1badda

Hey fellas doing a rhd conversion and i got my dads body people for that at our shop.. Well the question i have is when we done right . Would i be shifting like i was in lhd or will it be diffrent prime ex.. would i be putting first gear where fifth is or will it still be the same where u throw first at ????

donut.

uhh. the gears are in the same place man.

the only thing is that the signal arm is on the right and the windshield wiper arm is on the left.

1badda

so i be throwing first gear where it is now . i thought 1 st would be near the driver and not near the paseenger just like on lhd

meanB6teen

You're not changing the transmission you're changing driver sides!

Kamin

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why would you think that?

you arent changing anything related to the transmission, just where you sit.

EK k kay

Go out to your car, sit in the passenger seat and pretend there is a steering wheel there in front of you. Everything else is the same.

Kamin

except the wipers and blinkers.

first time i drove a skyline i couldnt get over that.

oo3

what are you going to do when you have to go to a mcdonald's drive thru? haha back up into it?

Capsule Kid

lol
funniest thing ive heard all week!!.rofl lol

jeffk182

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LOL

D3U1LT

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">except the wipers and blinkers.

first time i drove a skyline i couldnt get over that. </TD></TR></TABLE>
You got to drive a skyline?...uh LUCCKKKYY!

Good ol' Screwtape

think about the fact that JDM Honda motors (which by no means are a rare thing), which come out of Japanese LHD vehicles, are usable in USDM RHD Hondas without any modification to the gearbox or shifter.

then your question is answered.

D3U1LT

you gonna cut the car in half or fire wall swap?

D3U1LT

uh.. finally i can go to bed. 700 posts I can stop the bullshit see ya!

1badda

I am probaly going to cut it the car . I mean which is easier??? So basically i be putting first gear where it would be on a lhd

JDM-EJ1

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Your not changing ANYTHING with the transmission. Bolt the transmission to the block, run the shift linkage and pedals and everythng else and your tranny will be fine. 1st will be where 1st normally is.

NonovUrbizniz

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">except the wipers and blinkers.

first time i drove a skyline i couldnt get over that. </TD></TR></TABLE>

but that's only if he switches steering colums... if he just moves his they'll be on the same side. Right?

Kamin

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but that's only if he switches steering colums... if he just moves his they'll be on the same side. Right?</TD></TR></TABLE>
touche'

you are correct. a REAL RHD car has them flipped.

aph7824

I gota noob question:
a) can you turn around the firewall and use the same linkage?
b) can you cut out two wholes. put the steering rack on the Right side, then weld the second hole where the LHD steering rack went and use the same rack?

Blastek

all the switches/blinkers on my real UK RHD civic are in the same place as a LHD one.

DC4_MADMAN

Whats the purpose of doing the conversion?

1) You are drastically comprimising the safety of the unibody by cutting the firewal and welding a new one in.

2) I can already see that you are going to have great difficulty putting the car in the correct gears.

You are going to ruin your car, probably wreck the car, and it will no longer be registerable.

So I ask again, WHY **** with the car like this?

Just leave it be.

92b16vx

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Screwtape: &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">think about the fact that JDM Honda motors (which by no means are a rare thing), which come out of Japanese LHD vehicles, are usable in USDM RHD Hondas without any modification to the gearbox or shifter.

then your question is answered.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Er, it's backwards day y0.

Formsim

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Er, it's backwards day y0.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i was thinkin it was just me for a second there, knew somethin wasn't right with that statment

jlacoy82

It would probably be alot cheaper and quicker if you just moved to Japan..............and never came back to the USA, ever. Ever.

o5mar1

do your self a favor and learn how cars work and then ask a question that is not stupid. you are atempting to make a rhd conversion, thats not an easy task, you have biger problems at hand you got to make sure the car is level and you cut the holes correctly. i mean im not trying to bash on you but you got to ask smarter questions.