Just a little turtle II, giggidy giggidy Options

[playr158]

well just got back from jersey thought i would post some new teaser pics












no motor just yet boys day pics to come!

side noted wooot 40,000 topic

This post has been edited by playr158: Aug 6, 2006 - 12:34 AM

[shin]

sweet. should get the rear too lol.

[WH95TE]

Oooo hurry with more pics.

[Consynx]

rhd conversion aye?
interesting

[playr158]

my ghetto tweek pose...except its not a motor swap



clutch cyl









and maybe someone can explain this to me....its under the dash, driver side and leads into the enclosed space under the windshield?!








so far i've learned custom brake and clutch lines hard lines will have to be bent and fitted to make this work...
along with numerous other cuts/drills and welds

but progress has been good so far

This post has been edited by playr158: Aug 6, 2006 - 10:28 PM

[94_st_hatchback]

wow! nice..cant wait for more pics!

[Fate]

awesome to see, best of luck.

[beastman]

goodluck playr! Cant wait to see the finished product!

[Batman722]

update this shizzle Dan

[spolski07]

UPDATE!!!

[playr158]

haha well i guess everyone's been good a real update will come next saturday day night

but here is something to hold you over the week

(view from interior side)




(sitting just above its final resting point)



now removing mine


This post has been edited by playr158: Sep 10, 2006 - 8:01 PM

[Batman722]

looks good so far big guy. I would suggest you remove the windshield and then swap this



it might be easier to reinstall the steering column and the heater core, blower, and the AC amplifier. Also from what I understand the wiper arms and control bar will have to be swapped too. There was a post by someone a while back with the guy who went L to R or R to L in a GT-Four with a bunch of pics, you saw that post right ?
edit : found it
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...33079&st=40

This post has been edited by Batman722: Sep 10, 2006 - 11:31 PM

[WH95TE]

This is amazing.

[easternpiro1]

dan, you are the man!!! im thinking i will visit u to rattle your cage, see whats goin on!

[doGGy]

Top sheet metals is not necessary to change, it is the same shape on RHD or LHD. You will just need to drill out the mountings for the heater core and etc from your LHD top, and weld the RHD mounting in the R side. You can just cuz the opening for the Blower motor in the top metals on the Left side, and shut the Right side with the piece of metal. If you going to remove the windshield and replace the top metal - you will have to separate 4 pieces of metal sheet, and placing everything back is WAY WAY too difficult - belive me - we just finished conversion of the GT4 and its damn stupidly hard to change the top part.

As for the brake lines - only 2 lines that are running to ABS will need to be made from new. Clutch line will have to be longer too. There are still 100 of small bits and tricks that will need to be figured out - belive me... you are at the lets say 15% of the progress so far... Keep up the good work Dan, and if somthing - ask.

[playr158]

yup i've already taken care of that top part of mounts, ie i'll be leaving the piece in and just swapping them over, the brake lines for me have to be all new i don't have abs to start so i have to ditch that and run new lines which is really easy shouldn't take more then 30 minutes when i get to that point in time, clutch line again not really a big deal, i'm still really far away from both those points,

likewise with the wiper arms i've already removed them for installing the RHD ones, redrill 3 holes and thats pretty much set,

so i should have most larger issues addressed and covered

thanks

[Kadett]

Kewl,

But you are gonna convert your LHD to RHD???

[zachattack15]

Dan the man. Good to actually see some progress happening with the celi. Do you ever get on AIM anymore? Its been a while since I talked to you.

[doGGy]

so i should have most larger issues addressed and covered

thanks

Biggest Issue will be Steering gear for you. IF the front cut came along with the LOWER SUBFRAME - take it and use it on your car, cuz im not 100% but it seems like superstrut and mac suspensions are using the same lower subframe. Using the lower subframe from the GT4 and steering gear from GT4 you wount need to modifie your original subframe to fit the steering gear from GT4. If you gonna go with the GT4 steering gear - use it along with the steering arms.

as for another issues - Wiring will be a bit of problematic. You will need to extend about 150 wires. you need to re-route your rear wiring going to the rear lights. And etc etc etc... Engine wiring will need to be extended to go original route. (ofcorse if you want everything be in the stock places...)

There will be more issues - belive me




and Sell me that damn steering wheel if you aint gonna use it

[playr158]

you want that racing wheel? i'll send you the whole column if you want it i'm going to use the one from my car anyways

but i'll check to see how the sub frame mounts up this weekend and take some pictures since i have it..

yea and the wiring thing for the car i'm not sure cause if i want A/C i need to use the RHD stuff but i'm not going to the the RHD wiring harness..or at least i dont' plan to i plan on using the LHD one flipped around and changed up but thats a problem for when i get it all together

[hitcachi]

but i'm not going to the the RHD wiring harness..or at least i dont' plan to i plan on using the LHD one flipped around and changed up but thats a problem for when i get it all together

Wont you just have to extend it? That should be all you have to do i believe....

[playr158]

nope
there are significant differences between a GT4 dash harness(es) and the USDM versions

the AC in a GT4 is all electrical, USDM its not, gauge clusters are different and the way the wires run, and a few other things might be
i really havn't spent time working on the harnesses yet as i'm not to that point in the conversion but i will post up pictures and details later on
(romas might be able to clarify on this more)

[Kadett]

Not every GT4 has electrical AC tho. EU and UK spec (at least up to 96) have the same layout and A/C button as every other 6GC.

My JDM GT4 Wreck also had the electrical AC since I didn't want it it saved me alot of work.

[playr158]

thanks for the clarification kadett

so i guess its just 96+ thing on non usdm spec cars?
i just know the actual units are different (the in/outlet) are different angles, plugs are all electrical and a few other bits

[doGGy]

but i'm not going to the the RHD wiring harness..or at least i dont' plan to i plan on using the LHD one flipped around and changed up but thats a problem for when i get it all together

Wont you just have to extend it? That should be all you have to do i believe....

You wount be using GT4 hardness thats for sure, cuz this would give you huge headake in rewiring it and etc. You will need to flip over your LHD hardness, but remeber few things - RHD heater core and LHD heater core are different, and you will be installing RHD heater. RHD heater uses 3 motors to control position of the wind, power of the blower, and heat / cold. Your LHD heater has only 2 motorised options (position and Blower) the third (hot / cold air) is controled manualy by the string. You will have to rework the center piece of the heater to control it manualy ( i did vise versa everything... for my it was easyer). Another thing (the MAIN ONE), then you flip the hardness (basicly 2 hardness, one witch goes on the firewall, second under the dash) remeber that the wiring that COMES INTO the car on both sides will need to be extended (left one to right side, right one to left side), you will need to extend every single wire, then run the wiring on the top of the firewall. On the left side there is another wiring that goes to rear of the car (rear lights, fuel pump and etc etc.) this wiring will need to be extended too to run on the right side. Engine wiring (if you gonna place the USDM engine back ofcorse...) will need to be extended too, cuz it ment to be on the right side, and now it will have to run on the left side. You will have to use the fuse box from GT4 (witch goes under the dash) ans there is another box near the fuse box (the grey one) you will have to use it too. Cuz they have different mounting then the LHD fuse box and wire box. There are 2 little boxes on both sides of the car (near the firewall), plugs of the wiring goes to them - you will have to use RHD boxes to plug the plugs in corect places after switching the wiring. Use every single piece witch is on the RHD wiring (all the mountnings and etc) cuz you HAVE TO MAKE THE wiring right if you dont want to have FIRE in your car after rewiring it...

For now thats all - there will be few more issues that i will write about.

[burneeed]

maybe some day that car will see the road...

[Rayme]

Props for all the work! Seem to be alot it of, you'll enjoy it once its all done!

and this

this seems to be the air intake for the system, coming from the grills under the wipers

[playr158]

yea i know where that tube goes and what its for

thanks for the wiring infor romas i had about 90% of that already squared away but that last 10% defenitly gave me a headstart
and hell no there is no usdm engine going back in...you think i'd do all this and slap a 7afe back in..who do you take me for

one day

[celiracer]

Great work dan. Can't wait for you to get this finished. Its gonna be sweet when its finished. Can't wait to see more progress.