Mr. Clean
08-13-2009, 09:12 PM
I mean you've been down for how long now? Just figured I'd let the people know how awesome you are :D.
Here's an article I wrote up a while back and a couple of old news pics for added awesomeness (it's worth the read... I promise).
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There’s only one guy I know that when asked if he would be interested in being in a magazine spread answers with he’d be “diggity down”. The Dirty Octopus.
If you don’t know the name, then you just simply don’t get out enough. The self trademarked Dirty Octopus alias has become a household name in only a few short years, and his signature “I do what I want” style on his ’95 del Sol has made it one of very recognizable proportions. D.O. has made a name for himself not only on importatlanta.com, but also honda-tech, chatting it up with the sport-compact scene’s big hitters from all over the south-east.
The man himself, 25 year old Kashime Caines, left beautiful St. Thomas Virgin Islands for Hotlanta 19 years ago and brought all his flavor with him. He’s taken his Sol through quite a rags to riches story in the five years he’s had it. He’s ripped through four motors, two sets of fog lights, four sets of corner lights, five sets of wheels, two sets of seats, and a partridge in a pear tree (no, really). His wheel collection has ranged from donkin’ 17’s to OEM gangsta’ 14’s, but he’s more about quality rather than quantity as of late. D.O. currently rolls on his set of 4x114 BBS RS’s tucked in his fenders in true frugal style with Ground Control Springs all around, Tokico struts in the front and custom OEM teggy shocks in the rear for maximum dumpage. He even has those strut tower knocks to prove it. Oh and, if you ever make the trip to get low enough to the ground, make sure to check out his hand polished Beaks bar and custom gold and glitter rear sway bar bling, but that’s just for the haters ;). His mud-flap killer is currently a proud member of the DOHC family with his driveway LS swap done by the man himself. The cephalopod cruiser slows his roll with his “JDM tyte” Project Mu pads and rotors. It’s tough to call his car anything but classy though, with his ballin’ ass wood grain Nardi Classic steering wheel and matching Nardi shift knob. Even the purple velour headliner screams royalty when you sit in his ’96 spec black stripe del Sol seats and look up toward the sky, that is given that the top is actually on.
There’s no doubt D.O. has what it takes to still make people envious in his fifteen year old Sol. His trademark tagged hood Octopus by Atlanta’s own Eddie Untachantr (puregroove.org) has become a hot topic in Atlanta’s Honda scene. Kashime is certainly not the first to sport art on his hood, but the haters came out of the woodwork for this one. Still, strangely, after they got done hating they came in floods to show their work. My little Buddha, Kashime, once told me, “If they’re biting your style then you know you’re doing something right.” The validity of that statement was proven as the masses of kids came out with spray paint and tape to put their own special touch on their body panels. If you’ve ever met D.O. you know how amiable and humble he is. While others point out your flaking hood paint and dented body-lines, he’s wondering how you’ve kept your interior so clean and why he can’t be as cool as you. Bottom line is- Kashime is in it to meet more people, and you best believe you’ll hear his mud flaps scraping up gravel in Atlanta’s parking lot meets until- well… until those damn mud flaps just can’t hold on any longer. We love you D.O…. no homo.
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http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/jmoo711/do1.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/jmoo711/do2.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/jmoo711/do3.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/jmoo711/do4.jpg
Thanks for checkin' it out. And Kashime... you betta' get this shit-a-rollin'.
Here's an article I wrote up a while back and a couple of old news pics for added awesomeness (it's worth the read... I promise).
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
There’s only one guy I know that when asked if he would be interested in being in a magazine spread answers with he’d be “diggity down”. The Dirty Octopus.
If you don’t know the name, then you just simply don’t get out enough. The self trademarked Dirty Octopus alias has become a household name in only a few short years, and his signature “I do what I want” style on his ’95 del Sol has made it one of very recognizable proportions. D.O. has made a name for himself not only on importatlanta.com, but also honda-tech, chatting it up with the sport-compact scene’s big hitters from all over the south-east.
The man himself, 25 year old Kashime Caines, left beautiful St. Thomas Virgin Islands for Hotlanta 19 years ago and brought all his flavor with him. He’s taken his Sol through quite a rags to riches story in the five years he’s had it. He’s ripped through four motors, two sets of fog lights, four sets of corner lights, five sets of wheels, two sets of seats, and a partridge in a pear tree (no, really). His wheel collection has ranged from donkin’ 17’s to OEM gangsta’ 14’s, but he’s more about quality rather than quantity as of late. D.O. currently rolls on his set of 4x114 BBS RS’s tucked in his fenders in true frugal style with Ground Control Springs all around, Tokico struts in the front and custom OEM teggy shocks in the rear for maximum dumpage. He even has those strut tower knocks to prove it. Oh and, if you ever make the trip to get low enough to the ground, make sure to check out his hand polished Beaks bar and custom gold and glitter rear sway bar bling, but that’s just for the haters ;). His mud-flap killer is currently a proud member of the DOHC family with his driveway LS swap done by the man himself. The cephalopod cruiser slows his roll with his “JDM tyte” Project Mu pads and rotors. It’s tough to call his car anything but classy though, with his ballin’ ass wood grain Nardi Classic steering wheel and matching Nardi shift knob. Even the purple velour headliner screams royalty when you sit in his ’96 spec black stripe del Sol seats and look up toward the sky, that is given that the top is actually on.
There’s no doubt D.O. has what it takes to still make people envious in his fifteen year old Sol. His trademark tagged hood Octopus by Atlanta’s own Eddie Untachantr (puregroove.org) has become a hot topic in Atlanta’s Honda scene. Kashime is certainly not the first to sport art on his hood, but the haters came out of the woodwork for this one. Still, strangely, after they got done hating they came in floods to show their work. My little Buddha, Kashime, once told me, “If they’re biting your style then you know you’re doing something right.” The validity of that statement was proven as the masses of kids came out with spray paint and tape to put their own special touch on their body panels. If you’ve ever met D.O. you know how amiable and humble he is. While others point out your flaking hood paint and dented body-lines, he’s wondering how you’ve kept your interior so clean and why he can’t be as cool as you. Bottom line is- Kashime is in it to meet more people, and you best believe you’ll hear his mud flaps scraping up gravel in Atlanta’s parking lot meets until- well… until those damn mud flaps just can’t hold on any longer. We love you D.O…. no homo.
:camera:
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/jmoo711/do1.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/jmoo711/do2.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/jmoo711/do3.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/jmoo711/do4.jpg
Thanks for checkin' it out. And Kashime... you betta' get this shit-a-rollin'.