Tag: Minh Nguyen

  • Street Faction Welded Nights

    Street Faction Welded Nights

    Some of you may know, when working on cars there’s always a bump in the road to complete your project. Those bumps in the roads usually lead to customizing and cutting things that you didn’t expect. Thankfully we have someone like Matt from Street Faction to help us out. He’s an upcoming fabricator and welder that builds pretty sick drift cars and stylish bash bars that replaces your stock crash bar.

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    Where the magic happens.

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    A lot of swag points are accumulated when you can weld as nice as Matt.

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    Matt checking out John’s coil over to see what needs to be done.

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    Welding and pipe fun.

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    The necessities to make some cool bash bars.

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    Some Banksys inspiration for when you’re welding.

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    Coilovers which will probably be fully customized too.

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    Feliz Navidad, buy a bash bar from Street Faction for your loved ones.

    http://streetfaction.bigcartel.com/

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    Matt getting to work on John’s coilovers.

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    Cutting half of the coil over mount for extra low.

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    The things we do to go low.

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    That’s a whole lot missing from the shock mount now.

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    All in the prep work.

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    Matt looks more excited to weld than hanging out with Thao.

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    John observing the welding process, even though all you see is a bright light.

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    The light.

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    Finished product.

    ************************************BONUS ROUND************************************

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    Here are some photos I took for Matt’s Speed Hunters feature of his current project.

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    Everything is connected somehow.

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    That side roll cage and his doors and fenders come off fast for quick access or just to make the car look gangster.

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    I am definitely bringing my SC here to get a bash bar made.

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    Dem Cosmis Racing in black chrome…

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    Matt used a piston to hold his steering column. Genius!

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    Dual brake calipers!

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    Make sure you check out his feature on Speed Hunters here…

    http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/11/iamthespeedhunter-the-creators-theme/

    -NGU ASS

     

  • StanceWorks | Avila Invitational

    StanceWorks | Avila Invitational

    The boys & I went on a road trip to check out StanceWorks Avila Invitational. We wanted to see cars we usually don’t see and enjoy some scenery. The day started at 4:30A.M. with 5 hour energy drinks and hot cheetos.

    Gassing up before the longass 4-hour drive.

    I rode along with Derek; he drove this low with a packed car, which actually helped with the stiff ride. It was super bouncy, but I still managed to take a nap.

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  • THE INFAMOUS: Hellaflush x Canibeat Pre-Meet

    THE INFAMOUS: Hellaflush x Canibeat Pre-Meet

    Royal Origin and IMKING are hosting a pre-meet for the upcoming show “THE INFAMOUS” by Hellaflush and Canibeat. It will also be a photo exhibition displaying photos from some of the infamous local automotive photographers in the area. There will also be discounts to shop in the store and food trucks. Come out if you enjoy photography, bomb food, and of course, cars!


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  • Wekfest LA 2012 Part 3 (Minh)

    Wekfest LA 2012 Part 3 (Minh)

    Here is the last part of our 3-part coverage of Wekfest. All I can say is that it was another successful show thrown by Weksos Industries. We usually don’t go out to shows and meets because we just see the same cars over and over and over again…not hating on the people that keep on coming back, but it’s just nice to see something different for a change. With that kind of thinking, I realized I had lost my way; I forgot that I didn’t go to car shows and meets just to show the world what I have been doing with my car. I also go to hang out with my friends, meet new people, and make bigger connections. I hope I don’t forget that again in the future. I’m going to just leave you guys with some photos that I shot for all the homies and future friends of Royal Origin that attended Wekfest. Enjoy!

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  • FSR Track Day with LRG SOUP

    FSR Track Day with LRG SOUP

    The smell of burning asphalt accompanied by the sound of exhausts getting into wide open throttle always makes a great Saturday. Last week, Brendan aka LRG SOUP invited us to the FSR track day, where Brendan tracked his Toyota Supra. He was pretty excited to try out his new setup on the Fontana Speedway track. As soon as we arrived, we noticed Tim’s fresh-out-of-the-shop Supra in the parking lot. Looking real fresh with the new viper red paint job and Enkei NT03s.

    Pretty flawless paint job. Big upgrade from the last time we saw it.

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  • The Impossible Will Take a While (The Story of my Lexus SC400)

    The Impossible Will Take a While (The Story of my Lexus SC400)

    Everyone has their dream cars, from the NSX  to the Murcielago. In all my years I was into cars, I was never really into those super cars that everyone would give an arm and a leg for. I have a slightly different liking for cars. I’m more into the cars that everyone sees everyday and then making them a beautiful form of moving  art. I know people say this is just a hobby and you’ll probably get over it in years to come, but I believe it’s something much more than that. It’s my way of showing the world that there is a creative side of me because hell I can not draw or paint if my life depended on it. I’m trying to get my SC400 ready for AUTOCON because to me that event is like an art gallery and one of the pieces that I want to be displayed is my car.

    You must be thinking, “Damn, Minh you have two cars?! Must be freaking nice” and I have to tell you it is nice. The story behind me buying this car was when I had the money I could have bought UAS(Universal Air System) aka bags for my IS250.

    When I talked to my financial adviser(my girlfriend) she said, “With that much money, why don’t you just buy another car?” I considered investing in something like Bitcoin UK, but instead, we decided to buy another car. She helped put in half of the money, so half of this car belongs to her and whatever I do to it, I run it by her first. Good thing we have similar taste in everything. So, here it is my 1992 Lexus SC400…

    The first thing you should do to any car is drop it. After months of research, I decided to go with Powered by Max coil overs. It was the most stiffest ride you can get(insert dirt joke here) and probably gives you the best drop for the SC. They also dip it in gold for you and give you copper plated springs.


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  • NGUASS KENDAMA

    Just another day hanging with the friends. Just eating, laughing, and kendama. Focal is Minh Nguyen aka NGUASS roaming around playing kendama at the recent 1013MM meet. Interested in kendama and want to get started? Contact DavidVu@Royal-Origin.com to place an order!

    -The Prince