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nicky(corsa) Astra Newbie
Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 19
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject: conversion |
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wot is the best doner car to use for a red top conversion plus wots the best way for rear disks mk2? gte rear beam maby |
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opel_kadett_5_door_gte Astra Addict
Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 600
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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yeah unless you want a5 stud conversion? _________________
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nicky(corsa) Astra Newbie
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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so the rear beam of a mk2 will fit on a mk1? is it a straight swap or does it need modding? |
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Jason Rallyslag
Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 5552
Location: Halifax on't couch or in't pub
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Straight swop. All you'll need to do is fiddle about with the handbrake cable a bit.
I'd go for a Mk3 GSi rear beam, actually I am coming to think of it...
Best car for a donor? Well, Anything with a decent redtop (C20XE) engine in it. Don't kill the Mk2 Astra's, dig into a Calibra or a Cav instead...
Make sure that you get everything with it that you are going to need, in fact you are better off if you have the room to get the entire car. _________________ The most hip hop mofo to ever come out of Halifax.....Jam Master Jay in d house!!! |
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nicky(corsa) Astra Newbie
Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 19
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | I'd go for a Mk3 GSi rear beam, |
has the mk3 got bigger rear breaks or is it the same just tryinh to see why i should go for mk 3 |
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GTE Newbie Astra Enthusiast
Joined: 18 Jun 2005 Posts: 336
Location: Loughton, Essex
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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nicky(corsa) wrote: | Quote: | I'd go for a Mk3 GSi rear beam, |
has the mk3 got bigger rear breaks or is it the same just tryinh to see why i should go for mk 3 |
Its newer?! |
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nicky(corsa) Astra Newbie
Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 19
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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ok less rust i see lol |
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opel_kadett_5_door_gte Astra Addict
Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 600
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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also have to change the brake line fttings as they wont match up _________________
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Jacko Astra Expert
Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 1757
Location: Leicester via Manchester
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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opel_kadett_5_door_gte wrote: | also have to change the brake line fttings as they wont match up |
No you don't...
...I've fitted 2 mk2 gte and a mk3 gsi beam before and have never had to do any modds to get them to fit, work and pass an MOT.
Handbrake cables don't fit spot on, but mot station will pass you know problems. _________________ Nurburgring - Not for girls |
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opel_kadett_5_door_gte Astra Addict
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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mine had to be changed unless it was te handbrake
actually no think mine were fecked so thats why they got changed _________________
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Jason Rallyslag
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Mk3 GSI beam runs a 20mm wider track at the back........the wider the better I say!!! Unless you have some mad offset on your tyres, I'd still rather chop arches tho' _________________ The most hip hop mofo to ever come out of Halifax.....Jam Master Jay in d house!!! |
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Jacko Astra Expert
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Mk3 GSI beam runs a 20mm wider track |
Do they??
Why did i bother swaping the cav beam for a gsi one then??
The Cav rear beam IS 20mm wider on the track than the mk1. _________________ Nurburgring - Not for girls |
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Jason Rallyslag
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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If your gonna get flippant young man I will let the whole board know how you went and bought a new beam from a scrappers for £100 so you could convert to 5 stud, only to realise that the Mk2 you had also has stub axels and the beam was a complete and utter waste of time....
Opps did I let that one slip
But yeah he's right it's the Cav and not the GSi, I think??? _________________ The most hip hop mofo to ever come out of Halifax.....Jam Master Jay in d house!!! |
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Jacko Astra Expert
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | If your gonna get flippant young man I will let the whole board know how you went and bought a new beam from a scrappers for £100 so you could convert to 5 stud, only to realise that the Mk2 you had also has stub axels and the beam was a complete and utter waste of time.... |
So why do i have a mk3 astra beam with cav turbo stub axles in place of the mk2 astra gte beam that i sold??
God sake Jay..The abs sender hole on the mk2 astra beam is not as big as the mk3s, THIS IS WHY I BOUGHT IT!!
I COULD, if i wanted or could have been bothered to do, is enlarge the hole _________________ Nurburgring - Not for girls
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AntB Astra Old Hand
Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 842
Location: DERBYSHIRE
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Mk 2 16v GTE is the best donor car cause of all the goodies you can nick, engine,box,front brakes, rear beam,lcd dash, leccy windows and mirrors, theese all fit without too much grief(or without any grief at all!!!)
The mk3 gsi beam is exactly the same width as a mk2, the geometry is slightly different and the hole is bigger in the middle making it easier to do a 5 stud conversion if you wish, but apart from that they are the same.
The handbrake needs a small amount of work on either. _________________ Old skool- New rules !!! |
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