Get ready for 2nd generation of SS-four..., 4x4=205 ;) Options

[malpaso]

At last I can fully share with news... After my project failed I tried to figure out what would be the best with remaining budged. I talked to many friends and all said the same: "Buy ST205... you can not regret". So I made few messages and planned 1000miles trip

It started at Friday 14:50 with airborne


the same day after few hours in London's airport...


...at last boring part of trip ended in Manchester . I have met bodhi and his GT-four at the airport...


He took me to pick up my new baby . Yes... that white one GT-four below...


It's pure almost stock JDM model with all Japan market goodies I have always wanted to have in my car






First night as fresh GT-four owner (and after first few miles with RHD car I took a rest in bodhi's house. Thank you so much again for your help mate!)


Saturday morning 7:30... just quick inspection before long ride home...


Even in RHD car in the UK I was still on the right side of the road .


After 350 miles (about) I took the rest on ferry... pretty new experience as well.


Saturday 15:14... Good bye England.


So weird feeling... I definitely do not like traveling by boat (with car )


At last "solid ground". Damn long 90 minutes . Welcome France...


...and still the same side of road .


Sunday morning 9:15 I have left France to Belgium, than Netherlands and finally... Autobahn! No-speed-limit highway in Germany


First chance to test if limiter really has been removed (during gauge conversion to miles) JDM 180km max speed is boring right? .


Car runs unbelievably... but it costs something (I hate German highway... You would not believe how much fuel it can take when driving fast)


Sunday afternoon 18:00 at last first sign I'm close to Czech Republic again...


Sunday evening 20:00... After today's 600miles I got home... (Only here you can meet harvester between cars on road )


My trip is over but all fun still has not began . 2nd gen of SS-four needs some time and work

This post has been edited by malpaso: Aug 10, 2009 - 5:17 AM

[malpaso]

Thank you Shannon. Unfortunately I have made one single mistake during import (when re-registering the car in UK) and because of that I can not register it as RHD car now . So only chance is make conversion to LHD and register it as common LHD car (that should not be problem at all). That makes all planes more clear. For now I have just one aim. Make that GT-four street legal here and swap body kit from old ST-T. So this is the plan:

- take GT-four to Romas and let him to do that work. He has made already about 6 conversions like this so I'm pretty sure car would be in good hands . Thank you Romas for that! Can't wait for your mail .
- swap SS-four body kit to GT-four and finish 2nd. gen of SS-four
- rest depends on remaining budget...

option one: let "old ST-T" look like stock GT-four and use it as is.
option two: break "old ST-T" apart... that means use all necessary LHD parts for GT-Four conversion (so love conversion costs) and sell the rest... (any first dibs for "GT-four replica maker's kit" that includes complete hood, complete bumper with fogs, all brackets, seals, locks, hooks... everything in one? ). My ST-T has a lot of nice parts installed (TEIN SS coilovers, upgraded sways, front-rear strut bars, JDM trunk mat... yea... probably it will not fit GT-four trunk , etc.) so I might get some money from it to cover conversion expenses.

[SwissFerdi]

Thank you Shannon. Unfortunately I have made one single mistake during import (when re-registering the car in UK) and because of that I can not register it as RHD car now . So only chance is make conversion to LHD and register it as common LHD car (that should not be problem at all). That makes all planes more clear. For now I have just one aim. Make that GT-four street legal here and swap body kit from old ST-T. So this is the plan:

- take GT-four to Romas and let him to do that work. He has made already about 6 conversions like this so I'm pretty sure car would be in good hands . Thank you Romas for that! Can't wait for your mail .
- swap SS-four body kit to GT-four and finish 2nd. gen of SS-four
- rest depends on remaining budget...

option one: let "old ST-T" look like stock GT-four and use it as is.
option two: break "old ST-T" apart... that means use all necessary LHD parts for GT-Four conversion (so love conversion costs) and sell the rest... (any first dibs for "GT-four replica maker's kit" that includes complete hood, complete bumper with fogs, all brackets, seals, locks, hooks... everything in one? ). My ST-T has a lot of nice parts installed (TEIN SS coilovers, upgraded sways, front-rear strut bars, JDM trunk mat... yea... probably it will not fit GT-four trunk , etc.) so I might get some money from it to cover conversion expenses.

It's a hard decision...but, I think the SS-FOUR should stay an SS-FOUR, and the GT-FOUR should stay the same. I'd say grab the interior parts from the old car and transfer it to the new, but keep the GT-4 bumper, hood, and everything else that makes it special.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Aug 14, 2009 - 1:34 PM