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Hello chaps,
Thought it was about time to document my build on here, for the third DC5 I've owned.
Had a few cars from Mike at Torque GT and can honestly say it has always been a pleasure. However, this time I dealt with BHP Imports (specifically Baz as I used to work with him years ago in the Vtec Direct/Touge distribution days with visits to Japan together etc).
I was given access to the upcoming auctions in Japan and spent a few weeks scouring to find something I really wanted to bid on. It had to be Chapionship White, and at least a grade 4 body (unlikely to get a 4.5 or higher, but didn't want below a 4). Grade C interior or above was fine. Preferred red Recaros/carpet, but would happily have black - they would at least hide the dirt more!
Then I stumbled across this one at USS Tokyo :
2003 Integra Type R DC5 C Pack
Championship White
Black Interior
~128k KMs (~78k Miles)
Grade 4C
They translated the auction notes for me :
-Some exterior scratches and dents
-Chips on the windscreen
-Scuffs, dirty on seats
-Soiled ceiling cover
-Rusty underbody
-Scratched wheels
I fancied bidding on this one. But I got an inspection done beforehand due to some of those auction notes. The following photos were sent to me from the auction house storage yard.
Overall the car was in great condition for its age & I was happy to give the go-ahead to bid, and gave my maximum bid amount.
The bidding happened at around 3AM UK time, of course I didn't sleep a wink. Then I got the news from Baz that I had won the bid, some 300k Yen below my maximum bid. Fantastic!
Next job was the deregistration and get the car prepared for export. I was then sent these photos by the agent in Japan:
After that, was the long long wait for the boat to sail round to Newcastle. After 8 weeks or so after I had paid the import duty etc, Baz & andy picked the DC5 up from the port :
And it was straight down to the trusted garage to get MOT'd and prepared for UK roads.
After this was sorted, I arranged transport for bringing the car from Newcastle down to the South West. I recommend a website called www.shiply.com for this.
The car was loaded in the morning :
And by the evening it was with me!
Then put it to bed looking absolutely filthy:
Desperately needed a clean and that came shortly after....
Got a backlog of progress pics to post on here from the last couple of months. :lol:
Thought it was about time to document my build on here, for the third DC5 I've owned.
Had a few cars from Mike at Torque GT and can honestly say it has always been a pleasure. However, this time I dealt with BHP Imports (specifically Baz as I used to work with him years ago in the Vtec Direct/Touge distribution days with visits to Japan together etc).
I was given access to the upcoming auctions in Japan and spent a few weeks scouring to find something I really wanted to bid on. It had to be Chapionship White, and at least a grade 4 body (unlikely to get a 4.5 or higher, but didn't want below a 4). Grade C interior or above was fine. Preferred red Recaros/carpet, but would happily have black - they would at least hide the dirt more!
Then I stumbled across this one at USS Tokyo :
2003 Integra Type R DC5 C Pack
Championship White
Black Interior
~128k KMs (~78k Miles)
Grade 4C
They translated the auction notes for me :
-Some exterior scratches and dents
-Chips on the windscreen
-Scuffs, dirty on seats
-Soiled ceiling cover
-Rusty underbody
-Scratched wheels
I fancied bidding on this one. But I got an inspection done beforehand due to some of those auction notes. The following photos were sent to me from the auction house storage yard.
Overall the car was in great condition for its age & I was happy to give the go-ahead to bid, and gave my maximum bid amount.
The bidding happened at around 3AM UK time, of course I didn't sleep a wink. Then I got the news from Baz that I had won the bid, some 300k Yen below my maximum bid. Fantastic!
Next job was the deregistration and get the car prepared for export. I was then sent these photos by the agent in Japan:
After that, was the long long wait for the boat to sail round to Newcastle. After 8 weeks or so after I had paid the import duty etc, Baz & andy picked the DC5 up from the port :
And it was straight down to the trusted garage to get MOT'd and prepared for UK roads.
After this was sorted, I arranged transport for bringing the car from Newcastle down to the South West. I recommend a website called www.shiply.com for this.
The car was loaded in the morning :
And by the evening it was with me!
Then put it to bed looking absolutely filthy:
Desperately needed a clean and that came shortly after....
Got a backlog of progress pics to post on here from the last couple of months. :lol:
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