LexFather

Taken elsewhere....


It's been referred to as "Youga Base" style, "Hentai Vans", and a few other things, but apparently they just refer to their cars as "Dajjibans", or Dodge Vans. The Katakana to search for is "ダッジバン".

If anyone finds any new blogs, sites, or images related to the Dajjiban thing, post them in here. I want moar.


The Basics:
-Dodge Vans (I've yet to see anything else, but maybe they don't get other American vans over there)
-Lowering
-Deep dish low-offset wheels (often 6-lug RS Wats, but I've seen Diamonds and others)
-White lettered tires
-minimalist interiors (CF, racing wheels, not typical van stuff, lots of period American stickers, very eclectic)
-V8 performance mods

They appear to be actually tracking these vans, which is absurd, but ****ing rad.

Here's the "Youga Base" blog site:

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/r_q_collectibles


Some of the images I've found (I've saved tons):














Trackday at Ebisu Circuit. Obviously didn't work out so well for everyone, lol.










Is this normal engine placement? Really this far back? I guess the hoods are so short..





Interiors










Suspension shots: (I wonder if it's the same "swift" that makes bike shocks)





The ubiquitous Youga Base tag:








I want this shirt so bad:



Again, people are probably going to hate this to death, but I thought it was something new. So JDM it's USDM, lol.

More pics:




Funny perv references/Engrish:

LexFather

Olive drab makes it look like a transport vehicle from "08th MS Team" or something.




I have to look and see if the USDM vans have these same tails. Looks different for some reason.




Guy built a model of his van:

speedflex

So is this like a JDM cult or subculture? How did it get started?

whoster

I wonder if these are older celebrity vans

I know in korea they've got all the big starcraft-converted vans for big name celebrities to move around in...

MadMax96

The original cool van will always be this:

(Sorry Dodge fans)

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

hahaha thats pretty funny.

IS-SV

I want to see the rollovers and endos.

Jetfire

iTrader: (3)

so they like rolling around in pedo vans?

plex

iTrader: (11)

For some unknown reason I like the Dodge Van setups they are doing. I'll take one in white please.

tmf2004

iTrader: (15)

Nice idea... Vans need luv to..

IS-SV

And when the tracking is over, you can party like it's 1999 in them too.

Mister Two

I know I've seen this van in a few "movies" I watched before.

I8ABMR

funny??? I would say horribly ugly and ridiculous ???? Take the worlds most unreliable van and work it.????? The Japanese must be getting tired of all of that Japanese reliability and German enginuity . I think its priceless that they park them with the wheels turned to take sexy shots of these old beaters that look more like a portapody laying down than it does an attractive vehicle. IMHO because its lowered on coilovers doenst make it cool.....at all. I think its actually offensive. ( I just threw up in my mouth)

Different strokes for different folks


To each his own ,but if one of those things were parked on the street in my neighborhood it would be towed....real fast





Just looked it up and they have websites just for dodge reliability issue
http://www.carcomplaints.com/Dodge/Caravan/1999/
http://www.dodgeproblems.com/Caravan/
http://www.daimlerchryslervehicleproblems.com/

I hope these guys have patience, quick reflexes, and life insurance

97-SC300

iTrader: (17)

Makes me want to pick up an extra Dodge van on the side now...

MadMax96

I guess people will mod anything... now just imagine the sound system you could pack in the back of these things!!