In this weeks Mobile Monday, here is one of the many extremely clean and powerful Supras at Nomura Tuning and Design. click here to download and view sizes.

Check out more of my work here!

On the east coast in Somers, CT at Pleasant View Golf Center, on October 13, 2013, Staggered held another one of there car shows, well-known for the diversity and also for the amount of cars that come out to show off what they got. Not only was it a perfect day, but the fall weather along with the changing leaves made the absolute most desirable scenery to house so many equally beautiful cars. Who knew the east coast could bring so many sweet rides in one place? The people, the atmosphere, and of course you can’t forget the cars, made for such an amazing day for those who call themselves gear-heads.

Jsutai cease to amaze me with their beautiful cars, especially these two!

That color though! Definitely different than the usual VW.

Very clean Legacy GT. You don’t see to many of them in general, but when done right, they’re just gorgeous!

Classy ‘Vert

Bobby Becker’s Bug-eye in it’s natural habitat.

Scotty’s Bagged G, this thing always breaks necks.

“I shall call him, ‘Mini-me’.”

Got camber?

The “Rustolla”. Some love it, some hate it.

Another sexy Legacy!

Rudy’s STATIC G35

YEA BUDDY

Gotta love old school Z’s

Followed up by a younger relative

Javier’s bagged VW. This thing is gorgeous.

Thanks for checking out the Staggered Fall Edition coverage!

More photos can be found on Flickr!

Photos and Copy by Corey Smiley

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“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” – Jonathon Swift

Cars start out as canvases in which its owners not only attempt to portray art, but also convey their own sense of individuality and ingenuity. Because of social media’s influence on what a good car should look like, many people have initial trepidation to break out of the norm. Young Choi’s Lexus is anything but normal. It stuns those who see it with simplicity and attention to detail.

As you can tell, Young’s wagon is not a common chassis for most car enthusiasts.

It is amazing how clean this car is for being a daily driver.

White Work Emotion XT7′s offset well against the silver exterior.

Young plans to add more power in the future and possibly make this into a drift machine.

Drifting or not, Young’s static stance is always on point.

Modification List
Engine
-Stock 2JZGE
-AFE drop in filter

Suspension
-BC Racing Extreme Low Coilovers
-Swift coilover spring upgrade 18k front 16k rear
-STUDIO 30mm front RCA
-STUDIO RUCA (for camber)
-Megan rear toe link
-Toyota Chaser JZX100 Front upper control arms (for negative camber)
-TC front strut bar

Exterior/Interior
-TRD Modellista Ver.2 bumper (Neo V.2)
-TRD Kouki style side skirts
-Toyota Oem Altezza Gita trunk badge
-Altezza steering wheel airbag
-Custom Magnaflow exhaust pipe
-Black Housing headlights
-OEM Honda S2000 antenna
-Weathertech window visors

Wheels/Tires
-Work Emotion XT7
-18×9.5 -5 Front (25mm M2 tuning hubcentric spacers)
-18×9.5 +20 Rear
-225/35/R18 front tires
-225/40/R18 rear tires×9.5 +20 Rear
-225/35/R18 front tires
-225/40/R18 rear tires

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Photos and words by Alan Luarca.

Follow me on Instagram to see more pictures (IG: @ajluarca)

Every so often you see a car that literally makes you stop in your tracks, drop your jaw and mutter something along the lines of “holy shit…”. Phil’s S2000 is one of those cars for me. It doesn’t have the most modifications in the world but the ones that it does have, oh man, they make me moist.

Don’t be fooled though, this S2000 has the choicest mods such as these Work Rezax and neochrome lugs.

Who needs a hood when you have such an immaculate engine bay? In fact,  it would be a crime to hide it under a hood. Just look at the ARC goodness and engine dress up!

Nardi steering wheel, always a good look for 2 seat convertibles.

engine:
polished ARC intake
J’s Racing test pipe
J’s Racing oil cap
J’s Racing radiator cap
Mishimoto radiator
Spoon radiator hoses
polished Alloy Craft radiator cooling panel
polished Alloy Craft fusebox/battery cover
polished GP Fab brake master cover
SnailMotorsports powdercoated valve cover
Moddiction titanium bolts and washers
HKS dual exhaust

interior:
Nardi woodgrain steering wheel
J’s Racing titanium shift knob
Works Bell hub
Works Bell quick release
Burberry armpad

suspension:
Stance coilovers
SPC camber joints
J’s Racing driveshaft spacers

wheels:
SnailMotorsports powdercoated Work Rezax 18×10 +6 Front and 18X11 +6 Rear

camber:
-6.5* front and -7.5* rear

The front profile is jaw drop mode. The rear poke and camber is amazing.

Attack mode!

If you’re ever in Vegas, look for Phil’s car and try not to break your neck

Photos | Mikeesteeez

Words | Anthony Guerra

You may have seen the feature post HERE now we have the video to go along with it, enjoy!

Slammed Society often goes hand in hand with a motorsport event, such as Formula D in Long Beach. This being Norcal they picked a perfect location at the Sonoma raceway, where they showcased the World Touring Car Championships (WTCC). It was a great way to introduce the premier of the World Touring car races, to those who have never heard of them before. Of course, being that the event was held at the Sonoma Raceway known for their infamous Sonoma drift, there was of course a Drift demo on the track & a large presence of drift cars that entered into the show.

Such a sick Zenki! Most people buy s14s & immediately swap them with Kouki fronts, this one stayed Zenki and pulled off a great look

Love the interior too.

So many clean 240s! Wish they would come to more shows

It wasn’t all drift cars though, this being slammed society all the cars were slammed!

Kaethe of course came out with her slammed e36

Clean domestic!

Lovin’ the wheels. Avant Garde oh so nice, 22x10s

Some sick Euros came out to the event as well

This one rockin’ Florida plates. Hope he enjoi’d the Cali weather

Speaking of Euros, this bagged Audi sitting on OZ Futuras came out. This car is so clean in person. Check it out in our coverage of Waterwerks on the Bay.

Very nice e30

VanKulture/ Wagonlifestyle came out representing

How can you hate on the Rocket Bunny?

Clean & simple FD on Meisters. I rarely see this guy come out, I only see him at big shows.

Palmer Sanderson’s drift machine sitting on clean Equips

Lovin’ dat wing!

Sleeper 1jz Cressida sitting on Work Meisters #sorad

Dom’s drifting fairlady

Those pipes doe!

There were alot of different Bmw’s at the show surprisingly. This one taking home 1st place best Euro, with a v8 swap I believe

Super clean e36, can’t wait for Cassie’s to be complete

Rare BMW CSI e9, sitting proper. Looks so sick

From old school BMWs to new school. Marty’s z3 holding it down for the CxH crew

Alongside Papa Smurf. Jesse’s show stunning 5 series

Can you say hyper?

Timmy’s clean Lexus CT200h. Stay tuned to the site for more on this car in an upcoming feature.

Pure VIP came out all the way from Sac

Ronald’s twerk machine that has been getting a lot of attention with his new setup. It is pretty hard to recognize the car since we last featured it. Lovin’ the new setup

Being that it was a track event. There were track cars ever so present. Gagan’s Impreza is built to demolish on the track. Stay tuned to the site for more info on this car.

#gutted

Jose’s JDM FA5! Remember our feature of this car? It has changed quite a bit huh?

Lovin’ the Mugen wing & fender flares

Fully custom Miata

Some love it some hate it. I think its pretty legit

DAT ASS!

Rezax’s are such a great wheel for any car.

Lets throw in some drifitng

And it would not be a Fatlace event if there was not a free giveaway at the end of the event. On that note I will end the coverage here. It was a great event with plenty of top notch cars! Thanks for checking out the coverage, hope you enjoi’d it. As always there are more photos on Flickr. Check out Ger Lewis Photo as well, while you’re there hit that “LIKE” button for more photos.

Photos & Words by Ger Lewis

Fatlace S14 drift machine on display

illest x Bride collaboration seats fit nicely in the Fatlace S14.

June Choi’s infamous yellow IS300 holding it down for Royal Origin.

BBS wheels look good on just about anything.

Incredible VIP styled Honda Accord

License plate game is on point!

Derek Lum’s Mazda RX-8 is crazy low!

Would you believe that Derek drives static?

Kevin’s S2000 sitting pretty

Young Choi’s IS300 Sportcross is so simple and clean.

Kyle Ranauro’s super clean Zenki S14

Brendan Taft brought out his infamous ITB Supra. This beast definitely broke necks!

Kevin Huynh’s LS400 was probably my favorite car at Slammed Sundays with its Japanese influence and attention to detail.

Who doesn’t love Jeff Payuan’s slammed RSX?

I hope everyone had fun at Slammed Sundays with illest! Even though the turnout was not as high as previous Slammed Sundays events, the vibe was still the same. Hope to see you guys at next month’s meet! It doesn’t matter if you have a show car or a project car because everyone is welcome. Keep on modding…

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Photos and words by Alan Luarca
Follow me on IG to see more pics @ajluarca
Follow CarsxHype on IG @carsxhype

The plaza parking lot was full top to bottom!

NvUS still breaks necks while parked on the street.

Gotta love 8th gen Civics!

I think this was the lowest Civic at the car meet.

Simple & Clean

Form & Function! These track beasts made an entrance into the plaza.

Mugen RHD EK Civic

Don’t rev your cars kids. Unfortunately the car meet ended early right after the cops swarmed in.

Panty droppers

Gotta love the classics!

Clean SC on Work Meisters

Everything is on point with this Scoobie.

FD love

Thank you for checking out my coverage and hope to see you at Team NvUS’s next car meet! With the car show season coming to a close, I hope everyone is getting ready to hit the ground running next year! To all you gearheads out there, keep on modding…

Photos and words by Alan Luarca.
Follow me on Instagram! To see more pictures follow @ajluarca and @carsxhype.

That fresh paint tho. Can you guess the color? James had this car in the shop for nearly 3 months
working out all the dings, dents, and custom fender work then when it was finally time for the paint,
he chose the best white for any car out there, Porsche Cayenne Sandweiss.

Sittin’ pretty on Work Ryvers Diamond Cut Finish with Black Windows; James’ fitment is on point. VIPs are all going air now. why? The level of comfort, luxury, and function is beyond limits a coilover system can provide. James is currently running a UAS Air system with two VIAIR air compressors and a 4 gallon tank.

Favorite Question of the Day: “Is your car broken? Do you need help?” No I’m okay haha my car is on bags. “Bags?” Air Bags. “ohhh”

Surprisingly, James drives this car daily to work all the way to LA. Even though LA roads are a pain in the butt, he makes sure this car up to date on it’s maintenance  and is comfortable and functional enough for a daily driver.

“My inspiration would be VIP Cars in Japan! It really hit me even before on my previous car I styled it as VIP Inspired. But the best inspiration is probably my crew/family StyleSixtyThree! Always bringing new stuffs to the table and always giving me ideas on what would stand out on my car.” – James Oliver

James replaced the boring OEM Side Mirrors with authentic JDM Toyota Celsior Side Mirrors equipped with
LED turn signals & LED puddle light

It takes lots of patience and money to build such an authentic car like James’ LS400 or also known as Toyota Celsior in Japan. James’ car is full of authentic Japanese parts bumper to bumper! From emblems to fender markers to bumper lights. Hes got it all!!

The deleted antenna, sidemarkers, and windshield sprinklers really give this car a cleaner finish.

Now the white angel is getting a little dark side. My favorite picture of the day
STAY TUNED FOR A VIDEO!

It’s been an honor to work with James and keep an eye on his build! Extreme makeover happening soon.

A Special Thanks from James:

First of all thanks to CarsXHype for giving me this feature, It’s really heart fattening to be here. I wanted to thank of course my parents for understanding my hobby even though it cost so much money. Hi MOM! LOL! and I wanted to thank my family, my crew StyleSixtyThree for the sleepless nights, the drunk nights over at the garage, the trial and errors, everything guys! Thank you! Monard, Matthew, Kevin, Nino, Anthony, Tom, Randy, Jonathan, Drew. Also I wanted to give a shout out to these people that have been my close friends on car industry AUTOFASHION USA, STYLE OVER COMFORT, VIPSTYLECARS and ROSEWOOD CUTTERS. Thanks guys for everything! And last I want to give a shout out to the love of my life Princess for always having my back, for always supporting and for understanding the time i give to car shows instead of being with her LOL!

Name: James Oliver
Car: 1996 Lexus LS400 ( UCF20 before M/C )

Exterior:

Custom paint – Porsche Cayenne Sandweiss
Radius Fenders (Front and Rear)
Toyota Crown Majesta Fender Markers
OEM Grill painted to match car color
Chrome Door Molding
Chrome Door Handles
Toyota Gold Celsior Emblems
JDM Clear Bumper Lights
Toyoto Celsior Side Mirrors with LED Puddle Lights and LED Signal Lights
Deleted Antenna
Deleted Windshield Sprinklers

Interior:

Diamond Stitch Steering Wheel Cover
Carmate Mini Table
Luxis Crystal Shift Knob
Manual Paddle Air Switch
Belezza Black Leather Seat Covers
Junction Produce Large FUSA

Wheels:

Work Ryvers Diamond Cut Finish with Black Windows
18×10 -5 Fronts
18×11 0 Rears
Nankang NS-2.0 225/35/18
Nankang NS-2.0 255/35/18

Suspension:

Megan LP Coilovers
UAS Air System
2 VIAIR Compressors
4 Gallon Tank

On Sunday, the Southern California CxH team brought you its first ever meet in Irvine, CA. We have here a few snaps from the event, and of course, wish to thank any and all who made it out to show support!

7/28/13 Marked Carsxhype’s first So Cal car meet. Despite a slight “hiccup” in the original venue, the meet still held about 100 or so cars that came through throughout the night. Civics, Subaru’s, Scions, and Nissans were among the makes that attended, with the night being marked by the appearance of a Ferrari and a certain RHD JDM fanboy favorite (yes, an authentic Skyline showed up). For your viewing pleasure, we present a few snapshots from the first of hopefully many more So Cal meets.

We also wish to thank all those who were very understanding of the venue change, and their willingness to still attend. As with all things, our site’s members have grown with the site, and the team’s collective experience has grown as well. With that said, we hope to bring you even bigger and better meets in the future!

Let’s start things off nice and easy with a few Civics…

Thank you Team NvUS for coming out to show support!

Got camber?

We love cars with big lips and aggressive fitment!

Thank you Team Outcast for coming out and bringing your award winning beauties!

Jacoby Fisher never goes to car meets without his classic S30 and hookah setup.

A California Legal RHD R33 came out to the car meet!

Thank you Team Defiant for showing support!

This stock RHD R33 was the main attraction of the night!

The black and white color contrast is very fitting for Team Outcast’s BMW.

Congratulations to Chris for winning 1st place in the G35/G37 class at Extreme Autofest!

This isn’t your average Bride interior.

Even the engine bay is as amazing as the interior with its polished finish!

Even in bad lighting, this 350Z looks sick!

It’s not a meet, without Hondas.

Props to this dude and his white Civic for still making it out to the meet.

You may remember Miguel’s Mazda 3 (Turbo included).

Ferrari Modena that showed up.

Thank you Team Outcast for being our main supporter, and to everyone who came out to our first SoCal car meet! If you missed out on this event, dont worry. CarsxHype will be hosting more car meets in the future. Props to all you gearheads out there! Keep on modding…

Photos and words by Alan Luarca and David Sanchez. Follow us on Instagram @carsxhype to stay up to date with all of our endeavours; and also follow our photographers Alan Luarca @ajluarca and David Sanchez @justsanchezzz!