Atoy Customs Nissan A31 Cefiro to R35 GT-R Conversion: Unveiled in the 2011 Manila Auto Salon

Posted on December 23, 2011 by THE aSTIG

Atoy Customs Nissan A31 Cefiro to R35 GT-R Conversion Manila Auto Salon Custom Pinoy Rides
Finally, the Atoy Customs Nissan A31 Cefiro to R35 GT-R Conversion is out! And what better place to unveil it than at the 2011 Manila Auto Salon! This is of course the first prototype of the kit and knowing Atoy Customs, they’re always on the quest for continuous improvement! But what the hell, who could have known that this used to be a boxy A31 Nissan Cefiro to begin with! As the Atoy Customs motto goes: You Imagine, We Create. And they’re doing just that.

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Custom Offroad Machines: Choose Your Weapon!

Posted on December 20, 2011 by THE aSTIG

Manila Auto Salon Custom Pinoy Rides Toyota Land Cruiser White
If you were given the chance to own any single one of these fabulous customized offroad machines, whether as your weekend warrior, or as a daily driver to scare-off crazy undisciplined lane-cutting morons, which would you pick? Choose your weapon!

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The Drift Muscle 2012: Please Support as Filipino-Japanese Drifter Toni Arakaki is set to Compete!

Posted on December 19, 2011 by THE aSTIG

The Drift Muscle Custom Pinoy Rides

After an extremely successful 2011 first season, The Drift Muscle – the drift series founded by none other than Japanese car gods Daijiro Inada and Keiichi Tsuchiya, is preparing for its 2012 launch.

Once again, Filipino-Japanese drifter Toni Arakaki of Team Suicidal is back to compete, and this time with a vengeance. With recent updates to his competition S14 Silvia, what better way to hit 2012 than with more hp!

Please support the 2012 season of The Drift Muscle, and our own Filipino-Japanese drifter Toni Arakaki, who will, as always, be sporting the Philippine Flag. Proud to be Pinoy baby!

Check out the schedule below…

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Jun Chuang’s Ken Block Ford Fiesta Wide Body Kit by Atoy Customs

Posted on December 16, 2011 by THE aSTIG

Ken Block Ford Fiesta Wide Body Kit by Atoy Customs Custom Pinoy Rides
If you’ve been following Custom Pinoy Rides, then you must have heard about the Ford Fiesta Wide Body Kit by Atoy Customs. We’ve featured the making of this much awaited body kit a couple of times before, and at last, it has finally been unveiled in last month’s 2011 Manila Auto Salon.

Well guess what? This ride won 2nd Place in the Best Extreme Custom category! Losing only to an all-aluminum bodied classic 1965 Ford Mustang. Well, you know what they say, classic cars are timeless. And the all-aluminum construction just made it even so.

Whatever the case, this custom body-kitted Ford Fiesta in Ken Block livery stood up in its own right, and was one of the cars that grabbed the most attention at the show. Congratulations to Atoy Customs for another awesome creation! As their tagline goes: “You Imagine, We Create.”

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Team Suicidal Competition Drift Cars for 2012

Posted on December 15, 2011 by THE aSTIG


Team Suicidal has been stepping up the game lately, joining various Drift competitions across Japan this 2011. And in 2012, they’ll be raising the bar and starting the year with a bang, with impressive updates to their competition drift cars.

Check out Toni Arakaki’s S14 Silvia and Matt Rawls’ A31 Cefiro as they showcase their vehicle updates for 2012, tuned by none other than Japan’s famous Speed Factory tuning shop…

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Snakeskin Nissan 370Z by FoilTek

Posted on December 11, 2011 by THE aSTIG

Snakeskin Nissan 370Z by FoilTek Custom Pinoy Rides
Snakeskin wraps the next “in thing”? What do you guys think?

By the way, if you love cars like this you might want to check out some automotive technology classes
from online universities.

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Best Engine Display at the 2011 Manila Auto Salon: 2000 Honda Civic SiR by Auto Circuit Enterprises

Posted on December 9, 2011 by THE aSTIG

Auto Circuit Enterprises 2011 Manila Auto Salon Custom Pinoy Rides Best Engine Display pic1
Auto Circuit Enterprises has got the lowdown on wire tuck. Just check out what they’ve done to this ultra-clean engine bay! And just to add to the neatness, they painted the bay on this 2000 Honda Civic SiR white to show off the cleanliness. It looks so sweet you could eat off of it!

Oh, and if awesome engines like this interest you attending an accredited online college to become an auto tech may be for you.

Here’s close-up view of the engine compartment. Check it out!

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Corvette Commando: Car Porn® Racing at the Manila Auto Salon 2011

Posted on December 7, 2011 by THE aSTIG

Corvette Commando Car Porn® Racing at the Manila Auto Salon 2011 Custom Pinoy Rides
I know you’ll agree with me when I say that a Corvette is a man’s car. It’s a sports car with so much power and grunt, it makes men feel even manlier. But what else can you do to a Corvette to turn it into a car of man’s wildest dreams? Well, apart from drifting this Corvette around Clark International Speedway, check out what Car Porn® Racing has done to their Corvette. With a suspension drop, camouflage wrap, tunable ECU, and other simple mods, Car Porn® Racing has put just put the M in Manly.

Read on to find out more about this awesome Chevrolet Corvette, along with two other equally awesome cars found at the Car Porn® Racing booth during the 2011 Manila Auto Salon – a kick-ass ultra wide body BMW M5, and a monster BMW 3-Series with a Corvette Engine! Plus we’ll treat you to a bonus video from Struan Wallace of Car Porn® Racing and Wreckless Inc. showcasing these awesome cars, as well as more action from the 2011 Manila Auto Salon.

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Ken Block just met his 2-Wheeled Gymkhana Equivalent: Jorian Ponomareff in Motorbike Drift Gymkhana

Posted on December 6, 2011 by THE aSTIG

Jorian Ponomareff in Motorbike Drift Gymkhana Custom Pinoy Rides
Ken Block just met his 2-Wheeled Gymkhana Equivalent – Jorian Ponomareff, a Motorbike Stunt Rider, in this video – Motorbike Drift Gymkhana. If you haven’t seen it yet, then you better watch it now. With over 3 Million views on Youtube (as of this writing), you’re missing half of your life!

Note that people who love motorbikes and cars sometimes look into accredited online colleges.

Check out the video after the jump!

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Teng Block’s Last Hurrah. Goodbye Ken Block Ford Focus Replica.

Posted on December 3, 2011 by THE aSTIG

Teng Block Ken Block Ford Focus Replica Custom Pinoy Rides pic1
It’s not everyday that you see a visual head-turner of a car prowling our local streets and highways. It’s a rare chance for the masses see cars like Vincent “Teng Block” Rivera’s Ken Block Ford Focus replica. And I’m afraid you may not see it anymore, except in the form of photos.

Since after the Ford Club Philippines Track Day at the Tuason Racing Race Day last 13-Nov-2011, Teng says he’s had the sticker livery removed, and the car is back to being a simple white sleeper Ford Focus TDCi.

So while the car is back to its previous form, photos can last forever. This is it’s last hurrah…

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