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Corsa E-Tec
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9th Aug 05 at 23:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Did my discs finally

284mm turbo discs courtesy of Mattb, cheers dude





Just gotta clean the rust off
Matt H
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9th Aug 05 at 23:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice one
Corsa E-Tec
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9th Aug 05 at 23:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
those alloys really need taken off and me old ones putting on
Jonny P
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10th Aug 05 at 01:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tyre a bit flat?
R Lee
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i was just about to say that your alloys are fucked beyond belief
Cybermonkey
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10th Aug 05 at 02:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and also flat tyres.
Corsa E-Tec
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10th Aug 05 at 10:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The car does not move out the garage , it's a project i've started, i paid £280 for her to start of with.

and yes the tyres flat.

[Edited on 10-08-2005 by Corsa E-Tec]
richard_syko
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10th Aug 05 at 10:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Did those wheels used to be on a road sweeper
Corsa E-Tec
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10th Aug 05 at 10:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats how they where when i got it.
Mattb
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10th Aug 05 at 10:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bigger is better

how much they cost to get drilled in the end?
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10th Aug 05 at 11:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£30 to get drilled plus new spiggot rings to cope with the inside diameter of the 284mm disc being bigger.
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10th Aug 05 at 11:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Corsa E-Tec
£30 to get drilled plus new spiggot rings to cope with the inside diameter of the 284mm disc being bigger.



I was lucky! I got some off mig which were drilled and had the rings in allready!

[Edited on 10-08-2005 by REDSPORT]
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10th Aug 05 at 11:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lucky you, where they new or 2nd hand?
jamied
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10th Aug 05 at 11:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
were they 2.0 16v before?
Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa E-Tec
Lucky you, where they new or 2nd hand?


2nd hand
Corsa E-Tec
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10th Aug 05 at 12:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 306CORSA
were they 2.0 16v before?


na they where 1.6 GSI discs, think there 236mm
Jake
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10th Aug 05 at 12:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you need to make a thread dedicated to this project.
Cybermonkey
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10th Aug 05 at 13:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Corsa E-Tec
quote:
Originally posted by 306CORSA
were they 2.0 16v before?


na they where 1.6 GSI discs, think there 236mm


256x20mm were 1.6 discs
Corsa E-Tec
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10th Aug 05 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
256 cant be 1.6 coz surely 2litre xe's are 256

hey jake, yer there is a thread from the beggining. this was just a little mod i'd thought i'd post, when i have a few more things done i'm sure i'll pop it back up.

here it is
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=207510

[Edited on 10-08-2005 by Corsa E-Tec]
Cybermonkey
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10th Aug 05 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes they are 256x20mm. Astra ATE discs were 256x24mm. Sport 1.4 discs are 236x <20mm IIRC
mwg
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10th Aug 05 at 14:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Aye as Cybermonkey said GSi are the same diameter discs as 2.0 16v but thicker and the calipers are also much bigger
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10th Aug 05 at 15:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Never knew that, i suppose it was a waste of time buying the xe brakes i brought in the first place

 
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