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#11 Re: RHD SUNNYS IN THE US??
matbighat Posted on: 2006/7/7 2:15
california is even stricter than the feds, but other states couldn't care less, especially if you're in the military

funny that california also has the worst dmv regulations and the most inept dmv employees (from top to bottom)

if what you mean by registered importer is somebody who will bring it into spec with federal epa and dot standards than yes you can do that if it's required

and those shops will do any car, but they charge a lot because they typically do mercedes, ferrari, etc.

yes, not only was the r34 gt-r obd2, it had the added curse of not being a vehicle sold in the usa in any way, shape or form, so the feds came down especially hard on it

don't be fooled, there are quite a few places importing entire cars these days. i'm continually surprised by the number of rhd models popping up

the dmv has trouble with written english, so a title written in japanese couldn't be much worse

again, don't try to import (or even puchase) a newer skyline unless it's been officialized. the horror stories are too true


#12 Re: RHD SUNNYS IN THE US??
B210sleeper Posted on: 2006/7/7 3:40
anyone in the know want to tell what needs to be gotten to do a RHD conversion?

i know you need a dash, maybe a different steering gearbox.
most of the stuff would swap over, might need a RHD pedal box.

maybe a FSM shot of a RHD steering setup...


#13 Re: RHD SUNNYS IN THE US??
sunny1046 Posted on: 2006/7/7 7:46
need to get dash...rhd pedal box...master cylinder and booster....rhd steering set up....shouldn't take much work to change a b310 to rhd when compared to a newer car like a civic for example.probably the best thing to do is to source a rhd front cut and just transfer parts.


#14 Re: RHD SUNNYS IN THE US??
B210sleeper Posted on: 2006/7/7 22:49
i'd go insane trying to shift with my left hand.


#15 Re: Right drive in the U.S.A.
Dodgeman Posted on: 2006/7/7 23:17
Quote:

B210sleeper wrote:
i'd go insane trying to shift with my left hand.
Millions of people all over the world master it without difficulty every year, so I'm sure that you would too.
After all, your forefathers drove all their horse drawn vehicles, including stage coaches from the right, check out any quality wild west movie.
While you're at it, see if you can get a look at the Tony Curtis movie, 'The Great Race.'
Set in 1910, this movie correctly depicts all of the domestic US made cars in RHD, & as late as 1922 you could still buy a new, American made, Stutz car for domestic US use in right drive.
Oh yeah, the actual race [yes it really happened] was won by a 1909 Thomas Flyer, which was restored by casino owner Bill Harrah in Reno in the '70's & it went into his museum. It too was right drive.

The standardisation of the throttle pedal on the right didn't occur untill 1929 in the US [many had it in the middle] & the US finally adopted red as the standard colour for stop & tail lights at about the same time.
Many cars used blue for the stop light with amber for tail lights before about 1930. [I still have some blue lenses for US cars.]

Your switch to left drive was [historicly] a relatively recent event, & lord only knows why, as there is no practical reason for it, & no advantage to it.

For those wishing to a quality conversion to right drive, have a good look at the firewall where the steering column passes through. I suspect that this does not have the correct pressed-out holes for a steering column, so the whole firewall may need to be swapped for a real deal conversion.


#16 Re: Right drive in the U.S.A.
matbighat Posted on: 2006/7/8 1:40
the only issue i've had is overtaking 2-lane roads

b310 1/2 cut ... huh?


#17 Re: Right drive in the U.S.A.
sunny1046 Posted on: 2006/7/8 3:36
this b310 was converted to rhd a couple months ago in barbados check it out!!RHD DATSUN 210 B310


#18 Re: Right drive in the U.S.A.
matbighat Posted on: 2006/7/8 8:28
ok now i remember that car. yeah, do the same if you can


#19 Re: Right drive in the U.S.A.
B210sleeper Posted on: 2006/7/8 11:10
it looks like that chassis had provisions for steering on either side. Are they all like that?


#20 Re: Right drive in the U.S.A.
sunny1046 Posted on: 2006/7/8 14:27
this is the engine bay from mperdue's datsun 210 coupe project...i dunno the firewall looks kinda different from a rhd model...what y'all think??Open in new window



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