Coyote-engined RHD Ford Raptor

[christianUK]

But sadly only for Aussies. Nice idea though. Wish we could have that here.
https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/2020-ford-ranger-raptor-receives-mustang-v8-engine

Australia has some funny rules from memory, I think it bans imports of all LHD cars so you get these unusual semi official localisations happening. Holden do a RHD conversion for hellcats too I was reading.

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[jonny10buds]

My British friend living in Cairns Australia has just bought a locally RHD converted Camaro ZL1 with 640 BHP, the conversion is done by HSV (Holden Specialist Vehicles), I take great delight in telling him there’s a bicycle chain behind the dashboard

 

[christianUK]

I take great delight in telling him there’s a bicycle chain behind the dashboard

Is that how they do the steering then? Sounds lethal!

 

[GW65]

Is that how they do the steering then? Sounds lethal!

Some official factory RHD conversions aren't much better... When the Mk1 Golf was converted to RHD there was an obvious short-cut in that the wipers were still LHD...and a less obvious one that explained why all the UK road-tests complained about the brakes - instead of moving the servo/master-cylinder there was a too-thin torsion bar that ran from the right-hand side to the left-hand side of the engine bay!

 

[hinch]

I've said all along the ranger would be amazing with a mustang engine in it because diesel's are shit.

 

[jonny10buds]

Is that how they do the steering then? Sounds lethal!

Haha, it was the norm in the ‘70s but I think they’re a bit more sophisticated now.

 

[marks]

I've said all along the ranger would be amazing with a mustang engine in it because diesel's are shit.

especially when under the Raptor name

 

[Spider]

Haha, it was the norm in the ‘70s but I think they’re a bit more sophisticated now.

Some early Mustangs were converted this way and sold as RHD in the UK in the 60's and 70's. I haven't looked maybe they're still doing it

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