exhaust repair -- Note for Nic -- vat question

As some will know I am resolved to sorting my car early this year.

I still have the dilemma of buying the 01 supra.

My wife drove it yesterday morning. She will readily admit to knowing very little about cars at all, but found a huge difference in the handling as compared to my own 98. Big decision to be made and its wrecking my head at the moment.

Anyway, a big thanks to all you guys for your input in the thread.

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=56218&highlight=dilemma

Nic, regarding the suspension on my own

I havent forgotten, will get back soon. I am pretty sure I will be ordering the whole suspension setup from you. The toyota oem ones.

Will drop you a line over the coming days once the decision has been made.

NIc, am I right in thinking you are based in Hong Kong?

If so I have a question regarding importing goods.

Is there additional vat to be paid on goods imported from a country not in the EU.

If I order the goods from Nic, the revenue people here will stick an additional 21% vat onto the goods. Has anybody else experienced this, or does the uk have some kind of trade agreement with hong kong.

I also have a more immediate problem.

I have a HKS superdragger fitted and the pipe to the box is riddled with holes. I spoke to a custom exhaust garage last weekend, here in Dublin, who said he could fix it. New piece of ss pipe bent to suit, no problem.

However when I brought the car to him on Saturday, he said he couldnt bend a pipe that large. I think the superdragger has a 3 - 3.5" pipe.

Anyway he said the only way is to make angular joints (i.e. cut and weld).

This obviously wont give a smooth airflow.

Also he wants to flatten the pipe where it passes under the rear crossmember to give more ground clearance

Is this an acceptable solution, or should I take the car somewhere else.

Is there anyone on here that could repair the exhaust?

Regards

John

Well I had that problem with the SuperDragger, the backbox is lovely and stainless steel, but the rest of it rusts away It had been patched during the course of its life but I had to let it go and buy a fully stainless system - the Blitz Nur Spec-R which incidentally will be up for sale shortly!

John

I got some goods off Nic(the HID Lights) and got stung by the extra 20-21%...charge...although that was on a sum of $150 and not the full wack....

I had a quick note from Nic this morning.

The vat is not a concern anymore. Even if there is any, it will be minimal.

Thanks for your reassurances Nic.

On the exhaust question.

This guy here wants to make a pipe where the bends are angular rather than smooth bends.

That doesnt sound right to me.

Would really like to get a new rear section properly made.

John