RHD swap writeup.

[Coupelx]

Yes and no. You can have a LHD car but it has to be over 25 years old and registered as a classic. Classic registration has some pretty stringent requirements. Like needing to have another registered daily and you're only allowed to drive it 90 log booked day out of the year etc.

:hitler:

[J.Rizo]

Because we know how much of a PITA RHD is an E30 and are familiar with the hassle it is to convert them.

haha I dont mind I was just messing around;D

[Hooffenstein HD]

you Australian guys are really giving me a hard time about this:ST1G:

Because we know how much of a PITA RHD is an E30 and are familiar with the hassle it is to convert them.

[J.Rizo]

For the public record i fully back this DIY. I myself have very high ambitions of building someday a "Kanjo inspired e30". :finger:

dude yes exactly. in my mind, I'm doing to my car what an E30 owner living in Osaka would do.

let me know when you start!


also, you have one of my like top five favorite sigs lol

[J.Rizo]

May I ask why you would convert a E30 in the USA to RHD?

yeah it was a pita, but because of the Japanese theme I'm doing with my car, it was something I really wanted to do. not only that, but I wanted to challenge myself. coming from no professional experience like most guys here, its always fun to keep yourself on your toes and see what projects you're capable of tackling by yourself.

you Australian guys are really giving me a hard time about this:ST1G:

[yungmike]

For the public record i fully back this DIY. I myself have very high ambitions of building someday a "Kanjo inspired e30". :finger:

[clarkson]

May I ask why you would convert a E30 in the USA to RHD?

[J.Rizo]

i was always interested in doing this swap.. but didnt want to run the rod for the brakes.
do you feel a difference in pedal pressure ?
where did you get all your rhd stuff from? im thinking of importing the front half of an e30 haha

not really. the setup looks flimsy, but once you really see it its pretty solid. definitely solid enough for daily driving.

I ordered everything from sskoda, great seller. packs stuff correctly, and ships it incredibly fast. Ireland to LA in a few days.

and yeah thats what all the Honda guys do. thats easier if you know of a way of getting the clip. I didn't, thats why I just got theindividual parts from sskoda.

good luck man!

[clarkson]

Yes and no. You can have a LHD car but it has to be over 25 years old and registered as a classic. Classic registration has some pretty stringent requirements. Like needing to have another registered daily and you're only allowed to drive it 90 log booked day out of the year etc.

Over 30 yrs in NSW. Then you can just register normally.

[ghalee30]

i was always interested in doing this swap.. but didnt want to run the rod for the brakes.
do you feel a difference in pedal pressure ?
where did you get all your rhd stuff from? im thinking of importing the front half of an e30 haha

[Hooffenstein HD]

I was told that they don't allow lhd cars in the OZ or is it state specific?

Yes and no. You can have a LHD car but it has to be over 25 years old and registered as a classic. Classic registration has some pretty stringent requirements. Like needing to have another registered daily and you're only allowed to drive it 90 log booked day out of the year etc.

[Coupelx]

Just did this last year to my e30 m3. Not fun and would not choose to do this, I needed to to get the car registered in my state in Australia. The wiring is time consuming! Good luck.

I was told that they don't allow lhd cars in the OZ or is it state specific?

[clarkson]

Just did this last year to my e30 m3. Not fun and would not choose to do this, I needed to to get the car registered in my state in Australia. The wiring is time consuming! Good luck.

[Hooffenstein HD]

actually no, I've tried a few different setups and all have worked fine, no binding. guess it doesn't have to be exact.

the hardest part, at least for me, is dealing with all the wiring. electrical is not my specialty haha.

I've got a RHD loom but it's for early, early model. Square C101. Trade looms?

[J.Rizo]

It's definitely different. Your thread has me thinking about doing the exact opposite. Looks like the hardest part is getting the angle of the column correct?

actually no, I've tried a few different setups and all have worked fine, no binding. guess it doesn't have to be exact.

the hardest part, at least for me, is dealing with all the wiring. electrical is not my specialty haha.