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This is my first post here and i have gone over some of the posts on this forum and they are pretty informative. SO i need your help, my friend has a 1997 Nissan Stagea WGNC34 Wagon and wants to sell it. I was thinking of buying it and taking it back to my Country, BAHRAIN. Now we are LHD and the Stagea is RHD. I was wondering if anyone know of any LHD conversion kits for the Stagea. If you guys have any ideas please post em up as i really like this car and want to buy it.

Cheers guys and gals.

Ejaz

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I think that would be one big custom job. The Stagea was a JDM-only car, with no export markets, let alone foreign manufacture (unlike the Z33/G35 etc)

I agree with Adam - see if you can register a RHD vehicle there and base your decision on that.

hey Guys! Thanks for your replies. The problem is i cant register a RHD car in Bahrain and i dont really want a RHD car. I like the LHD more. I dont think its a big job as people do that all the time in Dubai. Any one else have any suggestions guys? Cheers.

You are dreaming if you think it would be an easy job, maybe some cars, not this one. A lot of time, money and butchering. If you can afford to ship and convert a Stagea then you can probably afford an AUDI RS6. I know which one id have.

Nah, the transfer case is well behind the firewall so it wouldnt be an issue. What would be a major issue would be trying to get a steering box, steering shaft and uni down the exhaust side of an RB25DET.

It "might" be possible with a 2WD Stagea, but you would need to make a completely new firewall at the very least.

People perform LHD to RHD conversions here in Australia all the time too - but not on cars like a late model AWD with all the associated complications. It's generally performed on USDM muscle cars & trucks and there are some conversions which are more successful than others. But in South Australia, LHD cars can be registered (albeit with some restrictions based on age).

If you can find a workshop in Dubai that has done RHD to LHD conversions on R34 Skylines (especially GT-R's), then you should have a chance of success!

Thanks for the replies guys. The thing is i know that in Dubai people do Skyline RHD to LHD swaps every day! There are some crazy people there and it is CHEAP to do it. Guy you have to remember that is Dubai! Labor rates and prices for parts are cheap and this being a NISSAN im sure it shares some parts with other Nissan Models that can be adapted etc.

If i knew the mechanics of this car i wouldnt be here asking for advice from you guys. I usually play with german cars, thats why im just asking for more technical points of view as i dont have the time to get the car on a lift......

Okay then.... just never let me buy a used Dubai spec LHD conversion.... :whistling:

Sounds like another chain drive LHD-RHD steering wheel conversion job... and don't want to know how the brakes will be done.. even using a torsion bar arrangement to leave the master cylinder and servo in the origional position..

As for sharing parts, yes it does, lots of them, but only with other JDM RHD only cars..

But I do admire your spirit..

Thanks for the replies guys. The thing is i know that in Dubai people do Skyline RHD to LHD swaps every day! There are some crazy people there and it is CHEAP to do it. Guy you have to remember that is Dubai! Labor rates and prices for parts are cheap and this being a NISSAN im sure it shares some parts with other Nissan Models that can be adapted etc.

If i knew the mechanics of this car i wouldnt be here asking for advice from you guys. I usually play with german cars, thats why im just asking for more technical points of view as i dont have the time to get the car on a lift......

LOL! Thansk for your reply Bro. No it isnt Chain drive! Its done professionally and everything is like factory. We have a lot of JDM RHD converted to LHD in the Middle-East and you can never tell they were RHD. The Stagea is so cheap in Japan its not funny so i think i might go ahead and buy one once i get back to Bahrain and consult my Master Tech. :whistling: It might be worth me actually trying to do this :D

Any more technical insights?

I have absolutely no advice to offer you, but if you go ahead with this, it would be VERY interesting to see how it was done!

If you do it, please come back and post pics/details: from our perspective, it is a massive feat of engineering to do it correctly...

Good Luck!

Mickey B

Mate i Have done many cars in the last 11 years, so IF i do take this on trust em it'll be done professionally! :whistling: I wouldnt have it anyother way and I will post a full thread with pics etc of the process.

If i get lazy and dont start this i'll just buy myself an E90 M3 2010 :D or an 08 M5

buy a USDM G35 of the same vintage. swap the entire front across. OR find a G35X and use that. it will take two cars to do it.

actually thats for a M35- C34 will be full cusotm.

buy a USDM G35 of the same vintage. swap the entire front across. OR find a G35X and use that. it will take two cars to do it.

actually thats for a M35- C34 will be full cusotm.

OK Thats interesting! So i need an 96 or 97 G35 or G35 X doner for parts? Any more info on this Chris? Thanks Mate.

OK Thats interesting! So i need an 96 or 97 G35 or G35 X doner for parts? Any more info on this Chris? Thanks Mate.

C34 is that era, M35 was newer than that... a 2WD would be possible with custom work.....

Import a G35 from the states, AWD if they make them, then import a matching M35 from japan.

C34 is that era, M35 was newer than that... a 2WD would be possible with custom work.....

Import a G35 from the states, AWD if they make them, then import a matching M35 from japan.

someone got waht I was talking about.

C34 is going to be a full custom job.

at least with a NM35 you have a LHD car to work from. they did make them in 4wd. turbo will be the fun bit on that car.

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You will learn to drive from the passengerseat (rhd), but if you know somone that can convert the R33GTR there will be no problem with the C34.

There will be some customparts in the interior, but no major issue except the brake servo. You will have to cut some holes in the firewall, but nothing special.

It's just a skyline, but a little better. :D

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