David W. K. Tang Memorial Cruise (Feb. 22, 2009)
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More on Dave the person and his beloved Lexus GS400.
David Tang’s ‘98 Lexus GS400
May 04, 2007
By Jerrette Kamaka
When drifting and the tuner scene hit Hawaii, there was a handful of guys who played a crucial role in its growing popularity. Some built tuner cars. Others sold after-market parts, and Dave Tang recorded it all and put it on DVD. Although Tang is well-known as one of the owners of GRIP Video, his first business venture was a café for car enthusiasts.
“In 1998 through 1999, a friend and I had opened a café in Salt Lake called the Hot Spot Café,” says the former UH volleyball player. “It was an alternative hangout to Zippy’s or McDonald’s,and was geared toward car enthusiasts.
We had Gran Turismo gaming tournaments, organized car cruises and we stayed open until 2 a.m.”
Working in the restaurant business until 2 in the morning proved to be harder than expected, so Tang closed the café, went back to school and got his master’s in information systems. Around the same time, he and two friends launched GRIP Video, which helped shape the tuner industry in Hawaii. But there were times when Tang thought of ending his adoration of cars.
“It’s all about loving cars,” says Tang. “I’ve tried to get out of cars, because being business-oriented it’s hard to spend money on something that depreciates instead of investing money on something that appreciates, like real estate. But because I’m in the business and I love working on cars and modifying them to my own taste and different from everyone else. I keep coming back to cars.”
Although Tang has been a longtime builder of VIP yakuza-style cars like this ‘98 Lexus
GS400, he’s building a 240SX which will hit the streets soon.
ENGINE
JDM VIP dual exhaust with 3.5-inch quad tips
SUSPENSION
Custom prototype Universal Air bag suspension kit, custom floating 5-gallon chrome air tank, custom installed two Viair 380 compressors, 1/2-inch air lines and brass fittings, 1/2-inch brass blowproof fast solenoid valves, Chrome nine-way switch control box and computer
WHEELS
JDM WORK Euroline KH 19X9 +20 offset front, JDM WORK Euroline KH 19X10 +20 offset rear, Dunlop Sport Maxx 245/35/ZR19 front, Dunlop DZ-101 Direzza 245/35/ZR19 rear, CADD cross-drilled slotted rotors
ELECTRONICS
6000K HALO HID headlight conversion, JDM VIP underbody blue LED lighting, JDM VIP underbody strobe lighting
INTERIOR
JDM Junction Produce fusa (Special Edition), JDM curtain set for side doors, rear doors, rear windshield, JDM black leather pillows, JDM double DIN A/V bezel, Custom built mini liquor bar, crystal Champaign glasses, 35 percent window tint
STEREO
Sony XAV 7-inch motorized in-dash screen, Custom mounted in-dash Sony single CD, Custom trunk mounted Sony 10 CD changer, Custom glove box mounted DVD/CD/MP3 player, 8-inch front headrest monitors, Custom fabricated 5.6-inch rear headrest monitors, XO Vision video amplifier/controller, Soundstream Picasso 4.880 amplifier, Soundstream Picasso 4.440 amplifier, Custom polish plating on amplifiers, ViFa 6.5” separates door speakers, Four 12-inch OZ Pro subwoofers, Custom Plexiglas and mirror sub enclosure, Custom amplifier rack in raised spare/trunk floor, Custom etched Lexus logo in Plexiglas on amp rack, Neon illuminated amplifier rack and sub enclosure
EXTERIOR
JDM Final Konnexion front bumper, JDM WIN Racing side skirts, JDM WIN Racing rear bumper, JDM WIN Racing rear lip wing, Shaved front side marker lights, Custom chromed front grill, 2001 taillight conversion
Find this article and pics at: http://www.midweek.com/content/colum...8_lexus_gs400/
David Tang’s ‘98 Lexus GS400
May 04, 2007
By Jerrette Kamaka
When drifting and the tuner scene hit Hawaii, there was a handful of guys who played a crucial role in its growing popularity. Some built tuner cars. Others sold after-market parts, and Dave Tang recorded it all and put it on DVD. Although Tang is well-known as one of the owners of GRIP Video, his first business venture was a café for car enthusiasts.
“In 1998 through 1999, a friend and I had opened a café in Salt Lake called the Hot Spot Café,” says the former UH volleyball player. “It was an alternative hangout to Zippy’s or McDonald’s,and was geared toward car enthusiasts.
We had Gran Turismo gaming tournaments, organized car cruises and we stayed open until 2 a.m.”
Working in the restaurant business until 2 in the morning proved to be harder than expected, so Tang closed the café, went back to school and got his master’s in information systems. Around the same time, he and two friends launched GRIP Video, which helped shape the tuner industry in Hawaii. But there were times when Tang thought of ending his adoration of cars.
“It’s all about loving cars,” says Tang. “I’ve tried to get out of cars, because being business-oriented it’s hard to spend money on something that depreciates instead of investing money on something that appreciates, like real estate. But because I’m in the business and I love working on cars and modifying them to my own taste and different from everyone else. I keep coming back to cars.”
Although Tang has been a longtime builder of VIP yakuza-style cars like this ‘98 Lexus
GS400, he’s building a 240SX which will hit the streets soon.
ENGINE
JDM VIP dual exhaust with 3.5-inch quad tips
SUSPENSION
Custom prototype Universal Air bag suspension kit, custom floating 5-gallon chrome air tank, custom installed two Viair 380 compressors, 1/2-inch air lines and brass fittings, 1/2-inch brass blowproof fast solenoid valves, Chrome nine-way switch control box and computer
WHEELS
JDM WORK Euroline KH 19X9 +20 offset front, JDM WORK Euroline KH 19X10 +20 offset rear, Dunlop Sport Maxx 245/35/ZR19 front, Dunlop DZ-101 Direzza 245/35/ZR19 rear, CADD cross-drilled slotted rotors
ELECTRONICS
6000K HALO HID headlight conversion, JDM VIP underbody blue LED lighting, JDM VIP underbody strobe lighting
INTERIOR
JDM Junction Produce fusa (Special Edition), JDM curtain set for side doors, rear doors, rear windshield, JDM black leather pillows, JDM double DIN A/V bezel, Custom built mini liquor bar, crystal Champaign glasses, 35 percent window tint
STEREO
Sony XAV 7-inch motorized in-dash screen, Custom mounted in-dash Sony single CD, Custom trunk mounted Sony 10 CD changer, Custom glove box mounted DVD/CD/MP3 player, 8-inch front headrest monitors, Custom fabricated 5.6-inch rear headrest monitors, XO Vision video amplifier/controller, Soundstream Picasso 4.880 amplifier, Soundstream Picasso 4.440 amplifier, Custom polish plating on amplifiers, ViFa 6.5” separates door speakers, Four 12-inch OZ Pro subwoofers, Custom Plexiglas and mirror sub enclosure, Custom amplifier rack in raised spare/trunk floor, Custom etched Lexus logo in Plexiglas on amp rack, Neon illuminated amplifier rack and sub enclosure
EXTERIOR
JDM Final Konnexion front bumper, JDM WIN Racing side skirts, JDM WIN Racing rear bumper, JDM WIN Racing rear lip wing, Shaved front side marker lights, Custom chromed front grill, 2001 taillight conversion
Find this article and pics at: http://www.midweek.com/content/colum...8_lexus_gs400/
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For those who didn't know Dave....here's a article about him after his passing...he was a super guy...a pioneer in Hawaii's VIP scene...and a great friend to all.
In Memory of David Wing Kerng Tang
March 07, 2008
By Jerrette Kamaka
David Tang February 28, 1976-February 22, 2008
The world lost one of Hawaii’s most prolific car enthusiasts and pioneers in motorsports media. Dave Tang lost his 19-month battle with cancer Feb. 22, 2008 six days shy of his 32nd birthday.
“When Dave was born it was a proud time for the family,” says Ron Tang, Dave’s father, “because he was a son and the first child of the family I was starting. So at the time, we knew the Tang name was going to continue on with Dave.”
Ron Tang, a car buff himself, passed on the knowledge of cars to his son at an early age. A game that father and son played was “name the car.” As cars passed by, Ron would ask his son, “What kind of car was that, Dave?” This admiration for cars led Dave and two other friends to start one of the import world’s renowned video production companies, Grip Video.
“The only plan I had for Dave was to play volleyball because I enjoyed it,” says Ron Tang. “So around seventh grade he started playing volleyball and around ninth and 10th grade he shot up four inches. I didn’t think he would reach 6 feet 6 inches, but that’s what he grew to.”
After graduating from Mid-Pac, Dave was invited by coach Wilton to walk on and join the UH volleyball team, and was a member of the 1996 team that finished the season at 27-3.
Everyone who knew Dave will remember him for his infinite compassion, unremitting thoughtfulness and unconditional love he shared with everyone. If the world had more Dave Tangs, it would surely be a better place.
Dave is survived by his father, stepmother Linda Tang, mother Lily, stepfather Dwight Miyashiro and sister Tiffany. Services for Dave Tang will be held at Diamond Head Mortuary March 11 with a viewing 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., services 11:30 a.m. to noon, burial at noon followed by lunch. Casual attire.
Academic
Ma’ema’e Elementary 1981-1987
Niu Valley middle school & Star of the Sea 1988-1989
Mid-Pacific Institute 1990-1994
University of Hawaii 1995-1999 BA Communications
Hawaii Pacific University 2000-2001 Masters Information Systems
Professional
Paradise Beverage, Stocker 1993-1994
KHNL, Video editor 1998-2000
Hot Spot Café 1998-1999
Architecture, Office manager 2000-2001
Pearl Harbor Shipyard, Office manager – 2001
Grip Video, Owner – 2000-2008
Cars
1991 Honda Civic
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1990 Nissan 300Z
1991 Lexus LS400
1998 Lexus GS400
1989 Nissan 240SX
2000 Mercedes-Benz S430
Car Clubs
Shadow R
Sub Zero Racing
Pimplux
Executive Konnexion
Find this article at: http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/mwrides_article/in_memory_of_david_wing_kerng_tang/
In Memory of David Wing Kerng Tang
March 07, 2008
By Jerrette Kamaka
David Tang February 28, 1976-February 22, 2008
The world lost one of Hawaii’s most prolific car enthusiasts and pioneers in motorsports media. Dave Tang lost his 19-month battle with cancer Feb. 22, 2008 six days shy of his 32nd birthday.
“When Dave was born it was a proud time for the family,” says Ron Tang, Dave’s father, “because he was a son and the first child of the family I was starting. So at the time, we knew the Tang name was going to continue on with Dave.”
Ron Tang, a car buff himself, passed on the knowledge of cars to his son at an early age. A game that father and son played was “name the car.” As cars passed by, Ron would ask his son, “What kind of car was that, Dave?” This admiration for cars led Dave and two other friends to start one of the import world’s renowned video production companies, Grip Video.
“The only plan I had for Dave was to play volleyball because I enjoyed it,” says Ron Tang. “So around seventh grade he started playing volleyball and around ninth and 10th grade he shot up four inches. I didn’t think he would reach 6 feet 6 inches, but that’s what he grew to.”
After graduating from Mid-Pac, Dave was invited by coach Wilton to walk on and join the UH volleyball team, and was a member of the 1996 team that finished the season at 27-3.
Everyone who knew Dave will remember him for his infinite compassion, unremitting thoughtfulness and unconditional love he shared with everyone. If the world had more Dave Tangs, it would surely be a better place.
Dave is survived by his father, stepmother Linda Tang, mother Lily, stepfather Dwight Miyashiro and sister Tiffany. Services for Dave Tang will be held at Diamond Head Mortuary March 11 with a viewing 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., services 11:30 a.m. to noon, burial at noon followed by lunch. Casual attire.
Academic
Ma’ema’e Elementary 1981-1987
Niu Valley middle school & Star of the Sea 1988-1989
Mid-Pacific Institute 1990-1994
University of Hawaii 1995-1999 BA Communications
Hawaii Pacific University 2000-2001 Masters Information Systems
Professional
Paradise Beverage, Stocker 1993-1994
KHNL, Video editor 1998-2000
Hot Spot Café 1998-1999
Architecture, Office manager 2000-2001
Pearl Harbor Shipyard, Office manager – 2001
Grip Video, Owner – 2000-2008
Cars
1991 Honda Civic
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1990 Nissan 300Z
1991 Lexus LS400
1998 Lexus GS400
1989 Nissan 240SX
2000 Mercedes-Benz S430
Car Clubs
Shadow R
Sub Zero Racing
Pimplux
Executive Konnexion
Find this article at: http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/mwrides_article/in_memory_of_david_wing_kerng_tang/
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OHHH everyone lets meet up at todds at 9:30 so we can roll in together at 10 
for the new ppl, todds = Hawaii Truck Concepts
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02-11-09, 09:59 PM
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Supposed to have a softball game that day, so I wasn't planning on doing this cruise. But we'll see what time my game is. If I can't make it, you guy are welcome to meetup there though. If anyone needs coffee or food, there's always Zippys.
