Captain Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I'm curious to know how easy it is to convert a left hand drive car (US import) to a right hand drive? Has anyone got any experience of doing such a job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishmosh Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Not too bad but you need a good bulkhead. Thats the challenge. Steering rack and dash are easy finds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Are you talking about your GT6? Considering you will have to remove and weld in a new bulk head, would it be practical to cut out the battery compartment and the pedal mounting section and swap them over? Dunno, there's always unforeseen problems, my dad did it to a Volkswagen only to find it needed different petrol tank! The tank is at the front and doesn't change sides which means the RHD one has to have an indent to accommodate the steering column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Personally, I would leave it as LHD. Have you seen how much LHD cars sell for in France and on the Continent compared with RHD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishmosh Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I assumed it was vitesse. Gt6. Prob leave it. Fetch good prices in europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 If you ever decide to do it, I'll swap you for an RHD rack. I've been looking for an LHD at reasonable price for a project. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Thanks for the info guys I was curious because I saw an advert on eBay for three TR6's for about 15k which needed restoring, but they were all left hand drive. Here's the link if anyones interested http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Great-Opportunity-3-Project-Triumph-TR4s-For-Sale-/111688836245?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1a012c6495 It might be worth someone taking on the projects to make a bit of money or have some fun restoring and running these cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 I'd book an appointment with your oculist these are TR4s. Gold dust! Any amount of money spent can be recouped, within reason so a LHD/RHD conversion is economically an option. TR6s similarly but 4s fetch more money, 5s the most. There are loads of them being shipped back from the USA, most of the ones you see on B-flay are LHD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Ah! TR4/6! You didn't say. Sorry, withdraw my offer. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 It's not my eyes I need testing dougbgt6, it's my memory and attention to detail! Interesting about the prices though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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