Teddy
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Got a whole Cav GSi to dump in the Corsa.
Just wondering whom i can contact to get them to moddify the Cav hubs to accept the Corsa Bearings etc...
Anything else i need to take into consideration?
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AdamF
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any enginerring place will be able to do it
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bradfincham
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ah teddy i guess your from vxlscc ?? south east?
I would say contact myke on here he got a engineering company to do this for him and worked well.
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Fad
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no mykes didnt go well  they wernt deep enough do he couldnt get the brakes on in the end he had to go out and buy a set of cross vaux hubs 
best bet would be to get a set of hubs and matched shafts as they will take corsa bearings and you get a life time waranty
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Teddy
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
ah teddy i guess your from vxlscc ?? south east?
I would say contact myke on here he got a engineering company to do this for him and worked well.
Hello chap,
Im an RO for the VxlSCC Bedfordshire - used to have a Calibra Turbo now obviously got a Corsa GSi which is having an 20XE dropped in it for the time being
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Teddy
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Is it worth just getting a full convertion kit to be honest?
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Greasemonkey
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Worth it, NO
Easier, YES
Quicker, Not necessarily
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Teddy
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Right ok - so someone going to give me the full sp on the best and cheapest way to do it? lol
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Greasemonkey
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Pay Lee mitchell about £1000 and he will fit it for you and supply all the parts
pay Lee mitchell for mounts
get cav hubs machined for corsa bearings
lower tie bar to clear pas pump
and some one else fill me in on what else ya need oh and you can grind off the lip on the rear gear box mount so it sits flush
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Teddy
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Lee Mitchell?
Take it he does all the wiring etc?
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Greasemonkey
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Lee mitchell is a guy off here, if ya give him £1500 he finds and engine for you takes ya old one out and puts the new one in including ATE 16v brakes for that price, a C20LET is about £2500 fitted, but if ya got an engine give him a shout and he will give ya a quote on fitting it, he does most peoples off here, its a drive in drive out service, Beardy also does the converisons too but i think he is too far north for you.
[Edited on 01-11-2004 by Greasemonkey]
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Lee Mitchell?
Take it he does all the wiring etc?
This boy is a magician, its worth getting him to do it.
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Mistamist
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If you dont really know your way round an engine bay, might be an idea to get someone like lee to sort it for you, but its fun doin it on your own you learn loads 
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Darren
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
Lee mitchell is a guy off here, if ya give him £1500 he finds and engine for you takes ya old one out and puts the new one in including ATE 16v brakes for that price, a C20LET is about £2500 fitted, but if ya got an engine give him a shout and he will give ya a quote on fitting it, he does most peoples off here, its a drive in drive out service, Beardy also does the converisons too but i think he is too far north for you.
[Edited on 01-11-2004 by Greasemonkey]
Lee charges £1,600 and doesnt include brakes in that.
Get a LET 
But Lee is a genious and done 2 conversions for me
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Teddy
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Had a let and sold it 
I have the engine and all the bits.
All i need is someone to literally pick up the engine and dump it in the corsa and wire in everything and get it running thats all i would need him to do really.
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Greasemonkey
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inflation huh, then the price was always £1500 as far as i knew, lol
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Greg_M
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
inflation huh, then the price was always £1500 as far as i knew, lol
1600 with you PAS
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myke
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blimey, you cahange your mind a lot don't you?
last thing you posted you were selling the corsa for another turbo weren't you?
good choice to xe the corsa though.
i had my cally hubs machined for the corsa bearings, but as Fad says, that all went a bit tits up. the diameter was fine to press into the bearing, but they needed taking further back so that the discs would sit centrally in the calipers. i never realised this untill it came to re-assembly, by which time the hub and the new bearing got ruined whilst being knocked out.
cost £30 for the machining, but was a total waste of time for me. if you take them to someone who has succesfully done it before, then you shouldn't have a problem, but bear in mind that the machined hubs are weaker than the custom ones.
there's a guy on mig doing hubs and mount kit for a ton, then you can use the cav shafts.
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Lee Mitchell?
Take it he does all the wiring etc?
This boy is a magician, its worth getting him to do it.
 its true
he even uses parts of trees to work on cars when no tools are avalible
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Teddy
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quote:
Originally posted by myke
blimey, you cahange your mind a lot don't you?
last thing you posted you were selling the corsa for another turbo weren't you?
good choice to xe the corsa though.
i had my cally hubs machined for the corsa bearings, but as Fad says, that all went a bit tits up. the diameter was fine to press into the bearing, but they needed taking further back so that the discs would sit centrally in the calipers. i never realised this untill it came to re-assembly, by which time the hub and the new bearing got ruined whilst being knocked out.
cost £30 for the machining, but was a total waste of time for me. if you take them to someone who has succesfully done it before, then you shouldn't have a problem, but bear in mind that the machined hubs are weaker than the custom ones.
there's a guy on mig doing hubs and mount kit for a ton, then you can use the cav shafts.
I know i know, lol
Cost to much to justity turbo'ing it but the 20XE is a good choice and will be able to harness the power.
Was going to sell it and have another turbo but i fancy playing with the Corsa i just looked at it and decided i couldnt sell it - to clean to tidy and i would really stuggle to find another one like it if i wanted another one so i think ill keep this for a few years.
Looking forward to it.
Myke i swear i have meet you or something - didnt you take your sump off at Nobottle roundabout?
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