Importing a Dubia model to the US (1 Viewer)
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And my address!
Seriously, I prefer the old style (narrow) 7X rigs, body, dash and trim bits. But I am also a spoiled only child that wants what a) other people have, and b) he can't have.
If the shoe fits, I'll wear it to the ball....especially if it's got a heel.
I can believe that. 
Hello, Pot. My name is Kettle.
Add stubborn, determined, and insane to that, and that's my story, in a nutshell.
Well, getting it to my parts department costs no money at all.
Getting it to you would probably have to be truck freight. Cost? I have no idea on the shipping cost. Maybe $500-1000?
There are 2 possible frame set ups: one with sub tank and one with out. Each are the same price.
List: $6154.83
MUD: $4700.00
Getting it to you would probably have to be truck freight. Cost? I have no idea on the shipping cost. Maybe $500-1000?
There are 2 possible frame set ups: one with sub tank and one with out. Each are the same price.
List: $6154.83
MUD: $4700.00
Far out.....group buy plus major road trip East to West to deliver frames to buyer's club......
This makes me feel funny in certain places that it shouldn't...
1FZ, 5 speed, part time factory locked, cloth interior, manual windows........ :shivering spine:
The only things I'd debate are the hood ornament, the FJC-ish bumperette fog lights, flares, and running boards.
Would I be content with any 70?
Yes, but this is so far out of reach I can't help but to hunt for the beast, even though I know the odds are stacked against ever laying eyes on.
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So what would the possibility of having a -78 imported to Canada then imported into the US?
I have a KZJ-78 Prado (LHD) that I would like to get back home, but it's DOM is '95.
I have a KZJ-78 Prado (LHD) that I would like to get back home, but it's DOM is '95.
You're not going to legally import anything newer than 25 years from date stamped on the data plate as DOM, unless you're a diplomat.
I don't know how legal, or how feasible, but it could register in CAN for five years, and legally be driven in the US but once every twelve months it has to leave the US.
Maybe a new business endeavor for Wayne. I doubt any would bat an eye at forty Cruisers being registered to his address. Hahhaha.
For S&Gs and to validate a point.
If I can talk Britt, the metal man, into swinging by the tag office with the '71 FJ55 on the rollback, going to have the VIN inspected so they'll release title.
It's legally registered, tagged, and and titled, but they won't relinquish paper title to me until the VIN has been inspected and there is no time limit on when that inspection has to occur after registering.
Last I saw it, it looked like this:
But should be nothing but a frame, now.
I already know they're going to mail title, based on the single frame VIN that remains visible, but this should prove that ANY frame in ANY condition can be legally taxed
, tagged, and titled in OK.
I don't know if the frames that are sourced from Toyota have a VIN stamped into the frame, but if they do, without a title even, I'm betting I could Title 42, just like the '76 that had no title, and get a title.
If it does not, then a data plate would suffice, as it did on the '72, which I'm going to have to Title 42 from myself, to correct the VIN from the NM title, since they replaced the "-" with a "0" which OK disallows.
In the height of the economic collapse on the west coast, before it hit here, I know two guys that bought long travel duners from CA or NM that had no VIN or title.
They registered and titled with a VIN the state created, one I know , fabricated from the engine ID on the Northstar V8 that powered.
Had to add a windshield to be legit, maybe even wipers, but both were street legal.
I don't know how legal, or how feasible, but it could register in CAN for five years, and legally be driven in the US but once every twelve months it has to leave the US.
Maybe a new business endeavor for Wayne. I doubt any would bat an eye at forty Cruisers being registered to his address. Hahhaha.
For S&Gs and to validate a point.
If I can talk Britt, the metal man, into swinging by the tag office with the '71 FJ55 on the rollback, going to have the VIN inspected so they'll release title.
It's legally registered, tagged, and and titled, but they won't relinquish paper title to me until the VIN has been inspected and there is no time limit on when that inspection has to occur after registering.
Last I saw it, it looked like this:
But should be nothing but a frame, now.
I already know they're going to mail title, based on the single frame VIN that remains visible, but this should prove that ANY frame in ANY condition can be legally taxed
, tagged, and titled in OK.I don't know if the frames that are sourced from Toyota have a VIN stamped into the frame, but if they do, without a title even, I'm betting I could Title 42, just like the '76 that had no title, and get a title.
If it does not, then a data plate would suffice, as it did on the '72, which I'm going to have to Title 42 from myself, to correct the VIN from the NM title, since they replaced the "-" with a "0" which OK disallows.
In the height of the economic collapse on the west coast, before it hit here, I know two guys that bought long travel duners from CA or NM that had no VIN or title.
They registered and titled with a VIN the state created, one I know , fabricated from the engine ID on the Northstar V8 that powered.
Had to add a windshield to be legit, maybe even wipers, but both were street legal.
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I realize that it is really unlikely that anyone is going to check the frame number. It's just a risk you would have to take. On older vehicles (pre-81, 10 digit VIN) GA doesn't even require a title. All you have to have is a bill of sale. BUT, when you go to register it (like when I did my 80 pickup) you have to have a law enforcement officer verify the VIN and run it to make sure it's not stolen. A vehicle that old would fall in the over 25 category, though, so I guess it's kinda a moot point...
On a related note, I know a guy that has one of these (pictured below) registered legally in GA. He lied to the DMV and told them it was a different year. I think it's a 97(?) and he just told them it was like an 87 so it would fall in the over 25 category. So, anything can be done. Do you want to do it or risk it? That's the real question. Like I said before, if this is going to be a lengthy and costly endeavour, I would want to make sure that at the end I'm not watching my $100k (or whatever you ended up spending) truck get crushed.
On a related note, I know a guy that has one of these (pictured below) registered legally in GA. He lied to the DMV and told them it was a different year. I think it's a 97(?) and he just told them it was like an 87 so it would fall in the over 25 category. So, anything can be done. Do you want to do it or risk it? That's the real question. Like I said before, if this is going to be a lengthy and costly endeavour, I would want to make sure that at the end I'm not watching my $100k (or whatever you ended up spending) truck get crushed.
OK, to review....
Modified Lotto Winner Fantasy:
1. Purchase new LHD HZJ78 or 79 new in Belgium with a bank wire for around USD$44,000
2. Fly to Belgium withseveral many skilled friends (with tools)
3. Rent garage
4. Disassemble vehicle, reducing it to five elements: Cab, Front Clip, Rear Box, Engine/Trans,Frame/Diffs
5. (a) Crate each element and ship separately
5. (b) Continental road trip - have some fun
6. Import as parts
7. (a) Purchase OEM 79 frame with blank VIN space-holder
7. (b) Reassemble using new frame, including elements of a suitable donor vehicle (an 80 series VIN/title, for example)
8. Register in a friendly jurisdiction
The Belgium trip could, well, be a real trip. Buncha Cruiserheads bustin' up a brand new 79 pick-up, then taking a budget tour of the continent to visit salvage yards, car brokers, custom shops, etc. Every boy's dream vacation.
Maybe even pick up some souvenirs - some chocolates, a couple of 1HD-FTs as Christmas gifts, an expedition body to go with the new 79.....
A boy can dream, eh?
Modified Lotto Winner Fantasy:
1. Purchase new LHD HZJ78 or 79 new in Belgium with a bank wire for around USD$44,000
2. Fly to Belgium with
3. Rent garage
4. Disassemble vehicle, reducing it to five elements: Cab, Front Clip, Rear Box, Engine/Trans,
5. (a) Crate each element and ship separately
5. (b) Continental road trip - have some fun
6. Import as parts
7. (a) Purchase OEM 79 frame with blank VIN space-holder
7. (b) Reassemble using new frame, including elements of a suitable donor vehicle (an 80 series VIN/title, for example)
8. Register in a friendly jurisdiction
The Belgium trip could, well, be a real trip. Buncha Cruiserheads bustin' up a brand new 79 pick-up, then taking a budget tour of the continent to visit salvage yards, car brokers, custom shops, etc. Every boy's dream vacation.
Maybe even pick up some souvenirs - some chocolates, a couple of 1HD-FTs as Christmas gifts, an expedition body to go with the new 79.....
A boy can dream, eh?
Even better.
Document a "home built" and it's off to the races.
Just have to sell an FJC, finish an 80 and two Pigs, then I'm in.
Good point...
Well, even the major engine components are available if you are going to stick 1HZ. Block, head. But a lot of components are not. So having an extra engine would be worth while if you are going this direction.
Oh Ward, I know Belgium (well, all I drink are Belgians so maybe that counts). May I be included in this journey?
Oh Ward, I know Belgium (well, all I drink are Belgians so maybe that counts). May I be included in this journey?
Onur, Chas: Hell yes.
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I've heard traffic is abysmal, more accurately, that it takes forever to get anywhere and is exhausting stopping at all the red lights.
I didn't understand what was so tiring about red lights....
Hmmm.....never noticed anything while I was there. It was quite pleasant walking and riding a bike every where. The beer was epic and the female activity was classic Lowlands awesome.
