So I've been thinking again which can be bad in some cases but talking to a buddy of mine, he thought it'd be cool to make my car RHD using parts from the EJ front cut that I'm going to be getting (one of these days when money grows on trees again).

 

So can anyone tell me how the EJ steering column compares to an EA82 column as far as length and how the universal joint in the column connects to the steering rack? I'm not too worried about the hole in the firewall and such since I know I'd have to modify the firewall on my car to match the donor car. Its just a wild idea that probabl will never happen but its just something I've been pondering for the past couple days in the back of my mind.

just one question.....why would you want a RHD car in a LHD country?

just one question.....why would you want a RHD car in a LHD country?

Maybe he's a mailman.

just one question.....why would you want a RHD car in a LHD country?

 

because it's awesome

because it's awesome

:-\

 

 

 

 

 

:-p

My dad's a mailman! But he sits at the post office at the desk helping people, not delivering:-p

 

Yup awesomness is what I want to achieve but there is always a fine line on the "mental" side from time to time:lol:

Because it's the JDM Hawtness, that's why.

 

Anyways, I'm using a legacy outback steering coupler for my EA82 wagon, so they seem to be close enough. Splines on the rack and the coulmn seemed to line up with the coupler splines.

Ok so I'm still planning on doing a RHD on my car. One of my buddies has a JDM connection and can get me a front cut for $2k for an EA82 car and I have to wait 8 months to get it.

 

RHD RX? For $2k, I can do other stuff but I'd have the ONLY RHD EA82 in the states....

you sir are completely bonkers

 

you should spend the $2k on the sti part, nog the RHD part

Put the rhd in but also keep the lhd controls now that would be awesome:headbang:

you sir are completely bonkers

 

you should spend the $2k on the sti part, nog the RHD part

 

2x.

 

could a EJ engine crossmember bolt up?

I am fairly sure there is a RHD EA82 running around delivering mail in Teller County.......

 

 

Still a badass project man!!

Well I'd be doing the RHD conversion the same time I go with an EJ20 so the EJ would be set in stone if I follow through with this. Cost would be about $5k on the conversion which is cheaper then a version 7 STi drivetrain.

If you need any right hand drive parts let me know.. I could drill out the spot welds on a RHD steering column mount sheet metal and ship it up there.. all you'd then need to do is line it up and weld it in..rhd dash parts pedal box etc.. the steering column is universal as long as you don't mind having your wiper and indicator switches in the LHD positions.. I know I have a LHD steering column in my RHD car.

You'll find that the wiring for most of the car; lights, turn signals etc etc is actually the same... what the LHD cars do is where the bulk harness connectours are up under the dash; where the body harness plugs into the dash harness, they actually have a big nasty harness that adapts the harness from the body plugs on the right side of the body to the left hand side of the dash, in a right hand drive car these plugs just plug directly into the dash..

The ECU wiring however is what is entirely differnt between RHD and LHD especially in AUs and some JDM cars where the wiring is a mirror image of the US wiring..then on other RHD cars it is an extension of the US wiring..what this means is that with pure mirrored RHD wiring the engine harness mates to the body harness on the RHS of the vehicle Vs. the LHS..Thankfully most RHD vehicles use the extended LHD wiring for their RHD vehicles and thus the body to engine harness plugs are on the LHS of the vehicle..

 

Turbo crossmember considerations..Unlike EJ turbo crossmembers which are LHD/RHD univeral, EA crossmembers are specific to each steering rack..thus at a minimum you'd need to cut a LHD turbo crossmember and move and shape the RHS rack mount in about 2 Inches or so (forgot the exact measurement) and reweld the mount in place, then cut the hole for the pinion shaft to pass through..thus in effect giving you a universal crossmember. Or acquire a RHD turbo crossmember, I have access to plenty non turbo RHD crossmembers so you also have the option of acquiring a N/A RHD crossmember and simply chopping clearence for the turbo up-pipe..

 

If you need anything or have any questions let me know..might be quite a bit cheaper to get just the parts you need vs a front cut...

 

HTH

Kaz