Spocom Anaheim 2017 Coverage… Part 2…


I was driving around the other day and while I was sitting in traffic, I was trying to think of reasons why I enjoy going to Spocom so much. I mean, I wasn’t looking for reasons to stop going or anything, I just wanted to figure out why I was just completely okay with staying at the show from 8:30 AM until 11 PM. Most of the time I’ll just kind of drop off a car, leave for a few hours, eat, take a nap, squeeze a turd out, and go back at the end of the show but I don’t know, I kinda like going to Spocom still. After a while, I sort of figured it all out. Instead of writing it all out, however, I’ll save it for the upcoming podcast that we’ll be recording tonight. Once that’s done you’ll get to hear all about my ramblings instead of having to read it all. I’ll toss it up whenever that is finished but for now, check out Part 2 of the 2017 Spocom Anaheim Coverage. There is still one more set after this so come back for that. Either that or the Podcast will go up next depending on which one gets finished first. Enjoy!…

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Noel Barnum’s freshly Ceramic-Pro coated Varis Arising Scion FR-S featuring a GReddy turbo kit and later some aspiring import model’s butt cheek prints as she disrespectfully decided to sit on his fiberglass fender…

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IDL Design USA’s Old&New slant-nose Porsche 997, sitting on Airlift suspension and Rotiform wheels…

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Jonny’s TCP Magic widebody FD RX-7, looking spectacular with the red accents against the carbon aero pieces and of course, the Volk Racing TE37SL wheels…

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DPK David’s Mode Parfume GaMu-kitted Lexus LS430 bagged on Airrex suspension and Superstar Ordens…

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James Oliver Taroc’s custom one-off Mode Parfume Lexus SC430 built by Buddha Concept Designs…

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Spocom Anaheim marks the official Socal debut of my own Mode Parfume Y33 Q45, recently repainted Lamborghini Verde Hydra Metallic, sitting on brand new Work Meister M1 wheels…

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Big Steve’s timeless Mode Parfume Lexus LS400 sitting nicely with radiused fenders on SSR Professor TF1 wheels…

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Nat’s HKS GT Supercharged Lexus LS460 F Sport…

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Here’s a look under the hood of the HKS GT Supercharger unit and the custom metal engine covers in Nat’s engine bay…

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Side profile view of the LS460 on Work Zistance W10M wheels…

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Lloyd Morales’ Vertex Lang Kouki S14 240SX from Endless Projects on Work Emotion 11R-FT wheels…

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Dressed-up engine bay featuring an SR20DET swap and Garrett GTX3076R turbo upgrade…

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Emile’s Lexus LS460 F Sport build also representing Endless Projects…

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Dion’s Audi A4 wrapped-in chameleon/iridescent vinyl running Fifteen52 wheels and Accuair suspension…

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Dylan Coleman’s crazy Nissan RB26-powered BMW E36 coupe reppin’ LTMW and Streetfighter L.A….

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It’s not everyday you see an RB-powered BMW so I always try to get a lot of photos of the engine bay…

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Cool to see that this car is actually functional and running, considering how crazy swaps like this are done and some just never actually “work”…

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The GT-R motor is a bit of a tight-fit in the E36 engine bay but you can see how the radiator is plumbed and sitting in front of the core support…

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Vollkommen Design WTCC widebody BMW 335i on centerlock RVL forged wheels…

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TRA Kyoto Pandem Scion FR-S featuring Rotiform wheels and Airlift Performance suspension…

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Mike Schietroma’s multiple award-winning RCG-built EM1 Civic SI coupe made the trip out from Arizona for yet another show in Cali…

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Nothing really new for this build, as it is pretty close to perfect already so it’s understandable for Mike to just enjoy the car as-is…

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Sitting nice and low on the Anaheim Convention Center floors via D2 air suspension…

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Lexus GS350 on display for D2 Racing running their air suspension set-up and brake kit. Love the Gramlights 57transcend wheels on this GS…

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M&M Honda Hyper Widebody DC5 RSX looking super aggressive with the carbon splitter and canards up-front. Love the meaty Toyo R888 set-up and Volk TE37V Mark II wheels…

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Probably nothing more timeless inside that entire building than this Hakosuka Skyline GT coupe on RS Watanabe wheels…

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It was cool to see a Honda Beat in attendance, looking just slightly bigger than an iPhone 7 Plus on Work Meister 2-piece S1 wheels…

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Luigi Arroyo is back in the S2000 game with this new ASM-look  on his AP2…

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Mike Vo’s vinyl-wrapped Black Pearl Complete Lexus LS460…

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Phil Nguyen’s custom Buddha Concept Design widebody S2000 running a Mugen SS front bumper, Mugen hard top, and Volk Racing ZEs…

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Fred’s beautifully put-together Mugen RSX, looking really good on bronze Mugen MF10 wheels. I love the TEs on it but there’s just something so right about having the matching wheels with the full Mugen aero kit…

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Fred’s turbocharged K20 under the hood with everything polished to a mirror-finish…

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Joseph Pham and his EP3 seem to be everywhere this year…

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Cyber Evo-tribute livery on this Voltex Evolution from Emperor, owned by J. La Victoria…

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La Victoria also owns this Varis widebody Evolution X…

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Von Ian Posadas’ Kevmannz widebody-kitted 9th generation Honda Civic sedan…

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Karl Magtoto’s Voltex-everything Evolution IX from Emperor…

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The Airlift Performance display featured this gorgeous Porsche 964 on OZ wheels…

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Rene Viniegra’s Nissan SR20DET-swapped AE86 Corolla coupe wearing Run Free aero and Work Equip wheels. Cool to see the HKS-themed valve cover to match the HKS GT2835 turbo…

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Migel Armas’ Datsun 240Z airred-out on Airrunner suspension and Enkei wheels…

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Janet Fuijimoto’s restored 1970 Toyota Crown featuring a ’92 2JZ-GE engine swap…

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Steve Wong’s amazing turbocharged Honda F20C-swapped AE86 Corolla is still one of the best to ever do it…

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Randy Riggs’ Infiniti G35 coupe is consistently one of the top builds at any show it attends and a regular contender for “Best of Show” honors…

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Pandem Scion FR-S from Team Elevate on Rotiform wheels and Airlift suspension…

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Last photo of today is this 10Crown from Central Pine, static on full T-Demand suspension and SSR Executor wheels…

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