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Old 18-07-2007, 12:22 PM
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Default Swapping R/H to L/H Drive. (Cossy 3 Door)

Just go a sniff that 'foreigneRS' has a left hand drive dash for sale... And as some of you may know I live in Belgium, this has got me thinking about swapping mine to LHD....So apart from the obvious Steering column Steering rack, dash, peddles, any ideas what else has to be swapped...They made plenty of L/H drive Sierras with a little research and effort should be 'DoAble'........Thanks in advance to those of you who answer, as I really want to do this....BUT properly...
Old 18-07-2007, 12:24 PM
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brom swapped his from lhd to rhd so ask him
Old 18-07-2007, 12:43 PM
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the dash is the easy bit. ideally you need to swap over the whole bulkhead. not impossible, but a lot of work.

then the wiring loom will not reach places that it should, i.e. dash, ecu etc.

not worth it in my opinion
Old 18-07-2007, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
then the wiring loom will not reach places that it should, i.e. dash, ecu etc.
never thought of that
Old 18-07-2007, 01:37 PM
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Dan@FastFord....Did you have a at this...https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...4025698....All about my Motor.. ...Been at Motorsport Developements since Sat before last....Hope to get it back on Sat...
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Get Stu to add it to the bill

Old 18-07-2007, 01:48 PM
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Wolud probably need to sell my house to pay for that, and I think its gonna be big enough as it is.........
Old 18-07-2007, 02:07 PM
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WOuld it not be cheaper to buy one over there?
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Like rocking horse shit........
Old 18-07-2007, 02:41 PM
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Don't know how much help these pics will be.. but this is how the guy who bought my dads old car has converted it to LHD for spanish rally




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Great pics Thanks...All info will help...
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i would not do it like Nick. has pictured unless it is a properly prepared rally car. for a road car, i would get a lhd donor vehicle and cut off all panels around the bulkhead to leave a nice tidy bulkhead panel.

on your car you cut out just inside the bulkhead panel and then trim that right back neatly to where the lhd panel needs to weld to and away you go.

sounds so easy
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battrey tray and wipers other way round also carpet, sunvisors
and rack think sump also, you can't beat a lhd RS
afaik lhd cozzies are rare in belgie and i sold 2 to FLORAL MOTORSPORT
(ford motorsport belgium) a 3dr and a escort
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This is a customers one







I'm trying to convice him to sell it and start his Gartrac Esc he bought ages ago. or sell it and get a 500 he keeps going on about.


and I think I've managed it he's asked me to put a forsale post up
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i have a LHD sapphire in germany that is not for sale (but everything has a price, right?)
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