WTK purchasing & swapping chassis of ROR samurai

Around

Could I get some clarity on purchasing & registering a foreign used samurai?

What I know so far with approximate costs are

1. Buy foreign used (based on model)- $28500 - $45,000

2. Buy old register samurai - $8000 to $10,000

3. Swap cab of newer samurai to chassis of old samurai- $3500+

4. Licensing Authority pay for engine and or colour change- $???

My aprox. Total= 38,000 + 10k +3500 = $49,500

what I need clarity on are

A Does the model being swapped need to be identical? i.e. Sierra vs. ELK model

B how important is the series of the number plate with regards to model i.e. PAZ ... PBB?

C are the approximated prices ok?

D can anyone tell me of their experience doing anything similar -Time, Prices, anything I forgot and any advice

Around · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject:

zuki members y'll letting me down Embarassed

, only veiws no replies; like i post in de wrong section Confused

i hope d admins not vex when i put a link in d Cars & Auto Parts Classifieds

katastrophic · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject:

well in case u didn't kno... the zuki forum does be a lil quiet sometimes Smile

aidan · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject:

you could get body/shells f. used cheaper if you look in the right places, i know a couple places have some cheap ones. i dunno bout the liscening office part, when i did my swap i replaced all the body pannels and body piece by piece instead of buyin an entire shell, but that depends on what it is you want. it is a bit time consuming, but if u want a good job u havta sacrifice some time. some ppl dont even bother to go to the liscene office, except for change of engine, but thats not adviseable.

A Does the model being swapped need to be identical? i.e. Sierra vs. ELK model
^i dont think it makes a diference, since the local jimnys (well old ones) were never recorded by their submodel eg. samurai jx etc. so it dont matter.

B how important is the series of the number plate with regards to model i.e. PAZ ... PBB?
imo it doesnt make a difference, cuz there are alot of f. used shells all over rolling as PAO etc. to most people a jimny is jimny lol.

in total it cost me about 25k to do a total conversion (including buyin vehicle etc) but i didnt buy a whle shell, keep that in mind.i also did alot of the work.that helped cut cost.

if you planning on spending abot over 33-36k, you as might as well as buy a new model jimny local used, cuz they alot more comfortable,fuel injected,powered etc.and can do all the same tings as it predecessor. thats my opinion eh, doe get vex lol.hope i was of some help.

tr1ad · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:06 am Post subject:

for that amt to spend i agree by a local used

booEVO · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:59 am Post subject:

if itz jus 4 everyday driving and maybe a little 4x4 then i saw a vitara in th classifieds for about 60K

seem close to what u willin to spend without all the time and headache.
jus imagine if u wanted something for offroading then it might have been around 80k

. Engine
. Wheels
. Lift kit
. Gear and pinions
. Lockers
. Lights.
. Bars.
. Winch
. Accesories

Hmmm i gettin back a headache by jus thinkin about all what i need Sad

Around · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject:

yo aidan thanks alot and everyone else for the comments.

booEvo 60k close but out off reach for me boy and i like the shape of the jimny more

I was just talkin to a guy today who also think the prices i got were too high and soppose to link me with some guy in arouca who does do dem ting his 2 jimnys which he bought from his bro was from this guy and his bro only sold cause he got a better one i guessin from the same guy

and yeah i was lookin at the locals in here lookin good too, but i really like how dem ror's looking, powerd,ac wheel covers step rails i go put up d one i see by d place in freeport

stay up zuki members everytime i see one i feeling to sell my 101 which i love damn i need more money so i can have both

this is on from down freeport the om=nly thing it missing is d spoiler & rack (like the last one from import site) SWEET

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Around · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:18 am Post subject:

katastrophic · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:58 am Post subject:

^^^ donno if u see dis vid yet.. should make u a lil more excited...

booEVO · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn0IhovEOZI

why go anywhere but trinidad, this man iz d boss, Paul if u see this nuff respect man.

katastrophic · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject:

^^^^

dat man have some real sweet vids there....

Suzuki Sportsman · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject:

Around, foreign used shells should go for around $20-30,000 maximum. Don't buy any foreign used shell more than 30k. That would mean you are being ripped off.

In my opinion, get a good local used, and you good to go, well thats in my case. If I have to ever spend $20,000+ in fixing up my samurai, it would be to have a fully built and turbocharged 1600 engine with standalone engine management Twisted Evil

aidan · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 1:36 pm Post subject:

booEVO · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject:

adian iz rite man, newer iz better, haven't seen one totally fitted for off-roading though!\

I know this i suzuki but any1 check out the Terios yet and compare it to the new jimny?

Around · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject:

aidan · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject:

aidan · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject:

this is what the new jimnys could do too

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aidan · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject:

and

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aidan · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject:

here is one with some stock jimnys

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booEVO · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:45 am Post subject:

Adian
they lookin sweet,
did u see the turbo jimny dreamcarz has for sale in the classifieds.
tryin to get my boi to take it up quick.

is there a snorkel for the escudo?
i'm guessing when i change the engine to escudo in my sammi, that i'll need the escudo snorkel