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Does anyone out there have experience with importing kits to a country that drives on the left side of the road?

Does anyone out there have experience with putting an engine smaller than 3 liters in a Cobra?

Here's the story. My brother-in-law is from Malaysia, and he's a bit of a gearhead. He does maintenance on airplanes, and has quite a bit of experience working on cars. I've been telling him about the Cobra replica industry, and he is interested in starting a business in Malaysia selling Cobras.

Malaysia has huge taxes on imported cars, and he is hoping to avoid this by importing the parts and building the cars there. Malaysia also has huge taxes on engines over 3 liters, so he is wanting to build the cars with smaller engines that are commonly available in Malaysia. One problem with that is there aren't many rear-wheel-drive options. His engine of choice is the Nissan "skyline" straight-6, designed for real-wheel-drive. How exactly such a long motor will fit in a Cobra is a fundamental question, but he's not aware of a rear-wheel-drive V6 setup being available.

I've looked at a few Cobra replica builders from Australia on the web, but they've either not impressed me or seemed too expensive. I've seen a few interesting companies online from the UK as well. I figure that it wouldn't be too difficult for an American manufacturer to make a right-hand-drive setup, either.

The plan is to go with an inexpensive kit setup, to keep the end cost as low as possible. The best option to build a low-cost Cobra that I know of is with the American 5.0-donor kits. I figure my brother-in-law could also import new and used Mustang parts (other than engine and tranny) to build and maintain the cars.

Does anyone have any knowledge about importing a kit to a right-hand-drive country? Is an American company the most cost-effective option, or are there comparable manufacturers in the UK, Australia, South Africa, etc? Does anyone know of an American company that exports right-hand-drive kits?

Thanks!