LHD to RHD conversion

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kevin
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LHD to RHD conversion

#1 Post by kevin »

Bit of 'outside the box' thinking for you chaps.
As well as the Singer (you may have heard me harping on about it :D), I have a Wolseley 6/110, registered 1968, dry stored since the early 80's. Lovely chrome, running gear (under 60k miles) and interior. The body work is however in need of a huge amount of work and beyond my skills I fear.
I have seen a few nice, sound, exported lhd examples for sale at reasonable money.
Soooooooooo...am I being daft in considering buying a nice, solid lhd car and breaking my rhd car for the conversion parts? (the one I have doesnt owe me a single £1 which is a great start)

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JPB
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Re: LHD to RHD conversion

#2 Post by JPB »

Not a bad plan if these have a mirror image bulkhead and front legs layout as do the 1489/1622 Farina bodies, in which case the blanks are all there and the only other difference I could think of would be engine bearer plates and/or mounts if, like the smaller cars, the engine sits slightly further to the right so that the downpipe is clear of the column.
Harvey will more than likely know whether the transmission needs different linkages and cables but those would be easier to fabricate than it would be to find the RHD drop arm, box and idler for the steering in the case of anyone who didn't have a donor tucked away.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true.. :oops:
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Re: LHD to RHD conversion

#3 Post by kevin »

JPB wrote:Not a bad plan if these have a mirror image bulkhead and front legs layout as do the 1489/1622 Farina bodies, in which case the blanks are all there and the only other difference I could think of would be engine bearer plates and/or mounts if, like the smaller cars, the engine sits slightly further to the right so that the downpipe is clear of the column.
Harvey will more than likely know whether the transmission needs different linkages and cables but those would be easier to fabricate than it would be to find the RHD drop arm, box and idler for the steering in the case of anyone who didn't have a donor tucked away.
In theory though John I should have all the parts I need in the car I have tucked away?
All depending on picking up a suitable LHD base though I suppose..
I have seen a couple of nice tidy examples that would suit the operation and would result in the whole pan costing less that paying someone to restore the current cars bodywork.

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