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Re: Converting to Right Hand Drive

To: Ankitterer@aol.com
Subject: Re: Converting to Right Hand Drive
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 13:27:17 -0700
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Organization: WFO Racing
References: <40.1036a86f.28b89cd0@aol.com>
For a "blank" dash, check out Speedwell @
http://www.speedwellengineering.com/glasspage.html

While you're there, check out the "Walker" (and others) bonnet.

Ankitterer@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/24/01 9:09:10 PM, SDOliner@aol.com writes:
>
> << I am giving some serious thought to converting my Bugeye to Right Hand
> Drive.
> I think all I will need is a new dash (sort of working on that at the moment)
> and figuring out a way of using the existing rack and pinion. The rest of it
> seems to look like just moving the pedal box and some modification for the
> throttle pedal cable. >>
>
> Dave
>
> The easy one first of course.  One of the guys in our club made a really nice
> looking wooden dash out of a 1 X 8 or  1 X 10. He traced the shape and
> instrument positions from the reverse of the stock dash.  Of course you could
> make it a really easy project and trace the right side of the dash, leave the
> car left hand  drive, and not have to make any tricky modifications or learn
> to drive again.
>
> Annice & Bob
> 1960 Bugeye (Mk. IV in disguise)
> 1966 Sprite Mk. III (Still in Boxes)



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