We started the new year with some new Work Meister for John’s S2000. I also bought an external flash and it made a big difference in my photography. Now I just need a second flash to even out the lights. Check out some photos I took of John’s S2000 below..
-NGUMINH
Some of our favorites at Wekfest Nagoya 2019..
I’ve been following Seji’s S14 for the longest time ever since Big Country Labs posted his car on their Instagram. This S14 is ridiculous in every way from the wide body to the gigantic Big Country Lab wing and it’s static!
On the other side of the spectrum we have Masaki’s super clean S13. He perfected the clean body look for years now and has keep his car in such pristine condition!
You can’t even tell this sticker is like 6 years old.
Flashy is an understatement for this FD. The gold chrome wrap with the RE-Amemiya kit steals your attention from all the other cars around it.
I rarely see any TL wagons in the states, so seeing this one slammed on wheels caught my attention right away.
Japan just knows how to build 240s. It’s really amazing.
That shift knob is sick, uncomfortable but sick.
Nissan R32 on TE37s with a toy replica. So sick.
This Lotus Espirit is so cool, those formula mesh wheels pair really well with the old school theme. There’s an Espirit for sale near me, I kinda want it now..
No function, all style with this AE-86. Still looks awesome!
My favorites at the show was this line up of FDs with super awesome liviries.
Hiroki’s NSX is so nice from Level One Japan, I believe he won an award too!
Seji’s and this S14 are what kids in America are trying to make their shit boxes into.
Closing it with Yasu’s S2000 it is a subtle execution, but this car so many crazy parts!
My blogging game has been weak, so sorry for the lack of updates! I’ll try to put this as a priority…
-NGUMINH
The other week, we saw John at the Eibach Throwback meet and he was telling us no one has shot his NSX yet and it’s going to be shipped to Boston to the new owner next week. I’m extremely surprised no one has gone out to shoot John’s crazy NSX before. This thing looks like a monster waiting to rip your head off. Good thing I’m unemployed because I was able to plan a shoot with John right away.
We met up in the mountains of Moreno Valley for some scenic shoots. The NSX looks and sounds like a beast!
Yo dawg! I heard you like vents, so we put vents on your hood, fender and in your ear, so you can vent to me about your daily problems.
That diffuser is insane!
Thank God for the over cast, it made for better photos.
I think I’ve decided to make this one of my goals in life. I will own a NSX.
The Work Meisters look perfect on the NSX.
It’s been a while since I’ve taken rolling shots, so excuse the bad photography.
John’s NSX made up for my bad photography.
This car is such a head turner that everyone at the gas station was breaking their necks and taking photos.
Thanks John for giving me the opportunity to shoot your car! I hope the photos are good! Also to the person who owns the NSX now, you are one lucky guy. Please take care of her.
-NGUMINH
Within the Honda community there have been a few recognizable Honda specific groups, with such being NWP aka NWP4Life. NWP started as a close group of local Honda enthusiasts, who hang out at North Wood Pizza (where the name comes from) and grew from there to have a strong Honda specific forum, which is where the internet came together to share tasteful Honda platforms. And so through the years and years of being around they decided to throw a reboot meet at Eibach Springs, which welcomed all makes and models, but of course hella Honda platforms.
Got the chance to tour the Eibach Springs Headquarters in Corona, California; which showed the process of transforming the raw materials into springs, coilovers, sway bars, spacers, and everything in between. Definitely an awesome experience and tour.
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Shavi Wijegunaratne
Instagram: shaviw
shavi@royal-origin.com
Thought I make a post of Vinh’s S13 from when I shot it for Stance Nation. These are some of the photos that didn’t make it into the article. Check it out! 
Wet.
I miss seeing this car.
Vinh tore this car down to the very shell and made this beautiful creation.
Henry lives up to his name.
It was awesome seeing this car scrape the roads of Orange County.
Work Equip perfection.
The sun set too soon for this car..
Still missing you everyday. Check out this video I made of some old clips of Vinh’s S13.
-NGUMINH
I went out today and looked at my car and realized I have a pretty neat car. So, I decided to spend the day shooting my IS250 at the park for memory purposes. Sometimes in the end all you’ll have are memories.
Loving my front bumper and headlights. I never thought I would be this far with this car, but thanks to Kyoei for helping me get my AIMGAIN front bumper.
Reflection eternal.
Also a big thanks to Ky for refinishing my wheels!
A big thank you to Rodney for helping me install all the small stuff on my car.
A big thanks to big Vinh for HID and air suspension help!
Building a car really does bring a whole bunch of people together. Thank you to my friends and family for getting me this far.
-NGUMINH
It’s that time of the year in Southern California, where the blistering heat and car meets align. This weekend took us to the Nemo’s Garage grand opening in Ontario, California. And as you will see they are new, but veterans of experience and knowledge in the automotive realm; big with the Honda platforms.
Thanks.
Shavi Wijegunaratne
Instagram: shaviw
shavi@royal-origin.com
Just another Wekfest at Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, however, this time around this is the last one at this location. Nonetheless, they put together Southern California’s finest automotive builds together once again. Here is a video highlight from some clips Nimo capture, and I decided to quick edit together. Enjoy.
Shavi Wijegunaratne
Instagram: shaviw
shavi@royal-origin.com
GMG Racing open house is one of the best local events in Orange County, we get to see a crazy amount of super cars at this event and be in presence of cars that would probably cost two of your lifetimes to afford. The morning of the event I met up with Phat and Ashton for breakfast.
One does not belong…
The Porsche/Mazda bros. 
Ashton’s 911 is looking great going back to the grey paint and adding the PNA Design wing. 
We were waiting for the Phaze 2 caravan to come through and they brought the heat.
The roll-in was way tight just like Darren’s Porsche. 
Clean styling with this Porsche on BBS RS.
Brendan’s widebody Supra was out and about at the event. 
These guys were talking about if this car was in the Fast and Furious or not.
Roll out like a boss.
Mikey’s Amuse 370z on Volk TE-37 SL.
Mikey’s shiny 997 on Rotiforms.
Darren’s GT3 got some prime parking at the event. 
Mikey with the surprise back rub. 
Bugatti to greet you before entering the warehouse. 
The car even had it’s own security to make sure no one leans on it.
GMG Racing Audi R8 for sale. It would be a nice addition to my garage, but maybe in another life time. 
The R8 is pretty clean for a race car. 
Super cars on super cars. 
Every automotive photographer’s dreams were in this building.
Those carbon fiber wheels tho. 
This F12 is so beautiful. 
Medusa RWB.
Bugatti roll out.
Ending it with me spotting Devyn’s Itasha style Civic.
-NGUMINH
It has been a long while since I have actually did video, and doing this video was like learning it again. Here we have Jimmy’s Honda Civic and Erik’s Honda EP3, which have nearly identical visual appearances and performance modifications. Both these cars are static (on coilovers), boosted, and on Volk Racing TE37s.
Take a look at this highlight of both fine tuned cars:
Thanks.
Shavi Wijegunaratne
Instagram: shaviw
shavi@royal-origin.com