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  • The Unveil of Sung Kang’s GReddy Powered FuguZ S30 | Photo Gallery

    The Unveil of Sung Kang’s GReddy Powered FuguZ S30 | Photo Gallery

    That one Friday night on October 30, 2015, we were granted the honors of visiting the GReddy Performance reveal party of Sung Kang’s Datsun FuguZ S30 project. I was wrong for calling it a Z31, ma bad! I learned something new. Lol. Right when the crew got in, it was party time! Not only there were food trucks of fresh dinner and dessert and an open bar, but we got to enjoy it all with old and new friends. Follow us on Snapchat @RoyalOriginBTS to see how we enjoy our meals. Lol. Enough talkin’ now – let’s get to the shitty ass pics…stupid Wetransfer quality.

    It was quite welcoming to see how lit Ken Gushi’s car is up front…

    “Welcome to GReddy, my friends. Let us take you to this beast,” says the Gush himself.

    “Hold up! First, lemme give you guys the ‘just the tip‘ of this bad boy,” says Kenji at GReddy Performance. Just kidding. “Let’s now introduce the owner of the vehicle, Mr. Sung Kang,” announced Kenji as eGarage is at full force!

    There he is!

    We can’t forget about Mike!

    Let’s reveal this puppy!

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    COCAINA!!!

    Let’s hear the ITB’d RB26DE purr away now shall we, Sung?

    Vu doing some HOODRATstuff on our @RoyalOriginBTS Snapchat. Lol.

    And she’s alive!

    “It’s a great honor and experience to capture moments like this,” mentioned Sparkle. “She sounds so beautiful!”

    It is my first time ever to see ITB’s on an RB26DE. Where the fuck was I my whole life?

    Success – congrats Sung and GReddy team!

    DAT-ASS…

    Dem TE’s doe…

    Shitty ass capture of the harness, but those Takatas make it an okay photo. I love Takatas!

    It was lit, FAM!

    In case you are wondering what a stock version looks like, let’s take a look over to the left with the owner explaining how rare this masterpiece is now a days.

    There were some other Nissan/Datsuns on display as well!

    Jofel from Super Street thinks she’s pretty Sarap herself. Looks good from likod, huh Jofel? 😉

    Some BTS of Jofel and colleague puttin’ in work, interviewing the man himself.

    HOODRATstuff with Minh and Vu.

    And for the ladies, WYA?

    Dreamer 77…shop.royal-origin.com for our Fall 2015 snapbacks.

    And shouts to the owner of this C10 out in the parking lot. Pimpen’ aint easy.

    See more of this car as they debut it at the GReddy booth at SEMA 2015. Thank you GReddy Performance and Sung Kang for the hospitality. See you guys in Vegas next week – congrats and good luck on your drive, Sung!

    -Celso Nimo

  • Formula Drift Final Fight Irwindale 2015 | Coverage

    Formula Drift Final Fight Irwindale 2015 | Coverage

    About a week ago on October 11, 2015, the last Formula Drift of the year took place – the Final Fight in Irwindale. First off, it was probably one of the hottest events I’ve ever attended besides ones in Las Vegas. Ironically, it was about ten to fifteen degrees cooler that day in Las Vegas than Southern California, but despite the scorching temperatures, Formula Drift never failed to be an epic event – even the drivers were not phased with the two hundred-degree temperatures in their drift machines suited up – shit’s pretty fuckin’ gangster.

    Fredric Aasbo always killing’ it!

    Ma boy, Justin Pawlak!

    Zayuumn, Ken! Gotteeeem!

    I’ve always loved Wang’s ride doe! Shit’s flames!

    Mad Mike’s MX-5 is straight-up FIRE!

    Vaughn Gittin Jr. was performing some dope stunts in between eliminations in his Ecoboost F-150 with underglow and spark effects.

    Top 16 got everyone screaming on their toes. Shit was gnarly, especially with the freshly altered course – there were a lot of accidents at the entry to the second bank. Ken Gushi went through some rough patches with a couple of engines, but still managed to “fuck shit up” – in a good way. As the night narrowed down during the top 16, everyone was hella stoked to see Aasbo, Gushi, and Wang place podium – congrats fellas!

    Top 3 Standings:

    1. Fredric Aasbo #151
    2. Kenshiro Gushi #21
    3. Forrest Wang #808

    Aside from the main event, there was another life behind the k-rails and the grand stands. Hundreds of fans and enthusiasts roamed the vendor and show venue, making it almost easy to beat the heat! Let’s check out all the fuss at the Offset Kings venue.

    Mizzark’s E60 M5 bebeh!

    Hi Mizzark!

    Edgar’s Z32

    Yogi’s GS430

    Oh hai there Yogi!

    Mikey’s Porsche with the ass shot!

    Mikey on that hotline bling with Noel.

    Noel on that hotline bling with Mikey. Lol.

    Arm’s IS300 with his fresh Elixir front bumper. It’s a dream come true!

    It was fun shooting on the track with Paulo. This foo comes out from Las Vegas every time to shoot for SouthrnFresh. You’s a trooper ma boy!

    I can never get over this Tailored FD. This car actually won Offset Kings a couple years back at Formula Drift Irwindale, and it just never gets old.

    Hi Courtney “WING”field!

    Dat Aimgain front end on the FR-S doe!

    S14 Kouki with the Vertex Lang!

    What do you feel about this Rocket Bunny flared RSX? Pretty insane in the membrane.

    After shooting around the the car show, we headed back to home base at the Royal Origin booth to see how the crew is doing.

    My zaughters Hayle and Vickie holdin’ it down at the booth.

    They wanted Zaddy to be in the photo, so here I am!

    Dem Derry Dexx holdin’ down the fort while Aye Ron’s trying to snapchat the one that got away.

    Aww Jeff always sells them with his smile. Swapang talaga!

    Got to meet this fine gal next door to us at the Chibi Cars booth. She’s the one behind all the cool artwork they had on display! She’s very talented and very bae. Nice meeting you, Stephanie.

    Bruno Mars be like, selfie!

    Bruno’s “Aww shit I got got” pose. Lol.

    Damn it, Vinh, you’re a little too tall, squat down a little for the picture please?

    Much better!

    Looks like the booth was doing good and didn’t catch fire from all the heat that we dropped. So let’s take the crew over back to the Offset Kings venue to take a last look at my favorite part of the show, the Serial Nine guys from Canada.

    This “Seams” about right, YAHNAHMSAYIN?!

    It was LIT, fam!

    Formula Drift Final Fight Irwindale 2015 was a jam-packed event just like every other FD there is. This Final Fight was one we will never forget. We also thank everyone that came by and showed us support. Even though this is our first event not showcasing any of our cars, it was still pretty LIT with all the homies. Just stay tuned to some of our builds during the next seasons – big thangs are going to be popping! ‘Til next time, folks!

    -Celso Nimo

  • Ice Cream Dates with Sara Choi | HOODRATstuff

    Ice Cream Dates with Sara Choi | HOODRATstuff

     It’s great that I’m friends with a lot of creative people like my friends Celso Nimo and Vu Pham. They’re both cinematographers and designers with a good eye for visuals. Tonight, we planned a shoot with Sara Choi and even though we came into this with no plans we ended up with a pretty cool shoot and video.

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    Can’t shoot with an empty stomach! I decided to take them to my new Thai spot to try some raw shrimp.

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    Testing out some IPhone camera hacks like putting a drop of water on your lens to get some cool macro shots.

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    Check out those details.

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    Raw shrimp, not for the faint of heart.

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    Crispy fried rice!

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    Best pad see ew, I’ve ever tasted.

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    Can’t forget about the pad thai!

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    As you can see we devoured everything. Check this place out if you’re ever in Westminster!

    Vientiane Thai Laos – http://www.yelp.com/biz/vientiane-thai-laos-garden-grove

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    Picked up Sara and took her to The Camp in Costa Mesa. She wanted like a hipster sexy photo shoot. So, she brought the sexy and we took her to a hipster location.

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    The background is actually a store that sells plants.

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    Checking out the visuals.

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    We needed a model for our new BTB snap back and Nimo was ready with his “Blue Steel” look.

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    This is probably my favorite photo of this entire set.

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    It was hard to edit these photos without craving ice cream and a napkin.

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    Some “sitting alone at the bench waiting for bae” photos.

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    Balcony views with Sara.

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    The face you make when the server is bringing your food.

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    “Das bae”

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    Time for some HOODRATstuff.

    http://shop.royal-origin.com/headwear-s/111.htm

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    Sara changing on the go with our OO Long Sleeve.

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    Kat Wiliams made a special guest appearance.

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    SLAYY EM.

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    Get the look here..

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    http://shop.royal-origin.com/product-p/oo-longsl.htm

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    Fairy tale ish.

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    After every successful shoot, getting boba and reflecting on the shoot is a must.

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    Hope you enjoyed the photos cousins! K den shoots.

  • Widebody Snow Monsters

    Widebody Snow Monsters

    It was a special day here at Illest OC. Pandora One finally arrived and will be displayed at the shop.

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    Pandora One.

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    Now fitted with a double decker wing and 500hp.

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    Your home for next couple of months.

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    Kevin fitting some wheels on his car.

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    Vu’s new ride.  Big plans for this car.

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    Vu and Nimo, never been so Royal Origin today.

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    That rear tuck doe.

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    Kevin’s s2000 in it’s entirety.

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    Decided to go to Snow Monster for some bomb ice cream on belgian waffles and on the way I got some pretty cool rolling shots of Shavi’s car.

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    The mother fucking prince.

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    Snow Monster is where I learned how to play my favorite game card game of all time. Monopoly Deals.

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    Will doing a ricer drive by while flicking us off. Very impressive he was able to multi task.

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    Nimo about to go HAM(hard as a mother fucker).

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    All Nimo.

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    Jimmy looking very jealous of Nimo’s diabetes.

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    Rica so focused on winning in Monopoly.

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    Shavi gave up and started to play connect four by himself.

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    Vuzoku.

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    The vinhnumber.

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    Neems.

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    Love bokeh.

  • Finding Nimo

    Finding Nimo

    This past weekend, Jeff aka “King Kumo” hit Nimo, Vu, and I up, saying that he wanted to come kick it in our area (Riverside/Moreno Valley). We were all down since we probably would have had nothing else to do around here anyway. Jeff was SO close to arriving here in one piece. Unfortunately, he had a battle against a piece of wood on the freeway and the wood won. He suffered a cracked lip and bumper…but he just saw it as an opportunity to get a new bumper. We ended up chillen and taking some pictures of Nimo’s Accord. All in all, it was a nice, chill day with the homies.

    Spotted Jeff and Vu’s car in the lot.

    Jeff met us up at the UV in Riverside and we had a quick lunch at Pho Vinamm.

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  • Finding Nimo

    Finding Nimo

    This past weekend, Jeff aka “King Kumo” hit Nimo, Vu, and I up, saying that he wanted to come kick it in our area (Riverside/Moreno Valley). We were all down since we probably would have had nothing else to do around here anyway. Jeff was SO close to arriving here in one piece. Unfortunately, he had a battle against a piece of wood on the freeway and the wood won. He suffered a cracked lip and bumper…but he just saw it as an opportunity to get a new bumper. We ended up chillen and taking some pictures of Nimo’s Accord. All in all, it was a nice, chill day with the homies.

    Spotted Jeff and Vu’s car in the lot.

    Jeff met us up at the UV in Riverside and we had a quick lunch at Pho Vinamm.

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