46 M3 on 18” Desmond Regamaster EVO II’s. When Steve first showed me photos of this lowkey project last summer, I told him that all he was missing were Regas since they’re the best wheels ever. It’s crazy because he was already planning on getting them too. Perfect setup my brotha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635317373839-8NP29MYKKPC4EMQ53HQM/SBY_3082.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Cy Gines’ [@cy.refine] ‘95 Toyota Crown, that you might have seen on my previous blog post, won ‘Sedan of the Festival’. He actually sold it the week of Wekfest and brought the car out one more time before it went to the new owner. She will be missed, but Cy already has another project he’s working on so I’m definitely looking forward to that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635401129553-OKOKXMVAH82SODRKTV2X/SBY_3107.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Amber Andrada [@hishaolegirl], Mikee’s wife, mentioned that she regretted waiting until summer was done to actually drive the hatch. Don’t worry Amber! Just take the keys whenever you want! The car suits you more better anyways! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635405467785-ZM4BONJG5QNA0R1HBHDD/SBY_3154.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jacob Saw’s [@jsaw_91] E90 M3 on mag blue TE’s. It’s funny because I had just met Jacob a month before at a day party and he was talking about how we have mutual Northend friends and that he tracks his car. Looks great man! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635322339633-T5LQ3V3HHQ8PGARUZFI3/SBY_3100.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Huy Hoang’s [@wiiizzer] immaculate Mugen equipped RSX aka ‘Redrum’. Everyone knows who he is especially since he’s been featured everywhere, so no need to get into detail lol. Not surprising he won ‘Acura of the Festival’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635320053087-6FWKVI9IH1EML6A56TYE/SBY_3089.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Danny Vasquez’s [@danny332m] M3 converted E46 Wagon. I remember seeing this for the first time at Wekfest Seattle 2018 when it was NA with a S54 swap, Fluid MotorUnion velocity stacks and on Work Brombacher wheels. I was amazed because I had never seen something like this in person. Now it’s boosted on BBS E88’s! He won ‘BMW of the Festival’ again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635405404380-KDTVY99X89E0WABCUSU8/SBY_3153.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s cars like this that makes me want one, but I know for damn sure they’re money pits and they can be a headache too lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635402002228-7QGS15YU7WKROUWK2RAG/SBY_3143.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Jayson Cruz from Skreet Garage [@_skreetgarage] in his LS swapped IS300. He definitely gets down in his shop building customer cars and does hardcore drifting on the track & of course the streets since he’s ratchet haha. He kept on having to shut off his car every 20 feet during roll in since it was overheating LOL! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635313635851-ZC9NIEYYSKXKWC4OVE39/SBY_3064.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out A side shot just because this thing is so hard, plus my guy Bo was right behind him lol. Toyota boyz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635401357278-GAXD2CLNGHGVU641Q7XA/SBY_3114.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Was it necessary to rock two different Mugen wheels? Most definitely. Jacob recently acquired these 4x100 16x7 Mugen M7’s with a +45 offset. He was talking to us the night before the show and said that there are only 5 sets in the country! Super crazy. He really deserved the ‘Restomod of the Festival’ award! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635405114386-PX28PPV2CJUZ8VKES2AM/SBY_3152.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Nicholas Nguyen’s [@niccuhles] Alpine White E90 M3 sitting hard on OG bronze Volk Racing CE28’s. This 6 speed manual with a slick top seems to be a grail in the community. I’m just copying his recent caption from when he picked it up haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635313984161-O5E6N256YBPLIHD0I1R2/SBY_3066.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out The homies from Eazy Duz It Car Club always show out hard with their lowriders. They only brought out the G-Bodies, but nothing wrong with that! Edgar Corado’s [@mrcarneasada] ‘80 Monte Carlo and Jimmy Ojeda’s [@jimmy_ojeda6] ‘87 Monte Carlo Luxury Sport. I believe Edgar drove in the Continental up front and the bro Rickie Sok [@rickiesok] pulled in the ‘80’s Baby’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1635401209847-W0IHLVEC9B0Y3AWYLFL0/SBY_3109.jpg Blog - Wekfest Seattle 2021 Part 1 - Make it stand out Kenneth Edwards’ [@radar__r] amazing DC2 Type R. So much work and proper parts were put together in this build. I’m pretty sure a lot of people still don’t know that it’s supercharged too I swear every time I see this car he’s always rocking a different set of wheels. This time he’s on some clean yellow TE’s with blue decals matching the interior. Love the color combo, Radar! Congrats on winning ‘Integra of the Festival’! https://finalshutter.com/blog/northwest-lexus-owners-meet monthly 0.5 2021-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634195386514-M72EI28R2PJ1ZU7YOJXX/SBY_7184.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out OG member & admin of NWLO Joshua Bolduc’s [@libertyvip.josh_wa] super clean LS460 equipped with an INGS lip kit and custom Luxury Abstract Telum wheels. The paint color resembles his old GS that he built a while ago that I shot before he moved to Texas. He eventually moved back and never lost his touch in the VIP game! He’s currently the only plated member of Liberty VIP up here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634194219299-9INDNGSSVD7MLV1UX1KT/SBY_7167.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Once Alfredo popped his hood I liked his car even more! A proper 2J set up in my opinion. It sounded so dope when he did a mini pull leaving the lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634195676237-HPTQCU9AODSI0CDNFLIM/SBY_7185.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Ed Gaborno’s [@reinvent.ed] LS430 UL running a WALD lip kit on Garson Ryugi’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634200711772-1J6P8X3I5JFH28FCMYU6/SBY_7187.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Although I gotta say, I do like his motor set up as well! Factory 6 speed too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634199050906-ECW6DYTDO13YRCL3EUVA/SBY_7228.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Another OG member & admin of NWLO Teddie Pequet’s [@nagimas.libertyvip__] GS400 fitted with a full Aimgain Smart Line kit and Weds Kranze Bazreia’s. He’s also a Liberty VIP member as well and currently the only prospect in WA! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634193834913-8TH6DXPGYXCUCBOH3GJA/SBY_7164.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Right when we pulled up to the meet, the first thing that caught my eye was this nicely modified IS300 on TE37’s owned by Alfredo Munoz Jr [@jr2jzgte]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634268544481-TZ1WHAM2D1F54LZ71YH5/SBY_7282.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634268128924-8E5BJUIOX4LXSMXZS7IG/SBY_7277.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Josh and Teddie asked if I could take a few photos of them to send over to the Liberty guys. I couldn’t say no to some of my Day 1 supporters! Sorry for taking so long with editing these photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634201160096-F21WV0XXPASFSTR3OXYR/SBY_7250.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Christian Corpuz’s [@squ.is.hy] bagged IS300 F Sport on OG Volk Racing CE28’s and Andrew Nam’s [@anam.media] bagged IS350 F Sport on Volk Racing TE37SL’s. The perfect Yin and Yang duo. I was giving Squishy shit about the Super Street Sticker on his windshield since he was never featured in the mag [still love you fam ]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634197111599-E3UFCCTFK7T6I3VG6G1M/SBY_7211.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Cy Gines [@cy.refine] came through with his ‘95 Toyota Crown that he just put together at that time! He owns a body shop ‘Refine Finish’ [@refine.finish] where he does top quality work and built this bad boy. Full custom body work and suspension all dumped on a custom set of rare Volk Racing C-Ultra 3 Spokes! A lot of people didn’t realize that the bottom half of the front bumper is from a 2nd gen GS! So sick! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634267169110-3YGPJ1OMQWVR93DWEVC3/SBY_7242.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Franky really was the odd one out flexing hard on his 24” Forgiato’s, making my stock LS430 UL look tiny as hell lol. This is the first photo of our cars parked together and most likely the only time you’ll see my car in this blog [stock ]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634197839542-XDW1P3LC2EBI6C7IAGQE/SBY_7195.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Diddy Pagdilao [@its_diddy] showed up with his clean GS300 on Leon Hardiritt Ordens. It’s great having an old church brother as a member in the car community as well lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634198938424-RJ5QT76KNJNC66DFWFID/SBY_7221.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out The shots came out pretty fire though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634196596530-H4IDV1S02AMADK8QT33D/SBY_7176.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out I convinced the bros Franky Chan [@masterfranky] and Elroy Quemado [@elroyydean_tcg] to bring their cars out & cruise down with me to the meet. Good to have great company, a little bit of ratchetness, and aloha in the mix! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634194900141-V9SWVUKCN4WNG6T9AK45/SBY_7189.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Different taste, same passion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634267650365-5PYNKF52JPWV7356IVFB/SBY_7264.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out From what I recall, Elroy slapped on his OEM optional Celsior lip kit for the meet. It fits the car perfectly on air ride. All he’s missing is a nice set of wheels, but in time I know he’ll find the perfect set up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634194583163-IOMW4MDZ4CBNPSRUXSL5/SBY_7198.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Whenever there’s a meet or car show going on around town, a shit load of IS owners from Lexus Society always mob deep and show out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634199658386-AAQGSBJ5X54RMQ3C9TM2/SBY_7263.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out A nice pair of IS300’s owned by Henry [@dambi_206] and I honestly forgot the other guy’s name. I messed up because this was like 5 months ago where we chatted a bit about his car & such. I feel bad, but I’ll find out who he is! Once I do I’ll edit this caption lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634268674579-REKWBXA7E7VUH1IB7RNR/SBY_7287.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634194079376-64KT8BFLK7EXL613DG3X/SBY_7172.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out He drove about 2.5 hours from Oregon just to attend this meet. A committed community member for sure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634197681983-3A5DIZARVL6YSN4SWMBA/SBY_7217.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out I couldn’t stop staring at the amazing paint job Cy did to his car. Super wet & hella clean! He actually painted a few other NWLO members’ cars as well including Josh’s LS460 and Teddie’s GS400. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634198560398-SMVHLCJQG673PGFF8VL7/SBY_7222.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out When we were cruising to the 2nd spot, I decided last minute that I wanted to take a few rolling shots while I was driving. So what did I do? I just sent it by having my cousin, PJ [@pjdajuanandonly], steer & guide through traffic for me while I was shooting and managing the pedals at the same time. Unfortunately out of all the photos I took, only 2 shots came out clear and they’re both of Cy’s Crown lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1634268611417-HO8OU4L2M7TZL4L7BAUF/SBY_7279.jpg Blog - Northwest Lexus Owners Meet 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://finalshutter.com/blog/backyard-boogie-seattle monthly 0.5 2021-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631502367681-2PZOR5J9HRGLE7C2O5JR/SBY_1897.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Believe it or not, Ben’s EF2 was the first car he fully painted by himself! Before it was just miscellaneous parts. His work improved way much over the past couple years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631506605223-TZZTISJNR1I4UDQAXUMJ/SBY_8881+%5Bf%5D.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Mostly everyone, but missing a few others, at the Summer Madness meet back in June. Too lazy to tag everyone lol. Good thing I came late because it was too fucking hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631503990167-HOLM8L8CZR4C9QDQ4FKQ/SBY_3127.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Mikey & Johnny trying to figure out why Franky’s DA6 wasn’t starting after he installed a Jackson Racing supercharger last fall. Turns out he didn’t have gas LOL! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631504419095-W4SEKFUEVPM941LM487A/SBY_1335.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Long Phan [@hitmonphan] & Johnny helping Khyle Ramos [@lastog_barber] install a Hybrid Racing shifter on his DB1 Integra sedan that the Backyard Boogie Boys just finished putting together! You’ll see it around town! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631506241584-V2CIP4K7M2JKB8GK2NKY/SBY_5806.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Most of the time when we go cruise, we end up at Oasis in Chinatown mainly since they’re open late. Their drinks aren’t bad, plus their popcorn shrimp & popcorn chicken is pretty bomb! Don Nguyen’s [@ihavenocar] DAP EK hatch & Justin Ramos’ [@ramodagreat] boosted Canadian EJ1 coupe with the squad in the back choppin it up. I’ll make another separate post about our cruises & meets later in the near future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631502124718-CUFBA194XR4H284IBCUU/SBY_2005.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Johnny Hor [@__west.side__] working on Sven’s motor and Mikey dialing in the suspension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631498856482-4SC3HZD7HE8MSSIKDFDB/SBY_0603.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Michael Legaspi’s [@mustbemike] DC5 Integra Type-R (yes it’s legit you stupid fuckboys), Winson Mang’s [@fast_life206] EG4 Civic hatch, Franky Chan’s [@masterfranky] DA6 Integra XSi, & Sven Malla’s [@svenmalla] EF2 Civic sedan hard parked after @nwmotiv HondafestNW 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631505295427-MX89SQSER0MGYCMIGVEC/SBY_1082.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Omal Efrem [@slomal206] building his K swap for his sick ITR. His car is another one that’s coming out hard for a Version 2! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631503516918-EBLF3P9DS3DMSXQEMLF5/SBY_1049.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Derek Malla [@derekmulla] working on his EF hatch that he’s been building the past year to debut at Wekfest Seattle next month. Can you believe a 15 year did all of this?! Neither can I. This is just a teaser for now since I’ll be making a separate post about him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631505582015-ZQZ5AW94T0U7P6I4HQSL/SBY_1057.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Johnny rolling the fenders on his daily TSX. It’s probably the lowest daily you’ll see out here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631502576632-I12U9QWYH30SGJSLUXMC/SBY_1902.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Mocha, one of Ben’s pocket bullies, getting some rest on the radiator support. I was taking photos of Ben painting some parts and turned to get out of the way and witnessed this cute moment, so I had to capture a photo lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631501879215-3M6PX9EZ91UZZCMF48GG/SBY_0414.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Sven aka Ben, one of the main guys of Backyard Boogie, prepping his EF2 for Wekfest Seattle 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631500885240-1TWSJL0766TXT7WY783T/SBY_1912.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Ben spraying that first coat of '“China Blue” on Khyle’s car. It turned out butter! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631506040335-3K2CM2EJ7MOYQ8E42C8I/SBY_1980.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out One thing I forgot to mention is that we’re all about good eats, so best believe we’re cooking all the fire food in the back! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631503829910-5W6LHV93A23HGAZPHQ5V/SBY_1069.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out I can’t wait for these two to be “done” with their cars so I can shoot it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631504810561-5YTSWIO1TGZOMJ6BWA7A/SBY_6507.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Rocky Sek [@rockyourroll206] & Ben painting a Kei truck for the awesome florists at Verde & Co. [@verdeseattle]! Shoutout to Sari Belo [@mfsari] for the referral! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631502935381-D142DHEF58515W47FTFF/SBY_1090.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out Ben is currently making a few additions for the official Version 2 of his car ever since he made a debut at Wekfest Seattle 2019. He’s taken his car out a few times ever since then, but he definitely added some nice things for people to see next month for Wekfest Seattle 2021. Until then here’s a shot of Ben’s other pocket bully, Lil’ Dinner [@lildinner_thebully], chillin hard. He’s super famous and the perfect workshop dog to be around with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631505739177-P3VZXU7IJGWJUVK3OYEZ/SBY_1087.jpg Blog - Backyard Boogie Seattle - Make it stand out We don’t only work on Hondas. We got love for almost any chassis out there! Long’s E36 M3 on rare Evasive Spec TE37’s is the perfect daily (baller…)! https://finalshutter.com/about daily 0.75 2021-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6088f934c8564657bb609718/1631165052172-1X0ZPTU1JJ5X9GPJ9YKH/SBY_6826+%5Bc%5D.jpg About