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ohoraherecaptain

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Left to Right conversion?
« on: June 29, 2016, 14:39:47 »
May I ask a fundamental question? I've not seen a heading dealing with my enquiry which is; is it freezable to convert a LHD to RHD Pagoda? I've been looking over a year now to purchase one and as I'm in the UK I'd need a RHD. There are many more LHDs available [here] than RHDs, and they cost less too! So, if you can direct me in any way on this subject, I'd appreciate it.
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Re: Left to Right conversion?
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2016, 16:32:57 »
I would say no. Find a RHD car.
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Re: Left to Right conversion?
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2016, 19:20:14 »
Anything is possible but it is not economically feasible. Apart from the obvious dash and steering box the chassis rails and sills are different too.
Oh, and you've posted a 113 question in the section that's meant for other types of the period; I'm sure one of the admins will move it for you.

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Re: Left to Right conversion?
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2016, 21:40:40 »
Just to add to the Dr and Stick, I think the firewall would need to be changed as well.  Basically cutting off the entire car forward of the windscreen and replacing  - not for the faint hearted or unfinancial. Feasible if you could find a donor car - cheaper to buy one from Australia (or any other of the civilised countries that have RHD)  and ship it - even adding the travel costs for you to inspect
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Re: Left to Right conversion?
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2016, 21:46:03 »
There is one in Melbourne that has been converted, done many years ago when the vehicles were a lot less to buy and get the parts.  I have seen it and it is a very good job and unless you knew what you were looking at you probably would not pick it up that some of the items were on the wrong side in the engine bay.

As others have said, it would be far more expensive to do it than just buy a RHD car these days with the prices going north for anything half decent.

And a note from a Moderator, please only post questions once as most people use the ‘show unread posts’ and multiposting is only clogging up the Forum. Tks
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