DumbasSi

Does it really matter? Stay on topic please.

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

dunno if I'm gonna go yet.... it's too far away for me to plan anything.

Double_B

Bruno, if you go, I will try to show up.

Nova_Dust

ah....

imported2nv

the yellow R is a vin swap.96

Tego

So you can pretty much bring over any car and vin swap it with another vehicle with the same specs?

Younes Si

damn..nice car on that trailer

Nova_Dust

You could. Firewall swap is not yesterday's news. Front half clip will do the trick.

imported_Team Rukus

if a car has a vin swap done to it would that make the car in anyway less of an imported car? just wondering because thats what i am doing with mine and all that is being swapped is the vins from a car

imported_Team Rukus

a vin swap is different from a firewall swap.

vin swap is when you replace the vins with a usdm counterpart.

firewall swap is called a rhd conversion it wouldnt be considered authentic jdm. just as if you were to get a itr front end on a usdm teg.

Nova_Dust

My bad on the mis-info.

I am still confused, but go on.

imported_Team Rukus

heheh

k just to let you know.
(sorry for the off track info)


couple of ways of importing cars that are less then 15 years old

1. vin swap (when you swap the vins of a counter part car built in north america)

2. conversion (when you buy a jdm car import it and then put everything of it into a north american counterpart including the rhd)

3. dealer plate (drive the vehicle with a dealerplate but the car cannot be sold for it to be driven on candian roads until 15 years old)

4. student visa (if your a student from another country you can bring your car into this country and drive it)

5. parts car (buy the car in two pieces) then weld it together and use it for a track car or something which i highly DO not recommned.

6. (this is what i am doing) buy two cars from japan of the same make and model. get one car in two pieces with all the parts on it and have it shipped and then get the second car which will be a completely stripped bare shell and then have it shipped. this way you will save alot of money on taxes and wont have troubles at customs. then get the vins from a candian counterpart and then swap it onto the shell and then reassemble all the parts from the two clips you have

sry for the offtopic.

Nova_Dust

Yes, the VIN from an USDM car onto an imported vehicle. I get it.

But under what condition will this work? Because your car is wrecked and you need another car so therefore you can buy another one and re-VIN it?

Sorry for the off topic :P

imported_Team Rukus

actually no.
vin is like a car's dna.
it cannot be changed LEGALLY.
so vin swaps are illegal.
there are no two cars that are alike in terms of vin

Chigga1

that GSR turbo teg is from Guelphracing.com

that car ran 12.1@118MPH correct me if im wrong

imported_mugen_r

Lets keep this on topic...we know that the mods probobly want to close this thead once it goes far offtopic

kimchee

I'll try to show up again.
... as long as my rattle-can paint job is done by then.

mdt920

rattle can paint? <---curious

I will try to attend thats the b-day weekend for me!

MugenJDMCRX

Im sure ill go......whos the girl in your sig kimchee? hawt

DumbasSi

Listen to the man. Stay on topic please.