johnnnnnyboi

Hey guys recently i have been looking at cars in Japan and i must say some of them look really nice. im not gonna be vague and say im gonna get a skyline or a silvia they are all pretty tempting as im unsure as to what i want for a next car, dont say buy local, ive bought enough local and im not keen, i want to import a car aswell cause then at least its another thing i have done and can vouch for others in the future etc. MY QUESTION IS: What in the most simplest form is the process in importing a car from Japan to Fremantle port, now dont go giving me links to sites explaining, i have read this 100 times and it still doesnt make sense so i wud prefer someone (from past experience in perth prefferably) to explain to me the relative total costs involved in importing I get it you pay the amount they require for the car and about 1-1500 in shipping costs, however prior to doing this do you have to fill out a form to let the government know theres a car coming or when it lands on the shore do you start the whole delegation process. I know you pay 5 and 10% gst but what else is required, like if the car came from jap with scissor doors would you need to get an engineers certificate from them or would you need to do that here. All help is well appreciated thanks alot

alright well i realise it was the wrong sort of forums but i appreciate all the help nd replies thanks guys

so what i was asking was where i can get them from? Yeh i know im askin about v8's, i still got my skyline love em, but for a project car id rather put a v8 in change it up a bit, so importers would sell half cuts, and i can just take the motor out of these, would seem the most optimum way? where are some ideal places that would sell these half cuts?

Hi was just wondering i search the web and in classical cars and project cars ppl always says they have 253's and 285's, cleveland boxer, fireball etc all these v8's that seem to just 'bolt in' to engine bays and what not, i was wondering where you aquire these sorts of engines as im thinking of starting a restoration project, cheers

haha awesome im a loooser, i just wanted to find out what your ops were and stuff ive never lowered or had a lowered car before but the way my car is at the moment i think personally it wud look better lowered, i havent got a body kit cause thats gay, stock look. Ill see what conclusion i come to, cheers guys

oh well if its illegal then dont worry about it.. haha next question i want to lower my car, is the only way to drop it to buy 2k coilovers? cant i buy like a set of springs at a certain height (non adjustable) and just put them on and they cost me like $600? like how does it work.. explain haha

well that dosent really answer the question.. but how come? i thought they were alright, usually when you say somethin like that a self explanation comes after haha

hey guys a long time back i saw a guy with a honda crx or somethin like that and it was pretty nice, but he had like custom windscreen wipers like the top were a thick red and the bottom part was obviously black, but yeh they were cool, cant seem to find on ebay is there any store in w.a that sells things like these? maybe their at an auto store i just havent looked... cheers.

i dont like bodykits and stuff for the fact that to me it seems impossible to find one i rekon the car looks alright as it is, probs cud just lower it a bit maybe, i have decided to go with the nsx green colour that HANK SCORPIO! ahaha has suggested, i will upload a photo in a few weeks to show the completed paint job, thanks for the suggestions guys was much appreciated.

some other nice inputs yeh those are the sorts of greens i was going for but my mate rekons itll be rice overkilll haha, can u actually buy flush bootlids without spoilers? or do i have to a get a spoiler?

wasnt really gonna put a wing on it if someone had one of those drift wings the really small ones for sale ill grab that if not ill just go without.

+1 on millenium jade!! it looks pretty nice hey!

okay some nice inputs! =), to the guys that are saying spend the money elsewhere i have the biggest non industrial air compressor available, i am doing this paint job myself, so money is not an issue to me

hey guys topic says it all im re-spraying my r33 totally cause its a bit dodged here and there so a fresh paint job is what i want to give it, its not rusty or anything. Anyway i have a few pics of the car but i was just wondering taking into account the mags and stuff what colour to re-spray it i was thinking either a sort of normal/light green or a purple sort of colour or if anyone knows some other good UNIQUE colours then thats cool, i dont want black or silver or white cause all skylines are like these colours i want it to be unique. you know what i mean... help me decide! its doing my head in here are some pics i took of it today its puuuurdy dirty nd stuff but yeh let me knowww thankssss

i live north mate and i drive through and around the whole of joondalup nearly everyday for parts and errands etc, ill deffs keep a look out and if i spot him/her i will stop at nothing to make sure i track em down to where their staying