AmazingSexyProduct

Just saw this over on Mark Arcenal's Fatlace channel.

Literally cannot wait to get one of these. Super fresh.

MacBook Pro!

Well Naomi completely surprised me for Christmas by getting me an all singing and all dancing MacBook Pro along with some other pretty awesome presents [including a Canon Speedlite 430EX] so I'm feeling pretty spoilt. She's an amazing girlfriend!

I love my new MacBook! Its so easy to use, fast and damn sexy looking! Can't believe I waited so long to get one. I was also super impressed by the packaging. Apple always manages to hit you with the 'wow factor' when you open the box. The packaging is a work of art in itself! If your still using a PC and Windows - just try a Mac, seriously.

People in London Town

Some more shots from JDM Allstars 2009 Wembley Edition.

Wembley Wall Rubbing

I found these photos on an old memory card and realised I'd never done anything with them. Just a few shots of the 2009 JDM Allstars Event at Wembley.

Nike 6.0 Tunnel Jam

Shopping for dinner

We have my Dad and his wife Rose over from Thailand for the weekend along with my half sister Coco. We paid a visit to the local Oriental Market to stock up on ingredients for some good Thai home cooking this evening.





This place is stocked with everything you could want from the east.





Japenese section mostly consists on strange baked seafood items.





The confectionary isle is my favourite. Loads of weird and wonderful things to choose from!
I can smell tea on the go and can't wait!

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Sensible Hat

Picked up some SENSIBLE size wheels for the front yesterday.




SSR Professor 17x9 +19.
Should sit well with the 25mm spacers.
Just have to decide if I should paint the centres of these black or the 18s silver? I'm feeling silver.....

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Hella Flush III

Hella Flush III from iPhilms on Vimeo.

BMX

I need to ride my bike again soon. It's been like a YEAR.




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JDM insertion

Holy blog revival!

Who loves stickers?




I'm sorry, they fell on their side.

Lazy

Yes I know I am, I haven't done anything in AGES. Need to get my car finished. Forza 3 isn't helping.

Japspeed S15

Took a trip over to GarageRippleDrift in sleepy Spalding, Lincs last night to get some tyres put on the Origin wheels. I caught Paul Smith and his Dad come-Chief Mechanic Roger putting some finishing touches to his Japspeed Maxxis Tyres S15.

The car started out life as a Spec-S non-turbo Automatic model but was treated to the SR20DET and manual swap by Mitch at Driftgarage during his brief ownership of the car.

The transition from good base-model drift car to full on purpose-built track car, including paintwork has all taken place inside Paul and Roger's modest garage out the back of Roger's house. Note in the picture above the SERIOUS amount of steering lock, this has been achieved by using Japspeed steering arms and ends and some very trick GPSports knuckles which allow for adjustment of the steering pick-up points on the hubs. The front arches have been cut out and 'tubbed' to make the most of this generous extra lock.

As I was visiting Roger was working on the finishing touches of the wiring loom which he assured me was 'just wiring the wipers up'. I'm not sure if he was joking or not, that amount of wires is enough to send me running! The interior is simple and purposeful, a pair of Corbeau seats and powder-coated white Fabricage occupy the main cabin space, meanwhile the stock S15 dash has been modified to accomodate ProSport gauges, which look almost factory!

The car now sports clean white paintwork, a departure from last year's standard Nissan red. Japspeed have been supporting Paul for the last two seasons, I am looking forward to finally seeing the car drifting alongside Danny Ayles' and Shane Lynch's Japspeed S15s in Sunday's BDC Team Event at Norfolk Arena. Danny and Shane's cars are both running high-power RB25 engines from the R33 Skyline so I hope Paul can keep up!

Something tells me he will be able to! The piece-de-resistance takes centre stage when you lift the EPRacing carbon bonnet. The engine is a 2500cc 1JZ lifted from a Toyota Soarer. The turbo is a GT3076R mounted to a Japspeed top-mount manifold and the combination produce 474bhp and 440lb/ft torque, more than enough to chase down the other Japspeed S15s. Sadly more than enough to twist the prop earlier on in the month at Prodrift Round 3 also!

The car is finished externally with some nice touches, red/white rear lenses, carbon bootlid and DMax wide fenders complete the picture.

If you want to see the S15 in action be sure to pop over to Norfolk Arena at the weekend for Round 4 of the British Drift Championship - two days of full on action! Be there Saturday from 6pm for Round4 and Sunday from 10am for the Team Drift Competition!

What it is....

Just spotted this on DW. Great video and great music. Check out www.fatlace.com and Mos Def's new Album - The Ecstatic.

Nneka - Heartbeat

Loving this at the moment.

Stupid Engines

Highs and lows today. Sideskirts on....HIGH.

SR20 running shitty on 2 or 3 cylinders.....LOW.

I hate engine diagnostics.

Arrrrgh

I have my first paid photography job today. Getting strangely nervous......

Wider

I got one of the overfenders test fitted tonight. I spent about 10 minutes trimming the HUGE lip down on it, the about 2 hours working out how to remove the rear valance [bonded on you BASTARD] and the standard rear bumper [two of the bolts on each side are well hidden!]. Then about 30 mins lining it up and drilling my lovely car :( Oh well, looks wide now! Other side and sideskirts over the weekend I hope if I get time! Then all the scary cutting of metal underneath.

Notice the way the overs cover right down and under the still at the bottom? They fit PERFECT! Yeh, the copy ones that have recently been produced don't do that - they randomly stop just below the body-line. Crap.

I can't wait to get all the metal underneath out of the way so I can sort out ride height and fitment.

Pull up to my bumper baby...

Origin Stylish bumper one fitted! [I have to trim and fit the spare second still]. Only trimming involved was making the openings in the bumper shallower so they cleared the intercooler and piping - fitment around the lights and fenders is awesome!

Excuse the pictures, taken with iPhone rather than fancy camera!

Its actually slightly shallower than my other unknown bumper so it allows me to go lower, hurray!

PS - Yes my bonnet is pissed.

I am not Ken Block

But I like DC's.


DC Volcano LX Mids - Blue/Green
DC Court Graphix SE - White/Blue/Orange

Life in Motion

I had a play doing some panning shots while in Barcelona, my first time really doing this and the results were varied! Some came out too blurred, others nowhere near enough to capture the feeling of motion. Heres the best of many attempts....


Need more practice and more varied subjects!

Barcelona

Just finished sorting through my 300+ photos from Barcelona last weekend. Never before have I been on a city break in such beautiful surroundings - really inspirational for anyone interested in design, architecture or photography. We must have walked a marathon three times over during the weekend - by foot is the only way to get around and see as much as possible as all the best stuff is hidden away down side streets and alleyways! Anyway, onto the pictures. If you get a chance - visit this wonderful city.

Its impossible to filter these down any finer! The place is a photographer's dream! I have about 270 you haven't seen yet!