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LEWI007
06-10-10, 09:13 AM
Well the time has come to buy shafts.

The local scrapyard charge me 40 quid for a set of nova shafts. But i know a guy who will sell me a set of corsa b ones for 20, would they fit?
Mike
06-10-10, 09:49 AM
No
7ova
06-10-10, 02:45 PM
NO
corsa b drive shafts are a little bit longer
GRUNT 16V
06-10-10, 03:03 PM
No No No No No They Do Not Fit !!
MattBrown
06-10-10, 03:12 PM
Just to add to the pile.

NO THEY DON'T
mowgli
06-10-10, 03:19 PM
i'm sure with a junior hacksaw & some blu-tack, you'll manage something...

they will fit, just not from the gearbox to the hubs
draper
06-10-10, 03:22 PM
yes they fit


but you'd need wider arches lol
Maka
07-10-10, 03:19 PM
corsa shafts are 1.5 inch longer mate :thumb:
Sloth
07-10-10, 04:04 PM
just re groove the shaft.....
SR-Rally
07-10-10, 04:05 PM
What engine and shafts do you need then?
Will F
08-10-10, 08:33 AM
just re groove the shaft.....

lol

Hardly wotrth it, is it!?
Sloth
08-10-10, 08:43 AM
if your skint, yes it is.
draper
08-10-10, 01:58 PM
a pair of shafts is going to be cheaper than having a corsa set re-grooved
Sloth
08-10-10, 02:26 PM
hacksaw and patience is all you need ;)
Will F
08-10-10, 02:35 PM
hacksaw and patience is all you need ;)

lol Are you joking??

You cant seriously think you can bodge the splines on a shaft with a hacksaw??? :tard:
Sloth
08-10-10, 02:41 PM
you can cut the groove the circlip goes into further up the splined part. done it on 4 corsa xe conversions using cav shafts. works fine.
draper
08-10-10, 03:56 PM
epic lol

pikey engine swap 101

how many washers to space the mounts out lol
Graeme
08-10-10, 04:05 PM
I have heard of a few people have 12 mm cut of cav shafts and the circlip groove cut on a lathe never heard of anyone using a hacksaw lol
Sloth
08-10-10, 04:10 PM
you can also get a small grinder with a 1mm disk in it, clamp it in a vice, mark where the groove needs to be and rotate the shaft to cut the groove.

draper, 6 washers, b+q do bags of 10, £3.27 inc vat.
LEWI007
08-10-10, 04:41 PM
Well the other scrapyard has said i can have 2 Nova shafts for 30 quid.

Im off the C20XE idea and off the 20SEH idea and will be running a good serviced slightly tuned 1200 8V carb engine with a 4 speed F10.

So just standard shafts.
MattBrown
08-10-10, 04:47 PM
Well the other scrapyard has said i can have 2 Nova shafts for 30 quid.

Im off the C20XE idea and off the 20SEH idea and will be running a good serviced slightly tuned 1200 8V carb engine with a 4 speed F10.

So just standard shafts.

Let me re-write that.

Im paying £30 for shafts, for a small block, because Ive been banned, and my insurance will tear me, and my family a new hole for a days cover

I looked into XE insurance, and with the Ban, fook me is all im sayinglol
LEWI007
08-10-10, 05:14 PM
No. I was toying with the idea of fitting an XE and not declaring it but realised how stupid it would be because id just end up banned again.

So i just bought another 1.2 and decided to be legit from now on because life being banned is seriously depressing.
brainsnova
08-10-10, 05:27 PM
would a 1.3 be too dear as there is a noticible difference and it feels like theres alot more power
LEWI007
08-10-10, 05:33 PM
Not sure, ive changed my mind about going fast now if i put something fast in id be tempted to race people and show off and maybe crash the car after all this work.

So with a nice 1.2 with my 4branch and stainless etc.. It should sound nice and be nice to get used to driving on the roads in, plus with it having brand new V6 brakes theres not much chance of it getting crashed
LEWI007
08-10-10, 05:33 PM
edit, double post by accident!