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Hello,
I want to make a conversion of a rhd Mitsubishi fto to lhd. Yes, I know
your reactions: It will be expensive ...dont do it...buy rather a new lhd
car...But I'll do it.
I know that I need to buy a new steering rack(or turn it 180' the old one),
, make new wiring, change postions of the pedals, change position of some
parts in the car, make a new firewall...
But the main problem is the dash...Do I need to make it on my own? Can I
make some adjustments with the current dash, it's simmetric the left side
and the right side... Can I find a dash who is very similar(or the same) as
the dash of the fto from anoter mitsubishi model? maybe a 3000gt or
eclipse?
I have a very good team in plan for doing that conversion, an expert
mecchanic who has done some conversion of other cars in past, an excellent
electrician and my uncle is a expert in welding.
It's very interesting that I didn't find any information on the internet
regarding the conversion of the fto...It's there some problem in the fto
that doesn't allow doing the conversion?
That's the part of the informations I had collected from various forums on
the topic : RHD to LHD conversion.
Cheers
jan.sincic
Sounds like you answered most of your own questions.... do you already have
the car? Do you plan to drive it in the US? Have you checked to see if it
passes all of the US DOT regulations.
I'm not gonna try and talk you out of the idea, but you may want to check
in on everything before you spend too much money.
As for the dash I would either build something custom using the original
dash in the car. Also it would be helpful to know the platform it is built
on and what US model is similar.
Some of the other problems I see are moving the master cylinder. You may
have to cut out the section of the firewall where it mounts and weld it in
on the other side of the car.
Good luck and hope we can help.
corbett_auto
I can't offer any help in this, but mind if I ask why you're doing this?
chris_knows
