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  1. 07-27-2007 02:21 PM #1
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    This is probably a completely nutty idea but...does anyone know why you couldn't flip a rack and pinion around backwards and build a right hand drive street rod?
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  3. 07-27-2007 03:00 PM #2
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    When I realized there was no room on the drivers side of my T to put in three pedals, I half seriously thought of going RHD, because there was a ton of room on the passenger side due to no shift and clutch linkage over there. Luckily, my better judgement won out when I realized how hard it would be to judge driving the car sitting over there.

    I know some guys do it with cars that were originally meant to be driven in other countries, but I didn't see that working out for me.

    BTW, if you flip the rack, it would steer backwards, wouldn't it??

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  4. 07-27-2007 04:08 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
    BTW, if you flip the rack, it would steer backwards, wouldn't it??
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    Yep. Been there done that forty years ago, and still got the scars to prove it.
    We (my brother and I) thought a left hand drive Austin 7 (of all things!) would be just too cool, so we spent a lot of time and effort doing just that. All went well for the first ten feet........then I went through the hedge that lined our driveway, and hit the fence behind it.
    Our mum was not impressed.
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    Hehe. I've mentioned before that I knew a kid when I was a teen who turned the rear axle over in a '50 Ford so the spring pads were on top and he could rake it. When he lowered it down and went to take off he had 3 speeds in reverse, and one forward.

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    However, if you take a front mount rack, invert it, then mount it behind the crossmember......
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Severson
    However, if you take a front mount rack, invert it, then mount it behind the crossmember......
    We didn't know that then ....we didn't know anything ......I would've been about 14 yrs old, and brother Don about 15.
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    Also remember with a right hand drive car your visibilty deminishes.Passing on a two lane road can be dodgy especially with no passenger to give you the headsup.
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