Acura
What do you do when its gorgeous out, all the whips are clean, and everyone has their wheels/new parts on the car? If if you’re like us, there is only one answer: you cruise. And cruise is exactly what we did. You know how it goes… get something to eat, hang out for a bit, roll to another spot to hang out, decide to shoot the whips, then cruise some more. F the crazy gas prices…
Civic
Some of y’all may remember Brad’s EM1 that we took random snaps of last year. This year he’s got a few new modifications with boost and his Type-R 5 lug conversion being the most notable.
With the summer quickly on the come up it’s not long til we see Brad rip his SiR around the track. Ideally built with function in mind and JDM goodness to boot don’t be surprised if you see this EM1 lappin’ on everybody at Race City this year, and snappin’ necks when spotted on Calgary’s streets.
Brad perfectly describes his SiR when he says ‘This car is used and abused. If you can’t beat the shit out of it then what’s the point? You won’t find none of that p*ssy show car BS here’.
Haters take note.
//Engine.and.Transmission
-JDM B20b
-97 Spec JDM ITR transmission
-ACT HD-SS clutch
-ACT Prolite flywheel
-NGK spark plug wires
-Peakboost FTW ramhorn turbo manifold
-Garrett T3/T04E 60 trim turbo
-Tial 44mm vband wastegate
-Peakboost 3 inch downpipe
-Peakboost 2.5 inch intercooler piping
-PWR intercooler
-Tial 50mm blow off valve
-Skunk2 Megapower RR 76mm downpipe-back exhaust
-Blox oil sandwich plate
-Golden Eagle vacuum manifold
-T1R oil cap
-T1R radiator cap
-Koyo dual core radiator
//Suspension.Wheels.and.Brakes
-JDM ITR 36mm 5 lug conversion
-Endless front brake rotors
-Endless front brake pads
-Endless front stainless brake lines
-Stance GR+ coilovers
-ASR subframe brace
-JDM ITR rear sway bar
-JDM ITR 16 inch oem wheels
//Exterior
-OEM Civic Type-R front lip
//Interior
-Nardi deep corn 350mm suede steering wheel
-NRG short hub
-NRG 2.5 quick release
-T1R titanium shift knob
-Circuit Hero shift extender
-OEM Civic type R shift boot
-Spoon Sports reclining seats
-Memoryfab super low seat rails
-Takata long harness
-Autopower roll bar with weld in crossbar and harness bar
-OEM Type R double din faux carbon block off plate
-OEM S2000 start button
//Electronics
-Hondata S300
-Prosport boost gauge
-Prosport oil pressure gauge
-AEM wideband
-Alpine IDA-X305 headunit
-Alpine type-s front and rear speakers
-Rockford Fosgate 4 channel amplifier
-Alpine 2 channel amplifier
-Rockford Fosgate P2 subwoofer
Brad sends his props/thanks to Shoaib at JDMsource, Adam and Cody at Statusone Autoworks, the illmotion crew, all his homies and especially his parents for letting him take over the garage.
Garage Box
With some what of a summer finally upon us the track at Race City is starting to see some action. There have already been a few track days this year, but this marks the first track day held by GarageBox
The day, Monday May 23rd, started out with a lot of rain but that didn’t stop all the people from coming out and ripping it around. There was a great turn-out with some cars freshly out of their hiding spots from the winter. It was definitely great to see everyone enjoying themselves regardless of the cold and wet conditions and we look forward to seeing everyone at the next one!
Now onto the good stuff, the pics!
As usual the parking lot is full of sick rides as well.
For the rest of the pics be sure to check them out HERE
Acura
In the process of planning a Vegas trip with some buddies I realized we were going to be in Vegas only a couple days away from when the annual epic Honda meet know as ‘Eibach’ was going to be taking place. After checking some flight prices it was a done deal. Eibach + Vegas trip, yup!
As for the event let me start off by saying that I have never seem anything like this. Being from Canada our scene or whatever you want to call it isn’t even close to being on the level of Cali (although we still try). Shit was packed full of cars, and even more packed full of people. Pure and utter chaos of people and magazine cover cars haha.
The pics speak for themselves…. the quality of Cali’s Hondas is unmatched. I highly recomend everyone start planning their Eibach 2012 flights or road trip. What a blast!
See more here
Drift
Big thanks to Thomas Kucy for putting this video of the Spec-D event on May 17th. It’s been a while since then, but for those who haven’t seen it, check it out. Our homies do their thing and Thomas does a great job capturing it all.
iM Decals
It’s official, pre-orders for our iM ‘Crown Royal’ T-shirts are underway.
Head on over to our STORE and get your order in to make sure you get your hands on this one! Rockin’ a huge iM Crown on the front along with the signature ‘illmotion’ logo on the back nape, all on a Royal Purple tee, this one is sure to snap a few necks.
For all the ladies who have been asking, there’s some sizes for you too!
And it doesn’t end there. We decided to release a special edition decal along with the tees! This all white decal with Royal Purple outline is something else. Get them while they last!
So make your way over to our STORE and cop these ASAP!
Pre-order for the T-Shirts will be closed on Monday May 23rd @ 10PM MST, don’t miss it!
Decals will be available until sell out, which won’t be long!
FlickR
Keeping with the VW flow, we went to our FlickR pool and this beauty caught my eye. From photographer Jeroen Buitenhuis in the Netherlands, who’s teal civic was previously featured on here.
Here are a few shots of a clean Volkswagen Polo GTI
Check out Jeroen’s photostream
Jeroen’s Photostream
DudeBlvd
Went to check out one of my favorite blogs this afternoon and noticed Nit’s awesome post regarding illmotion’s interest in repping for Dude Blvd here in Canada. I had the opportunity to chat it up with him the other night and it reminded me why we do what we do here on illmotion.
If you can remember way back when we posted DudeBlvd’s “Devil In A New Dress” video featuring a VIP GS430 & the lovely Julie Mai. That was the first time I heard of DudeBlvd and their blog. When I first stumbled upon DudeBlvd, I thought it was just “another one of those car blogs”. 3 hours later, my thoughts on the blog entirely changed as I was glued to their site.
There’s something about DudeBlvd.com that always has me checking back on their site and paying attention to what they do. It’s more than just the cars and parts list, it’s the people behind the wheel/scenes that get together to make this scene so special; the entire culture/scene as a whole is represented on Dudeblvd.
Behind all the form, function, speed, stance, etc. is a community. When I check up on DudeBlvd on the daily, I see more than just the cars, I get to see the people behind their builds which gives it that raw feeling like you were actually there.
It’s that “Down To Earth” vibe of DudeBlvd.com that reminds the illmotion crew to always stay humble and be respectful to all the car enthusiasts out there. Thanks Nit & The Dude Blvd Crew! We’re looking forward to reppin’ you guys hard out here in Canada.
The car scene is always evolving, but one thing will always remain the same: the passion that we all share as a community is what keeps us going.
-illmotion crew
If you haven’t heard of DudeBlvd yet, be sure to hit ’em up! http://www.dudeblvd.com
CCW
Ricky’s Volkswagen has really been a long time coming for those who knew when he got the car. The day he picked it up, he had an idea and that idea became another idea and eventually became a plan. Once that had all started, it all started coming together.
Volkswagen’s are known to be dumped, fitted and look damn good doing it. Ricky’s GTI is no different. There are usually two routes that VW owners go – static drop on coils or dropped on bags. Ricky took the static route and went on doing his research. What coils to get, what size wheels and tires… and while it all seems overly simple, when you get down to the nitty gritty, if you get it wrong, you got a pretty shitty outcome. Offset is off by 5mm making it either hard to fit or not satisfying. Coilovers don’t go low enough, so now what? The difference here is that Ricky paid attention to all the little details that (when you think about it) paint a really big picture.
Since mid summer of 2010, he has been gathering parts here and there and over the winter, they’ve been sitting in a corner gathering dust, begging to be put on. The amount of patience it takes to say “no” and having to look at them everyday is mind boggling. Most of us know this.
It started off going from little things like LED’s and maybe an air freshener here and some nice floor mats there. Eventually you get bored of wasting your money on the little things and you need to find some way to get your car noticed. This is the result of that.
Wheels/Suspension:
18″ CCW LM20’s
215/40/18 Falken FK 912’s
FK Silverline Coilovers
Exterior:
Wolfsburg Lower and front grill
Euro GT Fog grills
OEM LED tail lights
Cleared side markers
Engine
Forge Twintake
Stage 1 Revo
iM Updates
Driven 2010
It’s that time again! Summer and nice weather is upon us and we are getting ready to see some sick rides come out again.
Unfortunately for the local 403 peeps, there won’t be a show in Calgary this year. While this is a big disappointment for us especially after our surprising turnout last year of both quantity and quality, we’d still love to have some kind of representation somewhere.
Luckily, we have our neighbors over in Vancouver holding DTP 2011 and we are going to make every effort we can to bring our show over there. With that said, we are holding a roll call for anybody who is willing to join us. We ask that anybody who has a car that they’ve put their blood, sweat and tears into to join us in making the cruise up and represent illmotion and surrounding areas.
Details are as follows…
All submissions please send to group7@illmotion.com
Include pictures, specs, and parts – something that will help you stand out from the rest.
The show will be taking place at
the Rocky Moutaineer Terminal
1755 Cottrell St
Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 2L8 (Rocky Mountaineer)
The show is on July 16th. Full details will be sent out to those who are attending with us.
The plan is to drive down on Friday the 15th and return on Monday the 18th.
You do not need to head up with the group, but remember that roll-in is on the day of the show, not the night before. Just be there for the morning of roll-in and we will set up then. Everybody will be responsible for their own accommodation – where you stay is up to you, however we can provide some recommendations.
SO, with that all said, if you are interested email us as group7@illmotion.com and we will review every submission onward. We will contact those that we’d like to have join us and provide you with more details as well. We want to thank everyone in advance that submits!
Hope to see everybody out there whether it is repping or supporting!