TOP-5 | Ashton's Civic

This weeks TOP-5 is spotlighting Ashton's FA5. Ashton is well known for his immaculate FA5 and is a regular at the SHG meets. This car has taken many forms over the years, of which included many real deal Mugen parts. Originally setup as a USDM spec Mugen clone, it is now converted fully to JDM spec, with Mugen still playing a heavy roll in the overall appearance of the car. Ashton has done a superb job making sure all aspects of the car stay as clean and functional as possible and it clearly shows. I can't wait to see whats in store for this upcoming season. Anyhow, here is my Top-5 pick from a recent collection of pictures I took of this inspiring build.

TOP-5 | Chris' NSX

In an attempt to bring warmth to these cold winter months I have compiled these 5 shots of Chris' Lime Green NSX. With any luck the captured beauty is inspirational enough to get those gears turning, making next years car dreams into reality for many as it has me chomping at the bit to get my project ready for spring time. Chris' NSX is down right gorgeous. Immaculately clean, aggressively fitted and used daily (no hard parking here!) It is always a spectacle when an NSX makes an appearance at one of our car gatherings, and they hold a special place in my heart as well. No sooner was he parked that I found myself snapping away and smiling like a school girl. Enough about that, here are my current TOP-5 for this car. Enjoy!

Preparation For The Work Week | A Casual Sunday With SHG

In typical fashion after a long and hopefully productive work week, we like to get together at one of the many SHG-Compounds and unwind. Discussions usually include the weeks developments in automotive culture, sarcasm, trash-talking, memes, and youtube. Sometimes even trash-talking sarcastic automotive culture memes on youtube. Smartphones at the ready with screenshots and quick links to the latest social media from around the globe, "watched" items on auction sites, new purchases, and updates from our favorite builds. Sources ranging from the US to Japan, UK to Australia and everywhere in between. We live and breathe the automotive lifestyle and nothing is better than sharing it all in one place on a regular basis with good friends, good beer, and good jokes.

 

K-Made X SHG | SHG_Kanani's Mugen Si

The 2008 Mugen Si as you probably know, is a rare breed. With only a 1000 units ever made, only a select few can say they have one of Honda's top performance offerings from recent years. SHG_Kanani from Hawaii is one of those as she gets to enjoy hers everyday around the beautiful Island of Kauai.

The guys from K-Made, which is a small group of tightly bonded friends like SHG, were looking to shoot a video feature and they knew just the right candidate. With Andrew Obiano behind the lens, he was able to capture some breathtaking footage. Austin Tacsiat got in on the action too so be sure to check back for his photo set soon!

1080p highly recommended!

SHG_Mike's 2001 Honda S2000 | Mini-Shoot

After spending Sunday morning hanging out at C&C, we felt that it was simply too early to call it a day. We hit the road to Elyson's house a few minutes away and got to leisurely firing off some snaps. There aren't too many opportunities for me to hone my skills during the winter so the empty street was just what I needed.

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park | A New Racing Experience

You know, it's not too often that a track opens up near your neck of the woods. Naturally when Thompson announced their plans to build a new road course for 2014, we as track enthusiasts were ecstatic to say the least. Now with a bit of tarmac on the ground, the staff was ready to host an open house event and of course, SHG was there to check it out.

SHG | Tour De La Garage | Partie 2

Having left behind my camera at Evan's place, a trip to retrieve it was in order and in an unintended series of snaps for fun out of the blue, a second look at the garage inevitably became a reality. 

SHG | Tour De La Garage

With the end of the year right around the corner, I figured now would be a good time to give an exclusive in depth look at where SHG's very own DC5 race car is being built at. Some sort of factory you may call it, but 'round these parts here, it just goes by the name SoHonda Garage.

SHG_James | Hawaii

Member James Cardenas might be new to the club, but he is certainly no stranger to Hondas. For the past few years he's been building a well rounded K20 powered EM2. 

Over this past weekend, he was able to finish the prep work in his engine bay and spray it Blue Raspberry Metallic. A color found on the 12'-13' Honda Fit.

Head on over to his build thread if you haven't already and check out some of his work!

Riley's Midori EK | Fresh Paint

Here at SHG we tend to take our time building our Hondas. This is because to achieve a high level of quality and satisfaction, the process can't be rushed. Limited budgets and busy schedules are part of life but the vision never dissipates. Mix in a little bit of misfortune however and things go awry.

SHG | I'm back!

After about half a year without a garage, I finally have it back! It had been taken over by miscellaneous things being stored but once they were gone I got all of my stuff roughly sorted and placed in a way that resembles an organized garage. It's not perfect but its a major step and the more I use it the more I can improve on the layout.

All in all it has all the space I need and as a bonus I can store bigger parts in the roof while keeping floor space freed up. A compressor/tank setup with air tools plus a space heater would take this to the next level but baby steps is key!

I'll be logging in a lot of hours in the next couple weeks. Stay tuned!

SHG Oktoberfest | Recap

This past Sunday we held our 5th Annual SHG Oktoberfest meet and I just wanted to thank everyone that made the effort to come out as it was an enjoyable evening hanging out and checking out each other's rides.

There were photos taken by some nice fellas so we will be on the wait for those, but for now enjoy SHG_Mike's late afternoon snaps!

So track me maybe?

A late addition to the blog but nevertheless, here is track footage of SHG_Dan and friend Jon Walker setting fast laps at Limerock Park back in late June.

 Both of them took 1st places in their classes yet again! 

SHG EH3

Heres a car that hasn't really been mentioned in the blog; my personal Civic Si hatchback. Its nothing really special, just a mainly stock EG with the factory D16Z6 SOHC VTEC engine, Buddy Club N+ coilovers and some must have Spoon parts. I will have to post an article about it sometime but for now enjoy a couple of quick pictures that I captured last weekend!

SHG Memorial Day BBQ

I posted this a few weeks ago in my build thread but better late than never right? Better yet, is posting this here so that you can all see how we spent our Memorial Day holiday on 5/28/12.

The DC5 race car that we are building had finally been painted after many months of building the roll cage and prepping the rest of the chassis.

Evan borrowed the tow truck from his job and off we went to pick up the DC5 from Tom's body shop.

SHG Wrenches on deck!

SHG_EasyE wanted to use his Todd's top hats with his new Buddy Club Racing Spec Damper Evo coilovers so that he can have lots of camber and caster adjustability but this meant that the shocks would be depressurized due to the external reservoir layout.

So in order to dis-assemble and re-fill the shocks with new fluid, SHG_Mike designed these on CAD and they were water jet cut and then had its edges beveled. A little bead blasting and the dowels were then TIG welded before being painted Suzuka Green.

SHG & Friends Take Top Positions at EMRA Time Attack

SHG's own Dan Gonzalez and friend of SHG Jon Walker headed out to Lime Rock Park this past weekend to partake in the EMRA's track day and time attack event. Both cars look great sporting prototype SHG number boards which will be for sale on our website in the near future. And the results? Dan took home 1st Place in the Tuner FF class and Jon took home 1st Place in the ST5 class his first time out! What a great way to start off SHG's 2012 Motorsport season.

MassTuning Meet!

Last Saturday SHG had the pleasure to attend a very nice meet in downtown Boston, MA hosted by the MassTuning group. With an attendance of 500+ the meet was a great success and gathered enthusiasts from all over New England. I'm talking 4 floors packed to the brim with everything from Honda to Lamborghini! The weather a bit chili but nonetheless a great time!

As you can see the venue was nothing short of stunning and we were lucky to secure top floor spots.

SHG_Mike gets ready for the MASS Tuning Meet

SHG Website is now live!

The new site is officially up and running, we'll be adding tons of new content so keep checking back... Photos and info on the new products and apparel will be up soon as well!

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