2011: My Year in Photos

Written by azntaiji// January 16, 2012// No Comment// Events, Lifestyle, Performance, Stanced//

Photos and Words by Zach Taiji

2011 was an amazing year for me, both personally and automotive related. I had ups and downs, but in the end I reflect and realize how much I succeeded as a photographer, entrepreneur, and most importantly as a human being.

nw-built also had an event filled year. 2011 was its first full year, which meant there were many instances of trial and error throughout the journey. We had our first big events, invested time and effort into the ever growing Social Media, and most of all created the foundation for our fans and supporters from which we now continue to build upon.

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PNW Nissan and Infiniti’s Winter Meet

Written by vinnienguyen// January 10, 2012// No Comment// Events//

Words and photos by Vinnie Nguyen

On December 17th, 2011, I got to attend PNW Nissan and Infiniti‘s Winter Meet. Everyone met up at Burnstead in Redmond, WA and we all hung around and talked with one another as we waited for more cars to come. The plan was to go on a cruise route and it consisted of first going up to Lynnwood and meeting at the new Dick’s in Edmonds and then head back down to Alki.

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Elvin Suico’s AE86

Written by vinnienguyen// December 23, 2011// 4Comments// Performance, Stanced//

How did you pick up this car?

I purchased the car through a family friend who decided that the car was not for him to keep. He figured that since I was a family friend, and that my dad also takes very good care of his own cars, selling the car to me would be a good choice where it will be taken care of and not get trashed.

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Justin’s Matte Black Subaru STI

Written by Andrew// December 22, 2011// No Comment// Performance//

Photos by Andrew Kolstad / Words by Andrew Kolstad

This Johnjohn tuned Black STI made 422whp 399wtq on a dyno last month and the tuning hasn’t even been finished. The owner is heading out to serve his country and care for some troops in some corner of the world so the work will have to be placed on hold.

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NWMotiv Toy Drive & Winter Meet 2011

Written by vinnienguyen// December 19, 2011// 1Comment// Events//

Words and photos by Vinnie Nguyen

I had the pleasure of checking out NWMotiv’s Toy Drive at Speedware Motorsports in Redmond last Saturday on the 10th, and it was a pretty good turn out. I’ve never been to Speedware before so when I walked into their shop/warehouse, I was in awe.

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