3SGTE and righthand drive swap Options

[krazymofo]

Hey everyone, just looking to see if there's anyone out there who has done the 3SGTE swap and also converted to right hand drive. I'm just trying to find out some info before I start any real work. Thanks in advance,

Robert

[playr158]

2 interior wiring harnesses - Makes life easyer
door panels - Not totally necessary
dash - Yep....defo
center consol - Yep defo
ebrake - yep defo
steering wheel sub assembly - No you can use the old one
a/c parts -?????
dash support bar - you could adapt the old one
a/c duct - Yep, but will probably come with the dash if you get a second hand one
brake master cylinder - No you can use the old one
shifter cables - No you can use the old ones
firewall/bulkhead 0 yes...makes life easyer
brake lines - just make up new ones from a kit
everything ever attached to the firewall - no...some things are useable
clutch resevoir - No you can use the old one
windshield wiper motor - Nope use the old one
arms - Yes although you could try to adapt (bend) the old ones

1) 2 wiring harnesses you will need because its not as simple as flipping it over, mounting points, lengths, plugs are all different per each side of the car (the way the exterior harnesses come into the car, fuse box, motor harness ect. its all effected)
2) door panels- not really a necessity but how are you going to control when the wires are on the other door for the controls?
3) dash = self explanitory
4) center consol = self explanitory
5) e-brake = different angle and mounting
6) Steering wheel sub assembly...might be able to use the old one but mounting points might be different on the new RHD dash support beam
7) AC parts = must if you want a/c because it faces the opposite direction not to mention mounting and running the ducting is all different, ducting comes out with the RHD dash and is needed as well
8) brake master cylinder i doubt you can reuse as the brake lines have to now run the opposite direction and the bends for the brake lines will be opposite and thus not wrapping over the master cylinder and booster correctly
9) Dash support bar is a MUST in swapping to RHD it has all the mounting tabs for your air bags and steering column....you can't swap without it
10) firewall is a MUST HAVE there is no way you can do it with out it
11) brake lines just take off the front clip...or bend your own custom lines but they are all opposite in mounting points on the firewall, bend differently
12) clutch master cylinder potentially use the old but why not use the one that was made for RHD off the clip? common sense will ring in here
13) wiper motor will not bolt up the same as it has to face the opposite direction in the engine bay, move the opposite direction
14) you can't bend the wiper arms that are located inside the frame although rotating them might work...yet again if its in the clip why not use it? its ment to be there

15) use wat you can from the ST205 front clip (what you would need to make this work) even if its a small thing, all the RHD parts work in conjunction and are on the clip so why waste money, time and effort trying to make LHD stuff work? common sense on this one