Simon’s MR-S was looking real clean when I was leaving work and I had to snap some photos of it.
TE-37s make everything better.
Follow him on IG @kamina86!
-NGUMINH
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Boden Bash 2016 | Event Coverage
Boden AutoHaus a premium air suspension specialist shop in Costa Mesa, California put together a car meet that had a cars and coffee type vibe with a good variety of makes/models coming together to share their Saturday morning together. These are the cars that caught my eye.
Matt’s GS400 equipped with 326power and Black Magician kit on SSR Professor SP1.
After Boden Bash 2016, we head up to 714 Tires to meet up with John to hangout while he gets an alignment since we were getting lunch together after that.
John’s C6 Corvette on Rotiform LVS.
Shavi Wijegunaratne
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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.
Thanks.
Shavi Wijegunaratne
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Wekfest LB 2016 | Video Highlight
Just another Wekfest at Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, however, this time around this is the last one at this location. Nonetheless, they put together Southern California’s finest automotive builds together once again. Here is a video highlight from some clips Nimo capture, and I decided to quick edit together. Enjoy.
Shavi Wijegunaratne
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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.
These two yellow FRS caught my eye from a far. 
Bugeye on Work XD9.
So much gloss in the paint.
Glad to be seeing more modified R32s in SoCal.
DNA Motoring’s S2000 for show.
A front end collision would suck for this Subaru. 
Wide body Mustang, so it could hit more people in crowds.
That color tho.
The Subie presence was strong at this meet.
Wow, 2nd generation IS with a 3rd gen front bumper molded on.
John’s R35 on Advan GT.
Evil looking Mustang.
Damn!! Satin black with gold accents on this S2000 looks amazing.
Low is an understatement.
From satin black to all the colors of the rainbow. 
Perfect photo opportunity for this skyline syndicate.
They were having a revving contest where the audience choose the winner. The one time revving your car at a meet was cool.
The “Fuck Likes” sticker on this clean GS.
Another 2nd gen IS with a 3rd gen bumper with excellent fitment.
Neck breaker.
Old school Mazda rolling out.
Bagged and boosted S2000.
Best LS right now in Orange County and it’s owned by Tommy from Infinite Werks.
God, I love seeing a immaculate Civic.
After a long day at the show, a musubi from Musubi Monster ended the day.
Try it, it’ll change your life.
-NGUMINH
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GMG Racing Open House | Event Coverage
GMG Racing open house is one of the best local events in Orange County, we get to see a crazy amount of super cars at this event and be in presence of cars that would probably cost two of your lifetimes to afford. The morning of the event I met up with Phat and Ashton for breakfast.
One does not belong…
The Porsche/Mazda bros. 
Ashton’s 911 is looking great going back to the grey paint and adding the PNA Design wing. 
We were waiting for the Phaze 2 caravan to come through and they brought the heat.
The roll-in was way tight just like Darren’s Porsche. 
Clean styling with this Porsche on BBS RS.
Brendan’s widebody Supra was out and about at the event. 
These guys were talking about if this car was in the Fast and Furious or not.
Roll out like a boss.
Mikey’s Amuse 370z on Volk TE-37 SL.
Mikey’s shiny 997 on Rotiforms.
Darren’s GT3 got some prime parking at the event. 
Mikey with the surprise back rub. 
Bugatti to greet you before entering the warehouse. 
The car even had it’s own security to make sure no one leans on it.
GMG Racing Audi R8 for sale. It would be a nice addition to my garage, but maybe in another life time. 
The R8 is pretty clean for a race car. 
Super cars on super cars. 
Every automotive photographer’s dreams were in this building.
Those carbon fiber wheels tho. 
This F12 is so beautiful. 
Medusa RWB.
Bugatti roll out.
Ending it with me spotting Devyn’s Itasha style Civic.
-NGUMINH
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Jimmy’s Civic & Erik’s EP3 | Video
It has been a long while since I have actually did video, and doing this video was like learning it again. Here we have Jimmy’s Honda Civic and Erik’s Honda EP3, which have nearly identical visual appearances and performance modifications. Both these cars are static (on coilovers), boosted, and on Volk Racing TE37s.
Take a look at this highlight of both fine tuned cars:
Thanks.
Shavi Wijegunaratne
Instagram: shaviw
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Random Night in Daikoku | Parking Lot Finds
We continue our journey in Japan with us departing from Vinh and Rica and us heading to Sagamihara to stay with Ryo. He’s been living here for the past year working with Lexon Japan. He didn’t have time to take us around, so we decided to go out and explore his area.
We went to Machida and found this small ramen shop that sold meals for cheap! Spicy ramen that was only 580 yen.
Add a combo for only 200 yen!
Spotted a small stand that sold this strawberry and chocolate custard dessert. Pretty good!
Exploring a bit of Machida.
After exploring Machida, we went to Yokohoma station to meet up with Shavi’s friend, Kato.
Kato’s slammed Mazda 3. He took us to Yellow Hat, an autmotive chain service shop.
We came here to meet up with his homie, so we can head out to Daikoku parking area together.
Chaser on some 3 piece wheels in the parking garage of Yellow Hat
People working on their cars in the parking structure.
This sick chaser came out of no where in the parking structure.
First car that caught my eye was this slammed VIP Cima from 502 Factory.
Daisuke’s Altezza. 
So jealous that GTRs are a common thing here in Japan.
GTR meet ups.
Bee Racing Aristo chilling in the parking area. 
S14 on classic Work Equips.
Always great to see a S15 in Japan.
Me and Abbitt went inside for some soft serve ice cream. Thanks Abbitt!
Van culture is huge here.
Big green machine.
Kanjo racing?
Vending machine heaven.
Shavi and fans.
Itasha style is huge here.
4 dour bangers.
My favorite car here was this R32. Jesus Christ it was so nice and it had stickers from all of the HKS Premium events it attended.
I wonder if you know…
Crazy 350z from Freakin Works that was just welded together recently. Still has a lot more work to be done..
It started to pour and it was freezing, so it was time to head back home.
Thanks Kato for taking us around!
-NGUMINH
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Car Meet & Calendar Launch |Toyo Tires x Super Street
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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@shaviw
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Tokyo Auto Salon 2016 | Event Coverage
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.
