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Originally posted by d0gz_bollox
Gonna have a crack at my mates and just need to know the answer to a few things (and anything else you may think off).

*I assume the engine fits into the engine bay pretty easy, lift corsa up, push engine under, drop corsa down, lift engine up.

Pretty much yeah.

*Do you need to bash the drivers side wing away to make clearence for the alternator like with the nova conversion?

No, the only mods are slight and to the bulkhead.

*Front engine mount bracket got to be lowered 40mm, and use astra mount. Front gearbox mount leave as is, Rear mount leave as is but add a 10mm spacer between rear mount and gearbox

Yes but if the engine doesn't sit right it can cause problems.

*Zorst system can be joined up with manifold using flexi pipe easy enough.

Chopping and welding the manifolds is usually sufficient.

* I assume I need new springs, what poundage springs will I need, how much and where from? Can I keep standard shocks?

Standard shocks would be madness. 160 is the mininum poundage. Coilovers offer a better solution, depends on budget.

*What do I do about driveshafts, on my 2ltr nova I just use nova driveshafts but I understand you cant do this with the corsa. Can you buy hub n shafts to fit or do you need to get stuff machined? again where and how much?

Getting a one off set machined wouldn't be cost effective. M-Tech have hundreds of sets made at a time to keep costs down.

*Will the SFi box fit in the engine or will I have to bend the firewall back or is this not possible because of room. Not to keen on £100 for a pipe thing.

No, it'd be a mare to get in and you'd have to trash the engine bay! £100 or so for a Powercap is good value, Courtenay charge £150.

*Corsa fuel pumps are inside the tank arnt they. Its a 1.2 corsa, I assume i'll need to use the 2.0ltr fuel pump which are external pumps, will this go inside the tank? will I need to replace the tank? Are the fuel lines a sufficient size?

Get the fuel pump from a MPi Corsa and it'll be fine. Fuel lines are fine.

*I'll have to loose the antiroll bar yes. The tie bars will still fit on though yes? Will I need to cut of the lug on the bottom of the gearbox.

Get some spacers to retain the anti roll bar. No box mods should be needed.

*Are there any major problems when plumbing up the coolant system, I assume all hoses have a home and nothing needs majorly extended/shortened

Yup.

*corsa clutch cable, astra accelerator calbe yes?

Yes.

*Will the engine sit under the bonnet without fouling it or will I have to cut the support of the bonnet away?

It'll be fine.

*Is the 1.2 radiator okay for this, I know the nova 1.6 rads are okay but I dont know whether the corsa ones are this size or not. What rad do you use?

It'll be ok, get a larger one if need be. Fan will need cutting to clear manifold.

*Can you keep the powersteering with the conversion. Or does the pump have to come off. If the pump can stay on do I need to mod anything to get it to work with the current power steering (assuming it has power steering, I am unsure at moment). If I remove the powersteering do i need to modify the crank pulley by removing (lathe) the powersteering pulley bit or will this fit without fouling the corsa leg?

Retaining the power steering can be done with the right bracket.

Will the gear linkage match up to the astra F20 gearbox okay? Do I just have to flip the white thing around on the selector or will I have to cut, extend n weld the linkage?

Cut, extend and weld. You might need a Nova, ie metal linkage.

Cant think of anything else at the moment.

nova conversions are easy just never done a corsa before and its got to be done in a weekend since he needs it so dont want to have to put it on hold whilst I look for bits I should of got before.

Corsa isn't any harder, just a bit different.

anything else you can think off?

Nope that just about covers it.

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Originally posted by d0gz_bollox
cheers pete.

Whats this two front brake pipes that need making up?

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Originally posted by d0gz_bollox
gotta admit though, ive searched everywhere for a set of driveshafts for the 20xe into the corsa and everyone uses pvd. I couldnt believe that PVD have the monopoly on driveshafts but perhaps they do.

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