To start things off in Southern California, Toyo Tires and Super Street put together a car meet and calendar launch at Boden AutoHaus in Costa Mesa, California. One of the biggest automotive events that was free for the masses in a long time. Check out some highlights from this event below:
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Tokyo Auto Salon is a world famous international auto show by Nippon Auto Parts Aftermarket Committee. It is held at Makuhari Messe convention in Chiba, Japan, where they display the latest and greatest in Japanese performance and dress-up display. We started the year off by attending this world famous event, and we were definitely more than impressed. It is quite similar to our famous auto trade event, SEMA, in Las Vegas, Nevada; however, just imagine seeing the awesome Japanese styling just consistently throughout the entire event.
One of about 11 halls filling up fast with media, attendees, and those involved in the Japanese automotive industry.
Over at Rush Motorsports we spotted a familiar face, Sara Choi.
Nissan GT-R R35 on Mikado Hayabusa wheels.
Rush Motorsports Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 on Mikado Hayabusa wheels.
Forgiato x Liberty Walk Audi R8.
Over at the Toyota Gazoo Racing booth you have school kids taking notes, and learning a thing or two about the history of Toyota Gazoo Racing.
Liberty Walk Mini Cooper R56.
Liberty Walk Audi R8.
Liberty Walk Nissan Fairlady Z S30.
Bunch of Liberty Walk merchandise everywhere.
The Subaru BRZ STi.
Liberty Walk Maserati.
WALD displaying the latest wheel and brake products.
Defi showing off the latest for the newest Mazda 2 Demio.
The latest from Vossen x Work.
This VW has a mixture of USDM and JDM styling.
The AIMGAIN ND Miata. One of the nicest ND builds of Tokyo Auto Salon.
Really love the rear end appearance of the whole AIMGAIN GT kit
The AIMGAIN X STANCENATION Toyota FRS. As you can see this version of the kit includes no rivets at all.
One of a few simulators around TAS.
326POWER suspension essentials.
Crazy 326POWER Toyota Prius.
Vertex was in the house. Quality steering wheels.
Kenda Nissan S15.
These two Nissan GT-R showcasing truly beautiful hand-crafted paint work.
The Kuhl Racing ND Miata.
Y33 Cima tucking ridiculously all around with butterfly doors.
Pandem Rocket Bunny E36 M3.
Microvans and K-cars were amazing. Something you definitely do not see in the US.
Probably our favorite build of Tokyo Auto Salon was this red Spirit Rei 180sx.
The fitment and everything was on point.
Garage RiseUP FD3S RX-7 bringing an update to the whole FD front end.
Car Modify Wonder; loved them all.
Greddy Rocket Bunny ND Miata. Another over fender build.
Got Aero?
BN SPORTS kitted Toyota 86.
COCKPIT TATEBAYASHI Nissan Skyline GT-R.
We highly recommend anyone that is able to head out to Japan to give Tokyo Auto Salon a look, because you surely will be impressed by nearly every car. And if you do, be sure to bring a long a good amount of money, because there are ridiculous deals on car parts for cheapy cheaps.
More photos in the gallery below.
Photos by @shaviw and @nguminh. Please check watermark to give credit to the correct photographer.
Just another weekend in Southern California, where you can find all kinds of automotive events going on. This time around we have Vankulture bringing some of the coolest modified vans together, and Air Runner Systems provided quality suspension and the venue for the meet up.
Photo Dumpage:
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One of the biggest automotive gatherings on the eastern seaboard is H2Oi, and it is coming soon on the first weekend of October; celebrating its 18th year anniversary. Mazda Fitment, Royal Origin, and Wrong Fitment Crew are proud to collaborate on this years H2Oi Meet Up 2015 in Ocean City, Maryland!
Date: Saturday, October 3rd 2015
Time: 1:00pm – Whenever
Location: 123RD ST. & COASTAL HWY (VISIONS DAY SPA PARKING LOT)
Be sure to check back on the day of the event for any updates on the Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/424003801144063/
Come meet and greet fellow automotive enthusiasts, enjoy some cars, and socialize. Be respectful to your surroundings and those around you. Be smart. Have fun.
Another day in Sydney, Australia, and Alan from AL Captures from Melbourne, Australia was still in town and was nice enough to take me around. We started out our day at a photo shoot and then drove into the city to check out some good food and a few typical tourist spots.
That is right. That is their Burger King.
Seeing my favorite Pepper Lunch here was a nice surprise, but still wouldn’t eat something I can already get back home.
Somewhere in downtown Sydney.
Alan: Thank you for hanging out with me down there. Truly appreciate the hospitality. Let me know when you are over the big pond.
Some weird bird.
Finally to the main location, Mr. Crackles. This spot is known for having crispy skinned succulent meats mixed with their dishes.
The crispiness.
Slow roasted 5 spiced pork belly with Vietnamese style salad inside a long roll.
Delicious and filling. Not real big on onion rings, but these were really enjoyable for me.
Fully laid out, and slammed on the floor.
Going through Harbour Bridge.
I am sure most of us have seen this on television at the 2000 summer Olympics, the Sydney Opera House.
The actual Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House all in one view.
Some Southern California love down under.
The city life in Sydney was really impressive. Definitely, one of the most lively and busy cities.
Ended the day in the city with some Golden Gaytime.
If I were to go back to Australia, I would definitely love to see more of the country; probably Melbourne area, the coral reefs, or what the real outback is.
Just another day in Sydney, Australia. Jacob with the white Mitsubishi Evolution VIII on RSV Forged RS10D picked me up with his buddy to take some quick pictures, and just hang out.
It sure did feel a bit weird seeing everyone driving on the right hand side, and drive on the opposite side of the road.
These RSV Forged RS10D made me miss my old TMBs. Gotta love a good looking true directional wheel.
Simple equals clean.
BCHPLS, rim to fender fitment.
After hanging out and shooting pictures, a nice Australian pig decided to pull over and cite Jacob’s Evo for basically everything. I have heard the stories and first hand accounts of the Australian automotive regulations, and it really is the worst. You really just gotta pay to play to enjoy being an automotive enthusiast anywhere in the world.
Hope you enjoyed the photos.
Its the next day or so in Sydney, Australia, and the Built To Order guys started out our day by hitting up Cafe Roman for some bombass breakfast/brunch.
The menu.
Art x Food.
Hass x Carl.
The Mediterranean breakfast. Cumin spiced fried eggs, sujuk salsa, labneh, halloumi, eggplant, zaartar bread, olives, and with Lebanese bread.
Eggs Benedict. English muffin, wilted spinach, smoked salmon, poached eggs, and with hollandaise sauce.
The Roman breakfast. Eggs, sausage, beef rashes, sauteed mushrooms, roasted tomato, hash brown, and sourdough toast.
Posted up in front of Cafe Roman.
Tarik x Nitto x Carl.
After Cafe Roman, we spent the rest of the day light at the Sydney docks. Just hanging out and shooting some nice cars.
Jacob’s Evo was so photogenic in these settings.
Fitment shot on RSV Forged RS10D wheels.
I love me some directional wheels.
George x Nitto.
Matthew’s Toyota 86 on RSV Forged Retro Centre R1.
Group shot.
Diversity. What a spectrum of cars right there.
Jame’s S14 on AG wheels. He didn’t have much fun getting home later as you will see.
Astra Limousines & Wedding Cars Ferrari California T rolling on RSV Forged RS5Y wheels.
The hard top convertible adds a different look to it.
Mercedes-Benz CLS on RSV Forged RS10.
That’s about a 6.5 inch lip right there.
And around 5 inchs of lip in the front.
So due to minor technical difficulties from just moving to the spot you saw above, it had to be towed back home.
Headed back to the suburbs before the sunset, and went back into the city later that night for some night life. More posts on Australia coming.
I recently had the opportunity, thanks to Tarik at Built To Order, to go to Sydney, Australia to transport custom made trophies from California, and take pictures for a car meet called, Fitted Friday III. And thank you to Tarik, his family, and friends for showing me Australian car culture and for showing me around Sydney.
I started out my journey getting informed that I needed to go to Australia immediately, and the very next day. So, packed up my bags, and lost a day getting to Sydney. I always wanted to go to to Australia, just never thought it would be so soon, and so unprepared.
The moment I arrived into Sydney, it was already the day of the car meet. Fitted Friday III is a mega car meet held Friday night that shows a vast variety of Australian automotive culture. For someone who knows nearly nothing about the culture down here, this meet was filled with premium examples of what the current car culture is like.
Behind the scenes before Fitted Friday III. Official starts at 7:00PM, and ends around 11:00PM.
The car display and DJ stage being constructed.
Fitted Friday staff discussing their plans to be executed.
Things I don’t see in the US.
The ramps for the stage, which will be used to move the unveiling cars off and onto the stage.
Jacob’s Evo VIII bagged with AirRex, and on RSV Forged RS10 D. A lot more photos of this another day.
The Offset was in town from Melbourne, helping out with Fitted Friday III.
Matthew Morgan’s Built To Order x RSV Forged Australia Toyota 86 on RSV Forged Retro Centre R1.
Just a preview of the variety. A lot of awesome trucks and bikes showed up.
Heasman Steering Mercedes-Benz CLK55 AMG on RSV Forged RS5Y by Built To Order.
BMW E92 M3 on a Liberty Walk kit by Heasman Steering.
25 year import rule currently gets us the Nissan Skyline R32 in the US. Something you really won’t see in the US. And here we have the Nissan Skyline R34 GTR.
The ESTBLSHD crew from Melbourne, which is about a 9 hour drive from Sydney. Good meeting you guys.
Australians definitely love their drag.
Aussie muscle.
Bagged out on a block.
Love seeing these older rotary platforms.
Even in Australia you can’t escape the rice.
These are the custom trophies built by Built To Order x RSV Forged for Fitted Friday III. These needed to arrive before the meet, so I was commissioned to take the journey with them.
I guess its an Australian thing to put wedding ribbons on your car. Saw other cars with them too.
Some LA low rider flavor.
Back to the Future fans.
Another good car we do not have in America. Toyota Chaser.
Classic Ghia.
Its not a car meet without the Supra.
They had a hookah vendor, where you can enjoy a personal or group hookah while at the car meet.
Clean S15.
Food trucks were rolling in and setting up.
The stage is ready for the mega meet.
The trophies were ready to be given to 16 people.
Very clean skylines.
See plenty of these in the states, but here it is known as the Toyota 86.
Clean, but too donk for my taste.
Very complete build. Love the sense of rawness it gives off.
Seeing this felt like home.
Wet S14.
Plenty of people all around.
Rolling in.
Even more people pouring n.
Inside the underground structure were even more cars.
Fitted Toyota Vitz
Seeing a simple clean Supra is nice.
Classic Toyota Crown kept immaculate.
Stance House Honda Accord Euro. Great meeting you guys as well.
Leading into Fitted Friday III.
Overhead view. That is a lot of people.
Mega Meet.
Gold plated everything. It works.
Varis widebody Toyota 86.
Time for the unveiling.
James’ Brown S14 on AG wheels 18 x 10.5 with 5 inch lip front and 18 x 11.5 with 6.5 inch rear lip.
Accomplished by Australia’s premium outlet for custom wheels and crazy fitment, Built To Order.
Garage 88 x Micheal May’s Varis widebody Toyota 86 on SSR Professors.
Palms Customs 24kt gold plated bike with custom airbrushing, and pin striping.
Rocket Bunny FD3S RX-7. Painted by 2 Sus Custom Resprays, Built To Order supplied RSV Sport Line RS5Y wheels kit series and Rocket Bunny kit, and Heasman Steering for all suspension work and brakes.
Killer Customs Toyota Supra on Built To Order RSV Forged RS10.
That is 20×16 -101 in the rear.
Rear camber shot.
The lucky winners are below with guest New Zealand judge Carl Thompson.
The Fitted Friday staff. I am impressed by Tarik at Built To Order for putting such an experience for the Australian community, and everyone that helped make Fitted Friday III happen. These are the type of events that should be created to share automotive passion with each other.
Check back to see what happened on my other days in Sydney, Australia.
On the late train for Throwback Thursday or Flashback Friday, we have my photos from the weekend in San Jose, CA for Wekfest San Jose 2015.
Minh’s neck was still broken from when he saw it coming down the street.
Its good to be clean.
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This will also be available in a black colorway.
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Aron and Jaycray having a lovely time cleaning up Aron’s M35.
Jaycray’s Lexus RC350 on Vip Modular wheels. Looking forward to seeing what this will look like by the end of the year.
Kevin’s Honda S2000 on Gram Lights. Just so good. Lowcool.
Ended up checking out the pool on the coast. Pretty.
And found a caving leading into a lost world.
These two went through some of the shittest roads of San Francisco to get to this scenic location.
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Its all part of the little details.
My first rolling shot photos. Not bad.
Just stopped by Neptunes to remove the painters tape.
Throwing it back to one of the most memorable events/trips to enjoy different automotive culture than what I am used to in Southern California. Also, took me awhile to edit through the pictures as I rarely do take pictures, however, I recently picked up a Sony A7II with the kit lens, and it has motivated me to shoot more pictures as well as video of course.
DAY ONE: We arrived in Helen, Georgia very early in the morning, and already got greeted by familiar faces, and a lot of different quality ones.
A lost SoCal tribesmen came to greet us as well.
Through my network over at Mazda Fitment, I recognized Nate’s Miata parked in a random parking lot. Definitely as lovely in person as on the internet.
The new finish on the OZ Turbos was a nice touch to the new vinyl wrap theme.
On this trip, I told Ryo he had to come out to an East Coast event before he went back to Japan. Definitely glad he took my word for it, cause he was blown away. Ryo you will be missed!
This VW stood out amongst the rest. Liked it a lot.
Alex Goldstein’s E92 M3 On BBS RS2 wheels. Got the pleasure of shooting this car, which you can see later on in this post.
Another Mazda that I recognize through my network at Mazda Fitment. Also, got to meet the owner, was pretty cool.
Absolute love the direction Chris has had with this car of recent. Always well done through nearly all the stages of this car.
The south has some amazingly smooth roads and awesome twists. Really wanted a proper car to take it on a nice spirited drive here.
Southern beauty. Found this random pond/lake. Definitely not the nature we are used to in Southern California.
This E46 M3 had an excellent blend of style with the Weds Kranze LXZs.
One of a decent number of Miatas at SOWO. This one on AME made Fatlace FZERO1.
Another euro that blended a different style to the mundane usual stuff you would see on a euro.
This is a husband and wife pair right here. Both into some rad vintage euros; the bug and the bus.
Something I am more used to seeing back home.
Loved the fender to lip of the wheel fitment. On point fife.
DAY TWO: We stayed at Chris’s cabin about a few miles out of Helen, and came back the next day to continue exploring Helen.
Behind that door was bad things.
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I have seen a few pictures of this in the past floating around from Southern Fresh. Finally get to meet Justin and his LS400.
Kyle’s 326power’d out GS300. Got to shoot both of these later on as well.
The Risky Devil yacht. AJ bought this down from Arizona to Chicago to Georgia.
Found an awesome spot to shoot the cars. Here is Alex’s E92 M3.
Loving the southern back drop. A nice different scenery that we are usually used to in SoCal.
Horse friends.
Kyle’s GS300 enjoying that southern air.
It’s Fun To Do Bad Things.
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Love the rear end of this one with all those lines and details. Kyle just needs to insert the tips ;]
Justin’s LS400. Custom wide body.
Love the aggressive boss presence this has.
Those fender cuts. Love it.
Got to enjoy another East Coast trip with Ryan and his WRX. This time around the car has changed quite a lot since then.
Always a pleasure to enjoy Ryan’s southern hospitality.
DAY THREE: On the last day in Helen we were back in town seeing what was left. Still a good number of cars and quality stuff laying around. This Miata was on point with the BBS RFs.
The iconic Walking Dead location. Atlanta, Georgia.
Atlanta, Georgia from the sky.
And back home to SoCal we went. Definitely loved this trip and event. The vibe and feel is different than H2Oi, and is definitely an experience I will continue to try to repeat.
