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Pie Dog and Tatsu | Food Adventures

If you know me then you know that burgers are my all time favorite food and I am always looking for new burger places to try. Pie Dog recently opened up in Fullerton and my friend Justin has been raving about it on Instagram, so I had to go try it for myself.

First photo would be a wall in the restroom of Pie Dog.

Not sure what pose they were going for.

Garlic fries.

Tater tots.

Carb central.

The blazing saddles burger.

Kuzu wings.

The fun guy.

Burger heaven.

Snapchat queen Hayle doing work.

Nice decor and vibes.

The waiter finally noticing the camera.

I love dinner so much that I usually get it twice in one night. The next stop would be LA for Tatsu Ramen…

We replaced Jeff with Derek since he lives down the street.

Ordering ramen through an IPad.

This place is really nice for a ramen place..

This is a cute photo.

This is an even cuter photo.

The bold ramen.

The naked ramen.

Garlic cracking.

Pork bun.

Fried rice.

Ramen burger.

Love how they display photos of things in Japan on the TV screen.

Shout out to Tatsu ramen for letting us eat even though they were closing in ten minutes. You guys are the real MVP.

June 5, 2015

John’s GS300 and Friends.

Change is inevitable. As humans, we always feel the need to change or upgrade our lives. For us car enthusiasts, that means moving on from different automobile platforms. John decided that he wanted to move away from being a snail on the streets to becoming a stallion on the race track. His decision to leave the Lexus family to jump into the Chevy group has been a questionable decision by everyone, but it’s his money so he does what he wants. To help John sell his car, I spent the morning with John and friends to shoot his GS300.

Always gotta have food before a shoot.

Chorizo scrambler.

Eggs benedict.

Chilaquiles with carne asada.

Basic.

2003 Lexus GS300

116k miles
Millennium silver
black leather interior
12k obo
located in southern california, contact me at johnpetertran@gmail.com
text or call @ (714) 657-4025
Interior
Black glitter shift knob
(s)Junction produce front curtains
(s)bellezza rear curtains
Exterior
Greddy front lip
Admiration side skirts
Oem aristo window visors
Roof spoiler
6000k fogs and low beams
Yellow piaa high beam/daytime running lights
Led interior lights
Led reverse lights
Leg license plate lights
Suspension
326power negative camber rcas on moog lower ball joints
New moog tie rods
Battle version toe arms
Tc sportline rear upper control arms
Bc racing coils (originally 16k front and 18k/ still have all original parts) but are replaced with uas air springs
Air suspension (about 4k invested)
¼ inch air line
3/8 air line used from manifold to tank for faster fill time
UAS aerosport bags front and rear
Uas upper billet bag bracket/ top hat
Uas billet lowerbag brackets front/rear
Custom rear top hat extension
Custom rear upper bag bracket
Avs aluminum 5 gallon air tank
(2) 480c viair compressors
200psi compressor pressure switch
80amp solenoid replaces the (2) relays for compressors
Accuair vu4 manifold
Avs 7button switchbox
External schrader valve for releasing/drain
(2) smc 3/8 water catchers
(2) smc check valves
Dakota digital gauge with (5) pressure sensors
All dot approved brass fittings
All dot approved airline used
Wheels/tires ( $1600)
• Avant Garde m510 bespoke in gloss white
Billet Candy red center caps, a set of machined grey finished caps also included
19×9.5 +15
19×11 +18
Brand new achilles tires ($400) fresh aligment
225/35/19 front
245/35/19 rear
Anodized red lug nuts with locks
• Stock/spares included
lexus is250 awd wheels
Bridgestone Potenza tires
225/45/17
245/45/17

Some shots of his friends….

June 4, 2015

The Strongest of All Wekfests | Los Angeles

I’ve said it many times before, Wekfest LA is one of the best shows to be at in Southern California. This year’s event was one for the ages as the venue was completely filled with vendors and car enthusiasts. The lines to get into the event reached all the way to the Queen Mary and to think all of this started in a parking garage in San Francisco. It gives me hope as I am packing orders from the weekend and typing up this post in a broom closet.

Derek downing some enegry drinks before the event starts. We stupidly thought we were hardcore enough to only sleep for an hour before the show started. Check out that tee tho.

Jeremy rolling in with one of the sickest SC430s state side. Strange that the Lexus SC430 is rated as one of the gayest cars to own by the internet. Jeremy still loves it though.

The line stretched far…

The Robros Customs/JDM Chemicals GTR kitted with a Liberty Walk kit and Liberty Walk wheels.

Bagged on a custom Universal Air Suspension set up.

I am blessed to be able to see this car everyday as it is only a couple steps away from my desk at work.

Driver’s meeting, letting people know that there are more than one judge to judge the show and that they shouldn’t get there panties in a bunch if they don’t win.

JDM Chemicals x Royal Origin x HOODRATstuff

The latest build coming out of the Robros Customs shop is Sparkle’s Rocket Bunny S13 on Avant Garde wheels.

Nissan greatness.

The voice of Lebron James.

Lebron James JR.

The show wasn’t even open yet, but it already looked busy.

Jeren’s KA-T S14 on Enkei RPF1 sporting a Rocket Bunny kit, not only does it look good, but it’s fucking fast. Jeren did a 700hp ricer fly by on me when we were on the freeway.

Becky ready to help out at the booth showing Regina her fresh shaved pits.

Little did Becky know she would be talking to photographers in a British accent all day.

Becky debuting her modeling career here at Wekfest.

Australia and London in the house.

Aron working the sticker box.

We were also selling Stance magazines at our booth and it happened to be the one that Sara was featured in.

1/10 of these guys are actually into cars.

Mugen kitted NSX on Mugen M7s in immaculate condition.

Here you go Karl.

God damn do I love CRXs.

I also love super cars with wheel fitment.

Crooks N Castles Liberty Walk kitted Ferrari 458 on BBS LM.

Heather aka “yofatassma” decided to show up to a car event!

Alright…

RHD S2000 slammed on Work VS-XX.

FTP.

The Q50 is really growing on me and this one from Pure VIP is definitely one of my favorites at the show.

West Collective RSXs.

My God…

Trophy collector.

Jerald’s RC350 finally tucking all around.

A pleasant photo of Heather.

“Are we really eating sushi afterwards?”

Shout out to all of the homies who brought us hella food to the booth.

“Skinny face”

“Skinny guy hug”

Vinh’s STI bagged on Rotiform BWE wheels.

Squad up.

Low N Slow.

Calling one of the side baes for tonight.

One of my favorite Lexus IS out right now.

Mostly because of the color and this is the AIMGAIN kit that I’ve been wanting since forever.

Ladies is pimps too, go and brush your shoulders off.

Finally the day is ending and the sun flares start to get ridiculous. Too bad most of the cars were already gone.

Another Wekfest for the books, thanks to everyone who came by the booth and supported us by buying some merch! Please stop asking for discounts, buy 2 get 1 free deals, 50% same race discounts and then not buying anything because you couldn’t get a deal. Thanks!

On the way back, Shavi’s Mazda tire debeaded. His Mazda hasn’t been on the road since last October, so it was surprising that this was the only problem.

Took the opportunity to take some photos on the freeway with a slow shutter speed so there would be some motion blur.

DEM BEATS VOL III album cover.

You need AAA Shavi.

June 4, 2015

Before the Fest | #WekFestPrep

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It was the week of Wekfest LA and we still didn’t receive everything from our Summer drop and some of our shop cars were cutting it close to being finished for the show as well. Tensions were pretty high in the office.

My car was looking quite good, so some photos were mandatory.

Counting the orders, splitting it up and packaging for our dealers.

Ryo and Stance magazine came to check out the shop and shoot Ryo’s Q45 for a feature.

Less stress this time with the GTR since all it really needed was a nice car wash.

Sparkle’s Rocket Bunny S13 finally got the wing mounted after some issues with brackets.

We didn’t have enough time to put in the engine, so it will be just a rolling chasis at the show.

Our new “Just HOODRATstuff” snap back and five panel.

Bucket hats for sun protection all around.

Finally looking like a complete car, as complete cars go without an engine.

Later that night, we planned to meet up with friends from out of town. Derek came through rocking the new “Just HOODRATstuff” tee.

The “JDBT” tee.

Stevie from Houston, TX came for the Wekfest show.

We ate at Coco Ichibanya for dinner, which is always delicious.

Ashton is more of a sushi guy.

His face after consuming a piece of sushi.

Okay, let’s just drink all night and then go to Wekfest right after. Sounds like a good idea….. Check back later for Wekfest coverage…

June 4, 2015

Southern Worthersee Part Three | Event Coverage

This was our last morning of Southern Worthersee, after all of the crazy events that happened the nights before we were ready to grab some lunch and head home. The group decided to go back to North Georgia’s BBQ for the last time because it might be the last SOWO in Helen because of all the craziness that goes on during that weekend. So, who knows when we will ever be coming back to Helen?

On the way to lunch, we spotted the slammed E46 in the exact same parking spot as we saw it the days before.

Some Mazda Fitment for Shavi.

That license plate! haha.

This murdered out time attack themed EVO looked bad ass.

Parked right next to it was an equally cool Cayman with some widened fenders.

Loving the red and gold combo on this E24.

Spotted the wide E46 cruising towards the show area.

Finally made it to our destination after being distracted by so many cool cars.

The pig melt.

Must grab a couple of these sauce bottles when eating at North Georgia BBQ.

We had some time to spare before our flight home, so we decided to explore the city of Atlanta.

This would be nice.

The opening scene of The Walking Dead. Right after this shot, it began to rain cats and dogs in Atlanta. Luckily, we weren’t too far from our cars and made it before it damaged our camera equipment. We still had a couple of hours to kill, so we decided to hit up the Georgia Aquarium, rated one of the top five aquariums in the world and also one of the places to visit on my bucket list.

Gotta go through the small fishes before we hit up the big ones.

The colors in the fish tanks were amazing.

So vivid.. It must be an amazing world to be a fish, sucks that these guys are stuck in a tank.

Ceilings filled with fish.

He looks like he hates his job.

Oh my favorite animal back in high school, the sea otter. It was my favorite animal until I saw photos of a sea otter raping a baby seal to death. Do not look that up.

Yum dinner..

Which one of ya’ll is Happy Feet?

I always picture penguins having deep voices.

We finally made it over to where the big fish were and my there were some gigantic sea creatures over here.

I wish they played some Little Mermaid songs as we went through this tunnel.

Shavi in awe. I named this look Shawevi.

So srs.

One of the top ten biggest fish tanks in the world.

If you are a certified diver, you can jump into this large tank and swim with sharks. The fish are well fed and only eat when they’re hungry, so it’s perfectly safe.

It’s wonderful to know that there are so many things still to see in the world, kinda gives you a reason to live.

I think this was a simulator on how fish see waves underwater.

Right next to the aquarium was the Coca Cola museum. We didn’t have time to adventure over there, but the buildings were cool.

This trip has been nothing short of amazing. My first trip somewhere on the east coast and it exceeded all my expectations. Sad to hear though that SOWO will be relocating the venue since they’ve out grown the small city of Helen. Either way I will be making our way east again when that time comes! Hope you enjoyed my coverage of Southern Worthersee and make sure you shop.royal-origin.com!

June 3, 2015

Sunsets with Glaiza

Beach sunsets with the biggest sunset lover, Hayle Glaiza Yap Cayaga.

Fig and Olive for dinner.

BONUS ROUND

June 1, 2015

Days into Night | Mostly Food

A little bit of my day to day duties including having dinner meetings to testing race cars

The elegant Kevin Sanchez aka @kevinhasnoinstathing. I think I eat more dinners with him than his girlfriend. Today we decided to eat at Maru Sushi in Costa Mesa.

Spicy garlic edamame.

The maru special roll.

Bora bora roll, I love sushi that has little to no rice.

Poke bowl on a plate.

Popcorn lobster roll.

Went with Shavi and Derek to go visit Jimmy at Elevated Dreams Collective for some refills on our dab pens.

Ashley striking a pose with a swifter. Nothing hotter than a girl who cleans.

Jimmy who use to be the Colonel of Stance is now the Dealer of Fitment.

Ashley and Jimmy showing us some huge nugs.

Apparently, he’s seen some that were as big as his fore arm.

Right outside the clinic was Erik’s recently super charged EP3.

Still ridiculously slammed and boosted.

http://youtu.be/ZVIO4MzpvNY

Check out this fly by.

The next morning I had lunch with Derek at my favorite burger joint, Mick’s Karma Bar.

For once, I decided to get something besides the habanero burger and got the baja burger because it sounded healthier with the fresh guacamole.

So juicy.

There’s always room for dessert afterwards with me. Mint cookies and cream at Han’s.

Somehow we ended up in Riverside to catch the late night feels train with the I.E. people.

Bokeh is life.

Riverside.

#ROEXPLORE

Siejay Miles, Nimo’s 13 year old dog who took this small hike like a champ.

Live in the moment, Ryo.

The true king.. cue the Lion King song.

Days like these, I remember why I didn’t give up on life 2 years ago. We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are. Just live in the moment and you’ll find happiness.

May 13, 2015

Washington Part Two | RO Explore

Waking up to the cold brisk air of Washington was something unfamiliar. The air was so crisp and I woke up freezing my ass of because I didn’t know there were extra blankets under my bed. Besides the near hypothermia incident, today was going to be a day filled with exploring the city and stopping by some local shops.

Felt good to walk outside to a natural setting with trees giving us that fresh air.

Thank you to Rick Wilkerson for cooking us some bomb french toast croissants! A look inside the Wilkerson’s residence.

Yoshi met us up early to go get some coffee at Garage Autohero.

Posted outside of the Wilkerson’s home was pretty surreal. We always saw photos of Abbitt’s Subarus posted up in front of this wooden home, but never really thought we would ever be here. Life’s a trip.

Having trees that surround your house is pretty awesome.

On the way to Garage Autohero.

Garage Auto Hero had so many projects going on, it must be difficult to keep track of it all.

So many cool things going on in this shop.

Ray makes the best coffee in the area.

Baeton enjoying his coffee. Thanks Ray!

What the Milpitas boys have been wanting to do the whole trip was to visit a recreational clinic, so we stopped by the local Kush Mart. I didn’t bring my camera in because I wasn’t sure what the rules were, but it was like going into buy some alcohol or candy.

Met up with the locals at Skillet for some breakfast. They’re known for their grilled cheese with bacon jam and chicken. The poutine fries here are bomb as well.

Artery clogger for sure, but worth it!

Abbitt trying to live in Vinh’s moment.

Jonny brought out his sick TC! I want his wheels for my brother’s Legacy.

Next door to Skillet was an ice cream shop called Parfait.

Decent ice cream, super slow service because there was only one worker and the people in front of me wanted to try each flavor twice.

Vickie handing us some goodies. Thanks Justin and Vickie!

Some rollers on the way to our next stop, Molly Moons!

Love the city vibes in Seattle.

It’s awesome that the streets in the city are safe for slammed cars.

We had a big crowd joining us today.

Mike and Clinton really enjoying paying for parking.

Not what I expected from the best ice cream Seattle had to offer. Tried to give it to a homeless person and they didn’t even want it.

Everyone enjoying their basic ice cream. Just kidding… haha or am I?

Potatoes with glasses.

Jonny with dem portrait shots.

The next stop was the Starbucks Reserve. Super hipster Starbucks.

Coffee shop game on point.

Coffee art.

Live in the moment Abbitt.

Tea game on point too.

Borrowed this sweet tray from the Starbucks Reserve for rolling up blunts.

Deciding on the next destination.

It’s a cup from the Starbucks Reserve hanging on a tree while barely holding on to it’s own identity.

Couldn’t get enough of Henderson’s M3.

Taylor’s Mazda is fun to look at it as well. Got a lot of cool photos of this car because of the paint.

Welp, the Space Needle was cool. Time for the next spot..

The locals took us to this spot for a spectacular view of the city, see for yourself.

The feels.

Obligatory visit to Dick’s before we ended the night. Part three coming soon…

March 20, 2015

Beanie Shoots | HOODRATstuff with Becky

It’s never a dull moment when we’re out and about even when it’s just for an ice cream run. Becky tagged along with us and even though she think she’s not model material we thought it would be cool to shoot her in the alley of down town Orange.

We haven’t really brought our cars out to play lately, so it was cool to have a car to shoot in this area.

This would be our background for the night.

Becky trying to break out of her robot personality.

She said she was internally screaming every time I asked her to get in front of the camera.

I think she did pretty well even with a crowd of people watching us shoot her.

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Best facial expression.

Becky also rocking the OO hoodie.
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Vu with that BTS.

The tones in this photo. So good…

On the way here we saw this cool market with a nice big green neon sign and thought it would be a sick place to shoot for some profile photos.

Praying to base god.

Shavi the green doctor.

Meet me at the south side market girl.

Some car photos since I haven’t been providing much of this content lately.

Every late night adventure should end at the fast food drive thru.

February 11, 2015

Slammed Society Prep 2013

I don’t think it’s possible…… For Royal Origin to not be last minute on finishing our cars for any show. We had a couple of people in the group that were finishing their cars up for the Formula Drift Slammed Society showcase. We had Big Vinh who is putting together a turbo kit, Vinhnumber is rebuilding his STI motor after it was blown, Jay and John slapping on a bunch of aero, June who is doing a complete makeover and Chris trying to make some Work Equips with ridiculous negative offsets fit his car. It just seemed like everyone was all over the place while all I was worried about was getting a car detail from Adam.