Lexus – Page 4 – Royal Origin

A Night to Remember

About a week ago, Lowballers Japan came out to Cali for a little visit. We actually threw a small meet for them so they could get a feel of what the car scene is like out here. Unfortunately, I arrived to the meet on Filipino time so I wasn’t able to snap any pictures. A couple of days after the meet, we took the Lowballers out for the night. We decided on Past Memories in Garden Grove. It is a small Korean restaurant that serves bombdotcom Soju and pretty good Korean Food. This time, I had my camera with me, so I was ready to snap some pictures of the infamous Lowballers Japan, but stupid me got too buzzed to take pictures so I ended up forgetting to take my camera out (I’m sorry).

Shortly after dinner, the Lowballers went back to their hotel because they had an extremely early flight the next morning. Vince and Yogi from Fatlace/Illest decided to come out and chill with us that night, and Vince brought out his Gangster of Gangsters Honda Odyssey. Nimo also came out that night and brought out his super dumped IS300. Since we were all together and Yogi also had his camera, we decided to do a photo shoot of Vince’s car and the rest of the cars that were there.

We started the night off at a DIY car wash. Vince, looking sexy as fuck, washing his car.

Vince making sure the van is spotless.

Minh tried to be sexy like Vince, but failed.

Nimo decided to dump the shit out of his car so he could shit on June Choi…lol jk.

Nimo now eats the pavement for breakfast.

Minh thinking to himself, “mehhh, that was me two years ago.”

My little sister DD for me that night, she’s awesome. Keep a look out for her STI this year. It’s going to be crazy.

Yogi about to do some magic with his camera.

Unfortunately all the pictures I took of Vince’s car came out like shit. All of them were super grainy or too dark. I messed around with one picture in Photoshop and this is what I came out with. Like I said before, this van is super gangster. I believe it is rocking a set of Work Meister’s s1R on one side and a set of SSr MS1 on the other side. Don’t quote me on it though because I am not 100 percent sure.

Yogi’s photographer stance.

Jeff came out that night as well, and brought out his RSX. This thing will always make you drool.

Nimo and Young decided to park hard as fuck at the underground parking lot.

Neel’s Honda Accord with a fresh set of Work Emitz.

Neel’s Accord has to be one of the most underrated and overlooked cars in the car scene. It definitely needs more publicity because his car is just neckbreaking!!

Vinh’s new wheel set up 3 pc Work Meisters. So glossy.

5 spoke swerve.

Mr. Shumai poppin in for a visit.

The guys talking about how Vincent’s car is so low that we could put our penis’ on the roof.

That pretty much sums up the night we had. Until next time, everyone!!

-Anglelow

Photos by Angelo and Minh

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February 2, 2013

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.

Filmed & Edited By: Shavi W.
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January 25, 2013

Bobby’s GS300

It is very rare for me to make my way down to San Diego, just because it is quite a drive and there is never really a reason to go there. But for a few days, I had to stay down there for some hospital interview, and on my free time I was able to explore a small portion of San Diego, mostly downtown SD. While I was there, I got to hang out with my buddy Bobby Bouaphakeo, who showed me a few beautiful spots in SD.

Bobby showed me a cool spot with a view of downtown San Diego. It was time to clean the car up and take some pictures before it got too dark.

Bobby supporting VIP Tint & Glass. Go check them out for true quality work.

As you can see, this GS300 is on air ride, which Bobby finished the night before we met up.

Bobby is an OG in Wrong Fitment Crew. Since I have known him, he has gone through a variety of cars.

Wheels tucked in like a baby.

Thank you for bromancing with me in SD, Bobby. Hope you like these pictures, I am still learning.

-Shavi W.

January 2, 2013

White & White

We were out in Las Vegas, Nevada for the end of the SEMA show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. After we were done with SEMA, we had some time to chill with our friends out there like usual and shoot the cars for a bit. It had been a while since I made a video and got my hands on a new crane, so it was a fun way to learn some new things while filming. Nevertheless, I especially liked this shoot because both these cars were running new setups; be it new wheels or new lip kits. Check out Minh Nguyen’s Lexus IS250 and Keith Cheng’s Honda Accord.

Royal Origin – White Power from Shavi Wijegunaratne on Vimeo.

I also had some time to take some pictures, something I rarely do, but have gotten into playing around with my photo skills these days.

Minh still rocking the Junction Produce Scara wheels, but now with a new lip kit. Looks mighty fine.

Keith recently got a much needed firmware update on his wheel setup; it’s been outdated since 2010. Now updated to Work VS-KF wheels.

PEACE BE WITH YOU.

-Shavi W.

December 7, 2012

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

November 11, 2012

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.

October 7, 2012

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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September 11, 2012

He Said, “BAGS ARE FOR GROCERIES”

Hello Everyone! I haven’t blogged on this site for so long that I pretty much forgot how everything worked. Well, actually, I don’t think I ever learned how to use this site properly in the first place, so it doesn’t really matter. But anyways lots of awesome things have been happening to me within these last couple of weeks. I recently picked up a new camera and lens so I was pretty excited about that.

But forget about all my bullshit talking and let’s get into the badass shit. The car you see below your pupils belongs to a good friend of mine that goes by the name of Zack. As soon as I picked up my new camera, he coincidentally purchased some wheels for his LS400, so me being the excited one with a new camera, automatically asked him if he was down to do a photoshoot. He happily agreed so we set a date and time to make it happen. Unfortunately the first time Zack and I met up, I had decided to use my crappy Canon UV filter on my 24-70. This filter sucks ball sack and I have no clue why I used it, so all the pictures I took came out blurry as fuck. I was really upset but Zack said it was cool and would let me re-shoot it the following week. We shot it again the following week, and this time I had my new 16-35 with me. It was my first time messing with a wide angle lens, and all I could say is, it is super awesome!!! I am still learning how to use it so some of these pictures may look a little weird and that’s because I was positioning the car the wrong way for a wide angle, but I’m still learning so don’t scrutinize me please!

This LS 400 is one of the lowest, if not the lowest, static LS400 state wide. Zack decided to do something a little different, he wanted to go with a VIP style car but also rock that sporty look at the same time, and this is the result. He decided to run a custom set of Rotiform SJC’s in sizings of 18×10-23 and 18×12-13, yup rub your eyeballs and squint a couple of times cause those specs are correct. Zack decided to match those with a set of KSPORT COILOVERS, not bags. You will understand why I caplocked coilovers. He also had his exhaust straight piped so this thing sounds like a monster. The car may look a little janky at the moment but it is still in its beginning stages, so don’t even judge it yet. He has paint and legit body work in the works already. He also has a set of studio RCA’s coming in so you will definitely see this thing cambered out “back to the future style.” Believe it or not, he also plans to lower the car some more. I told him he’s crazy, but that’s Zack, he will push it to the absolute limit.

Zack does all the work on his car, and let me tell you, he puts a new definition in the word “HOODRAT.” Zack does not give a single fuck when he works on his car!

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September 4, 2012

Played Out

The night before the Played Out show, I was hanging out at Big Vinh’s garage watching them get all the goodfeeling cars ready for the show. Spent the night drinking and watching them wax the shit out of their cars to the point where you could play air hockey on their hoods.

Kevin asked if he could use my Work Equips for the show since I wasn’t going to use them for a while.

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August 9, 2012

Lexus of Westminster | Summer Meet

Kerry and Lexus of Westmisnter host an annual summer meet; it’s always a fun time when the Lexus community gets together. Things to expect at a Lexus meet/show are free food, free giveaways, raffles, and an LFA. The meet started at 10A.M., but I came at 12P.M. because my sleep schedule is so fucked up. When I got there, it was still packed with some really cool cars.

The crowd.

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August 2, 2012

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