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GOD DAMN. if they keep making these look so awesome im going to have to overlook the fact that they are slow stock

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

Wekfest LA 2012

well well well, not to much has changed in the way of west coast wekfest's. Same old civic and integras from same people. Just change a part here add a new color there. don't get me wrong i love seeing the ATS cars and the Bandits, but it would be refreshing to see some other cars not just a bunch of VIP lexus's, BMW, Mercedes benz,stupid sake on your dash, and some stock R35's with aftermarket wheels. I fully respect the R35's and i think they are awesome! but if i go to a car how i want to see a persons work of art, not just going to buy a sick ass car and floss it. how ever there were a few stand out cars for me. The wide MK3, The red NSX with gold wheels not to mentions its intercooler setup, a few stand out 240's back in the corner, one nicely done blue S14 with RB25 swap, the i think new addition to the ATS crew all white EK with black regamasters, down star booth was rocking some new flavor other then its black eg, Big Mike's new aem 4 channel wide band setup, and the SICK ASS 4door SI. now there are other things that were good too, don't freak out cause i missed something but rather then just list a giant list. ill let you take a look for yourself. this time i had some camera issues. mine was in the shop so big thanks to my bestie EVER for letting me use his, but i was a little limited on how many pictures i could take due to the size of his card. so i skipped most of the VIP cars to save room for the other cars. Anyway like usual there is a link to my FLICKR click it to see all 200 photos.

CLICK HERE FOR 200 PHOTOS

BUT i also tried something new this time. since i was low on memory on the picture camera i was able to shoot some video with my go pro. sadly to say, this was my first attempt at shooting video with it while not suctioned cupped to something. so things are a little shaky but you get the idea. to make sure this doesn't happen again i have ordered a camera stabilizer so i can walk and take video without it being to shaky.please realize i know the video is not that good. but it does help do a little more justice to the cars then just taking 1 picture.





rather then link them all up here and take up a bunch of useless space you can check out my youtube channel Footclan702 to see all 14 videos i shot

DRIP, DRIP, DRIP...

found my new favorite blog other then mine... http://circuit-garage.blogspot.com/  check these guys out FOR SURE

HOLY SHEET!!! The Speed Syndictae Amuse S2K

FF Squad Episode 2: Back on Track

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

HONDA DAY | NEEDPOWDERCOATING AP1

               Stumbled upon this... its awesome so im sharing..
The Tri-State Area is home to some of the most unique Honda's in the Game. Here we prove this fact with Billy Hoang's 2002 AP1 S2000. From it's Dark Amethyst Metallic Paint, Buddy Club Race Spec Coilovers with Umbrella Auto Design Variable Ride Height to it's Volk TE37 Setup, Big Garrett GTX3076r Turbo with custom Powdercoating, Bright Red S2000 Interior with Kevlar Wrapped Recaro Pole Position Seats and Carbon Voltex Details. This S2000 will leave you starring for Days. Stay tuned towards the end as we go from Jersey City to Washington Heights on the Preview to our Next Video. vimeo.com/channels/hondaday
 

HONDA DAY NEEDPOWDERCOATING AP1 S2000 | FUNC-TION PRODUCTIONS from Henry Rojas on Vimeo.

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.

Whiteout

...............As much as it kills me to see air bags on this car, and how not functional the car is besides just looking cool. This is a cool little video.

Whiteout from AirSociety 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.

Click here for link to flickr CLICK CLICK

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

IT'S BEEN A WHILE

Truly sorry for the lull in posting. we have been busy, I'm sorry but we have our own projects we are working on, along with our regular 40 hours week jobs. so deal with it. so i will try to justify why we have not posted in a few. here goes

first of all went to San Diego and picked up an SPORTCAR MOTION bumper.


second. finally sourced out the rest of the set for the EM BARS


third. been doing some changes to my white eg. i know that there is NO function to the skunk valve cover washers. but they look sick as hell, and i figured i got enough function to justify some bling.


also picked up a battery. if you remember the civic battery died right before the trip to Texas. so i got this beauty and ill be mounting it the rear.



Then the icing on the cake. FINALLY after years of down time. the beast is lose again.




And there are about 25 more pictures here at my flickr CLICK HERE

hopefully that justifies it