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Y61Gu SWB's

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Post by fatassgq »

Hey all.
Have heard a few wispers here and there about people bringing these GU shorty's into the country and was just wondering if anyone had any info.

I seen a mob that has bought a busted up one in and doing it up for comps etc but was wondering if it is possible to bring em in as a complete unit.

Any ideas on costs etc.
Just curious really at this stage.

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Post by j-top paj »

i want one :P
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Post by bogged »

fatassgq wrote:Hey all.
Have heard a few wispers here and there about people bringing these GU shorty's into the country and was just wondering if anyone had any info.

I seen a mob that has bought a busted up one in and doing it up for comps etc but was wondering if it is possible to bring em in as a complete unit.

Any ideas on costs etc.
Just curious really at this stage.
Brian
Over the last 20 odd times this has been bought up, it cant be done.. SierraJim is the man to speak to, he imports cars for a living.
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Post by fatassgq »

The main reason I was asking is that I thought it was impossible but have heard of a couple of people that may be doing it it. Could be chinese whispers though.

I did see a sight of some 4x4 mob that had brought one over.

I have family in NZ would this help me out??? lol
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Post by NZ4x4 »

There are quite a few SWB GUs here in NZ.

I think the only way you could import it is if it was your car/truck in NZ and you were moving to Australia and wanted to take it with you.

I may be wrong but i remember this from when a family member moved to OZ and took his Hilux over.
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Post by bogged »

NZ4x4 wrote:I think the only way you could import it is if it was your car/truck in NZ and you were moving to Australia and wanted to take it with you.
has to be registered in your name for 12 mths, adn you have to reside at that address for that time overseas.
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Post by ELF_83 »

I looked very seriously at it about 3 years ago before i got my gq swb but when was looking was impossible to get a petrol 4.5 or 4.8 could only get 3L wiesel which are a bit slow for me. they were saying some crap about polution controls and stuff like that to stop it being reg. in aussie land.
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Post by ELF_83 »

but that was also before they changed the import rules a couple years ago so that may put a halt to things these days
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Post by JemmyBubbles »

^^

Which is particularly funny because they are the exact same as the lwb variant minus a few inches. It's not like because they are from europe they give out more nastys or anything. It's basically a case of someone somewhere along the lines isn't getting their cut of it so they have put the kaibosh on it.

It's a shame really cause they're soooooo sexy. I would probably give my left nut for a TI TD42ti SWB GU..
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Post by bogged »

JemmyBubbles wrote:I would probably give my left nut for a TI TD42ti SWB GU..
only seen them in 3.0 guise... do they have 4.2?
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Post by KIWI »

There are a few TD42T over here. Harder to get, but I've got my name on an auction site in Japan for one.

Mate brought one in, landed here for $9000nz, on the road.
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Post by JemmyBubbles »

bogged wrote:
JemmyBubbles wrote:I would probably give my left nut for a TI TD42ti SWB GU..
only seen them in 3.0 guise... do they have 4.2?
If I am giving my left nut then I would imagine someone could yank out the boat anchor and put the ole oiler in for me.
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Post by evil_hitman »

My understanding is that there is nothing stopping you actually importing any vehicle you want. It's getting them complianced and rego's thats the issue.
I beleive you can't comply/register an imported vehicle if there is a similar vehicle available locally
This does not apply to (most) race vehicles as they don't need to be registered.
There may be exceptions if you were moving from another country as per the above NZ example but not sure about this myself.

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Post by Brendan-s »

It's Ashley from Perth 4WD Centre who's doing up the GU shorty. It's got a VH45 in it, and is being prep'd for I believe high-speed offroad racing. It looks HORN.

I'd put some pics up but will ask him first if it's ok.
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Post by bogged »

4130warrior wrote:It's Ashley from Perth 4WD Centre who's doing up the GU shorty. It's got a VH45 in it, and is being prep'd for I believe high-speed offroad racing. It looks HORN.

I'd put some pics up but will ask him first if it's ok.
yea for offroad comps it would be ok, but rego would be an issue.

think Mick Christie was doing one too?
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Post by Brendan-s »

Ok here's some pics, curtesy of Ashley. The car is owned by Matt O'Brien, the owner of Perth 4WD Centre. How awesome is this thing! It just about has everything I could dream of in a 4WD... Nissan quad-cam V8, 4.625s, rear locker, Climax A-arm rear susp. setup, 36in Mickey Ts... soon to be featured as a custom 4WD in 4WD Monthly, when it gets finished... more info on www.perth4wd.com.au

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Post by bogged »

4130warrior wrote:Ok here's some pics, curtesy of Ashley. The car is owned by Matt O'Brien, the owner of Perth 4WD Centre. How awesome is this thing! It just about has everything I could dream of in a 4WD... Nissan quad-cam V8, 4.625s, rear locker, Climax A-arm rear susp. setup, 36in Mickey Ts... soon to be featured as a custom 4WD in 4WD Monthly, when it gets finished... more info on www.perth4wd.com.au
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could the front bar come down another 8-10inches, it will be on the ground then...
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Post by The Tank »

the vehicle has been set-up for off-road racing not rock climbing, so the front bar is like that to protect steering & suspesion

(who wants to loose steering at 200+ kph when your off road ?)

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Post by Robbo »

Nice looking unit, a lot of work has gone into that interior, dash etc looks very good. Well done dude nice blue also. Have been thinking of cutting my long wagon into a mid base with A frame rear 5 link front, one day maybe! Nice rig that! :cool:
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Post by grimbo »

nice, I guess it isn't road registerd tho. Purely an offroad racing vehicle
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Post by turps »

The Tank wrote:the vehicle has been set-up for off-road racing not rock climbing, so the front bar is like that to protect steering & suspesion

(who wants to loose steering at 200+ kph when your off road ?)

Cheers
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Even for a general off-road car. I think the bullbar is quite user friengly. Looks like it would have a similar claerance to most other bars. Just hangs abit lower. But the 36" tyres will make up for that.
Oh and I noticed theres even bolt holes for a winch. Dont think much racing at 150+ is gunna need that (or this could be sweet if it could enter OBC).
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Post by JemmyBubbles »

The best way to hide a boner is to tuck it under your belt :oops: That thing looks absolutely hot. I might have been inclined to stretch the rear end back a smidge.

Awesome
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