Keith doing big things once again, winning another competition. He got ride of the month on V6P after many years of posting and lurking. Congrats brother, you're doing it right. ;)
http://www.v6performance.net/forums/showthread.php?t=208624
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
How to avoid "Driveway Ownage"
Some of you might remember this video taken a while back by none other then Spunkyfresh member Kevin Akahoshi after he helped me install my Ksport coilovers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRK8sV1wuTM
A couple years later and I still have never raised the ride height on the car. In fact I even lowered the rear a couple days after that video. I recently had to park my car in a garage that had a steep driveway. It was more like a curb that's slightly rounded then an actual driveway. Since my front lip has roughly 1.5 inches of clearance at its lowest point the bumper needed to come off before I could attempt driving up the driveway. The frame of my car sits 1.5-2 inches off the ground as well so the assistance of 2x4's would be needed, but since I didn't have enough 2x4's a few bricks did the trick :). The pics can be viewed down below. Keeping it "Spunkyfresh" on the daily.
-Keith Cheng aka "keychain"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRK8sV1wuTM
A couple years later and I still have never raised the ride height on the car. In fact I even lowered the rear a couple days after that video. I recently had to park my car in a garage that had a steep driveway. It was more like a curb that's slightly rounded then an actual driveway. Since my front lip has roughly 1.5 inches of clearance at its lowest point the bumper needed to come off before I could attempt driving up the driveway. The frame of my car sits 1.5-2 inches off the ground as well so the assistance of 2x4's would be needed, but since I didn't have enough 2x4's a few bricks did the trick :). The pics can be viewed down below. Keeping it "Spunkyfresh" on the daily.
-Keith Cheng aka "keychain"
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Los Angeles Autoshow 2010
The LA Autoshow is an event which, in my opinion, should be visited in moderation. I feel this way, because if one were to visit the Autoshow every year, it would seem like you were revisiting the same thing over and over again. The last visit for me was way back when I was in junior high, so making it out to this year's show was definite refresher. I must say that I was quite impressed with what the auto companies chose for their displays. They have come a long way from what I could last recall. Companies such as Lexus and Honda featured track ready setups for platforms such as the all new CR-Z and even a GS430 right in middle of their showcase. Even though 95% of the people who purchase these cars would never do such a thing to their own vehicle, it was nice to inform the public of the true potential of these machines. Toyota won my vote though, debuting a stretched out Sienna known as "The Swagger Wagon".
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Quality Control
Guess who's back and packing some heat?! Our very own member Ken recently mounted his Brand New wheels and there was no question that we had to shoot his car immediately after he torqued down his last lugnut.
Ken's Civic Si has been treated with only the finest parts since the day it rolled off the dealership lot. This sporty saloon will get you from point A to point B in style and fairly quickly too. Some things to notice are his Mugen window visors, HFP suspension and now the 18" Mugen GP's accompanied with Mugen lugnuts. As you can see, no shortcuts were taken here and Ken plans to further his parts list with more OEM goodness.
Ken's Civic Si has been treated with only the finest parts since the day it rolled off the dealership lot. This sporty saloon will get you from point A to point B in style and fairly quickly too. Some things to notice are his Mugen window visors, HFP suspension and now the 18" Mugen GP's accompanied with Mugen lugnuts. As you can see, no shortcuts were taken here and Ken plans to further his parts list with more OEM goodness.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
The Revival
Finally. Things are falling into place.
Greetings to all who are just tuning in, and welcome to the Spunkyfresh lifestyle. As we can see in the older posts, Mr. Akahoshi has been doing a fantastic job updating what's been happening and it's only going to get better from here on out. Major props to him for that and Kudos to expanding this blog to his affiliates.
What to expect.
Expect no expectations. We know that people like to associate Spunkyfresh directly with the automotive culture but I'd like to make it known to all that it goes way beyond that. Bicycling, fashion, and photography are just some of the other passions which we enjoy. Updates will be posted very soon so bare with us in the meantime.
Thanks for tuning in, and remember to keep it fresh.
Greetings to all who are just tuning in, and welcome to the Spunkyfresh lifestyle. As we can see in the older posts, Mr. Akahoshi has been doing a fantastic job updating what's been happening and it's only going to get better from here on out. Major props to him for that and Kudos to expanding this blog to his affiliates.
What to expect.
Expect no expectations. We know that people like to associate Spunkyfresh directly with the automotive culture but I'd like to make it known to all that it goes way beyond that. Bicycling, fashion, and photography are just some of the other passions which we enjoy. Updates will be posted very soon so bare with us in the meantime.
Thanks for tuning in, and remember to keep it fresh.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The Title
I haven't updated my blog in quite a while, so here goes...
In the past few weeks (October 25th) I finally staked my claim. Sprinna is officially my girlfriend! So many events led up to the actual event, it was a great great weekend, a few weeks ago.
For starters, I dropped off my OEM sides and rear for paint, and my front for repair, so I was excited to be finally completing my lip kit. I dropped it off at my painter on that Saturday and went from his place to Mitsuwa Japanese market. Man, I love that place.
This was the first time that Sprinna had been to Mitsuwa before so it was definitely a cool experience. She was kind of surprised that it wasn't more like 99 Ranch Market. After we walked around and found the candy aisle, we bought some Hi-Chews and some drinks like Calpico and Aloe. Afterwards, I treated her to some legit Japanese food. We both got some tonkatsu curry. Shit was delicious! I wish I had brought my camera to take some pictures of it. Honestly, it made me appreciate an affordable and tasty Japanese meal. After that, we headed down the 55S towards the coast, and hopped on PCH.
From there I drove southbound until we hit Laguna Beach. There's this neat spot in Laguna Beach that overlooks a lot of the city and you can see the ocean. The only problem is that it's in the middle of a random neighborhood so I didn't quite remember how to get there. We ended up getting lost in this neighborhood but it was cool because we just spent time looking at all the awesome houses in that area. Ironically however, we became un-lost when I found the street I was looking for. After that we went on a short hike to some benches that overlooked the ocean. It was a nice way to spend some time with her.
We got kind of cold so we left and went back to my house. When we got there, I thought it would be cool to watch Planet Earth and eat popcorn. She agreed. My mom came home for like 30 minutes and left (mind you it's midnight) so it was just the two of us. I told her after an episode though that we needed to go to bed since it was so late, and since we had to get up early in the morning.
The morning came, and man was it FUCKING EARLY. I got up, and woke her up, and we headed out of my house by 6:00 AM. Hopped on the 241, then the 133, then the 405, then the 110, and took that all the way until the freeway ended. Where my car took me was a place known as Sunken City in San Pedro. We slid under the fence that separates the roadway from the ruins, and we walked to watch the sun rise. At the ruins there is a lot of graffiti and broken stuff, and this was also a really cool thing for her to see. We walked around a little bit and I walked her to the top of a mound with a piece of asphalt on it, and we stood there looking at the ocean. Pelicans flew by, the waves were crashing lightly, the sun was coming up, and the fog horns in the distance were soothing. Nobody else would bear witness to out time at Sunken City that day, which was odd because usually there's some fucked up hobo knocked the fuck out under a rug or something there. At the top of that mound, I held her hands tight and asked her to be my girlfriend... IN CHINESE! Not just in Chinese, in Cantonese! It sounded so awkward haha. "Nay seung mmm seung dzwo ngo gol luy pung yao." Chinese for AWESOME. She laughed REALLY HARD because she had trouble understanding, so I said it in Mandarin. "Ni yao bu yao shi wo de nu pung yao." That she understood perfectly clear and she said yes!
We left after shooting some SIQQQQ photos and got breakfast at a nearby diner. From there we drove home and knocked out. It was a great weekend and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
=]
10.25.2009 <3
In the past few weeks (October 25th) I finally staked my claim. Sprinna is officially my girlfriend! So many events led up to the actual event, it was a great great weekend, a few weeks ago.
For starters, I dropped off my OEM sides and rear for paint, and my front for repair, so I was excited to be finally completing my lip kit. I dropped it off at my painter on that Saturday and went from his place to Mitsuwa Japanese market. Man, I love that place.
This was the first time that Sprinna had been to Mitsuwa before so it was definitely a cool experience. She was kind of surprised that it wasn't more like 99 Ranch Market. After we walked around and found the candy aisle, we bought some Hi-Chews and some drinks like Calpico and Aloe. Afterwards, I treated her to some legit Japanese food. We both got some tonkatsu curry. Shit was delicious! I wish I had brought my camera to take some pictures of it. Honestly, it made me appreciate an affordable and tasty Japanese meal. After that, we headed down the 55S towards the coast, and hopped on PCH.
From there I drove southbound until we hit Laguna Beach. There's this neat spot in Laguna Beach that overlooks a lot of the city and you can see the ocean. The only problem is that it's in the middle of a random neighborhood so I didn't quite remember how to get there. We ended up getting lost in this neighborhood but it was cool because we just spent time looking at all the awesome houses in that area. Ironically however, we became un-lost when I found the street I was looking for. After that we went on a short hike to some benches that overlooked the ocean. It was a nice way to spend some time with her.
We got kind of cold so we left and went back to my house. When we got there, I thought it would be cool to watch Planet Earth and eat popcorn. She agreed. My mom came home for like 30 minutes and left (mind you it's midnight) so it was just the two of us. I told her after an episode though that we needed to go to bed since it was so late, and since we had to get up early in the morning.
The morning came, and man was it FUCKING EARLY. I got up, and woke her up, and we headed out of my house by 6:00 AM. Hopped on the 241, then the 133, then the 405, then the 110, and took that all the way until the freeway ended. Where my car took me was a place known as Sunken City in San Pedro. We slid under the fence that separates the roadway from the ruins, and we walked to watch the sun rise. At the ruins there is a lot of graffiti and broken stuff, and this was also a really cool thing for her to see. We walked around a little bit and I walked her to the top of a mound with a piece of asphalt on it, and we stood there looking at the ocean. Pelicans flew by, the waves were crashing lightly, the sun was coming up, and the fog horns in the distance were soothing. Nobody else would bear witness to out time at Sunken City that day, which was odd because usually there's some fucked up hobo knocked the fuck out under a rug or something there. At the top of that mound, I held her hands tight and asked her to be my girlfriend... IN CHINESE! Not just in Chinese, in Cantonese! It sounded so awkward haha. "Nay seung mmm seung dzwo ngo gol luy pung yao." Chinese for AWESOME. She laughed REALLY HARD because she had trouble understanding, so I said it in Mandarin. "Ni yao bu yao shi wo de nu pung yao." That she understood perfectly clear and she said yes!
We left after shooting some SIQQQQ photos and got breakfast at a nearby diner. From there we drove home and knocked out. It was a great weekend and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
=]
10.25.2009 <3
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Adams
Jer ran Adams Track again. Check out the pics y0.
He usually does pretty well! The rest of the pictures are here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_hapa_ninja/sets/72157617765411738/
He usually does pretty well! The rest of the pictures are here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_hapa_ninja/sets/72157617765411738/
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