Archive for June, 2009

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Exclusive Content…I shot the Sheepey…

June 30, 2009

First off, let me remind you guys to please, please, please go out and cop the newest issue of Super Street magazine. It just dropped this week and subscribers should have these in their mailboxes already. It is a great issue, it’s got coverage of Eibach 2009 (Phaze2 reppin’ in that section) , an article about JDM Wong’s EF and Project Car’s CR-X, Tamon Design S2000, and on the cover of course, is Sheepey aka Alex Soto’s Acura Integra. It’s a great cover feature and it does the car justice in every way. Plus you get to hear from Sheepey himself in the article. So please, go to your local retailer and get a copy of the August 2009 issue of Super Street magazine…

GET THIS.

I am super proud of my homie Sheepey for continuing to do big things. Another cover with another sick ass project to come. Go grab that issue and see for yourself. I’ve been sleeping on these pics for about a week now. I wanted to wait until the new issue dropped so that everyone could get a look at it immortalized in print before I got pics of it up. Sheepey asked me to go snap some pics of his new set-up because Peakboost needed some pics of their new manifold and also some other little details that Sheepey wanted snaps of. This isn’t a feature or whatever you wanna call it. I was just helping out a friend and helping him out with his sponsors. Oh and he also needed details shots for his portfolio and what not. Even though he was out in the middle of buttfucking nowhere, I’m always down to help out a friend…haha…

I’m not a photographer. I don’t claim to be one. I definitely don’t think I could do the outside of this car justice like professional photogs can do as seen in print so I really didn’t bother to get any exterior shots. The pics are mainly just of us messing around when Sheepey took DC5*Brian out for a spin. I brought DC5*Brian and HBK Gabe (google it.) out there with me because the drive was kinda far and these two guys are always never doing anything and down to roll out…

It’s really hard to grasp everything that’s been done to this car without seeing it in person. Actually that’s wrong. It’s really hard to grasp everything that’s been done to this car without seeing it in person and having Sheepey be there to point out all the details. The guy’s attention to detail is fucking amazing. Good lord. I’ve personally seen this car 3-4 times upclose and I didn’t even notice a majority of the details until he point them out to me himself. Let me remind you that I’m not exactly new to this stuff either. I’ve seen quite a bit of the best builds in the SoCal import community. After hearing Alex talk about it, I truly have a better understanding of his Integra and feel honored to have him ask me to come out to take pictures of it. He knows quite a few people in the industry and I’m not exactly the guy you call first to take pictures you know? Haha…

Man Perris is farrrrr….It’s so empty out there and quiet. While I was taking pics outside, a cop saw us and he didn’t bother to stop and just went about his business. And we were right in the middle of the road too….Must be nice to never have to worry about the cops getting on your ass….

What Sheepey really wanted me to get was the new turbo manifold he got from Peak Boost. He barely got it so it didn’t get a chance to make it into print. The manifold is a Peak Boost HVS top-mount manifold fully-polished by Peak Boost themselves…

Another angle of the manifold and turbo…

More random shots of the bay….

Peep the mil-spec distributor harness plug…so sick…

If you look closer, you’ll notice that all original bolts on the engine have been replaced with socket-head stainless steel bolts…

Even the nuts for something as simple as the shock tower have been replaced with titanium nuts and washers…

Sheepey also recently picked up his custom Status Ring FRP seats. Custom because the stitching is blue and the entire backside of the seat has been painted to match the exterior….

Brian offering his opinion of the seats…

…he liked the AIM Sports MXL Strada cluster even more….

It started to get dark after  a little bit so we headed back to Sheepey’s house and his big ass garage to get the rest of the pics…

Mil-spec firewall plug. It’s not really about the tucks anymore guys, the community is moving towards clean and very visible mil-spec harnesses…

Fuel is never an issue for this Integra…

This is what I’m referring to when I say that every single bolt has been replaced with socket head stainless steel bolts…

All stock rubber hoses and clamps are now gone and replaced with Russell Proclassic nylon hoses. The fittings are black with custom re-anodized blue sleeves…

Nice touch with the dipstick… ;)

The snail is a Bullseye S366 extended-tip turbo. Sheepey told me that it’s the “latest and greatest turbo technology to hit the market.”

The rest are kinda random…

Money shot?

Sheepey also picked up some new Skunk2 Pro Series Pro C coilovers…

Thanks for looking….Remember to go grab the mag. Hope you guys enjoyed the images…

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Super…uhh..Autotoyz/WiredonHonda.com Meet…

June 29, 2009

So I headed over to Super “AutoToyz” today for the Wiredonhonda.com meet and I must say, it was definitely a little weird rolling up to that place knowing that the original Autobacs is gone now and what sits in its place is Super Autotoyz. On top of that Red Robin is gone also which makes it even stranger to be there. I’m so used to eating there and then heading over to Autobacs and not buying anything. The last time I was there I was scrounging up cheap stuff when they had their going-out-of-business sale. And before that was the JTuned meet. The turn-out for yesterday’s event was actually pretty decent but I had a bit of a Twilight Zone moment when I saw the new sign….

I got there and didn’t even try to roll to the front to park my daily so I just shot to the back of the lot and found parking there. Don’t really have much interesting stuff to say. The turnout was good but the majority of the cars were so-so. Typical Auto-bacs/toyz type of turnout for their meets. I got pics of the cars that stood out to me but there were definitely some that I missed. If I did’t get a pic, sorry, it was a kinda hot and I got whatever I could….

First car I saw when I got there. You can see my 4Runner in the background. Always liked these wheels and they look good on this TSX…

Rare color combo on a 8th gen. Civic. I like it, definitely different from the white and black 8th gens. that are around…

Always enjoy this coupe whenever I see it and I always see it at this location. Wish I had one in this color, maybe someday if I ever decide to own a Honda again….

Ojay followed me to the meet and was looking for parking before he ended up with the Fast Autoworks guys…

Definitely one of my favorite EFs at the moment…

Sick Spoon tandem…

Arnel at the Fast Autoworks booth…

The rest of the guys…

More Element stuff…

Bisi…

Bisi discussing business with the Phaze2 homies…

We walked into Autotoyz to see what was different and it definitely is not the same store it was before. Some things were rearranged and the employees looked the same but alot of stuff they used to carry is no longer there and they seem to carry alot of Password: JDM stuff now. You’re not allowed to take pics in there or whatever but the camera was tripping and I “found” these on my memorycard…

Whoops.

Los’ Crx…

So after a couple hours, we were hungry and HBK Gabe (Google it.) mentioned that he wanted to hit up Northwood Pizza because he and alot of the other guys have never had it. Nothing else was really going on so we all decided to head down to Irvine for some Pizza. One of these days every Honda enthusiast has to hit up NWP…it makes bullshitting on the NWP4Life forums mean so much more…haha…

The infamous…

Waiting for the pizza…

Imaginary kissing of the pizza…

Sid and Arnel’s pizza with anchovies…

Gotta get that meat lovers…shit was derrrricious…

After the pizza was devoured, these fatties decided they wanted to coat the pizza with some yogurt from Yogurtland next door…

Cholos need yogurt too…

That’s a wrap….Cars, Autotoyz, pizza, yogurt, not a bad Sunday at all…Peace.

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Exclusive Content…Big Mike’s Prelude build…Part 9…

June 27, 2009

So as you all know, the Prelude is now at the bodyshop and unlike most shops, they’re actually working on the car the first week it is there. You know how it goes, normally when you drop a car off for paint, it just sits outside with the windows down for a week until you go back to realize that they haven’t touched your car. Then you go and bitch at them and they finally work on it another week later. Typical bodyshop etiquette but this shop is different. The moment they got the car, they began work on it…

Apparently, there was a huge dent on the door that I didn’t even notice when I used to see the car all the time…

The OE trunk getting worked on. Looked pretty good compared to how it was before…

Fender getting some love…

Here’s the stuff that they’re using to shave the bay and what not. Basic tools of the trade you know, not regular bondo of course…

Hole for where the mil-spec plug will go…

Bay getting some heavy work…

This dusty mess will be ready for paint in no time…Stay tuned…

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Own a piece of history…

June 26, 2009

Okay, not really. But the homie Jeremy is selling his ITR and it’s pretty uncommon to see Milano Red Integra Type Rs. Yes, it’s real too. All the way from Japan…I hope someone buys it so they can finish it unlike Jeremy, who decided he wanted to never finish his car….I’ll let him tell you more about it…

When he isn’t busy working out or smashing on chicks at Pho restaurants, he’s actually one of the best Honda builders around. His previous ITR was really nice and this one would have been even better if he had decided to finish it. Block-quote time…

As some of you know, it is now time to part with my Integra Type R. I am sad that I didn’t finish this build like I wanted to, but I have higher priorities right now to take care of. I am in no rush to sell this car.I haven’t even drivin this car since last November and just sits in my garage collecting dust…I’ve put less then 1000 miles on this car since I bought it in March 2007…..and after the swap with brand new parts such as the header/intake/exhaust/clutch,radiator//suspension/fuel setup…maybe 200 miles???

Here is the original thread to my car:
http://nwp4life.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=9958

1998 Honda Integra Type R
Milano Red
163,XXX Kilometers
Registered under original 10 digit VIN – CLEAN Title (title in hand)

Motor/Transmisson:
- 2001 JDM K20A Motor
- 2001 JDM K20A Transmission
- Hasport Mounts
- RSX Type S Axles
- RBC Intake Manifold (Shaved)
- DTR 4-2-1 Header
- Custom 3″ Exhaust/Vibrant Resonator/Vibrant Steatlh Muffer (3″ in/out)
- Custom Cold Air Intake w/filter
- Karcepts T/B Adapter
- Karcepts Shifter Plate
- RSX Type S Shifter
- BDL Fuel Rail
- Aeromotive FPR and gauge
- Excedy Stage 2 Sprung Clutch
- EP3 Idler
- Koyo DC5 Radiator
- Kpro
- Sparks racing K-swap conversion harness
- Semi Wire tuck

Exterior/Interior:
- Body is in decent shape, I was orginally going to give it a exterior refresh. Couple dings/dents here and there and milano pink fading on hood/roof/trunk, and top of the wing.
- Minor missing plastic pieces I have to dig up, vision seat rail on the passenger seat (I don’t know why, the car came shipped here like that). Small minor hold on the driver side bolter seat.
- OG Plastic Vision MC
- Personal Neogrinta Black Suede Red Stitchig 330mm Steering Wheel
- MOMO Steering Wheel Hub

Suspension/Rims:
- Pic Select R3 (12/14kg) Coilovers (200 miles on them)
- 16″ 5×114 Volk CE28N Time Attacks (Black/Red lip) with 215/45/16 Falken Azenis (Brand new still, just put on the car)

Work done by Plan B Motorsports and Sportcarmotion.

I am willing to lower the price by taking off parts. You can add parts from my for sale thread (http://nwp4life.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=32580) that aren’t sold for a discounted price.

Definitely not a bad price for the amount of work put into it…the swap is on point and done by Plan:B Motorsports, body is in pretty good shape, probably just needs a fresh coat of paint and you’re ready to go…

Here’s some shots of the swap…

Here is how it sits as of today…

BUY BUY BUY! For more pics, please visit the original NWP thread listed above. Thanks for lookings guys….