Work scope / difficulty inquiry: RHD 80 Series chassis to LHD Body (1 Viewer)

[Swissmat]

Hello fine folks ..

I've done some digging and can't come up with a good idea of the work involved in getting a RHD 80 Series rolling chassis and slapping a LHD body on it ..

I realize body modifications are quite complex and some say more involved than anticipated .. however what about this .. converting a RHD frame to left hand drive .. motor will be a swap so don't worry about motor mounts, tranny mounts etc. .. the big thing would be steering ..

At the end of the day, is it doable or would I have to buy a whole bunch of LHD parts anyway? worth doing or a major pain? Any insights greatly appreciated.

cheers
Mat

almost forgot:

 

[RivMan]

The RHD chassis has some significant differences in the front end. The panhard mount and steering box / brace are mirrored from the LHD chassis. The front axle also has the panhard connection on the opposite side as the LHD trucks.

You could probably use a LHD front housing, and hack off the steering brace / panhard mount from a LHD / weld it in. The steering box placement holes already exist on the opposite side.

Best photo I have of my RHD 80 chassis.

-Rob

 

[OSS]

worth doing or a major pain?

To borrow a quote from Marv Specter:
“It would be more trouble than it’s worth”

 

[Swissmat]

Hey RivMan, thanks for the info .. OSS, I think that's what I needed to hear .. I haven't bought the 80's platform yet .. so might as well hunt for a LHD version to make this happen .. there was just a good RHD available here but as you said, north worth the trouble .. thanks, much appreciated ..

 

[tmxmotorsports]

Time money and more time not worth it

 

[cps432]

With enough fabrication skills anything is possible, but at some point you have to ask yourself “why exactly?”…