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  • Stance Nation & Showoff Nisei Edition 2014

    Stance Nation & Showoff Nisei Edition 2014

     There’s only one day of the year where people are willing to hang out in a parking lot all day in the middle of a Los Angeles summer drought and that’s Nisei week in Little Tokyo. Nisei week includes a variety of fun activities like a martial arts gathering to a ramen festival.  Oh yeah, there’s also a car show that’s in collaboration with Stance Nation and a ton of cool cars usually come out. This year Jay, Keith and I decided to make a day trip out of it and instead of attending the show all day, we ventured around Little Tokyo for street food, ramen, sushi and watched some guy try to perform the song “Latch” on his shamisen(Japanese guitar).  The show ends around 7:00 PM, so we thought the prime time to enter the show would be around 6:00 PM and hopefully by then the sun would be down and it’d be easier to shoot the cars without shadows getting in the way.

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    Derek’s super slammed RX-8. Derek was recently in a serious motorcycle accident, glad to know that he’s okay. His accident is a sobering reminder of how unpredictable the road can be. One second you’re enjoying the ride, and the next, everything changes. It’s not just motorcyclists—pedestrians, cyclists, and even children are vulnerable to the dangers of reckless or distracted driving. Thankfully, proper insurance coverage can help ease unexpected legal costs, allowing victims to focus on recovery instead of financial stress.

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    Derek’s “HUH” face. I’m going to make this shit famous.

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    A good crowd of people checking out the beautiful line up of cars.

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    It makes me happy to see cars that are not overly done once in a while. This NSX is so bad ass.

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    The sun finally getting blocked by the LA skyline….

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    Tommy @ Infinite Werks K Break Hyper Zero Custom LS460.

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    This car is too 6(sick).

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    Fabulous.

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    Turbocharged S2000 from R-Rydes.

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    Steven Dam’s “take yo trophies and awards at every event” LS430.

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    Widened quarter panels and excellent fender work all done by Buddha Paint.

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    L A I D   O U T.

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    Aim Gain kitted Prius at the Air Runner booth running some Avant Garde F140 wheels.

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     Air Runner always brings out quality bagged cars.

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    This is the guy that made his girlfriend carry his front bumper for a block. I hope the driveway isn’t that steep and she didn’t have to do it again.

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    Kia Optima with a Garcia Factory kit and Avant Garde F431 wheels.

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    Slammed ISF with a fat inter cooler.

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    Whoa it’s like the crip version of Shavi’s MS3 in 2010.

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    Low n Slow crew making your lowered cars look like stock height.

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    This ridiculous Z is running some super wide Avant Garde F430 wheels.

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    Lip so fat you can’t even see the face.

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    All performance CRZ.

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    and on the other side of the spectrum a stanced CRZ from Project Zero x Super Kawaii Crew.

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    The Project Zero gang.

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    Love this GC8 wagon.

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    A more street style Rocket Bunny FRS on Work VSKF.

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    The “Iron Lizard” S14. That side exhaust outlet looks pretty cool.

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    More cool cars from Project Zero.

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     I usually don’t like crazy wide bodied cars especially on a S2000, but this one was executed perfectly.

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     Sexy indeed.

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     This one is cool too.

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    The boss man himself. Boog’s E46. On my instagram news feed he’s always customizing something on his car.

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    Josh’s Corolla with a new “boso” style exhaust.

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    Super Kawaii crew came all the way from Pacific North West to attend Nisei. First time seeing a BRZ on a set of Avant Garde wheels! Thumbs up on being different.

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     Hayle introduced us to Vicky for a brief moment at the show and only later we found out she owned this BN Sport Miata on Work VS KFs. I wish I would’ve known earlier, so I could troll Jay on how much cooler Vicky’s Miata is than his.

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    Some extreme Mazdafitment.

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    I only took a photo of this car because of the Semen Gang sticker. This is for you David.

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    IMO needs wider wheels.

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    Man do I love clean Supras.

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    Hide yo Toyotas, hide yo Supras, Derek is coming around to hump them all.

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    Car owners waiting to see if they’ll be taking any hardware home.

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    This IS300 from Bobsyruncle looks perfect. Probably because Billy who runs Bobsyruncle use to own one of the coolest IS300s on the planet.

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    I honestly didn’t know Mercedes had a RL line until this car started showing up at meets and shows. Kudos to the owner for building a unique and classy car.

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    Chris Davidson’s Audi S4 on 3SDM 0.06 wheels.

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    Congrats to Joseph LaFlare from Fitted Tho x Super Kawaii for placing at Nisei.

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    RSX on Cosmis Racing wheels.

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    Nicely done EVO 10 on Work Meisters.

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    I’ve always wanted a Honda Civic wagon, I can’t say enough about how much I appreciate how clean this one is.

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    Always had a thing for any car that is Vertex kitted.

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    4 years ago I showed at Nisei with Team Supastar. Glad to see that they’re still doing this show. Thanks for the memories!

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    The newest team by itsjdmyo and Prestige Marketing, Team Legacy. Same high quality cars just a different name.

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    Hands down, the coolest car on the planet.

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     LTMW probably  had the most expensive line up of cars at the show.

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    Jerald’s RSX freshly wrapped in a matte Blue.

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    Another person that is very familiar with wrapping, Mike Vo from MV Wrap’s GS300. Just recent;y fitted with a Babybear Gangster front bumper.

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    I think this is the first time I didn’t see a ton of crazily built 90s Hondas. Probably because Joey from The Chronicles was not in attendance.

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    Aww so cute. Jay and Keith strolling along enjoying each other’s company…. without me…..

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    The moment the internet had been waiting for was to see Elvis’s LS400 car finally out of the shop.

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    This looks pretty damn good and what’s even crazier is that it’s static. Body work and fitment looks like it came straight out of Japan.

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    Those fender arches look clean and they fade into the front bumper perfectly.

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    Custom Work VS-XX with a set of Futura Brakes to back it up.

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    Gangster LED tail lights.

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    Elvis’s LS400 is so complete, I’m not sure what more you can do this car exterior wise.

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    Blue LS400 owner’s club meeting.

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    Now for some roll out shots, the sun was going down quick and people were taking forever to leave the show. I wish I would’ve saved $500 more for a better low light performance lens. This will have to do for now…

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    Well, that’s it for our coverage of the Stance Nation x Nisei show off. I hope you enjoyed the photos and as always there are a fuck load of more photos in the gallery.

    -NGU ASS

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  • NISEI x Stance Nation Showoff 2013

    NISEI x Stance Nation Showoff 2013

    It was 3 years ago when I attended my first Nisei showoff. I was showing with Team Supastar and it was where I met Angelo for the first time. It was pretty exciting to be showing with a car team and being able to compete for awards. Sadly, the “stance” scene was still growing and when the judges saw my car with stretch tires and tire rubbing fitment they had some disapproving faces. They only took a quick glance at my car and moved on, not even interested in what I had to say about my car. It made me feel like shit. I understand that people have different tastes and all, but being a judge I thought you’re suppose to keep your biases aside. That was the last time I attended a Nisei showoff, it gave me a bad taste of a car show and I did not want to deal with the prejudice of others when they don’t understand a certain style. On top of that driving a slammed car in LA is pretty much asking for something disastrous to happen to your car.

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    Fast forward to present day, we have a collaboration between Nisei and Stance Nation for this year’s show off. This collaboration marked the beginning of something special in the car scene. It’s either the old school guys are starting to accept the wheel fitment scene or they’re just trying to capitalize on this market. Either way it’s cool with me. Young is pretty good friends with Ken Myoshi who is the person that created Nisei Showoff and was able to get three of our cars in as display cars for his company M2 Tuning. This would be the first time in a while that Royal Origin would be taking their cars up to downtown LA.

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    We woke up super early to get to check in on time. Good thing Vinh has a nice car or I would be angry all the time when I would have to wait for him to get ready.

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    The bumble bee gets to work in the early morning.

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    We hit the Nisei traffic as soon as we exited the freeway. Modified cars all over the streets figuring out how to get into the show.

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    Traffic jam.

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    Young called up Ken and he directed us to the entrance of the show where we could be staged without getting in line. At the entrance was Armand’s MR2, always a pleasure to see this guy.

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    Ken Myoshi himself, thanks for having us!

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    Ian and Young, the old school guys in the crew.

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    When we finished staging the cars, the group decided to go explore Little Tokyo and find a place where we could kick it with air conditioning. There was heavy traffic heading towards the Nisei festivities.

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    Spotted Paul Mitchell sponsored John Zhang’s car being driven by Courtney.

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    Little Tokyo was packed with street food and Japanese people.

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    We found a little bar to kick it at with a nice lounge and a nice air conditioner. In this scene, June is talking about his day and Vinh is pretending to care.

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    Stiff ass margaritas.

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    I really liked the vibe this bar was giving. Probably because I love brick walls with the combination of wood.

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    We trekked back to the show and Matt just knocked the fuck out.

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    Thanks to June, we were able to hang out in his car with the a/c blasting. We were people watching and Vinh’s 240 got a lot of attention from the crowd.

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    LTMW brought out all the internet famous BMWs out.

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    Liberty Walk making their way into the BMW scene and they’ve certainly did a good job with their kits for the M3.

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    I love Z4s with a passion, but I’m not sure how I feel about the Liberty Walk Z4. It just looks incomplete, maybe a GT wing or a hardtop would set it off.

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    Courtney’s F30 with a similar custom front end that BMW has on their new BMW M4 concept.

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    Liberty Walk kitted M3 on Work VS-XX. I really love the color Laguna Seca Blue and that’ would probably explain why this M3 is one of my favorites out of the Liberty Walk M3s.

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    This Minty Civic was looking pretty nuts.

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    Candy Red LS400 with some crazy camber fitment in the rear. Wish the front end of the car got lower and it was on the ground all around.

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    Some expensive cars in the lot today.

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    Clean yellow 370z on Volk Te-37 SLs.

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    A lineup of expensive cars.

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    Love this Honda Accord from the Air Runner booth, wish more people fucked with this platform.

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    It’s the simplest of things that can make a car look awesome. A nice set of wheels and suspension.

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    The Jetta with the crazy sparkly paint job. Always impressed when I see it in person.

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    Love this RX-8 on Weds Kranze Vishnu wheels.

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     A nice line of quality cars.

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    Next to us was the Barramundi Wheels displaying their cool line of wheels.

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    Joey’s Odyssey rocking the Raycod wheels. This car is an example of daily turned show car.

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    Love this Porsche on bronze Work Meisters.

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    Some cool rear fitment I spotted at Nisei.

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    Extreme ass fitment on this Z with 19×14 Avant Garde wheels.

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    Young and Ian went ape shit over this 1970 Chevelle 454 SS-LS6.  All original everything and probably worth more than most of the cars at the show.

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    Celine’s Smart car with some crazy design on the hood that looks like what my elementary cafeteria lady use to wear.

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    Team Supastar.

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    The newbies of Royal Origin.

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    Young’s IS300 Wagon on Work SC2s.

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    June’s IS300 rim tucking all around on MB Battles.

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    Vinh’s S13 now on Work XD-9’s.  Vinh’s 240 surprisingly made it to Nisei in one piece.

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    This car is scary as fuck to drive to LA, it was probably the lowest of the other cars that we brought up because his oil pan hangs so low. What sucks is that Vinh had to lead to Nisei too, so he wasn’t able to avoid stuff like Young and June.

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    Thank god for oil pressure gauges. Nisei x Stance Nation Showoff seemed to be a hit with people lining up outside and the lot always being full when I checked. It was actually pretty difficult to get photos without people getting in the way. That’s actually a good sign for a car show. Thanks Ken for having us and we hope that Showoff continues to blossom.  A 100+ more photos in the gallery below, so check it out.