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Why did you cut it in half when it looked like that car was in perfect condition... I know you have to cut it up to bring it to the US but if your only selling it for around 5000 that car has to be worth more in its whole form in Japan.

QUOTE (Benevolence @ Apr 2, 2003 - 12:00 PM)

Why did you cut it in half when it looked like that car was in perfect condition... I know you have to cut it up to bring it to the US but if your only selling it for around 5000 that car has to be worth more in its whole form in Japan.

Believe me it was hard having to cut it in half... The value of cars in Japan take a serious nose dive after they hit about 100,000KM... granted thats only about 50,000 miles, thats a whole lot for a car in japan. The value of the car if we sold it in Japan would have gotten a good price, but being that I am starting a business in the US and not Japan, I thought it would be great to bring it over here and have someone in the US have a chance to have one...

Crimsan

This may seem like a dumb a$$ question but why in gods name would you want to cut a car in half like that??? Thats just insane!!!!

This post has been edited by mywhite94celicagt: Apr 2, 2003 - 11:47 PM

also what happened to the rear cut?

i don't know if anyone else knows this but in order to do the AWD conversion SAFELY you need to swap in the floor from a st205.

Front clip fo $5,xxx? That's not right. I don't care what you've gone through to get the price up that high.

QUOTE (igotta5S-FEturbo @ Apr 2, 2003 - 9:48 PM)

also what happened to the rear cut? i don't know if anyone else knows this but in order to do the AWD conversion SAFELY you need to swap in the floor from a st205.

I've never heard that before... What part of the floor exactly are you talking about?

Is the ST205 just a normal engine....? or belongs to group A? I'm in search of that.

QUOTE (No0bOne @ Apr 2, 2003 - 11:37 PM)

Is the ST205 just a normal engine....? or belongs to group A? I'm in search of that.

The ST205 3SGTE
Twin Cam, 4 Cylinder
Yr. 96-97 1998cc
255hp at 6000rpm,
Torque: 31.0kg.m at 4800rpm

The ST185 3SGTE
Yr. 92-95 1998cc
Twin Cam 4 Cylinder
225hp at 5500rpm
Torque: 26.5kg.m at 3000rpm.

This post has been edited by CrimSan: Apr 3, 2003 - 2:44 AM

QUOTE (No0bOne @ Apr 2, 2003 - 9:51 PM)

Front clip fo $5,xxx? That's not right. I don't care what you've gone through to get the price up that high.

This is no "Bad Ass Deal" or anything .... But I still believe its a fair price. I've seen the ST205's go for around this fairly often.

If you think im wrong then tell me a price you think is fair. Im willing to work on any serious offer.

QUOTE (mywhite94celicagt @ Apr 2, 2003 - 9:01 PM)

This may seem like a dumb a$$ question but why in gods name would you want to cut a car in half like that??? Thats just insane!!!!

Unfortunatly thats that is one of the only "Legal" way to import them.
You can send them over intact if you want...but there's alot of red tape and hoops to jump through

I know GT4s in Japan depending on year, condition, mileage etc... go for around $5000, GT4s in countries with the steering column on the left side go for around $8000. legally you can't import a GT4 from japan into the US because of Safety and Emissions, the only way to get a gt4 in is either disable the vehicle ie. take out engine, cut car in half etc.. or register it as a offroad racing vehicle. If you dont do any of these then Customs will bond your vehicle for 150% of its value until you bring the proper safety modification paperwork from a body shop.

Shipping a Full car from Japan to the US depending on port and if you decide to pick up car at port or have it delivered will cost you $1000-$2000.

I was seriously looking into shipping a GT4 from japan. Its only that Ive already sunk $10,000 into my current ride, and I got lazy finding someone who could be a go between me and the car seller in japan.

I would recommend that if someone has a Japanese friend and havnt sunk to much money in their current ride to go for the Japanese GT4. You can get left sided GT4s but these are more expensive and rarer then the japanese type.

The Best source for GT4s is yahoo auctions japan. Uste altavista babelfish translator or ask a japanese friend to translate. Good luck

The ST205 has a different floor pan. This is required to make room for the rear differential. The highlighted parts are different.



This post has been edited by Outsider: Apr 3, 2003 - 9:32 PM

I don't know where y'all get you $$s from but this is a good price on that engine. I've only seen them for more then 6K. R u considering the fact that this comes with the trans.? If i had the money i would go pick it up right now.

Crimsan: do you have any of this manuals?

RM396E 3S-GE Engine Repair Manual
RM398E 3S-GTE Engine Repair Manual Supplement - Feb. 94
RM399E ST205 Body Manual
ERM101E 3S-GTE Engine Emission Control Repair Manual
EWD198Y ST202 Electrical Manual 1993
EWD204F ST205 Electrical Manual Supplement 1994
EWD269F ST20X Electrical Manual Supplement Sep 1995
EWD343F ST20X Electrical Manual Supplement Dec 1997

QUOTE (presure2 @ Apr 2, 2003 - 6:02 AM)

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DIDO

Why in the world did you cut that beautiful car up in the 1st place? I don't see anything wrong with it???