http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d78930478

after i sell my z31 i was planning on buying it.

 

do you have to import it?

 

thats the easy part since it has no motor.

 

but how much will it cost plus import?

 

the car is going for $1900 i figure i can import it for about another $1500-$2000 and i wanna try and fill it with some z parts if possible.

 

from there or here?

 

there. extra sets of fender mirrors, dash spoilers..etc

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BTW, there are ZERO restrictions on importing cars over 25 years old...it can have ANY engine installed, as it is EPA exempt at that point. You'll be spending at least $1500 to get it back though...not really worth it IMHO. I lived in Japan a total of 9 years, in case you're wondering.

 

That's not in all 50 states... Here in Utah, any car built after 1967 must pass emissions (except for some rural counties where they don't require emissions testing).

 

One more reason to never go to Utah.

 

You can find one in the states for cheaper than that thats rhd. Just got to keep an eye out. I saw a rhd s130 at a junkyard once but they didnt sell cars as a whole. I think you should hold out for a cheaper, more in tact fairlady in the states.

 

You make it sound like a RHD car is easy to find. I doubt that.
I looked for 3 years in the states before I found one even close to the west coast that was affordable. They get more rare all the time.
(2+2's dont count)

go for it! I wouldn't sell my Fairlady for anywhere NEAR $4000
I'll just list mine at $20,000 right now so it makes your import look cheap

 

Does RH make it go faster??

 

At least twice as fast.

 

it's JDM! what do you think?

 

not for being faster, but to replace the one i used to have.. i was looking at a roller as ones that all run and drive are very expensive in japan..

 

of course they're expensive over there!
Its a classic

I say go for it!

would you be planning on a full restoration?

 

you should just go steal bleache's

 

no, no full resto. after i would strip repair and repaint it it would be getting coilovers maybe a z32 style IRS, full cage, some sort of RB motor and a mostly stock interior with plain white paint and the advan 3-spoke wheels in white.

 

Do they make n/a RB motors??? I swear you just said this:

 

screw you man, how do you know that i might be putting a gas turbine jet engine in it?

 

lol PWNED


also, advan 3spokes are fugly, but thats me. and if you got a classic RHD i think id rather keep it stock or an L28et at teh most. save teh RB for something less precious

 

screw that outdated SOHC motor, just be glad im not thinking about a sbc..

 

put a 2JZGTE into it or a bmw v12 then you could do a more effecient twin turbo

 

Yep...quite a few in fact! Don't know why anyone would want to swap an RB20DE or even worse an RB20E (SOHC) dog though. I had an RB25DE in my ex-wife's car, a '93 Nissan Cefiro.

BTW, the 25 year restriction is FEDERAL, DOT & EPA, state by state is a different issue. If you wish to import a foreign non-conforming (to US DOT & EPA) vehicle not originally designed for US import, then you have to go through a Registered Importer, petition to have the vehicle added to the DOT list (if it can be), have the car converted to meet safety standards for the year model in the US, and get EPA certification following smog testing. If the car has never been certified in the US, CRASH TESTING will be required, unless the Manufacturer will supply the crash data to the Importer, which is a VERY seldom thing!

While stationed in Japan, everyone coming over there wanted to bring something back, but our own Government has made it damn near impossible to do so, and VERY expensive to do so if they will let it happen. I couldn't bring back my Z32 or my S13, even though the same model in the same configuration existed in the US, as they hadn't been crash tested as a right hand drive vehicle & the SR20DET has never received official US EPA certification, so technically is an illegal engine for highway use.

Again, this only applies to cars never than 25 years old. You can bring over a car older older than 25 years old without needing a Registered Importer & have no Federal restrictions from being able to operate it in the US. If your state is retarded though, not much you can do about that...except move away...