Ive got my eyes set on a 90 t2 RHD and if I dont like it then im going to convert to LHD. How difficult is it to do? What do you need? Im gonna have to assume its very difficult. (I searched)

 

just search RHD conversion and then do the opposite lol. if you have to ask its probably too difficult

 

atleast getting the major parts will be easier...

 

it would be so much easyer to buy a lhd if thats what you want. P.S. i did a rhd conversion on a rx7 before... and thats why i say to just buy what you want

 

Yea im pretty hesitant about a rhd but it seems in and around my area most of the rx7's are jdm because obviously we get jdm imports right on our shores. But um yea if I have to ask I probly couldnt do it im not gonna lie. Would be nice to have it in mind though.

 

Wow it's usually the other way around. People trying to RHD to LHD. Well i got a LHD if you wanna trade. =]

 

why wouldnt you like the right hand drive its seems like such a head turner

 

you beat me to it....

 

Yea but its not all about the attention for me ... Its about the comfort. #1. Im right handed so I figured it would be weird to shift with my left hand. #2. I think it would just be weird to be on the right. BUT. Im not fully criticising RHD for the obvious reason that I havent tried driving a right yet.

 

Its not overly difficult, it depends on what you have to work with.

I took a crashed 90' TII RHD and swaped it to a bare 88 N/A LHD. you need to use LHD front subframe and steering rack. if you have a power steering cooler, the lines will be needed to be bent to work. i used all the wiring harness out of the RHD, i elminated alot of stuff.

I didnt have to touch the engine harness, I simply mounted the ECU upside down for the extra length. of the body harness there is about 8 wires that need to be extended in the engine bay. and the turn signals needed to be swaped.

I even used RHD turn signal switches and such. lol

All and all, it take patience.

 

RHD is fairly easy to get use to. I'm righthanded aswell and I used to drive a RHD work truck and shifting was no biggie.

 

You should just get it and be happy. there are alot of nice FCs just two hours north of me that I cant import.

You will get used to the RHD pretty quick. Ever shift for a friend when you are in the pass seat. Same thing

 

Takin a car over in a 1 line road is a pain in the *** though, and dangerous. Number one reason why I would'nt get one.
Anybody who tells you different is ignorant.

Try and see whats happening in the oncoming lane from the passenger seat of a LHD vehicule...Get the picture?

BANG!

 

so true.. but thinking about it i have fallen in love with the idea of owning a rhd white fc.. that just might be my dream car.. i just have to find someone that will buy my 2001 jeep cherokee.

 

Not to mention drive-throughs and tollbooths, and shifting with your left hand if you're right handed. To make things worse, the shift pattern isn't reversed, which means your 1-2 and your 3-2 shift, which are the most important ones to be able to make quickly and smoothly are very awkward because of the way your arm moves and the way the shifter is designed. RHD in a LHD country is idiotic "JDM tyte yo" ricer ****.

 

Huh, never thought about those.

This however is an irrelevant statement because....RHD in RHD countries...IS STILL RHD. Meaning the same thing your whining about here they live with EVERYDAY. Obviously you would get over it pretty quickly.

 

Sorry i have to disagree with you im stationed in England and have had no issues with the shifting. I am right handed, it took just a few days to get used to. The hardest part with a RHD car stateside, is because of the passing issue and toll booths can be a pain also. Daily i drive my RHD rex to work and jump in the gov vehicle's that are LHD and have no problems with it. The roads on base are the same as UK roads.

Umm...whats the difference? either way there are going to be blind spots. Its like driving a LHD drive car over here its just as safe as a RHD.

 

Whats the difference!?!

Someone slap him for me please.

 

Damnit mis-read the original post I read it as driving on a one lane road, not as passing.

Now that i re-read the original post yes I agree with you. I drive both RHD and LHD cars off base. Its not to big of a deal, the main thing is paying alot more attention when passing. Hell the base commander has a rule stating we cant pass cars on the surrounding roads near base to that reason.

 

I would buy the RHD, sell it to someone thats all about being JDM tyte, then buy a much nicer LHD.

 

Also more related to the topic, keep in mind there will probably be differences in the car from the US spec ones. For example at least with my UK spec it does not have the coil packs, nor a main fuse panel. If it does, I sure as hell cant find it. Also keep in mind the ability of parts for it. Though it seems some 1st gen parts are interchangeable with the UK spec one.

 

Just from this statement I second thought the buying of a rhd. Thats insane and scary at the least.

Just a while ago I heard rhd's have a high crash rate over here in north america, and I thought now how can that be, they must just be discriminating. But you explain it in full

 

don't forget about turning left in an intersection if someone coming the other way is turning left as well

can't see anything

mind you i've driven an RHD car here in vancouver, it isn't that hard, you just have to be patient, and a lot of RHD cars get into accidents because of the morons who buy them, not because the cars themselves are less safe

if they were unsafe to drive on our roads, they wouldn't be legal in the first place, again, its all about patience, besides, just flash ur lights, most people on a one way road will get out of the way, and if they don't, just be patient,

anyway, how many one way roads do you know of in vancouver that you can pass on?

 

Well i just moved into the vancouver area just recently but previously i lived in kimberley and theres lots of 1 line highways on the way. Ill be going there often to meet up with buds so yea.

 

Actually, its not a problem at all unless your passing a large Semi. Think about it. If your standing on the shoulder you can see SO much farther down the road. So unlike a LHD car, you dont have to move over and look around the car infront, because you can look right down the shoulder.

BTW, this comes from driving prolly 5k+ miles in both a RHD EK coupe, genuine Civic Type R, and an EK SIR