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Ultimate Ground Clearance for Dylan’s Supra!
This week features a few new updates on the Checkpoint cars. For starters, we mounted the Blitz 03 on Sandra’s Skyline to embody the spirit of our new “Trash on Wheels” design. We also added another...
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Nostalgic Japan on 35mm Film
In lieu of a new weekly video, I’ve decided to share some 35mm film photos I took during my time in Japan. There are photos from two separate events, the Nostalgic Car Show in Nagano and a rainy...
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I Wish I Knew This Before Moving To Japan | Sandals in Japan
Time indeed flies by when you’re having fun; the best 5 months of my life passed by me in what felt like 5 minutes. Although, in the grand scheme of things, it was a short amount of time, it was a...
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Hell’s Gate Speed Run in a Z10 Soarer | Rudeboy Custom
We’ve been dreaming of shooting a feature video on this Z10 Soarer by Rudeboy Custom for the last few months. Finally, last weekend, the weather was nice, the stars aligned, and we were able to make...
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Putting 20’s on the Alphard
This week we gave our Toyota Alphard van some love in the form of fresh new 20-inch Work LSI 507 wheels. These 20×8.5 wheels were definitely the biggest and heaviest wheels I’ve ever handled, but our...
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Canadian Car Season Is SO Back!
Last week marked the harbinger of the apocalypse (we missed a week of video). Thankfully we all survived the end times (and the weather outside was great) and we managed to put together this week’s...
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We Made The Moistboys Drift Our G35!
The Moistboys made the trip over from Small Wheels Island to pay us a visit and have a fun-filled weekend, instead we tormented them with our giant wheels. We began with a fieldtrip to the Rudeboy...
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Our New Local Drift Track?!
As a long-time motorsport enthusiast, I vividly recall my first visit to Agassiz Speedway. Nestled amidst the picturesque landscapes of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, it was a venue brimming...
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Moistboys Imported a Container FULL of JDM Parts!
A couple months ago, Adam from the Moistboys reached out to let us know that he was teaming up with Platform Garage to import a container from Japan. Containers are generally the most cost effective...
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We Pulled The WORST Prank!
Imagine spending 10 years of your life building your dream car, just to have it all taken away from you in a moment… For Jake, we made this a reality! Any modified car (or stock sports car) owner in...
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Did America Step Up Their JDM Culture?!
Another week, another Checkpoint video! The weather has been getting better and better here in the PNW and that meant a fun, full weekend of living car life. We started off by saving Adam (ADAM 6)...
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Silvia Drifting, Cressida Revival, and Scooters!
We started the week off with a visit to Mission Raceway where our friend Julian was drifting his S15. We thought this would be a great opportunity to check the track out for ourselves, as well as test...
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Kaido Racer Event Archive
As we embark on the journey of building our MX73 Cressida into a kaido racer, I wanted to reflect on my own introduction to this subculture. These photos were taken at the Kakegawa OCF Kaido Racer...
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SUPER WIDE Wheels For The Cressida! | Kaido Racer X7
Unboxing these 3-Piece Starsharks has been one of the highlights of my year, because it’s one of the biggest moves we’ve made towards bringing our Cressida another step closer to really becoming a...
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Somebody Damaged Our Drift Car!?
Welcome back to another weekly update video! With summer just around the corner, our warehouse has been buzzing with activity as we tackle various car projects. Unfortunately, we hit a snag when a...
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Why Did The Moistboys Quit Youtube?!
Last weekend, Dylan and I embarked on a last-minute adventure to Vancouver Island, to visit Adam from Moistboys and stay at his beautiful house tucked just a few minutes from the beach in Oak Bay. The...
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Checkpoint Pop-Up Shop 4: Funky Nights!
The team at Checkpoint Japan is ecstatic to announce our fourth annual Pop-Up Shop will be taking place on August 17, 2024! The event will be held at the Lordco Head Office – 1525 Kingsway Ave in Port...
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Baptism By Fire: Our First Drift Event EVER!
“There is no such thing as a self-made man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the...
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Seattle’s BEST Car Culture Weekend!
As summer approaches each year, we eagerly anticipate the “Wekfest Weekend” in Seattle, which we fondly refer to as the best weekend for car culture in Seattle. Wekfest itself is undoubtedly the...
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The REAL Reason Alex Sold His S14?!
When friends of mine heard that I sold my Nissan S14, complete with a Vertex body kit and SR20DET engine, to go searching for a Honda Beat, I was met with a mix of disbelief and confusion. The...
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