Has anyone welded plates on their rear beam for the disc conversion?

[Will F]

Send me details! I have the conversion plates but it's not immediately obvious where to weld!

Thanks

[bazzap8389]

Is it for a mk2 Astra conversion? Square plates aren't they?

[Will F]

Yep - I bought the plates from eBay - but as they are a slightly different shape - I want to be 100% before the welder's out!

[bazzap8389]

If no one posts pics up today I'll go over to my lockup for you for pics mate.

[Will F]

Awesome - cheers! I've been looking through Google for the last two days and cant get a decent pic!

[Benn]

Not the best photo, but yu can see the plate here on mine...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates%20June%202011%20on/IMG_0485.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/bennh/media/Car%20updates%20June%202011%20on/IMG_0485.jpg.html)


Inside for holes..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates%20June%202011%20on/Beamstuff8.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/bennh/media/Car%20updates%20June%202011%20on/Beamstuff8.jpg.html)

[joff-turbo-nova]

Pick of my beam if it helps !

http://www.elsamak.karoo.net/beam1a.jpg

Joff

[Iain]

Not fancy going for a more modern bolt-on way of rear discing it? The welded plates seems a bit of a dated way of doing it.

[GDN16v]

Doesnt the corsa c rear disc conversion just bolt on in the original holes?

[Iain]

Yes with a very minor tickle to the back of the stub axle off the Corsa. The cable handbrake operates the caliper mechanism and it's all very compact and modern-ish.

[GDN16v]

Better option all round then. ;)

[Will F]

Yeah - Ive actually got the corsa c set up in a box - but was put off it by Craig - due to track issues and handbrake headaches...

Plus I have all the astra gte stuff already!

Thanks for the pics!

[Iain]

Fair point on the handbrake, the cables are all tried and tested on the older stuff.

[Benn]

Its the extra track on the Corsa stuff that's stopped me upgrading. Having seen Craig's. It pushes the wheels out quite alot more.

[Iain]

Maybe you could machine off the back of the stub axle or the Nova beam plate slightly. Or just fit old Astra stuff if you're happy with it lol

[conza123]

Yes with a very minor tickle to the back of the stub axle off the Corsa. The cable handbrake operates the caliper mechanism and it's all very compact and modern-ish.
what did u do with the cables in the end?

[Iain]

Nova front halves and Corsa back halves with cable clamps holding them together along the beam. Not pretty but it works.

[8valve-craig]

Corsa C / Tigra B stuff works if you are preparing a shell that's going to paint, but I wouldn't recommend it for anything else.

I got my arches to look pretty subtle in the end.

[garethrhys14]

Anyone got any photos or info of what they have done with the handbrake cables for a corsa C setup bolted on Corsa B axle?

[Iain]

Above?