RHD 914, what's value of a rhd 914 Options

[9146-racer]

Hi, I haven't been on here for ages, sorry to have missed you all.
I have just been reading an article on the RHD Crayford cars and really would appreciate a value for one.
My car is a 1969 Crayford, in fact I understand it to be the first one ever.

I've owned it for about 30 years and now am considering parting with it, but what's it worth?

[wonkipop]

took some shots out at workshop today while attending to some running problems on 914.

pedal angst illustrations for those in the asia pacific region who might be still compelled to go RHD.

image of 1975 911 pedal arrangement (factory idea of RHD).
not a lot of space there between the clutch pedal and the brake.







wonki 914 pedal layout.
its closer to a lhd arrangement, accelerator to brake.



yanki lhd drivers might be looking at weird cross slash angle of brake pedal slot in pedal board (Carpet), check out a lhd clutch pedal angle if you think its too strange!. but its copied from a crayfords car except for one detail. crayfords cut the brake pedal and welded in a displacement piece.
our engineer forbid us to cut and weld the brake pedal but allowed us to heat and bend it into a new shape. so the brake pedal was heated and bent to a new configuration without cutting and welding. the pedal pad itself travels back in space in a straight line but the lever arm travels diagonally as it passes through pedal board. hence strange looking angle in pedal board/carpet slot.
also accelerator pedal further right than even crayfords. small amount of panel beating to wheel well to allow for it, but does not interfere with tyre when turning full lock.
heres why.
i can still sit at angle (steering wheel angle at factory angle to dashboard but mirrored),
but i am not so splayed that i have to overly stretch to clutch pedal. the joys of rhd in either a vw or a porsche - which just get worse in a 914 if you are not careful.



steering wheel raised slightly.
also upper firewall beaten up to allow for steering column shaft.
crayfords cut a slot instead.



all in all it works.
i sit at correct angle pointed towards centre of car as per lhd.
steering wheel at correct angle to dashboard.
avoid over stretching clutch leg.
accelerator as far right as i could get it.



about the only thing that is different from crayfords car i referenced is,
i managed to massage the accelerator a bit further right.

but it works better than a factory 911 pedal box would have.


sitting around in sunshine today on skinny 165 XAS.
end of summer down here in aus.

enjoy your summer and keep on driving on the wrong side of the road.




those cocoa mats are the originals turned upside down so i could swing them left to right.
when i get enough spare $ i might order in a set of custom mats and hang up these in the garage. in the meantime they save a bit of wear and tear on the carpets i made up out of some factory stock carpet i managed to score way back in about 92 i think.
last of the roll left in some warehouse in germany. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)