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Yeah, where would I be without you? ;)
Hunting down hobo's for some loose change ?
Err...why would I do that? :P
Fun ?
Hobby?
Job.... Hmmmm..... sounds like I have an idea brewing here.
You need to get out more :P
You mean in to the bright sparkley thing out the front door ?
Don't be silly.... I might catch my death
Figures..
Lovin the Legnum, i like the sedan best but nothing is like beating other cars with a WAGON :D
We are still fighting the norwegian car import law. We are not allowed getting roadlegal RHD drive cars. Only 1 VR-4 G8 here and its not road legal. (No license plate)
The laws are same in here, in Czech rep. but a friend of mine just take a plane to UK, buyed an G8 VR4 Legnum, drive it in here and make a conversion to LHD... Here are some pictures of it...http://www.mitsubishiklub.cz/foto-al...um-vr-4-type-s
and of the conversion process - http://www.mitsubishiklub.cz/foto-album/upravy
Ive helped him to find and buy an normal V6 8G (damaged autotranny) to take the firewall and some other things to make it road leagal here in CZ...
Should be finished and with licence plates in march or so...
So our club entered, and we picked up Best Club Display at the show and shine!
Just a couple of pics with my car...
http://file048b.bebo.com/0/large/200...956345174l.jpg
I'm on far right, can see car peeking in background.
I'm not in the next two pics as was looking at houses to rent at the time...
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http://file048b.bebo.com/0/large/200...956345204l.jpg
And that's Trevor, mine and Alex's illegitimate alien child in the driver's seat apparently!
Here's a short video clip...
http://www.bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?Fla...mberId=5114610
It's not the RHD that makes it difficult, it's the fact that the car originally wasn't type-approved in Europe, only sold in Japan and denied the US and European markets that stops people from importing and registering it in Norway. That's also the reason why we don't get the older Skylines or any of the special edition cars of any brand from any country.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThaShiZnitH
There are lots of RHD cars with white registration plates in Norway, but they are regular cars like Ford Escorts and such imported from Great Britain or Ireland. The reason those cars are allowed, but not the VR-4 Galant, is that the Fords and whatnot are type-approved in Europe, and hence they are eligible for registration in Norway as well, and without the hassle.
The Norwegian bureaucrats have long since realized that the only job satisfaction they will ever get, is to deny hopeful people that have scrounged up enough dosh to buy their dream cars the right to legally drive it with legal plates. They are basically being difficult to deal with for the sake of being difficult.
However, since Sweden is a member of the EU, and the VR-4 Galant has officially been imported to Great Britain, which is also a member of the EU, there is a loophole. Norway is a member of the EEC, which is sort of a subsidiary or lower class of EU member (we reap some of the benefits, but also have to accept the bad stuff, and we can't reject). One of the points in the EEC agreement pertains to importing cars and loosely says that if a car has been lawfully registered in an EU country, has the necessary import papers, techincal documentation and required approvals, then an EEC member has to accept that documentation and allow the car for registration. And so, since there are legally registered VR-4's in Sweden, and Mitsubishi Sweden has the required type-approval papers needed to get the VR-4's legally registered in Norway... :)
Ooo, nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragon-and-his-mitsubishi
I found a LHD VR-4 wagon on Polish plates last summer while browsing through a Polish auction site which had been converted like that. Imported from Japan to Britan by a Brit, sold to a Polish worker, who drove it back to Poland, crashed it, sold it for scrap to another Pole, who fixed it up and converted it to LHD. I don't know if the seller sold it or decided to keep it, though. Would be so sweet to get hold of a Legnum VR-4 :)
Edit: The car should be ready till 14 of February, because the maintenance inspection and emissions from UK are till March.
What wheels did you end up getting in the end Jas ?
Side note, you want the 19's in the pic below ?
How much?
I borrowed some from a friend.
I dont understand why we dont get to have the G-VR4's here in the US.....:(
Nice car
Bout $800 - 1k
They will need new tyres though
Don't have the money at the moment, moving house again -_-
Let me know if/when you do
Gotta do cambelt/water pump first haha
Ouch, that's not a cheap job.... $12-1300 for that one.
Yup, I know :P
Don't I look grumpy, but at least my car is super mega awesomness! Haha
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5500812_n.jpg
And I'm 2nd from the left, us girls receiving our Best Club Display awards.
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6792170_n.jpg
Oh, and for those interested, my water pump/cambelt has been done. Yay!
bouw chicka bouw wouw :FIREdevil:
Yeah, I say the same thing when I look at my car too... -drools-Quote:
Originally Posted by ricky_db
oh yea your car to:FIREdevil:
So, some of you will know that I had my subs stolen. A blessing in disguise maybe? Now I get a custom install and 2 x Alpine Type R 12" to go in. Done by my partner, Paul of VAS Vehicle Audio and Security, with only a little assistance from me, though I seem to have gotten the most covered in sawdust!
Stripped out
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1288482_n.jpg
Hard at work.
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5450877_n.jpg
Bottom of floor box down, sub box in. Don't know if you can see, but inside the sub box is graduated and the back is on a tilt, to go over that metal railing and fit snug up against the back seats. So it fits in nicely.
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1503648_n.jpg
Front plate on, top of floor box on.
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5285601_n.jpg
Now what's needed is to put the holes in for the subs, and for the amps in the floor, the top of the amps will be sitting flush with the floor, so they can be seen. And to carpet!
Amp that will be powering the subs...its' huge!
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6764802_n.jpg
Now also got smoked side indicators, chrome grill on it, black/blue seats. New Pioneer head unit.
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._2017623_n.jpg
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This will be going on when I've paid it off.
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4030813_n.jpg
Oh, today also installed a Panasonic dvd player with motorized fold out screen.
Have a sonar style front bumper fiber glassed for me, just need to pick it up and paint
oooh upgrades
:) he put you on a alarm too?
My alarm is already there, a Meridian, just wasn't turned on from when I got it found out, because the bonnet sensor was buggered so would've kept going off. So he fixed that and now it's working.
The Fusion is just a filler sub for now. Will be getting my other Alpine in a few days. Fusion not connected. Will update with new photo when finished.
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...2_852670_n.jpg
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damn thats nice i wish i knew how to make trunk set ups like that
wow thats flush, looks good good job and nice leggy!!
He's wanting to make this a sound off car, represent his company hehe. Next steps get a more powerful amp run the speakers, replace front door speakers, and sound deaden the roof and boot.
Dayamn... LUCKY!!! Congratulations again.
Finished result :)
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5024086_n.jpg
wow looks good
Body kit finally on!
Yum, ARC intercooler. Oh, and the boyfriend.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._2781267_n.jpg
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Need to make a grill for the top part still.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...6_338898_n.jpg
Shined up ARC airbox. Boyfriend managed to crack engine cover by leaning his hand on it. Call to Mitsi tomorrow. Sigh.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4293940_n.jpg
stock > that
no offense........that airbox though....yum
Nah, the kit is so much better IMO.
Photo taken today:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._6809162_n.jpg
Will take more after cut and polish later on.