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DTR-DEVIL
12-01-09, 03:09 PM
Hello, been some time since i visted this site, so long infact my membership ran out :(.

anyways im driving a MINT mk2 merit 3dr. and im in need of a new rear beam. as this car is so mint i dont wanna run the risk of buying a second hand beam and find it rusty as hell. im after a new one?! im guessing vaux dont make them anymore so anyone who could point me in the direction of somewhere that offers replica parts?

all help apprectiated

Josh
L14MNP
12-01-09, 03:25 PM
Just refurbish a 2nd hand one man. IMO nowhere will make copy rear beams to OEM spec.
Sloth
12-01-09, 03:27 PM
they dont rot, but look at g8wcc's wip, he's used an astra mk4 beam, newer and easier to get.
Pistol Pete
12-01-09, 03:59 PM
Get your original one stripped and sand blasted, then powder coated. Pics of your mint mk2 please.
loggyboy
12-01-09, 04:26 PM
Austin made a replica beam! lol:

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=862868&highlight=beam#post862868
Martin
12-01-09, 04:47 PM
they dont rot, but look at g8wcc's wip, he's used an astra mk4 beam, newer and easier to get.

they do rot..

ask vaughan
L14MNP
12-01-09, 05:05 PM
^ Second that! They can go right through lol
NovaGuy1400SRi
12-01-09, 05:08 PM
I was thinking the same as Martin, Vaughans one had a hole in it!
Andy_L
12-01-09, 05:08 PM
The phrase "It does not rot" and Nova do no go together.
General Baxter
12-01-09, 05:33 PM
do we have to post mikes fail picture from pv, thats called rotten lol
Spudly
12-01-09, 05:35 PM
I never saw that nick so post away lol
General Baxter
12-01-09, 05:36 PM
god knows where it is lol
Mike
12-01-09, 05:45 PM
they dont rot, but look at g8wcc's wip, he's used an astra mk4 beam, newer and easier to get.

AFPMSL lol lol lol They do blaady rot chap! Mine was that bad it snapped, still managed about 1k miles broke though....

Uber camber drift mod:

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/mikefail.jpg

All credit to RJ for top class picture imaging stylee stuff.
Spudly
12-01-09, 06:28 PM
Ooh dont look too clever there lol

It snapped not too long after getting you home did it not?
Mike
12-01-09, 06:35 PM
Snapped before PV lol well, not completly but was well on its way lol
vaughanmc
12-01-09, 09:52 PM
lol Aye they do rot - Badly

Here's a pic of mine when we took it off:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/My%20Nova/NovaRebuild74.jpg
coombsey
12-01-09, 10:41 PM
goes to check rear beam
DTR-DEVIL
13-01-09, 06:25 PM
Just refurbish a 2nd hand one man. IMO nowhere will make copy rear beams to OEM spec.


Well Thats the Thing, had really bad Icy weather down near the coast and well i know i shouldnt of drove, but i spun up and side slid into a nerby curb, only doing about 20mph. this knocked my wheel inwards (Positive Camber??) only but 8 Degress or so. And i belive its bent right end of the beam. Im running Spax RSX's and Slabs and both the wheel and Arm itself seem fine. so im guessing its bent. A Friend of mine suggested taking the wheel of and bending it back. but surely thats a bodge.

Cheers
Josh

(Will get pics up in the light)
Stanley
13-01-09, 06:28 PM
My ex's Corsa's rear beam rotted away too. Unlucky.......
Bent
13-01-09, 07:07 PM
they dont rot, but look at g8wcc's wip, he's used an astra mk4 beam, newer and easier to get.

Will this be bolt on to nova?
Pistol Pete
13-01-09, 07:59 PM
/\ i cant seeing so, as surely an Astra has a wider track than a Nova?

DTR-DEVIL, bending back the hub mounting may weaken the beam. You should be able to find someone breaking a nova on here, buy a replacement.
DW-Nova
13-01-09, 08:12 PM
you'll be amazed at how much you can bend an axle ! but it's just as easy to bolt a replacemet one onto a nova, as has been said get youself a half tidy one and strip it, shotblast and powdercoat, will look as new !
Spudly
13-01-09, 08:12 PM
I would have thought an astra would have a wider track but it was mentioned in that build thread and i with other asked about it, apparently theyre not too hard to mod but it wasnt made clear how to "mod" one to fit!
Pistol Pete
13-01-09, 08:30 PM
/\ cut and shut FTW?? lol
Spudly
13-01-09, 08:57 PM
cut and shut FTW?? lol


Hmmm, possibly lol but looking at the fabrication skill on the rest of the shell being used it would either be A, perfect workmanship, or B, move the mounts on the car itself but unless they tell us then we may not know!
Rick Draper
13-01-09, 09:12 PM
they dont rot,

Yes they do.
LEWI007
13-01-09, 09:41 PM
Shot blasting will sort it out :thumb:............if it doesnt blow holes through it !
DTR-DEVIL
13-01-09, 10:00 PM
does anyone know the weight of a rear beam, including Drums, Bushes etc. only a rough weight of the top of there head. im looking for a courier, but i dont think anyones gonna touch it!

Cheers
DW-Nova
15-01-09, 09:44 PM
You'll eaisly be able to send a nova axle mate ! At work we send out Axles such as Peugot 206, Citroen saxo etc with such couriers as ANC and Fastway no problem ! theyre a damn sight heavier than a Nova one !
mikey14sr
16-01-09, 10:30 AM
None of the mk1's I've had have suffered from rotten rear beams, maybe it's just a mk2 thing?

I have bent a couple on a 2-door loon though, through losing the back end on corners!
shaneyboi35
16-01-09, 10:56 AM
your not too far from me dtr-devil im very soon going to be breaking my nova which has a disced rear beam if your interested