Technical

All SSV Right Hand Drive Conversions comply to the LVVTA (Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association) Low Volume Vehicle Standard 190-70(01) and are Certified by an LTSA approved and LVVTA appointed Engineer. Any left hand drive passenger vehicle that is converted to Right Hand Drive in New Zealand is covered by these standards, however there can be a great deal of difference in the finish and engineering quality from converter to converter.
What sets SSV Right Hand Drive Camaro Conversions apart from the others?

ABS Molded Plastic Dash, Dash Pad's & Frame, Air Bag Cover, Glove Box, Fuse Cover, Kick Panel, Consul, Air Distribution Box's, etc. Just like Factory!
Because we can mold components "in house" from ABS
Plastic we are able to reduce the use of Fibre Glass Reinforced Plastic components to a minimum, requiring only the Binnacle and some small vent, Wiper and fixing molds to be made from FRP.

Above is a picture showing our 1996 ABS dash frame ready for instillation, note the mirrored vinly pads, including the Fully Functioning Air Bag Cover.

Mirrored Wipers The LVVTA standard requires that windscreen wipers be mirrored, and although we have seen some very poor attempts to comply, such as Holden wiper assemblies being adapted in such a manor that an unswept area of around 200mm adjacent to the new drivers side A pillar remains! SSV has fully complied to the LVVTA standard and are the first company in the world to perform a virtual mirror image wiper conversion on the Camaro, with full wiper coverage!

The picture above shows the completed, fully functioning wiper conversion on the Camaro.

Catalytic Converter "Hump" Reduction The new drivers side foot area contains the large "hump" molded into the floor to accommodate the catalytic converter. Many converters simply leave the floor as it is, this seems especially true of light truck converters, which in our view makes for an unpleasant driving experience as well as an unsafe driving environment. It is very easy for the hump to interfere with the drivers foot, especially in an emergency breaking situation. The LVVTA standard requires that the old drivers floor space be replicated on the new drivers side, this requires some skillful engineering, SSV complies to the standard, thus making for a safe and pleasurable driving experiance. The difference has to be experienced to be appreciated.

The picture above on the left shows a catalytic converter "hump" prior to re-sectioning, the picture above on the right shows the finished result after re-sectioning. Both seats are in the full back position.

Bonnet Pull. It may seem a small item to list but if you pull in to a garage and want to check under the hood, then this saves you the inconvenience of leaning over to the old drivers side. Many converters simply don't bother!
Pride in our work. Pride in what we do shows through in the finished product. The car drives as if it were a factory right hand drive, the interior fit-out is second to none. The value of the vehicle is actually increased rather then being devalued as with some poor quality conversions that we have seen. Below is a finished interior right hand drive conversion on a 1996 Camaro.

WARNING

As stated previously all right hand drive conversions on passenger cars in New Zealand are covered by the LVVTA standards. It appears some engineers interpret these standards differently depending on which part of New Zealand you live in. SSV uses the LVVTA standard's as it's Bible and makes every effort to comply. However we constantly see vehicles converted that clearly do not meet the standard as written, this includes vehicles that have been signed off by an engineer with wipers that do not sweep the correct way, dangerous floor "Humps" as well as some dangerous fittings. We have seen a vehicle where the passenger side air bag has been covered with a one piece Fiberglas dash, a disaster waiting to happen! We have evidence that suggests an engineer has "turned a blind eye" on a conversion where the headlights dipped into traffic to avoid putting his client to the work and expense of converting the headlights to comply with the standard. We believe in some instances unsafe conversions are being put onto New Zealand roads!

SSV strongly advises anyone that has a vehicle which requires a right hand conversion or intends to import a vehicle in the future that will require conversion, to insist that the converter complies to the LVVTA standard for right hand drive steering conversions.

Just some of the projects that SSV Limited has been involved with in the past: