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Femtosecond posted:Good News! I have boarded the crazy train. Oh my god it's a loving jazz cup Delica. I LOVE it.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 10:11 |
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Femtosecond posted:Good News! I have boarded the crazy train. The approval of this thread came standard with that trim package.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 13:07 |
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Elmnt80 posted:Yeah, theres a few "importers" here in florida like black ops performance. Theres gonna be alotta r34s crushed when they get popped. Including some of the more rare ones. Speaking of Black Ops, their website just goes to the GoDaddy parked domain page. Seems like they closed up shop.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 13:25 |
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Shocking. It is not hard guys just don't illegally import poo poo and be patient.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 13:52 |
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Even I have to admit the carpet and swivel seat are pretty cool.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 14:02 |
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Those lite Ace seats are awesome. Like my Malibu swivel seats but way more practical.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 14:20 |
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Femtosecond posted:Good News! I have boarded the crazy train. Are you a Canadian Citizen or US? If you are US are you going to try and import it into Canada?
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 16:08 |
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Lord of Garbagemen posted:Are you a Canadian Citizen or US? If you are US are you going to try and import it into Canada? I’m a Canadian. It’s port of entry will be New Westminster.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 16:26 |
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Femtosecond posted:I’m a Canadian. It’s port of entry will be New Westminster. Interesting. Do you know if there are any weird Canadian rules about selling vehicles to US citizens in Canada? Are you taxed on sales of vehicles?
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 19:09 |
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KakerMix posted:We're going to spend the weekend loving with both Cruisers but neither of them are going to be as interesting as the Lite Ace. Blasphemy! How dare you ignore that beautiful 70. You even parked the Prado in FRONT of it. I literally started laughing out loud when you showed the ice maker and you better take video of it in operation. That Lite Ace seems neat as hell. Femto, care to go into any Canadian-specific details wrt to importing? I'd like to know more about what happens once it gets to BC, when you do get it.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 19:15 |
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Lord of Garbagemen posted:Interesting. Do you know if there are any weird Canadian rules about selling vehicles to US citizens in Canada? Are you taxed on sales of vehicles? Here in Ontario you pay sales tax when you transfer the registration to your name, seller doesn't collect it.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 19:18 |
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Inspector is coming by Monday morning to go 'woah you have all the paperwork!' and then I can title these things and start driving them around. Van needs it's idle adjusted/carb cleaned and I'm going to flush the cooling system and change the oil. I found out last night that the 3Y-U engine was used in the USDM Toyota Vans in the 80s so finding consumables is ez-pz which is great. The real-Cruiser has 2 brand new batteries (Jan of this year), plus just had it's oil changed and is sporting a new air filter. It does have a clunk coming from the front when turning from one direction to the other, sounds like a bushing is bad somewhere so I have to dig into that. The Prado seems perfect, just smells like someone else's farts inside, needs a deep clean (they all do) and I'd like to flush it's fluids and change it's filters while paying special attention to the cooling system. It badly needs all it's rubber and trim lubed up. Also have to find a replacement handle for rear door, right side, since it's broken clean off the metal gear. everdave posted:That van owns. I beg NO demand pics of it actually making ice I gotta see this I'm guessing that the ice maker only works when the van is in operation so I'll see next week once it's road-legal and brought up on maintenance. Rhyno posted:Well now I have to know what the asking price on the Crown will be. We'll see, I know how much I'm into it and am really only interested in not losing money. I have some parts I ordered to put on it (valve cover gaskets, distributor gear tube thing o-ring, plug wires and new plugs) plus I have to figure out what fuel filter I can use. I fixed the too-much-fuel issue, right, and then a week later it starts surging and wanting to die because I'm guessing the filter is clogged as there isn't 100% pressure all the time anymore. Like always I spend a bunch of time getting the thing how I want it to be maintenance-wise (timing belt, water pump, new tires) and now we're getting rid of it Femtosecond posted:Good News! I have boarded the crazy train. Gorgeous The only package difference I've heard is the 'Chamonix' one that's popular on Delicas, and that's a cold weather package. What that entails though I don't know. Even if 'Active World' is just an appearance package it's worth it, I'm ultra-envious. Fermented Tinal posted:Blasphemy! How dare you ignore that beautiful 70. You even parked the Prado in FRONT of it. The Prado is in front because the way out is back. The Prado is in last place when it comes to being cleaned and driven so it's technically in the 'back'.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 20:01 |
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Fermented Tinal posted:Femto, care to go into any Canadian-specific details wrt to importing? I'd like to know more about what happens once it gets to BC, when you do get it. Yeah I’ll let folks know what happens. This is all new to me. I’m really curious to see how the process works.
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KakerMix posted:I found out last night that the 3Y-U engine was used in the USDM Toyota Vans in the 80s so finding consumables is ez-pz which is great. You found out right now that the 4Y-E is an almost direct swap out (they differ mostly by internals), bumps you up to just under 100hp, and Toyota Industries still puts them in their forklifts. They frequently hit 20,000+ hours in this application, which is post-million mile territory. You can also run them off propane or natural gas.
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KakerMix posted:Had my two Land Cruisers and the Lite Ace delivered late last night, Cruisers arrived with dead batteries. Charged them overnight, this morning and afternoon, it's three batteries since the not-Prado is a 24 volt dual battery system. They both start and run perfectly now though. Prado feels like it had been sitting a while but she starts right up and is eager to drive, it's a lot peppier than I was expecting. The not-Prado with it's 3.4L 5 cyl PZ non-turbo diesel feels slower, like it could uproot some trees and move a house at a leisurely pace. Prado feels like a taut nimble little thing, quicker than my Rugger and way quicker than the not-Prado Cruiser. Since they are identical otherwise it's neat to compare them to each other. Ooooooooooh, do those Skyroof windows pop up? Man, that thing would be so entertaining to haul stuff and people around in.
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 23:39 |
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That power house logo is great
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# ? Mar 30, 2018 23:42 |
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It has a loving ice maker! Maybe some Plas-T-Pair for the column?
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# ? Mar 31, 2018 00:06 |
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:It has a loving ice maker! If all the pieces, or even most, that stuff will do the deed. I actually use Plastex. Their applicator system and the included low heat moldable putty are fantastic, but I discovered that Pas-T-Pair sells the solvent all by itself, and have used that for refills. I’ve reconstructed an entire corner of an RX-7 shirt surround, and a broken-off corner of an ‘90 Chevy pickup dash panel with that. Good stuff. Pretty much only works on ABS and styrene, though.
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Fermented Tinal posted:You found out right now that the 4Y-E is an almost direct swap out (they differ mostly by internals), bumps you up to just under 100hp, and Toyota Industries still puts them in their forklifts. They frequently hit 20,000+ hours in this application, which is post-million mile territory. You can also run them off propane or natural gas. Maybe if I can manage to kill this plant first. Darchangel posted:Ooooooooooh, do those Skyroof windows pop up? All but the rear-most ones, from the outside those are the ones that actually say 'Skylite Roof'. I bet the airflow is pretty great. Thanks for talking about the plastic repair stuff for the steering column cover. I've seen that happen a lot on these, the plastic must get brittle and not like people's knees bashing into it all the time. Most of the pieces are there, held together in a tape matrix. I've ordered a Plastex larger kit 'cause I think I've got more than 17 inches worth of cracks to repair. There is some breaks in some other trim plastics in the rear.
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KakerMix posted:
I'd consider it in lieu of any major engine maintenance. Brand new ones aren't terrifically expensive.
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# ? Mar 31, 2018 06:25 |
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https://auc.japancardirect.com/st-6zgAwZ7VPLfrah.htm Just won this. Got a decent deal. paint on the roof is cooked but worst case new roof panels aren't to crazy if I can't save the paint. And the valve cover is leaking. But other then that inspection came back pretty clean on it.
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Fievel Goes Bi posted:https://auc.japancardirect.com/st-6zgAwZ7VPLfrah.htm Hell yes! Looks like a solid one there, and reasonably unmolested by mods. I hope everything goes smoothly with importing.
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# ? Mar 31, 2018 12:44 |
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Thanks! Since this one was at auction so we shouldn’t have a repeat of the first one hopefully. Yeah inspector said it was pretty much stock. Just some surface rust underneath, oil and coolant looked clean. Inside was nice no major damage just a little dirty.
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# ? Mar 31, 2018 13:47 |
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Man, that new Lite Ace is boss as gently caress.
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Fievel Goes Bi posted:https://auc.japancardirect.com/st-6zgAwZ7VPLfrah.htm gently caress yeah, congrats. is the leaking bad enough that it has to be fixed before it gets on the boat or is it more like seepage? Chris Knight posted:Man, that new Lite Ace is boss as gently caress. It really is. I have an oil filter (only the most OEM-est Toyota Brand for this fella) that'll be here Monday so I can change the oil and flush the coolant. Yesterday I washed it, silicone all the rubber around the doors and windows, greased all the joints and hinges. I then refreshed all the plastic trim with that Mother's trim restorer and it worked beautfifully, a lot better than the Turtle Wax stuff I had before. I spent today on all the carpets. That wicked cool pattern is really two huge floor mats. The mats are in excellent shape, a stain that mostly came out in a part that isn't easily visible on the front rear mat, slight dinge on the rear one that did come out. I shampooed the seats and the dirtiest part was the driver's side headrest and even that wasn't bad at all. While it still was pretty dirty it's the cleanest car I've got so far. With all the bug guts washed off the front you can see the paint/clear coat damage on the nose. Headlights are both slightly yellowed and the right bulb itself is more yellow than the left bulb. Pop up windows work perfectly though! EDIT AOL Key Word: Gorilla Special
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# ? Apr 1, 2018 01:50 |
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My god that loving LiteAce
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# ? Apr 1, 2018 02:01 |
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The Previa did have the seats that turn around and the third row that folds against the window. I don't know if they sold them with an icebox and it definitely didn't get cool pop up windows :[
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KakerMix posted:gently caress yeah, congrats. is the leaking bad enough that it has to be fixed before it gets on the boat or is it more like seepage? It’s leaking bad enough it needs to get fixed before it gets on a boat.
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Charles posted:The Previa did have the seats that turn around and the third row that folds against the window. I don't know if they sold them with an icebox and it definitely didn't get cool pop up windows :[ The Previa had the optional "Cool Box" which is basically a centre-console fridge for the dashboard nook, but I don't think I've ever seen one.
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# ? Apr 1, 2018 06:30 |
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well that's a wave of nostalgia. An uncle had an identical model about 25 years ago, ice maker and everything. God Bless the mid nineties for Jap imports into NZ slothrop fucked around with this message at 08:56 on Apr 1, 2018 |
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I'd talked a while back about importing a Mahindra from India, after spending more time in India and doing some looking around I think it's not worth the trouble in a country that's not used to exporting used vehicles anyway. Indian roads aren't quite as kind to cars as Japanese roads, anyway. This cropped up the other day: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-mitsubishi-j53-jeep/ With two days left, it's already at $5600; any guesses as to where it'll end up? Based on what I've read in this thread, it seems like the importer should have at least $5-6k into it already? Wonder where they set the reserve.
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# ? Apr 1, 2018 15:57 |
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Do the UK market versions of these various JDM imports have speedometers demarcated in miles per hour? You could probably get a Toyota Van speedo cluster, I bet they're the same. Just like Japanese auctions, you could roll a US market speedo back/forward, though its to match the kilometers the car has done and have a mph speedometer rather than outright fraud.
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Pham Nuwen posted:I'd talked a while back about importing a Mahindra from India, after spending more time in India and doing some looking around I think it's not worth the trouble in a country that's not used to exporting used vehicles anyway. Indian roads aren't quite as kind to cars as Japanese roads, anyway. No idea but that one looks super nice, it's hard to find these without the auction sheet mentioning rust on the rear in some place. They don't show the auction sheet so that's fine, but in the last 3 months a 91 3.5 grade with 55000km sold for 174000 yen or $1650.
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DJ Commie posted:Do the UK market versions of these various JDM imports have speedometers demarcated in miles per hour? You could probably get a Toyota Van speedo cluster, I bet they're the same. I did the opposite and rolled the odo on the km/h cluster I bought for my FJ45 to the km equivalent of the mph one. When I asked the MTO if this was okay and they said yes. Only thing is I have to remember it's technically "rolled over" once even though the cluster is NOS.
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DJ Commie posted:Do the UK market versions of these various JDM imports have speedometers demarcated in miles per hour? You could probably get a Toyota Van speedo cluster, I bet they're the same. There's a Daihatsu Mira Avanzato for sale here in the UK, they're asking £1895, which isn't unreasonable for one: https://www.gumtree.com/p/daihatsu/daihatsu-mira-avanzato/1293112033
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# ? Apr 1, 2018 19:57 |
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Stickers on the speedo is ok but every import I had used a converter on the speedo drive.
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# ? Apr 1, 2018 20:40 |
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BigPaddy posted:Stickers on the speedo is ok but every import I had used a converter on the speedo drive.
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Hansolio posted:Speaking of Black Ops, their website just goes to the GoDaddy parked domain page. Seems like they closed up shop. Also kaker, if you ever need help tracking down consumables, lemme know. So long as I have time, I'll try and track junk down. Its good practice. Elmnt80 fucked around with this message at 03:14 on Apr 2, 2018 |
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Elmnt80 posted:
I mean hey if you're offering I'm looking for a fuel filter for the Crown. Since I fixed the oxygen sensor issue the car now correctly sends the right amount of fuel. This has revealed that the filter is clogged because now when the car warms up and starts limiting the fuel it surges 'cause (I assume) the pressure through the filter isn't high enough where as when it was 100% on all the time it was. The filter is original to the car too so it's about time. 1990 Toyota Crown Royal Saloon, 1JZ-GE model JZS130G Looking around I can always just go buy something like this https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p...4984%7CL3*15339 and see if it screws in no problem The filter has mounting metal on it which isn't important since I can always mount it another way. The filter sits inside the engine bay just off the head.
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Kk. I'll look tomorrow.
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