Uhh.. Mail Truck... UPS truck.... okay okay... touche.

 

isnt there only one way to import a skyline? (motorex) and didnt they go belly up? or was that only for new ones, i cant remeber if the article in "Import Tuner" said that you could now onl import R33 and older modles, not R34's. not like that would effect getting that skyline in the states. BTW, id smuggle it!

 

1996-1998 R33 Skylines are legal for importation to the US, as long as they are modified to meet US safety and emissions standards

 

^^thanks, i knew there was some stipulation. do you know what has to be done to make them legal? cuz i thought they were already

 

i believe you have to add airbags and a srs system

beyond that, not sure

and then for emissions has to meet local requirements for a vehicle of its age

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i think it also has to be reinforced to meet side impact requirements, as well as front impact requirements, along with standard things like USDM gauges (mph), and realigning headlights for a proper left hand drive

 

^if an SRS was not factoy it isn't required

 

SRS is required in a 1998 or newer car in the US, and required on any car newer than 1989 that doesn't feature automatic seatbelts

so in the US to meet proper standards, they pretty much have to be given airbags

being as skyline's weren't sent to the US markent until recently (note an Infiniti G35, is actually a US spec V35 Skyline), any one being imported must be made to meet the US DOT guidelines for the time of it's manufacture (so in a 96-98 skyline, the 96-98 dot requirements). Older and newer versions most likely could be made to meet the requirements, but significant crash testing would have to be done, in addition to any and all modifications. Motorex, prior to going out of business, used quite a few R33 variants in crash testing to see what would be required to meet US standard. the federal safety board approved the modifications for R32, R33 and R34 skylines based on Motorex's blanket statement that they could all be modified to meet the standards in the same methods. later research proved otherwise, at which time the safety board dictated only R33 skylines could continue to be imported to the US after passing strict modifications to meet the requirements

(also, note, I've done this much research and was a contributor on the Wiki article after I had looked into importing one not long after an article about a california company that would take a Skyline and turn it into a 600+hp streetable monster (I think it was C&D, the car was nicknamed "Blackbird")

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Canadian laws dictate any car older than 15 years can be imported with no hassles, so any skyline 1992 or older

 

yes sir 1991!

 

I am from edmonton alberta and few ppl here drive skylines. I used to work with a guy that had a skyline.

 

cool, u live in edmonton, im in edmonton right now, and ive decided to hold off on purchasing this skyline, i went and looked at it today and it started up fine, but the body does have a few cracks in it around the ground effects, and the interior is not in the best shape. One of the air vents is missing, the bags that cover the shift and park brake are worn looking(not important) but the thing i dislike most is the turbo tach is a sloppy job. the cables are all sticking out by the pedals and the tach is just hanging over the center console unmounted. I really like the car but im worried it is not of best quality here in edmonton, so i think i will hold out on a skyline until i can afford a nicer one and actually have money for parts and stuff. This car does come inspected and has a carfax report though, but something about the sloppy cable job under the drivers console turns me off, and this car would have to be a daily driver, probally not the best choice right now!