OZ951

OK I am searching out RHD parts in case I end up converting my 951 to RHD in Australia. If you know of any RHD parts that are available I'd be very interested to hear from you. In particular the crossmember and steering rack/link/column.

Cheers

glen2002

Oz, will keep an eye out here in Aus for you for cars being dismantled, but after reading on a fellow rennlisters (Trevor Scott, I think) web site that only 180 were imported here, explains why I cant find many being dismantled. Might be a good idea to look around UK websites for cars being dismantled

NZ951

I wonder how many to NZ???

OZ951

Hey Glen, thanks. 180 huh... well that kind of explains a few things. I have already been in contact with some UK vendors but thanks for the heads up.

GeorgeNZ

OZ951 -

www.europacific.co.nz
www.autobahn.co.nz

and its pacific peso's

keith

Man, I would SO like to convert my car to RHD - I had a first-year Datsun Fairlady once, RHD, 2.0l - It was pretty exotic driving on the "wrong" side. A RHD 951 would be great!

facboy

golly man...i heard it is a real operation to do the conversion - might u not be better off stripping urs of the stuff u want and getting it in running condition, selling it, and then buying a nice one in aus and installing the bits urself? i heard that few (if any) people can do the conversion properly without it looking really second-rate. i've seen a couple that were done by supposed experts, and they looked nowhere even close to factory.

B951S

Back from the dead....

So thinking about this, what are the major challanges given that there is a donar car / parts available?

I take it the servo stays where it is, there must be a linkage that runs inside the firewall across from the pedal to the servo. What about the steering? how are RHD 944's steering configured anyway? I cant see much room around the exhast manifold for the shaft to run down to the rack so is there some kind of articulated linkage or is the shaft actually thread in and aroung the exhaust manifold?

Are there any major LHD/RHD body or firewall differences that make the conversion so hard to do?

I would really like to get up to speed on the major pitfalls of RHD conversions as I might be going there myself. Any help / pics etc appreciated.

hmd

try this they are in Melbourne, they have a lot of 944 parts as they do a lot of cars in the 944 challenge http://www.aporschapart.com/

Also Swan in Perth currently dismantling a 1988 2.5 turbo.

http://www.swanporsche.com.au/dismantling.htm

B951S

Thanks,
I have am talking with Bob at Swan in Perth about that 95. Hopefully after new year is over, I will find out what is left of it. Do they do the STi in oz or only the Wrx's, how did you like yours?
Cheers.

Porsche-O-Phile

Dumb question, but why not just leave it LHD and drive on the "wrong" side? I imagine you'd get used to it.

NZ951

I dont think you can import LHD anymore... makes overtaking an interesting experience!

PS the STi is available but they are all pretty slow anways, and expensive in Aussie. If you want a turbo 4wd 2lt, then the EVO far outperforms the STi.

hmd

POP, can't road registered LHD. Only if car's over 20 yo then you can register for unlimited road use, for club events etc...

We had wrx since 94 and sti since 99. Wrx/Sti are great allrounder best bang for your buck, but any dh can drive them fast, Porsche are more rewarding once you get it right.

Porsche-O-Phile

20 years, eh? Hmmmm. Well you could always wait two or three years. . . I'll be happy to hold onto it for you in the meantime.

turbite

I imagine it might be easier to just find a way to drive it illegally for the next two years. (ie - swap the VINs with an older car, register another 944)
They've got to have enough bureacracy there to make it work...

After just dismantling my interior, I can't imagine it would be fun tracking down all those parts and swapping it all out.

OZ: is your interior stripped? I guess that would help some.