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While the dash was out, I decided I might as well just remove every piece of interior trim in the vehicle and clean it inside and out. The center console was already out, but I partially dismantled it and cleaned it inside and out with some good old soapy water. I did the same for all the sill...

Ha yes. This was my intention all along. I just wasn't planning to do it all at once. I am doing all the work in Canada, but the truck is from Japan, yes.

I need a set of 4 of these asap lol. Did you ever find replacements?

Yes. For at least double what I paid for this, and they still typically need work. This will be worth it in the end. I am learning a lot about this truck while doing all this work too. I know it inside and out now haha

Luckily, Japanese huntsmen are tropical, and none of them survived. Although a pet huntsman would have been pretty cool. This truck has been a project, to say the least. I currently have both power folding mirrors completely apart because the plastic worm gears have cracked. While I was in...

With the dash out, I also pulled out the evaporator, HVAC diverter housing, entire blower assembly, and all the ducts and vents too. I thoroughly disinfected all of the ducts, disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled the evaporator assembly, and did the same for the air diverter box that controls...

When the cruiser arrived in Yokohama, my broker was kind enough to send several hundred photos and 4 or 5 decently long videos going over the entire vehicle and everything that was perceived to be wrong with it at the time. One of the concerns was that the blower fan could be heard operating...

Doing both axles at the same time was definitely the right call. One of the front hubs had virtually no grease in it, which was pretty shocking. With only 149k on the clock, I doubt these have ever even been serviced. I reassembled the whole vehicle and finished off a few items before the...

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So i wasted no time tearing into this thing. I needed to know what was up with it so I could get it all sorted, pass a provincial vehicle inspection, and finish the import process. Until then, I could not insure it, get license plates, or drive it on the road. First up was all the fluids and...

Continued from Post #1: Picking up the Cruiser. I got all my paperwork in order, paid the duty, got all the stamps and a day of insurance, and before I knew it, it was time to pick up the cruiser. My partner gave me a ride to the yard where it was being held. She predicted the truck was going...

Ah yes, I am already a member. I had the truck out at Cruiser Days this year as well! The truck is all torn apart again, but I will have it back on the road again for spring, hopefully.

I will look into that!

I found the prices to be pretty comparable, and Amayama had everything in stock. The shipping may have been cheaper, but I had already loaded a cart with a couple hundred items. Either way, I ended up paying $50 to ship it to my buddy's place in Tokyo and got to visit him as well.