corsaandy
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which parts do i use for this as i have the engine in now with the astra gte linkage bit on the gearbox and mount, this is a solid bar and has nothing tighten up around the gear knob bar that comes from the inside and also it doesnt fit around it in any way so which parts do i need to use?
do i need to change the linkage on the gearbox to the corsa one or do i get an astra gear knob bar end to attach to it?
cheers andy
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myke
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i was under the impression that you kept the astra linkage on the box, but cut and extended the corsa link rod to fit.
could be wrong, and i'd like to see the answer now too.
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ed
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You need to use a Nova gear linkage rod, as the Corsa one is made from plastic. You extend it and attatch it to the Astra gear linkage...
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ed
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You extend it 15mm I think...
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corsaandy
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ahh right sweet i will go down the scrappy and see what i can find then but i do still use the astra rod which is connected to the gearbox in the astra gte
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drunkenfool
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
You need to use a Nova gear linkage rod, as the Corsa one is made from plastic. You extend it and attatch it to the Astra gear linkage...
Could this be why mine has snapped three times? 
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ed
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I dunno, haven't done it yet.. Just going by what I have been instructed to do...
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corsaandy
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ahh is there any1 who has done the conversion who has a working gear linkage that can tell me which bits they used
cheers
[Edited on 22-08-2004 by corsaandy]
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ed
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BeArDy & lee mitchell
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starkie
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yeah you have to trim the corsa engine mount where the mount hits the gearbox cut the lip away till its clear then run a few lenghts on weld up the inside to put strenght back into it and thats it no cutting linkages
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moddedcorsa
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does anyone have a pic of the mount after its been trimmed? So starkie you are saying that the corsa link rod is used with the arm thing on the f20 box?
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starkie
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yeah i am pretty sure there is no extending to be done this is only required if you use the m teck spacers
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BeArDy
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Pics
you also have to cut a bit out so u can get the gearbox oil drain plug
sod all this extend gearlinkage crap
[Edited on 02-10-2004 by BeArDy]
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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I just bought a short shift, saves all of the mucking about
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Joff
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Surely the shortshift would be designed for the F20 and not the Corsa?
So you'll still either have to extend it 15mm or modify the gearbox mount as above.
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moddedcorsa
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when modifying the gearbox mount, is the spacer still used?
So what way is better:
extending corsa link, metal nova rod and f20 u piece?
OR
im presuming removing spacer, trimming mount, and using std corsa link and plastic rod, with f20 u piece?
(im led to believe removing the spacer will make the diff sit wrong and wear it out prematurely)??
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lee mitchell
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if u have someone that can weld. extend the linkage. and u dont use the u piece of the f20 u use the corsa one. when u bolt the front engine mounts on. the rear mount is about 15mm away thats what the spacers for to fill the gap. if u cut the mount ur then pulling the mount to passenger side 15mm. so obviously making the rear mount rubber wonky if u know what i mean,
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moddedcorsa
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explained perfectly lee, so im goin to extend the corsa link rod, nova metal rodd and the corsa U-shaped piece. (is the extension 15mm on each part?)
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modded_corsa
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if someone would like to explain this picture as i dont no much about it...but this is a scanned version of the m-tech fitting guide which tells you wer to extend it
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Joff
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The two areas highlighted are where extra metalwork has been added.
The top of the Corsa linkage is the "U" shaped end, that needs to be cut at the point of the first weld, 15mm of extra metal to be welded in then the other end reattached to the end of the new piece of metal.
The same is for the metal rod a bit lower down. If your car has a plastic rod, get the metal rod from the Nova.
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moddedcorsa
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what about the shaft on the part that connects to the gearbox (shaft connected to the universal joint kinda thing) (bottom right of the pic)
Does that need extended? Or could i do what nova owners with c20xe's do and flip part of the universal joint round?
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lee mitchell
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u just do what the picture says
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moddedcorsa
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so using g/box spacer:
extend the linkage
(nova metal rod and corsa U-shaped arm, or is it the F"0 u-shaped arm?? where shown by 15mm)
(thats two extensions in total)
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lee mitchell
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corsa linkage extended with metal rod of a nova extended
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moddedcorsa
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thanks,
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