Judging Honda Showoff 2015

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My JDMyard 6-Speed Logo Design features on the trophies this year!

That time of year again! Yesterday I was busy with the S15 at Bodyform, but Pete’s next door to JDMyard, who were hosting their annual Honda Showoff! So I dropped in to help judge the show.
Always crazy hard to judge a car show, even harder this year than last! It’s always interesting to see people get upset about who wins too.

If you missed the show, photos are starting to make their way to the events page, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/784530811658122/

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NFSZEN – Fitting the body kit at Bodyform

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Pete fitting the side skirts, only after removing insane amounts of glue left over from the previous side skirts.

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Love the kick in the rear, so nice!

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Pete had to massage the fitment of the rear bar as our car had had a rear shunt at some point in it’s life.

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He worked his magic though! The fitment is so tight!

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Removing the front bar revealed some aftermarket goodies.

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We applied Toyo tyre stickers, which were a pain in the ass to apply, but well worth it!

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Check the fitment! No spacers! BAHAHAHAHA! Excuse the laughter, but sometimes you’ve just gotta laugh when things fall into place so well!

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Oh, you look so different now…

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Spent the day at Bodyform with Ved, who was filming Pete install the bodykit to the Need For Speed x Zen S15. Was an absolute pleasure to watch Pete at work, his attention to detail is amazing; from panel gaps right down to how he installed our front plates.

We were pretty nervous about the wheels, and whether or not they would fit right. We tried the rears first, and wow… they’re perfect! We then had our fingers crossed for the fronts, and wow! We’ve done great! The car is high, but there’s absolutely no scrubbing at all. We’ll be sure to lower her that little bit more, but as it is, we’re stoked to have her looking and driving so great!

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Need For Speed x Zen Garage S15 Build: Week 3!

It’s week 3! The final week of our Need For Speed – Crew Create car customisation project! This week we team up with Melbourne based street Artist Dvate to create 3 unique wrap options.

Personally I like the last option the most (hey he does too!). Fingers crossed it’ll be the one the community chooses!

More info here.

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Interview on Respawn Ninja

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I love interviews! I find that they allow me to stop everything I’m doing for a sec and step outside of myself and reflect on where I’m at at this point in time.

Here’s an interview I did on Respawn Ninja about Zen and the Need for Speed x Zen Garage S15 Build.

Check it out: http://respawn.ninja/2015/11/interview-with-zen-garages-justin-fox-on-need-for-speed/

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NFSZEN x Toyo Tyres

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First stop, Black Betty for the best coffee in Kingsford!

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Then to fit tyres onto our rims.

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Wheels are the same width all round, so in this pic you can really see the difference between a stretched 235 and a fat 255.

FAT RUBBER FTW! Much thanks to Toyo Tyres Australia for the R1R’s going on our S15 build. The wheels are the same size all round so we’ve gone for a staggered set of tyres. 235’s at the front and 255’s at the rear. The rears look damn fat! So fat that the tyres stick out just past the rim’s face. Perfecto! The front’s were a bit of a stretch, but we’re thinking this might not be a bad thing as 9.5 wide rims are pretty wide for the front.

Video by Selectnine dropping soon!

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Star Wars Battlefront

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My childhood is constantly being re-awakened. All my fave comic books are now movies. The skate companies have re-issued skate decks from the 90’s and now this; Star Wars Battlefront. The most authentic, real deal Star Wars game ever made to date.

A few weeks ago I had EA Games over at my place to shoot the 2nd video of the Need For Speed x Zen Garage S15 Build. The guys noticed that I had Star Wars stuff all over my place, and we got talking about Battlefront, a few days later a T-Shirt and a copy of the game was in my mailbox!

My little review is up on Zen Blog: http://www.zengarage.com.au/2015/11/star-wars-battlefront-review/

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NFS x ZEN – Week 2 Video

Welcome to week 2 of Need For Speed – Crew Create. We did wheels last week (the TE37SL”s won the vote!), and this week we’re onto Body Kits!

We got to partner up with surfboard designer Hayden Cox of Hayden Shapes and together, Hayden and I find out that wings and fins share a lot more in common than you might think!

Be sure to watch the video above for all the details!

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Nanami Cowdroy x Chatswood Westfield

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So proud of my little kumquat Nanami Cowdroy who’s artwork is splattered all over Westfield Chatswood!!! She’s killin’ it. Holy Shit! We’re all killin’ it!

More photos: http://www.justinfoxphoto.com/stories/#/nanami-westfield/

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NFSZEN – Heasman Steering Video


Heasman Steering video by Selectnine. Enjoy!

You can view the full feature here: http://www.zengarage.com.au/2015/11/nfs-x-zen-s15-build-heasman-steering

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Jigging School with Madeleine

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Spent a couple of hours earlier this morning shooting with Madeleine down at the rocks in front of my place. There’s a secret little path which starts at the road and leads down the cliff face to a private little nook which reminds me a lot of smoking ciggies in the bushes during high school, or jigging school to hang out at the lake across the road.

PS: Madeleine’s face… IT’S AMAZING! Shooting was such a nice break from all the NFS stuff I’ve been working on lately!

Full Set is up here: http://www.justinfoxphoto.com/girls#/madeleine/
Follow: @madeleinesarah22

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