Crazy Taxi In Real Life

[@cementhead75]

All this car needs is a big ass stereo and a never ending loop of The Offspring and Bad Religion songs to be perfect! Love it!

[@BCaldwell]

Pretty fly for a white guy....

[@proxigenated]

Nice but the Japanese rendition is better

[@bigdavey8863]

@@proxigenated and?

[@radioraccoon5922]

IIRC those RetroSound stereos like the one mr.regular wants to put in this have preamp outputs so theoretically he could have someone do a stealth stereo install that keeps the look of the car but is also obnoxiously loud with like amps and subs in the back so totally possible!

[@proxigenated]

@@bigdavey8863 I prefer Japanese rendition of American cars

[@Burkutace27]

So, sometime in the near future there's going to be a massive Sega nerd hiking the trail through Pennsylvania who calls for a pick up, and meeting them wherever will be Mr Regular in the Crazy taxi. This timeline is kinda cool sometimes

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

Upgrade the brakes and suspension as #1 priority. It will be worth doing and will be let you drive it with a heavier foot on the gas pedal. Modern, high quality shocks are better than anything that could be on there and will make a huge difference when cornering and handling rough roads. You could look at a full suspension replacement kit to a more modern system, but that is going to cost a lot. Get the bushings all replaced, grease everything and check your springs to see if they are still in good shape and within specifications. For the brakes, at least upgrade to power brakes. You need better stopping power...badly, especially if you want to do in town sharp cornering in that boat. I would personally look for an after market kit for converting to for wheel disc breaks just because of the weight of the car, but again, price. The good news is the galaxy is well known enough to have conversion kits that would be direct bolt on probably. As always, ask your local hotrod garage for advice on these things.

[@Low760]

Given there's kits to suit Falcons in Australia as well as the factory disc brakes that ran from the xr to xf.

[@DonaldEdney]

Don't want to end up like the guy that smoked a minivan losing brakes.

[@zacklance7798]

Bushings shock and good sway bars are all a big car like this needs

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

@@zacklance7798 Yeah, buy the biggest sway bars you can get and the best positioned ones that will fit the car.

[@teddytiger5217]

I agree. Convert to Disc front & Rear. Hopefully it's got a 9" rear diff. I'd almost want to say go Air suspension in all 4 corners.

[@ReverendTed]

1:52 - Watching him pop the hood using the grille emblem was "a moment" for me. I love that. All cars should do that.

[@haiiyouu]

that is the first time I have seen something like this, this is cool af

[@BasedMan]

My dads M class has the hood release hidden below the big mercedes star embedded on the grille. Most older mercedes do that. Not quite to the same level as the Galaxy, but it does hide the latch.

[@factsnfeatures]

Bruh

[@tavarish]

YA YA YA YA YA!

[@andrewsmith1204]

Floor vents were OP if you're driving windy forest roads. That cold forest air just caresses the boys.

[@watsisbuttndo829]

Hmm, i live in a dry climate and if you pop the floor vents in my 65 pontiac you get an initial sandblasting with floor grit. Not reccomended.

[@oddforoddssake3751]

Y'know, now that I think about it... Crazy Taxi explains a fair bit about Mr. Regular. I honest-to-god admire him for that. Doing the most he can to live the Crazy Taxi life. I respect that so much. Keep on keeping on, Mr. Regular! 😄❤

[@AshleyPomeroy]

@@mezzb Fun fact: in the UK it was called Lift Action. NB that might not be entirely true. But imagine if it was.

[@melvinpretlow7921]

Two things to say as I get into this: 1: that is a gorgeous car, even before you did anything to it 2: I’m so happy that the project didn’t die! I remember when you posted that the car had significant issues and you felt the project couldn’t be completed

[@wrifraff]

This is a different car. He ended up selling the first one that had rust issues to someone out of state that was going to repair it

[@melvinpretlow7921]

@@wrifraff that would make a lot of sense. Appreciate the response!

[@MisterLovaLova]

This is actually one of the coolest things I've seen in quite a while! LOVE IT!!!

[@noisepuppet]

Haven't seen Mr Reg this stoked about a thing for a while!

[@RobCamp-rmc_0]

For real, I’m super stoked _for_ him; he’s gonna be even more so once he gets the mechanical stuff done too, it’s gonna be so rad

[@Vexonia_Music]

I'd love to see ya take this car to other expos around the country. Would love to see it at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo at some point.

[@glurak888]

Do not bring anything valuable to Portland. Deathtrap!

[@charlesputt8588]

@@glurak888 you are not kidding. I recently witnessed @bisforbuild describe Portland to a guy in New Jersey, and he said that he was advised to have a gun if he was going to move into the neighborhood that he lives in now. Seeing as we were just an hour south of Camden, NJ at the time, I'd say that's pretty bad. For Clarification, Camden, NJ, is pretty much one of the worst towns on the east coast.

[@stickylaquasar503]

Portlander born n raised here. GET ME TF OUTTA HERE BRUH!!!!!! Don’t bring nun nice here. That’s why I’m tryna get my multimedia career off cuz damn near everything is garbage here. The vibe is dead ngl. I’m 23 years old n got to rly see the worst of this city. Yes there’s some good but it’s hard to find out here the longer time progresses. It’s over I think. Prayer or nun won’t solve it. It might b too late fa action. Havin to b homeless onda streets raising my brothers wit a meth addicted ass mother who didn’t gaf bout us doesn’t make it any better. I can’t get any mental health care or support rn outchere either to recover from all my trauma. I need to gtfo here. There’s gotta b somewhere healthier fa me n my growth. I love the good sides of this city but fr tho fuck the bad stuff.

[@seththomas9105]

A boy and his car; is there anything more Kool than a Millennial getting his rocks off on a late period Winga Dinga car?!?! Seriously Mr. Regular, I think I speak for all of us when I say congrats and I love how excited and full of ideas you are for this car. Way to go my friend! P.S. One of the best things you can bolt on to this car is modern high performance shocks, the stiffer the better. They will cancel out much of the floaty factory spring rates and make the car a much better driver. Enjoy!

[@NEWAOTSFAN357]

As someone who also grew up playing Crazy Taxi back in the day this is beautifully done and it warms my heart.

[@Petrospect]

This is so *damn* cool. Getting the urge to shove it into reverse to slow down better

[@Akanint]

How's the trans holding up?

[@Petrospect]

@@Akanint The Crazy Taxi ‘box has to be held together with hopes and dreams and arcade fairydust

[@shawnl1155]

Whoever was on camera (Chris?) was amazing. Need more of his camera work.

[@gagantron]

My 1997 Ford Ranger had 14" wheels and disc brakes up front, FYI. I-beam front suspension, too. Ford didn't change much across many cars for many years.

[@leadfoot8593]

Ranger discs over 60’s galaxy drums might be an improvement.

[@5roundsrapid263]

The Mustangs and Explorers from that era often use the same axles, pads, and rotors, too.

[@kitten-inside]

The new look makes it twice as fast already. Nicely done.

[@ahindrance]

So happy to see this project back after the last galaxy issue. Im really excited to see how it turns out!

[@DangerAngelous]

Hell yes, I need more 90s nostalgia in my life 💛💛💛

[@BasedMan]

The rubber on my 91 Lancer GTI 16V just came off and broke, the grip tape will come in handy. Thanks Mr Regular! Gorgeous boat.

[@Horrorfreak106]

0:40 awesome splatterhouse items!

[@maverickofkain]

Oh ho my sweet lord are we going back to Bruce Henn's Garage for an adventure? Mr. Regular please do build videos again. I know it isn't what your channel is known for, but the Falcon build was incredible content and so enjoyable to watch slowly come together.

[@fourcanuck]

I remember seeing this at a Dave & Busters for the first time. Boy was it the best thing ever.

[@itsmatto499]

4:57 - Ford Falcons with 14’s on them can take 280mm Wilwood discs on the front, that might be your answer.

[@ericrosen6626]

06:30 -- my brother had a 1964 T-Bird, with the same junk cooler. He only drove the car in the summer, so I think that was his favorite feature of the car :)

[@stevenhinkle6957]

When Mr. Regular revealed the checkered stripe down the side, my jaw dropped and I covered my mouth. It looks very VERY rad and I believe that you picked the perfect car for this design.

[@flyingace5057]

As someone who owns a 66 with the same motor, I would recommend keeping it. Now you can put a cam, intake, and some other small things to and you've got a runner. Not fast enough to get you in a whole lot of trouble, but that's not what a 352 is built for anyway. It's a dump truck motor in a car. Yeah it's got 250-300hp with all that work done to it, but if you get the right cam you can achieve damn near 400lb/ft of torque. That FE will keep running no matter what you do to it as long as there's oil in it. Don't count it out yet. With all that torque it makes an amazing burnout machine too.

[@michaelfjmusic]

Hopefully you checked for rust on this one... 😉 For reals, though, so happy you finally got to create this dream you've had for so long! It looks fantastic!

[@JayclipseKain]

Projects like this give me Life! Craaaazy Taaxi!!! YAYAYAYAYA!

[@Chris-Courage]

Very cool to see two of the things I follow on youtube put together. The love of old Video games and Cars.

[@CptFitzgerald]

WHAT?! I didn't know you collected pins! Bram Stoker's Dracula is one my absolute favorites and is the reason I'm getting lightning flippers tatooed on my inner wrists instead of standard flippers.

[@Jon-in-nashville]

A buddy of mine just got to drive a 352/4bbl/4spd Galaxie with 16k miles on it. I'd just try to match that spec with the Sniper system and roll happy. For brakes, I'd get the Wilwood front axle setup for stock wheels/spindles. Comparatively inexpensive, quality hardware. They also give you good instructions, which is just lovely. Are they _actually_ gonna perform better than stock heavy duty drums (if equipped) ? Maybe. Maybe not. But you'll be able to stop more than once or twice without fade, which is clutch in modern traffic. I wouldn't worry about the rear drums at all. Add a dual-pot power booster. Good enough Stereo: retrosound + good speakers. Custom Autosound makes a pair of two-way speakers designed to fit under the front seats to fill the audio gap left with a single front driver (I have no experience with these but I'm probably gonna order them for my '62 Cadillac anyway). Suspension: rebuild, clean up, maybe add adjustable shocks and some good swaybars if ya really feel it necessary. Upgrade your low-hi headlamps to Holley Retrobrights. They look almost stock and the performance is absolutely worth it. Match the flat lenses with some Hella e-codes for the high beam lamps. All set and they'll look stock enough to fool anyone not paying attention. You don't want none of that UFO-looking bullshit on your ride anyway.

[@EightPieceBox]

Those blue seats look amazing! Buckle up!

[@69in89]

The modification I'd recommend is to add a switch that automatically plays "YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!" following the rest of All I Want when you press on the acceleration. Whether you're just getting groceries, cruising on the highway, or hauling ass somewhere with the pedal to the metal, All I Want must be played at least once when started up.

[@w.e.s.]

The way u look in that car reminds me of fear and loathing in Las vegas

[@seatspud]

Can't stop here, this is bat country.

[@chrisb5986]

That galaxy is gorgeous. What a find. It would have been nice to leave the robins egg blue.

[@anothermike4825]

I'm glad you're excited, it adds to your presentation.

[@ruvindap66]

Certified legend.this and tavs p1 are the rebuilds im most excited to watch.

[@jaydub5515]

Plus, those 2 Offspring songs were legit on Dreamcast

[@agrippa1234]

OMG, as a little kid we went to the NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR in 1964 (twice) and my favorite ride was the Ford exhibit where you got into drop top Fords (including the Galaxie and that launched my love of drop tops) and went for a ride INTO THE FUTURE! What a blast (the globe still remains)....almost 40 years ago.....wow and at '67 I'm still in a droptop (well a manual C7 Vette but close enough)

[@Rex_Stuph]

Brakes. Australian Falcons had discs that fit within 14" rims with the regular Ford 5 lug pattern (Mustang, etc), standard equipment from the XC to XF models (optional for earlier models, suspension change on later) on spindles that *may* fit onto your suspension.

[@Klackala]

this whole video felt like a 80´s hiphop vid thanks to your hat, the gopro:s fisheye and youre way of moving around! loved it!

[@mikecronis]

This is awesome. I recommend adding a small supercharger (this can be dialed-in with the carbs) and add cosmetic fins (like the game).

[@arminpetschelt8127]

This'll make one hell of a thru-hiker shuttle!

[@Levibetz]

You might not find a factory brake kit that fits, but wilwood has some very compact brakes that may fit 14s. Drag racing often calls for brakes for tiny wheels up front. Definitely get a power assist on there and dual circuit master though.

[@No-barkNoonan]

I've not been this excited for a project car since my own, this is fantastic. Thank you so much for the content.

[@chazbennett7771]

I HIGHLY recommend you see if there're replacement covers available for those seats because reupholstering that way is way easier and less headache inducing

[@nubreed13]

Or just dye the vinyl red. Modern vinyl dies work just fine

[@HistoricalShark]

By far one of the coolest things I’ve seen on KZbin in a while. Thank you for bringing back a lot of nostalgia. Not just for me but for a lot of people. Very cool man.

[@tomanderson6335]

One quick, straightforward way to get disc brakes on the rear is to source a Ford 9-inch rear end from a Lincoln Versailles. It might be too narrow for a full-size Ford, and an aftermarket Ford 9-inch is probably cheaper and easier to source (and they can be had with discs), but the Versailles came with 14" wheels and rear disc brakes. Looking forward to the adventures!

[@davidkeetz]

I'm confident you can stitch your own seat covers. If i can figure it out - - you for sure will be able to. I'm no genius, and mine look okay. Just a heads up - if you plan on using a sewing a machine with a really heavy fabric, you really do need to get a heavy duty machine - most household ones won't keep the pickup timing correctly with the big needles and heavy thread needed - plus they usually don't have enough room under the walking foot to stack two layers of fabric along with the foam backing. I ended up doing most of mine by hand after spending a few dozen hours learning full blown sewing machine repair and maintenance and then coming to this realization.

[@thejunkman]

A long arm machine is almost required for interior work. I have done a few of my own, but it can be done on standard machines with some patience and pretty much manually running it through.

[@christianelzey9703]

That's one hell of a lineup in your garage!

[@JuanHorsepower]

I’ve never seen Mr. Regular so genuinely happy and excited about a car before. I’m sure that car will turn out nicely.

[@Wbfuhn]

One of the game's taxi's is closest to the 1959 Cadillac de Ville. This made me do digging and there are 4 cars based on classics. You would need to make all 4 Taxi's.

[@TJCusumano]

Awesome! Love seeing this. An option for the interior is having the seats dyed red. BTW, Edison Assembly was in Edison, NJ, not on Long Island (NY).

[@20BlueWolf]

"HEY HEY HEY! It's time for CUH-RAZY TAXI! *YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH*" is etched into my brain

[@DEADPEDAL]

My '95 Ranger had 14 inch stock wheels and discs up front.

[@DorifutoRabbit]

The car looks fantastic in that warm yellow, letalone with the chequer! You went to some talented people to get the wrap done. And it's great to see how enthusiastic you are for this project, it comes through the screen!

[@GlassFoxGear]

I'm so glad that this thing is getting a Holley sniper EFI system. Don't listen to old men who say otherwise EFI is great. See if you can get a 'Hyper Spark' ignition coil that can talk to the Holley ECU so that you can get engine timing control. You'll have better reliability, fuel economy (range), power under the curve and it'll smell less. This is an extremely exciting project!

[@braidenzack309]

Thank God you're still working on this. Keep it up!

[@PeebsAndBoogie]

Probably the closest to B.D. Joe's cab. In which case you should have double checkerboard strips going over the hood, not down the sides. It's a cool project and you're gonna have fun when it's all done. :)

[@eddierools]

I dunno, for B.D. Joe I'd say it'd be a '63 Chevy Bel Air, this would be closer to Axel's cab (which I think was the one Mr. Regular was going for). Either way, this is still REALLY cool though!

[@NuMezmerize]

that yellow is absolutely incredible.

[@yaarrio]

The unbridled joy of this video is contagious

[@somegreenguy]

this thing is so beautiful, i cant wait to see what else you do to it and even though it's not accurate, i kinda love how the blue interior looks with the wrap

[@dbblues.9168]

Crazy Taxi arcade game was dope back in the day.

[@user59371]

0:28 well that definitely explains the Appalachian hiker shuttle, good for you man! Few people actually do what they really want to do with their lives

[@ndautomotive]

Congrats on the purchase. Looks in a great shape.

[@R.J.1]

One of my favorite arcade games and this was a dope idea! Nicely done bro, and them guys killed it with the checkers and getting the trim off gently.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

Upgrading the fan to a large electric fan would be a really good idea too. Mechanical fans don't work that well and really don't move enough air in traffic, especially in hotter climates. Look at replacing the radiator with a new aluminum one as well. Cooling is vital for any long cruising and city driving in the summer and this beast is definitely a fair weather car. Keep it cool and happy. Don't be like the guys on Roadkill and overheat all the time. Run long life coolant as well. Why? The chemistry. It keeps scaling from happening and from rust contaminating the cooling system. This keeps the coolant as a coolant instead of a brown sludge that kills your water pump quickly and clogs your radiator. Speaking of the water pump, unless you get a brand new/fully reconditioned with a brand new water pump engine, put a brand new water pump on that engine. You don't know what was ran through the old one and the seals in it are probably old enough to have grand children.

[@SN1PERx64]

First time seeing the new wrap... "oh that looks beautiful!"

[@dj5quar3]

Mr. regular driving crazy taxi is like me driving my Saab 9-5 Aero, person and car in perfect harmony as it should be. I am so happy for you!!

[@FCV0511]

This thing is absolutely sweet, not to mention it brings back the countless hours I spent TRYING TO MAKE SOME CRAAAAAAAZY MONEY! I hope to see a metal TAXI sign mounted to the center of the windshield support at some point. Axel and Gus were always my favorites; Gus' 50s-era rounded cab certainly contrasted with the others in the game! BD Joe's Impala/Biscayne lookalike was pretty nice too.

[@alexjackson5986]

Really enjoyed the format of you presenting in third person, nice change of pace and very engaging

[@literallyshaking8019]

You have no idea how jealous I am of your garage arcade.

[@tomibby]

yeahhhhh!!!! such a good game, and it's gunna be soo cool to see mr regular get his hands on another big ole ford, and even cooler now there's gunna be some creative sauce in this build instead of just a resto (loved the red build, not meant in a bad way, just think it's cool he's adding another dimension)

[@alabaz]

rcr meetups is the only thing making me visit USA again

[@FierceMotorworks]

For build, definitely suspension and anti-roll bar technology. Look into Mustang 2 parts, lots of aftermarket support that can be applied to non-mustang body on frame cars. The 14" rims are small, but they might be able to fit brakes from the mustang which had 15" rims. Aside from that, basically any disc combined with a powered brake booster and fresh tires should be an improvement over stock.

[@nubreed13]

They also make newer wheels that can take those vintage caps.

[@Corkoth55]

This really inspires me to get my project car going. It needs eeeeverything though. Congrats to RCR on the new ride, its beautiful. ❤

[@rafaelarroyo5176]

Mr Regular, you should consider Lasik surgery. I noticed the clip ons and it took me back in the day when I was blind. Lasik was a lifesaver for me and well worth it. You should research into it. By getting rid of your glasses, you can buy a lot of cool sun shades without the restriction of the prescription glasses.

[@TheFluffyWendigo]

They did a fantastic job with that wrap

[@bloooning1]

I had the same problem with the drum brakes on my 1959 ford galaxie. if you want to use disc brakes, ford offered them on the granada with 14" rims and they will work. wilwood also offers a 4 piston conversion kit for the factory spindles that will also clear a 14" rim but you need to use disc brake 14" rims off of a mustang gt from the 60s or any other disc brake car that had 14" rims. if you are going through all the hassle for the disk brakes then i would highly recommend upgrading to a dual master cylinder with a modern 7-8" sized booster. conversion kits for these cars are readily available and not too pricey. LEED brakes makes a decent booster kit.

[@findingmercer]

I can feel the energy and excitement in this video and I love it! Can’t wait to see more!

[@dogdoggodog]

always glad to see mr.regular have fun

[@philiproszak1678]

This is an awesome project! I'm so looking forward to seeing this.

[@teddieteddie7535]

Thank you for the awesome video and I look forward to seeing the adventures with this car!

[@Where2bub]

I was ready from the beginning of the vid to say this car looks gorgeous!! but they did a fantastic job on the wrap. maybe the checker is over the top but yes! its perfect, its a cartoon car for a cartoon game, its beautiful and a work of art. also the seats, the dash, what a dream of a car! "Alright lets go make some craaaazy money!"

[@anothermike4825]

I saw Ian Fidance a couple weeks ago in Addison, Tx. He was with Dave Attell. Great show.

[@ralph-im-a-star-wars-wiggum]

That thing is mint. I love it already. I'm glad you were finally able to rationalize buying one :)

[@-TriP-]

Garage goals right there lol

[@junitoortega8656]

The red interior will complete the look! Great job Mr. Regular

[@badledgend1172]

Okay, i didnt even grow up with crazy taxi or really know much (at all, im 26) about it, but I LOVE seeing builds and plans like this come together! So my question: if you want the car to MOVE, but you don't want to deal with carburetors... Why not go with a sniper 4 barrel install is a 2? I know originality with the car, but if going with a new fueling system, why limit yourself with what you can get out of two barrels? Suggestion: idk how much experience you have sewing, my suggestion is for patterning, see if you can find similar seats in *decent* condition, document, then seam rip them as your patterns for the new seats. Cheap way to practice sewing and patterning: get yourself some bedsheets from goodwill. Great value for massive amounts of expendable fabric! Best of luck!!

[@rover213]

suggestion for a possible disc conversion for the car, depending on the lug nuts pattern 4 lugs or 5 or even more, the best option is to look into import either European cars or Japanese ones from the 90's, if lets say for example the pattern is Daihatsu Feroza (Rocky in USA) lug pattern is 5x139.7 on 15" if the car has a 4x100 you could look at VW golf , jetta , Honda Civic eg's, Toyota Corolla's from the 90's, you can fit those discs with some adapters and have a more decent stopping power, hope to have helped a bit with this small suggestion

[@jibosnjak9840]

Damn that’s cool! Can’t wait to see the final product!

[@NotTehJon]

mr regular is so god damn happy, he's living his best fkn life. christ I love seeing content like this.

[@photonarbiter]

As a fellow Crazy Taxi fan I'm so hype to see you doing this. Do you have the RC Car?

[@the_frankc]

You should find some slightly larger like 16" wheels that look OEM and take a hub cap and get some Willwoods under it. That thing really needs some good brakes

[@nvrndingsmmr]

Even 15"s are on the larger side for this era, I'm afraid it has to stay 14". Far too many people are putting oversized wheels on older cars, completely kills the look.

[@Vandebirt]

As soon as I saw the thumbnail I had a feeling Mr Regular had already chosen my playlist during my commute back from work.

[@cbard1]

Enjoyed the hell out of this and looking forward to the rest of the build! 👍

[@rnt45t1]

This will be my favorite RCR series, period. Amazing. I am so excited.

[@mohammadqadri5065]

man those taillights, i wish they bring the 60s style back

[@MrJayrock620]

5:22 Wilwood probably has a kit for these that will fit behind the factory rims