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Great looking rig. We continue to see different variants. I didn't realize they ever shipped this truck without an IC. Cool to see all the different versions.
Wheels are a match made in LC heaven.
It seems like the option combinations on these when sold new was limitless. I Have the TZ (technically the higher trim level), but I don’t have the roof rails like yours. Hopefully it arrives soon!
All black GTI and Prado is so damn clean! Not the biggest fan of oem roof rails. Probably going to remove and replace with some gutter mounted roof rails. I need to acquire some stock wheels and some meaty ko2s like yours. I was indifferent to TX or TZ trim, I would have preferred the flareless TS or TJ trim, but those are rare in Japan. Ultimately though, I just wanted a version with a diesel engine. It is too expensive for me to continue to daily drive my gas 80 series. I assume you daily the GTI. The 5VZ must also be nice though with easier parts availability in states though. The car should be stateside by end of March. Will post here upon arrival.
The GTI gets more miles (and gets like 26 mpg average with the tune I have) but is much more needy. It’s nice to have a 2nd car and not have to rent a car when the GTI needs service. The 5VZ was the biggest selling point for me - and I actually got 18.5 mpg on my last tank!
Has yours actually shipped yet? I'm trying to get a feel for how much of the delay on mine is due to the charging system issues, and how much is due to the importer I'm working with. Seems like we bought ours at about the same time, but neither have received them.
Yes. Mine shipped from Yokohama on February 23rd, with scheduled arrival in Savannah on March 21st. I purchased the car January 23rd, when I first posted here. It took maybe 3 weeks just for the car to be shipped from Niigata to the Yokohama port. I know there are lots of port delays given the global supply chain situation. Who did you buy through? Have you gotten an update that the car has at least reached the port?
I bought through theimportguys.com. I paid Jan 19, looks like it was at the port on or before Feb 17 and was supposed to be on the next boat, but they ran into issues with the charging system on the truck and it wouldn't stay running when they went to load it on the vessel. For whatever reason the port didn't notify the importer that they had run into issues, so it took some pushing on my part to figure out what was going on. They put a new alternator in the truck last week and have confirmed that it solved the issue and the truck will stay running, so it's been cleared to board the next vessel... just waiting now on space. If your timeline is indicative, it'll be end of April for mine.
Sounds like some bogus on the port's behalf. Glad it got sorted out before it left the port though. At least it isn't something more serious.
Welcome! Looks great! The 1kz is a great little powerplant.
Which Dobinson's lift did you go with - the twin tube or the mono? How do you like the ride?
This is my favorite color combo for the 90 series.
Thanks! I live in Newport News (Tidewater/Hampton Roads) area.
Nice, there is a bunch of us closer to NoVA. Haven't seen any 90 series though
I've had good luck with getting parts from Amayama (Genuine Japanese Car Part Imports - Amayama - https://www.amayama.com/en ) and Amazon.co.jp for OEM parts in the US. The only downside is that the shipping is typically about a month or so.
