Hakosuka GT-R

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Bringing a 1971 Hako GT-R into the UK in the next few weeks. It's ready to board a ship in Tokyo. I'm going to document the process and restoration so will share some updates here.

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soad said:

Of course, check back later soad...

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Will do. I'm also "writing" about the experience on a new blog. Any issues posting the link?

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soad said:

rossub said:

Not seeing much that's in need of restoration there!

Interior?

Underside needs a bit of work but recent pics showing its in fairly good nick. We're still not 100% sure whether it's the original KPGC10 glare silver or not (we think not).

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TommoAE86 said:

Epic machines, I did a blog of how importing worked when I did my Skyline. It's very exciting except for the wait... oh the wait... I tracked my ship and it took forever. Then when it got to northern Europe it visited every damn port except Southampton!! So annoying. Have fun with yours will be watching with interest. Will you be doing any shows next year?

Yes I know and it's not even on a boat yet! I certainly will do some shows once it's ready, but haven't looked into anything yet.

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Here's the story. I must state I'm not a writer and it's a bit of a slow build, but feel free to have read. I'll have plenty of pics to add in coming weeks.

https://hakosukablog.wordpress.com/

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SteveJL said:

You may have found this already but just in case you haven't seen it and for anyone else interested in Hako's

http://forum.jdmstyletuning.com/showthread.php?776...

And all I can say is I'm very jealous

Thanks very much for that link!

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PZR said:

hy789 said:

Bringing a 1971 Hako GT-R into the UK in the next few weeks. It's ready to board a ship in Tokyo. I'm going to document the process and restoration so will share some updates here.

'Jap Chat' is a bit of quiet backwater, mostly concerned with later stuff.

Can I respectfully suggest you at least open a parallel thread on the 'Classic Cars & Yesterday's Heroes' forum section on Pistonheads? The S20-engined cars are - I think - extremely interesting and quite exotically-specced for their time, and deserve a closer look and wider recognition.

I've signed up for your blog. Good luck!

I'd be more than happy to start a parallel thread and I shall keep both updated as the story progresses. Thanks for following the blog too, it won't be super technical (or particularly well written) but I'm hoping it's interesting to a few people.

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Waiting for the ferry

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sparkyhx said:

You must have paid top dollar for that, I hear its getting increasingly hard to win Jap auctions for 'older' stuff as the Japs are starting to realise what they have and are keeping hold of them.

Edited by sparkyhx on Wednesday 14th October 13:28

It's definitely tough to get a "bargain" but there's a fairly wide spectrum of cars available. I'd say mint cars are pushing up towards £150k landed here, but projects, restorations a bit lower.

There's never a discount over there either! No negotiations.

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sparkyhx said:

I know people who are after PS13, 180SX, S13, S14, S15, and the prices are going silly - no where near the same level as yours, but more than they were recently

Yup, Japanese market catching on/up here???

I'm blogging about the experience - just about to go into the import details in the next couple of posts. If it's useful, pass it on https://hakosukablog.wordpress.com/

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The car has arrived. First pics over on this thread:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

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mersontheperson said:

Guys, you can definitely negotiate prices in Japan. I live in Hong Kong and visit Japan every couple of months in a sales position and negotiation on price is expected. The asking price is usually indicative of what the seller is expecting, but they expect a 'best price' when buying and will almost always consider offering you the same when you ask.

Are you planning on doing any 'rust proofing' ?

Yes I think we will