Eibach 2012

              This event is the 5th eibach event i have been too. this event might also be the last eibach event i go to. this year they moved the eibach event from the actual eibach headquaters to the Irwindale Speedway parking lot, to better accommodate large volumes of people. Boy did that fail, the exit off the 605 was ridiculous, there was a line of cars trying to get off that wasn't even moving. so we decided to exit the opposite way of the event and park about a mile down the road, then walk to the event. this was definitely the way to go, we were walking faster then the cars were driving, the traffic was just bananas! By the time 1:30 came around the event was filled to capacity and there were police telling people to turn around and go home the event was closed they weren't letting anyone else in. this never happened at the old eibach meets. Anyway, Once in the event i quickly realized that there was quantity over quality. seriously there was just garbage ass cars EVERYWHERE, no quality at all. Dented cars, rusty body panels, fake brembo brake caliper covers, fake wheels everywhere with stickers to make the wheels look real, it was quite a disappointment. it made me feel bad for people with nice cars that made the journey to come be apart of the show. when i see the amount of garbage in the scene it is really disappointing. I cant believe that people just buy cheep Chinese knock off parts and don't car one bit about quality or actual functionality of the part. they just want people to see there flashy bling bling. it seems like it all about tow hooks and tie bars, not tuning and tires. what i mean is it seems like people just rush off to there local shop that sells garbage Chinese parts and pick up a tow hook and a tie bar so there car looks cool. but they are still rocking cheap bald ass tires on stock wheels. when in fact there car would handle/perform better if they actually got nice light wheels and grippy tires. sorry, enough of my ranting. i did manage to get 115 pictures so i guess there was some good cars lol. in conclusion i hope that next year it goes back to eibach, it was a better venue and more fun.

For those of you out there doing it right. keep on doing what your doing.

well on to what you came here to see PICTURES!!!

you can find ALL 115 PICTURE BY CLICKING HERE

FF Squad Episode 2: Back on Track

We love these guys, They have been keeping it functional since 99.

THE CHALLENGE

              Honda purist unite for this awesome video about the best Honda ever made. The INTEGRA TYPE R. this video showcases the type r in its natural habitat, and truly shows off every amazing aspect of the iconic car.

The Challenge from Expressions Realia on Vimeo.

WEKFEST 2012 SAN FRAN

             Well another wekfest gone by, it was much busier and colder then last year. This year also seemed to have more VIP style cars then I wanted to see, however there was still some amazing cars. My two favorites would have to be the 510 with the s2k motor, And the corolla with the turbo s2k motor in it. There was also the usual favorite civics and integras. And the main attraction the sportcar motion CRZ Freaking awesomeness. But as uasual the line was OUT OF CONTROL it is the most painful thing you will ever do, i was able to get a media pass this year but instead of ditching the people i was with to go in and take pictures since they had to wait to get tickets. I decided to be a nice guy and wait it out with them until they got in. We got in line at 11:45 am and didn't get in till 3:30. So unfortunately i was not able to get pictures before the masses of people, how ever this will be the last time i do that. Aside from the line from hell, cold ass weather, stupid dumb ass people inline cutting and knocking over the barriers, and the fact that you had to park forever away and walk 5000 miles to get there. It was all still worth it and i would do all again, just because i love the excitement of going to theses events, and the caliber of the cars there. that is why i make the journey to them. i only wish they would have had pre sale tickets like they did at all other stops on the tour.

Anyway check out the pictures below. And then click the Flickr link to see all 175+ pictures. All are unedited as usual just to get the pictures up as fast as possible.

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Stickydiljoe.com presents the RYWIRE ITR build

Stickydiljoe.com has had the opportunity to get with Ryan from rywire, and document this amazing type r build. we have been following it from the start. but with part 4 debuted last night. i just couldn't resist posting it. the car is just flat out amazing.

Below is the part 4 article from stickydiljoe.com. there is also links at the bottom of parts 1, 2, and 3. please enjoy.


It’s been almost three months since the last update, but late last week, I got word that Ryan had gone up to Norcal to finally pick up his ITR chassis. Sunny from Franklin Autobody had been busy trying to finish it up but with SEMA and so many other projects at his shop, it took a little longer than expected. Everything that we have covered on the build up until this point had been without having the chassis down here in Socal so when we heard that the car was ready, we were all pretty excited to finally see it in person for the first time. Ryan had seen it, as well as a couple other of the Norcal homies, but everyone else down here had seen just as much as all of you had, which was only in photos. There’s a lot going on lately and more than enough content to fill up the rest of this month, but Ryan finally having the chassis at the Rywire facilities was huge news that I just couldn’t pass up. With all the coverage that is coming, it would likely get lost in the mix so it’s better to toss this up today during the beginning of the week….




I wasn’t there the day it finally arrived…Ryan had gone up to Norcal and came back down with our buddy Nick Caster and his trailer. The rest of us were over at Autocon 2011 and then the next day I had to head out to Santa Barbara for a bit. While I was up there, Ryan was sending me photos with the car unloaded off the trailer and in the shop but I told him right away to stop doing any work he had planned on doing because I wanted to document it. Today I was originally planning on working on my own car but since it was raining like crazy down here, I decided to just grab my camera shit and go to the shop to see the ITR for myself….The pictures obviously do not do the paint work any justice. The Porsche GT3 orange is a great color that just has to be experienced in the sunlight but with all that is left to do, it’s unlikely to see any sunlight in the next couple months. For now, I’ll try to document as much of the progress as I can and try to bring you the build in full detail. Unlike the Big Mike Prelude build, I’ll actually be present for a majority of this build, which means that I can provide as much information and as many photos as possible. This is going to be an amazing, one-of-a-kind build that you definitely do not want to miss…

It’s still pretty crazy to see this car in person finally…I don’t even think it’s hit Ryan yet. Sunny did an amazing job though from what I see, and it was definitely worth the wait. So far, the chassis is almost as bare as can be with the exception with some suspension pieces already installed by Ryan. He got excited and started mocking up how he wanted everything…

It’s hard to tell since it’s been painted black but the exhaust opening on the rear bumper has been smoothed out and streamlined with the rest of the bumper. Ryan’s exhaust isn’t going to be routed out of the rear anymore so that opening just wouldn’t make sense. Sunny worked his magic and now the rear bumper looks like it should have came that way from the factory…

Mugen Gen. 2 rear wing with center section painted black. The base plates were left a raw aluminum finish since they were in such mint condition and Ryan had intentions on matching it a gloss black but liked the contrast of the aluminum finish…

Color-matched interior that has been completely stripped of everything minus the steering column…when it’s all said and done, a majority of it will still be gutted minus the dashboard, seats, and door panels. There’s no rush to re-install anything in here because Ryan still has to wire up the whole car inside and out…

One of the most interesting aspects of the build so far has to be the custom metal fenders fabricated by Sunny from Franklin Autobody…They came out amazing and still accentuates the OEM lines of the chassis. The fenders were also measured and designed specifically with those Regamaster wheels in mind so there will be no issues with wheel fitment down the line….

If you saw part 3 of this build, you will have seen the massive pile of parts that were sent off to be powdercoated. A large chunk of those parts were suspension pieces and you can see here how the parts look after they’ve been cleaned-up and coated a high gloss black…Everything that will go back on this ITR will either be new or restored components. This is a shot of the rear suspension along with some brand new Skunk2 Pro-C coilovers that might be replaced later on when the car is closer to completion. Ryan hasn’t really made a decision on whether or not to keep these or to run something different like JRZ’s…

Everything up front is new as well…even the hub assembly behind the Wilwood brake rotor will be replaced later on with a new unit. You’ll probably noticed the crusty old tie rod end in the photo, which contrasts with the clean, gloss black suspension pieces. That old tie rod end is attached to a spare steering rack that Ryan re-installed on the chassis just to get the car moving from the bodyshop back to his shop…

No glass has been installed on the ITR body yet, except for the rear hatch window…here you can see parts of the cage through the rear window…the paint looks wet still and the whole car still needs to be cut and buffed. Sunny will come down personally later on down the line to clean everything up before it makes it’s official public debut…

Another glimpse of the cage and interior with the rear hatch up…don’t forget the battery box sitting just behind the passenger seat area…

Here’s what the bay looks like, bare minus the coilovers being mounted, as well as the subframe and the spare steering rack…Speaking of the steering rack, there’s a reason why was using a temporary unit…

While I was there, he was still busy putting his modified rack back together. I would like to explain to you exactly what he was doing to it, but I felt it would be more appropriate for Ryan himself to tell you….

GREAT VIDEO ON HOW TO CONVERT YOUR POWER RACK TO MANUAL.

That’s pretty much it for now. He’s slowing doing stuff to it and I’ll update you when he does but there are so many customer projects there at that time that he has to concentrate on finishing up those cars first…check back for more soon…




Here are the links to the previous parts of the build that you may have missed…


PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

YEAR.THREE

                              When this event was announced officially, i was more then excited to come to southern California for it, the chronicles always has such amazing cars on his blog i figured that he wouldn't disappoint. The event took place at the Eibach factory. It was substantially smaller then the annual Eibach meet, which turned out to be a good thing. if anyone has ever been to the Eibach meet you know how crazy and out of control it gets, parking miles away, police everywhere, stupid people being stupid, and the occasional disaster like the impounding of 1320's integra. Year.Three brought NONE of this, i was amazed when i pulled up that there was ample parking, and no police. when i first walked in i was immediately blindsided by such amazing cars, my neck was breaking looking all over the place, i didn't even know where to start taking pictures. a lot of very functional car were at this event, I'm loving it how there are less and less whack cambered civics every time i go to an event. I'm glad that phase is dying, it is all about the function now.after walking the front area for about an hour and a half we finally made it to the sides. this is where i was in for major let down. there was chivics and chintegras all over, i couldn't even take pictures they would have broken the camera. this is the main reason i like how this event was not publicly advertised, so it keeps most of the crap out, but as always someone will find out. I was still VERY impressed to see the amount of amazing cars that made it to the event. two thumbs up for this event, i cant wait for year 4.

FLICKR with over 150+ pictures from the event. CLICK HERE

FUNCTION CERTIFIED

Car: 1997 Acura Integra GS
Engine: B18B1
Owned: 7 Years
Miles: 199K, rebuilt head at 169K miles.

I've run US129 AKA The Dragons Tail 30+ times over 3 years. Making another trip this August. :) 318 curves in 11mi is intoxicating.

Special thanks to Team-Integra, NWP4Life, JHPUSA, PasswordJDM and Sean Richards for helping me with the car.

Exterior R93-P Matador Red Pearl In Process: '96 Spec JDM Honda Integra Type R front end conversion (Non-HID). Current: Seibon Type MG Carbon Fiber Half-Lip DDM Tuning/Apexcone Raptor HID Kit 4500K Honda of Japan OEM Window Visors

Interior NRG Short Hub NRG Quick Release V2.5 Nardi Rally Sport 330mm Black Perforated Leather w/ Red stitch Razo RA89 Shift Knob HOP ITR Shift Boot Black Leather w/ Red Stitch E-Brake Handle Boot Strut King Pedal Kit '05 S2000 Seats w/ EG seatpans and DC2/4 Rail assembly

In-Car Entertainment Pioneer 2 way Front Speakers OEM Tweeters Pioneer 3 Way Rear Speakers Dual Headunit Beltronics VectorPRO GX1 Performance Timer/Accelerometer

Under the Hood Custom painted VC PWJDM Powerchamber Intake DC Sports SS 4-1 Header Espelir JGT500R Cat-Back Exhaust NGK Spark Plug Wires NGK Spark Plugs Energy Suspension PU Torque Mount Inserts - Red Prothane PU Engine Mount Inserts - Red Hand-made Ground Wires Optima Yellow-Top Battery

Suspension Skunk2 Pro-S Coilovers - 10K Front/ 8K Rear Spring Rates Skunk2 Pro+ Front Camber Kit Ingalls Rear Camber Kit Blox Adjustable Rear Toe Links Blox Rear LCAs ASR Subframe Brace ASR 24mm Sway Bar Kit AS Adjustable End Links Benen B-Pillar Bar PasswordJDM 3-Point Front Strut Bar PasswordJDM 4-Point Rear Strut Bar

Wheel and Tire Rota SVN 16x7 +40ET 4x100 Royal Hyper Black 205/50R16 Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec Powerslot Slotted and Dimpled Front Rotors Powerslot Slotted Rear Rotors Hawk HPS Pads Front & Rear Goodridge SS Braided Brake Lines Muteki Neo-Chro SR48 Lug Nuts

COPS ARE JERKS

This was such a shame. cops are such douche bags, this car was obviously lowered for a car show that it wasnt 200 feet from. its not like you couldn't tell that there was a car show going on. why did they have to tow his car. very lame.

EIBACH 2011

Well even rain couldn't ruin the show. although it did burn off and turn into a beautiful day. not too hot like years past. this year there was a much heavier police presence as well. i think is was cool how they made a vendor area in there warehouse. it just gets bigger and bigger each year they are running out off room. cant wait for next years.

As usual we were there and we took as many photos as possible. and handed out stickers. below are our top 6 pictures. and then the link to my flickr with over 350 photos.... ok well we chose 8 there were so many sick cars that it was hard to pick out. so just do everyone a favor and take a look at all of them.

LINK TO OVER 350 PHOTOS CLICK HERE

FUNCTION CERTIFIED

N.C. does it again. here is Zach's  functional GSR, can we get some love from the west coast. are we going to let the east coast beat us. anyway here we go.

 

Owner: Zach K Car: 1995 Acura Integra GSR Engine: LS/Vtec Setup: Weekend warrior/Fun car Specs: Engine: B18C1 Head Golden Eagle Cam seals B18A Block with AEBS sleeves (81mm) JE Pistons (9:1) Oem ls headgasket Arp head studs Eagle Rods Golden Eagle Ls/vtec kit Energy Suspension Rear Mount Inline Pro Transmission mounts(2) 3 bar map sensor Act lightweight flywheel Fluidyne radiator (half size) w/slim fan Typhoon Gsr Intake manifold Inline pro 880cc injectors Aem Fuel rail Walbro 255hp fuel pump Msd spark plug wires Msd sci ignition Inline Pro T3/T4 Universal tapped Cast SS manifold Precision PT61 turbo A/R .63(T4 flanged,3” inlet,2” outlet, V band exhaust) Apexi filter Tial 44mm waste gate HKS Super Sequential bov Bell custom intercooler (18.6”x10.4”x3.5”) w/ custom end tanks Custom Intercooler piping Hondata s200  Exterior: Custom lemans sunset paint (350Z copper) 98- up integra bumper conversion Wings West side skirts and rear lip CF Mugen style front lip CF OEM style hood Front grill cutout (for intercooler air flow) Shaved front acura emblem and liscense plate holes Suspension and Wheels: Skunk2 Coilovers XXR 513 Wheels