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Author Help please :( - Strut brace on a 1.2 16v
Haimsey
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Im struggling to fit my strut brace to my 1.2 16v corsa b.

The strut isnt for a 1.2 16v, but it is off other 16v corsas.

So far as ive read, is that you have to alter it in some way? But ive not been able to find any answers to this, or any help otehrwise.

So, anyone who has fitted one to a 1.2 - surely there must be atleast one person - any ideas?

The main problem is that it keeps fouling the air box at the top.
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Any ideas please ?

Thanks Really want this fitted now.

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Off page 2 and ttt

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Ste L
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can you not fit it back to front?
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I tried fitting it the opposite way, but the bar tends to bend out at one end, fitting it the 'opposite way' meant that it bentout over the engine.

Fitting it the way i am means it bends away from the engine slightly.

This is the way i fitting it to the car, you can see the bend towards the left side of it.



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that box on top.

see where it catch`s
cut it so it clears then seal it with tigerseal/stickoflex and use the bit you cut out of it reversed :thumbs
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or stick a astra ecotec, or similar rubber top bit on instead of that big ass plastic box thats on there
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thanks for replies

I tried to cut it away but noticed i made a slight hole in it so i whacked a bit of leccy tape over the hole

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Didded it, id explain how, but erm, it erm, yea.



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how did you fix it?

pic's?
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pics in a mo

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Fitted something like this - I apologise for the dirty engine bay, will be on teh cleaning list shortly

oh and the dirty car im getting round to cleaning it, but will leave it unitl just before trax






Managed to get it to just miss the air box at the top.
Just need to polish up engine and all that get it looking loads better than it is atm



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still cut it down, i did that on my 1.4 8v and it rubbed cos of engine movement
worst case scenario itll crack the inlet
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oh right, sorry to be a pain, but i dont understand how i can cut it down

as i said before, i trimmed it a little bit and it had a hole in it almost straight away.

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say you have a square box
you cut a corner out, turn it round and glue it back in, its then recessed

personly id go with the astra eco pipe route, that way its flexible
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ah right, im totally unaware of what is in this circle thingy it just clicks, thats all.

I shall have to look into the astra thing then.

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its just a empty box for air, some have a metal bar at the top where the screws are thats about it
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oh right, thank a doo.

Reckon the astra bit would be expensive?

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Ste L
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looks good..

like adam said it may still hit, if i was you, i'd whip the box off, and chop the back off and fibreglass it back up to give more clearance
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It has been catching you can see where its hitting the strut

I dont dare take it off and start chopping at it

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get a spare on and do it to that incase you fuck up
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might go for a drive to scrappys now then and see if i cant get hold of one will it not alter the engine or anything if i start changing the size of the box and reducing the internal size of it?

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I have a spare if needed
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quote:
Originally posted by Haimsey
might go for a drive to scrappys now then and see if i cant get hold of one will it not alter the engine or anything if i start changing the size of the box and reducing the internal size of it?


no not really, shouldn't make a difference
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okie, thanks peeps

Ill give it a go.

The other thing is the astra idea. need mroe info on this though

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