red_Devil
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Last march when i got rid of my 2.016v i saw an ad in Motorsport paper. The add said they would supply and fit rwd kit for the corsa b?? does any1 know or have they heard of this because i have a 300BHP engine with no home yet and dont think front wheel drive would cope with the power cos my old one just managed 220BHP without spinning in ultra dry conditions!!
any info greatly appreciated 
[Edited on 25-05-2004 by red_Devil]
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BabyBlade
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have seen a rear engined rear wheel drive rally car was feckin awesome
wasnt exactly a kit tho sorry mate 
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red_Devil
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Where?? pics?? need to know this could be the quickest corsa!!
so waddya think 300BHP rearby corsa!!!
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BabyBlade
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in hereford high town was a rally show. dont have any pics and was like a year ago too
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red_Devil
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Websites??
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luca2020
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u sound a tad to excited mate
i dout there is a rear wheel drive kit avaliable, and even if there was, it would be bloody expensive
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Adam_B
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look at DJM motorsport, they do 4 and rear drive conversions, but i think there more ford orientated
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wayne hiscock
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theres a rally corsa round here that is 4wd
the owner is a driveing instructor
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AgentBlue
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Registered: 29th Mar 02
Location: Co.Down Northern Ireland
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if you were going to make the car fron engined and rear driven then why not make it 4x4?
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AgentBlue
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http://www.deirdre69.freeserve.co.uk/corsa_files/gallery/tigraice.jpg
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PaulW
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there are no off-the-shelf 'kits' to do this, and its one hell of a job to do...
trust me 
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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What 300bhp engine do you have?
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Kerry
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i want to put the v6 in the rear of a corsa 
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BeArDy
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the hardest part will be to make the drive tunel for it
you may aswell do 4WD if your doing that much work
think this one beats the 300bhp mark  (throttle bodys and turbo)
these will also be RWD
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BeArDy
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this is how you do 4x4 so would be along the same lines
Used 4x4 system from Calibra Turbo.
Increased front track with of corsa so that it is the same as the calibras. (as using calibra driveshafts all round)
Removed steering rack & refitted 30mm higher up bulkhead so as to clear transferbox. Still very tight though.
Fabricated new lower crossmember to accept rear gearbox mount.
Rear- cut original corsa floor pan out to behind front seats. Weld in Calibra floor pan to mount original calibra independant rear suspension & diff. Petrol tank fabricated in boot.
Prop shaft shortened by 180mm. (taken from the the third section of the shaft at the rear diff end).
It is possible to do, but involves a lot of time to make parts, fit them, remove them, modifiy them then refit them etc.
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red_Devil
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trying to save weight by just rear wheel drive
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LukeGSi
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quote:
Originally posted by red_Devil
trying to save weight by just rear wheel drive
You might gain a little weight but traction would be 100x better in a 4x4 
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red_Devil
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also dont want to loose much pwoer i.e more wheels driven more power lost through flywheel gearbox ect
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LukeGSi
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yeah but more traction and therefore quicker
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mike_1.2LS96
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quote:
Originally posted by red_Devil
also dont want to loose much pwoer i.e more wheels driven more power lost through flywheel gearbox ect
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Good luck mounting the engine the other way around, and finding a proper gearbox for it.
At least with 4wd you can use the F28.
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red_Devil
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thanks mike glad you told him doh!
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LukeGSi
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quote:
Originally posted by red_Devil
thanks mike glad you told him doh!
eh?
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Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by red_Devil
thanks mike glad you told him doh!
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LukeGSi
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Im confused? Did Mike tell me something?
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