The Chronicles - Car Culture Website and Video Blog Series.

08/21/2026

For the next series of Hyper REV Tribute shirts, I really wanted to include one of the “Mooncraft JACCS” Civics in one of the designs. Mooncraft Co., Ltd. itself dissolved and was absorbed this year into Toray Carbon Magic and no one really talked about it. They were such an incredible company that had deep roots in JTCC and JGTC. They also had a race team during the early 90s that constructed the JACCS Civics and later the championship-winning Accord.

I started out making the Mooncraft EG6 from 1993 since it was the most successful of the JACCS-sponsored Civics during the JTC/JTCC era and was pleasantly surprised with the results. Since I already had a good grasp of the how to lay-out the livery, I then decided to make Ikegami’s EF9 as well being that it was a relevant car to The Chronicles and well, it looked cool when it had the JACCS livery. It would be instantly recognizable. Of course, everything snowballed after that and I also decided to make the rest of the Mooncraft Civics. I might as well, right? I had enough designs to make a standalone shirt so I just came to the decision to make them in both black and white for a limited run. These are such legendary Civics from Japan that all diehards would instantly recognize so it only felt right to put them on their own designs completely separate from the rest of the series.

I guess I should mention now that there is a whole new series of Civics and Integra shirts coming in late September, maybe eventually even S2000 and NSX too? Not sure on the latter 2 but for sure Civics and Integra, the designs are already done in fact.

Now let’s go to multi-caption so I can nerd out on what I did.

These are PRE-ORDER items that are available now actually (CHRNCLS.COM) if you don’t want to read further…

08/18/2026

Took a little break from content recently to put some time into cleaning up the shop and moving stuff around. It was long overdue but now we can get back into some of the photos from Seattle. This was a special one for me, having my EK9 up there to share the experience with. I only wish I had more time in the day to spend just hanging out with everyone and chatting. But, per usual, I’ve taken on the responsibility of wearing many proverbial hats and likely doing too much. Still, I have my camera on me at all times to shoot whatever I can, when I can so I can share it all with you. Let’s head to multi-caption mode and take a look at these cars…

08/07/2026

Another one on the list of "Things I never expected to ever do"......

Join the adventure as we transport my EK9 to Seattle for Wekfest, connecting California's car culture with the Northwest community!

07/30/2026

It’s been a while since we’ve hosted a meet in the Northwest. I’ve been visiting this area for over a decade now and used to have meets in WA long before we started doing Wekfest USA there. With summer in full force it just felt like the perfect time to have a meeting with along with the guys from .garage. It was there first time so we wanted to give them a good glimpse of the incredible community up there…

I’ll switch to multi-caption for this one, but before we begin, just wanted to give you guys a heads up that both Civic and Integra shirts have been restocked in limited quantities. Grab one if you missed out or want extras…

07/29/2026

Still a bit bizarre to see this up in Seattle. It just seemed like a random idea when K_thewekfestelite and I were having dinner one night but everything came together. It actually happened. I hope everyone enjoyed seeing it in Seattle for Wekfest USA. When people came up to me to talk to me about the car I just assumed people had already seen it until I reminded myself that we were not in California anymore. The best part of the weekend was not only having bits of time to chat about the EK9 but actually *driving* it around Washington. I forgot how good this car drove and how much fun it was to cruise in. The transmission feels amazing and the engine barely has like 8000 miles on it so it essentially feels like a brand new Civic Type R. The car is a bit stiff but it was still loads of fun because the Washington version of the 405 highway is much nicer than our’s lol…

I’m really glad we brought the car up to the PNW. If it was to leave Cali for any reasons, Seattle was definitely the best spot for a quick visit. It’s nerve-racking worrying about transport to and from but it’s such a unique experience for me to be on the other side for once getting to see photos and video of my car from other’s perspective. I’m so used to being the one behind the camera that it feels odds to be in a build driving to a friend’s Airbnb to prep the car for a show, do the roll-out after the show and everything in-between. Thanks to everyone up there for the hospitality and the kind words. Big thank you to LOADING...... for helping with receiving and storing my EK9 at his house. This probably wouldn’t have happened without his help. Also a huge shout-out to everyone that came from far away to hang out as well. It’s a weekend I won’t soon forget. Now, I’m just hoping the car comes back safely…

07/22/2026

**AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, WE HAVE RELOCATED**

WE ARE GOING ON THE ROAD BOYS/GIRLS!!

For the first-time ever, DOGHOUSE GARAGE and Joey Lee are taking our meets to the Pacific Northwest for the Official Wekfest Pre-Meet this weekend! It’s been a while since the Wekfest events have had pre-meets outside of California but the goal is to start doing them at as many stops as possible on the tour!

Seattle is going to be a wild one, especially with Team California coming, and with weather being so good in the PNW right now, it’s the perfect time to gather. The Pre-Meet will be happening at BURGERMASTER in Issaquah on Saturday evening so everybody that is racing at Ridge earlier in the day can join us as well. This is formerly the ###Burger for those that aren’t local. I used to do meets here a couple years back when I visited the PNW and really enjoyed the vibe. We got confirmation from the new owner and everything so we are good to go. No need to worry about anything getting shut down as long as we are respectful and mature.

As usual, please everyone be patient and kind, no burnouts or general dumb behavior. All our events at Doghouse have always been chill and trouble-free so let’s keep that energy. Unlike our events in SoCal though, I don’t know if a random Churro guy will show up. Hope to see everyone there and at Wekfest this weekend!

• CHRNCLS x DHG Official Wekfest USA Seattle Pre-Meet
• BURGERMASTER
• 98 NE Gilman Blvd, Issaquah, WA 98027
• July 25 | 7-10PM
• Please don’t show up at Doghouse Garage this is in the state of Washington

If you need any more info please contact Doghouse Garage or Hung and not Joey, lol.

07/15/2026

Let’s keep it going with some more from the Super Bowl that is San Jose…

07/13/2026

Got content for days from the San Jose show so let’s dive right back into it with some more multi-caption goodness…

07/10/2026

New item and order updates!!

Finally added the new CHRNCLS decal to the store. It’s the 2026 version of the logo which originally came from the “337EK” livery for the Tokyo Pop-Up we did in Japan. This is now the new flagship logo for the brand. I really liked how it came out so it just kinda stuck. There are 2 versions of the decal available, a smaller 6.5-in and a larger 12-inch. Size varies on where you want to apply it or what you want to use it for. Both are available right now!…

Also most shirt orders from July 1st have rolled-out already. I would say roughly half are packed and shipped. If you haven’t received yours yet, it’s because I am still waiting for more to come back from the manufacturer. I had a batch from the Wekfest event but placed an order for more since the demand was high. They should be done by late next week and then the remaining orders will ship. Thanks for your patience!…

If you want CHRNCLS decals, shirts, etc, hit the storefront:

www.CHRNCLS.com

Thank you!

07/10/2026

The two headliners for the ATS Garage line-up this year were jay1enc with his EK and the red Integra GS-R by Phil Sison . Jaylen was a returning ‘Judge’s Choice’ winner from last year’s Los Angeles event and arrived with some new upgrades for 2026. Phil wasn’t driving that afternoon during roll-in and had Fred Chapman in the car so they could have some father-son time cruising. Maybe possibly because the Integra had no AC also and Phil didn’t want to suffer…

The Spoon front lip remains on the Civic but gone are the Mag Blue TE37 wheels from ‘25. Replacing it are a set of aggressive Volk CE28N in black. Chapman said he felt like the blue didn’t suit his new set-up with the rare Top Fuel wing he recently acquired, which had custom carbon endplates. There’s no real rhyme or reason why the blue wheels didn’t work but real car people just get it and when he told me I just nodded in agreement like he was onto something. I thought back later and was like ‘I don’t know why it doesn’t work, it just doesn’t’ and justified it to myself because it just made sense? Like if you try to picture it, it doesn’t really look good but there’s not that much of a change, it’s literally just a GT wing with carbon end plates but I guess the black wheels just suit the dark end plates better? You know, that kid really gets it. Some s**t doesn’t need to be explained. And that is why flow is so important. You don’t need to make sense of it, it just feels right…

Phil also made some changes for ‘26 and swapped out the white WEDS TC05s he debuted during his triumphant return last year to WFSJ. The WEDS were cool because it’s a different look than what you’d expect from him but he went back to classic bronze Mugen MF10s this go round. He added a splash of color to the engine bay instead of the muted black look with a JUN valve cover done in the alternate yellow/orange colorway. The biggest addition is a carbon intake plenum for his AT Power ITBs made by Reverie, a company based in the UK. I took the photos of his car inside the show from the exact same angle as last year so you could literally put the images side by side to see the changes. No one is actually going to do that but whatever…