this thread is kinda for jspecracer7, but is open to anyone with $0.02. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

i talked to paul and he says there are 3 ways to go about importing 92-95 fd's.

1. if you are military you can claim its yours and they will ship it over here and skip customs

2. import it as a race car; to do this you may need somesort of competition licence and maybe race schedules too

3. ship it through customs; its not really hard. it is a ton of paper work. it has to pass federal emissions (the only difference is the ce light), it also has to pass the d.o.t. but probably the most you have to do is tires, maybe headlights. you also have to pay a couple of bonds along the way, it should cost about 5k

4. buy a wrecked car with title. put vin#'s on yours. ship to mexico drive across border in dead of night :ph34r:



mike

From my understanding of the military aspect, they will not ship the j-spec cars back anymore. About 2 years ago, it was easy, but now they're not allowing it. I have to find some way to get this stupid car back, even if it's for drag racing only https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

Shipping an rx-7 from Japan is a great idea its right hand drive and cost much less then ones in the us.

But



There is the milatary way they way they get around customs is that all the cars that they can ship over came original from the us anyways and so meet US DOT.



Race car way is a better way but is the most expensive because it either has to have Corporate sponsorship and owned or co owned by that corporation or take the car apart engine/ trans, body panels, and doors. More or less you have to have the car complete disassembled and not have been register in the country of manufactured.



Customs. DOT air bags, seat belts, seats, body vin #number locations and type, all the windows pretty much, and if you get any thing above a 95 all the internal safety system like body structures frame strength are not test in the US and those do not comply.

For example there group wanted to ship over Skylines so what they had to due was crash test three of them $30,000 plus testing $150,000 each and then maybe they might let them in. did I mention that you have to have special permission by the EPA

To even start the car in the US.



I know all of this because I tried to do the same thing and pretty much if I wanted to ship one over I would pay about 15,000 to 17,000 extra plus shipping ($2000 or so)



If you reply want an rx-7 just get one from that states it much easier and cheaper.

i would like a j spec one, but i have a us one (best $391 i ever spent)

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/

it looks like you print out forms.



mike

That's good information.



Look at this...



http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import...owtoSD0002.html



Why not import a new RX-7 as a show car? No longer in production and the rotary engine factor should be significant enough to qualify.



You only get 2500 miles per year...I don't think that I put that on my FD now...but you could probably figure out ways around this. B)

That would be nice, but according to the website, if it was a production car in the US in XXXX years, then it won't be eligible for importation...like my FD. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png

yah, the showcar thing wont work. how long do you have before you have to come back?



mike

Doh. Need to have a '96 or newer. Any year without production availability in the USA.



Trade up!

Probably be back stateside the beginning of 2004. I'll be jobless, but I'll still have my n/a 7... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png



I'll figure something out... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...>/rolleyes.gif

couldn't u just disassemble the whole thing and ship it seperatly :ph34r: then reassemble here and slap your own vin #s on it :ph34r: . I would like to import of of those last Rx-7s from Japan in like 5 years or so.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...>/rolleyes.gif

hey well i heard if the rx-8 is at all sucessful mazda might plan a new rx-7 and possibly a rotary miata by 204

HELL NO MOFO! I'm way too lazy to do that! I would rather go thru the hassle of buying another one and rebolting on everything that I took back that was aftermarket. :bigok:

if you wanted to import a jspec rx why import a 93-95..get a 2000 rz..dont think they exist wrong get some option magazine..lots of goodies usually bought after market on it stock

thats what im sayin, just have to do the ol dis and re assemble dead :ph34r:

LOL...you're acting like I don't live in Japan...



The thing is that a newer FD(96+) would end up getting modified anyways, so why spend the extra cash on it? I'll be modding so much that it won't be worth it to buy a 2000 if I pulled the engine out anyways... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...>/rolleyes.gif

Im in the uk, and just to make you jellous you can get a company to import it, do all the paper work and M.O.T it etc for £950 and you make that money back through the money saved by importing. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

I don't like you https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/moon.gif

Jsperacer7 & J9fd3s after reading alittle bit on the website posted by J9fd3s you would have a good chance of getting good info from one of the RI companies listed there. My sugestion to you guys is to call one of them and ask the proper questions. As for importing a Jspec car I here it really isn't that hard. If you get one of these companies to do it for you you get it done right for a good price. We just had a guy come to Dyess AFB(Abilene TX) and he imported his 96 skyline. Sweet car. He went through Motorex. The car cost 7200(used) with 42k miles on it and the shipped/made DOT compliant for about $16,500 usd. Jspecracer7 either Bank of America or USAA will give you a loan to do this b/c they have realized the values of these cars. As for you J9fd3s you may want to think about getting one from England. It will cost you less and it will still be a J-spec RX7.

if you dig deeper, becomeing an importer is just one or three more forms.

i already have a us spec fd. if i fix it, its a keeper. if i sell it i want a j spec, or euro spec, uk spec, as long as its rhd.



mike

I really wasn't saying to become an importer but that you can do. If that way is easier then maybe you might want to do that. Good luck.