Gene Tjin's Blog

Extreme Dimensions Meet.

Gene Tjin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:15:55 +0000

This past Saturday Neil and I took a trip down to the Extreme Dimensions meet to drop off some stuff for the SEMA builds and to check out some of the cars in attendance. Overall the turnout was pretty good but I only took pictures of a small handful, enjoy.

Rock the Bells!

Gene Tjin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:59:38 +0000

Last weekend Kim and I made our way out to San Bernardino for Rock the Bells to see Lauren Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu Tang Clan and Snoop Dogg! Having never seen any of them perform live before, I was beyond stoked for the event but when we got there the event was completely unorganized. I’m not sure if it was the horrible venue or the Rock the Bells set up but whatever it was, it almost wasn’t worth the money we spent on tickets.

At the end of the night, the performances helped make the terrible time a lot better. Rock the Bells, you won’t get my money next year if you return to that venue. Anyways, I didn’t bring my camera but I did bring a little video recorder so enjoy the videos.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Gurnade’s Latest Renderings!

Gene Tjin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:31:29 +0000

The gang at Gurnade just sent over two of their latest renderings, a Porsche 997 GT3 and a 2011 VW Jetta. The 997 GT3 was done up our friends down in Miami, FL at Flat 6 Motorworks, while the Jetta was done for a contest for Eurotuner Magazine.

For more info, check out Gurnade’s website or their Facebook page.

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Universal Technical Institute / Tjin Edition Ford Fiesta!

Gene Tjin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:00:04 +0000

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Universal Technical Institute Inc. (UTI), the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive technicians, and Neil Tjin from Tjin Edition, one of the automotive industry’s most influential designers, are teaming up to customize a brand new 2011 Ford Fiesta.

By entering the UTI Ford Fiesta Sweepstakes, you have the chance to win this one-off Tjin Edition Ford Fiesta. The sweepstakes will kick off on November 2nd, 2010.

This one-of-a-kind Ford Fiesta will be unveiled at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. After the show, the completely transformed Fiesta will tour selected UTI campuses and other automotive events.

Tjin and his team will continue to outfit the 2011 Ford Fiesta with specialty equipment and tailor-made products during the months leading up to the SEMA Show. For the build, Tjin has teamed up with some of the top automotive manufacturers, all of whose products will be incorporated into the final build. Some of these brands include Air Lift Suspension, Baer brakes, FIVE:AD Wheels, YOKOHAMA Tires, DuPont Paint, Innovate Motorsports, Azentek, Image Dynamics, Optima Batteries, Scosche, Status Racing, Autometer, Trent’s Trick Upholstrey, MagnaFlow Exhaust Products, Nitrous Express, Webasto Sunroofs, Ignited HID, Light WurkZ, StreetGlow, S.P.E.C, Royal Purple, 3D Carbon and Real AutoWorks.

Follow the progress of the build, sweepstake details, display dates as well as locations on www.facebook.com/utifiesta, http://www.facebook.com/semabuildups?ref=ts and twitter.

Nisei Week Showoff!

Gene Tjin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:13:13 +0000

It’s that time again. Once again, the annual Nisei week festivities made their way to downtown Los Angeles’ Little Toyko district. Throughout the week, all things Japanese heritage take over the streets and this past Saturday, Ken Miyoshi and the Import Showoff crew joined the party. With a few hundred of the West Coast’s top notch Japanese themed cars in attendance, from SoCal and as always Norcal, this years Nisei Showoff was dare I say the best I’ve ever attended.

As usual, it was good seeing everyone… Dantana and Leonard, Ryan from Rywire, Big Mike, Joey from The Chronicles, all of the NorCal folk I haven’t seen since the HCI days and whoever else, till next year.

Anyways, I’ll keep it short on the writing so to kick off the coverage, I’ll give you Leonard Yee’s latest (and nowhere near done) Acura Integra and more. If you’re looking for more pics, be sure to check out The Chronicles. Ok, goodbye.