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Grouchy Old Expat- Regarding the import of Japanese parts, you may want to ask around a bit. There is a huge amount of used Japanese car, truck, and marine engines flowing into Singapore (and all over the world). The Japanese government has long had a very tight set emission standards. It means scra...

Some good prices on batteries for your boats and vehicles:

Eastern Battery Service on Lavender street

They also carry 5 liter jugs of distilled water for topping up.

More resources for Gearheads Sin Yeh Metals on King Georges Ave has lots of stainless shapes, plate and sheet stock. Both type 304 and 316. Good inventory, especially the heavier sections. They will cut some. Prices seem a bit higher than Aerodynamic Metals, but very friendly for the small quantity ...

Wrecking yards? There is actually very little of what we would call a wrecking yard as a Westerner. The scrap parts dealers all mostly import pulled motors and parts from Japan. They get container loads of this stuff, sort and sell in big old buildings. The classic wrecking yard, with chasis picked ...

I hope this appropriate here. Not advertising for anybody, just offering some Singapore sources I have found to be honest, fair, and good in communicating with foreigners. SLM Auto Parts - on King Georges ave.- Steering hoses other hydraulic tubes, exhaust tubes- custom made. Soon Hock Auto Spares -...

offshoreoildude- Thanks, I will give Alex a try. QRM- let me know if you decide to build up a v8. I have done a lot of Mopar and Ford builds. Happy to provide contacts for parts. I have not yet tried shipping on parts, but I think it would not be too pricey. Very low import duty here. I did have som...

Any other mechanics here? Former wingnut / engineer, new to SG. I'm having a hard time locating good suppliers. It seems I a find a lot of very small, specialized shops- not very good quality or selection. Can anybody help with leads for any of the following? * Diesel engine machine shop (heads and ...

Hello all! Arrived by my sailboat from the USA last month. Looking to meet new friends. Would like to meet up with anybody to watch the superbowl. Anybody into sailing in the forum? Lets chat. Other interests, sportfishing, football go 49ers!, motorcycles, bicycles, hiking, botanical garden, opensou...