Serious Thread About Importing A Skyline.
09-13-2005, 01:36 AM
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Stick with the FD. If getting a Skyline was easy, you'd see alot more of them. Sure you can get other than Motorex cars, but it dosent mean they are legal. I say again, as of about 6mnths ago when I checked, Motorex was the only LICENSED importer. You can find loopholes, but what happens when you get pulled over or get in a wreck.
09-13-2005, 03:39 AM
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You are seriously overestimating these cars - you see the odd one around here and basically they look like a glorified Primera and don't go a whole lot faster - at least not on track. The guys that build cars like mine do better lap times with 100bhp 1.4 litre cars, must be all that weight.
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09-13-2005, 04:21 AM
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[quote name='Battyboy' date='Sep 12 2005, 05:19 PM']I wonder how much you would have to spend to get that amount of power?
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$100,000 give or take. The car was probably around $70k plus various non-engine related odds and ends equaling $30 or so, and I know the guy spent $200k total on the car. At least that was the tally when I stopped working there.
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$100,000 give or take. The car was probably around $70k plus various non-engine related odds and ends equaling $30 or so, and I know the guy spent $200k total on the car. At least that was the tally when I stopped working there.
09-13-2005, 10:03 AM
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[quote name='rfreeman27' date='Sep 13 2005, 06:32 AM']yeah they are really overrated.
you cant just go out and make 1k HP on them like everybody thinks.
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BUT IT'S JAYDEEEMM THO! OMG, u dunno anyThing bout carz do u?
you cant just go out and make 1k HP on them like everybody thinks.
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BUT IT'S JAYDEEEMM THO! OMG, u dunno anyThing bout carz do u?
09-13-2005, 01:25 PM
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[quote name='rfreeman27' date='Sep 13 2005, 03:32 AM']you cant just go out and make 1k HP on them like everybody thinks.
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1000 horse is easy for the RB. You can nearly do that on stock internals (not quite though). It all comes down to one thing. How fast do you want to spend?
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1000 horse is easy for the RB. You can nearly do that on stock internals (not quite though). It all comes down to one thing. How fast do you want to spend?
09-13-2005, 01:43 PM
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The Skyline has 3 things going for it in my opinion. A kickass motor, eclusiveness, and AWD. None of which would make my sell an FD and take on a world of headaches, money, and frustration.
09-13-2005, 01:45 PM
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[quote name='sweet7' date='Sep 13 2005, 12:43 PM']None of which would make my sell an FD and take on a world of headaches, money, and frustration.
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umm, contradiction?
oh and you forgot RHD
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umm, contradiction?
oh and you forgot RHD
09-13-2005, 01:52 PM
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[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Sep 13 2005, 10:45 AM']umm, contradiction?
oh and you forgot RHD
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Contradiction? Maybe, but at least my FD is street-legal. And I didnt have to pay thousands of dollars to get it that way.
RHD would be a serious pain in the *** in a LHD world. Think about that annoying *** semi that you are craning you're neck to see around because hes doing 45mph on the highway.
oh and you forgot RHD
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Contradiction? Maybe, but at least my FD is street-legal. And I didnt have to pay thousands of dollars to get it that way.
RHD would be a serious pain in the *** in a LHD world. Think about that annoying *** semi that you are craning you're neck to see around because hes doing 45mph on the highway.
09-13-2005, 01:55 PM
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[quote name='sweet7' date='Sep 13 2005, 12:52 PM']Contradiction? Maybe, but at least my FD is street-legal. And I didnt have to pay thousands of dollars to get it that way.
RHD would be a serious pain in the *** in a LHD world. Think about that annoying *** semi that you are craning you're neck to see around because hes doing 45mph on the highway.
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yeah when you said "a world of headaches, money, and frustration" you described an FD to the tee.
i see your point on the rhd thing and never thought of it that way. i already have an idea for a mirror setup for that exact thing on lhd cars when trying to pass on the right.
RHD would be a serious pain in the *** in a LHD world. Think about that annoying *** semi that you are craning you're neck to see around because hes doing 45mph on the highway.
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yeah when you said "a world of headaches, money, and frustration" you described an FD to the tee.
i see your point on the rhd thing and never thought of it that way. i already have an idea for a mirror setup for that exact thing on lhd cars when trying to pass on the right.