Ultimate cheap conversion - Machine extra groove in 2ltr Astra shafts and slide CV joint past original groove into new groove - and hey presto - Heavy duty competition shafts !!!! using astra inner and outer cv joint !!- all thats required is 2 machine astra flanges to fit corsa/nova wheel bearings!!! Job done and a lot cheaper than everyone elses shafts !

my tapered shafts lasted 3 and a half years so not to bad

vauxgirl- my old nova valver done well over 20k with this setup untill i sold it and my mates SRi corsa has had it for well over a year now

IMHO taperd shafts are a waste of time

you wont know untill you did. I went for the 1.6 driveshaft 2.0 cv joint route and spent the first couple of hours not bootin it for fear of snapping them, then though ang on what was the point of the conversion, one quick boot later and everything was still in one piece :) better to use new/recon'd cv joints though as slightly worn ones will get eaten really quickly, especially if the car is lowered

why would it snap? its a lot stronger design than the shafts you had in!

fletch ,have you ever snapped one of these as i dont want to boot it just incase ,shafts i mean

Mk 2 Cav inner CV's DO fit we have done it before and it works perfectly well

i got mine from fearless there is nothing he doesnt know about conversions.

hmmmm never knew you could do that

id be tempted to fit that instead of getting expensive shafts.. any more people done it????

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Originally posted by Dave Hay
they wont fit on a corsa! corsa shafts are longer. you need custom shafts for this conversion in corsa

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Originally posted by Dave Hay
hes got washers/nuts dont he?

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a list of everthing
and u dont need the gearbox spacer, it make your job alot harder as u have to exteded the linkange


engine mounts Lee Mitchel (07984826088) - 60

SFI plate topgear (01282414413 ask for larance) - 25
Sfi pipe vauxhall (part number 90411677) - 12.64
and no need to cut bulk head like with Powercap

2 x corsa wheel Barings (must be vauxhall) - 40 each (80)

shafts and hubs PVD (08708 500 600 ) - 360
OR
get astra GTE shafts and hubs dixons vauxhall (0906 7538800 new or secondhand will do)
and send them to Manns Trans (01677424034) to have them all tappered down

exharst Flexi Pipe topgear (01282414413 ask for larance) 2lt manifold to
standard exharst, for a temp option.

IF NEEDED (only needed if your car is less then a 1.4 16v)
1.4 16v OR ABOVE Rad dixons vauxhall (0906 7538800)- 50 (must had 2 inlets and 1 outlet)
1.4 16v OR ABOVE corsa fuel pump dixons vauxhall (0906 7538800) - 40

New timing belt (alot easyer then engines out)
5lt oil
2lt gearbox oil
Anti Freeze
new oil fliter (astra GTE)
new discs and pads (astra GTE)
Air Filter (KnN,pipercross)
full set of astra CV boots(2 inners 2 outers)

engine
F20 box (FWD only one)
wireing loom
ECU
astra GTE CV joints
Brakes

[Edited on 23-05-2003 by BeArDy]

hes got washers/nuts dont he?

also front antirole bar spacers.

Give PVD a ring and ask about their mounts

01604 79 79 60

Dave

nova and corsas have different driveshafts

they wont fit on a corsa! corsa shafts are longer. you need custom shafts for this conversion in corsa

yeah they do, we used them on my old valver nova

yeah but they wont go on corsa shafts

Mk 2 Cav inner CV's for 20XE conversion

whats it going in? cos mk2 cav cvs wont go on corsa

I finally managed to source a written off GSi Cav (with a fantastic Coscast engine) pushing 158bhp, anyway I would just like to check see if I have everything

So
Full Cav for,
Engine,
Gearbox,
Loom,
ECU,
Mk2 cav CV's
New mounts and gear box spacer



Now if there is ANYTHING else I will need apart from patience can someone please let me know
:)