All About Rin

Rin – Co-Owner & JDM Precision Director
I’m Rin, co-owner and lead designer for precision and performance at Aged Limited.
Born and raised in the suburbs of Tokyo, I grew up in my father’s garage. He was a quiet engineer who worked on precision parts for Nissan and Toyota. From the time I was small, I’d sit on a stool watching him measure tolerances with calipers so fine they looked like jewelry. He taught me that true power isn’t loud — it’s exact. One wrong millimeter and everything falls apart.
That obsession with precision never left me. At sixteen I discovered drifting on the mountain passes outside the city. The controlled chaos, the silence between gear changes, the way the tires sang when they lost and then regained grip — it felt like dancing on the edge of physics. I fell completely in love.
Two years ago I moved to Kentucky because I wanted to see what happened when Japanese precision met American muscle. I brought my heavily modified ‘92 RX-7 with me — a car I built with my own hands, rotary screaming, every bolt torqued exactly right.
At Aged Limited I bring that same mindset to everything we create. Clean lines, perfect fitment, and performance you can feel. Whether I’m designing a JDM-inspired graphic or developing premium heavyweight apparel that drapes just right, I approach every detail with the discipline I learned in my father’s garage and the passion I found on mountain roads.
I’m still tech-savvy enough to tune an ECU blindfolded, but my real love is the feeling — that perfect moment when engineering and soul come together. Here in Kentucky I’ve found something beautiful: the thrill of mixing JDM precision with old-school American iron.
If you appreciate quality that’s built with care, designs that respect both heritage and performance, and clothing that actually feels as good as it looks… you’re in the right place.
Come stay a while. Look around. Join the Tribe.
Rin
TAKE THE RELIC HOME 
“If you live loud and your grease is honest, our gear is built for you. 
From Outlaw to the vintage-wash tees that handle the shop as well as the street. 
 Claim your piece of the Relic Heritage.”
Statement Pieces from RELIC
These aren’t just shirts. They’re wearable expressions of a certain standard.
Crafted from premium heavyweight fabrics that feel substantial, drape beautifully, and age with character. Every design is created with intention — clean, confident, and quietly rebellious.
Not loud. Never generic.
The kind of piece you reach for when you want to carry a little grit, a little soul, and a lot of presence with you. Whether you’re at a show, out with friends, or just living your life — these shirts say you understand the difference between something made… and something that matters.
Wear it like that one rare chrome piece on your ride.

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1984 Boulevard

A deliberate departure from the rust and the oil. As raw iron gave way to fuel injection and digital dashboards, the streets took on a different kind of speed. The 1984 Boulevard Collection is a limited-run homage to the synthetic era of car culture. High-contrast lines, nocturnal aesthetics, and the polished glow of the streetlamp. We took the neon speed of the decade and engineered it into premium, heavy-weight streetwear.

Welcome to the Garage Journal

This is where we slow down and go a little deeper.
Not every story fits in a video. Some moments need more room — the late-night thoughts when the garage door is closed, the lessons we learned the hard way, the quiet victories, the funny failures, and the real life that happens between the wrenches, the paint, and the cold coffee.
Here you’ll find longer stories from the girls and me, behind-the-scenes looks at what we’re building, personal reflections, and the kind of honest conversations that don’t always make it into the videos.
Pull up a chair. The tools are still dirty, the coffee is cold, and the door is always open.
This is the heart behind the garage.

RIN'S 92 MAZDA RX7 D3S VEILSIDE FORTUNE

Rin’s 1992 MAZDA RX7 D3S VEILSIDE FORTUNE SPECS
FAST AND FURIOUS
1.3L Twin-Turbo/Rotor (13B-REW)*
Manual
Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)
Front 20″x9.0″ Tires 255-30-20
Rear 20″x11.5″ Tires 295-30-20

1308cc Wankel rotary, aluminum housing

External Mods: HKS T04Z turbo kit, HKS V-mount FMIC, VeilSide custom IC piping, NGK Racing spark plugs, VeilSide titanium exhaustEngine Management Mods: A’PEXi Power FC, GT-R fuel pump

Layout: Longitudinal front engine, rear-wheel drive

Drivetrain Mods: ATS carbon clutch

Front: A’PEXi N1 coil-overs

Rear: A’PEXi N1 coil-overs

Front: Rotora 13-in. two-piece rotors w/ 4-piston calipers

 VeilSide Fortune RX-7 body kit

Sparco steering wheel and 4-point harnesses, VeilSide D-1 race seats, Sanyo ECD-T1780DV head unit, Alpine speakers and 8-in. in-dash monitor

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