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Midjack posted:If I had any mechanical acumen or even a place to work on it I would do this. I wanted one of these. Don't let that stop you. I bought a 1992 Nissan Skyline GTR and it's been the best purchase I've ever made. My dad told me the last time that we talked that both he and my mom were worried about me buying some weird RHD car from Japan they had never heard of but it's changed my life so much for the better that it would have been the right choice at $1M. Obviously that's not going to be the same for everyone but gat drat I love my skyline. I smile every time I see it. Crossposting a pic of the skyline after Lord of Garbagemen did all the work while I watched him put on my new front lip. 
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Frank Dux posted:Here's more pics of the car at the port in Japan. Yep, def a Revision 2 car, dunno what those red lines are going from the turbo to the intake mani tho. Shame because the rev3 cars have a revised motor with better engine management, different turbo, head, metal hg and bigger injectors. Still it looks pretty clean anyway I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
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Jul 26, 2018 08:13
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KakerMix posted:
TBH a twin cam 2L V6 would be pretty boss.
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Jul 26, 2018 12:43
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Chris Knight posted:TBH a twin cam 2L V6 would be pretty boss. Thank god we have Automation now so we can see how our weird 90's engine fetishes turn out in
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Jul 26, 2018 14:39
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But those exist, the Mazda K engine. Just need to find a Lantis Type-R to import, those started in 1993.
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Jul 26, 2018 15:35
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Rover KV6 was available in a 2.0 too. They used those as the basis for the MG BTCC engines.
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track day bro! posted:Yep, def a Revision 2 car, dunno what those red lines are going from the turbo to the intake mani tho. Shame because the rev3 cars have a revised motor with better engine management, different turbo, head, metal hg and bigger injectors. My guess is a boost controller of some variant.
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Jul 26, 2018 16:43
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KakerMix posted:Of course we all want to see more pics, the higher the rest the better. If you don't already have the port pictures then chances are those will be the best ones you'll get before you get your hands on the car. Wait... you're not a T-rex? I want an AZ-1 now.
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Darchangel posted:Wait... you're not a T-rex? Have more length in your torso than your legs and you can get fairly tall people in there. I'm average for proportions go so your mileage may vary.
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Not sure that I'm ready to buy quite yet, but how good/bad of a deal does this Surf seem? I posted a month or two ago - basically looking to buy something I could daily for the next two or so years, take on a big trip around Australia, then ship back to Colorado when I move and sell eventually. https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kingston/cars-vans-utes/1994-toyota-hilux-surf-ssr-x-3-0-limited-manual-4wd/1190593970 US$5500 for a '94 Hilux Surf SSR-X (3L turbo diesel, 5spd) with 220,000kms, looks to have been very well looked after.
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Ethics_Gradient posted:Not sure that I'm ready to buy quite yet, but how good/bad of a deal does this Surf seem? I posted a month or two ago - basically looking to buy something I could daily for the next two or so years, take on a big trip around Australia, then ship back to Colorado when I move and sell eventually. On my phone it's saying that ad you've linked is to a sold vehicle.
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KakerMix posted:On my phone it's saying that ad you've linked is to a sold vehicle. Lol, it wasn't this morning, but now reporting sold! It looked to be in 'babied JDM garage-queen' condition. Still have the tab open: quote:I am reluctantly selling my 1994 Toyota Hilux Surf with the 1KZ-TE 3 litre turbo diesel. Realistically I probably wouldn't be looking for another month or two, have an upcoming trip to NZ I'm not sure on the budget for yet. Ethics_Gradient fucked around with this message at 03:04 on Jul 28, 2018 |
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Jul 28, 2018 03:01
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That wouldn’t have been a bad deal on the Surf. My Majesta arrives at port August 4th
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Anyone have experience importing a car from Japan to Canada? I just learned about the Kei car market and holy poo poo do I want a Honda N Box. But a lot of the information in the (very detailed) OP only applies to the U.S. I'm willing to navigate the circumfuckery of Canadian import laws if it means that I can get an awesome, street-legal Kei car.
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melon cat posted:Anyone have experience importing a car from Japan to Canada? I just learned about the Kei car market and holy poo poo do I want a Honda N Box. But a lot of the information in the (very detailed) OP only applies to the U.S. I'm willing to navigate the circumfuckery of Canadian import laws if it means that I can get an awesome, street-legal Kei car. I don't think any of the N-Boxes are 15 years old yet. We're 15 years, the US is 25 years. There are some exemptions, but I think it's only if you are a resident of Japan visiting here and bringing your own car.
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melon cat posted:Anyone have experience importing a car from Japan to Canada? I just learned about the Kei car market and holy poo poo do I want a Honda N Box. But a lot of the information in the (very detailed) OP only applies to the U.S. I'm willing to navigate the circumfuckery of Canadian import laws if it means that I can get an awesome, street-legal Kei car. You gotta wait 15 years as was already said, but the process of getting the car to a port in Canada is exactly the same as it is for the USA. For making it legal in your providence though, that's on you. I imagine it goes by Canadian level rules for JDM legality, then on to whatever your providence requires, and maybe even your city. Buying a car though is exactly the same, Japan doesn't give a hot poo poo about where a car is going, it all gets shipped with the same stuff. It's the making-it-legal-where-you-live part that's going to be different for Canada.   Peep my hideous rusty floor repair  It's completely sealed now and it took 4 days, prep being (like always) the biggest timesink. Once that was done I'd go out every 2-3 hours or so and wipe another coat on. It's under the carpet and floor mats so it doesn't really matter that it's so ugly, but the important part is it isn't rusting anymore. KakerMix fucked around with this message at 05:03 on Jul 30, 2018 |
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JCD messaged me tonight like “you got all your stuff from the car in the mail the car going to be there a few days?” And I’m like uh no? I mean I haven’t done anything wrong why is this so out of whack?
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everdave posted:JCD messaged me tonight like “you got all your stuff from the car in the mail the car going to be there a few days?” And I’m like uh no? I mean I haven’t done anything wrong why is this so out of whack? Well it is a Monday afternoon for them. You will probably get it tommorow.
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Jul 30, 2018 05:48
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 Saw this Mazda with a "Field Runner" decal, forgot what the model was so now I can't look it up. Anybody know? It did say 4wd.
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Lord of Garbagemen posted:Well it is a Monday afternoon for them. You will probably get it tommorow. New message says do not contact customs or a broker for any reason contact JCD lol I have no idea what is going on I better sell this car for $15k at this point I don’t even care. I am not making this stuff up
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Charles posted:
Third generation Mazda Bongo (or E-Series) van: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Bongo#Third_generation_(1983–1999)
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You Am I posted:Third generation Mazda Bongo (or E-Series) van: Oh it is a Bongo. For some reason I thought it said something else. I was in a hurry to meet a friend or I would have looked more.
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melon cat posted:Anyone have experience importing a car from Japan to Canada? I just learned about the Kei car market and holy poo poo do I want a Honda N Box. But a lot of the information in the (very detailed) OP only applies to the U.S. I'm willing to navigate the circumfuckery of Canadian import laws if it means that I can get an awesome, street-legal Kei car. I've imported to Canada. As KakerMix says you'll need to wait 15 years, so set a timer for yourself to pick up an NBox in 2026. Personally the relatively new car I'm waiting to import is the Suzuki Hustler and I'll be waiting until 2029.  JCD has some good info about importing to Canada on their webpage. https://www.japancardirect.com/destinations/canada/ A significant think I'd check in on is Out of Province (OOP) inspection rules and the specific rules for your Province. Provincial licensing rules will either increase costs or straight up make things impossible. I think I read that Quebec and maybe PEI straight up will not license RHD, though I could def be wrong on this or this could be old info (I'm in BC). For example BC OOP rules state that you need to replace the lights with NA lights, which depending on the car could be costly or difficult. I made a bigger post earlier in the thread about my history working through this. For a Delica for example you can try to source LHD Taiwanese Delica lights ($$$), but with other cars it may be impossible to find something that works. I'm now in the habit of checking RHD car lights to see if they conform to code or if they somehow managed to sneak through OOP with no changes. I'm seeing a fair bit of the latter but not worth relying on!
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Is there a way to import Taiwanese LHD delicas? 
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Snowy posted:Is there a way to import Taiwanese LHD delicas? Sure thing, the import process to the USA would be exactly the same in that you'd need all the same paperwork and it would delivered to a port just like normal etc etc, but as far as finding and buying a Taiwanese Delica who the heck knows. Japan is easy mode since they have so many used cars to get rid of, doing it in a country that doesn't have a sophisticated mechanism for doing it might be a challenge. Unless you know someone/have family in Taiwan.
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Great question. That would certainly make things easier. There are like four Delica importers in Metro Vancouver alone so you’d think if there was a profitable way to do it then they would have figured it out by now.
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Note that Thailand gets a bunch of super cool tiny cars in RHD. I'm eyeing tiny pick ups...
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Femtosecond posted:I've imported to Canada. As KakerMix says you'll need to wait 15 years, so set a timer for yourself to pick up an NBox in 2026. Personally the relatively new car I'm waiting to import is the Suzuki Hustler and I'll be waiting until 2029.
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melon cat posted:Thanks to everyone for the helpful Canadian info. So 15 years, huh. And I live in Ontario where RHD vehicles are legal, but it's also my understanding that it could be difficult/expensive to insure a RHD in this dumb province. Also, any interesting stories on how easy/difficult it is to get replacement car parts for kei cars? Does it make it any easier if you get a popular North American brand (Honda, Toyota)? Getting parts is piss-easy and not at all difficult from the standpoint of 'oh gee was never sold here in North America oh nooooo' The only difficulty you will have is if you are driving something a bit rarer without an enthusiast community around it. Things like consumables usually have some sort of equivalent here, Honda's kei vans from the 90s use motorcycle air filters and modern civic oil filters. The AZ-1 uses generic FRAM fuel filters and Miata oil filters. Things are going to cost more if you have to get it from overseas but actually getting it isn't a big deal at all. In the OP: KakerMix posted:
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KakerMix posted:Sure thing, the import process to the USA would be exactly the same in that you'd need all the same paperwork and it would delivered to a port just like normal etc etc, but as far as finding and buying a Taiwanese Delica who the heck knows. Japan is easy mode since they have so many used cars to get rid of, doing it in a country that doesn't have a sophisticated mechanism for doing it might be a challenge. Unless you know someone/have family in Taiwan. I actually do have relatives in Kaohsiung which, as a port city, should make things more convenient. However, a lot of the Delicas I spotted were in fairly rough shape from the outside probably because most of the ones roaming around are work vehicles.  Also, my Mandarin is spotty enough as it is and my relatives' English is about as poor so it'll be a challenge to convey what I want to do with these cars and why. I probably could have used the opportunity to bring it up when I was over in Taiwan for a week last month but at least there is always LINE.
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Edward IV posted:I actually do have relatives in Kaohsiung which, as a port city, should make things more convenient. However, a lot of the Delicas I spotted were in fairly rough shape from the outside probably because most of the ones roaming around are work vehicles. True, and you lose out on the robust inspection system and benefit of pristine examples re: JAY DEE EM Is there a reason why you are after a LHD version? As any one of us driving a RHD car right now can tell you it can't be overstated how much of a non-issue it is. Unless you need to use drive-thrus all the time.
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Any of you guys in Seattle? Spotted a nice Pajero getting a car wash.
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Femtosecond posted:Personally the relatively new car I'm waiting to import is the Suzuki Hustler and I'll be waiting until 2029. I had one as a rental in Japan a few years ago, TBH it was your typical yawn-inducing kei car experience. Cute though.
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Ethics_Gradient posted:I had one as a rental in Japan a few years ago, TBH it was your typical yawn-inducing kei car experience. Cute though. Doh! Yeah 100% of my interest was based on its cute looks. I had heard they were surprisingly popular so I thought maybe there was a good chance they were a bit more compelling to drive than other kei cars. Oh well.
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Femtosecond posted:Doh! I was last in Japan when the model was fairly new and looked at them at a dealership (with extremely confused, non-English-speaking salesman in tow). They have some really cool options - tents, other camping gear, surfboard holder - but I would be surprised if they were good to drive.
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That tire cover and bumper that was missing from the Jimny has been settled. The port in Japan has taken responsibility while also finding the tire cover. They can't find the bumper and so are going to purchase one (using the chassis code) and send that along with the tire cover at their expense. The port neglected to inventory the items as they received them and that's why they took responsibility. Nothing to do with Japan Car Direct, nothing to do with United States port. Completed the rust repair on the AZ-1, now it's completely and 100% sealed from inside and out. POR15 is good stuff. Tomorrow I'm going to fix the clutch cylinder in the Pajero.
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Brilliant outcome.
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I'm really happy to hear this and glad that JCD had nothing to do with it and that the port accepted responsibility. Now we just need to find out how many kilos of drugs are hiding in everdave's vehicle.
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Riller posted:I'm really happy to hear this and glad that JCD had nothing to do with it and that the port accepted responsibility. Now we just need to find out how many kilos of drugs are hiding in everdave's vehicle. everjohndelorean
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My Delica is finally licensed and legal to drive in BC (thank you lights from some Netherlands Delica). When I went to the insurance broker the person there was clearly relatively new to the job, and it's clear that this sort of task is wildly out of the normal for them. I had every form I needed and it still took like an hour and a half lol. I'm probably going to replace the timing belt and water belt since it's near that 100k mileage and doing that in northern BC is not going to be quite so easy. Time to buy a new JDM car! Maybe a Jimny?
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