right hand conversion
right hand conversion
a long with other conversions. I want to do it to a 92 240sx. Iam wanting to know how hard it would be to do the conversion.
10-11-2003, 10:39 PM
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You're kidding, right? It is possible to do it. In fact, there's someone on CarDomain.com that is doing a RHD conversion, but it requires a massive amount of money, plus a massive amount of custom work. Do a search, I'm sure someone somewhere has laid out the plans to doing this. Somewhere
10-11-2003, 11:30 PM
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same as any other car that you want to do right hand drive, get the front off of a right hand drive car that has been cut down the middle for that purpose. the front clip will be cut down through the center of the windshield and down through the center of the car. thus making it a cut and weld procedure. pretty pricy but the end results can be phenominal. If you are serious about doing it I would first contact import auto salvage in NC about getting a rhd front clip from and s13, after you do that contact a good body guy cause hes gonna need some skills, otherwise try to get ahold of jesse james and monster garage and they could prolly help you out.
10-12-2003, 06:06 PM
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Originally posted by Tatanko
But all that work and all that money just for something like that? Seems like it's more trouble than it's worth and you're not even really gaining anything...
But all that work and all that money just for something like that? Seems like it's more trouble than it's worth and you're not even really gaining anything...
10-12-2003, 11:39 PM
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RHD conversions are cool and all. But i'm so right handed that i wouldn't be able to shift. we're designed to run our cars on the right hand side of the road, so i feel that a RHD conversion won't work perfectly with our road conditions. your blind spots will be moved, a new skill set for driving will need to be learned. and the massive amount of money spent could go into something usefull like performance upgrades. i'm all about JDM, but i've never felt that doing a RHD conversion was worth it.
10-12-2003, 11:47 PM
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Originally posted by JR.h1jax0r
RHD conversions are cool and all. But i'm so right handed that i wouldn't be able to shift. we're designed to run our cars on the right hand side of the road, so i feel that a RHD conversion won't work perfectly with our road conditions. your blind spots will be moved, a new skill set for driving will need to be learned. and the massive amount of money spent could go into something usefull like performance upgrades. i'm all about JDM, but i've never felt that doing a RHD conversion was worth it.
RHD conversions are cool and all. But i'm so right handed that i wouldn't be able to shift. we're designed to run our cars on the right hand side of the road, so i feel that a RHD conversion won't work perfectly with our road conditions. your blind spots will be moved, a new skill set for driving will need to be learned. and the massive amount of money spent could go into something usefull like performance upgrades. i'm all about JDM, but i've never felt that doing a RHD conversion was worth it.
10-13-2003, 06:29 AM
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Originally posted by JR.h1jax0r
RHD conversions are cool and all. But i'm so right handed that i wouldn't be able to shift. we're designed to run our cars on the right hand side of the road, so i feel that a RHD conversion won't work perfectly with our road conditions. your blind spots will be moved, a new skill set for driving will need to be learned. and the massive amount of money spent could go into something usefull like performance upgrades. i'm all about JDM, but i've never felt that doing a RHD conversion was worth it.
RHD conversions are cool and all. But i'm so right handed that i wouldn't be able to shift. we're designed to run our cars on the right hand side of the road, so i feel that a RHD conversion won't work perfectly with our road conditions. your blind spots will be moved, a new skill set for driving will need to be learned. and the massive amount of money spent could go into something usefull like performance upgrades. i'm all about JDM, but i've never felt that doing a RHD conversion was worth it.
10-13-2003, 08:01 AM
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Originally posted by Sil40_Mayhem
i'm sure shifting left-handed could be learned with relatively little difficulty. i was stationed in okinawa, japan for a year and shifting w/my left hand was weird at first. however, i quickly got the hang of it, and soon it was old news. if u can shift right handed, u can shift left handed. same process, just gotta get used to it. now, if u want bizzare, try driving a (steering) column-mounted stick shift on the left hand side!
i'm sure shifting left-handed could be learned with relatively little difficulty. i was stationed in okinawa, japan for a year and shifting w/my left hand was weird at first. however, i quickly got the hang of it, and soon it was old news. if u can shift right handed, u can shift left handed. same process, just gotta get used to it. now, if u want bizzare, try driving a (steering) column-mounted stick shift on the left hand side!