I already had in mind that the conversion may not be feasible. Still, I was curious... and there are many projects that have surprised me -- thought I would step out of the lurker shade of safety for once and ask.

Is there a post that you mind linking me to? Maybe I should have left the "LHD" off... Thanks, my friend.

I just thought this link was concise and well-defined
Perhaps someone will be instilled to figure something out, haha...

 

No thread, apologies. You first need to source all the VGS components including a VGS capable ECU.

 

It's fine, thanks again.
I may do some research when I have a chance just to sit down -- and I will either respond here or create another thread.

 

I think its possible. Someone here in my country converted a JDM S2000 into LHD, and he still used the RHD rack n pinion. I think he was on a tight budget i think and didnt want to spend on a LHD rack pinion. He added some kind of belt for it to work, because the RHD system is obviously located at the right hand side. If the VGS isn't as complicated, or has an identical rack and pinion as the RHD, then i think its possible. People though criticized the mechanic who used the RHD rack on the LHD car as it was "dangerous" and unreliable.

 

I had not a moment that I could reply promptly; I apologize.

I have been searching around online more, though, I have not found anything worth mentioning just yet... albeit, it seems that the system seems terribly heavy -- I do not know how much at the moment however.

It is strange since S2KI is usually my primary resource to refer to...

Are you implying that there is a thread for this? I would like the link if you have it

I appreciate the response; I am not qualified enough to say whether or not something is safe or not -- I may get flamed for this, but depending on the implementation, I am sure it is fine outside of the belt maintenance. Thanks for providing a solution I had not thought of -- it isn't something that would be my first choice, though it would be less stressful than reverse engineering VGS.

I am still being rather hypothetical about this for now, of course. I welcome any more thoughts.

 

http://spoon-mechanic.seesaa.net/article/116501450.html

I realize that this is overdue, since the thread is silent.

I use Google Chrome for translation -- I apologize for not having it linked through Babelfish.

It does not make sense to me, though it seems that this car will have its VGS replaced by the electric steering (EPS) in most of our cars. VGS is 8 kg / 18 lbs heavier than EPS -- which is discouraging. There are interesting pictures as well as an interesting price near the bottom of the page -- which comes out to be 375,690 USD...

Lost in translation, probably.

 

Unfortunately there is no article about this, since the most mechanics of S2000s here in the Philippines don't consult the net and the guy who bought the car wit the converted S2000 didn't post the conversion done here. When I said "people" i meant the other locals who knew of the build. Converting used RHD cars that came from Japan is a big business here in the Philippines.

But if the local mechanic was able to make the RHD rack and pinion work on an LHD car then I'm sure you could be able to make the RHD VGS to work on yours too, however i don't see the need to, I watched a best motoring review of the VGS S2000 vs the non VGS model around the track.

The VGS S2000 actually lapped slower, with Tsuchiya commenting about its inconsistent steering inputs. I hope this helps.

 

Thanks my friend for all the insight -- I didn't even know that about the Philippines

I have run into a couple of threads of people that either hated active steering or hated it; maybe one or two about its performance -- I do not remember anything positive mentioned in that aspect. I figured that it may have not been well-founded, though, since you have had something to back it with -- I believe you. The trouble may not be worth it.

I will still read up on it, though. In the meantime, if I find that video online, I will post it up here.

I was actually considering going RHD (coffee withdrawal this morning), though -- I would rather not, unless I need to joust or something

 

No problem man glad to have helped you.

Search it on youtube. but its kinda hard to search coz the title is in japanese so basically the search button won't work.

And yea. Its not worth it too go RHD-- you'd be spending thousands of dollars to be on the wrong side of the road.

 

I am not sure, the idea of jousting seems to be growing on me... j/king.

I saw the video actually (first few seconds); I decided not to post it since it did not have English subtitles. I will watch the rest at work tomorrow now that it is on my mind again.

It does not seem very practical now -- come to think of it, I am not sure if this device makes sense in anything other than a street car (as opposed to a race car)... it still bothers me so, however.