Happy New Year everybody! No better way to kick off the new year than to give you guys something to watch. I even updated the intro and everything. It seemed like the right time to just update everything so there are some small changes that I’m sure many of you regulars will notice. In the first episode of Season 11, I take you back to a few weeks ago when we were hosting the Battlecraft 10-year anniversary event. I can’t believe it’s been ten years already. Time really does just fly right by. The episode starts with me giving you guys some current updates, a little history on Battlecraft, and what our event is/was all about! Then it’s time to set-up, figure out where everything goes and hope for the best. We also had a special guest with us since we took Terry’s Integra out of Bowls LA to display at the Battlecraft 10-year. He decided to fly down to experience some Socal car culture and then we send both he and his car back to the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy!
After you watch the vlog, scroll down further for photos that I also captured while covering the event, including some larger versions of photos that I previously posted on Instagram.
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Photos are below!…
At Battlecraft loading up the truck and getting the EK running…
Almost forgot this thing had a K-series swap in it since it barely moves around at all inside the shop…
If you were wondering that’s an incredibly obscure Truth Motorsports front bumper with an Exceed FRP lip mounted to the bottom of it…
Kristian getting side-tracked and showing us his brand new TODA Racing ITBs…
Beautiful piece from TODA. I can’t wait to see it on Kristian’s EK, that is, if he ever actually decided to work on the thing…
Loading up the Battlecraft EK Civic on a Futura trailer for maximum clearance…
Can’t believe it’s already been 10 years…
Terry thinking its a full-on car show by the way he was going through his Integra making sure everything was pristine…
Outside I was greeted with this 1997 Integra Type R with the practically the full Mugen catalog for the DC2 chassis…
Bronze Mugen MF10 wheels paired perfectly with the Mugen Active Brake kit…
No Mugen catalog build would be complete without either a Gen. 1 or 2 Mugen wing.
Also look how minty those taillights are….
The B18C under the hood featuring all the Mugen products you can think of minus the header of course…
These Mugen Formula Head Covers are out in the wild being sold (and selling) for $9000 USD and above depending on condition…
It’s become rather difficult trying to secure a Mugen header that is in good shape so Jose decided he would run the JUN header instead…
Speaking of good shape, consider how clean and immaculate this Mugen valve cover is…
How to Mugen…
Mugen FG360 minus the thick horn pad…
Mugen S1 bucket seats attached to rare Mugen DC2 seat rails…
The Voltex GR86 Street Version II all cleaned-up and ready for staging…
Brand new prototype GroupB Unlimited NC-01F forged wheels being fitted on my S2000 so we could properly debut it. The public hadn’t seen it yet except for in photos online so this was the first opportunity to get a closer look…
This vinyl sign actually came out so much better than anyone expected…
Cars and art and food and drinks…
Terry’s Integra is art in itself…
So glad that so many California residents had the opportunity to see this build in-person while it was down here for three months…
Looking at Jay’s S13 you’d think those headlights were real but they’re actually just printed covers…
A couple of pieces Robbie Stark brought with him from North Carolina. Robbie is actually the artist that created Crafty, our dinosaur mascot for Battlecraft…
The all red cars layout just randomly came together and worked that evening…
After the art show ended, my real stress began in trying to drive this car back to the shop safely…
We somehow convinced Terry to cruise with us back to the shop instead of trailering his Integra but he didn’t have his front bumper on so I took a photo of Der’s Civic instead…
Our final photo from this set happened on the Sunday after our event when Terry’s DC2 was loaded-up and carefully delivered back to Seattle…
That’s all for today everyone, happy new year!!…
Wow, happy new year Joey! Thanks for starting your first 2025 post like this.
Totally digging this vlog and photo set. Please try to make this a usual thing when you have a new vlog now.
I think this really helps the documenting power of your vlogs by having some still pictures to go with it. Feels more historical if you know what I mean.
Maybe even add some selected photos in desktop background resolution as something new starting in 2025.
The run in the s2k for the contact lens solution in the morning was spot on and it was so refreshing to match it with the words!
Beautiful car!
I concur! Love me some old school blog pictures and actual words to read, lol 🙂
Thanks a lot JP! At least to me like back in the day, to have videos go along with the photo content was a big bonus to get a better perspective of what was actually happening in the photos taken.
The photos and words were the real focus of content and so to have photos along with the vlog videos would be the
“total package” that feels like it actually has a lasting impact because you can kind of connect some of the pictures and words together in your memory.
You don’t know how many times I’ve remembered a picture of a car than say a video of it lol.
Plz take this into consideration Joey as this very post demonstrates so much lost potential in every vlog that you post.
Ever since youtube and ig sorry to say, but it seems like videos seem so transient and not as memorable as actual still pictures. I kno how much you have a habit to and prefer to edit and color grade your photos before you post them, but some simple pics from say your phone posted to this blog would suffice if you don’t have your camera on you at all times.
imo if you would like for these videos and especially your photos to have real actual impact and history, please consider the method of your 1st blog post in 2025 to be the new tradition going forward if possible.
This was pretty exciting to read and see even tho you prefer posting on ig. Your website here is still a goldmine of info and pictures for some people.
Anyways just want to shout out to Terry aka Spriggan380 for such an “it’s an amazing machine” and still representing this timeless chassis and project over the years. Always happy to see this car and especially you for being a great sport to share this timeless car with Joey and many others to admire. And for 2-3 months?? Wowww!
Cheers! Hope to see this car around indefinitely.