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I have had a bit of a browse and couldnt really find the exact answer, but i am interested in bringing an R34 GTR in from japan and im not sure what mods you can get away with having. I imagine it would be next to none but just want to be sure.

Hypothetically what are the chances of bringing something like this in and getting it registered without bringing it back to stock condition?

http://global-auto.ne.jp/stock/public_stoc...amp;model=BNR34

thanks

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I have had a bit of a browse and couldnt really find the exact answer, but i am interested in bringing an R34 GTR in from japan and im not sure what mods you can get away with having. I imagine it would be next to none but just want to be sure.

Hypothetically what are the chances of bringing something like this in and getting it registered without bringing it back to stock condition?

http://global-auto.ne.jp/stock/public_stoc...amp;model=BNR34

thanks

also check their "selling price"

the sale price to an overseas enquiry is normally different than to someone actually in JP ;-)

to be honest I wouldnt bother. I can see WHAT the car is and the costs to get it back to stock looking would probably outweigh teh advantages of buying it. speak to a RAW about it before you do anything. I can put you onto a couple here in brisbane that have done 34 Vspec IIs and some with a few mods. other thing with them is rust. mate of mine spent MONTHS looking at them and most he found had rust in the rails.

also agree with matty on price.

If you are taking the car into Brisbane you can get away with anything , just put a mod plate on it

change the seat belts then register it , Queensland is the dodgiest /slackest state for imports ,

My car only had seat belt mods in Queensland and then i got owned bringing it into Adelaide(RAWS) - R32 GTR

If you are taking the car into Brisbane you can get away with anything , just put a mod plate on it

change the seat belts then register it , Queensland is the dodgiest /slackest state for imports ,

My car only had seat belt mods in Queensland and then i got owned bringing it into Adelaide(RAWS) - R32 GTR

for a 15 yr (at the time) R32 yes possibly. not the case now.

to be honest I wouldnt bother. I can see WHAT the car is and the costs to get it back to stock looking would probably outweigh teh advantages of buying it. speak to a RAW about it before you do anything. I can put you onto a couple here in brisbane that have done 34 Vspec IIs and some with a few mods. other thing with them is rust. mate of mine spent MONTHS looking at them and most he found had rust in the rails.

also agree with matty on price.

yeah i thought this might have been the case, if you have to bring it back to stock it isnt worth it, ill just call around and ask a few places how lenient they are. i have also heard the same thing about cars that have been owned in the areas in japan where it snows, they rust.

If you buy a standard car, I'd imagine it's gonna cost you more to turn it into that thing rather than pulling the mods off for compliance then reinstalling. You can also install them over an extended period of time and learn the differences each part makes. Makes the car last longer as when you get bored you can make it a little faster.

Or just sell the parts... The downside is you're probably getting something that's been driven hard regularly. I guess it depends whether you want to deal with the hassle. But if you want a car that modified it's gonna be a hassle however you do it and probably less of a hassle getting it this way than worrying about building it yourself and the setups and not what and buying all the parts new.

for a 15 yr (at the time) R32 yes possibly. not the case now.

What has changed since? QLD is still the most leanient state in Australia regarding car modifications. I have heard of people with turbos on commodores paying $50 for a mod plate as opposed to a 3k adventure down here in Vic. Not to mention the RB30 conversion is legal in QLD and not in VIC. etc etc

The workshop you've indicated in your link is one of the highly regarded places in Japan to buy GTR's from. All of the cars there are rigorously checked and maintained. That's why I got my car from there.

The workshop you've indicated in your link is one of the highly regarded places in Japan to buy GTR's from. All of the cars there are rigorously checked and maintained. That's why I got my car from there.

Global Auto are good

they just have different pricing structures

you guys have some harsh import rules

bullshit ! Queensland has its own laws= none

You dont even have to do ADRs in Queensland . Just mod plate for 15+ year old cars

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bullshit ! Queensland has its own laws= none

You dont even have to do ADRs in Queensland . Just mod plate for 15+ year old cars

15yr old rule died about 6 years ago and import approvals, along with compliance laws are federally governed - not like the good old days when Qld had different laws to the rest of the country.

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