Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Together with a friend of mine we’ve created a new website:
The Bosozoku Style blog
This new site will feature daily new fresh Boszoku style cars submitted by both me and Bosozoku.
If you think you want to contribute to the site as well: please contact us!
Noriyaro posted some amazing pictures again! This time of a typically 80s boxy Toyota Chaser JZX71:
Boxy 80s Toyota Chaser JZX71 drifting
I do not agree with him that the car is bosozoku, it is more kyusha kai than bosozoku: it is lowered and it got stretched tires around deep dished rims. No further bosozoku styling (like ridiculous body modifications) or what so ever.
If you’re interested in all pictures of the Chaser, you can find them in this posting on the Noriyaru site:
Nori Yaru’s Chaser
Only very short this time: 5 seconds of fame!
I haven’t found the Carina on the pictures of this B?s?zoku meeting:
Exhaust Champion Of The World at B?s?zoku meeting 2008
So I’m still looking for the original Japanese picture site of this event. If anyone has them, please forward me the link! :)
Just imagine: what if Michiharu Kusunoki drew Initial D instead of Shakotan Boogie or Wangan Midnight?
Would Takumi and Bunta look like this?
I love the B?s?zoku looks of these two muggers and they look like they could be father and son. ;)
Or would we massively listen to Rockabilly instead of Eurobeat? I hope not!
And would Takumi have drifted an AE86 Trueno looking like this Shakotan Boogie Soarer?
Hopefully we will never know. ;)
A while ago I posted about how to fit stretched tires on those lovely 9 inch wide rims like this one on the Carina Firevan:
Well, I found a video how to do it without explosions:
Pretty nifty!:)
Still, I think the fun factor of the explosion method a lot more appealing. ;)
Ever wondered how they fit stretched tires on those fat 9, 10, 11 or 12 inch rims? Ever wondered how those wheels on the B?s?zoku, Kyusha Kai and Shakotan cars are done? I did after seeing this picture of the Carina Firevan:
See for yourself here:
What happens is that the tire is only fitted on one side of the rim and the other side has a small (ahum) amount of space between the tire and the rim. The guy in the video applies brake cleaner on the rim (to ignite), just above and inside the tire. Then he lights it and the brake cleaner ignites and explodes inside the tire. This causes the air to expand and the tire to stretch. Due to the tire expanding it will tightly fit on the other side of the rim and you have a stretched tire. It is as simple as that! :)
Here you can see a better (and safer) how to:
(don’t mind the bad choice in music…)
So, now you know how to make your car look Shakotan. ;)
And be careful… You don’t want to end up like this:
I know I promised to give a follow up on the AE86 cupracer in the Car feature, but writing that piece takes a bit longer than I thought. I’ll try to finish it later this week.
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