I thought RHD Conversions were easy

bartlettj wrote:
If the vehicle wasn't originally designed as both RHD and LHD versions, then there's going to be a lot of custom fab work. To connect the steering box to the wheel, you either have to move the box or add something in between. Then you have to do the dash, cab, brake and throttle pedals, headlight aiming, airbag programming, who knows what else. That's a nice Duramax they have hacked apart there! There's so much stuff under a Duramax hood you have to take the fender well out to change the fuel filter. That has to cost a truckload of money.

Correct. Remanufacture it they then put it better than when it came from the factory, including GM Technical updates. They use some of the people who used to make parts for the local industry too fashion parts for the Silverado and Ram.Other manufacturers who were involved have gone into the Medical, Mining, Military, Bus, Aircraft or other specialised manufacturing. PBR was making the Corvette Brakes in the US,well before the end of manufacturing in Australia

And in both cases the RHD conversion is a very good job, as we’ve previously reported. It’s basically a full body-off rebuild that takes about 100 man-hours and includes the changing or replacing of some 700 parts.

The end result is a really well-finished vehicle produced at the rate of six a day via two shifts, but we’ll get to that later.

Here is Silverado 2500 towing a Caravan
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If the vehicle wasn't originally designed as both RHD and LHD versions, then there's going to be a lot of custom fab work. To connect the steering box to the wheel, you either have to move the box or add something in between. Then you have to do the dash, cab, brake and throttle pedals, headlight aiming, airbag programming, who knows what else. That's a nice Duramax they have hacked apart there! There's so much stuff under a Duramax hood you have to take the fender well out to change the fuel filter. That has to cost a truckload of money.

valhalla360 wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:
Harrop Enineering has a 500hp and 600lbs ft of torque of torque at the rear tires, Superrado

Are you sure it only has 600ft-lb of toque at the rear tires? That's not particularly impressive. My stock 2008 V10 F250 has just shy of 1500ft-lb at the rear tires in 1st gear.

Or did you mean at the crankshaft?

Who wrote the article, got mixed up.A Blown 6.2 V8 would make at least 600lbs at the crankshaft.,why they keep quoting a Pintle Hitch not a Gooseneck or 5th Wheel hitch is something I found in reports about the US Pickup conversions. All Conversions are 6.6 or 6.7 diesels

RobertRyan wrote:
Harrop Enineering has a 500hp and 600lbs ft of torque of torque at the rear tires, Superrado

Are you sure it only has 600ft-lb of toque at the rear tires? That's not particularly impressive. My stock 2008 V10 F250 has just shy of 1500ft-lb at the rear tires in 1st gear.

Or did you mean at the crankshaft?

Harrop Enineering has a 500hp and 600lbs ft of torque of torque at the rear tires, Superrado Like the rest you buy these as a series vehicle from his factory. He was also involved in making prerformance versions of Holdens available from Holden

alexleblanc wrote:

ScottG wrote:
I don't doubt the Maloo would beat the Aston since it probably broke down twice trying to make it around a track that big. They are gorgeous cars but they're junk.

The Maloo is just another variation of the same platform that the Chevy SS was based off of, I though it was quite well regarded?

It is , was as they do not make the Maloo or any other Holden anymore . Holden or more precisely HSV , which became part of TWR. Finished off with a bang. They had a 650hp HSV sedan ,that was a 11second stormer. They still make kits for the engine, do the conversions of the US Pickups and now have a line of HSV Sportscts they make in their Clayton Victoria Headquarters.
A spinoff from the Ford Performance Vehicles lineup has just started producing a limited set of 686hp engines for a Ford Falcon upgrade
This is the basically cosmetic Sportscat I took a photo of.. They are preparing a supercharged L3 powered Colorado series. Others are coming out with modified serial production " Sports Utes" based on other manufacturers products

ScottG wrote:
I don't doubt the Maloo would beat the Aston since it probably broke down twice trying to make it around a track that big. They are gorgeous cars but they're junk.

The Maloo is just another variation of the same platform that the Chevy SS was based off of, I though it was quite well regarded?

ScottG wrote:
I don't doubt the Maloo would beat the Aston since it probably broke down twice trying to make it around a track that big. They are gorgeous cars but they're junk.

No they are not " junk" , still impressive performance from a Sports Ute

I don't doubt the Maloo would beat the Aston since it probably broke down twice trying to make it around a track that big. They are gorgeous cars but they're junk.