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Two Integras One Feature

REB — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:01:32 +0000

Here is a submission that we want to feature here on SH; not one but two HellaFlush Integras! If you were at HellaFlush IV you may remember seeing them. I think its great to see readers put work into their cars to get featured in a show like HellaFlush 4 and then share their rides with us!

The first ride is Timmy’s (majik808) blue two door 93 Integra DA, rocking EK Ferio rear window visor (i think) with pearl white Konig Retracks 15×7.5.

The second ride is Daniel’s (durrty_danz) white four door 90 Integra DB with a 92 Integra front bumper, Yakima roof racks and HD RSB diamond cut 15×7.5.

I gotta say, these two Integras make a great pair for a shoot. Check out the gallery to see more!

Thanks guys for sharing your ride with us! If you see them around, make sure to give them a shaka!

Random Shot: Porsche 911

Joe-Wii — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:25:07 +0000

STINGRAY5, originally uploaded by iNVision ART.

Hat-tip to friend of the blog Walter R. for this random snap of the iconic sports car. Only on a Porsche can you spot a huge wing and bright yellow paint and NOT get called a ricer!

Brad’s 08′ Custom Painted Harley Davidson Rocker

REB — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:11:13 +0000

Breaking away from the imports and euros we’ve been covering for the past couple weeks, today we feature Brad’s custom painted 08′ Harley Davidson Rocker.

I was chillin’ out at Garage JS4KIX today and Brad drops by with his Harley to talk to DJ Wish. He had one of Wish’s custom paint jobs on his bike which I thought was pretty cool so since I was there with my camera, we decided to find a spot to shoot is ride. Wish knew of a good spot so we headed over but was warned that it was near government property. We had to book it just in case the authorities came!

Brad’s Harley has gotten a cosmetic treatment from Wish that stood out greatly. Some of these pictures don’t do the custom work justice, you will need to see his bike up close to see the level of detail Wish put in. The flames had stood out in the sun which gave the Harley an eye catching sparkle. His future plans to put on a different set of wheels and steel braided brake lines.

I wish I could of taken more pics but from the property we were on, it was better we didn’t linger on a little longer. Thanks to Brad (That’s him taking the picture of his bike), for letting us feature his bike. We’ll catch him later with the future additions to his Harley. Also big ups to DJ Wish for that detail of work on that Harley!

Some of the picture credit also goes out to Gino of JS4KIX. Thanks for the extra camera support!

CR-Z (Tuning in progress)

monochrome.fav — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:19:21 +0000

The CR-Z as many of you might know is the first hybrid to sport a 6-speed manual transmission. In Japan, its becoming the new hit in the tuning market (even though its a hybrid) but I gotta admit, this thing looks pretty impressive. An agressive stance and sleek cures complete this hybrid, in my opinion, but I sure hope to see some tuned ones down here soon! For more pictures and another perspective, check out the link below!

Article thanks to Bespoke Ventures

WTF Passat

REB — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:17:09 +0000

You’ve seen Ken Block tear up the slopes in his TRAX WRX STi now check out this piece of work from some guys in Estonia with their VW Passat. The video is a bit harsh and you will probably only watch 10 seconds on it, but gotta give these guys credit for probably being bored of of their minds and coming up with this beast!
[Via Gizmodo]

HellaFail: Tsunami Kings Pt. 2

b5boy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:52:00 +0000

*Note – Be prepared to read/scroll through one long ass post!

Click, Click, Click. That’s the sound of my Canon 1D Mk IIn after I get it working. I’ve recently been getting the Error99, but just can’t figure out the reason, but i’ll save that for another post. I got to my meet 15 minutes late, I personally greeted everyone who came as well as thanked them for coming out. About 50 somewhat cars showed up, and it was all fun and chill all the way til the end. Here is a post with all the pictures I took that day; Basically the sequel to the post made here.

Why I was late that day? I’ll save that story as well for another post. Just remind me if I forget to post it. The turn out for this meet was much better than what I expected. I made a few calls to see if people would be down to have a small meet due to complications that weren’t thought through very well, and then made a second wave of calls to confirm that I will be having a small meet.

As I arrived into the lot, I was surprised at the turn out. An easy 20 cars were already present, and were already much more than I expected. What got me going even more was the fact that throughout the two hour period that everyone just chilled, people kept rolling in. Car after car… it all started to add up. The reason why I wanted to have a meet was not only because I wasn’t going to be here on Sunday, the day HF4 was rescheduled for, but because someone made the decision to go to the same facility to have the show with out proper permission. No one confirmed that the facility would even be available, which I thought to be wrong. Luckily, I notified Eddie and he made a special call to ask if it would be available and it was. All I’ll say is, lucky it was because if it wasn’t, Hawaii would have been in for another interesting day, and not in a good way.

What kept getting to me was the array of cars. The only meets I’ve gone to before were that hosted by Lance, the founder of Kyusha Kai, but all these cars were just so… different. I mean, I know I called about 3 people, and posted it on my facebook status, but damn, I’ve never even seen some of the cars before that day. It’s funny how word spreads so fast. It was like a wildfire.

Phone calls and a facebook status was the only way notifying people about this meet because my primary concerns were to keep it off of ForumsHawaii to prevent immature kids from coming out, acting dumb, and getting everyone in trouble. Everyone was already restless that because of the potential Tsunami as well as spending long hours the night before for a show that was canceled. It was a good time to actually enjoy the nice day that it was.

I started my venture around the lot looking at cars with this civic. A nice EK hatch sitting on some mesh wheels. Very simple and clean. I also started off the shoots with harsh sun light behind me creating big shadows!

Teeheehee, I liked the collection of Hello Kitty plushies in the back seat. Cool random touch. I recall seeing this car in HF4 as well. Maybe he had different wheels or spacers though?

Soon enough I noticed Oliver’s EK hatch sitting behind it. oO! Haven’t seen the dude in a while.

He was running new wheels and a new front lip! I asked why he changed it up and he just replied that he got bored with the look. I guess thats a good reason though. Check out how it used to look like here.

And just like my partial front shots, I ended up doing the same for the back of the car. I really like the contrast between the pavement, the blue sky, and his red car… Nice mixture of colors! haha

I felt like I should have gotten an interior shot way earlier when I did the private shoot with his car, but completely forgot. I sort of got De Ja Vu that day and did so. It was also that white lettering in the background that caught my attention. Look at how clean it is!

As I stood up, I saw this SC back out, and I thought he was about to leave. So being the ninja that I am, I snapped a shot. It turned out that he was just moving his car to park by the SMG crew. His car sports a swapped 2J Turbo. Thing must be animo! I don’t know why, but he put an OEM bumper on as well as primered the rear one. Maybe he’s going to repaint soon?

Then I saw this car roll in… Another LS on AME Shaolins. I was pretty fricken happy cars just kept rolling in!

I then stumbled upon Chris and his EF again that day as well as Vince, the dude who owns the Q45 next to it. Check out Chris’s EF post that I made here. His car bra just makes his car look that much more factory!

His car was sporting his older Yakima roof rack holding his Bianchi Fixies. Man, his bike was just as nice as his car! I was looking at Bianchis at the end of last year but just never came across to buying one!

A side shot of Vince’s car sitting on his deep, and rare, ass wheels. Sooo motha fkn clean! Sorry for the horrible use of word choice, but there is just no other way to describe it! haha

The two sitting next to each other. Whats even crazier is that this is how both these guys drive their car… daily! Neither are on bags nor care about them. Their just ballas like that.

Next door sat two more Q45s. One the same generation, and the other the one before. These also looked nice.

Making use of that DOF…

The black Q45t shown above was sporting this ‘EMPIRE’ sticker. If your from Hawaii and don’t know what it is, get out from underneath that rock your living under! For non-Hawaii people, I think it’s just a group of friends who started a car crew that was VIP themed. These were some of the first guys to be doing it in Hawaii and did so hard! Yakuza cars in Hawaii for sure!

Just look at how nice and clean they are! If I had enough money in the world, I’d have these just to display… along with all the cars and lenses I want as well.

AME just blew up! They must be making serious bank. But they deserve it for making such a nice wheel design.

Another shot of Vince’s fitment + newly stretched tires. He literally rides the side walls of his tires and goes through them every two months. Talk about dedication!

Next to the set of Q’s were the SMG guys. Sorry I wasn’t able to shoot these cars nor the 3rd Q, but maybe some day I will… I saw Kahi leaving the lot and had to say farewell.

He was supposed to be in HF4 as well, but Titanium (local wheel repair shop) didn’t finish his wheels in time. The expected finish date was Friday, but they failed to meet the due date… Talk about let down. I’m sure a lot of people will avoid them based upon the stories I’ve been hearing. Sorry for the flare being on your face Kahi! haha

Kirk then arrived with a bang! Literally. He pulled a Paul Walker and mashed his lip into the curb thing.. Why, I dont know. This is the Kyusha Kai support vehicle though if you didn’t already know. Thanks to lance, it sits on one of his many sets of LongChamps.

Behind sat Julian’s Celica Supra. Lance did a write up of it a while back, check it out here. This is also where my HDR phase kicked in again x]

Next to him were the Rothwell brothers and their Subarus.

And another Subie. I liked the front lip on this one Hopefully I’ll get to spend some time with this car in the future as well.

Brice also came out… Well he was one of the people I contacted to help spread the message. Thanks for doing so man, it really helped!

Because of him, I was able to meet Justin as well. I saw his car a few times, but never was able to meet the guy until today. I liked the little shades above the headlights, it added a nice touch to the front.

I got in touch with Jerome to come out as well! Unfortunately this is the only shot I have of his car from that day, but check out the small post I made about his ride here.

Here is Dylan’s Del Slo slammed to the ground! I don’t even know how he drives it because it’s so damn low! Check out the posts I wrote for him here and here as well. Thank you Dylan for rounding up your pasi and bringing them as well

Also gotta thank Vince and Chris for coming out. Especially Chris for helping spread the word. Thanks man!

Kahi’s car sitting on his Purple Work Equip 03’s… Man, it would have looked sick if the wheels were actually done on time.

And Joey doing his karate kick.

And lastly, Kirk peacing out which is what I’m about to do now. I’m tired a fk and have a lot ahead of me. Shoots world and take it easy! This was my coverage of my meet.

Head on over to my blog for even MORE pics!

Once again, big thanks to everyone who made it possible! SMG Crew, Mansu, iClub guys, and the Kyusha Kai guys, Thanks!!!

Readers Rides: Kentos 2006 Porsche Cayman S

Joe-Wii — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:21:34 +0000

Speedhawaii features a ride from the land of the rising sun! JDM (sort of) after the jump!

I was really surprised and pleased when I opened up the Speedhawaii inbox to find a reader’s ride submission from Japan. I guess we’re spreading around the world! Kento from Okazaki Japan shared with us a few picks of his Porsche Cayman S.

The Porsche Cayman S is considered by many to be the best feeling sports car on the market today. While the styling is certainly subjective, the driving feel almost certainly isn’t. Nothing beats an engine mounted in the mid-rear powering the rear wheels. Some say that the Cayman is an even better chassis layout then big brother 911!

Here in Hawaii (and across America I should add) we go mad-crazy for JDM. We want JDM everything for our rides: JDM ashtray, JDM carpets, JDM parking sticker, etc. Which is why I always find it amusing when people in Japan modify their cars with USDM kit. Kento did that with his Cayman a bit, adding a USDM rear bumper, sunvisors, sidemarkers, and mirror glass. And because he’s a huge fan of Hawaii, he added a safety check sticker. Wow, not sure if Kento knows how much we HATE safety check here, but props for repping Hawaii!

And of course, as a loyal follower of SH/FH, you can’t forget the Fh sticker! MEAN!

Thanks to Kento for submitting his ride! And remember, no matter where you are around the globe, you can still submit your ride (I’m looking at YOU Europe! I know we have some European readers!)!

Jerome’s 240 Vert & Sean’s LS

b5boy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:16:41 +0000

My buddy Jerome, whom I met previously at a few shows, messaged me when I was back asking if I could shoot his 240vert and his friend Sean did the same. Coincidentally, both knew each other and were good friends, down to do the shoot together. I don’t know who’s idea it was, but it sort of worked. We planned to meet up at Home Depot in Pearl City and hoped for it to work out from there, and it did… well sort of…

The reason why we met up at PC Home Depot was because I’m not too familiar with Waipahu, but who cares. After a few minutes of waiting, I hear them roll in and we begin having fun As they rolled in, I spotted a few containers just sitting at the corner of the lot, and bam, it all fell into place!

Sean’s car was dropped on coils and sat on some shiny, pretty, AME Shallens and Jerome’s car smalled on some legit Work Meisters.

A closer picture of Sean’s wheels. VIP madnesssssss

Soon enough, we were asked to leave by the Home Depot workers…

It’s not that they didn’t mind us doing a little shoot, but they told us that we couldn’t park between containers… So being the nice, humble, people that we are, we moved.

We’re not the type to argue, and we respect them laying down the law to protect their asses. Here’s Jerome moving out. His car was so low that his whole car literally fit under the container minus a few inches of his windshield.

We then ended up moving to the opposite side of the container. The poke on the 240 vert gave it a nice touch while Sean’s LS sat pretty behind.

And a little front shot of their cars. By this time, it was about a half hour since we arrived, and unfortunately the yard people started to weed wack above us… All the grass were flying on their cars.

A small shot of their wheels…

As I stood up, I noticed the clean collection of stickers on his LS… This is one part of the car that I liked the most. I usually don’t like cars flooded with stickers because it usually turns out tacky, but with the simple and clean font that was used, the car pulled it off perfect.

And you can’t have a car VIP’d without the curtains right? Junction Produce holds this game down really well.

The Fusa and Tuna knots are also essential to pull of the VIP look… I remember seeing them back in my high school days when no one even knew about them, but now they are so played out… being on cars that don’t even have that VIP emphasis… It’s a shame. I’d still have one if I had a VIP car though, so thumbs up to Sean.

Jerome’s car actually was parked partially under the container for a good amount of time. They said we couldn’t park between them, but nothing about being under them. One of my plans for a future shoot is definetely to shoot a car completely under the container

And a shot of Jerome’s wheels. Look at that dish! And realize that these are the ones on the front of his car! Also, look at the remains of the sticker that used to sit on his front fender… To whomever reads this: Give him shit about taking it off!

And another of the AMEs. Man, wheels have become the new essential part to your car. A swear, a few years back, no one would have even had that much of an emphasis on the wheels they had on their car.

The emblem on the b-pillar on the vert. I would have never noticed that if I hadn’t got to shoot their cars. Nifty.

Our day then came to a close as I got a phone call to pick someone up. I guess it was urgent because we couldn’t do legit rolling shots on Kam Highway, so we did some pans in the parking lot.

Although some of the shots came out nice, I didn’t feel that the shoot was adequete, so until next time, this will suffice. I’ll be sure to reschedule another for when I visit Hawaii again… And maybe these cars will look even better than they did that day!

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Random Shot from HellaFlush Pre-Meet

monochrome.fav — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:03:29 +0000

I took a bunch of random pics at the pre-meet and I like most of them, but this one stood out the most. The lighting at the time (around 5:30 pm) wasn’t the greatest, but it did cast bold shadows on all the cars and presented me with a great opportunity to shoot with abstract lighting. So I did so and believe me, its hard to get a decent shutter speed when the entire car is in the dark.

More or less, I think it came out pretty decent!

Thanks to Tyler for supplying the B-E-A-UTIFUL Mugen! ^^b

BMW Tablecloth Trick

Joe-Wii — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:06:29 +0000

Just thought I’d share this cool video I found via Youtube. A BMW S1000 pulls off the old tablecloth trick. Sure, it might be a glorified commercial, but that doesn’t stop it from being cool!