78 Camaro

Show off your work! Anything from final results to full start-to-finish project journals.



Top Contributor
Posts: 6214
Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:17 pm
Location: Pahrump NV.
Country:
USA
PostPosted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:25 am
simso wrote:Yep, converted, pretty big job to get done actually

My other chev is a factory right hand drive.

9937B945-B1C8-4471-89CC-50E8F4127409.jpeg


I never understood the want to convert too right hand drive.
I have driven right hand side drive cars and been to country's that drive on the wrong side of the road. even their most all new cars sold in those country's are left side drivers.

To do that conversion would be a very big deal though, did you find a reversed Camero dash board for it? I would think that would be one of the hardest parts to find?
Dennis B.
A&P Mechanic, FCC General radio Telephone Operator
Line Maintenance A&P Mechanic and MOC Tech specialist.



Fully Engaged
Posts: 289
Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 4:20 am
PostPosted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:10 pm
Legal requirement, when vehicle is new to 15yrs of age it must be right hsnd drive

Yes dash was very difficukt, we chopped original one up and laid it back down amd fibreglassed the joins then reskinned it, some people have made dashes out of australian rhd vehicle donor cars



Top Contributor
Posts: 6214
Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:17 pm
Location: Pahrump NV.
Country:
USA
PostPosted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:03 am
Got any pics of it like to see the work

Like you said this was not an easy mod to make\.
The dash is primarily cosmetic problem the steering and brake pedals are also all custom I am sure.
Dennis B.
A&P Mechanic, FCC General radio Telephone Operator
Line Maintenance A&P Mechanic and MOC Tech specialist.



Fully Engaged
Posts: 289
Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 4:20 am
PostPosted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:57 pm
Nope, steering and brake pedals are all from the left, just relocated, same with emerg hand brake etc, most people un plug the wiring harness and remount it on the right hand side as well, typically the only non original part used is the power steering pump and drag link, these are typically locally sourced from a righ hand drive car of equivelant year, for us thats a hq holden or similiar

Steve



Top Contributor
Posts: 6214
Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:17 pm
Location: Pahrump NV.
Country:
USA
PostPosted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:26 pm
Again love too see pics of work involved along the way thats a Major deal.
Dennis B.
A&P Mechanic, FCC General radio Telephone Operator
Line Maintenance A&P Mechanic and MOC Tech specialist.



Fully Engaged
Posts: 289
Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 4:20 am
PostPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:24 am
I got two of these camaros.

This one is sitting down at the paint shop

Here is an interior shot showing the hangar for the steerign column has been relocated and the steering column re-attached

32A65037-071A-4C63-BD6A-C23D71E0C92F.jpeg
Last edited by simso on Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:28 am, edited 1 time in total.



Fully Engaged
Posts: 289
Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 4:20 am
PostPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:27 am
Opposite side

The firewall gets beeefed up with some thicker steel so the brake booster can pivot of it
D8348BF3-BA71-4E94-BB08-BEDA02539461.jpeg
Last edited by simso on Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:36 am, edited 1 time in total.



Fully Engaged
Posts: 289
Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 4:20 am
PostPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:33 am
Steering box from local vehicle (hq holden) is fitted to the right hand side frame rail, we put solid tubing into the frame for mounting bolts, the drag link is reversed and redrilled and the old mounting points on the left hand side are closed off, some people mount the heater box here, I find aircon unit gives a cleaner look to the firewall

FDB33919-59AE-4161-BD0F-4D48C0BE9A72.jpeg

User avatar

Top Contributor
Posts: 2762
Joined: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:46 am
Location: Canberra
Country:
Australia
PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 2:24 am
:goodjob:
Chris
Previous

Return to Completed & In Progress Member Projects

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 85 guests