Coming Soon

[griderjn]

I just found out that there is a very good chance I will be moving from Japan to London.

I am not 100% yet, but I am hoping that I can bring my car:

silver 1999 six speed manual J-Spec Altezza RS200z.

I am in the process of doing quite a bit of scheduled maintenance

(100,000k: timing belt and assoc parts, water pump, oil and filter, spark plugs and flushing the radiator),

and as I have already dropped a small fortune in Yen at the local Netz (Toyota) dealership,

I really do not want to sell this car yet.

Also, I am fixing a lot of small stuff, like windshield wipers, Battery, alternator, possibly starter (having some electrical issues since the car sat for about two years before i bought it), exhaust is slightly rusted out from the cat back (can you say Fujitsubo?)...

Which reminds me, what are the emissions rules over there?

So, I thought I would post in here to get a feel for the local Altezza/IS200/IS300 crowd.

I was wondering how available the 2JZ-GTE is over there, as I am also considering a swap.

Although I am stockpiling quite a bit of TRD stuff for a rebuild, and trying to source a JUN stroker kit (for the 3S-GE BEAMS)

I would be very appreciative for information on importing my car;

that way I can figure out whether or not it will be worth the hassle.

Since my car is technically a Toyota, where would I go for parts, Toyota or Lexus?

I know that is kind of a silly question, but I thought I would throw it out there.