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Hawaii has 2 plate requirements. My police friend says that it's so that they can clock you with their radar/laser guns. They are trained to aim for the plate - which is white and very reflective.

Sometimes, High Schools and Technical Schools have demonstrations for the students. Professional painters or the instructor will shoot the car so the students can get "real life" exposure. They normally do it for the cost of the paint. Sometimes, these schools will rent out the spray booth when it's not busy. Sometimes, a student needs a project (risky). Just some thoughts.

From my experience, 1983 was the change-over year. My friend had a 1983 pick-up that was badged Nissan, but we always had to provide the VIN to get the correct parts. It seems that some parts were labeled under "Datsun" and others under "Nissan" in the parts book.

Mine was the daily driver in Japan for over two years. It's now a large yard ornament because I can't seem to get it legalized yet. No time, no money, no parts . . . .

Well, my Hako has got only 1,000 or so Kms on the clock, but if you folks remember, it turned over once. He's probably reading the numbers on the clock and it says 15,000. I think 350,000 from the looks of the seats.

Alf - You're not a sick man. I had 2 of those Camry wagons. Loved both of 'em. Maybe I'm a sick man . . . .

240K Camrys are rock solid cars. I don't know if they made them for your market, but in the US, they made a 2-door model.

Bidder 9 - New. No feedback. I sure hope he knows what he's getting into because it looks like he may win.

Yahoo Japan . . . if you can decipher the auction pages.

It means that he's looking for another idiot like himself that doesn't quite know what he's buying.

Me thinks you have been sucked in already and are trying to suck in the rest of us . . . . .

Unfortunately, Kats, most people cannot appreciate what they don't know about or understand. Vintage Z in USA was, for a long time, one model only. That's the way most US people see it. Continue to educate and things will slowly change. Maybe someone should start with correcting all the errors in wikipedia . . .

Change your mind from this earlier post? Yes, strange world we live in . . . .

Just a little over US$33,000.00 . . . Genuine. I guess I guessed wrong. A little inconvenience . . . ooooh Alan, you must know something or someone. Hopefully saved and returned to running condition. Yay!

Here's some tricks I use. Some brake drums have little threaded holes in them near the hub. Stick a bolt into each one and turn slowly and evenly. This will push the drum away from the hub and get the drum off. Use lots of WD40 or equivalent on the area near the hub and drum because the rust tends to fuse them together. A brake drum puller or big gear puller works good too, if you have one. As a last resort, lots of WD40 on the hub, and a BFH (preferrably rubber mallet) - pound, shake, pound, shake . . . . Careful, the drum could shatter causing injury and unnecessary expense. Good luck.

PM, Lachlan

I've done a lot of stupid things involving the driving of a car and I was pleased to see this piece on the local news. However, without knowing all the details and laws, it could very well be a case of EXTREME behavior by the government. If this makes you happy, fine. If it makes your blood boil, work to change the law. If all else fails, move to another State. I live in Hawaii, and I consider it to be a Communist State when it comes to government. And the sad part about it is that everyone complains, but still elect the same idiots. Bottom line: Know the laws and have a good lawyer.

It's hard to get really good translations from non-car people (my wife). No title; to get one made, you must find records of all previous owners. There are stories that it's possible to restore and register it, but not certain if such stories are true.

Beginning, 46 year type skyline GT? It is exhibition of the R part taking car. First, is in regard to this car, but relationship of the document the owner before the dying/fleeing coming is erased before 20 years above, has come to today when the original copy it is lost. Also this one transferring the car to the relative, it received, went into the Land Transport Bureau branch and produced the document from body number and that it thought, but after erasing, when entirely it has cancelled the data in 5 years, it was thing. To make the document, the certificate that and, to presently route of the group of owners must be traced, NISSAN from the time of the new model car sold, you abandoned also this one, but simply this car, you apply restore and if you come to the stage which registers, as for the new register, you heard the kind of story which it is possible but it is not certain. 1, the body it is state in the middle where the front owner restores, (* the photograph please refer to) 2, the interior part being attached, increases, the driver's seat seat but whether genuine it is not certain. In addition as for the interior part please think that it is not other than catching the shift knob emergency brake door. 3, relationship of the glass has been even with while the front & rear side entirely it is genuine. 4, relationship of the engine mission presently is firm, but because to before the 8 years rank we verify that it is moving with me myself, as for problem you think that it is not, but the Thorex has done 2 connected defect items. 5, in addition as for remaining in connection with the part 100? Tank front grille light/write front Wien car front bumper rear bumper remains, but there is no ツヤ of the plated part. (* The photograph please refer to.) If 6, you understand, it did to convey, but because and, the defect item of the small part where you think that there is a verification leak and explanatory insufficiency, there are other things, to inquire to present car verification and this one when it receives, being to do to answer as much as possible in the range which understands we ask may. * Because it is the very old vehicle, after successful bid we ask with the no claim no return. * At the other photograph exhibiting to the category of the part taking car, being to increase viewing. As for question & inquiry question column or, TEL 0742? 35? To 5115 garage gets, we ask may. Renewal being completed: June 16th 20:15 The photograph was added to this. Babelfish translation. Rough, but you get the idea. Probably NOT a genuine GT-R. At almost $12,000.00, I would strongly suggest hopping on a plane to see exactly what it is, what's there and what's not. Parts for this one, if genuine, are really tough to source in Japan.

Big hammer will take them out really fast. Impact gun will put them in really fast. Small hammer will take them out with a lot of sweat and cursing. Socket and long breaker bar will put them back in with a lot of sweat and cursing. Buy the tools if you can afford them - you will use them again. Rent them if not. You'd be better off buying than paying a shop to do it.

Big hammer will take them out really fast. Impact gun will put them in really fast. Small hammer will take them out with a lot of sweat and cursing. Socket and long breaker bar will put them back in with a lot of sweat and cursing. But the tolls if you can afford them - you will use them again. Rent them if not. You'd be better off buying than paying a shop to do it.

I can't believe that Toyota doesn't have that part somewhere in the USA. Go to the Toyota dealer with the part and ask for it. They should be able to get it if they don't have one. Alternately, your local pick-and-pull may have one. I believe that Toyota did use that engine/transmission combination on other cars as well. Good luck!

The Japanese car dealers transfer the used cars to their own used car lots and sell them; wholesale them at auction; or ship them off to some other country- Russia and China at the moment. Car values drop like rocks when a new model comes out. We lost an average of at least $50.00 a week in value when my wife decided to sell her not-quite 3 year old car after the new model came out. Yes. Initial registration includes road tax, weight tax, mandatory insurance coverage that transfers with the CAR, notary fees, registration document fees, license plate fees, car disposal fees (new, since 2005), fees for the inspection forms, parking space certificate, and fees to have someone do all this for you. The car dealers make a lot of money on this service - especially at the re-registration period. Some of the fees are annual, some are one-time, and some are charged at each re-registration period (2 or 3 years). The fee based on engine displacement is the road tax. It is paid annually each April. The last time I checked, it was Y38,000 for an "ordinary car" with an engine displacement over 660cc, but less than 2000cc. The Japanese are very good at circumventing this tax, as my car was classed as a 3-liter, but actually displaced 2,998cc, putting it into a lower tax bracket. That being said, the Fairlady Z, with its 2000cc L-gata engine fell into the "under 2000cc" tax bracket and probably explains why the 2.4 L was not offered in Japan for a long time. I don't know what the tax may have been in 1967-70, but maybe Kats could find out.

Speaking from current knowledge, and having been told that it hasn't changed much, the car buying/owning experience in Japan is much like this: Yes, they acutally did (and still do) come to the house to sell you a car, or you can go to the dealership and buy. My father-in-law just had a new BMW delivered to his house back in October - and they took away the old BMW trade-in too. The deal was concluded at the dining room table where the salesman turned over the keys and father handed him a stack of money 6 inches tall. Cars are serviced at the dealership. You can go to the one that sold you the car or any other one that you choose. You can also go to an independent garage or repair shop. Common parts are kept at the dealership, while other less common ones are shipped from factory warehouses. The factory warehouse in Yokohama could get me parts for the Skyline from anywhere in Japan by the next day as long as they were still available. As far as stores go, they're all company owned, though they may have names that reflect the area that they're located in. My Toyota was sold through Kanagawa Toypet (we lived in Kanagawa prefecture). These shops were called Tokyo Toyopet in Tokyo. Interstingly enough, you can only buy certain cars at certain shops, even though they are all one brand. NIssan has "Red Stage" and "Blue Stage" shops while Toyota has "Toyota," "Toyopet," "Netz," and "Vista" shops. Unlike the US, the dealerships do not have huge inventories of cars. Maybe just one of each type that they sell so that you can see, feel and smell it. The shopping is done by catalog and they call you when the car is ready. Although the car may exist in Japan somewhere, you normally can't get it for 2-3 weeks because of the registration process. In fact, they will not sell you a car if your parking space is too small. I have heard of a millionaire rice farmer who can only buy small Kei-cars because the road to his house is not wide enough for anything bigger. FWIW miles

Brian, Nice! Glad to see you got the car. I know it's found a good home. miles