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Fridge
22-11-08, 01:01 AM
I can take no credit for this, i found it posted by mayhem in 2007 when i was searching for info on doing this myself.
The other thing i found was lots of people asking how to do it and everyone telling them to use the search so i thought if we put it here it'll be easier to direct people!

So:



http://i9.tinypic.com/2v95d2p.jpg
http://i15.tinypic.com/2uji2ck.jpg

geth_xe
10-04-09, 02:32 PM
would this be the same for a corsa b/tigra?

mayhem
11-04-09, 11:15 AM
i dont even remember that lol

geth, as far as i know its the same

sparkie1401
11-04-09, 11:28 PM
i agree

CorsaB/Tigra has a very very very similar rear axle

most probabaly the same

Mihó
12-04-09, 06:30 PM
http://www.tigra-tuning.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=62 some pics... If you will have any questions concerning language, pm me

mayhem
23-04-09, 09:50 PM
gindobre lol the only polish i know :P and curva, but thats not very friendly :P

Mihó
25-04-09, 08:40 PM
Better try not to use it ;) There are some pics, but lot of information you can find at M-Tech website

davie_slim
24-06-09, 02:22 AM
basically the same instructions that came with my mtech kit from lmf which i fitted to my corsa

davie

GRUNT 16V
24-06-09, 01:06 PM
Thanks For That Davie!!!!! Realy Informative

davie_slim
24-06-09, 08:01 PM
no problem, here to help, if anyone wants the part no for the handbrake cable then ill dig out my recipts

GRUNT 16V
25-06-09, 10:39 AM
doh !!!!!!!!!!!!!

sal9971
13-07-09, 12:15 PM
thats pretty good, always wanted to do this!

nova-taken
29-11-09, 11:41 PM
excellent!! really informative, cheers dude!!

-JELLY-
02-03-10, 08:22 PM
can u use caviler rear calipers an hubs on mtech kit or are they different? :confused:

Benn
02-03-10, 08:37 PM
You should be able to use an hubs and calipars from a cav/astra beam.

-JELLY-
03-03-10, 12:15 AM
hate to b a pain but are cavalier an astra rear hubs the same then? i have a chance of having my mates cavgsi2000 rear brakes as stripping car. will they fit straight on to nova axle with kit?

Benn
03-03-10, 09:09 AM
You cant use any thing that's from a IRS set up. (anything 4x4)

But yes Cav and Astra hubs will be the same. As long as they arnt IRS

Pistol Pete
25-05-10, 08:39 PM
Ok, i sorted my handbrake cable today. So i thought i would post the info in here seeing as it gets asked so much!!

I used the RH Nova cable (long one. Part Number 108720161) and a mk2 Cav LH cable (short one. Part Number 108720041). Got these from Euro Car Parts.

All i did to lengthen the Cav cable was construct a sleeve. I then ran an M8 tap through it, added 2 nylock nuts abit of M8 stud and voila...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Nova/IMGP2445.jpg

Also, i had to buy the shackle assemblies for mine. Got these parts from Autovaux. Part numbers are in the pics..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Nova/IMGP2440.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Nova/IMGP2441.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Nova/IMGP2442.jpg

All fitted..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Nova/IMGP2443.jpg

Hope this helps.

Benn
25-05-10, 09:27 PM
The Cav mk2 estate calbe is 20/30mm longer, so would shouldn't have to extend it. I didn't. Nice work tho dude.

Pistol Pete
25-05-10, 09:30 PM
Thanks.

Not sure if mine is an estate one TBH. I just typed Vauxhall, Cavalier, 2.0, 1987 into Euro Car Parts search. Picked the short LH cable!!!!

Dod
25-05-10, 10:11 PM
Yeah, its an estate one on my car and its worked perfectly. Really good job as well.

Pistol Pete
18-07-10, 03:56 PM
Just a few pics of the handbrake cable adjuster setup. This is a mk2 setup BTW.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Nova/IMGP2600.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Nova/IMGP2601.jpg

Jeff16v
31-07-10, 11:24 AM
I was looking at the original guide and it had a handbrake cable sleeve also welded on the axle, I didn't get any so was jut going to weld a piece of sleeving to each side of the beam. Is that good enough?anyone know the diameter if the sleeve?