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KakerMix posted:Liteace trucks are abundant, have to deal with 5 speed collumn shifting tho Fascinating. I guess they figure they have to use a linkage anyway. Presumably for cab space reasons.
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KakerMix posted:
Ah, that explains what the chrome mast thing is on the rear bumper. some sort of fold-away CB antenna. Those two are ridiculously clean.
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KakerMix posted:Jimny? I'm not clear. Does this have a turbo?
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Jun 7, 2018 19:42
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The further I mess with my SA22C, the more I fear it will end up this way at some point. Currently:  Except now the hood is loose, and the front suspension is sitting on the ground.  e: poo poo. Thought for a minute this was in the "what did you do" thread.
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Jun 7, 2018 19:42
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I wanted a Jimny anyway but after seeing this video it made me want one a lot more. The little black one with the tractor tires is a 2-stroke. Neat. Almost want to buy one already modified like that and ship it over to mess with the USDM Samurai guys.
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Jun 7, 2018 19:57
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Make friends with another Delica owner, borrow their LHD headlights for the inspection, then put the RHD ones back in and never think about it again. If you plan to import more Delicas, do the same, except buy one set of headlights from Taiwan. Or, yeah, find a mechanic who isn't anal-retentive. edit: assuming that the friend with Delica didn't do the second thing with the mechanic.
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Jun 27, 2018 20:39
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everdave posted:I literally just got the pics of it at port in Japan last night and I didn't see them until almost midnight. I'll speak to Matt at JCD about it tonight when I can talk to Japan again. I dig this car, even if it's not a V8 (sacrilege!)
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Jun 29, 2018 00:08
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KakerMix posted:
Dammit, now I want a Previa. Always liked them, just because weird, but that's so cheap. quote:
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Jul 3, 2018 15:39
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cakesmith handyman posted:I must be broken because I want a coaster so much It's amusing when your phone/tablet/computer understands reality better than you do.
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Jul 6, 2018 22:02
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Femtosecond posted:Some inspiration: Aw, gotta wait until 2022 to import a Naked.
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Jul 12, 2018 19:18
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Midjack posted:I dunno, the trucks can really move: OK, that was pretty cool. Bonus points for the ramen truck being one of the '60s MB Transporters.
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Jul 13, 2018 23:47
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I see an RF changer controller. Where's the changer hiding? At least it's not in the center of the cargo area like the last one...
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Jul 16, 2018 22:38
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Dagen H posted:https://www.walmart.com/ip/Goodyear-Wrangler-Radial-P235-75R15-105S-OWL-Highway-tire/4404150 Perfect.
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Jul 19, 2018 15:54
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KakerMix posted:Yeah, which is why both the Rugger and Land Cruiser had those KO2s put on, strictly for aesthetics. They are also good tires too of course but it certainly helped selling them. That's the AZ-1? That looks more like a leaky window or top keeping the carpet wet and rusting from the inside out. Source: my '70 Olds Cutlass, a Southern car all it's life, with holes in the driver's footwell from a leaking windshield.
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Jul 20, 2018 19:35
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KakerMix posted:It is the AZ-1, yeah. It isn't a leaking window or anything though, at least I can not find any evidence of water coming in with the (tiny) windows up and the doors close. No mold or mildew in the fabrics. What is a possibility though is those circle shapes in the first and second pictures: The driver's side has rusted enough to have a hole that would allow water to shoot right up into the floor. The passenger side is similar but the circle has moved completely free from it's position. I'm not exactly sure why it's built this way but those metal circles are epoxied into the floor, like they get punched out of the floor then glued back, not welded. I've got a floorboard POR15 kit on the way that should take care of this no problem. I've got to see if I can loosen that metal brace that's bolted to either side though to get full access to the corrosion. Those knockouts are common. I think it has something to do with the rust treatment/primer draining out of the floor pan after the body is immersed during production. My ‘70 Cutlass and my ‘79 RX-7 both have floor plugs. The Cutlass’ are steel, held in with seam sealer, one in each footwell, front and rear, and the RX-7 has rubber plugs in both front foot wells. Not sure about the rear. I have to fix the drivers side one in the RX-7. Apparently it has a leak over the 10 years it’s sat, and therefore rust.
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Jul 21, 2018 19:49
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KakerMix posted:Of course we all want to see more pics, the higher the rest the better. If you don't already have the port pictures then chances are those will be the best ones you'll get before you get your hands on the car. Wait... you're not a T-rex? I want an AZ-1 now.
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Jul 26, 2018 19:19
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KakerMix posted:Excuse me, they are white tiger seats not zebra, get it together bub. What steam cleaner are you using, and would you recommend it, if you don't mind? I'm tired of scrubbing stuff, and my AE86 is really in need.
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Aug 14, 2018 21:58
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Applebees Appetizer posted:That looks like a carpet cleaner not a steam cleaner. Hell of a deal, though. KakerMix posted:This one although I haven't done much carpet with it. It's been excellent for just obliterating the cigarette tar. Generally I'd have to go through a ton of cleaning products but now I've just been using distilled water, magic erasers, and a poo poo-ton of paper towels. Thanks, that's the one I was lingering on after you mentioned steam cleaning, oddly enough. Seems to have good reviews on Amazon and YouTube. For carpet cleaning, one trick a video gave was to work a small area, using both the steam cleaner and a shop-vac immediately after the steam cleaner, while the dirt and stuff is still affected by the steam. Cigarette tar is amazingly pervasive. You should have seen the house my sister bought and renovated. Former owners were lifetime smokers inside. Very ew. Lord of Garbagemen posted:If you want a fairly cheap restoration to trim pieces I have been using this on the 300zx to resto the trim : I can also recommend SEM Color Coat. That stuff is great. Some paint shops can custom mix it. You'd have to use a touch-up gun ot Pre-Val sprayer for that, though.
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Fuckin’ hoarder. I’m so jealous
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KakerMix posted:
1) I could actually use that little truck *as* a truck, considering the dearth of small pickups in the US, and that price even with shipping and such is tempting. 2) McTinkerson posted:So when is the turbo 13B swap happening? Mazdarati 2.0? That idea makes me feel funny in certain places. edit: seriously, could you just see this thing drifting around turns with the duals smoking?
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Sep 11, 2018 17:26
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KakerMix posted:You're right, I really should. Sheet translations are real easy, it's the third-party inspection that's important. The Google Translate phone app is able to make translations from the camera. I've been using it to translate the stickers and stuff on cars you've posted. It's a bit finicky, and it really hates stylized text, but it mostly works. No idea if there's a desktop equivalent.
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Snowy posted:I’m not good at google translate Yeah, like I said, it's finicky, especially with low-rez. You should have seen some of the funny stuff it came up with for the badging/labels on one of Kaker's vans, I think it was. KakerMix posted:Translate app does work well enough to figure stuff out, but not on handwriting, it will start to see just lines as characters and attempt to translate them. Knowing the writing would be excellent for the hand-written stuff, which is very common. Yeha, stylized text and handwritten stuff just baffle it completely, too KakerMix posted:It's being sold as-is so probably not able to get an inspection on it, but I asked Yoshi what the writing says that's been crossed out. It doesn't look too bad from here and it's very possible that the missing wheel is behind the seats on the shelf back there. And blue is the better color, red is fine but blue is just nicer. Agreed, blue is best..
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Mtmd posted:Well, Hiace is released as of 2 days ago. Called the terminal that it's at and it's in a non-TWIC area so all I need to get in is the purchase order and a driver's license. Going to download a few hours worth of podcasts and head down to Houston on Wednesday to pick it up. Houston is a viable port for RORO? Dang it, there's one step closer to me buying a JC Cosmo (I'm in Dallas area.)
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dphi posted:Now I want to see one drifting BlackMK4 posted:edit: Nevermind, but that is perfect. I feel like I belong here when someone else asks before I can.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I mean, now I kinda want to import and LS swap one. Good Lord that would be fun. I love how they just slap fillers in the wheel openings to compensate for the higher suspension of the presumably heavier-duty chassis than it was designed with. quote:Hnnnnnng. Would be better is a 20B, but still HNNNNGG. 64bit_Dophins posted:Omg that mazda is beautiful. If only it had a standard transmission? The JC Cosmo only came with an automatic, because it was a "personal luxury coupe." edit: glyph posted:http://www.calstage.jp/ "Franch"
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Snowy posted:Weird that nobody does that here in nyc In NY, they don't give a poo poo about theirs or anyone else's car, and just park by braille, if what others have said is to be believed.
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Riller posted:Tell your buddy he needs a kei deck van if he wants to use it as a golf cart: Oh, look, another thing I didn’t know I needed, but apparently do now.
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beep-beep car is go posted:Given my bathroom activities they should play Mastodon or something. BloodBag posted:Alien Weaponry would be my shittunes of choice Gotta admit, these made me laugh.
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Riller posted:Love the pics of both vehicles! On the Bongo, I'd replace that wooden beam on top of the headache rack with an amber & white LED light bar/strobe combo. Also no clue what function those side clamps have, unless the wooden beam was used to support longer objects (like a ladder or lumber) and those clamps were there to help secure the load. That’s what I was thinking. The hooks are just the stowed position, probably.
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I need a version of one of those that will do US highway speeds. The Dallas=Fort Worth Metroplex is too big/too many highways to not be highway capable. So, obviously, I need to put a GSXR engine in one. edit: or, I suppose I could just get a slightly bigger one with a 1.5L or so, like the Bongo. Darchangel fucked around with this message at 00:22 on Dec 15, 2018 |
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OK, I was trying to figure out the drive arrangement from the pictures, and was just confusing myself. With that hatch answer, I think I see it - it's a transverse engine and transaxle in the rear, with a beam axle, but halfshafts to the actual hubs, right? Weird, but neat. edit: new page! This is on the Acty pickup, for context.
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InitialDave posted:Correct, it's called a De Dion tube axle. I've heard of/seen a De Dion, but I thought they were independent, utilizing the half-shaft as the upper suspension member. edit: nope. Straight axle with fixed diff it is. Very interesting.
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InitialDave posted:I'm not sure De Dion did that, Jaguar did though. Jags definitely did a version of that. It looks like I'm more describing a swing axle, though, maybe. Or whatever the thing in the back of a Triumph Herald. Check this weird: 
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KakerMix posted:https://puu.sh/Cnzd5/ad8429f41b.mp4 Cool! I like high-tech stuff, but sometimes the old high-tech is cooler. If my '79 RX-7 used the later, much cooler, 3-DIN stack, I'd probably make that work with aux-in/BT, but it doesn't, and I never even had the original '79 radio. I've modified it for single DIN and aftermarket gauges years ago. I could probably make the '84-5 stereo fit without the gauges, but then I'd have Maybe I can find an '80s Alpine or Blaupunkt somewhere. I already have a '90s one. quote:Oil leak gamble paid off, $229 bucks total. Engine steam cleaning, new valve cover gasket and 'semi-circular' gasket. I'm guessing the circular gasket is the rear main seal but since this is cab-over it's way easy to access? Probably the cam seal. edit: I just remembered I have an old-school Sony shafted deck, and a '90s JVC that uses the cartridge for CDs, too. Hmmmm....
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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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Midjack posted:There's a lot of av candidates in the scans you posted but this really jumped out at me: "Do not remodel so that it does not meet the safety standards stipulated by laws and regulations! Do not do protrusions and wide tire equipments that do not meet safety standards as violations, so please do not do." Aw.
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KakerMix posted:
Importer here in Dallas has a '90 Prado with the 2L-TE turbodiesel, automatic, though, and 200K KMs for $9599, guess that's not a bad price, considering. https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/ctd/d/grand-prairie-toyota-land-cruiser-prado/6790914703.html
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KakerMix posted:That one looks exactly like the one I just bought down to being a narrow body. Shows two batteries in there too, though it is a 12v system so ???. Guess ours will have dual batteries too. I thought pretty much the same as you, both in regards to the detailing, and the difference in cost. I don’t know much about the company other than they have several JDM imports on Craigslist and have had (varying ones - currently mostly Nissans. One is a Pao!) for a while. They’re definitely don’t have the attention to detail you are giving yours.
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Dagen H posted:gently caress their keyword-spamming asses. Agreed. That Prado came up while I was searching for RX-7 stuff. That kind of bull is why I typically use the "search in titles only" option. I've never understood the reasoning - "I'm searching for an sports car. Why yes! I'd love to look at a truck/tractor/random sedan!"
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BloodBag posted:What did he mean by this? I think the implication is that folks in Denver would love that trucklet and fall over themselves to buy it.
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