ashtal
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I have seen a mod for a nova where a bigger rear turrets are made and a complete coilover is fitted instead of a spring and seperate damper. Has anyone doe this mod to a corsa ?
Stole this pic from mig !
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Gareth F
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Very messy welding there but i suppose it is possible on anycar but doubt insurance will cover you. I dont see much point tho as surley a decent set of seperate springs and shocks will be more than sufficient for a road car.
And is it me or are those rear piston rods loose? Doesnt look right.
[Edited on 06-08-2008 by munk3yrac3r]
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Fad
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I rember Stu22 doing this with Gaz coilovers. Saw it done when I popped up there with Jr onces looked like a lot of cutting up 
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nikkijamie
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You don't need to do this as the avo kit comes with coilovers that fit in the origanal turret and i'm sure there are others
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ashtal
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quote:
Originally posted by nikkijamie
You don't need to do this as the avo kit comes with coilovers that fit in the origanal turret and i'm sure there are others
Thats good news.  My motor is going to be based as a track car so i want it be handle just so.
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Vaux Lad
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quote:
Originally posted by nikkijamie
You don't need to do this as the avo kit comes with coilovers that fit in the origanal turret and i'm sure there are others
Yes but 90% of the time they dont fit without hammering the inner arch for extra clearence.
The coilover can sometimes rub the tyre sidewall too.
AND, using the original turret means your putting all the cars rear end weight onto the rear beam, which the beam was never designed for(the std chassis spring plates support the car originally)
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donvaux
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i have an avo setup on my corsa and all that is needed for the rears to fit is a little bashing with a hammer heres a pic for you i put fresh underseal where i had to modify
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sand-eel
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turreting is always better, it's not just a case of if it fits....fine, the shocks have to be as vertical as possible so you get more shock travel for wheel travel, which means better damping.
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ashtal
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Think i would turret it. Any second hand kit floating about ?
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smcGSI16V
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Lee on his Nova(first pic) used MK2 Escort turrets and fitted them to suit the nova. Which is possible the best way of going about it, not cutting and shutting and bashing.
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sand-eel
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mk2 escort turrents are £70, you will probably never find second hand turrets, unless they have cut them off again 
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ashtal
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I can make the turrets up myself, im a panel beater by trade. Its a full set of coil overs im after.
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