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So I've done some of the reading above, and now my head is hurting! So it seems that the car will pass the DOT stuff, but nobody wants to deal wit the OBD2 stuff? I have sent JKT an email this morning (it's the weekend in USA) asking if they would be interested in taking on this car; but after reading all the stuff it seems like they will likely shy away. With them being the only ones 'able' to do it, but not willing to, shouldn't the Gov't issue a waiver for these vehicles? There is a thing against a monopoly, but they likely don't car about it on such a small scale; however if there isn't such a system available I would think that a waiver would be available. One would think that if I took it to a referee station (do they even exist anymore?) every year to ensure the car is running clean, there wouldn't be an issue. Anyway, there is more reading and studying to do on the subject, but my timing is limited as I was hoping to import it within the next 6 months. Any further suggestions?

Still have the seats? Are the rails and slides in good nick?

Redline water wetter used to cause premature corrosion on aluminium parts due to a formulation issue.

Broken magnet on odometer drive. Take it to Advanced Instruments in Revesby, NSW; cost $180 to fix

Call Advanced Instruments in Revesby, he will likely know...

Advanced is the right place to go. The magnet on my odometer was cracked, so it only counted Km intermittently. He fixed it up for $180 and now everything in the cluster is perfect. Highly recommend this shop!

Thanks for the info GSX; I will read it all later tonight (Bathurst 1000 is on today!). I am an American citizen trying to bring the car in. Shouldn't there be a law allowing the Owner to repair the car to Standard themselves and then have it inspected?

Hello Group, I have a 1996 R33 GTST with an RB25DET and manual gearbox. I'm looking into taking this car back with me to USA. It is on the allowable import list for USA, but I'm looking for any other information you guys can help me with. USA says that one must used a Registered Importer (and those ppl want about $12k USD) to bring the car in, but is there a way around it? Does the car have to be completely stock? What works do they want performed on the car? Any ideas or information would be greatly appreciated.

The guy who is giving me the problems is: Leslie Le. I think he bought the dealership from Trevor Clarke. Anyway, they are in the market selling Skylines and simply aren't to be trusted. Please help other SAU members avoid the hassle by warning them off this character... On another note, I'm sure I will enjoy the car and have some fun getting it done the way I want. Looking forward to talking with other members about it and will certainly post photos.

Hello everyone, I've recently bought a 1996 R33 from Origin Concepts in Lansvale NSW. I got the car I wanted, but also got a big hassle also. I'm posting this to warn anybody who might try and do business wit these people. I bought a 1996 R33 GTST with 85,000 km on the clock for $11,800. I paid at the upper end of market value as I figured buying from a dealership would eliminate some of the dishonesty. Boy was I wrong!! It turned out that the odometer was faulty and only clocked KMs intermittently; which means the actual KMs are more than what was indicated. I took thecae to Unique Autosports in Castle Hill (very nice people) and paid them to look the car over. They estimate that the car really has between 130k and 150k KMs by the wear and tear on the car. There's some other stuff too, but I won't bore you with it. Anyway, the dealership has refused to own up to selling a car with a faulty odometer and has been jerking me around for the past 30 days with it. I've decided to file a complaint with Fair Trading to see if the can/will help resolve the issue. We will see where that goes... Anyway, be warned and do NOT buy things from these people without having them checked out by someone else BEFORE you give them any money! In the meantime, I will be surfing this site to get ideas on things to do to the car and places to buy parts from. Thanks for reading and spread the bad news so nobody else get take advantage of!