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Mattb

 posted on 8th Apr 04 at 12:44

quote:
Originally posted by snottysnowy1
heres a tutorial i just read on this....

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=84423

i love you...........:lol:

i been looking for a tutorial with pics for ages.....gold star to that man!! :thumbs:


adelcorsa

 posted on 8th Apr 04 at 12:36

i have astra gte front and rear disks on my corsa never had a problem
it was just an ass sorting the hand brake out


M2RTY

 posted on 8th Apr 04 at 11:39

mine was fine running 16v up front


Siberia

 posted on 8th Apr 04 at 07:13

fit 2ltr or v6's on the front


corsaandy

 posted on 8th Apr 04 at 00:28

what do you do about the brake bias tho so that the back wheels dont lock up


snottysnowy1

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 20:18

heres a tutorial i just read on this....

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=84423


corsaandy

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 20:12

thanks alot guys thats great info will have a go at that in the nex week or 2


AdamF

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 17:22

how long did it take to get through the beam??


M2RTY

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 15:59

ps some people say their holes line up, some dont, some need 2 extend plates and some dont

none of my holes lined up so i redrilled all 4


M2RTY

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 15:58

here goes...

grind stubs off astra and keep the mounting plate

grind plates off corsa

line up astra plates on corsa axel

weld them on

redill holes

bolt astra disks onto corsa beam with nova alen key headed bolts

refit onto car

rebend brake pipes or get new ones made

use corsa main cable, early nova short

blead brakes etc and check all lines up ok


Kris TD

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 12:20

m2rv_h, beardy, daimob have all done it.

as far as i know you bolt the astra stub axles onto the corsa beam, also some welding is required for strength, then you need a nova short handbrakes cable.
im not sure wat happens about the brake pipes though, never heard it mentioned before so i assume that they are a direct fit.


corsaandy

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 10:58

nah you can do it without that kit and its cheaper but im not certain how i need someone to tell me this


Liveforever

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 10:38

You need a conversion kit, about £100

PVD sell them, but dont expect rapid delivery.


LukeGSi

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 10:38

:lol: okie dokie, cant really help you im afraid, i know there are a few but the only person i can think of who has them is matt (square) so try u2uing him :thumbs:


corsaandy

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 10:37

yes i am putting the engine in in the summer i am just preparing it nw i know there is not much point, its mainly for looks and the fact i can say i have rear disks:P and i got all the parts on the cheap so i thought i might aswell


LukeGSi

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 10:32

are you putting the GTE engine in?? If not there really isnt any point at all in uprating the rears to discs


corsaandy

 posted on 5th Apr 04 at 10:30

can anyone tell me what i need to do to my 1.2 8v merit to convert the rear drums to discs i have a astra gte donor car.
Is there anything special i need to do for a bias valve and what do i use for the handbrake.
I know this has been said often but i have used the search and cant find the information i need.
cheers andy