Ok guys the right hand drive swap is done. I am finishing up the engine compartment this weekend. I just install a Greddy Type-S blow off valve, anyone know which port on it needs manifold vaccum? Also, Anyone have the pin out diagrams for an s-3 computer, and an S-5. i need to swap over some connections for the body harness to work right. AS soon as I get the DSL up I iwll post some pictures for you to see. ANyway, any help or links would be great.

 

I can't help you with what your asking, but I just have to mention that you are probably the only one on this forum who has actually done a RHD swap. Your also the 1000th to think about it.

Personally I don't see the point! but that doesn't matter, im dying to see some pics of what you got going on there!

 

my friend did a SR20 and RHD converison to his 240sx. It took about 2 weeks of 8 hours a day working on it. Its not as hard as everyone thinks it is. As for the wiring you are mentioning. I would have to physically see what it is you are talking about. or be a little more specific on what it is you need.

 

you can get vacuum from any port on the side of the motor. How hard was it to run new brake lines?

 

The brakes were not to hard. I actually used the lines off the front clip to save sometime. And yes it would have been quickere if I was not working 10+ hours a day for my shop...man's gotta sleep you know. And I did it cause of jsut like he said..i am one a few that have done it here..and the only one with a RHD in my area. I think i am just going to build a new body harness and wire the lights into a new fuse block...that way I know what i have and wire it how I want it wired.

 

The S5 ECU pinout is in the FSM. I assume there is an FSM for SA/FB models aswell.

Why you're using 1st gen parts is beyond me but I hope you figure it out.


Santiago


ps- i think its pointless too

 

pictures please pictures

 

 

Well, I figured I should show you these so you don't think I am some dumbass pulling your leg. I got the motor started last night and she runs great...slight problem with a heater hose and a little bit of a fluid spill but ok still. So anyway, here are the pics..show you a little bit of what we did. Just so you know...no I am not painting the car..it is just going to be flat black. I hate paint...waxing is too much work..and no enough gain. So..with out further ado......

 

I have a ? for you. The stearing rack through the fire wall what all did you do for holes and fitment.

The pedals. What all did you do for this?

I am having a hard time getting rid of my RHD setup so I may just say **** it and do the conversion.

 

yeah i would love a write up on this cuz then i will do mines

 

The rack is a jspec one, and the holes are already marked, you just gotta drill them out... The only problem I see is the PS lines. Although I think you can just flip the rack.

 

Well I have a JDM rack and everything. The only issue I was concerned about in the swap was really the pedals not sure how they go. I am sure once I get it on a lift I could see but I just wanted to check before I jump head first into it.

 

I was actually thinking of doing the same thing, but the work outweighed the benefits.

 

Your right it does! But I allready have the clip and no one seems to want to buy it from me. Let it rust or put it to use.

 

ITs more time consuming than everything everyone and their mother wants to do it, but theres no point in doing it unless you have a full j-spec clip, that would be the only way to do it, b/c youd have everything. BTW fourhorseracing, your doing a great job the car is coming along great, keep posting up pics.
-Jared

 

don't knock RHD til you've tried it !

 

OK really doing the swap was not that hard. My hardest thing i am doing now is the wiring..two different year cars...makes wiring very interesting. However to do the right hand drive swap all you do it cut out holes..and no...they are not pre-marked. Certain spots in the fire wall have high and low spots..but hardly a trace and cut Idea. I just took the clip i had then design plates to fit the full car...trace the holes and use a hole saw. The hardest part is making sure everything is flush and straight. Cause there are about 9 holes that have to line up perfectly and you are doing this with out a real sense of what you are doing...haha. And no... you cannot just flip the rack..i thought about doing that. I had a non-P/S rack in the old car, and the front clip came with power steering...so I just opted for power steering rack...but took all the lines and the pump off. I have alot more pictures of everything we did....basically the car went up on four jack stands..and everuything came off of it. Everything. painted the frame inside, under, engine compartment. Did all new suspension (KYB shocks, Eibach spring) LSD rear, new axles, rear rotor, capilers, brakes....lines...hoses...ICW rims, Dunlop FM901 tires,...the list goes on. So I iwll post up some more pics..but it is only letting me post up five at a time....

If you all need some ideas, help or have a question in doing the RHD swap let me know..it is not too bad and it will help you learn alot about the body of your car. Hope you all like it so far.

 

wow what color blue is that and how did you get it so smooth? flat black sucks.

 

why not just cut the whole firewall out of the clip and weld it into your FC? this seems like it would be much easier

 

First billy, you are a ***..you are lucky you are on the team or I would beat your ***..haha.

Second, me and billy actually thought about cutting out the firewall. When we looked at it...well ....it was daunting. So we just cut holes and welded old ones. It was actually pretty easy that way. I will try and post some new pics tonight if I can. GOt the doors and fenders and hood on now...finishing the exaust and rest of the alignment issues.

Anyone got some ideas about a turbo upgrade? I wanna do one but I am not sure what engine managment system to go with..been looking, but finding somone around here to tune a rotory motor is like trying to find a full box of ice cream in Rosie Odonells freezer.

 

Not quite a 3ply firewall is very complicated. It also carry’s down past the aprons and spot welds under the unibody. In order to do it this way you would need to disassemble the whole front half of the car.

I used this approach but with a few tweaks that enables full strength of the car retained. The firewall is a major factor in the strength of the car.

Man I am starting to doubt all these I did RHD posts because there story’s don’t line up to what actually takes place in the swap.

 

i really dont see the point to this, i respect the amount of work you put into this but why not buy a rhd fc ...

its not even only that though.... rhd is so trendy its a joke, driving on the right side of the road in a rhd car... well let us know when you get t-boned when you try to turn left @ a light with cars blocking you

PS incase you didnt figure it out ive driven my friends sil-eighty so dont tell me i dont know what im talking about. but at least his rhd car is something rare and not really available in lhd ... still stupid though.

 

hater hater every where. It is ok though. I did this for me and my team. We had a great time doing it, and wanted to try something that is not around here. Over done though? Come on, I dunno where you live but there is one RHD car around where I am from and it is a Japanese car a navy guy brought home...

I will say this, just because someone is not just slapping on bolt on's and doing the normal stuff you have to jump on board saying it is a dumb idea. I know alot of people think it is different and yes there are some visual draw back to driving it, but look on the positive side, getting looks from cops all the time..haha.

And one question, how the hell am I going to just buy a RHD rx7? And looking at some posts around here I have not seen to many people that have done this, so how can you say it is over done?

 

ok ross im going to take a swing at these. first of all lets start with the right hand drive bits. i s there so much controversy over it because deep down through the heavy pits of your stomachs masked by your sweaty palms and twitchy eyes you are jealous. i watched dr. phil. he says you are that type. second of all. if you were to post pics of your rx7 how many replies would you get? you dont think that maybe we did the rhd because the parts were available and it would attract attention. i personally like it beacuse it digs down deep into the roots of were the car came from. japan. second of all pulling the entire fire wall and welding in the other one is completely pointless. if you new anything about your car you would know that all the cars were pressed the same. this meeans that the fire walls all matched. it is all a matter of what side of the car the holes are drilled for the stearing shaft, brakes, and clutch. i measured all the holes, drilled them, welded up the other holes, and welded up the brackets all in a matter of minutes with ross' help. in the mean time half the other rx7 owners are digging through catalogs trying to find a bolt on exhaust systems with the largest fart cans. ross will be in his shop bending pipe and ignoring small details like catalic converters and mufflers. if it doesnt affend someone its not loud enough. by the way im the ******* in the team and i dont offer reach arounds. your turn ross.

by the way $5 gets you a quart of paint to paint your whole car