Convert to RHD or not???

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dlucke17
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Hey guys need your advice. I have a 93 Coupe that I picked up as a rolling chassis and has had everything removed from the engine bay.



I just picked up an S13 front clip blacktop with an S15 body upgrade.



Should I try and make everything LHD or should I just go ahead and plug and play the RHD? I mean with brake/fuel lines, harness, everything already out, should I just continue the full RHD swap?

Oh, and this will not be my daily driver.

Thanx, Dex


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No, i bought a RHD converted car and sold it after driving it twice. Its not practical or fun, its essentially a waste in the US. If you're even having to ask, don't do it. Plus its NOWHERE near plug & play..

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since its not your DD and your engine bay is already clear, why not try it if your capable of converting it. alot more work and if you have the time and money, go for it. should be a different experience. drove a rhd impreza and its a different experience

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personally i hate converted RHD cars plus the car will never be structurally sound like it was oem.

idk if you'll be racing it or not, i still wouldn't do it either way.

if you want a rhd car, get an rhd car, thats it, not convert it.

you can have it 95% sturdy like oem but never like oem unless you put a full cage and have it pull through the firewall and have like a unibody cage.

don't do ittttttttt

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I don't no why it is such a big deal to go RHD. Keep it LHD, it will save a lot of trouble.

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well sx money, i believe i have found something we both agree on , im not a fan of rhd either.....keep it rhd and the front clip looks too much like a mustang

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Yeah keep that steering wheel where it should be!

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If you can convince the DOT to switch our road system to the left side, then the RHD would make sense. Why you are at it maybe you can get them to convert to the metric system too...

RHD in rthe US = stupid and useless.

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"RHD in rthe US = stupid and useless." true to some.....but its not stupid.....its something different.....but converting from lhd to rhd......isnt worth the tradeoff....now if you had a rhd chassis, then it would be ok but like i said ...it isnt worth converting it

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Well guess I got my answer... lol

The only reason I was asking is because everything under the hood will have to be bought since it didn't come with the car. Little things like brake lines, windshield wiper motor, everything... that was the only reason...

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lol
Cone Junky wrote:If you can convince the DOT to switch our road system to the left side, then the RHD would make sense. Why you are at it maybe you can get them to convert to the metric system too...

RHD in rthe US = stupid and useless.
lol i disagree.

have you daily drove an RHD car in the US?

certain rhd cars are not produced in the usa such as the gti-r which i own and r32, r33, r34 gtr's which my cousins own and the efini rx7 and the ev7 which my other cousins own.

to each their own right?


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