Just a little turtle II, giggidy giggidy Options

[playr158]

well just got back from jersey thought i would post some new teaser pics












no motor just yet boys day pics to come!

side noted wooot 40,000 topic

This post has been edited by playr158: Aug 6, 2006 - 12:34 AM

[shin]

sweet. should get the rear too lol.

[WH95TE]

Oooo hurry with more pics.

[Consynx]

rhd conversion aye?
interesting

[playr158]

my ghetto tweek pose...except its not a motor swap



clutch cyl









and maybe someone can explain this to me....its under the dash, driver side and leads into the enclosed space under the windshield?!








so far i've learned custom brake and clutch lines hard lines will have to be bent and fitted to make this work...
along with numerous other cuts/drills and welds

but progress has been good so far

This post has been edited by playr158: Aug 6, 2006 - 10:28 PM

[94_st_hatchback]

wow! nice..cant wait for more pics!

[Fate]

awesome to see, best of luck.

[beastman]

goodluck playr! Cant wait to see the finished product!

[Batman722]

update this shizzle Dan

[spolski07]

UPDATE!!!

[playr158]

haha well i guess everyone's been good a real update will come next saturday day night

but here is something to hold you over the week

(view from interior side)




(sitting just above its final resting point)



now removing mine


This post has been edited by playr158: Sep 10, 2006 - 8:01 PM

[Batman722]

looks good so far big guy. I would suggest you remove the windshield and then swap this



it might be easier to reinstall the steering column and the heater core, blower, and the AC amplifier. Also from what I understand the wiper arms and control bar will have to be swapped too. There was a post by someone a while back with the guy who went L to R or R to L in a GT-Four with a bunch of pics, you saw that post right ?
edit : found it
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...33079&st=40

This post has been edited by Batman722: Sep 10, 2006 - 11:31 PM

[WH95TE]

This is amazing.

[easternpiro1]

dan, you are the man!!! im thinking i will visit u to rattle your cage, see whats goin on!

[doGGy]

Top sheet metals is not necessary to change, it is the same shape on RHD or LHD. You will just need to drill out the mountings for the heater core and etc from your LHD top, and weld the RHD mounting in the R side. You can just cuz the opening for the Blower motor in the top metals on the Left side, and shut the Right side with the piece of metal. If you going to remove the windshield and replace the top metal - you will have to separate 4 pieces of metal sheet, and placing everything back is WAY WAY too difficult - belive me - we just finished conversion of the GT4 and its damn stupidly hard to change the top part.

As for the brake lines - only 2 lines that are running to ABS will need to be made from new. Clutch line will have to be longer too. There are still 100 of small bits and tricks that will need to be figured out - belive me... you are at the lets say 15% of the progress so far... Keep up the good work Dan, and if somthing - ask.

[playr158]

yup i've already taken care of that top part of mounts, ie i'll be leaving the piece in and just swapping them over, the brake lines for me have to be all new i don't have abs to start so i have to ditch that and run new lines which is really easy shouldn't take more then 30 minutes when i get to that point in time, clutch line again not really a big deal, i'm still really far away from both those points,

likewise with the wiper arms i've already removed them for installing the RHD ones, redrill 3 holes and thats pretty much set,

so i should have most larger issues addressed and covered

thanks

[Kadett]

Kewl,

But you are gonna convert your LHD to RHD???

[zachattack15]

Dan the man. Good to actually see some progress happening with the celi. Do you ever get on AIM anymore? Its been a while since I talked to you.

[doGGy]

so i should have most larger issues addressed and covered

thanks

Biggest Issue will be Steering gear for you. IF the front cut came along with the LOWER SUBFRAME - take it and use it on your car, cuz im not 100% but it seems like superstrut and mac suspensions are using the same lower subframe. Using the lower subframe from the GT4 and steering gear from GT4 you wount need to modifie your original subframe to fit the steering gear from GT4. If you gonna go with the GT4 steering gear - use it along with the steering arms.

as for another issues - Wiring will be a bit of problematic. You will need to extend about 150 wires. you need to re-route your rear wiring going to the rear lights. And etc etc etc... Engine wiring will need to be extended to go original route. (ofcorse if you want everything be in the stock places...)

There will be more issues - belive me




and Sell me that damn steering wheel if you aint gonna use it

[playr158]

you want that racing wheel? i'll send you the whole column if you want it i'm going to use the one from my car anyways

but i'll check to see how the sub frame mounts up this weekend and take some pictures since i have it..

yea and the wiring thing for the car i'm not sure cause if i want A/C i need to use the RHD stuff but i'm not going to the the RHD wiring harness..or at least i dont' plan to i plan on using the LHD one flipped around and changed up but thats a problem for when i get it all together