A very close friend of mine is thinking of buying an S8 FD3S (1999-2002) which were only JDM, so right-hand drive. In Greece -like most of the world- we drive left-hand drive cars.
Can anyone tell me what is needed for this conversion or where can I find a good place to read about it?
Has anyone done this before?
Can you give me any logical suggestions?

-Fanis

P.S. I have already searched...

 

*sigh* .. prepared to be flamed

 

O good you searched....

Guess you managed to search past the FRONT PAGE!

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/can-2002-spirit-r-converted-lhd-411057/

 

Why?

-Fanis

 

Look up. It has begun!!

 

It's expensive. Hed be better off buying and rebuilding an s6(?) with a blown engine or finding one recently rebuilt.

 

Please close this thread!
Please close this thread!
Please close this thread!
Please close this thread!

 

I don't like your language and you have no right to talk to me in this way.
Attached you will find the proof of my search.
Guess what the results are..... my thread....
Thank you for showing what a good and constructive member you are.

-Fanis

 

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=411057

 

okay okay....I changed some things. Theres just been a LOT of posts lately about this. Try searching more common terms such as RHD, LHD, Convert in the future. Sometimes I forget that this section isn't the Lounge.

 

Your search terms were too specific. You'll get better results with "RHD conversion" or "JDM conversion"


https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...conversion+rhd
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...conversion+rhd

Yes, most FD3S guys in the 'states are a bit touchy about the subject. It's partly because it's asked at least monthly,

...and usually by people who don't possess the time or skills to pull such a difficult conversion off. And even if an American could convert the RHD >> LHD, we've got to deal with other issues including emissions & impact testing. There is no legal way that is commonly known that would enable us to legally drive a Spirit R on U.S. highways.



-s-

 

find a guy here or in greece that wants to do RHD conversion and trade him all the parts ?

 

What's the problem? Just drive it rhd!

My Skyline is rhd and in Sweden the cars is lhd. It's not as hard as many people think. You get used to it pretty quick!

 

Did it in Italy for 3 days before my engine blew. Was very easy to get used to. Just passing on small roads is difficult sometimes to see around the car in front of you.

 

i think it's a lot more work than it's worth, the amount of work and time invested will only allow you to drive on the other side of the car
i would either drive rhd or just buy a US model,

 

easy, find a lhd fd and cut it in 1/2, then cut the car you are gonna buy and then reweld them together it wouldnt be the first time i have seen this happen hehe

 

The RHD and LHD firewalls are different. I don't know exactly HOW different they are but it is a little more than a couple holes for steering/brakes etc.

Of course it can be done, it is a little harder than bolting parts from one car to another.

 

it's damn easy to drive a RHD car in a country where everyone else drives LHD. last summer, i delivered mail for the USPS, and ALL United States Postal Service vehicles are RHD, so it is easy to deliver to mounted boxes (boxes on posts). I had to go and take a 2 hour crash course in driving a RHD LLV (long life vehicle, the older ones with a much narrower front track), which are based off of an export-only version of the old '80's S10), and the FFV (flexible fuel vehicle, the new ones that are slowly replacing the LLV's, based on the export-only RHD Ford Explorer), and it was very easy to pick up driving a RHD vehicle, give it a shot before you try going through with the conversion.

 

SiKoPaThX, 7_rocket

You guys ready to have some fun?

 

Where's the fun? *Fires up the blowtorch*

 

nah, that is too messy, get a recriprocating saw its just as fast but makes nicer cuts. if not, use a plasma cutter

 

the firewalls are almost exactly the same, you can just cut out the holes you need on the firewall for the steering rack brake booster......or swap the firewalls, you will need all LHD brake lines comming from the ABS unit and one from one for the clutch, AC lines and heater hoses steering rack and lines from it you also need to swap your winshield wiper system wiper arms motor and the bars that connect the wipers to the motor because the wiper motor is blocked by the brake booster, also throttle cable, hood latch cable, the wiring that goes to your fuse boxes will need to be extended and if you are thinking of getting a LHD front clip and using the wiring from it the RHD connectors that run to the back of the car dont match so thats going to be fun on top of all that you need a dashboard center console between seats all the smaller pieces like kick panels door panels and your hatch and gas door cable need to be switched, thats all i can remember now.

 

IIRC the mounting, etc for the blower motor was different. Have you looked into that?

 

yeah the AC/heater sit oppsite and the US one is 2 piece and japan one is 3 piece here is pics of the difference in wiring that go to the back of the car

 

Im ready.. *pulls out the flaming weapon*