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The Japanese Convert JDM Boxes Into American Iron

Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:25:19 EDT

@dotorg greg: The Open Deck is brilliant. It's like a shrunken Avalanche!

The high-roof you posted, however, is amazing as well.

@CharlzR: What, like a Fleshlight in a reciever hitch?

Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle

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WilliamG. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:46:59 EDT

I really want one of those mini 'burbans. Like, in unhealthy, unnatural ways...

WilliamG.

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CharlzR — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:21:50 EDT

Hm. No truck nuts for these. Perhaps a van-gina would be more appropriate.

CharlzR

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Hoser Dave — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:01:55 EDT

As a Canadian, I can import cars older than 15 years. Jalops, you can pay me to import one for the new Jalopmobile.

Hoser Dave

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dotorg greg — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:25:20 EDT

As a 1st Gen xB lover-from-afar, I'm really depressed looking around the JDM sites for comparable custom work. It's like every Toyota bB driver in the country wants his own Batmobile, period.

Nothing like these Lapins, or the Honda Vamos, which is what those orange Dodges from Blow are based on.

Though there is this slightly interesting-looking camper top bB/xB:

[www.boom-enterprises.com]

and a cool-but-useless bB-amino, aka the bB Open Deck:

[iwao.dip.jp]

dotorg greg

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loyter — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:21:43 EDT

As an owner and a fan of a first gen xB, I must say that I would turn tricks on the street corner to get one of those Suburpins. LOVE LOVE LOVE these.

loyter

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hootjigga — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:21:32 EDT

I saw a New Beetle with all the old Beetle kit on it. Rims, chrome window trim, and the crooked Volkswagen logo on the former engine cover.

hootjigga

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MadHungarian — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:21:45 EDT

@POИTIFF POLAЯ: I think we chould call them Subprimes . . .

MadHungarian

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staircar — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:31:07 EDT

Here's what ya do. Ya get yourself a Suburban and a Suburpin. Then, all that's left is for you to do is build your own Maxi-burban out of an International CXT. Load them one inside the other like Russian stacking dolls.

Ta-da! Automotive turducken!

staircar

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Mjolnir427 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:37:49 EDT

I have never wanted one of those jap refrigerator-boxes-on-wheels until now.

Now I really want one.

Mjolnir427

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RoninianHoon — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:36:35 EDT

That's like putting the face of a 400lb ugly fat guy on a little 4th tall cute Japanese girl.

Is this where the plot for "Face Off" was hashed?

RoninianHoon

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prndl — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:13:22 EDT

@Mark Arnold: Is that Yao Ming?

I'm looking for a C10 or F-100 conversion.

prndl

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TexanIdiot25 could use some of that bail out money — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:09:47 EDT

Funny part is, when your done playing with the little 'Burb, you can easily load it up into your real '69 'Burb!

TexanIdiot25 could use some of that bail out money

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Euromobile — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:54:36 EDT

@NICKNICK: COTD! I think I'd probably do likewise; seeing one of these on the street would mess with your inner ear.

How great would it be if someone started transforming Subaru Sambars into cab-over Econolines and Greenbriars?

Euromobile

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TheAstronot — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:48:31 EDT

This is the reason I waste as much time on this site as I do. Totally freaking super amazingly rad off the charts.

TheAstronot

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Mark Arnold — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:36:06 EDT

To give an idea of the scale:
[www.blow-net.co.jp]

Mark Arnold

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smalleyxb122 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:18:01 EDT

I can't find (or read if I could find) prices for the conversions on Dream Factory Blow's website, so I don't know if I want to try to sneak a Lupin into the states.

They have some goofy kits too, but the Woody Lupin is worth checking out.

Still not as cool as the little Suburbans, but pretty cool in its own right.

smalleyxb122

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yellofury * * * * * — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:12:51 EDT

[www.blow-net.co.jp]

go through the line up section to look at all the wackiness coming out of these customizers..pretty cool stuff

yellofury * * * * *

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suzq044 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:11:13 EDT

well, i can put one of those on the back of OUR c10.. lol or IN the back, with our 66 panel. lol

suzq044

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TriShield — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:55:54 EDT

Incredibly cool.

TriShield

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badco/LoJ — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:47:30 EDT

This is the greatest thing I've ever seen. That green and white "Chevy" van with the West Coast mirrors wants me to swim to Japan to steal it.

badco/LoJ

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crazygutgut — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:36:50 EDT

Uh is it me? or does the Orange Dodge van actually say DODOE? that makes it even cooler...

crazygutgut

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POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:31:13 EDT

@Paul Y. is Going Dumb at the Sideshow:
I do not come to correct,
I come to learn as you have.

And with gas prices climbing, I'm thinking SUV!
(Squished Utility Vehicle)

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY

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om Bronx de Mowgli — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:10:00 EDT

@☼ БЯд╒╒ ®: either, both, neither, all of the above???

scrumtralescent!

om Bronx de Mowgli

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om Bronx de Mowgli — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:09:22 EDT

someone commented to this effect on the gallery, but yes DAMD does a lot of this stuff...

I seriously jones for one of these! Mural extremely optional! :D

om Bronx de Mowgli

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Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:58:57 EDT

@POИTIFF POLAЯ: I stand corrected.

Either way, I desperately need to be driving a Miniburban.

Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle

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kingfling — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:57:01 EDT

Perfectly proportioned for filling up at $4 per gallon.

kingfling

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Ω ß®ªғғ — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:56:52 EDT

@Starlton Heston: are you Samwell Heston or Starlton Butters?

Ω ß®ªғғ

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om Bronx de Mowgli — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:55:17 EDT

jesus christ superstar!

I have mentioned this in at least two posts before about compacts... these things f us sub compacts in the a!

"wut, wut? in the butt! I said wut, wut, in the butt!"

om Bronx de Mowgli

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Ω ß®ªғғ — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:46:56 EDT

@CornedBeefAsh: You're unbelievable

Ω ß®ªғғ

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Turbo Driver — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:46:54 EDT

Wanna know WHY these are cool? 'Cause they got CHROME! Real, honest-to-God, blinding, shiny things CHROME- not some plasticky, egg-looking rubbery Jar-Jar-tongue front ends.

I say the new 'Stang, Charger, and Camaro could use a chrome-strip looking bumperette on them, which would more realistically look like their forebears.

-W

Turbo Driver

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markov - type gna(R) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:43:26 EDT

As far as I'm concerned, they blew it. Where are the electronic wizards? The buxom viking she-warriors? The aurora boreali and other such cosmic wonders of the airbrush?

markov - type gna(R)

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POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:41:25 EDT

Just so we're all clear here, for those who didn't follow da link, the Mutant Suburbans are not xBs, they are Suzuki Lapins. Although I would be confident such a conversion could be achieved with the Scion, those little Suburpins look pretty sharp.

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY

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ChickenDust — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:39:48 EDT

I love `em. They did good.

ChickenDust

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Buckster — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:38:02 EDT

Some sick perverted deeply hidden part of my soul realy likes these?!??.

Buckster

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Dr.Danger, I run the Death Star — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:33:09 EDT

Mini-Murdervan for me plz!

Dr.Danger, I run the Death Star

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Tachman — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:27:42 EDT

The 69-70 Chevy front end matches the Cube perfectly. Finally the the Japanese van tuners came up with something I like!

Tachman

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nj_hoon — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:27:14 EDT

Doing the follow the link - google it I came across this.

[www.blow-net.co.jp]

Holy coolness.

nj_hoon

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:25:08 EDT

These are actually kind of cute and US automakers ought to start cranking out miniatures. I think Americans would buy "babies" of their cars. We buy every other kind of cute overload crap.

But..."Mooneyes"? Seriously. "Mooneyes?" = Western?

NovaloadMissesPolar

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nosirrahg — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:19:53 EDT

A friend of mine just backed out of buying a new xB that had major hail damage; the cost of the repairs weren't much less than the discount they were offering...but what a perfect candidate for such a transformation!

nosirrahg

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jeremyc — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:17:12 EDT

Do Want!

jeremyc

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Carni77 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:09:35 EDT

Mooneyes. I guess there is some sort of Japanese/Rev. Wright connection.

Carni77

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OldeEnglishD misses Polar — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:07:58 EDT

Vern Troyer is so happy right now....

OldeEnglishD misses Polar

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grzydj — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:03:37 EDT

That's so creative and so damn cool. I love it.

grzydj

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bmoredlj — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:03:35 EDT

Sweet!

bmoredlj

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Sloop_John_B — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:02:35 EDT

I'll take mine in blue, with extra chrome and a roof rack, please! I'm digg'n these...Toyota, take note!

Sloop_John_B

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80honda — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:50:22 EDT

[jalopnik.com]

I loved this Honda converted to look like a Dodge.

80honda

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gotsmart — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:44:26 EDT

Those are GREAT!

gotsmart

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htrodblder — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:44:16 EDT

Damn I want one, and to think I was gonna buy a HHR
very cool

htrodblder

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zweirad — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:42:09 EDT

Take a look at the Auto-Otaku link. Many cool cars including this Volvo... [farm3.static.flickr.com]
...as well as this Mazda Luce which has to be my new favorite 60s Japanese car [farm3.static.flickr.com]

zweirad

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Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:37:53 EDT

@dculberson: They'd be Toyota bB's but that's basically the same thing.

These things are amazing and SO DAMN CUTE. I like the 4-lug Fuchs-like wheels on the green bB a lot, too.

Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle

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beercheck — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:36:28 EDT

That '72 Chevy is speaking to me.

beercheck

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zweirad — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:34:40 EDT

Those vans are truly bitchen. Is there an US source for the body kits? I reckon that some of the Scion xB-boys would definitely go for the mini 'burban look.

zweirad

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burglar — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:33:38 EDT

So minivan joke would be too obvious?

burglar

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BSAKat — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:31:08 EDT

@NICKNICK:
That's not helped by the fact it looks like the shooter used a relatively wide lens to shoot these cars. They're small and distorted!

BSAKat

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Rususeruru — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:28:32 EDT

Most awesomely bizarre thing I've seen all day.

Rususeruru

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The Name's Ash78, Housewares — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:28:21 EDT

@Lieutenant LT БЯд╒╒ ®: And I was dead serious about that dream last night. Those tweakers were making me crawl through HVAC ducts to get to their secret stash. At least I didn't have to listen to their music.

The Name's Ash78, Housewares

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tenbeers — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:26:05 EDT

I would give my left testicle for a pint-sized A-Team van.

tenbeers

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Feds — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:26:04 EDT

64 kinds of awesome. I bet these would sell like hotcakes as NEV's. All the retirees cruising Arizona's gated communities imagining they are 16 again.

And I thought the VW conversions were cool!

[www.terra2imports.ca]

Feds

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Ω ß®ªғғ — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:24:31 EDT

@CornedBeefAsh: so... umm, COTD is done early today? Nice work...

Ω ß®ªғғ

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TPSreports — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:19:52 EDT

Very cool

TPSreports

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lascauxcaveman — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:16:18 EDT

Damn. Yet ANOTHER reason to buy a first-gen Xb.

My resistance is growing weak. Help me!

lascauxcaveman

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NICKNICK — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:14:19 EDT

i feel like i'm looking through a fisheye lens.
if i saw one in person, i'd probably trip and fall.

NICKNICK

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smalleyxb122 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:14:06 EDT

Who knew that there would be a cool fad in Japanese custom car culture?

I really like these.

As much as I hate trying to make a vehicle look like a different (existing) vehicle (e.g. Fierarri), these are just too campy to take seriously. I would drive (any of)them.

And I must say that they did a better job of a mini retro 'Burban than GM did with the HHR.

smalleyxb122

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TurboBrick — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:13:44 EDT

Spied: The GM backup plan for reaching CAFE goals if the Volt doesn't work.

TurboBrick

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DannyBN — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:13:43 EDT

It would have been cooler if they turned those Miniburbans into proper 3-doors.

[www.cascadeclassiccars.com]

DannyBN

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Isetta — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:11:27 EDT

I don't why, but these vehicles creep me out. It's like an alter universe, reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode.

Isetta

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POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:11:07 EDT

The Crownamino is a noteworthy piece too from the link...

(Not the same one, but close!)

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY

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Preferredcustomer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:10:25 EDT

Yawn. Let me know when they start converting kei cars into replicas of Vegas and Camaros.

Preferredcustomer

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j6r — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:10:15 EDT

If Scion owners were cool they would be doing this.

j6r

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wookie1901 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:09:01 EDT

@CornedBeefAsh: Unbelievable!

wookie1901

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Bret — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:08:44 EDT

Where's the GMC in A-Team livery? Japan needs more Baracus...

"My van's helluva cute fool!"

Bret

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dculberson — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:07:48 EDT

The micro-Suburbans are awesome!! Are they Scion xB's? I didn't know they could look that good.

dculberson

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POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:07:44 EDT

Those Suzuki Suburpin's are funky!

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY

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Uncle Bo, averting foreclosure — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:07:35 EDT

Put one of these in the back of your Dekotora truck and you will quite literally rule the automotive universe.

Uncle Bo, averting foreclosure

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Mazda Eric has his own radio show — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:05:31 EDT

AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! They're ADORABLE! I jsut want to tussle their hoods and rub under their front bumpers and go "a-shucka shucka shucka"

Mazda Eric has his own radio show

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The Name's Ash78, Housewares — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:04:56 EDT

I had a bad dream last night where I was going undercover to bust some meth-heads and heroin addicts. But the weird part was that the old Brit-pop/dance group EMF were the ringleaders and the lead singer was a dwarf. It really messed with my head, just like seeing these pics.

The Name's Ash78, Housewares