How about a Locost stuffed under one?
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March 24, 2011 6:33 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork
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March 24, 2011 7:00 p.m. BoxheadTim SuperDork
frankenstangsghost wrote:
He said a 20' container from southern England to Detroit would run about $2100, or about $420 per kit. This does not include the other fees.
That actually sounds almost cheap to me - I paid about $5000 for a 20" container from southern England to NV. OTOH it doesn't have to go through Panama and all that.
frankenstangsghost wrote: He said the duties and taxes aren't too bad on something like this since it's not technically a car. He did warn me that I cannot unload the container at the port unless I use union labor,,, That said, I have a place to unload and store that isn't too far away and I have a CDL. Worst case scenario, hiring a truck shouldn't be too much more than a couple hundred $$$. Divide that by 5. I'll email Mr. Janes this afternoon when I get to work.
Just keep in mind you'll need access to a loading dock if you get the container trailered to your place - the trucks don't tend to have the ability to set down the container.
Guess how I found that out
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March 25, 2011 1:31 a.m. frankenstangsghost New Reader
In reply to racinginc215:
Heha, true GRM! My pal out there has space in Romulus and equipment...
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March 25, 2011 8:53 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork
Detriot is close enought to methat I can lend a hand if need be.
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March 25, 2011 10:50 a.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
How soon would this be happening?
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March 25, 2011 10:53 a.m. John Brown SuperDork
Rusted_Busted_Spit wrote:
Detriot is close enought to meth.
I stopped reading there...
What else was said?
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March 25, 2011 2:20 p.m. Teh E36 M3 HalfDork
carguy123 wrote:
How about a Locost stuffed under one?
This is what I'd like to see. Much lighter (even more than the cut up Herald), and better potential for own suspension.
Also, how the hell does the OP have 3 Heralds laying around in the middle of the rust belt? As far as I know, they were even unloved in the UK, let alone here.
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March 25, 2011 2:46 p.m. Raze Dork
John Brown wrote:
Rusted_Busted_Spit wrote:
Detriot is close enought to meth.
I stopped reading there...
What else was said?
ZING!
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March 25, 2011 2:57 p.m. frankenstangsghost New Reader
93EXCivic wrote:
How soon would this be happening?
This summer.
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March 29, 2011 12:02 p.m. frankenstangsghost New Reader
racinginc215 wrote:
Well you can't unload the container at the port period the container is going to need to be put on a container trailer and then sent to a truck well to be unloaded. I can get you into the ports and can arrange a truck. the big thing is the logistics of shipping them over. you either need to do a full 40 foot load of bodies with a presale. or have the supplier find room in some other container being shipped to Detroit and then have your load picked up a Michigan Cross dock etc.
I have a price for the kits in bulk, just waiting for the shipping quote. We need buy 5+. 2 are spoken for at this time. The guy was going to crate 'em all but I figured just securing the kits inside the container. At 5'x5'x10', the container will fill up fast. We're shooting for a 20'. Is a 40' cheaper?
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March 29, 2011 12:49 p.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork
John Brown wrote:
Rusted_Busted_Spit wrote:
Detriot is close enought to meth.
I stopped reading there...
What else was said?
Oops. What I ment to say was that Detriot is close enough that I could come up to help.
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March 29, 2011 2:52 p.m. BoxheadTim SuperDork
frankenstangsghost wrote:
I have a price for the kits in bulk, just waiting for the shipping quote. We need buy 5+. 2 are spoken for at this time. The guy was going to crate 'em all but I figured just securing the kits inside the container. At 5'x5'x10', the container will fill up fast. We're shooting for a 20'. Is a 40' cheaper?
Crate them. Seriously. My bikes were well secured in the 20' container I had and they still managed to suffer from some damage I found a few months afterwards. Oh, and a 20' container should be noticeably cheaper than a 40' one.
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March 29, 2011 3:07 p.m. alfadriver SuperDork
Teh E36 M3 wrote:
carguy123 wrote:
How about a Locost stuffed under one?
This is what I'd like to see. Much lighter (even more than the cut up Herald), and better potential for own suspension.
Also, how the hell does the OP have 3 Heralds laying around in the middle of the rust belt? As far as I know, they were even unloved in the UK, let alone here.
- another 1. Seems like an easy body for a locost.
Just find a version of the locost chassis that fits. Then the world is your oyster.
How high is the bonnet? Can a Miata Locost fit under that body?
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March 30, 2011 9:48 a.m. fortijr
I'm very interested in this body. I've been emailing the guys at Sammio for shipping costs to Canada. But I have no problem driving down to the Detroit area to pick it up. I want a LHD body with a few extras. (to build onto a Miata) JR
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March 30, 2011 12:07 p.m. frankenstangsghost New Reader
