Dorothy getting a makeover (i.e.) rhd conversion!
Folks, I have been on here a short while and I don't think I have posted a build thread yet, and while this truck is not exactly getting "rebuilt" it IS getting a bit of a makeover. With that in mind, I thought you all might be a tad interested in seeing how it is going.
Picture quality is not great. I think I need to brush up on my camera skills, but here are a couple of shots of the old tart in a workshop with the first couple of mods underway.
This picture shows the rhd dash partly fitted. It has yet to have an upper
steering column mount fitted to the collapsible Ididit column (part of
registration requirements is to have like a two stage collapsible column. One
at the shaft and a kind of sliding bracket mount much like modern cars at the
top)
GM (Holden Commodore VT) brake pedal assembly and matching booster fitted.
Notice the heavy duty plate mounting it to the firewall. She ain't gonna go
anywhere!
This shot shows the multitude of holes that had to be welded up in the
firewall.
Pictured sitting on top of the Heidts Mustang II front end currently in it.
Soon to be replaced by Jaguar unit. 
We couldn't find my spring compressors, so I tore down my wife's clothes line.
I think an A for ingenuity, but my wife gives me a D for Doghouse
Total chaos! But I think we are getting somewhere! More to come!
Notice how the relocated handbrake lever is now well and truly in the road. A
bit hard to tell front on, but there's only about 6 inches space between pedal
and tip of handbrake.
Stuart (my welder friend) cutting away the old boxed in section.
Old Mustang II front end cut out. Unboxed rails. Cleaned up ready for Jag
IFS
Not quite the perfect fit. But as everyone knows, it needs a notch cut out of
the front end to fit
cutting away area to be notched
I am soft mounting it, and this is where the front mounts sit in relation to
the chassis. Not sure where to go from here?
I'm getting this front end bolted in, not welded. We used high tensile bolts
over 3mm plate.
Probably the crappiest bit of the job is drilling the holes under the chassis.
Crappy for Stuart. I was sipping beers and supervising at that stage
3mm plate with bolt holes drilled.
Stuart was able to avoid cutting out the Chevy engine mounts. Rather handy,
that!
Adding a gusset for added strength. Check out those welds! See why I chose
Stuart?
More support gussets. Just really nice clean welding, methinks!
