Thanks for the help, man.

 

DSM, im up in the Oakland-Waterville area, at the moment im in missouri but this summer ill be back home...i hope. if so ill let yall know maybe we can meet up somewhere and what not.

 

My honda is sitting in the garadge waiting for me to do some work on it. My trans is part way back together

 

yeah, i jsut started mine up today for the first time in a month or so and theres some sort of rattling or something, i asked a friend and he said it sounded like a motor mount was broken or lose or something like that, its right next to the driver side front wheel (RHD), it doesnt get worse when i rev or drive it and everything is working perfect so im cunfuzzled, any advise or answers would be alot of help.

thanks

 

Does it vary with speed or bumps? check exhaust shields they always seem to give me trouble but usually vary with RPM's . Get in there with a pry bar and pry **** till something makes noise.

 

no its only at idle i hear it, but i let it sit and run for a little bit last night and it seemed to go away so im not too worried, i just havnt run it for a month and i heard that, got a little worried.

on a different note, i just got the last of my new parts and im gettin rid of my old ones, Apexi N1 exhaust(straight pipe from header) and 2x 4 pt harnesses

let me know if your interested

 

I have a teaser for you guys

 

hey guys, just like to share that my 74 Plymouth restoration was completed the other day, i know its not a Honda but its still a badass car

 

looks nice. makes mine look even smaller

 

Wow that's a big turbo Colby

 

yea it should hit my goal. garrett 60-1 70.cold 63.hot.... I likie looks like there will be atlest 2 new turbo setups next season.


I like the Plymouth but seriously when is a car ever done? lol

last month was pretty cold it is hard to get things done on the car. but ill get you guys some updates on the wire tuck/ bay shave

 

yea it should hit my goal. garrett 60-1 70.cold 63.hot.... I likie looks like there will be atlest 2 new turbo setups next season.


I like the Plymouth but seriously when is a car ever done? lol

last month was pretty cold it is hard to get things done on the car. but ill get you guys some updates on the wire tuck/ bay shave

 

yea it should hit my goal. garrett 60-1 70.cold 63.hot.... I likie looks like there will be atlest 2 new turbo setups next season.


I like the Plymouth but seriously when is a car ever done? lol

last month was pretty cold it is hard to get things done on the car. but ill get you guys some updates on the wire tuck/ bay shave

 

car is never done but for what i want it is, found something you guys might like

http://jdmexchangeusa.com/shop/produ...?id_product=10

hella less than what i paid for mine, i think i got screwed

 

Is RHD kind of a pain in the *** what do u do at tolls and what about going to mickey D's do you back through.

But it is hella clean.

 

not really, i mean i dont eat fast food so im good there but the tolls, there are none once you get past new york so i havn't had to deal with them yet, but when i go home im gunna have to get an EZpass or have someone drive with me all the time. Wins you crazy points at car shows tho, got me 1 best honda and 2 runner ups just for the fact it was RHD and imported not a conversion

 

How did you get it registered? The belief of many on this site is that JDM cars are impossible to get registered state side.

But of course you prove that idea wrong.

 

I had a friend with a skyline who did not have to have a title due to it being 10 years old and stole a vin off a 240 he has.

 

mcvtec, when you have the car imported you need to take it threw customs and have it pass threw some stupid bullshit test, most to all cars pass its just the emissions tests thats gets you everytime, all you need to do is get a Cat put on and it should be good to go, than they issue you an Assigned ID number and that takes place of the VIN since they dont recognized the JDM VIN numbers, than they give you a new US title and your good to go.

register it just like any other car after that, insurance is a bit tricky since its an Assigned ID number so you have to either go see them or call but other than that its fine.

Thats the Assigned ID number when it went threw customs(NM 186668)


JDM VIN tag (DC2-1103566)

 

No ****, a lot easier than I thought it would be. I kind of thought DOT would want to stick their nose in...

Thanks for pics too man.

Any chance I could use them to show others?

 

yeah man no problem, and yeah DOT and the Dept. of highway saftey likes to stick their nose in, all they car about is, is it safe to drive on US roadways and if crashed will it be safe, and most of the time it is cause we have the same in the USA just not RHD, but if you ever mutter the words Import Skyline around customs they will act like its the end of the world and make your life a living hell. im trying to get one over but customs is being a pain in the *** and its gunna cost me like 100k to get it so i gave up on that.

 

Thanks for all the info bro.

Now I know it's not impossible to get JDM cars legal in the states.

 

its not impossible, but it can be a pain in the *** if you get the wrong people, some of them dont give a damn BUT you need to be at the receiving docks when it comes over to claim it or they will give it away to someone else plus the cost of it could be a bit cheaper if you know what i mean, cost more to have the car shipped than it was to pay for the car its self, Grand Total for me was 11200 all said and done, than who knows how much to register, insurance is a bit much but than again i am a young 19 year old kid with a sporty car so that was bound to a givin.

i should be heading back to Maine in a few months, maybe we can meet up sometime when im back, go for a drive and try not to get arrested

 

lol sounds good man! PM me when you get back!

 

wont be till march or april, so im hoping anyways but sure will