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08-Mar-2013, 08:25
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8089/8534935979_d4621f8964_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534935979/)
Parked next to the Challenger was his black Integra Type R featuring a BYS front bumper that reveals a massive intercooler… I forgot to get a shot of it but mounted to the rear was a drag parachute system. It would have been crazy to see this thing assembled with motor and all but it was interesting to see all the parts laid out along the side of it…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8534941085_08b05cecfa_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534941085/)
Here is his motor laid out awaiting re-assembly. Note the BMC Race intake manifold and billet valve cover from Plan:B Motorsports…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8240/8534935695_85ae0630a4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534935695/)
Inside are some race-specific Kirkey buckets…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8534935647_9ff37cc7e4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534935647/)
One of the rare times when the big mouth opening of a BYS bumper is filled end to end…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8536048482_609907acbd_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536048482/)
Some more shots of some of his motor components like his turbo manifold…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8536042984_da76e3a7c6_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536042984/)
…and dual TiAL wastegates…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8536043148_8a891841bb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536043148/)
After I finished snapping photos, I hung out with Ryan and his friend and shot the shit for a bit before I headed back to the hotel. By then it was already 1 am and I had to get up in time to go rent a ladder for the weekend shoots…
The next morning, I got up around 9 am and packed up my stuff for the day. I needed to the photography rental place in Downtown Seattle to grab a ladder before meeting up with the owner and car I was shooting that morning. As I mentioned, it is going to be featured in the upcoming Honda Issue of Super Street so I’d rather not divulge who the owner and car are. Some of you already know who it is but I’d rather the ones that don’t get to know the car when it arrives in print…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8534940999_d046db841d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534940999/)
I had driven around the docks by West Marginal the day prior and found the perfect spot to shoot at. It was up a driveway into a brick building and was very secluded. A printing company owned the property but were closed that Saturday so we wouldn’t be in any one’s way nor would we be disturbed. Some of the Trikspeed guys wanted to cruise by to hang out as well so we all met up down the street. When we pulled up to the location of the photo shoot, I saw an older gentleman standing on the balcony of the building. They were closed that day and I even called to make sure but I guess he had some work to do so he was surprised by the fleet of rumbling exhausts that pulled into his peaceful lot. I got out of my rental car and walked over to the front door. He had seen me coming so he made his way downstairs. I explained to him the situation I was in and how I had come from out of town to work. He seemed really cool about it and told me to do as I pleased as long as our cars weren’t in the way because he was expecting a shipment of supplies to arrive. We stayed for a couple of hours and I collected all the photos I wanted of the feature car just as it started raining…
One of the Trikspeed cars that I really wanted to finally see in person was Steven Kwan’s EK. You know him by his online screen name of “Dagreenek”. This Civic has long been one of the best EK builds EVER so I was excited to see it for myself. His Civic had been sitting in the garage for awhile now so he acquired a temporary pass to drive the car around for the week. It started to rain pretty hard after the first shoot but we wanted to wait it out and see if we could possibly get some sunlight so we could get some photos of Steve’s EK. There was a truck stop gas station and Subway nearby that I told everyone to meet up at so we hung out there for awhile…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8536047764_bfd1d34918_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536047764/)
The gas station provided some cover from the downpour so I took the free time to take some photos of Steve’s EK while it sat out in the rain…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8534940289_d5541f9300_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534940289/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8536043252_377f7e44d5_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536043252/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8534939535_81682fa12e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534939535/)
The rain continued on so we decided to move to a different location to try and see if we could chase some sun light. I’m not familiar enough with the area to know where we went, but we eventually ended-up somewhere in an older part of the city where the rain stopped…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8534939449_aeea6789d2_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534939449/)
Oh here’s a photo of Jeff Diaz aka Citrus’ C-West Integra right before we left the truck stop. I would have taken more photos of Jeff’s car but he’s not done with it yet and I’d rather wait until the next time I return to the Northwest to get some better shots of it in a more completed state…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8086/8534939343_06335e0ddb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534939343/)
We found a great spot in this part of the city that was perfect. A large section of it was abandoned and some of the buildings had even been torn down. The rain had seemingly stopped and I was able to pull out all of my gear to get a full photo shoot going. I haven’t had a chance to go through the photos yet but I’ll post up Steve’s EK shoot later on unless a Japanese publication wants it or something. I’ll let you guys know. I was really happy with the shoot overall though and loved the location….until security came by and made us leave. Luckily I had all the exterior shots I wanted by then. The engine bay and interior stuff I finished after we left that area to return to the original truck stop we were at…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8534938925_806f45b222_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534938925/)
While I was busy covering the engine bay and interior of Steve’s car, Ronald from LCM (LowerClassMen) pulled up in his ITR on aggressive Volk TE37s. Everything was stock under the hood but it looked so good with the TEs on it that I had to take a pic… Larger Version Here (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8534938833_84e005c102_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8536046654_9457058a69_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536046654/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8536045226_24ed46f5f4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536045226/)
I forgot to mention that it was also converted to right-hand drive and caged… Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8536045160_8c8a80fb06_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8536044782_222cf0f2be_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536044782/)
Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8534937281_456ca4958a_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8536342230_23508b8c42_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536342230/)
Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8112/8536342424_ca60c8cd00_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8520/8534938713_51500fa2fc_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534938713/)
Interesting to see that the engine bay was re-sprayed a different color… Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8236/8536045978_10ea5b9f6b_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8228/8534938311_efa7bbd767_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534938311/)
First car I’ve ever shot with a CD sticking out out the head unit, haha… Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8381/8536045568_51fedb515e_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8229/8536045832_510049bef2_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536045832/)
Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8534938419_7f63cdcb88_o.jpg)
Here’s a full mod list of the Integra RS sedan above…
Engine
K20A2
Hybrid racing motor mounts
Hybrid racing pnp adaptor harness
K-Tuned liquid filled fuel pressure gauge
K-Tuned inline fuel filter
Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator
Dc5 valve cover
Wire tuck
Fuse box hidden
Splatter paint subframe, mounts, and brake booster
Drivetrain
Type S 6-speed transmission
Exedy Stage 2 clutch and flywheel
Hybrid racing shifter box and shifter cables
Engine Management
Hondata K-Pro
Chassis
Apexi N1 coilovers
14k front/12k rear
ITR rear sway bar
Cusco roll cage
Function7 rear subframe brace and lower control arms
Resistance
Jdm ITR 5-lug conversion
Hawk front and rear pads
Slotted brake rotors
Wheels
Desmond Regamaster EVO
17×8 +35 front
17×9 +38 rear
205/45-17 BF Goodrich KDW
Exterior
Itr champ white paint
Jdm itr front end conversion
Oem 4 door window visors
Custom rear diffuser
Interior
JDM RHD conversion
Jdm ITR cluster
Personal steering wheel
NRG quick release
Bride Zeta 2 seats
DB8 rear seats
Once that quick shoot was finished, it was time to find a location to shoot another Trikspeed build that I had always wanted to see in person, Toto Deleon’s EK Civic hatchback. Like Steve Kwan’s shoot, I have yet to go through them but I’ll have some time after I knock out the rest of my work for the Honda Issue. For now, here’s a quick teaser shot from that day…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8536045440_58503dc535_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536045440/)
Easily one of the best EK builds of all-time, right up there with Steve’s, Ryan Der’s, and Chris Sakai’s from ATS Garage…
That pretty much sums up my trip. I went back to the hotel to get some rest after and grabbed some dinner. The next day I had a bunch of little errands to run here and there before my flight back to California in the evening. It was a very productive trip and I’m happy that I had the opportunity to fly up to the Northwest. One of the great things about this job that I have is that I do get to travel and meet a lot of great people as well as see some great automotive builds. Huge thanks go out to the Trikspeed family and the guys from LCM for their hospitality and help throughout the weekend. If not for those guys, I don’t know how things would have gone. They made things very easy for me and even helped me move equipment around and look for areas to shoot at. It didn’t even feel like work most of the time because we were all hanging out the whole time.
As a bonus, here are some 1080p sized desktop images. Just click on the links below the images to get the full widescreen images…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8536048208_d8d79b8e46_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536048208/)
Desktop Version (1920×1080) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8103/8534940787_e9013f8cfb_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8534938925_806f45b222_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534938925/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8527337560_7593ab6b74_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8527337560/)
Parked next to the Challenger was his black Integra Type R featuring a BYS front bumper that reveals a massive intercooler… I forgot to get a shot of it but mounted to the rear was a drag parachute system. It would have been crazy to see this thing assembled with motor and all but it was interesting to see all the parts laid out along the side of it…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8534941085_08b05cecfa_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534941085/)
Here is his motor laid out awaiting re-assembly. Note the BMC Race intake manifold and billet valve cover from Plan:B Motorsports…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8240/8534935695_85ae0630a4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534935695/)
Inside are some race-specific Kirkey buckets…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8534935647_9ff37cc7e4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534935647/)
One of the rare times when the big mouth opening of a BYS bumper is filled end to end…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8536048482_609907acbd_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536048482/)
Some more shots of some of his motor components like his turbo manifold…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8536042984_da76e3a7c6_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536042984/)
…and dual TiAL wastegates…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8536043148_8a891841bb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536043148/)
After I finished snapping photos, I hung out with Ryan and his friend and shot the shit for a bit before I headed back to the hotel. By then it was already 1 am and I had to get up in time to go rent a ladder for the weekend shoots…
The next morning, I got up around 9 am and packed up my stuff for the day. I needed to the photography rental place in Downtown Seattle to grab a ladder before meeting up with the owner and car I was shooting that morning. As I mentioned, it is going to be featured in the upcoming Honda Issue of Super Street so I’d rather not divulge who the owner and car are. Some of you already know who it is but I’d rather the ones that don’t get to know the car when it arrives in print…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8534940999_d046db841d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534940999/)
I had driven around the docks by West Marginal the day prior and found the perfect spot to shoot at. It was up a driveway into a brick building and was very secluded. A printing company owned the property but were closed that Saturday so we wouldn’t be in any one’s way nor would we be disturbed. Some of the Trikspeed guys wanted to cruise by to hang out as well so we all met up down the street. When we pulled up to the location of the photo shoot, I saw an older gentleman standing on the balcony of the building. They were closed that day and I even called to make sure but I guess he had some work to do so he was surprised by the fleet of rumbling exhausts that pulled into his peaceful lot. I got out of my rental car and walked over to the front door. He had seen me coming so he made his way downstairs. I explained to him the situation I was in and how I had come from out of town to work. He seemed really cool about it and told me to do as I pleased as long as our cars weren’t in the way because he was expecting a shipment of supplies to arrive. We stayed for a couple of hours and I collected all the photos I wanted of the feature car just as it started raining…
One of the Trikspeed cars that I really wanted to finally see in person was Steven Kwan’s EK. You know him by his online screen name of “Dagreenek”. This Civic has long been one of the best EK builds EVER so I was excited to see it for myself. His Civic had been sitting in the garage for awhile now so he acquired a temporary pass to drive the car around for the week. It started to rain pretty hard after the first shoot but we wanted to wait it out and see if we could possibly get some sunlight so we could get some photos of Steve’s EK. There was a truck stop gas station and Subway nearby that I told everyone to meet up at so we hung out there for awhile…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8536047764_bfd1d34918_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536047764/)
The gas station provided some cover from the downpour so I took the free time to take some photos of Steve’s EK while it sat out in the rain…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8534940289_d5541f9300_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534940289/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8536043252_377f7e44d5_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536043252/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8534939535_81682fa12e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534939535/)
The rain continued on so we decided to move to a different location to try and see if we could chase some sun light. I’m not familiar enough with the area to know where we went, but we eventually ended-up somewhere in an older part of the city where the rain stopped…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8534939449_aeea6789d2_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534939449/)
Oh here’s a photo of Jeff Diaz aka Citrus’ C-West Integra right before we left the truck stop. I would have taken more photos of Jeff’s car but he’s not done with it yet and I’d rather wait until the next time I return to the Northwest to get some better shots of it in a more completed state…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8086/8534939343_06335e0ddb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534939343/)
We found a great spot in this part of the city that was perfect. A large section of it was abandoned and some of the buildings had even been torn down. The rain had seemingly stopped and I was able to pull out all of my gear to get a full photo shoot going. I haven’t had a chance to go through the photos yet but I’ll post up Steve’s EK shoot later on unless a Japanese publication wants it or something. I’ll let you guys know. I was really happy with the shoot overall though and loved the location….until security came by and made us leave. Luckily I had all the exterior shots I wanted by then. The engine bay and interior stuff I finished after we left that area to return to the original truck stop we were at…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8534938925_806f45b222_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534938925/)
While I was busy covering the engine bay and interior of Steve’s car, Ronald from LCM (LowerClassMen) pulled up in his ITR on aggressive Volk TE37s. Everything was stock under the hood but it looked so good with the TEs on it that I had to take a pic… Larger Version Here (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8534938833_84e005c102_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8536046654_9457058a69_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536046654/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8536045226_24ed46f5f4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536045226/)
I forgot to mention that it was also converted to right-hand drive and caged… Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8536045160_8c8a80fb06_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8536044782_222cf0f2be_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536044782/)
Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8534937281_456ca4958a_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8536342230_23508b8c42_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536342230/)
Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8112/8536342424_ca60c8cd00_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8520/8534938713_51500fa2fc_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534938713/)
Interesting to see that the engine bay was re-sprayed a different color… Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8236/8536045978_10ea5b9f6b_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8228/8534938311_efa7bbd767_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534938311/)
First car I’ve ever shot with a CD sticking out out the head unit, haha… Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8381/8536045568_51fedb515e_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8229/8536045832_510049bef2_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536045832/)
Larger Version (1400×933) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8534938419_7f63cdcb88_o.jpg)
Here’s a full mod list of the Integra RS sedan above…
Engine
K20A2
Hybrid racing motor mounts
Hybrid racing pnp adaptor harness
K-Tuned liquid filled fuel pressure gauge
K-Tuned inline fuel filter
Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator
Dc5 valve cover
Wire tuck
Fuse box hidden
Splatter paint subframe, mounts, and brake booster
Drivetrain
Type S 6-speed transmission
Exedy Stage 2 clutch and flywheel
Hybrid racing shifter box and shifter cables
Engine Management
Hondata K-Pro
Chassis
Apexi N1 coilovers
14k front/12k rear
ITR rear sway bar
Cusco roll cage
Function7 rear subframe brace and lower control arms
Resistance
Jdm ITR 5-lug conversion
Hawk front and rear pads
Slotted brake rotors
Wheels
Desmond Regamaster EVO
17×8 +35 front
17×9 +38 rear
205/45-17 BF Goodrich KDW
Exterior
Itr champ white paint
Jdm itr front end conversion
Oem 4 door window visors
Custom rear diffuser
Interior
JDM RHD conversion
Jdm ITR cluster
Personal steering wheel
NRG quick release
Bride Zeta 2 seats
DB8 rear seats
Once that quick shoot was finished, it was time to find a location to shoot another Trikspeed build that I had always wanted to see in person, Toto Deleon’s EK Civic hatchback. Like Steve Kwan’s shoot, I have yet to go through them but I’ll have some time after I knock out the rest of my work for the Honda Issue. For now, here’s a quick teaser shot from that day…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8536045440_58503dc535_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536045440/)
Easily one of the best EK builds of all-time, right up there with Steve’s, Ryan Der’s, and Chris Sakai’s from ATS Garage…
That pretty much sums up my trip. I went back to the hotel to get some rest after and grabbed some dinner. The next day I had a bunch of little errands to run here and there before my flight back to California in the evening. It was a very productive trip and I’m happy that I had the opportunity to fly up to the Northwest. One of the great things about this job that I have is that I do get to travel and meet a lot of great people as well as see some great automotive builds. Huge thanks go out to the Trikspeed family and the guys from LCM for their hospitality and help throughout the weekend. If not for those guys, I don’t know how things would have gone. They made things very easy for me and even helped me move equipment around and look for areas to shoot at. It didn’t even feel like work most of the time because we were all hanging out the whole time.
As a bonus, here are some 1080p sized desktop images. Just click on the links below the images to get the full widescreen images…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8536048208_d8d79b8e46_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8536048208/)
Desktop Version (1920×1080) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8103/8534940787_e9013f8cfb_o.jpg)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8534938925_806f45b222_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8534938925/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8527337560_7593ab6b74_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11761521@N05/8527337560/)