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Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 20:52

quote:
Originally posted by Terry12

How come Ste. Not too well up on the Corsa setup.

the only reason you need to lower it as it foul's the manifold, then the use of spacer block's to lower it...

if you lower the tie-bar, then the arb will be lower with it, as it attached to it

hope that explains it

p.s lowered corsa's handle better without the front arb imo

[Edited on 13-01-2008 by Ste L]

Terry12

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13th Jan 08 at 20:55

That makes sense bud. I am used to Cav and Astra where the ARB and tie aren't connected. I'll be fitting coilovers so you reckon dont bother with the ARB?

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13th Jan 08 at 20:55

quote:
Originally posted by Ste L

quote:
Originally posted by Terry12

You should be charging rental Wayne, Could pay for your R5 rebuild lol

and then blow it up again

[Edited on 13-01-2008 by Ste L]

Everytime I think its about ready to finish I find something else buggered thats costly - this time the turbo @ £1100.

Still, it lasted 5 weeks last time which is the most reliable one I have owned to date, my first one lasted an hour and a half and my second I buggered up in 26 miles.

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13th Jan 08 at 20:56

quote:
Originally posted by Terry12

That makes sense bud. I am used to Cav and Astra where the ARB and tie aren't connected. I'll be fitting coilovers so you reckon dont bother with the ARB?

I didn't bother with it when I had the XE in (hence the spare ARB lowering blocks) and I thought it handled better.

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 20:56

i think it's a sign, you and 5's dont work together fella haha

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 20:57

quote:
Originally posted by Terry12

That makes sense bud. I am used to Cav and Astra where the ARB and tie aren't connected. I'll be fitting coilovers so you reckon dont bother with the ARB?

well if your lowering the tiebar's as it will help withhandling slightly anyway

you can fit it, and take it off, and see which setup you like

Terry12

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13th Jan 08 at 21:00

Wayne it isn't just you and 5's, It's cars in general. I wonder if you'll remember how to drive when you get a car running again

I think I'll try it without Ste then fit it at a later date if I'm not happy with the handling. What about front strut brace, Can you fit them with the XE are they worth fitting?

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 21:03

eerm.. some fit some dont

the etec one's fit, but they look a bit flimsy to me...

Terry12

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13th Jan 08 at 21:05

So only real way of getting a good one is custom fit? Doubt I'll bother with one to be honest

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 21:07

this is the etech one...

doesn't look like it would do much..

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 21:09

could fit an omp one on, backward's and chop it a bit like this at the afm

[Edited on 13-01-2008 by Ste L]

Terry12

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13th Jan 08 at 21:11

Suppose that's an option but is it up to much if you cut bits out?

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 21:15

i would of thought so...

i want a fearless nova one, but to fit a corsa, they go over the injection rail..

would probably cost load's to get one made up though

mates LET'd nova with one

Terry12

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13th Jan 08 at 21:19

How much are the Nova ones?
Maybe you could get a Corsa group buy going, I'd fancy one if the price was right.

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 21:20

£120 iirc - tis a bit dear

but are only made for nova's, and corsa's are wider

think some one asked about a corsa one on the nova group buy, and they said they wont make one

[Edited on 13-01-2008 by Ste L]

Terry12

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13th Jan 08 at 21:24

Shame

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 21:24

thread about it...

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91362&page=3

Terry12

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13th Jan 08 at 21:28

Don't see one can't be made for the Corsa?

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 21:33

me neither, but heyho, dont really wanna pay 120 for a bar of alloy lol

Terry12

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13th Jan 08 at 21:37

now that I agree with. I'm wondering if an Astra brace could be modified?

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 21:39

quote:
Originally posted by Terry12

now that I agree with. I'm wondering if an Astra brace could be modified?

well if you can get it to work, im copying your idea

Terry12

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13th Jan 08 at 21:50

Once the engine is in I'll keep an eye out for a cheap Astra brace and see it in can be modified. I know a guy who could weld it up for me once sorted.

Ste L

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13th Jan 08 at 22:08

cool, let us know if you can get it too work

Terry12

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14th Jan 08 at 19:35

I've thought of something else

I know there are 3 ways of doing the driveshafts. I know about the cav inner CV joints but if I want to keep the 2.0 shafts I've heard one might be too long. Is it the short shaft that might be too long and is that if the gearbox is spaced?

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14th Jan 08 at 19:50

If I don't fit the front ARB will these blocks be ok to lower the tie bar?
http://www.chrisastleymotorsport.com/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=34&osCsid=1852c127714bca9b77953a159e23294b

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