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Somewhat Heroic posted:Here are a couple of cream puffs, the white one looks pretty cool Back to back I'd have a hard time picking the 550cc Jimny (JA71) over the 660cc Jimny (JA11), they are just a hair nicer to drive at the speeds that you'd expect them to go. That being said though go with whatever one is coolest, they are all rad and you won't have a 660cc to compare it to! lol @ the inspector guy you had come out, and of course he doesn't know poo poo about anything. DMV doesn't give a poo poo, did you follow the rules as they say? Yeah? Good here is your poo poo get out of here NEXT. I dig your choice of tires and love that you get all the neato bits like that tool kit and the work light. Those are my favorite parts of cars, those little bonuses. Got the port pics for the Suzuki Carry I bought. It's boring as poo poo compared to the norm but at least it's in real nice condition. Would look real fly with some ~Limerence~ decals and graphics on it I think.                
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Charles posted:Is that a floppy disk drive under the coolant and fuel gauges? Also dog pics are good It's a electronic toll transponder. you put your ETC card in it and when you drive through toll booths it charges it to the card instead of having to stop and pay and stuff. e: KAKER,. GET THE SAWZALL http://www.goo-net-exchange.com/usedcars/SUZUKI/JIMNY/700080281130190102002/index.html Powershift fucked around with this message at 08:07 on Jan 8, 2019 |
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Stupid question: Is there a service that'll store or take care of cars in Japan (or possibly Canada) for you for a reasonable price? I wanted to buy an evo IV and V before the prices went crazy. Even at $100/mo/car it seems like you'd come out WAY ahead.
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https://vimeo.com/265361498 My friend showed me this a few days ago and it reminded me of this thread because the characters drive some USDM Toyota wagon. I just hope you guys aren't still making mix CDs as gifts lol.
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Are those springy things cup holders? I think I want a pair of these for my Acty. Is there a recommended place that sells dumb kei truck accessories? Parts seem relatively easy to find, but I want to browse the stupid and completely unnecessary stuff.
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KakerMix posted:Back to back I'd have a hard time picking the 550cc Jimny (JA71) over the 660cc Jimny (JA11), they are just a hair nicer to drive at the speeds that you'd expect them to go. That being said though go with whatever one is coolest, they are all rad and you won't have a 660cc to compare it to! Thanks for the feedback! I should probably hold out for a 660cc, the '94s I have looked at completed auction look pretty nice, and being in Salt Lake (~4500 feet above sea level) I should probably go for more juice.
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BlackMK4 posted:Superautobacs also croober depending where you are in the world
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Powershift posted:It's a electronic toll transponder. you put your ETC card in it and when you drive through toll booths it charges it to the card instead of having to stop and pay and stuff.  tough used? simple equipment AND professional? SOLD Somewhat Heroic posted:Thanks for the feedback! I should probably hold out for a 660cc, the '94s I have looked at completed auction look pretty nice, and being in Salt Lake (~4500 feet above sea level) I should probably go for more juice. Sold the blue Jimny tonight. Guess where it's going? Puerto Rico  EDIT  Goddamn is this not killer as hell KakerMix fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Jan 9, 2019 |
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that truck is amazing, when I was at ebisu I saw one owned by 3 generations of drifter. Car owner, his daughter, and grandad driving the truck. All were behind the wheel at some point
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That thing seems like it would be an easy sell to a drift team or something. How much do you think it will go for?
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KakerMix posted:Photos: Your warehouse is plenty big enough imo, all you need is a wide angle lens, a backdrop like lots of dealerships use and some cheap lights. Bonus you could have custom backdrop sheets made with your logo or business name on it, like this  I have a proper camera and lens to do it if you want to get an idea of how it would work. I don't think you're too far from me I could come down and let you try it out and then hit the skatepark down there 
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dphi posted:That thing seems like it would be an easy sell to a drift team or something. How much do you think it will go for? No idea, I'll keep an eye on it but my guess is 12-15 USD. It's the shipping that would kill though, I have to imagine it would be 5,000 bucks just to move the thing from Japan to here, saying nothing of getting it from the port. Suppose I could just drive to Jacksonville in something, load it on this truck, swap the dealer plates and drive home! Applebees Appetizer posted:Your warehouse is plenty big enough imo, all you need is a wide angle lens, a backdrop like lots of dealerships use and some cheap lights. Bonus you could have custom backdrop sheets made with your logo or business name on it, like this The warehouse is plenty big yeah and would work just fine, the problem is that its filled with cars and we have no where to put them besides the warehouse. Not knowing how this was going to work out we rented a smaller warehouse so we could keep operating costs down. My wife does have some gently caress-off expensive DSLR she uses for her etsy photographing in her studio so we're really only missing the lens, but it's still a space issue. Also we've been shooting all the pictures with our Pixel 3 smartphones  ALSO you still can come down and see our stuff and take pictures if you'd like, we are quite close to the skatepark! EDIT Looking into that Dyna truck some more, BU94s really only ever hit 10k USD on the maximum, and as far as I can tell the 'BU94' designation is exclusively flatbed tow trucks. Some have cranes and none of them are as pimped as this one. I don't know if those modifications make it more or less valuable. Still would be so loving expensive the ship though. KakerMix fucked around with this message at 07:07 on Jan 9, 2019 |
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Could you soften the shipping blow by sticking three kei trucks on the back at the same time? 
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Does you wife have a Canon camera? If so the lens to get is the EF-S 10-22mm, for taking pictures of cars inside and out it's worth every penny. If it's a Nikon then I have no clue But yeah I should come down sometime and bring my son he would love the cars
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 gently caress dude look at this. It's the auto version too so I think it has the two speed automatic gearbox Solus fucked around with this message at 11:42 on Jan 9, 2019 |
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Beanzor posted:Are those springy things cup holders? I think I want a pair of these for my Acty. http://hello-special.com/ https://www.blow-net.co.jp Fievel Goes Bi fucked around with this message at 12:37 on Jan 9, 2019 |
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Would your warehouse situation let you set up one of those small freestanding carports outside indefinitely? Alternately, is there a large dining fly or tarp or something you could set up and take down as needed?
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I'm looking into getting in on the hot JDM action, I'm thinking of importing a BJ (teehee) Land Cruiser to the UK. I'll keep the thread updated with how it goes
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Solus posted:
Ah the Mighty Boy
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Does you wife have a Canon camera? If so the lens to get is the EF-S 10-22mm, for taking pictures of cars inside and out it's worth every penny. If it's a Nikon then I have no clue Nikon. "Housewife camera" - her on Canon when I asked. Midjack posted:Would your warehouse situation let you set up one of those small freestanding carports outside indefinitely? Alternately, is there a large dining fly or tarp or something you could set up and take down as needed? No, the 'alley' access for the garage is fairly narrow and is a thoroughfare for everyone else.  The garage opening is juts in front of the AZ-1 in this pic.
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Light looks decent there. Maybe get a banner to hang on the warehouse door and use that as a backdrop for pictures?
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Light looks decent there. Maybe get a banner to hang on the warehouse door and use that as a backdrop for pictures? I mean I could but I might as well just hang a big-rear end banner in our paved backyard with the same lighting and shoot there, with the bonus of not having to deal with all our commercial neighbors. I'm putting together the page for the Bongo. I ended up going and looking for what I suspected was the place where the Bongo was painted:  http://www.kasuno.co.jp/ Still in business and their facebook page just happens to have a commercial truck getting serviced. Neat. EDIT While I don't have port pictures yet, the HiAce van I bought does include SONAR:  along with the goofy in-van intercom system, that's what 'Joyful Talk' is. KakerMix fucked around with this message at 09:28 on Jan 10, 2019 |
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Argh. Wish I was in a position to buy the Bongo. You’ll have to give us a demo of the sonar and Joyful Talk.
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I can't help stop giggling at the fact that the HiAce has a "sports" suspension mode.
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No worries! It does seem like a tricky situation re: taking photos, might see if there are any good guides by automotive photographers. KakerMix posted:I mean I could but I might as well just hang a big-rear end banner in our paved backyard with the same lighting and shoot there, with the bonus of not having to deal with all our commercial neighbors. The intercom is not a bad idea, I was driving around NZ for two weeks late last year in Nissan's answer to the HiAce, and you kinda did have to holler at the people in the back seats. It had something similar to the sonar but it might have been aftermarket... thing drove me nuts with all the false positives, especially if I was trying to get directions from someone outside on clearance when I was backing it in: Van: BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP Mate: you've got about a metre Me: WHAT?
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Darchangel posted:Argh. Wish I was in a position to buy the Bongo. Of course. I should point out too that picture isn't of my actual van, it's just a picture of another 1993 HiAce Super Custom Limited. From what I can tell, there are HiAce Super Customs, and there are Super Custom Limited. Limited comes with all the options, triple sunroof, sonar, TEMS (adjustable suspension), digital dashboard, COOL BOX and spinning center bench seat. Won't know for sure till I get my pictures but that's what I'm going on right now.   Ethics_Gradient posted:No worries! It does seem like a tricky situation re: taking photos, might see if there are any good guides by automotive photographers. I have no idea what I'm doing re: taking pictures of cars and then selling them so I'm just going off what I'd like to see if I were to buy a car. Wheel wells, headliner, stuff that seems to get neglected elsewhere. As for the intercom I'm sure we'll like playing with it. And it looks like the sonar has a button which I assume turns it on and off. In other news:   Hurts just a little bit since where the hell would I put that thing? Plus the sheet was never translated so maybe it has some sort of terrible problem.
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gently caress, 10k for a bitchin JDM flatbed hauler...
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KakerMix posted:In other news: You'd park it under three Jimmy's?
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Hahahaha you won that bad motherfucker? Congrats.
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Tyro posted:Hahahaha you won that bad motherfucker? Congrats. No no no, I didn't even bid on it. It just sold for much less than I expected is all.
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KakerMix posted:No no no, I didn't even bid on it. It just sold for much less than I expected is all. never not bid kakermix.
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KakerMix posted:No no no, I didn't even bid on it. It just sold for much less than I expected is all. Aw man you got my hopes up.
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wargames posted:never not bid kakermix. New thread title.
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wargames posted:never not bid kakermix. The problem is becoming not 'can we afford this' and more 'where do we put this' which owns. Suppose the problem really is 'we need a bigger warehouse'. I'd love to have had that deko flatbed but really, what do you DO with it?
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cakesmith handyman posted:You'd park it under three Jimmy's? Use it to collect and deliver your new trucks? How awesome would it be to turn up at cars and coffee with 2 for-sale kei cars on the back?
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cakesmith handyman posted:Use it to collect and deliver your new trucks? How awesome would it be to turn up at cars and coffee with 2 for-sale kei cars on the back? Showing up to C&C with a JDM hauler full of JDM products would be boss as hell. I am not sure how the C&C scene is in your part of Florida but you could consider starting a group of sorts to kind of start promoting yourselves. Here in Utah the whole "food truck" movement craze is in full swing. There is a travelling group of them that work with local city parks and some local businesses so people will show up on a Friday night or Saturdays at a given place and buy food stuff. Piggy back onto something like that where you and your posse all show up to one of those functions and just travel around with them? So my boss is 100% turned on to getting a car imported. He has an FJ40 so he is Land Cruiser crazy. He is wanting an HJ61, he had Yoshi do an inspection on one the other day. He will be buying the first decent one that pops up so he will likely have something before me which is fine. I am waiting until I see what my taxes are like this year (mainly making sure it is not a repeat of last years
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This Hi-Ace pulling all the monies right now https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-toyota-hiace-supercustom/
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Showing up to C&C with a JDM hauler full of JDM products would be boss as hell. I am not sure how the C&C scene is in your part of Florida but you could consider starting a group of sorts to kind of start promoting yourselves. Here in Utah the whole "food truck" movement craze is in full swing. There is a travelling group of them that work with local city parks and some local businesses so people will show up on a Friday night or Saturdays at a given place and buy food stuff. Piggy back onto something like that where you and your posse all show up to one of those functions and just travel around with them? Be sure to tell your boss that you sent him to Japan Car Direct, sweet referral discount!!! As for Jimny competition, *cracks knuckles* everdave posted:This Hi-Ace pulling all the monies right now It's the condition and low mileage. The mileage is the killer part here since that's what Bring a Trailer caters toward. Digital dash is pretty sweet. This one as the non-turbo 2.8 engine too, will last forever but geeeeee golly will it be slow. Or so I've heard
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