It’s fun shooting high end and exotic cars, but once in a while I have to go back to my roots and shoot cars from the street tuning world. I’ll always like shooting street cars because it keeps me grounded and reminds me where I came from. You see, I’m not rich and I don’t own a car with a prancing horse or a raging bull on it, so for me, the people who own these cars share common grounds with me. Last week I got the chance to meet up with a fellow AWD enthusiast that I had befriended via Instagram. This is Manuel Veron’s 2006 Evolution IX. He’s put in a lot of time, money and love into the car and it really shows. It’s builds like this that keep me stuck in this scene.

And here’s a mod list for all you JDM nerds.

Engine: Tuned by Alfred at tuning technologies 470 HP:
– Tomei 7960 turbo
– Tomei billet actuator
– Tomei extreme manifold
– Tomei heat shield
– GSC 274 cams
– 1450 fic injectors
– Walbro 255 fuel pump
– Nisei race core FMIC
– Nisei short route intercooler piping
– Nisei mini battery kit
– Koyo aluminum radiator
– Samco radiator hose kit
– 3 port
– Buschur racing stage 3 cylinder head includes: Port and Polish
– Custom BR dual stainless steel valve springs
– BR titanium retainers
– New Valve Seals
– BR stainless .5mm over intake valves
– BR stainless .5mm over exhaust valves
– Stainless Oring around each combustion chamber
– Complete port & polish job
– Stainless Steel O-Ring

Exterior:
– White vinyl wrap done by himself
– Varis fenders
– Varis rear diffuser
– Voltex front bumper
– Voltex CF hood
– Takata font and rear tow straps
– JDM rear bumper
– FQ 400 rear fog light
– Do luck CF trunk
– JDM window visors
– Custom rear fender flairs
– Rexspeed side extensions
– Rallyarmor mud flaps
– Evo 7 tail lights
– JDM side markers
– Perrin shorty antena
– Custom painted brembo calipers
– Cusco power brace

Interior:
– Status racing seats
– Sparco competition harnesses
– Auto power roll cage
– CF arm rest
– Works shift nob
– AEM wideband
– AEM boost gauge
– Greddy oil temp gauge
– Full CF gauge cluster

Suspension/Wheels
– TE37 18×10 +20
– Apexi coilovers tuned by robi spec
– Whiteline center roll kit
– Robi spec full hard bearing kit
– Robi spec rear sway bar
– Whiteline endlinks
– Front and rear strut bars