r/keitruck

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u/GaryNOVA — 7 days ago
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Just curious, anyone out there want to trade their kei truck for a kei van?

Hey y'all, thinking about moving from my kei van to a kei truck. Anyone out there interested in a possible trade? Just feeling like I would get more use and utility out of a truck these days than the van. Had my fun in the van for sure - camping, short road trips, hauling the kids to the lake, etc. - but finding I need the open bed much more lately. My rig is a 1998 Mazda Scrum (essentially a re-badged Suzuki Every); 60,000km. It has a rough exterior with cosmetic issues (dings, dents, scratches), but mechanically it's solid. I've done the timing belt, water pump, spark plugs, brakes and rotors, all fluids and filters. And I've got records for all that. Runs great. Located in the Reno/Tahoe area. Let me know.

u/PedalParFore — 8 days ago
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Finally picked her up!

Drove from Kentucky to Baltimore yesterday and picked up this morning! 2001 Acty HA7 SDX purchased from Goo-Net Exchange

u/Staceasaurus — 10 days ago
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Got my second kei truck!

This time with difflock and ac :)

u/_taza_ — 10 days ago

Finally got her home. 98 Hijet Climber, w/AC, 23k km

After almost a 4 month wait after purchase, I was finally able to bring her home today. Picking up at Port Brunswick was surprisingly painless. Shutout to Mason at Japan Car Direct who worked with me for close to a year, and countless auctions lost. Time to get her cleaned and tuned up.

u/_The_Engineer_ — 9 days ago
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I joined the club! Here's my 2001 Honda ACTY SDX. I used Jake with Japan Car Direct to import.

u/Sandcracker — 10 days ago

Kei Truck as Utility Vehicle

Hello, I was wondering if there's any reason I wouldn't want to buy a cheap kei truck and fix it up vs buying a gator or something similar.

The cost savings alone seems like a no brainer but maybe I'm insane and maintenance is really expensive or something?

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u/JonahPwnsIain — 9 days ago

Los Angeles Kei Truck Owners: How?!

Everything I’ve seen says there’s no possible way to drive a Kei truck in California, Los Angeles specifically, due to various laws around driving said vehicles on public roads.

Yet I know there are people who have them here in LA. So how? How are we doing this? Are we just saying “screw it” and playing fast and loose with the law?

What is the secret sauce?

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u/Fun_Adhesiveness_938 — 9 days ago
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Weekend dump run

Just doing another dump run. Kei trucks are getting so popular here that the dump scale attendant now keeps a grabber stick to retrieve the tickets.

u/WildQuiXote — 10 days ago

Any reccomendations for a tach?

Got a boat one installed but seems like the input filtering isnt good enough under load

u/calmanix — 9 days ago

DD51T loss of prime issue

I have been fighting loss of prime. If it sits for a bit the line drains to tank and sucks the filter dry.

I replaced all the soft lines today and the problem remains. There is no signs of seepage at the pump or the filter or the vapor canister/condensation chamber.

What am I not thinking about? My rescue move is dragging around my tank and compressor, a shot of air forces fuel into the system but this is untenable because at low speeds, in traffic, it'll drain the filter and die. The Cross Bronx Expressway is not the time or place for that noise.

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u/mister_monque — 9 days ago