WED, MAY. 26th, 2010
Anh-Tuan Tran's 1998 LS400
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
I just realized I never posted my own car on there before. It's nothing crazy, but here are some recent pictures I took of it.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
SUN, MAY. 23RD, 2010
AJ Abraham's 2001 Lexus GS300
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
AJ has always been the guy behind the scenes helping out every member with their car, often neglecting his own car. A very much appreciated and crucial member of the team, AJ has spent countless hours keeping the reputation of the team alive and promoting us in any way he can. Always business minded and progress driven, I cannot stress enough the importance of members like AJ being a part of our team. Here are some snaps of AJ's 2001 Lexus GS300. He's rocking 18" Weds Racing wheels, polished to the max, lowered on Tein Comfort Sport coilovers with EDFC. The car has been fully repainted and the interior decked out with Junction Produce goodies. All lights on this car has been replaced with either HIDs or LEDs. HKS exhaust, yellow-top Optima battery, K&N filter, and a fully flushed system with the best fluids from amsoil keeps this car running smooth. The Eclipse navigation DVD system has built in blue tooth and back-up camera to keep the car electronically modern. The interior has been torn apart and additional sound deadening material were added on top of the OEM stuff to ensure a quiet and luxurious ride. There is so much more in-store for this car, hopefully we can all finish our own cars one day so that AJ may find some time to work on his own and finish her up.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
THURS, MAY. 20TH, 2010
THE EMPIRE CONTINUES TO GROW
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
As the team continues to grow and re-define ourselves in the tuning world, I find that no matter how old we are or how active we've been in the scene, we'll always have this underlying connection between all of our members. One thing will always remain true about our team, and that is the fact that our foundation is based on friendship and family. Through the years, we've had members come and go, members MIA for months/years, and members that completely leaves the scene, but they all know one thing. They know that they'll always be a part of Team RPM no matter where they go or what they do, because our team transcend the fact that we are all just car enthusiasts, we are actually a network of friends and family.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
MON, MAR. 15TH, 2010
ISO DEBUT EVENT: GATHERING OF THE EAST
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
I have been really bad at updating the blog for our website lately, but it was because of the other Team RPM venture, which was to start up the I/S/O Meets. Anyways, we've finally got around to setting up the first meet, which will be held on Saturday May 1st. Check out the flyer for more information. Also, check out the ISO blog for more information about what it's all about and the cars we've been featuring: ISO BLOG
_____________________________________________________________________________________
SUN, FEB. 7TH, 2010
WHITE GS ON AIR
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
Steve Nguyen recently got rid of his Work Euroline XR wheels for these beautiful 20" Work Schwert SC1s w/ the step lip.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
TUE, DEC 22ND, 2009
IMPORT FASHION 2010
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
We're preparing to put together our third installment of the Import Fashion series. The past two shows we've been a part of has been very successful, and I can only see it getting better and better.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
WED, DEC 17TH, 2009
CARISTMAS 2009
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
We had our first ever end of year bash for our www.importsnc.com forum, and it was a blast. The turnout would've been much better had it not rained that day, but regardless, everybody who showed up had fun and the turnout was better than expected. Here are some photos taken by Joe Woo to recap the event:
Samantha brought her GoGirl dancers out and had her very own GoGirl energy drinks for sale (the profit was going to a good cause). These girls worked the whole night getting people to enjoy the night.
AJ worked the door, keeping track of the guest list, taking money and......well, does it even look like he's working? He had girls around him the whole night and took like a GAZILLION shots. Dude was messed up by the next day. It was his birthday though, so I couldn't blame him.
There were no shortage of pretty girls at this event. No shortage of guys trying to holla at girls either.
I don't know why I bent over for Steve, but he told me it was going to feel good. You could tell from my eyes that I knew something was up.......but I did it anyways.
I know I know......Jeremy w/out a hat! ANDDD he fixed his hair up too. This is why people missed out, you know it's serious whenever Jeremy fixes his hair. Awhh, look at Jerms & his wifey.
Two of my friends trying to be sexy. I am married now, so I can no longer judge if it worked or not.
Laura THINKS she got it going on.........
Well guess again Laura, cause I AM the one that's got it going on!
There's so many more great photos of the event, check it out here: http://joebokeh.net/caristmas09/
_____________________________________________________________________________________
TUE, DEC 8TH, 2009
Farewell Zeb!
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
Well, Zeb is leaving the country again, but he'll be back. Hopefully he'll stay safe over there and send us lots of pictures. Good thing is, he left the GS for us to play with while he's gone. w00t w00t!
_____________________________________________________________________________________
FRI, DEC 4TH, 2009
And a mascot is born
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
I've been floating the idea of a mascot with Bowie for some time, and so the other day I decided to sit down and draw up a mascot guy for Team RPM. I wanted something unique, so I came up with this ninja dude holding a nobori with the text "Team RPM" written on it but in Katakana.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
MON, NOV 23RD, 2009
The money shot
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
Kyle did this very nice edit on a profile shot he took of Antwain's GS.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
FRI, NOV 13TH, 2009
Oldies but Goodies 1
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
This is the first installment of the "Oldies but Goodies" post. I am going to start posting 4 pictures from the good ole days every once in a while just for the old members to reminisce about the past.
Hayden Horton's Subaru
Joe Woo's Civic
Da Gang
Brian Mills' RSX
_____________________________________________________________________________________
WED, NOV 11TH, 2009
Steve's white Infinity........oh, I mean Infiniti G35
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
Here are some pix of Steve Nguyen's car with his old gold Work wheels, he's currently rocking Jeremy's Cusco blue Work Eurolines though. Keep an eye out for Steve's new project, white GS300 on bags.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
TUE, NOV 10TH, 2009
Sneakpeek at Antwain's Vip'd out GS300
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
Antwain Bishop is one of the most die-hard fan of the Vip tuning style that I know. Here's a sneak peek at his current project:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
MON, NOV 9TH, 2009
Rob's S2000
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
Another new member to the family, Robbie Harper and his S2000:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
SUN, NOV 8TH, 2009
Jeremy's IS350 Slicktop
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
Jeremy Brittain is one of our newest member and his car seems to transform every single time I see it. Black wheels, blue wheels, new wheels......make up your mind Jeremy!
Jeremy's new look: Carbon fiber trunk and hood, Volk TE37s.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
SAT, NOV 7TH, 2009
Zeb Magsi's 2JZ-GTE single Turbo GS300
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
So Zeb swapped out his Work Euroline Type-N wheels for these sick looking Volk SF Challenges (also, check out the new carbon fiber hood and trunk):
_____________________________________________________________________________________
FRI, NOV 6TH, 2009
Dre's uncharacteristic Sentra
-by Anh-Tuan Tran
Random fact, Dre Arias is crazy about salt water fish tanks, just like my brother Bowie, they're like fish-tank buddies. Isn't that weird? Also, equally as weird, Dre decided to mod up a Sentra.......who does that??? But damn did he do a good job:
________________________________________________________________________________________