Alpine GTA V6 project. LHD or RHD?

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Alpine GTA V6 project. LHD or RHD?

Postby simonsays74 » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:57 am

I am currently building a 'new' GTA.

Should I convert it to LHD in light of the French values?

Complete bare shell rebuild.

Spec is roughly as follows,

Body,
Le Mans rear wings and bumper.
A610 one piece front end as per the hillclimb car that I built.
Full rollcage.
Fully stripped out with custom dash.

Running gear.
Heavily modified UN1 gear box
3.0 ltr PRV turbo
Brembo brakes fitted all round, inc separate Brembo handbrake caliper
Will try for centre lock wheels if possible

Was looking at the bulk head and LHD seems perfectly possible.......
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Postby stephendell » Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:02 pm

If you are happy to drive LHD then LHD every time. Have you got a steering rack?
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Postby clee » Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:50 pm

Road going or pure competition ? LHD as the market here will never give it it's value ..... Are you building to sell it right away or keep for a while ?
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Postby simonsays74 » Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:00 pm

I can live with LHD just fine.

No rack at the moment but I'm guessing you 'might' have one??!! Lol

I would love a Macon run in it then maybe for sale. I see it as a two year build, just fitting it in round my regular work.


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