What is wrong with this picture?
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Drifting
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What is wrong with this picture?
I keep talking about my RHD conversion. It used to be law that we had to convert to RHD. Now only cars under 25 years have to be converted.
So have a look at what we had to do to drive a Vette here in OZ
There was an American called Jim out here for our National Convention over Easter. He said we were the most dedicated Corvette owners he knew because we have to pay for our cars 3 times over to drive them!
Buy the car.
Ship and pay duties.
Convert to RHD.
He's right! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
Sorry Folks Due to technical difficulties I have been unable to show the picture here.
Link directly to the picture I wanted to show is: http://www.chevcarclubvic.org.au/vic...8_interior.jpg
or to a set of pictures is: http://www.chevcarclubvic.org.au/vic...eature_car.htm
Can anyone tell me why I cannot show the picture here?
Is it because the string is too long?
And any time I try to use help it comes up with Error! Invalid help topic (close)
[Modified by RHD '68 L89, 3:00 PM 5/19/2003]
So have a look at what we had to do to drive a Vette here in OZ
There was an American called Jim out here for our National Convention over Easter. He said we were the most dedicated Corvette owners he knew because we have to pay for our cars 3 times over to drive them!
Buy the car.
Ship and pay duties.
Convert to RHD.
He's right! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
Sorry Folks Due to technical difficulties I have been unable to show the picture here.
Link directly to the picture I wanted to show is: http://www.chevcarclubvic.org.au/vic...8_interior.jpg
or to a set of pictures is: http://www.chevcarclubvic.org.au/vic...eature_car.htm
Can anyone tell me why I cannot show the picture here?
Is it because the string is too long?
And any time I try to use help it comes up with Error! Invalid help topic (close)
[Modified by RHD '68 L89, 3:00 PM 5/19/2003]
Melting Slicks
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (RHD '68 L89)
Nice car. Nice job.
I see you even had to put a passenger's side mirror on ... er... driver's side mirror ... er... ouch, my head hurts :crazy:
Don't know why you can't post the pic. I'll give it a shot...
I see you even had to put a passenger's side mirror on ... er... driver's side mirror ... er... ouch, my head hurts :crazy:
Don't know why you can't post the pic. I'll give it a shot...
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From: NM
Re: What is wrong with this picture? (RHD '68 L89)
Have always wondered why the handfull (what is it about 3 or 4) that have RHD does not convert to match the rest of the world. It would lower the cost of their cars, no more conversons, and make the ones they produce easier to sell overseas.
tom...
tom...
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From: NM
Re: What is wrong with this picture? (RHD '68 L89)
Have a good look at the console, I am especially proud of that!
tom...
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (Tom73)
Have always wondered why the handfull (what is it about 3 or 4) that have RHD does not convert to match the rest of the world. It would lower the cost of their cars, no more conversons, and make the ones they produce easier to sell overseas.
Drifting
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (Graemeinvette)
Hey found it. This is the comprehensive list of countries that drive on the left.Side Country
L Anguilla
L Antigua and Barbuda
L Australia
L Bahamas
L Bangladesh
L Barbados
L Bermuda
L Bhutan
L Botswana
L Brunei
L Cayman Islands
L Christmas Island (Australia)
L Cook Islands
L Cyprus
L Dominica
L East Timor
L Falkland Islands
L Fiji
L Grenada
L Guernsey (Channel Islands)
L Guyana
L Hong Kong
L India
L Indonesia
L Ireland
L Isle of Man
L Jamaica
L Japan
L Jersey (Channel Islands)
L Kenya
L Kiribati
L Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
L Lesotho
L Macau
L Malawi
L Malaysia
L Maldives
L Malta
L Mauritius
L Montserrat
L Mozambique
L Namibia
L Nauru
L Nepal
L New Zealand
L Niue
L Norfolk Island (Australia)
L Pakistan
L Papua New Guinea
L Pitcairn Islands (Britain)
L Saint Helena
L Saint Kitts and Nevis
L Saint Lucia
L Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
L Singapore
L Solomon Islands
L South Africa
L Sri Lanka
L Suriname
L Swaziland
L Tanzania
L Thailand
L Tokelau (New Zealand)
L Tonga
L Trinidad and Tobago
L Turks and Caicos Islands
L Tuvalu
L Uganda
L United Kingdom
L Virgin Islands (British)
L Virgin Islands (US)
L Zambia
L Zimbabwe
:cheers:
L Anguilla
L Antigua and Barbuda
L Australia
L Bahamas
L Bangladesh
L Barbados
L Bermuda
L Bhutan
L Botswana
L Brunei
L Cayman Islands
L Christmas Island (Australia)
L Cook Islands
L Cyprus
L Dominica
L East Timor
L Falkland Islands
L Fiji
L Grenada
L Guernsey (Channel Islands)
L Guyana
L Hong Kong
L India
L Indonesia
L Ireland
L Isle of Man
L Jamaica
L Japan
L Jersey (Channel Islands)
L Kenya
L Kiribati
L Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
L Lesotho
L Macau
L Malawi
L Malaysia
L Maldives
L Malta
L Mauritius
L Montserrat
L Mozambique
L Namibia
L Nauru
L Nepal
L New Zealand
L Niue
L Norfolk Island (Australia)
L Pakistan
L Papua New Guinea
L Pitcairn Islands (Britain)
L Saint Helena
L Saint Kitts and Nevis
L Saint Lucia
L Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
L Singapore
L Solomon Islands
L South Africa
L Sri Lanka
L Suriname
L Swaziland
L Tanzania
L Thailand
L Tokelau (New Zealand)
L Tonga
L Trinidad and Tobago
L Turks and Caicos Islands
L Tuvalu
L Uganda
L United Kingdom
L Virgin Islands (British)
L Virgin Islands (US)
L Zambia
L Zimbabwe
:cheers:
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (Graemeinvette)
Boy, that list sure gives you an idea of the influence of the British Empire on the world! I've always wanted to try it, but not with my car :nono: Maybe a rental though...
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (RHD '68 L89)
Beautiful interior! Still looks freaky though. I have driven in England and Japan. Switching to the left side of the road requires constant attention but you get used to it after awhile. Its just walking across the road that will kill yah. Never could make myself look right instead of left before I crossed.
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (Graemeinvette)
I stand corrected. If the list is accurate then there are 73 countries that drive on the left. My apologies.
If you look at the list, 51 of the are island nations (some with populations as small as a few hundred), 13 are in Africa (former British rule), and 2 are on the Indian border. The major areas are UK/Ireland, Australia/NZ, Japan, Inda/Pakistan.
Guess I should have said that there are few auto producing countries that still use RHD. :)
tom...
If you look at the list, 51 of the are island nations (some with populations as small as a few hundred), 13 are in Africa (former British rule), and 2 are on the Indian border. The major areas are UK/Ireland, Australia/NZ, Japan, Inda/Pakistan.
Guess I should have said that there are few auto producing countries that still use RHD. :)
tom...
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (SAC)
Beautiful interior! Still looks freaky though. I have driven in England and Japan. Switching to the left side of the road requires constant attention but you get used to it after awhile. Its just walking across the road that will kill yah. Never could make myself look right instead of left before I crossed.
JB
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (JB)
fine work but it just looks wrong! :crazy:
i lived in japan for a year courtesy of our uncle and never could get used to the driving on the wrong side. fortunately, all the vehicles i did drive were imported from the U.S. ;) still don't think i could shift with my (worthless) left hand. :skep:
i lived in japan for a year courtesy of our uncle and never could get used to the driving on the wrong side. fortunately, all the vehicles i did drive were imported from the U.S. ;) still don't think i could shift with my (worthless) left hand. :skep:
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (JB)
:yesnod: I spend several weeks in Ireland every summer. You get used to it fairly quickly, though the roundabouts can still drive you nuts (the Irish tend to play kind of fast & loose with the conventions for using a roundabout). What I don't understand is why Australia forces the conversions. Doesn't seem that difficult or dangerous to drive a LHD car on the left (I'm pretty sure Ireland & England, for instance, doesn't force owners to convert, and I know for darned sure that the US doesn't force RHD cars to be converted).
JB
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Drifting
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (JB)
What I don't understand is why Australia forces the conversions. Doesn't seem that difficult or dangerous to drive a LHD car on the left (I'm pretty sure Ireland & England, for instance, doesn't force owners to convert, and I know for darned sure that the US doesn't force RHD cars to be converted).
JB
JB
Holden is going great guns. Apart from being chosen as the model for all GM companies due to our effiencies, the Holden Monaro is now being sold to the US as a Pontiac GTO and to Saudi as a Chevy Lumina SS.
So we can produce LHD and RHD.
The Mercury Capri was also made in OZ but it was a piece of @#$%
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Drifting
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (clutchdust)
still don't think i could shift with my (worthless) left hand. :skep:
:cheers:
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (Tom73)
Nice pic, But since you drive on the wrong side of the car,
shouldn't the center name plate read ettevroC :confused: :crazy:
shouldn't the center name plate read ettevroC :confused: :crazy:
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (SAC)
When I would come up to a rounabout I would just keep saying to myself. Go left, go left, go left. Roundabouts were the greatest when you are in another country. You never missed your turn--just keep going around again.
Actually it's not that hard driving on the left, but after spending over a year in the Caymans I came back and had a hard time adjusting to driving back on the right, kept pulling out into the wrong lane. I got plenty of complimentary hand signals the first week or so :jester
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (Desertdawg)
Dawg,
You've got it wrong, we drive on the RIGHT side of the car, it's you guys who've got it wrong!. I'll explain it in more detail at Flagstaff on June 22, but it might take a beer or two. Make sure you.ve got a designated driver to get you home.
Regards from Down Under
aussiejohn :cheers: :cheers:
You've got it wrong, we drive on the RIGHT side of the car, it's you guys who've got it wrong!. I'll explain it in more detail at Flagstaff on June 22, but it might take a beer or two. Make sure you.ve got a designated driver to get you home.
Regards from Down Under
aussiejohn :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: What is wrong with this picture? (Steve Straus)
Steve,
Sorry about the long lead time on the reply, I have been "off Forum".
Are you asking about the console only or the full conversion?
I did the full conversion myself including fabricating the pedal box, Rack mount, Heater and demist inversion, 5 speed and console. the instruments(speedo,Tach) are cut out of the dash and a similar piece is removed from the passenger side. They are then swapped and then glassed back in and recovered.
Most conversions use a mirror image firewall and the original pedalbox but I wanted a flat firewall for room for the BB.
Oh yeah, I also rewired the full loom to suit.
The console started out as a standard piece and I cut out the shift plate to make way for the shifter . Manufactured a new shift plate for the left side with the 5 Sp pattern. Swapped the heater and Ashtray over as the lid of the ashtray would now slide into the shifter. Used a low temp alloy for welding the pot metal and had eveything rechromed and painted to finish it off.
Hope thats the info you are after!
There are more pictures on the link (see the original post) you can send to your Irish buddies
James
:cheers:
Sorry about the long lead time on the reply, I have been "off Forum".
Are you asking about the console only or the full conversion?
I did the full conversion myself including fabricating the pedal box, Rack mount, Heater and demist inversion, 5 speed and console. the instruments(speedo,Tach) are cut out of the dash and a similar piece is removed from the passenger side. They are then swapped and then glassed back in and recovered.
Most conversions use a mirror image firewall and the original pedalbox but I wanted a flat firewall for room for the BB.
Oh yeah, I also rewired the full loom to suit.
The console started out as a standard piece and I cut out the shift plate to make way for the shifter . Manufactured a new shift plate for the left side with the 5 Sp pattern. Swapped the heater and Ashtray over as the lid of the ashtray would now slide into the shifter. Used a low temp alloy for welding the pot metal and had eveything rechromed and painted to finish it off.
Hope thats the info you are after!
There are more pictures on the link (see the original post) you can send to your Irish buddies
James
:cheers: