My 82 HJ47 troopy (pics)

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Henry James the 47th said:
I'm converting mine to LHD and am just about at the point where I will be welding in the new bulkhead. There's a fair amount involved, osme of which was not apparent at first, but it's not too hard to switch over, especially if you have money to throw at it (which I don't).
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Why are you welding in a new bulkhead? Is it too much of a bitch to swap out?

How is the wiring loom going to handle the swap? Just build and extension for the steering wheel circuits?
 
bull said:
Why are you welding in a new bulkhead? Is it too much of a bitch to swap out?

How is the wiring loom going to handle the swap? Just build and extension for the steering wheel circuits?
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Well, my RHD bulkhead already has rust issues with the cowl and windshield lower support pieces, so it is the same amount of work to chop those pieces out and weld in new as it is to weld in a new complete bulkhead. One could, I guess, weld in just the firewall piece, but that would be even more work. If you don't swap out the bulkhead, then you are faced with a whole bunch of chop and hack stuff to move the steering column, dash, and brake/clutch master supports, and the bulkead stiffeners are not symmetrical besides and would get in the way.

Also, the heater blower needs to switch sides, and that means a dfifferent heater box and new ductwork (the ductwork is different LHD to RHD). Also, the parking brake needs to change sides. The windshield frame needs to be changed to put the wipers on the right side. There's a lot to it.

The wiring loom isn't as straightforward as it first appears. There are certain wiring circuits that need to come out on the right side - like the battery main feeds, and the lines to the engine and EDIC, and the lines for the rear lights, sedimenter, and reservoir tank sender, and then there are lines that need to swap sides, like the brake reservoir, the speedo cluster, pedal box switches, etc, etc. I already re-did my entire loom; now that I am going to LHD, I need to unwrap it again and re organize it a fair bit. PITA. At first I hoped I could just flip the harness around, but no cigar.
 
bull said:
The rack is bolted on and can be removed...you want it?
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No thanks, I have plans to build my own roll-bar/rack on the back of my pickup though that would probably fit my 45 too. Are you not going to keep it? I have so many roof and hitch accessories stacked up around my place, I wouldn't know where to store something like that. That's one reason I sold that rack to Mark A.
 
even has a locking hood release on the interior...........think that started in 1983

Bull.......you got me beat by miles......but I bet I got more HK's :D
 
Do you have any history on the 47?
I remember a similar looking vehicle driving around here in Australia a few years ago. A few young fellows had it and were putting it in a container to take with them to South America. It didnt have a rack on it at first, and they were at our workshop enquiring about roof load limits. For what they wanted to carry, we suggested that type of system, which they went and had made..I cant for the life of me remember what other work we were doing to it - it may well have been that snorkel..
It may not be the same truck, but it sure has a twin sister..

Dave
 
i guess
but
it would have been interesting to see ...

post was to encourage the OP to update the pics
 
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