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ShortGuy622
08-16-2003, 10:10 PM
hey i know im gonna get flamed for this but i was interested in learning how much a right hand drive conversion would cost? i searched and couldnt find cost. thanks for any help
NZO
08-16-2003, 10:22 PM
Free if you get a clip in good condition. Otherwise probably a few thousand.
DRFT
08-16-2003, 10:42 PM
Yea what he said just buy a front clip and switch all the parts.
ShortGuy622
08-16-2003, 10:57 PM
just swicth em? i wouldnt hafta do any welding, just bolt on? very cool if thats true
NZO
08-16-2003, 11:42 PM
Well I guess youll have to cut a hole in the firewall for the steering. Or just weld in the firewall from the clip.
Drift Style S14
08-17-2003, 11:32 AM
I guess your building a show car, cause no one in there right mind would want to do that for track or a daily driver.
Brian
08-17-2003, 11:54 AM
or buy a real right hand drive 180sx or silvia from a shop down here in Long Beach, California.
ShortGuy622
08-17-2003, 06:51 PM
no show car, no daily driver, i was just wondering how you'd do it lol.
mistert
08-17-2003, 08:19 PM
waste of time
elevator
08-17-2003, 09:42 PM
It would be cool and different...but NOT worth the effort, time, and money.
coolerow
08-17-2003, 11:44 PM
if you were in California I would give you a bare RHD clip for free. has what yoiu would need to do the conversion.
FRpilot
08-18-2003, 01:37 AM
it'd probably be cheaper to buy a real jdm 180sx or s13 coupe or whatever you're trying to make rhd. and it'd be safer than welding in your own firewall.
curbsurfer
08-18-2003, 01:43 AM
my old boss converted an integra to rhd. the labor at the bodyshop alone was $3000 including a paint job. it didnt include anything mechanical or parts.
SX_Tuner
08-24-2003, 11:36 PM
I don't really see how it would be gay if someone converted their 240 to RHD. I think it would be cool, and different. I, myself will probably do it. I plan on getting a clip anyways. This is my second car. My daily driver is a Ford ZX2. So I have time to do it myself. And garage space to make a mess out of.
RacerBoi
08-25-2003, 08:14 AM
Originally posted by yeswepromise
or buy a real right hand drive 180sx or silvia from a shop down here in Long Beach, California.
Any particular shops you have in mind. I live on the east coast and wasn't aware that there were shops that made it a habit of importing jdm nissans, besides skylines of course.