Let's kick off the Right Hand Drive Swap shall we?

I tossed a couple small pics up on the Facebook group with some great results, and a few people requested more info on the swap. Well, here it is in the best way I know how to deliver it.

It has been 2.5 days and I am 80% finished. I am limited on time and have missed a few pics but do have a bunch to show the bulk of what is needed to do the swap. Any questions? Post up! I'll be happy to answer them.

To make works very easy, I stripped the whole truck. This literally took 3.5 hours from start to finish. Engine, transmission, complete interior, and harnesses came out. Here's the thing.... The engine does NOT have to come out, but think of it this way - 30 minutes to pull it vs. 3 hours of lost time trying to work around it.

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My transmission is being swapped as well. I am using a 5 speed wideblock HYDRAULIC clutch trans from a Montero Sport. Aside from the hydraulic clutch, the tail housing places the shifter 2 inches further back. When I swap my engine, I will mount it more forward. With the Montero Sport tail housing, the shifter will be in the same place even though the engine and transmission have moved forward (just a little info for you readers). Since I am not doing the engine swap right now, but do need the hydraulic clutch right now, I will swap the tail housing out for the MM trans.

I guess the first place to start (at least the place I started) is the interior. Since the dash frame work is bolt-on to either LHD or RHD, I started on the steering column mount. One side bolts to the frame while the other side bolts to the body of the truck. This bracket had to be pulled from the left and transplanted to the right. Simply drill the spot welds out, and weld it to the other side.

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Next is the clutch master and brake master cylinders. This takes nothing more than a few precise measurements and a drill. The big holes are cut with a hole saw, the small holes with a drill bit. Very simple. After making the holes, mount it up.

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This is what you end up with when you do not have RHD pedal assemblies.... I'll fix these later.

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Now we get to the fun stuff. The steering hole needs to be transplanted to the right. This isn't terribly difficult to do, but is easy to screw up if you don't take your time. You dont need any special kind of shape to cut it out, but the simpler the shape (like a rectangle), the easier it is to cut and fit to the opposite side. Remember to measure the placement of the steering gear box in relation to the opening. I used the same parts of the firewall that are mirrored on both sides as reference points for placement of the steering hole.

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If you have looked closely at your truck you may have noticed the firewall is reinforced around the brake booster and steering hole. Since this truck was originally LHD, the right side must have reinforcements added to it. If this step is ever omitted, every component will likely tear itself out of the firewall like the cable clutches often do. This is nothing more than adding some sheet metal plating like so...

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That's all I can toss up for now. I'll update when I have more time later....

Here is a test fit from night #1

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