Tag: STi

  • OMWTFYB | Enjoy Sin

    OMWTFYB | Enjoy Sin

    It was finally here, the weekend of the Enjoy Sin car meet with HNRS. We’ve been counting the days, minutes and seconds to finally spend some good quality time with friends and family. One of my favorite things to take photos of during this event is the caravan to Vegas, it’s just such a thrill to see a bunch of modified cars cruising together on the freeway. This post will be mostly rolling shots of the caravan.

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    Jeff looking mighty dapper this early.

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    Erik and Nimo trying to get dabber themselves.

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    UNDERWATER SQUAD.

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    Ryo’s Q45 rolling static on Koenig Monsters.

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    New member Aron’s M35 on Weds Bazerias.

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    Jaycray’s brand spanking new RC350 with it’s first road trip. Glad that we were apart of it.

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    The biggest surprise on the trip was Adam taking his S13. Glad to see it made the trip without any problems.

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    Kentaro rolling through with the most reliable car here.

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    Marq was hesitant about taking his 7 series to Vegas because of some transmission problems, but he ended up making it there with no problems and he only used half a tank to get from Cali to Vegas. Quite impressive for a big body BMW.

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    Ryan Gold’s bright ass EVO was fun to shoot for rolling shots. Ryan made the trek with us all the way from Santa Barbara.

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    This year we had faster cars in this caravan, but we paced it pretty well so Vu and I could get some good rolling shots of the caravan. Thanks Ashton for not going 0 to 130 real quick.

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    Another speed demon, Phat and his Cayman S.

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    Jeff’s WRX was my camera car and he did a great job catching up to everyone and pacing the car so I could get the best shots.

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    Robros Customs let Vinh drive the STI to the meet. The wrap looked great in the sun.

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    Derek pulled an all nighter to get his car ready for this trip. He spent the whole night wrapping his front end just to look decent for the meet.

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    Kevin’s S2000 was looking great now that it looks pretty much complete with his hardtop.

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    One of the lowest cars in the caravan was boss man, Jimmy’s Civic. He was literally scraping his diffuser all the way to Vegas.

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    Jimmy did a public service and picked up all the trash on the freeway.

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    The second camera car with Vu in the passenger seat.

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    This year Erik and his EP3 joined us in the caravan to Vegas. His car looks freaking ridiculous when it’s rolling

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    Gas station stop.

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    Jimmy couldn’t make it up the drive way, so he parked in the streets.

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    We finally made it to our first destination, the M Resort where they have a good deal for lunch at the Studio B buffet. It’s been a tradition that we hit this buffet first before doing anything else in Vegas.

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    Sparkle’s M3 our Taiwan dealer of Royal Origin and HOODRATstuff also joined us in the caravan. Sucks, we missed his car for a rolling shot.

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    EVO booty.

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    Jesus, we made it.

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    Shavi leading the squad.

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    For the first time, we beat the rush for the buffet. Vinh and John excited to stuff their faces.

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    Looks like heaven.

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    Japan x Taiwan x Vietnam.

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    After the buffet, we went to check in at the house we rented. The driveway was so large that it could have fit all of our cars, too bad some of us couldn’t make it up the driveway.

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    Neel is now a Vegas local and met up with us as soon as we arrived.

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    Safe and sound.

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    The house was pretty awesome, large enough for all of us and it had so many activities like this gaming room.

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    Tina excited for some pool.

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    Ryan sucks at shuffle board.

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    This will be empty by tomorrow.

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    Current events meeting aka deciding where we’re going to go eat.

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    Angelo, the leader of the RO offroad edition.

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    That’s it for today, the next post will be coverage of the meet!

  • 99 Problems

    99 Problems

    Vinh’s garage is where most of our cars have been worked on or fixed and usually we come back the next day because we messed up on something. We’re not perfect, maybe Instagram makes it look like we have perfect cars, but we don’t. It actually takes a lot of work to build a car that we would be happy with. A suspension drop, wheels and a lip kit doesn’t really count as a build for us. It’s definitely a start, but what separates the car scene kids to the true enthusiast is the attention to detail and the never ending thirst to build a complete all around car.
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    From Lexus to Nissan now Subaru, Vinh is trying to catch them all. He has always been able to build some unique cars with his simplistic style, every car he has built had it’s own way of grabbing your attention without it having something crazy to it.

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    Vinh’s room mate, Bryan’s M5. Shit’s packing heat with 500hp.

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    Henry’s freshly bagged GS on Loc’s Work CR Kais. They’re for sale for $1,900.

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    Today’s project is Abbitt’s Subaru, we were getting it prepped for a tune. Abbitt is not about the details of his car, if it works and looks good, it’s fine for him. He still builds some pretty cool cars though.

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    Love/hate relationship for Vinh and building cars. He likes building cars, but he hates being broke from buying the parts.

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    Henry was trying to fix his air leaks all day. #airproblems

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    John’s been a rut trying to sell his Work VS-TX. Seems like people now a days don’t want to be a gangster.

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    Holy camber, Batman!

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    Sunsets and slammed cars. Even though cars can be a headache, nothing beats seeing your hard work put into a car with the sun setting in the background. Do it for the love of the build instead of Instagram likes.

  • Just Hold On We’re Going Home

    Just Hold On We’re Going Home

    Just as the title says, just hold on we’re going home. We were on our way back from Las Vegas, Nevada; where we had our annual anniversary meet. Going down the 15 North back to Southern California we ended up at the abandoned water park to take some quick pictures before traffic builds up too much.

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  • Fast Autoworks

    Fast Autoworks

     The last stop on this all-day car meet was Fast Autoworks, where they had a BBQ full of bomb Asian food. If there’s free food, you’ll know where I’ll be. We took a caravan of 10 cars to Fast Autoworks, so the street was filled with modified cars, just like the one scene in Fast and Furious where they had lunch at Dom’s house and the white guy gave thanks for turbos, etc.  Anyways, on to the photos…

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    Pat’s IS-F. He lives near me but I only see him when I go to farass places.

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    Alec’s S2000.

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    Swerve crew’s IS250 on HRE wheels.

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    Daniel’s STI on some temp wheels.

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    Fast car line up.

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    Empty bottle money baby!

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    Rocket Bunny FRS.

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    Holy hell. Mikey’s wheel fitment is still impressive even after seeing it so many times.

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    Gautam and Mikey, playing chicken with Jerald.

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    Street filled with modified cars.

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    Marc’s car looks long as hell compared to my IS250.

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    Keith, getting VIP parking.

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    Another shot of the Swerve IS250.

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    Awesome midnight purple S2000 on bronze TE-37’s.

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    Fast Autoworks is in the business of building fast cars like these two Civics.

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    Tracked out 8th Gen Civics are so cool.

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    Mike Kim, from Motormavens, stopped by to kick it. If you spell his name backwards it’s Mike Kim again! Amazing.

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    Swerve.

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    MBN lifestyle. Vincent’s new LS430.

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    It was a fun day hanging out with Dat and cruising with the Fatlace FRS. Thanks Alec and Fast Autowoks for the food and hospitality! There are more photos in the gallery!

    minh

    -NGU ASS

     

  • 2012 Forumla Drift/Slammed Society: Irwindale

    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

  • Summer in Ghetto Valley

    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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  • 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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  • Black & White

    Royal Origin presents Black and White.
    Derek Keota’s White Subaru STi and Alex Yoshioka’s Black BMW E36.
    Caught rolling along the coast of California.

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  • Baby Daddies

    Baby Daddies

    This past Father’s Day, I hit up two of my good friends Patrick Daguio and David Uy to do a photoshoot. Patrick drives an 06 STi and David drives an 05 STi. Both are rocking Te37SL (I had no idea until we met up haha). These two guys are both young fathers that have a passion for cars. It’s not easy modding cars while having to care for a child. However, both are able to work hard to take care of their families and at the same time, mod their cars. I thought I had it hard with a girlfriend and a car. Big props to these two.

    Volk Te37SL love.

    Patrick rolling on 18×10 +15.

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  • Wekfest LA 2012 Part 2 (Angelo)

    Wekfest LA 2012 Part 2 (Angelo)

    Wekfest Long Beach was one of the most anticipated car shows that I have been waiting for. One reason was because I was planning to show my car, and another reason was because I  knew it would bring out the best of the best that SoCal has to offer.

    I was hoping to have a lot done on my car for Wekfest, but time was not on my side. I was really busy with school, trying to get ready for finals, and work took up all my time on the weekends, so I ended up not changing anything. I did add one big piece of information, and that is my car is for sale. That was the main reason why I wanted to show my car at Wekfest. I wanted to promote it and let everyone know that it’s for sale. But enough about my car and me, and onto the show. Wekfest was spectacular like always. I felt like it was better organized than last year. We did not have to wait a long time to get our cars into the show, and the parking situation was well-planned and organized. The finest cars came out and displayed what they had. I noticed that the VIP style is very popular this year, and is becoming something very main stream. There were also a lot of nice functional cars on display ranging from Subie track cars  to tracked out Civics. The styles of builds were endless.

    On to the pictures!

    I started off on the asphalt, where all the vendor cars were, and the first thing that caught my eye was this crazy Honda Insight. That is definitely the best-looking hybrid I have ever seen!

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