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Joseph Drysdale
Newbie
Queensland
Soarer V8

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 06:27 pm, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi everybody!

I have recently started the process of importing my own Soarer, after selling my R32 gtst.

Fast cars are nice but I have a fast bike so "fast" cars are a little boring now. I figured I should get something nice and comfy for when its raining, and have always liked Soarers.

I don't know what else to add here...oh wait a link to some photos!

www.j-spec.com.au/clients/11320/

Hopefully that should bring up a little gallery of my new car.

Oh and I do have a very important question, and if no one knows the answer could someone point me in the right direction for an area to post it in? I need to find someone in Brisbane who can compliance the car when it arrives. I have no idea who can do this or where to search!
Will Schultz
Tinkerer
new south wales
tt

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 06:58 pm, by:  Will Schultz (Johnny_dangerous) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thats a fine lookin soarer buddy.You've picked a great boat to cruise around in.
I'm sure a QLD member will be along to answer your question about compliance.

Mark Pattel
Tinkerer
Queensland
jzz30 tt

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 07:34 pm, by:  Mark Pattel  (Mark1414) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Mate

Don't know if they still do it but try:

Phone: 3899 6011
Mobile: 0418 870 189
Address: 18 Love St., Bulimba QLD 4171
Email:
tufftoys@tufftoys.com.au
Francisco Valdivia
Tinkerer
Wollongong NSW
Soarer TT

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 08:24 pm, by:  Francisco Valdivia (Silvasoarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Joseph.
Nice ride, good luck with compliance.
Dave Billings
DieHard
Louisiana
SC 300, Manual Transmission

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 12:30 am, by:  Dave Billings (Waveman1717) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nice Soarer, mate!! That interior looks brand new!!
Dave Rose
TryHard
wa
uzz31

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 12:53 pm, by:  Dave Rose (Sand_groper) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nice one Joe..looks good..still has the flare pass side ! always amazed how they allow it on board the ship ...mine came with one .DR
Joseph Drysdale
Newbie
Queensland
Soarer V8

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Monday, November 05, 2007 - 12:55 pm, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks for the good words everyone! I thought that thing in the passenger side was a flare, but I wasn't sure but now I know!

The car should be here at the end of the month. I've called a couple of places, one that sounds good should be getting back to me tomorrow. I got hung up on by some guy I assume because I didn't speak Japanese

I'll give that tufftoys a go tomorrow when I have some time free.

Oh and to anyone who has gone through the photo's, in picture 28 I think theres a picture of the glove box with a little electronic thing beside it, am I right in assuming this is a height controller? Is there a little faq somewhere that can show me how these things generally work and what limits there are?

Thanks everyone
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Celsior UCF11 V8

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Monday, November 05, 2007 - 01:42 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looks good mate, what year is it?

Id say that would be a height controller in picture 28, It does have 18s so makes sense the person would have the height adjusted so it looks right. :-)
Joseph Drysdale
Newbie
Queensland
Soarer V8

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Monday, November 05, 2007 - 01:59 pm, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It's a 1991 model. Here's the details from the email I got for it.

1991 Toyota Soarer GT LTD
4000cc V8 engine
Automatic
dark green
80,000 km's
No major accident history
Power steering
Power windows
Air conditioner
ABS brakes
Leather interior
Grade 4 condition
18" alloy wheels

Good to see it has a height controller, I hear they are expensive to buy. Now I just have to hope it doesn't go missing on the docks
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Celsior UCF11 V8

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Monday, November 05, 2007 - 03:39 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah, I looked into getting one but with the prices I decided not to!

Hmm looking at your rear tail lights, look like they are 1994-96 versions - rather interesting.... perhaps replaced by the previous owner as they do look better than the 1991 versions
Paul Drane
DieHard
QLD
V8 Limited

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Monday, November 05, 2007 - 10:42 pm, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nice and clean car you got coming Joseph

Check out this thread and come along in whatever you are driving now
http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/287/214132.html?1194243437#POST233373
the more the merrier.
Joseph Drysdale
Newbie
Queensland
Soarer V8

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Friday, November 09, 2007 - 05:32 pm, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I called that tufftoys place and they said they can't do Soarer compliancing yet. Doh! Any other ideas?

Paul: I currently have no car, and that seems like an awful long time to be sitting on an R6! I might see if I can organise a car though, it does look like a nice little drive.
Joseph Drysdale
Tinkerer
Queensland
Soarer V8

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Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 09:29 pm, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Holy Moly I can't believe how long ago I started this thread. I'm still waiting on the car to be complied. The workshop is waiting on some custom made seatbelts as they say Toyota doesn't sell them anymore, and then wait for a compliance plate. ETA end of February. At least the workshop has told me it appears to be in excellent condition.

Wow a wait of around 4 months. This may be my first and last attempt of importing my own car! Hopefully it's worth it when it's ready!
Adrain Parsons
TryHard
Qld
JZZ30 tt

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Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 10:59 pm, by:  Adrain Parsons (Ace1975) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

that sure is along time, i heard somewhere the soarer seat belts dont have to be changed anymore, someone correct me if im wrong !
Joseph Drysdale
Tinkerer
Queensland
Soarer V8

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Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 12:10 am, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think that it's the 92 or 93 model onwards that don't, their seatbelts meet ADRs. Silly me chose a 91 model...doh! So they have to be replaced...at a cost of about $1000.
Kyle Wathen
TryHard
Vic
GTTL

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Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 10:48 am, by:  Kyle Wathen (Cspot) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This is what Rob Hayden posted...

"Klippan belts are still made for Soarers. Cars manufactured from factory after the 7th month of 1992 do not have to have the seatbelts changed under revised compliance laws.

Toyota seat belts supplied for a vehicle manufactured post 7th /1992 are 100% ADR compliant."

Strange about the custom seatbelt, as the seatbelts in my car are supposebly 'custom' made by Klippan/Autoliv, whereas the ones in my brothers car are made for soarers and are the same brand.

I dont know why they just dont put the soarer ones in each car?

Also Toyota do sell seatbelts but only in black now and they cost about $400-500 each!
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla

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Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 11:55 am, by:  Callum Finch (Sigeneat) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Are they not allowed to use seatbelts from a more recent year??
Mike Triggs
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Western Australia
3.0GT G-Pack

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Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 12:19 pm, by:  Mike Triggs (Mikeandimah) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Callum Finch wrote on Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 11:55 am:

Are they not allowed to use seatbelts from a more recent year??




They'd undoubtedly fit right in, Callum (the belts were interchangable between our '95 and '97s) but I believe it's illegal to use 2nd hand belts no matter what their history is.
Joseph Drysdale
Tinkerer
Queensland
Soarer V8

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Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 03:46 pm, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah I already asked them if I could grab some 2nd hand belts, they said they have to be brand new.

The cost of new ones from Toyota was going to be around $1000 all up, but they said they cannot source them from there anymore (maybe my colour is not available anymore). The cost of these custom made/klippan belts is expected to be around the same amount. This plus the cost of some new 18" tyres (235s front 265s rear it has on it now) has kinda blown the budget a little
Paul Gaspar
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queensland
single turbo manual

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Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 04:00 pm, by:  Paul Gaspar (Speed) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hey Joseph, My friends on the Gold Coast have a compliance centre which do Soarers for $2,100 plus tyres .Give me a call on 0438 377 028 if interested.
Kyle Wathen
TryHard
Vic
GTTL

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Monday, February 11, 2008 - 09:06 am, by:  Kyle Wathen (Cspot) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Joseph is $1000, for the front and rear seatbelts?
Callum Finch
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WA
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Monday, February 11, 2008 - 09:23 am, by:  Callum Finch (Sigeneat) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Mike Triggs wrote on Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 12:19 pm:

but I believe it's illegal to use 2nd hand belts no matter what their history is.



I was thinking more along the lines of sourcing from Toyota...
Haydn Crandell
DieHard
NSW
TT 2.5

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Monday, February 11, 2008 - 07:44 pm, by:  Haydn Crandell (Haydn) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

just get 2nd hand ones ,screw that $1000 is a joke.
smoking pot is illegal too!
and speeding ,burnouts .the list goes on.

how many people have been done for dodgy seatbelts.i bet not many
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 06:05 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

True, I mean as long as the belts are up to inspection, how are they going to know they are second hand?
Joseph Drysdale
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Queensland
Soarer V8

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 04:14 pm, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Kyle Wathen wrote on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 09:06 am:

Joseph is $1000, for the front and rear seatbelts?




I bloody hope so!

I did speak with the compliance shop about 2nd hand belts, they were pretty adamant that they had to be new belts. Their reply was

Replacement seatbelts need to be purchased new to meet the evidence requirements for the series soarer. 2nd hand seatbelts hold no value in regards to DOTARS approving the vehicle.
Joseph Drysdale
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Queensland
Soarer V8

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 04:38 pm, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Holy moly...I just got an email from the compliance place. Car is 90% complete, just waiting on a compliance plate. Looking at late march AT BEST.

Never again.
Paul Drane
DieHard
QLD
V8 Limited

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 05:27 pm, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Its a very clean car Joseph, will be worth the wait.
Callum Finch
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WA
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Sounds like they have already emptied out their 100 car quota eh ;D
Dave Rose
TryHard
wa
uzz31 v8

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 05:50 pm, by:  Dave Rose (Sand_groper) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They are a joke change a few filters. globes ,etc and a safety check.!..a few days max....Callum is right i think ....no plates.
Davin Kemshead
Tinkerer
Alberta
Soarer TT

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 11:36 am, by:  Davin Kemshead (Djdevilishrd) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

if anyone is shopping for one from japan, I used
www.japan-partner.com

their salesman Dean Cadre is fantastic and is originaly from Canada so his english is perfect.

I got a great deal on my soarer as well.

I highly recommend this company
Joseph Drysdale
Tinkerer
Queensland
Soarer V8

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Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 08:30 pm, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sweet merciful heavens...it's here!

Seems like quite a decent car, although not quite as good as it had seemed in the pictures. The height controller went missing, it has a blinky dash and the emv doesn't seem to do anything? It just stays blank, although if I press buttons or touch the screen it beeps.

Drives nicely, got quite a good note to it, which surprised me because I thought they were very quiet cars. Suspension is oh so smooth on the road, although the tems switch is broken, it just wiggles from side to side.

I think that's about all I can think of for now, I'll get some pics up after I've cleaned it. It looks like there's 6 months worth of dust on it!
Dave Billings
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Louisiana
SC 300, 2JZE, 5 Speed

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Friday, March 21, 2008 - 02:43 am, by:  Dave Billings (Waveman1717) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Haydn Crandell wrote on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 07:44 pm:

smoking pot is illegal too!


, for now!
Joseph Drysdale
Tinkerer
Queensland
UZZ31

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Thursday, April 07, 2011 - 10:41 am, by:  Joseph Drysdale (Joblodorifto) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Geeeez I can't believe I've had this thing for 3 years now...and I think I have put on about 8000ks.

I think I have spent far too much on this thing for it to basically sit in my garage for the last 2 years being driven maybe once a month, but there's still a list of things to do before I can pass this car onto someone else in good conscience...unless I sell it as is for a good price just to save myself the rego and insurance costs!

I never did update the pictures in this thread, but I have one I took of it on my profile here.
Mike Beck
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New Zealand
E36 Coupe

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Thursday, April 07, 2011 - 04:01 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I like your Display picture Joseph. Dynamic.

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