1970 Bluebird SSS coupe. Was exported to America, built, then re-imported back to Japan. Owner is a Navy dude.

Car has a mostly stock redtop S13 SR20DET that has turbo mani, Greddy intake mani and FMIC. Still runs the stock turbo.

This car is absolutely stunning. Clean, sharp looking, and under the hood, no non-sense. Just what's needed.

I'll see if I can get a hold of him and find out when he'll be back there again for pictures.

It was just a beautiful car.

nah, im going to wait until r32's are 25 years old and by then they will have flooded canada enough to where i will pick up a couple for under $10k.

if i owned a motorex r32 now, i would try to get rid of it before the 25 yr mark, otherwise the value will plummet.

Oh BTW, customs says they will give me an answer in writing within 30 days....we'll see.

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Guess this puts a little damper on some of the wannabe "importers" we've been punking lately, huh Sean?

i cant believe im hearing this. . .
that last statement is so gay you must be ****ing richard simmons in the *** while typing it.

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Any importers you can recommend for an 85' RS? What magically happens at 25 years old anyway, I don't have to comply with what exactly?

All you have to do is fill out this form http://204.68.195.250/cars/rul...t.pdf
Then check the checkbox in box 1. Hand it to the customs official, and you should be good to go. You may have to provide proof of the manufacturing date, either via the VIN or title and/or previous registration.

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My bad - When I said "Sean", I meant Morris. Sorry 'bout that.

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yea after all this stuff happened, i read so much into the NHTSA/DOT/EPA that i was contemplating trying to become an RI. It is very interesting stuff. I suppose after 25 years, the car is considered a classic and with that mentality, only a small percentage of the population drives classics.
I guess they figure that if you can keep a 25+ year old car running and drivable, you deserve to drive it. Keep in mind most americans have the mindset that old=gross and ugly, at least wives/fiances/girlfriends.

By the way, did you try to call me yesterday?

The guy works in Atsugi right across from where i work. Yes, it is an awesome car.....very well done!
Thomas, sorry to hear about your car....but thanks for posting this beacuse i am in the middle of working out something like you're trying to do....i have fam in Australia and Canada so im going to hit them up first ....Good Luck.

I still have not gotten an answer on if i can export it or not, im sure its being held as evidence in this whole mess. I feel sorry for the car, wonder if it has even recieved any bathes? It probably doesnt even run anymore, idiots at the storage lot probably broke it. This whole situation still boils me up to where i cant stand it sometimes, loosing this much money is very hard to deal with.

I have not forgotten to update everyone, it just hard to talk about it, especially when there is no good news or news at all.

Let this be a lesson to all those who are trying to get around the laws.

I do hope this works out for you in the long run in one way or another.

or if you know anyone in the military stationed out in gitmo, transfer the title to them, have them bring it to cuba, and then once again, find some old cuban with a boat and have him bring you to key west, then drive it back from there.

i'd prefer the first suggestion, much easier lol

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kthx.

"See, in America, we like, everyone should know about the good work we're doing anonymously" Jay Leno on Top Gear 12x7 talking about the Honda FCX Clarity - the car of the future. Thank you Honda for saving our world and our hobby. I knew you'd eventually be good for something.

Also, I'm sure it is part of a bigger picture with your case. ICE and CARB raided Kaizo and RB Motoring 22 days ago which leaning towards other things. Not real further information has been put out yet but there's been 1 claim that a guy got a visit from ICE and they are telling him to export as well. His car he shipped through Kaizo when he moved back from overseas (military).

then store it or register it in canada for now and drive it once in a while !!!!!

might be something to consider!

how could you even remotely say that taking 2 plastic clips off of a fire wall is work let alone more work than the car is worth. what is unsafe about a skyline? they are made of the same s***ty metal that every other nissan is made of. besides its really nothing but a 300zx with a different engine.

who said registering it was a problem? the only problem seems to be registering it as a skyline. why would you want to register a car that is federally illegal anyway?

so aparantly there is two ways to go about owning a skyline, registering it as a skyline and waiting for the fed gov. to come take it. or the way that works and guarantees the gov wont even come looking for it.

who cares if its illegal, it works. i know of two in my area that are registered as 240s both have been pulled over numerous times without problems. and guess what they still go home to the owners driveway every night.

take it from someone who has done it there is a right way and an easy way. yeah the easy way might seem a little shady. but i enjoy getting to keep the things I pay for

this sounds like major bulls*** anyway he more than likely vin swapped the car considering its nearly impossible to swap a unibody chassis

Apparently, those who wish to not break the law.....

Then those people should wait till 2014

when i mentioned doin more work than its worth, i was talkin about what driftmotion said about swapping the frame. and as far as swapping the metal plate on the firewall, you dont even have to, just buy a junk 240 and go to the dmv with that vin and just swap it on the dash, its the only place ive ever seen a cop look at around here, but yeah, i wasnt talkin about what you said when it came to the "work" part of things. people i know with skylines just buy junk 240 part cars and go to the dmv and register their skyline as a 240 with the vin from the junk car. easy as 1-2-3. either way though, all you need is a fed who knows what theyre lookin at to see it and you're caught. dunno bout elsewhere, but tuesdays and thursdays we got feds patroling in NY and everyone knows to buy their drugs other nights of the week, im assuming its the same for cars: just dont drive your skylines all over tues/thursday here and you'll be fine. my friends had his r32gtr for about 2 years now, hassle free. but also, it's a 92 i believe so he doesnt have much time left before he can get legal plates for it heh

the windshields ar the exact same thing as we get here in america. I know because i have broken 1

I mentioned the plate under the hood because the car doesnt have vin plates on the dash the car is caged. they are illegal here because they were never crash tested by the DOT. which coincidentally is the same reason the motorex guy is in jail. he lied about crash testing r34's and r32's

i couldnt care less about what is exaggerated and regulated by DOT or not, i do not personally believe the cars are unsafe in any way. why make a twin turbo i6 powered car and not make it capable of handling and safe... i put my full trust in those cars. it's just DOT's excuse. i wasn't saying i support their excuse in any way, just sayin that that's what they say if you ask em.

Modified by DroptopDrifting at 1:02 PM 7/2/2009

Ummmm, bulls***.

Both cars are unibody - They don't HAVE a "frame".