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Old 08-30-2011, 07:44 PM   #1
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1962 RHD Conversion With 1981 Crossmember

Old crossmember out new one ready to go in
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Old 08-30-2011, 07:51 PM   #2
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Crossmember in and steering remounted for right hand drive
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Old 08-30-2011, 08:00 PM   #3
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Steering column, pedals, gauge cluster, and glove box swapped for RHD
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Old 08-30-2011, 08:23 PM   #4
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Thats wild man.
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Old 08-30-2011, 08:33 PM   #5
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Pretty sweet!! Won't see many of those at the shows!!
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Old 08-31-2011, 12:31 AM   #6
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Nice work there

Seems like that would take some practice and concentration, shifting with your left arm.

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Old 08-31-2011, 04:16 PM   #7
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Pretty sweet!! Won't see many of those at the shows!!
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Old 08-31-2011, 04:19 PM   #8
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Nice work there

Seems like that would take some practice and concentration, shifting with your left arm.

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Thanks Captainfab, the left hand shift is also a twin stick I made for the 3 speed. the short shifter is for 1st and reverse and the tall shifter is for 2nd and 3rd. I gonna do pool balls for the knobs a 6 and a 2 for 1962...........
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Old 08-31-2011, 09:55 PM   #9
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Nice work there

Seems like that would take some practice and concentration, shifting with your left arm.

Keep the progress pics coming.
Left hand shifting is the norm over here it feels just as easy as right hand shifting nb: all my cars were right hand drive this 64 of mine is the first left hand drive car I,ve had and had no trouble shifting. The thing that gets me and this can be on any car is the indicator lever position left or right I,ve on many a windscreen wiper just to turn a corner
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Old 09-02-2011, 06:38 PM   #10
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Left hand shifting is the norm over here it feels just as easy as right hand shifting nb: all my cars were right hand drive this 64 of mine is the first left hand drive car I,ve had and had no trouble shifting. The thing that gets me and this can be on any car is the indicator lever position left or right I,ve on many a windscreen wiper just to turn a corner
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Re: 1962 RHD Conversion With 1981 Crossmember

Hi, can you tell me please, is that the original steering box just mounted on the other side of the chassis? were there any major issues with changing it to RHD.

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Old 09-14-2011, 07:08 AM   #12
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Very nice work! I see you used a later model booster/MC, Just curious how you hooked up clutch master cylinder and what is it off of? want to do the same thing to my 62 and keep the 235/5 speed in it with hydrolic clutch.
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Old 09-14-2011, 01:29 PM   #13
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Very cool!
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Very nice work! I see you used a later model booster/MC, Just curious how you hooked up clutch master cylinder and what is it off of? want to do the same thing to my 62 and keep the 235/5 speed in it with hydrolic clutch.
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Old 09-15-2011, 12:07 PM   #15
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Rhd=sweet!
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