EnemyRb25 LHD to RHD Build (lots o pics)

[EnemyRb25]

Not much info to go along with it. I decided to stop my Rb25 build and go into this RHD business..... All the work was done by me up until the welding. It took a bit to get this done due to my hectic work schedule, school, and good ol typical Florida weather. Total time including the welding @ Raw Brokerage =6 months. It's my first build thread so take it easy on me.

Weapon of choice 1995 nissan 240sx:
Before shot of engine and interior


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Trimmed down clip


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And the fun begins
Day 1 = 6hours total.. Started to remove the seam sealer from car and clip. I marked all the spot welds that needs to be removed with a purple sharpie.


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Day 2 = 13 hours. Started stripped engine bay and interior.


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Day 3 = 8 hours. Started removing the spot welds from clip. Detaching post and the floorboard.


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Day 4 and 5 = 8 hours. Removed left post and right post.


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Finished product on the RHD firewall


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Metal removed from the clip. Spot weld by spot weld.


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Day 6 = 8 1/2 hours. Removed windshield (which I had almost completely removed until I sneezed and cracked it. lol) and started plasma cutting my car (got sick seeing how many more spot welds and all the metal I had to remove , so cue in the plasma cutter )


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Day 7 = 4 hours. Removed remaining metal on left and right side.


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Comparison shot


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Since I got pretty tired of running into snags with the weather, having limited time to do the work, and my pops too busy to weld for me. I went ahead and sent it over to Ricky and the crew @ Raw Brokerage to get mocked, fitted, and welded. These photos are property of Raw Brokerage.

Dan working hard


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Before getting 3m seam sealed


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Mock up of the dash in the car


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Next stop... to the paint booth. I am getting the interior and engine bay painted either Gt-R Titanium grey, R34 Gt-R Silica Breath Metallic, or R34 Gt-R Millennium Jade. (Your opinions which color to choose??)

Coming soon... S1 Rb25det build and the remaining build on body and suspension.

[DamonDread]

Sweet! RHD is sick! Good to see another Floridian on here! How is the scene on your coast? Mine is non existant as far as i know lol. Looks good so far man keep up the good work, cant wait to see the finished product. Can a mod resize these pics?

[EnemyRb25]

Thanks! I am not really involved in the "scene" per say anymore. I just do my own thing and enjoy my car and sliding here and there. It seems to be very active tho. Once I get my car painted and the 25 dropped in, maybe I will start participating in local events. I have a pet peeve on showing up to stuff with a half done car.

if mods can resize i would appreciate it. I linked it from image shack with original size but i guess I did it wrong.

[J14cm7]

dont link it just right click and copy image location and then past it im the image tags. nice build btw

[badbob2121]

cool, but why do you want a rhd car? there is no benefit to it...... lhd to rhd conversion makes no sense to me

i guess i dont understand that hype

[EnemyRb25]

Why do you do the things you do? Cause you want to I would hope. Well there's my reason why. Cause I felt like doing it ;-)

[EnemyRb25]

Pics of the paint job. I went ahead and got the engine bay and interior painted Gt-R Titanium Grey. Engine got clear cloat, interior did not.





next step starting saturday... Redoing the wiring. Decided instead of shoving the fuse box under the dash like a lot of cars I've seen done on forums, I am going to place the box in the back half of the car and run the wiring from there. I'll post pics once I get that done. (s*** ton of cutting, soldering, and heat shrinks)

[xX RB Xx]

looks great.

[NaH]

Great color .. Are u painting the whole car that color?

[EnemyRb25]

Yeah I am. I want to get the Rb25 finished and installed before painting the rest of the car. I want to purchase the 6666 customs "Rocket bunny" kit, which is rumored to be available in the Us by fall this year. No point in painting the car now when i will have to do it again for the kit.


Btw the way I am wiring the car for anyone doing a rhd conversion or wanting to do a re-wire........ DO NOT FOLLOW MY BUILD!!! SUCH A f*** PAIN IN THE a**! lol. It'll be a bamf job. It's just extremely tedious!

[EnemyRb25]

Day 8 and 9 total hours = 8 (ran out of wiring :/)

Interior harness


Future home of the Fuse box and Ecu. Once wired, I'll go to Proven Power and have some brackets fabbed to hold them in their respected places


Elongating the wiring from the fuse box (rear of the car to the front of the car)

[EnemyRb25]

Day 10/11 total hours -16

Shows where the engine harness meets for the elongated wiring for the new location of the fuse box


Where the wiring is being routed.


Interior view of where I am at now. Also shows the elongated wiring.


Another view of the interior and the progress.


Shows where the engine harness meets up with the interior dash harness


Engine bay shot and the progress


Exterior and engine bay shot and the progress


More to come on Thursday.

[nissangirl74]

Love the paint and to you on the wiring.

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[98blackbell]

Thats over board. Good luck and looks like fun.

Wish I had the time and patience!

[EnemyRb25]

Doing the job right the first time around is hardly overboard..

[Coolwhip]

loving it

[98blackbell]

True!

Time and money and know how!