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 Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 07:35
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does any one know if it is possible to convert 93 Mazda Rx7 from LHD to RHD is so can you please tell me where as i have one that i need to convert
Thanks
steve
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Re: Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 07:55
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yes its possible
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Re: Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 07:58
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it is thats great do you know where i could get it done?
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Re: Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 08:00
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maybe www.ausrotary.com could help..... being a rotary forum and all 
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Re: Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 08:04
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ok, may i ask why u have a LHD rx7?
but basically you can get any shop that does US imports and changes them to RHD (such as corvettes camaros ect). they can do this in a number of ways including running a chain across for the steering. (not the best option)
a better option would be to source all the parts from a japanese or australian one to convert it and change all the parts across. this would include dash, steering column, and involve relocation a whole lot of stuff in the engine bay...
is it actually in Australia? if not your probalby better off selling at and buying one thats allready RHD
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sunny coast, qld
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Re: Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 08:04
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| lang wrote on Thu, 24 June 2004 17:55 |
yes its possible
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to expand on that:
and BLOODY EXPENSIVE!
I have no idea how to do it but I would think that you would probably need a RHD front cut and with any luck the RHD and LHD bits would be able to be swapped.
toyota related: I have read that it is possible with MK4 supras but is definitely not a cost effective way of doing things.
If you don't have the car already, just go and buy a RHD drive one or maybe look into special registration as a LHD vehicle?
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Re: Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 08:06
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| Chris Davey wrote on Thu, 24 June 2004 18:04 |
| lang wrote on Thu, 24 June 2004 17:55 |
yes its possible
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one or maybe look into special registration as a LHD vehicle?
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it may vary from state to state, but im pretty sure you can only do that with older (ie historic or vintage) vehicles. IE NOT 1990 onwards cars that were sold here RHD
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Re: Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 08:16
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yeah that is what I suspect also, but there is no harm in checking.
And what about the sort of rego. where you are only supposed to drive it once a month or something? I don't know what it is called but my friend told me about it. Another option to look at anyway.
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Re: Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 08:18
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thanks for all your suggestoins i will ring around and find out about them tomorrow cheers
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Re: Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 08:48
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one thing I just thought of is the wiring. That would be an absolute pain in the ass. You would hope that the instruments in the middle use the same plugs and then you would have to extend the dash wiring to the other side.
search the rotary forums though. someone must have done it at some stage.
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Re: Doesany one know if it is possible to convert 93 mazda rx7
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Thu, 24 June 2004 11:11
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why?
go to ausrotary and look in the for sale section, search under parts, NOT the car section and find the guy a few months ago that was wrecking a complete one. From memory he still has the rolling shell kicking around with the dash in it.
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