2. The Decission for a LHD conversion

After a close look to the detalis and a massive search in the web about a LHD conversion, I have decided to do it.
The major reason is, that if you want to overtake another car, in Germany you have to drive for 2/3 on the oncoming lane before you see the oncoming traffic.
--> If I want to have this thrill, I could keep my Egli !
Another item are the coverd car parks. All the automates for bills are on the left side - get out of the car , walk around, get the bill and back - no !

So what are the tasks to do:

Steering
- new steering rack with LHD
- change steering linkage and joints
- weld new joint threads on the "right place"
- find a new position for the steering wheel and the mount it in the dash frame

Pedalbox
- bend the clutch- and break pedal to the oposite direction
- at the end: Make a new gas pedal
- position the pedal box + pedals on the left side
- remove the braket on the right side
- weld the brackets to the left side
- find a solution to pass the wiper motor with the pedalbox adjustment rod
- renew the break and clutch lines

Electric
- remove the battery - start easy ;-)
- remove the GRP case of the battery and pedal box
- remove the wiring harness from the dash and fumbeling all out to the engine bay
- reorganize the wire strands to fit the fuse box on the right side
- pray...

GRP modification
- modify the battery box to fit the left side
- modify the pedal box base cover and the pedal box box (!)  to fit the right side

Dashboard
- remove the displays, lamps and switches
- create a new dashboard and cover it with anything else than walnut
- be creative and place the parts in a new order

Hand break
- weld on new brackets for the hand break lever on the left side
- remove to old ones

Have a look:

The new position of the steering wheel

You see the alu reinforcement behind the new wood !

Positioning the steering linkage - upper...

...and lower

An overview how it looks now...

The hole for the upper joint - see the rust inside.

A close up - only the bottom is rusty. Positive thinking !

Welded in...

...and fitting. You can turn it easily with two fingers - without wheels ;-)

  

The harness still inside.

Next to the wiper motor - the exit

Was a hard job.

I win ! "really" he wispers...

The pedal box - need attention anyway.

Pedals are bend

and - however the pices are called - are in the right position

The acceleration pedal

 After the pedal box is in the right form,the brackets for it and for the hand breack have to be welded. The bracket for the pedal box got some vertical reenforcements - to make it stronger, cause I had no 3mm thick metal - only 2mm. Its over the top, but it look nice, or ?

Pedal box- and hand break brackets

To weld the brackets to the frame I use some magneitc triangles and my TIC welder.

The biggest issue here is to get the right position.

The back bracket

The front bracket

...and the mounted pedal box - see the hole for the adjustment rod next to the wiper motor fix.

the hand break brackets wledd to the left side - they are much shorter now. A massive saving of weight !

Back to the dashboard. I  have to fix the steering collum bracket before the body comes of. I stabilized the wodden dash with 2 alu triangles, which fit between lower and upper wodden plate. Then I ad three pieces of plywood, paste them together and use some screws to mount them to the alu triangle. A hole for the collum has to be drilled. To get the right position for the steering wheel, I place the "seat" ( the Marcos does not have seats ! ) back in the car, hold the steering as I want to have it and use a marker to sign it on the dash- hope this will fit !

The adjustment of the plywood

...and the finished improvement for the dashboard.

The original bracket for the steering collum will be mounted after the body prepared to come back on the frame again.

Now all tasks are done - expect the
wiring harness --> Thats its own task..
hydraulic lines --> One of the last jobs
dashboard --> its a winter job in the basement
GRP mods --> same as above

First I will take off the body in the next step....