within the next year or two im going to be going to japan with my dad to pick out an ITR to bring back to the states as a half cut and im wondering if anyone knows how safe it is to weld up a rhd? i know a guy who cuts the US model in half and literally welds up the two halves together??? i've also heard of cutting and rewelding firewalls and then changing the dash but i was just wanting some feedback from you guys....

 

How else would you get the two ends together? Tape? Ofcourse you have to weld it. How safe it is depends on how good of a drive you are, if you can't drive with a LHD a car, a RHD wouldn't make it any better.

 

I know that RHD makes m4d p0w3r!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BS 22 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I know that RHD makes m4d p0w3r!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ha.

Seriously, this conversion seems silly to me. Seems like to way too much work/money to do/spend just to have a steering wheel on the otherside.

I would do a lot of reasearch before doing this though, there is a lot more than what you think.

 

DO NOT CUT THE CAR IN HALF AND WELD IT BACK TOGETHER. I have seen it done plenty of times by the salvage guys and it works but oh so many things are compromised and if it's not ***** on it will never track right yadda yadda. The way to go is to weld in the appropriate firewall. Not everything USDM bolts up so it is good that you have the whole front clip. Most salvage guys over there will be able and allow you to pull everything that you want from the entire car and them stuff it into the front half for shipping i.e, full brake swap, full ITR interior, carpet, etc. Good luck.

 

I'm still in disbelief that instead of people figuring out a way to make a skyline LHD, so you can drive it in the US without looking like a fucktard, that people are instead spending time and money making their LHD Honda's RHD to be mad JDM y0.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM-EJ1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you can't drive with a LHD a car, a RHD wouldn't make it any better.</TD></TR></TABLE>

unless of course your parents never told you that you are the abandoned love child of suchiya

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egamjah &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">unless of course your parents never told you that you are the abandoned love child of suchiya</TD></TR></TABLE>

Que la ****?

 

Auto body shop does it all the time. And how safe... i depend on how well it was weld.

 

And even if you do get in an accident, insurance is going to bend you over and rape you as soon as they find out that you converted your car to RHD.

 

to all the ********... its a ******* track car so insurance isnt an issue... it isnt going to cost me a thing to do this right hand drive conversion and anybody that says you cant weld up two halves of the car is a ******* moron.. the guy next to door to my shop does them i was just wondering how safe they actually were or if there was a different way to do it... thanks to one person who wasnt a dick

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CR_EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">to all the ********... its a ******* track car so insurance isnt an issue... it isnt going to cost me a thing to do this right hand drive conversion and anybody that says you cant weld up two halves of the car is a ******* moron.. the guy next to door to my shop does them i was just wondering how safe they actually were or if there was a different way to do it... thanks to one person who wasnt a dick</TD></TR></TABLE>

To all the idiots (that'd be you. ) If your neighbor does them... then I'm pretty sure he'd know MORE about it than some random nerd-*** behind the computer who prolly has not the slightest clue about any sort of mechanical work.

 

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RHD conversion for a track car?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CR_EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">to all the ********... its a ******* track car so insurance isnt an issue... it isnt going to cost me a thing to do this right hand drive conversion and anybody that says you cant weld up two halves of the car is a ******* moron..the guy next to door to my shop does them i was just wondering how safe they actually were or if there was a different way to do it... thanks to one person who wasnt a dick</TD></TR></TABLE>

Go and ask that guy.

 

seriously... if its a track car, why does it need to be RHD? thats only compromising the already solid frame connections it has, cutting something and rebuilding it always makes it worse, unless its a great job and reinforced in important areas.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM-EJ1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How else would you get the two ends together? Tape? </TD></TR></TABLE>

no, jb weld....duh

 

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no, jb weld....duh</TD></TR></TABLE>

And don't forget zipties and 3M double side tape/

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CR_EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">to all the ********... its a ******* track car so insurance isnt an issue... it isnt going to cost me a thing to do this right hand drive conversion and anybody that says you cant weld up two halves of the car is a ******* moron.. the guy next to door to my shop does them i was just wondering how safe they actually were or if there was a different way to do it... thanks to one person who wasnt a dick</TD></TR></TABLE>

If this is a track car, your time and money could be much better spent doing other things to your car or in support of your car

and don't try to tell us that this RHD converision is going to be done completely free of cost to you. You WILL spend something on it. At the least there will be opportunity costs and time invested, which is worth money.

Things that could be done if you have extra time and/or money before a RHD conversion:

saftey equipment (rollcage, 5 point harnes, seats, driving suit/underwear, fire suppression, etc)
spare rims & Tires & brakes
Spare parts & Maintenance items
entry fees
motel rental
food
then of course money could always be spent on
Trailer
Tow vehicle

If you still have time and money left over the you missed something

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by debo* &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">seriously... if its a track car, why does it need to be RHD? thats only compromising the already solid frame connections it has, cutting something and rebuilding it always makes it worse, unless its a great job and reinforced in important areas.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CR_EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">within the next year or two im going to be going to japan with my dad to pick out an ITR to bring back to the states as a half cut and im wondering if anyone knows how safe it is to weld up a rhd? i know a guy who cuts the US model in half and literally welds up the two halves together??? i've also heard of cutting and rewelding firewalls and then changing the dash but i was just wanting some feedback from you guys.... </TD></TR></TABLE>

Why not skip the step of cutting the JDM ITR and just buy the whole car and bring it over?

 

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Why not skip the step of cutting the JDM ITR and just buy the whole car and bring it over?</TD></TR></TABLE>

no ****, its going to be a track car so strip the car down to be "parts" and just reassemble it in the us and take it to the track

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CR_EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">to all the ********... its a ******* track car so insurance isnt an issue... it isnt going to cost me a thing to do this right hand drive conversion and anybody that says you cant weld up two halves of the car is a ******* moron.. the guy next to door to my shop does them i was just wondering how safe they actually were or if there was a different way to do it... thanks to one person who wasnt a dick</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yous a dumb ******. RHD track car? Get the **** out of here. Don't be an *** because people gave you their honest opinions.

You ******* asked for it, didn't you? Well then. Do you want us to tell you what you want to hear, okay here goes, let me get my translator out:

"j00r car will eb mad tYt3 jDM cuz j00 RHD son, plus it be da SHEET on da TRACK fo realz cuz joo be driving from da other side wavinz at peepz and $heit!"

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CR_EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">to all the ********... its a ******* track car so insurance isnt an issue... it isnt going to cost me a thing to do this right hand drive conversion and anybody that says you cant weld up two halves of the car is a ******* moron.. the guy next to door to my shop does them i was just wondering how safe they actually were or if there was a different way to do it... thanks to one person who wasnt a dick</TD></TR></TABLE>

You sir are an idiot. I don't care if you are the guy that invented welding, there is no way in hell you are going to cut a frame that was cast in a perfectly straight line and then weld it to be exactly the same.

Just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be.

For trying to be an internet tough guy and thinking you know more than your IQ allows.

 

pwn3d!

ask and u shall receive........

 

if this is going to be a track car, buy the whole car in japan and bring it over and use it for track only...


otherwise, keep it LHD and spend the money on other ****...

RHD is cool but this is just stupid