Who's rocking the RHD?

[PooM_EJ2]

I am :D



Any of you US folks got some RHD action?

[Mugen_EJ1]

Looks super clean man, keep it up

[S1M]

here's a si we converted to RHD. i personally don't know of any other ek coupes in the USA RHD.

[JdmRevelations]

been wanting to do a RHD conver but im not sure if i really do.. driven them and its funny as hell to see people looking at you like WTF!... i just dont trust to many people... Suja how bad was it to convert?

[S1M]

it's not that hard... very time consuming and expensive - parts and labor. all 3 parts of the conversion is difficult. disassemble, convert, reassemble. i guess disassembling the front end is the easiest part. we pulled the motor, all the lines, dash, wiring, carpet, windshield, subframe, steering rack, suspension, etc. then the transferring of the firewall. drilled out all the spot welds on the ek9 firewall and the si firewall and welded the ek9 firewall to the si. then reassembling the front end. disassembly in reverse order. the end result is a bunch of ooohs and aaahs.

poom, sorry if this post might somewhat be hijacking your thread. let me know if you want my posts deleted.

[PooM_EJ2]

lol no worries, its still on topic. :p

[G-rat]

rhd....i want...it would cost alot of money i dont got though

[PooM_EJ2]

Would probably be cheaper to import one wouldnt it?

[Volume 8]

maybe, but that's a whole other can of worms. nice car though.

[Glitch]

Me! ive got RHD!

[ej2_ricer]

you could import it then swap the vin tags from your usdm and no one would be the wiser!!

[2coupes]

i wanna import a coupe when i start my business, i could write it off, the easiest way to make it street legal is to put a dealer tag on it, that's all you have to do

[ronjdm36]

i love this car!!

[Mikey]

i wanna import a coupe when i start my business, i could write it off
Good idea! :)


the easiest way to make it street legal is to put a dealer tag on it, that's all you have to do
How do you do that?



And hot car by the way!!! :cool:

[NURVCOM]

ya i am converting my coupe to RHD later this summer

[skater4145]

it's not that hard... very time consuming and expensive - parts and labor. all 3 parts of the conversion is difficult. disassemble, convert, reassemble. i guess disassembling the front end is the easiest part. we pulled the motor, all the lines, dash, wiring, carpet, windshield, subframe, steering rack, suspension, etc. then the transferring of the firewall. drilled out all the spot welds on the ek9 firewall and the si firewall and welded the ek9 firewall to the si. then reassembling the front end. disassembly in reverse order. the end result is a bunch of ooohs and aaahs.

poom, sorry if this post might somewhat be hijacking your thread. let me know if you want my posts deleted.

so i hope this is not too off topic, and i hope you can answer this for me S1M, but if you dont mind me asking, how much was the swap. (assuming it was done for a customer)

[eastmaggie]

you could import it then swap the vin tags from your usdm and no one would be the wiser!!
yeah, but if you ever get in a wreck of some sort & the insurance company/police dept. find out what you did....you're screwed.

[S1M]

so i hope this is not too off topic, and i hope you can answer this for me S1M, but if you dont mind me asking, how much was the swap. (assuming it was done for a customer)

total, around $5k for parts and labor.

[skater4145]

total, around $5k for parts and labor.

hmmm, compared to the cost of importing one, and the hassle that comes with it, 5k isnt really that bad.

[Foos]

That's one nice lookin civic you got there PooM. I wanna see more pics of it. Please.

[PooM_EJ2]

That's one nice lookin civic you got there PooM. I wanna see more pics of it. Please.

Will see what I can do :P

[Dina]

Any updates on this?

[donut.]

5k in parts and labor? damn thats expensive...

im glad i did mine myself. got my clip for 300 and that about does it. lol

[Mr.MAN]

dan only 5k instaled, i was expecting at least 7, i might look into that.:TU:

[NURVCOM]

ya i only payed 400 for clip i am doing it all my self

[00si_guy86]

yeah...rhd to me is just for the *Bling* factor. Not knockin it, I respect those who put in the hard man hours and labor to do it (Or the cash to get it done) but Im just saying that its not for me.

[donut.]

its not for me either. i personally did it cause my friend told me he'd buy me a fluidyne and my paint

[NURVCOM]

its not for me either. i personally did it cause my friend told me he'd buy me a fluidyne and my paint


Nice.......

[Dina]

anyone got pics of the interior of a RHD like the trunk release and any other pieces that might be different?

[donut.]

it comes with the clip

you need that trunk/gas latch release. you also need a longer gas latch cable (theres a way to make your own). the trunk cable is long enough to relocate to the right side

you also need the brackets off the clip that hold the dash support bar

you need that support bar, steering column, pedal assembly

you also need the whole rhd heater core/blower/etc. (i chose not to put it in)

rhd subframe and steering rack...also need the rhd throttle cable as its longer unless you have itb's.

if you chose to use ps, then you need that too.

you need the wiper's/motor and the cowel

and of course, you need the dash/center console

im sure i forgot some things but you get the picture...

also, on rhd's, the antenna's are on the right side too, so you might look stupid w/ a manual antenna on the left side. just a thought

[Dina]

LOL the antenna thing is funny as hell can you see it now LOL

[NURVCOM]

jdm coupes have rear left mounted power antenna's

[donut.]

antenna's are ugly jdm or not

[Dina]

any updates on this?

[Dina]

any updates on this?

[PooM_EJ2]

Car has been sold now dude. Got an Ek Coupe now :P

[Volume 8]

Car has been sold now dude. Got an Ek Coupe now :P

That engine done yet?

[PooM_EJ2]

Nah man, almost those. Not long now :)

Check out my other thread for the buildup :)