Lhd - Rhd

[gruffa 7]

Was just wondering how easy it was to change a car from left-hand drive to right-hand drive?

[welshpug 1,657]

depends largely on which car and how easily available the parts are, nothing is impossible...

[feb 47]

What car is it?

[Para 82 2 Cars]

It's not very difficult to do this with 205.

[gruffa 7]

This is the advert, but it's left-hand drive.

 

 

The car has a full service history including all receipts for mods . The car has had in the region of £15000 spent on it. The car does 0-60mph in 3.9 sec and from 0-130mph in 15.5 sec. MOT until December. Car has had a complete restoration in 2008. The car has been dynod at 289bhp and have graphs to prove it. Running the car with racing fuel ie (99 or 98 octane with octane booster additive) you will be in the region of 300bhp. The car was feature in a tuned car performance magazine.

 

 

ENGINE MODIFICATIONS

engine 1.9 8v with a 2.0 litre head, fully balanced, full engine rebuild with pistons cylinder liners etc, garret gt 28 ball bearing turbo, mocal oilcooler, citroen xm intercooler, full race header with equal length runners, samco hoses, 340cc bosch injectors, peugeot sport engine rubbers, k&n sport filter, bosch motorsport fuel pump,

 

TRANSMISSION MODIFICATIONS

220mm omp clutch, 6 speed gearbox fully rebuild, uni ball gear linkage, new drive shafts, quiffe differential

 

SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS

koni fully adjustable rally shock absorbers

 

BRAKES

big brakes in front 290mm brembo with pagid blocks, 20mm main brake cylinder, brake lines all goodridge

 

EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS

m 8 top struts 3inch downpipe complete stainless steel 3inch exhaust engine bay fully welded and strengthend subframe strengthend and fully welded rear beam fully overhauled front 10mm spacers h&r rear 20mm spacers h&r

 

INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS

egt meter pressure meter

 

 

The car has had a full restoration and rebuild in 2008. Engine has also had full restoration and rebuild approx 1.5 years ago and since had 6000km put on it. Car starts first time every time and runs fantastic. This is truly an amazing car for both looks and performance and draws attention everywhere it goes.

 

It is fully registered in uk with uk plates. Car has MOT till december and is sorn off road.

 

It has an indicated 170000km on the clock but the engine had only done 6000km since full restoration + rebuild.

 

Only bad thing is a small dent on left hand side front wheel arch, but this is hardly noticable unless looking for it and can be buffed out easily.

 

I have loads more photos i you want to see them

 

Here are some links to videos of the car:

 

 

 

 

Asking price £5500 ono. I am happy to part ex/swap either with cash my way or cash your way.

[Anthony 1,003]

Don't take this the wrong way, but from reading your posts you appear to have absolutely no idea what you want.

 

Sit down and decide exactly what you want - standard or modified, NA or turbo, 8v or 16v etc - what your budget is and whether you've any preference on colour/age/spec etc, and then start looking at potential cars and asking opinions on them. Given that a week or so back insuring/taxing a £300 odd 205 for a few days to drive it home was out of the question, it really doesn't seem likely that you're going to be looking to buy one for £5500 does it?

 

As for the original question, whilst it's certainly possible to convert LHD to RHD, given that the market is awash with RHD 205's why go to the hassle and expense of converting a LHD one?

[gruffa 7]

Don't take this the wrong way, but from reading your posts you appear to have absolutely no idea what you want.

 

Sit down and decide exactly what you want - standard or modified, NA or turbo, 8v or 16v etc - what your budget is and whether you've any preference on colour/age/spec etc, and then start looking at potential cars and asking opinions on them. Given that a week or so back insuring/taxing a £300 odd 205 for a few days to drive it home was out of the question, it really doesn't seem likely that you're going to be looking to buy one for £5500 does it?

 

As for the original question, whilst it's certainly possible to convert LHD to RHD, given that the market is awash with RHD 205's why go to the hassle and expense of converting a LHD one?

 

 

I have a claim going through at the moment and not sure how much I am getting, hopefully enough for a weekend toy and one to strip down.

[tri_longer 25]

Why change it anyway, the LHD ones are considered to be better balanced with the driver offsetting some of the engine weight on the other side.

[feb 47]

On clockwise tracks RHD ones go better

[lfallgti 12]

Take mohammed to the mountain?

[205_sunderland 4]

Why change it anyway, the LHD ones are considered to be better balanced with the driver offsetting some of the engine weight on the other side.

 

 

Yeah but if you ever want to sell it you screwed with LHD, people say nah it only matters to certain people but i can assure you, they are a nightmare to sell.

 

Unless its so special that over seas buyers want it you have no chance really getting decent money for them which also brings me to my next point.

 

Its not worth the money anyway unless rhd.

 

My corrado was a special edition g60 jet german car that has but 25 siblings globally left and it was still really hard to sell so a modded 205 hmmmm not that money pal

[harryskid 193]

Why not just leave it lhd and just drive on the right hand side, at the speed that fixed speedo was reading no one will see you.

[muddatrucker 125]

I use to have a LHD 205, it was brill to drive around town.

[ORB 227 1 Cars]

I love a Griffe, but for the second time tonight, standard car is far more interesting to me.

[205_sunderland 4]

Why not just leave it lhd and just drive on the right hand side, at the speed that fixed speedo was reading no one will see you.

 

That reminds me of the fonejacker Maserati 3200 call

 

 

shame its not the original pics but 1 minute in

Edited November 3, 2011 by 205_sunderland

[Para 82 2 Cars]

If that's a Griffe, don't change it for RHD please. Keep it as God create it

[205_sunderland 4]

If that's a Griffe, don't change it for RHD please. Keep it as God create it

 

 

well its hardlies standard to start with

[harryskid 193]

That reminds me of the fonejacker Maserati 3200 call

 

 

shame its not the original pics but 1 minute in

 

 

Nice one

[feb 47]

^Excellent video indeed!