I was talking online with Mark the other night and pics of this car popped up on the Fatlace forums. We were talking about how this is what we look at for a hellaflush post. A proper photoshoot, perfect fitment, and the right drop is really something that catches our eyes. This is one of the cleanest Accord’s I can remember seeing of this bodystyle. He did everything right without breaking the bank wide open. The fitment is dead on, and I consider that the right amount of stretch. You can check out all of the photos here.
What is a typical Lexus LS430 you would see at shows? It would be the typical VIP style, right? This vehicle built on a budget by my good friend Solomon Lee, has a clean simple look that did not follow his old VIP IS300. I have been in contact very much lately setting things up, such as the Goodguys event I attended showcasing Jay Pizzaro as he did his demonstration runs at the Autocross challenge and this photoshoot. Turned out, Solomon is super into the whole Hella Flush look and function as he and his fellow Goodguys employees visit the site daily. Just to get it out of the way, he isn’t done with the car and currently has a few things up his sleeves to make it even more flush. He’s currently rolling on Standard Coilovers with Five:AD wheels in 20X9.5 and 20×10.5 with illest stickers attached on all four. He has mad support for FTLC and HF, and I just want to let this blog post be a small thank you for what he has done for pushing the movement!
This is not a chick’s car… well it is, but this STi is not your typical girlfriend’s daily driver. This was one of my favorite picks from Hellaflush 3. I really felt it needed it’s own post. Kenny from Fatlace gave me some info on the car and it’s driver. I believe her man’s green Q45 was posted on hellaflush a while ago. Here’s what she said about her ride, “Alot of subie owners dont like low, they like function, but i dont know what they’re screaming at me about because mine functions quite well lol. The function of a car is to drive.. and mine drives.. so that means it functions.. right?” I like her thinking. The wheel specs on the Enkei Rpf01’s are 18×9.5 +15 with 215 width tires stretched nicely on. The ride height is possibly the lowest Suby I’ve ever seen. There is one WRX in the UK that might be close or the same, but I would literally have to see them both side by side to be certain.
Been looking for a good one to import for a while now. Sure there’s RHDJapan where you can pick one up for 30k but finding that diamond in the rough in Japan is a bigger feat than just buying off the shelf. (dont get me wrong, ill take one off the shelf anyday but you have to at least try to find one, right?)
Anyways, check out this 4 door skyline. Stance is great, offset is so-so but if you’re driving this car, i could care less about being hellaflush. I just want it low and clean. If anyone has a lead for one, hit me up.
I get a kick out of the internet and how a lot of new people who are discovering what we’ve been into for so many years now are into arguing about hellaflush this, hellaflush that. The HF site has been around for 5 years now so we’ve seen and heard almost everything but we keep treading along. Once a week, I’ll put up some of the funnier quotes and misconceptions about the style we call hellaflush. If you can’t laugh at this, then you’re taking this WAY too seriously.
This first quote comes from the NASIOC forums.. “i have nothing against what people like to do on their car, but it is just dumb to see all of the “hellaflush” kids bash on the vdubs for having poke/stretched tires in the rear. if you are into a certain style that may not be liked by all, then you shouldn’t be hating on others.” – vinxH, a Scooby Specialist
I can’t think of a time when we’ve bashed vdubs. As a matter of fact, It’s the vdub scene that peaked my interest in fixing up cars. Going to all the aircooled vdub shows as a kid is what got my internal engine revving and still does. Also, having a hellaflush car is about embracing all makes and models of cars that push the offset game.
These MAE wheels were very popular on BMW’s back then and look great on this MK4
.. and here’s my way of tying it (hip hop, cars, and music) all together.
“Catch A Bad One” comes from one of my favorite underground rappers of all time. Berkeley’s Del Tha Funkee homosapien came out with this jam in 1993 on his debut album, No need for alarm. His sound and style was embraced by the vdub community. You’d see del stickers on the back of bus’s, bugs, and a ton of air cooled gti’s.
