JDM front clip

hey im looking for a JDM front clip 300z TT ... but i need one that has the dash included... im doin a Right Hand Driver swap.... my 300z Na Is left hand... im gonna convert it to Right hand driver.. so i need a 300z TT jdm Front clip including all dash panels... and parts... if possible... If anyone knows where i could find it it would be great help... Thanks!


So to wrap it up i need a Right Hand JDM 300z TT front clip.. with all dash panels .... and the motor... and all parts.. basically everything from the dash forward... but it MUST BE right hand driver..(steering wheel on the right side) lol just making sure

samhain is the man to talk to....

also, why do you want to do all that work to switch the driver's seat from the left to the right???

pretty much just to do it... i go to school for collision/refinishing... and street rod fabrications... it would be a fun experience... im not worried about the work involved... i just want to have fun and when im done i want a completly customized Z that i did ALL the work to.... its just to say... ya i did that... know what i mean..... plus samhain hasnt wrote back yet to me in a few days so i figured maybe someone else would know...

oh ok. yeah i dont think he gets on half as much as he used to.

alot of other places online are sold out or dont carry vg30dett front clips. flashoptions.com carries them but i have heard REALLY BAD things about them. if you wanna get really different you could do a rb swap. i think rb25det's only run a little higher than the vg's. just a thought. plus when you pop the hood you can get that "dropping jaw" effect.

i have always wanted to drive in a right-handed car, it would definitely be different. good luck.

-Jared

Yea Nateo I just read your PM...

I think I already gave you the prices in another PM, I can get some pictures for you, but give me a bit (gotta get a hole of some guys in Okinawa). And the dashboard forward is included... Including the dashboard. And RHD Set-Up.

-Wes

yeah...i think you read my PM too wes. when you get pictures definitely PM them to me too.

yea Samhain..

I think u said like... 3 grand for a 5-speed TT or something... dont remeber 4 sure... but also how much we talking with shipping?.... ya when u get pics Plz send em it woudl be greatly appreciated

i'll make sure i keep everyone posted on how it goes and i'll have pics in the process.....

Yea that pricing is correct... Shipping from the facility to PA is typically around $350-$450 give or take a few bucks.

-Wes

thats what i like to hear

So what u guys think...? im really likeing the idea of the RHD conversion...So Samhain The front clip has everything i need for the TT swap... And the RHD conversion?

Well the only real purpose of the RHD conversion is to be unique, and really, if you want to be unique then its all about what its worth to you.

i think it would be cool. tell me how hard it was. i dont even want to try and attempt. probably a real pain in the ass.

Why waste your money doing a RHD conversion?Are you aware DOT/EPA would have to be involved with this? Meaning: $$$! You are better off Buying a JDM car or saving all that money and doing some mods...

not really wasting money... the way i see it is im getting a TT swap... and buying a jdm front clip with RHD... so i dont see it as wasting money... but i do realize that penn dot is involved... i already checked with my mechanic who does my inspections and he said it is legal... as long as the dash panels are correctly in place.. like i cant just hook all the stearing up... i haveto have the dashboard in place..
thast why i wanted to make sure all the dash panels were included....

I'm pretty sure it's illegal to convet from LHD to RHD... now that you mention it... I don't think that DOT allows USDM cars to converted like that...

The Dot Don't Care.... My Buddy Here In Az Converted His 240sx To Rhd, Your Not Changing Any Of The Safety Equipment. The Epa Can't Say Anything About Non-engine/emissions Changes.

OHH AND HERE IS HIS CAR: http://teamvoa.741.com/videos/opesbigBURNOUT.wmv

Sounds kinda fishy... I bet there is some kinda law... oh-well... to each his own! I just don't see much of a reason why you should converted RHD...

customize.. make osmething different... for the most part there are 0 300z's around here
i am basically the only one....
SO i wanna make it WAY special and make it RHD i just think it would be awsome and grab even more attention than it already would recieve

More attention? Yeah you'll get that alright... you are bound to get pulled over by the Po-Po more in a RHD car. I know some guy with a RHD JDM 180SX and he is always getting unwanted attention by the cops and all those mongerals jocking and wanting to jack his car... sucks... but like I said: Whatever... it's your deal!

RHD Conversion is perfectly legal...

But as for how practical is the ease of the project... I wouldnt recomend it. A LOT of chopping and welding involved... Not fun, not easy, not cheap.

But good luck Nate.

-Wes

i really dont think its gonna cost that much.... its not gonna be a weekend job ya its gonna be time consuming.... but hey i got all winter... im in no hurry

I'm pretty sure it's illegal to convet from LHD to RHD... now that you mention it... I don't think that DOT allows USDM cars to converted like that...

Ivia what about the Post Office? I've seen lots of retired PO stuff out there.

yeah but thats government property. the government can do whatever the hell they want. ie: in illinois we cant have tinited windows on the side windows or the windshield but our drug officers and detectives go around with 20% all the way around. damn government

i dont see why u cant reconfigure the inside of the car... its not like im really taking away any safty restraints or anything.. and u know thats what there mainly worried about...

The thing with the whole tint thing.. thats in pa too... but also were not allowed Underbody neons well any neons at that... None on the outside... not even those gay Windshield washer lights... lol there soo dumb... but anyways... even neons on the inside... if they can walk around the car and see the bulb its illegal... as well as nothing hanging from the rear view mirror... but u can put like neons under ur dash where they cant be seen from looking into the car.... those are pretty much the only thing legal neon wise....but as the steering wheel goes... as long as its in a stock location they cant say shit... so if they make Any nissan 300z thats Right side... then u can make urs right side... As long as all Dash components are in place.... Which they will be... so i really dont see that as being a problem.... the only thing i might need if u guys could look around would be for New RHD dash parts... i dont know how beat up there gonna be from the Front clip... if anyone knows where i can get some RHD dash components plz let me know

They come on the clip dude...

I told you I wouldnt recomend doing it, its tough shit, and if you fuck up... You FUCK UP.

-Wes

Yeah... can you imagine swapping over the steering wheel and all that junk?

Oy! nad by the way: You can find some RHD dash parts at AMZperformance.com Check 'em out!

I've seen it done, and its fucking tough as hell dude.

You have to chop the firewall off the clip, which isnt too bad. Then you have to chop the fire wall off your existing Zed... Now that gets teedious.

If you fuck up at all, you have questioned the integrity of the structure, and the car may total itself.

Now if you get to this point, and everything is fine. Begin welding the JDM Firewall into your USDM Zed. You will have to weld the steering assemblies in, all the supports... Everything.

Tough stuff to do.

But if you feel so inclined... Go for it.

-Wes

Ivia what about the Post Office? I've seen lots of retired PO stuff out there.

yeah... but they are made that way! :p