**Bosozoku Car Build: A True Showstopper**

Astrid spent 60 hours meticulously thinking about how the paint would go on and exactly where to lay the tape for the Moonlight Runner's purple and silver pinstripe. The result works, and it's incredible. Purple and silver was always the Moonlight Runners' preferred combo, and this car takes it to a whole new level.

The number plate on the door is also a classic Kaido Racer feature, with the 32 referencing the MX32 Cressida chassis coat. Clap back here, there's a signature on the C-pillar. Why is there a kanji signature on the C-pillar of this car? Well, that's where Kei Miura, creator of Rocket Bunny, left his mark.

When our friends at Hardcore Tokyo 'sup Jun! When Jun was putting their booth together at FD Long Beach, the original display car fell through, so Miura-san asked to park the Moonlight Runner's Cressida in the booth instead. It's very cool to have your car recognized and acknowledged by the godfather of overfenders.

Around back are these sick-looking vents that were sourced from a Mark II MR2. I also love this tall NASCAR-style spoiler that is grafted into the trunk lid and the rear quarter panel. A shaved rear end is not only a funny way to groom your dog but also an incredible way to cap off a bosozoku build.

The license plate is even tweaked upward at an angle, in a nod to Japanese gangs, because it's harder for the cops to read the numbers. The Moonlight Runners' attention to detail carried on through the interior too. This place is decked out with more crushed purple velvet than my daddy's lingerie drawer.

The seat covers make you feel like you're sitting on a throne. The dash cover features legit crystal and tassel fringe in beige to complement the stock interior color. Even the door panels got the amethyst velvet treatment. Forget the rug man, they're what really tie the room together.

This is absolutely tiny, teensy-weensy, little, teeny, teeny Grant steering wheel. Probably is the only American-inspired thing about this car. It's more of a hallmark to the lowrider style, and it doesn't make turning those fat tires with no power steering any easier either.

But like the front splitter and takeyari pipes on the exterior, it's one of those key look-at-me pieces of the interior. Almost everything else here is functional 1980 Cressida. In fact, when Cressidas were new, car magazines raved about how quiet they were to cruise in.

You know, quiet. It's nice and quiet and luxurious. The cherry on top is this flashing purple warning light. The car just wouldn't be complete without it. Oh.

You can't help but lose your (beep) and smile when you see a car like this cruising down the road. You might not like it, but you gotta respect John and Astrid for building it. They now have another car in the works, and a future kit for people who wanna build their own bosozoku-style rides.

I might be hitting them up in the fut. So, thanks to the Moonlight Runners for loaning us this car. They hope to use this car to organize events and help kids and the homeless in their community. And gangs are all about community. Gang, gang.

Hey guys, if you're like me, you love stunts. You ever wonder how they do them? I wondered, so we made a show where I find out how. We drive a car under a semi-truck like in The Fast and Furious. It's every Wednesday for the next three weeks. It's tight.

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- I have a question for you.(enigmatic electronic music)Have you ever thought about the factthat there were retired kamikaze pilots?Guys who were conditionedto fly their planesinto ships as weapons whodidn't get to do that.And then the war ended,and then they had togo home and live lives.Just think about that for a second.How do you go back to yournormal life after that,what do you do to fill the time?They made stuff like this.Kinda.But what is this?It's a bosozoku Toyota Cressida,and we're about to gobumper to bumper on it!So strap in, grandma,there's a bear outside,and the doctor's inthe kitchen with mommy!Yeah, it's an absurd intro,and this is an absurd car.This is Bumper 2 Bumper.I'm James Pumphrey, andJesse's over there (laughs).(invigorating rock music)Big thanks to Kove Audiofor partnering with usfor this episode of Bumper 2 Bumper.This is the Kove Commuter PortableWireless Bluetooth Speaker,and let me tell ya,this thing bumps.♪ Power baby ♪♪ Power baby ♪♪ Power ♪Baby, all I gotta doto get the tunes goin'is connect from my phone,my computer, or my tablet,and I can play musicfrom up to 30 feet away,that's about six meters, and with a chargethat lasts up to eight hours,you can take it errwhere.It even doubles as a speaker phone,and you can put it rightin your cup holder,which I can do becauseI'm plastic free now.If you follow the link below, you can getthis Kove Commuter for 65% off!That's the best deal we'veever offered on this show.Thanks again Kove, I'm reallylike stoked about this thing,I have two of them now, so, mahalo baby.(intense electronic music)After returning home from Doub Doub Two,kamikaze pilots had a lot of troubleadapting to the humdrumroutine of everyday life again,and they were looking for thrills,so they bought motorcycles,modified the mufflers to beextra loud, and terrorizedthe streets together at night.People called them kaminarizoku, or thunder tribe.(thunder clap)As the kamikaze pilots gottoo old to make trouble,newer generations ofrebellious working class teenspicked up where they left off.They even took their awesomestyle, called tokkō-fuku,their motorcycle mods got more extremewith ridiculously tall rear seats,raised handlebars, and colorfulpaint jobs on big bearings.They rode recklessly andpurposefully clogged up streets.The dude is freakin'circlin' around a cop car.After a couple of massive group runsblocked traffic and incitedriots in tranquil neighborhoods,the Japanese media startedcalled calling them bosozoku,which translates to violent running tribe.True to the name, alot of bosozoku membersgot into fierce disagreements with rivals,carried weapons, andended up in the yakuza.Just like Nolan, if hetakes his shirt off,he is covered in tattoos.(traditional Japanese music)(fierce yell)Police crackdowns have drastically reducedthe number of real gangmembers since the peak in 1982,but the crazy modifications lived on,and somewhere along theway, cars started gettingthe same treatment as the motorsicles.Today, I am here with thisbosozoku-style 1982 Cressida,which is arguably theautomotive version of me.I'm a boy from Kentucky.You know what kind oflives a boy from Kentuckyand a 1980 Cressida usually lead?The kind that nobody notices!(thunder clap)But neither one of us wanted that,so I moved to LA, bought a blazerand some skinny jeans,and died my hair blond.Max, roll that footagefrom that party we went to.(intense electronic music)Not willing to live thetypical Toyota Sedan life,this car transformed into somethingthat doesn't just scream look at me!It demands it.This is one of only a tiny handfulof bosozoku-style carsbuilt on American soil.And I tell ya, theseparade floats (laughs)are some of my favoritethings in the world.(smooth 80's music)The builders of this Cressidaare the Moonlight Runners,also known as John and Astrid.They grew up in the American punk scene,and they felt a special connectwith the bosozoku cultureof young motorheads whochallenged authority.When they discoveredthey didn't quite fit inwith typical car enthusiasts around here,they were inspired tobuild something different.Bosozoku gives a big ole middle fingerto the conservative blend in aesthetic.This is anything but mundane.Now if I wanna change my hair,I can just go to a salonand pay someone to do it,or I can go to a racetrack,which is where I dyed my hair.But it turns out you can't just go on eBayand order all these crazyparts for your 1980 Cressida.You can't even get 'em fora Corona Mark II either,which is what this car is called in Japan.So what is a bosozoku lover to do?D-I-Y, just do it yourself.(James burps)The Moonlight Runners learnedeverything as they went,fabricating all of theirown custom bodyworkwith a little help from neighborsand friends at Old TownRestorations in Orange County.With bosozoku cars, most ofthe action is on the exterior.You might think it's all just one style,but you'd be wrong, dead wrong.There's a lot of different subtypes,there's garuchan, based onGroup 5 Super Silhouetterace cars and theirfunctional aero features,there's kyusha, a more understated lookusually seen on classic Japanese cars,shakotan and yankii are race-inspiredlowriders with fenderflares and stretch tires.Some people even consider VIP Sedansor bippu to be a subsetof the bosozoku style.It's all a bubble chart, guys,we are all made of stardust,everything is connected.time is a construct, nothing is real.But there are no ruleswhen it comes to expressingone's personal style, andbosozoku is really a combinationof bits from any and all of them.This car combines manyelements of shakotan,with ultra-low stance, bigflares, and wide wheels,and grachan with thishuge, huge front splitter.Let's talk about thissplitter for a second.It's impossible to ignore,go ahead and try, I'll wait.(clock ticking)You couldn't, could ya?On the Group 5 Silhouette racersthat this was based on,protruding splitters were usedto help direct more airover the top of the cars,increasing down forceand improving traction.This exaggerated, four-foot-long, behemothprobably doesn't do that,because it's big enoughto host a dance off.♪ Power baby ♪This massive splitter lookslike it's gonna scoop you upand make you love it, just like me.(kissing)Bye.Shakotan-style cars often run(smooth 80's music)exposed front-mounted oil coolerswith oil lines runningthrough the front grillor an open headlighthousing like this one.The Moonlight Runners hadone on a previous iterationof their build, and it looks very racy,but after an unfortunate traffic incident,they decided to go without.This headlight isn'tmissing for any reasonother than they haven'tfound a replacementfor the one that was damaged.If any of you know where to get one,these guys would love itif you drop them a line.After the huge splitter,the other most look at mefeature of this car hasgot to be the exhaust.These are called takeyaripipes, or bamboo spears,and nothing makes astatement quite like 10 feetof bright yellow exhausttubing in the air.It's an absolute mustfor any bosozoku fan,and this Cressida does not disappoint.Unlike my dad.If you're out there, I hopeyou're done buying cigarettes,'cause I'd love to talk to you.There's no way you can miss the pipescomin' straight out of the hoodand flying over the roofto come out up here.The exhaust has to make a quick U-turnright after it makes itsway out of the headers.Under the hood lies thesame engine that camein the Supra.(thunder clap)No, not that one.The Supra of the time, Toyota's 2.6 liter4ME straight-6, makinga blistering 110 HRSPRS.In fact, this was the firstmotor that Toyota madethat offered fuel injectionin the United States.Let's go look at the sides (laughs).(intense electronic music)The sides keep the party going,starting with the aggressiveshakotan-style fender flaresin another nod to theclassic JDM race car look.They are made of custom-molded fiberglassand carefully curved to flowwith the Cressida's body lines.Tucked under them arefat AF SSR Mark I wheels,13 by 10 upfront, and13 by 12 in the back.You know, super common size.The custom side skirts havejust centimeters to sparebetween themselves and theharshest of bodywork mistresses,that (beep) known as the ground.(scraping)(laughter)The goal of this build wasn't speed,and obviously, you can't go too faston public roads with allthese pavement-skimming parts,the goal was to have a car that the ownerswould get a kick out ofcruising on the weekends,and one that would make youreyeballs say, w-w-w-what?Something else your eyeballsshould seriously appreciateis this incredible pin striping.A lot of bosozoku cars arepainted eye-catching colorsor in two-tone schemes that representthe province that they're from,but they don't have pinstripes like this.Purple and silver was alwaysthe Moonlight Runners'spreferred combo, and Astrid spent 60 hourspainstakingly thinking abouthow the paint would go onand exactly where to lay the tape.It took two weeks completethe paining itself.And the result works.The number plate on thedoor is also a classicKaido Racer feature,with the 32 referencingthe MX32 Cressida chassis coat.(clap)Back here, there's asignature on the C-pillar,why is there a kanji signatureon the C-pillar of this car?Well, that's where Kei Miura,creator of Rocket Bunny,you ever heard of it, left his mark.When our friends at Hardcore Toyko,'sup Jun!When Jun was putting theirbooth together at FD Long Beach,the original display car fell through,so Miura-san asked to park theMoonlight Runner's Cressidain the booth instead.If you think about it, it's very coolto have your carrecognized and acknowledgedby the godfather of overfenders.(clap)Around back are these sick-looking ventsthat were sourced from a Mark II MR2.I also love this tall NASCAR-style spoilerthat is grafted into the trunk lidand the rear quarter panel.A shaved rear end is not only a funny wayto groom your dog butalso an incredible wayto cap off a bosozoku build.The license plate is even tweaked upwardat an angle, in a nod to Japanese gangs,because it's harder for thecops to read the numbers.(heavy electronic music)The Moonlight Runners'sattention to detailcarried on through the interior too.This place is decked out withmore crushed purple velvetthan my daddy's lingerie drawer.The seat covers make you feellike you're sitting on a throne.The dash cover features legitcrystal and tassel fringein beige to complementthe stock interior color.Even the door panels got theamethyst velvet treatment.Forget the rug man,they're what really theties the room together.This is absolutely tiny, teensy-weensy,(laughs) little, teeny, teeny,teeny Grant steering wheelprobably is the only American-inspiredthing about this car.It's more of a hallmarkto the lowrider style,and it doesn't maketurning those fat tireswith no power steering any easier either,but like the frontsplitter and takeyari pipeson the exterior, it's one of those keylook at me pieces of the interior.Almost everything else hereis functional 1980 Cressida.In fact, when Cressidas were new,car magazines raved about howquiet they were to cruise in.(engine starts)(engine roars)You know, quiet.It's nice and quiet and luxurious.The cherry on top is thisflashing purple warning light.The car just wouldn'tbe complete about it.Ow.(laughter)(upbeat rock music)You can't help but loseyour (beep) and smilewhen you see a car likethis cruisin' down the road.You might not like it,but you gotta respectJohn and Astrid for building it.They now have another car in the works,and a future kit forpeople who wanna buildtheir own bosozoku-style rides.I might be hitting them up in the fut.So but thanks to the Moonlight Runnersfor loaning us this car.They hope to use thiscar to organize eventsand help kids and thehomeless in their community.And gangs are all about community.Gang, gang.Hey guys, if you're likeme, you love stunts,you ever wonder how they do them?I wondered, so we made ashow where I find out how.We drive a car under a semi-trucklike in The Fast and Furious.It's every Wednesday forthe next three weeks.It's tight.Thanks for watching Donut Media.If you guys didn't watch it,I wouldn't get to make it.Honestly, this is my dream job,I think about it everyday when I go to work.Follow me on Instagram at @jamespumphrey,follow Donut on Instagram andTwitter now at @donutmedia,watch this episode of myson Nolan's show WheelHouse,and watch this episode ofmy other show Up to Speed.Lots of new shows coming all summerand throughout the year,so make sure you subscribeto the channel so you don't miss anything.If you liked this video, let my boss knowby clicking that like button.I love you!