NOT SO Duty Free Trueno

[Hama86]

Hello.

Don't be mislead by the thread title. I bought the car with taxes in Japan. But I attempt to import it to Germany duty-free. Normal imports would have import and consumption taxes, a whopping 29%. I can save those because of 3 conditions:

1. I lived in Japan for at least 1 year
2. I have the car registered under my name in Japan for at least 6 months
3. I will not sell, rent, gift or borrow the car for a whole year afterwards
   

Details:

• 1986 Sprinter Trueno 3dr
• 205.000km (1st engine)
• 140.000km (2nd engine)
• TE37's + Intra spare
• TRD LSD
• (more details later)
  

I am still in Japan and enjoying the car on some days. The other days... Either I have no time, or my car is not running. I had a difficult start. I bought the car, but delivery of the car took 3 months. On its 3 day, I had a head gasket blow, together with insurance and road service problems along the way. The engine had to be replaced. The day on the redelivery the coolant temp sensor cable broke off. The next day my driver side tweeter fell off and got crushed in my door, something with my clutch or transmission and a parasitic draw.

For 2 days I tried to find the draw but the multimeter was displaying a good value. While trying to pull one of the interior fuses, I touched the brake pedal which triggered the switch. Basically the brake pedal has a play, and sometimes the pedal triggers the brake light. This was draining my battery in the morning.

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My car posing next to a nice replica:
   

My car in front of Nissan Engine Museum:
   

The day I broke the small door speaker (tweeter?):