Big Tonka Toy.. ‘95 Pajero SWB.. in Japan

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At first I thought it was a wooden steering wheel like some of them have, but it’s just a cover

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Some good info there

Rust shouldn’t be an issue, I have pics of underneath and there’s just some surface rust that was noted at the auction inspection - especially the engine and fuel tank shields. I’m going to put it in for a proper professional rust treatment and dinitrol underseal. Will be around £600, but 100% worth it.

I’ve had a good look through the POC, though like all forums it seems to have died a bit and gone to Facebook

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This is the shield that I’ll remove, treat and paint myself. At least that would be the plan anyway.

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Still waiting for a departure date... can take longer for me as I need a Newcastle drop off. Everywhere else is too far away. It’s probably quicker if you’re not fussed which UK port it goes to.

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LP670 said:

Im in the same boat (excuse the pun) waiting for an available slot to get an import over from japan to newcastle. cars been sat at the docks for 3 weeks now, next vessel leaves on the 1st july ive been told. who was the export agent you used?

This’ll be fun, they’ll probably be on the same boat ... 1st July isn’t too bad.

The guy I do it through uses ECL.

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Wow that is some list and will be hugely helpful

I can do some of the minor stuff, but anything heavy or anything likely to leave it stranded on the drive will go to the local garage!

I’ve started collecting the service parts and used Milners for some of it. Waiting to see what the rad condition is, but coolant and water are here.

I’m happy to pay someone £600 for me not to do the underseal it’ll only be doing around 4K miles a year and I can avoid most of the salt, so it better last more than a year!

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WCZ said:

how long does the boat take once it's set off

6 weeks

Assuming nobody tries to drift a container ship through the Suez that is.

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This arrived from China the other day....



Need to get the iron out.

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Not a peep. I’ll need to ask my man, as I know he’s busy with stuff and may have forgotten to pass it on.

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Good news:

Boat is the Hoegh Tracer

Pick up from Yokohama on 30th June

Drop off at Newcastle on 10th August

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Jules Sunley said:

And so the countdown begins! Excellent stuff

LP - you got yours?

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Thought they would be

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All I do is keep an eye on the auctions. There is an importer local to me that does the rest. Although I understand he then does the Japan side through an agent over there.

Meanwhile…. it approaches

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Not heard of a DVLA wait that long before!

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LP670 said:

Same boat mate! although ive been given an arrival date of the 15th. Its all estimates anyway so my agent is probably being conservative

You were correct with your arrival date. She’s incoming!

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The 6-7 weeks has passed pretty quickly and I’m really to keen to see it and see what actually needs tidying.

Sadly any improvements will be on hold for a while, as her indoors car needs an engine rebuild of around £4k

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Arrived with the importer.

All I can say is wow! As usual the pics on the Japan side did it no justice. Other than the scuffs we knew about, it looks fantastic!

Just the 2 pics for now, until I can go and see it.

1F0CD7FA-607A-485E-BAA5-7E77DAD46FD0 by Ross Davidson, on Flickr

0C5D9483-D57C-4519-89D6-445F5B3584A6 by Ross Davidson, on Flickr

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I was really, really worried I’d overpaid for it, but looking great so far

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CoolHands said:

Looks sweet. + it’s exciting. How is the interior is a hundred times better than 3 year old nissan jukes I’ve been looking at in the uk? They look like dustbins the way people treat them.

Will see tomorrow, but it was Grade B at auction. That’s really something for a 26 year old car, so it should be good

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LP670 said:

I had a look for it when i went to collect mine from the docks on Wednesday but couldnt see it. glad its back safe and sound!

Would like to see pics of yours!

I know it’s my thread, but you’ve been part of the journey, so would be good to share