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Title: Is a LHD to RHD conversion a practical proposition? Post by: GerardJPC on 15 December, 2020, 01:49:41 PM Hello all. Has anyone ever switched a Series 3 Appia from LHD to RHD? Apart from sourcing a dashboard, what other issues might you face?
Even if this is do able, I am far from sure that I would do it, but I am curious as to the possibility. Thanks! Title: Re: Is a LHD to RHD conversion a practical proposition? Post by: will on 15 December, 2020, 07:49:10 PM It is possible you would need a lot of parts, steering column and box, pedal assembly throttle linkage come to mind.
The purchase of a donor car would make sense. it's a lot of work may be better to buy righthand drive car. A man in Australia converted a lefthand drive convertible (vignale) to right hand drive using a right hand drive berlina as the donor car. Title: Re: Is a LHD to RHD conversion a practical proposition? Post by: DavidLaver on 15 December, 2020, 11:21:34 PM Gear change on the column. Title: Re: Is a LHD to RHD conversion a practical proposition? Post by: GerardJPC on 16 December, 2020, 06:12:53 AM Thanks all, probably too much hassle all round!
LHD is not too big a deal anyway, although I have actually overtaken a couple of dawdling modern cars in my Appia! My previous LHD car was a Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 S, a car in which you wanted to overtake everybody, so I had to get used to sighting along the inside on long straight bits. No doubt Integrale drivers are used to that. Title: Re: Is a LHD to RHD conversion a practical proposition? Post by: lancianut666 on 16 December, 2020, 07:27:26 AM Hi Gerard
I read your post with interest as I think we possibly have all the parts but it would be a lot of work but the idea of a donor car sounds a better one. Jim Title: Re: Is a LHD to RHD conversion a practical proposition? Post by: donw on 16 December, 2020, 05:13:56 PM If you want an RHD I am opent to offers for mine.
Title: Re: Is a LHD to RHD conversion a practical proposition? Post by: GerardJPC on 17 December, 2020, 11:09:18 AM Does it have a thread here? I shall PM you. When I was in Jersey two weeks ago someone left me a note about buying my LHD Appia.
Title: Re: Is a LHD to RHD conversion a practical proposition? Post by: donw on 18 December, 2020, 05:04:07 PM No thread pm me with your email
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