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  • Eibach / NWP Reboot Meet | Event Coverage

    Eibach / NWP Reboot Meet | Event Coverage

    Within the Honda community there have been a few recognizable Honda specific groups, with such being NWP aka NWP4Life. NWP started as a close group of local Honda enthusiasts, who hang out at North Wood Pizza (where the name comes from) and grew from there to have a strong Honda specific forum, which is where the internet came together to share tasteful Honda platforms. And so through the years and years of being around they decided to throw a reboot meet at Eibach Springs, which welcomed all makes and models, but of course hella Honda platforms.

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    dsc07944Got the chance to tour the Eibach Springs Headquarters in Corona, California; which showed the process of transforming the raw materials into springs, coilovers, sway bars, spacers, and everything in between. Definitely an awesome experience and tour.

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    Thanks

    Shavi Wijegunaratne
    Instagram: shaviw
    shavi@royal-origin.com

  • Nemo’s Garage | Grand Opening

    Nemo’s Garage | Grand Opening

    It’s that time of the year in Southern California, where the blistering heat and car meets align. This weekend took us to the Nemo’s Garage grand opening in Ontario, California. And as you will see they are new, but veterans of experience and knowledge in the automotive realm; big with the Honda platforms.

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    Thanks.

     Shavi Wijegunaratne
    Instagram: shaviw
    shavi@royal-origin.com

  • Extreme Dimensions Car Show 2016| Event Coverage

    Extreme Dimensions Car Show 2016| Event Coverage

    The annual Extreme Dimensions Car Show was a couple of weeks ago and the turn out was amazing. There were cars from all walks of life and they had some crazy events that were going on during the show, but we’ll get into that in a bit.DSC02725 These two yellow FRS caught my eye from a far. DSC02727

    Bugeye on Work XD9.

    DSC02728 So much gloss in the paint.DSC02731 Glad to be seeing more modified R32s in SoCal.DSC02732 DSC02733 DSC02737 DSC02739 DSC02741

    DSC02742DNA Motoring’s S2000 for show.

    DSC02745 DSC02747A front end collision would suck for this Subaru. DSC02748 Wide body Mustang, so it could hit more people in crowds.DSC02750 That color tho.DSC02751 DSC02753 The Subie presence was strong at this meet.

    DSC02754 DSC02758 Wow, 2nd generation IS with a 3rd gen front bumper molded on.DSC02761 DSC02763 John’s R35 on Advan GT.DSC02767 DSC02769 Evil looking Mustang.DSC02770 DSC02771 DSC02775

    Damn!! Satin black with gold accents on this S2000 looks amazing.

    DSC02777 Low is an understatement.DSC02778From satin black to all the colors of the rainbow. DSC02780 DSC02783 DSC02785 DSC02789 Perfect photo opportunity for this skyline syndicate.DSC02791 DSC02793 DSC02795 DSC02798 DSC02801 They were having a revving contest where the audience choose the winner. The one time revving your car at a meet was cool.DSC02803 DSC02804 The “Fuck Likes” sticker on this clean GS.DSC02805 DSC02809 DSC02810 DSC02813 Another 2nd gen IS with a 3rd gen bumper with excellent fitment.DSC02816 DSC02818 DSC02819 DSC02822 DSC02824 DSC02831  Neck breaker.DSC02836 Old school Mazda rolling out.DSC02840 DSC02844 DSC02850 Bagged and boosted S2000.DSC02852 DSC02853 DSC02856 DSC02862

    Best LS right now in Orange County and it’s owned by Tommy from Infinite Werks.

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    God, I love seeing a immaculate Civic.DSC02873

    DSC02864DSC02868 DSC02870 DSC02876 DSC02878 DSC02881 DSC02884      After a long day at the show, a musubi from Musubi Monster ended the day.DSC02902

    Try it, it’ll change your life.

    -NGUMINH

  • Cruising With The Meat

    Cruising With The Meat

    A couple of weeks ago; our friends from Lowballers Japan paid California a visit. It was great to show them around and give them a taste of our daily Hoodrat American shenanigans. The night before they were to fly back home to the land of the rising sun we did our best to organize a meet to end their trip to California with an awesome memory. Blasted on mediums of social media the meet had an awesome turnout. Cars from all over showed up and the parking lots went bonkers. What started as a meet turn into a cruise. Explanation to follow…

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    The planned location was at the Best Buy parking lot at the Tustin Marketplace on the border of Irvine and Tustin. Although it was “scheduled” to start at 9PM, I showed up to the parking lot at 8:30  to find rows of cars already lined up and people already mingling. Cars continued to fill the lot and the parking lot got filled quick. Around 9:15 Tustin PD showed up and kicked us out. I guess there was just too many awesome cars for them to handle. Word spread quick that the next spot to meet was the Petsmart parking lot at The District down the street.

    349I’m not a fan of the trending crazy-sporty-VIP style, but i love the attention to detail that people put into these builds

    354Christ Foreman – Back into hover mode after his drift day

    356Every time I see this car, I lose my mind. It’s static, it gets driven, it’s awesome

    Word had traveled quick as everyone was forced to leave the Tustin Marketplace. The next spot was the Petsmart parking lot at The District. Like a scene from The Fast and The Furious almost everyone rolled up and bombed down Jamboree. Oil pans scraped and cars screamed at wide open throttle to the next spot. Once everyone had reconvened at the second location, people continued to hang out but eventually Tustin PD showed up once again and escorted us all out. On to spot number 3.

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    360A President ready to rule the world

    361Another shot of the biblical drifting prodigy

    365Every time Nick rolls up to scene, he’s bumping trance.

    367So much beauty

    368It’s a rare sighting seeing Angelo with his silver other-half rather than his Korean one

    375One day; I will have one of my own

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    381Drift ready

    382Mugen faced RSXs aren’t as common as they should be. Who doesn’t like an awesome happy looking car?

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    387NVUS came out with some cool cars

    391Purple contrast

    393It wouldn’t be a car meet without someone showing off their steering wheel

    394You don’t see those colors on those chassis’ too often

    396A Porsche that gets the girl, a comfy Lexus that keeps the girl, a van to take the kids around if the girl gets pregnant.

    399An old friend from the 8thcivic community. JUAN CHEESE!

    401v8 POWWWWAHHHHH

    403IS-F: “Mine has over 400hp”.  IS350: “Mine has over 12k spring rates”.

    406Time for spot number 3…

     

    Spot number 3 was the structure of the Diamond Jamboree Plaza which was further down the street out of Tustin PD’s jurisdiction.

    408Ready to disturb the peace

    409Wait…. why??

    411Two different styles, one common purpose. DRIFT.

    412BBS RS’ are played out you say? not when they’re built like Jimmy’s.

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    416Dippin’

    420IIRC, this thing had an FMIC 😉

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    Meet J-Ho. She’s awesome for those lonely nights

    427More VIP Goodness

    429A Lexus with a hint of Benz

    432I need one of these in my life

    435All the way from Vegas

    436The President made it out to spot number 3!

    438Parking structure filled quick!

    440RB26DETTs were found in both of these

    442Hello Boso

    To those who came out; thanks for showing the Lowballers Japan guys some cool cars and how committed people are in Socal. I’m sure they appreciated the magnitude of the meet and will be looking forward to the next one when they pay Socal another visit.

    – Jay Tien

    Instagram @jaygiatien

  • LA Puente Hills Mitsubish Meet Photo Deposit.

    LA Puente Hills Mitsubish Meet Photo Deposit.

     Sup cuties. Enjoy the photos.

  • A Weekend in Sin City

    A Weekend in Sin City

    It was that time of the year again where Royal Origin invades Las Vegas to have our 3rd annual meet and greet in the city of sin. As the years passed, nothing has changed for the most part. We do it to have fun with our friends and family, and love making new friends with each passing year.


    Some of you might know this by now, but I recently went Universal Air bags over BC Racing coilovers with Accuair analog management. Thanks to Bag Riders and Unlimited Auto Craft for helping me get it all together. Because of this, I was constantly working on getting everything fine tuned and safe to make the journey to Las Vegas. In the end, I made it to the meet with only one hour left before the meet ended. Regardless, I was happy to see everyone who made it out.

    The top two pictures you see above is my car aired up at 80 PSI, which is also my drive height. Here I am cruising to Red Rock Canyon, which is in the North-West corner of Las Vegas.

    With Red Rock Canyon as our back drop we have Chivas’ Civic, Ashton’s IS350, Neel’s Accord, Alex’s E36, and my Mazdaspeed 3.

    My car aired out on 18×10 +25 Cosmis Racing MR7, which were powder coated Gloss White.

    Overall I am super satisfied with the Cosmis Racing MR7. The concave is extremely aggressive, and the wheels feel a bit lighter than most cast wheels these days.

    You can see more of my build items over at MazdaFitment.com.

    Gassed up and ready for some Las Vegas night shots with Goco Photography. Look out for more LV weekend coverage.

    Thanks

    shaviw
    -Shavi W.
    IG @ShaviW

  • Video Timeline 2012

    I recently decided to compile all my footage from 2012 into a timeline video. While I was doing this, I thought it was cool that I took the time and effort to create a video nearly every month of the year. Great way to learn from my mistakes and improve; at least I hope I am improving. In the end, I do this for fun as an additional hobby to my obsession with cars. I hope you guys enjoy a look into my 2012.

    Royal Origin – Timeline 2012 from Shavi Wijegunaratne on Vimeo.

    Also available to be watched on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REwX1LIbA0U

    Thanks for watching.

    Prince

    Filmed & Edited By: Shavi W.
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  • 2012 Forumla Drift/Slammed Society: Irwindale

    2012 Forumla Drift/Slammed Society: Irwindale

    On Saturday, October 13th, a majority of the Royal Origin guys including myself attended the 2012 Formula Drift: Title Fight event at the Irwindale Speedway. This was the last FormulaD event of the year and a Formula Drift Champion would be crowned by the end of the day. Along with the main drifting event, Fatlace hosted the Slammed Society Showcase.

    The Irwindale Speedway.

    First time in a while that we rolled deep to a show.

     The Royal Origin window cleaner position has finally been filled. Good work Bonnie!

    BMW M5 on Leon Hardiritt Orden’s. Owned by Mark of Phase2.

     I’m in love…

    Kirk’s STi from RoyalFlush.

     Nimo rockin’ some Work VS-KF’s and his newly painted matched flares.

    Allen of Low n Slow.

    …More like low and fast.

    Sup girl, heard you like big tips.

    Angelo displaying his new wheels at the showcase.

    Beautifully slammed Accord.

    Ken Block.

    What’s a car show without models?

    FormulaD media meeting.

    It was pretty damn hot out there on the track. Luckily, they gave us free water to stay hydrated.

    First time shooting on the track; it was an awesome experience.

    The Champ, Daigo Saito.

    Alex keeping me company at the track.

    Awfilms working hard or hardly working? Hmmm.

    Got some behind-the-scene coverage.

    Badass little Z4.

    Greddy FR-S.

    The awards.

    Time for some crew love.

    Nimo’s IS300 scraping everywhere.

    Alex’s E36.

    Vu’s Miata on his new Work Meister CR01.

    Keychain looking sexy with his VS-KF’s.


    Angelo debuting his Volk.

    Ryan’s GTI.


    Minh’s revitalized IS250. Came out looking hard.

    Gerald aka Rootbeer from Vegas.

     Jimmy’s civic on brand new Rotiform TMB’s. Ballin’… Be sure to check out the rest of the photos in the gallery!

    -VINH

  • See Ya Later…

    See Ya Later…

    The part I hate most about our out-of-state friends visiting us, is saying goodbye. All good things come to an end and even though we will for sure see them in the near future, it’s always sad when they leave.  We started out the day with the obligatory all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ at Cham Sut Gol.

    Sizzlin’ brisket.

    The best part about eating at Cham Sut Gol is the free thrifty ice cream.

     Afterwards, we rolled out to meet up with Nimo and the IE guys for a photo shoot in Anaheim Hills.

     Love watching the sun kiss…

     Ryan’s gangster GTI.

     This is the first thing Nimo does when he sees me…

     Vuzoku.

     Figuring out how to ride this contraption.

     Vu’s Miata with his brand new Work Meister CR-01.

    Looks perfect on his car.

     Ryan’s GTI on 3SDM.

     Nimo test driving the Sunkist.

     He looks pretty good in it.

     Jeff and Kentaro.

    Jeff giving all of these cars a blessing. WARNING: The next couple of photos might give you a small glimpse of heaven.

    A better photo of Vu’s Miata. So clear…

     IE guys.

     Yoshi rockin’ the Hella Flush Japan shirt.

     A photo within a photo.

     Black reflections.

     Sun kiss me.

     INSTAGRAM CREW.

    Good times hanging out with the Vegas crew. It’s never a goodbye for us, it’s always a see ya later. We’ll reunite again at Formula D Irwindale!

    -NGU ASS

    Photos by NGU ASS & Jeff Payuan aka Father Jeff.

  • Summer in Ghetto Valley

    Summer in Ghetto Valley

    It’s been a long time since I’ve been to this corner of California. I used to swing by every other weekend just to sleep over and make shitty fried rice. Well, things change, people grow apart, and memories are just that…memories. So, it was cool to see some of the guys that I haven’t seen because of whatever they have going on in their lives. I forgot how much fun it was when we just hung out and did random shenanigans.

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