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Rileysport
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25th Jan 06 at 07:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its all in and runs... 2 days solid work, had it stuck in reverse at first. just gotta finish putting the exhaust on and i'm away... no pics as i forgot to get them off the digi camera
Andy GSi
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25th Jan 06 at 10:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well done mate, i had problems with gears at first could only get 1st 3rd 5th and reverse due to the spacer that came in the kit, made the gears off angle.

get pics up mate
Gaz
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25th Jan 06 at 10:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
excellent fella
Rileysport
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25th Jan 06 at 10:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pics tomorrow gearbox problem was because i built the box... all selector forks were in neutral, except reverse i now get all gears but 2nd and 4th feels vague, i'll re-do the linkage
Dione J
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25th Jan 06 at 10:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well done, wish i had an XE corsa
Adam-D
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25th Jan 06 at 10:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
have mine....
5chaap2k
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quote:
Originally posted by SRi-Co
Pics tomorrow gearbox problem was because i built the box... all selector forks were in neutral, except reverse i now get all gears but 2nd and 4th feels vague, i'll re-do the linkage


like stirring a bowl of thick soup right?
has to do with the linkage for sure
Rileysport
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25th Jan 06 at 10:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1st 3rd 5th and reverse all lovely and crisp feel, 2nd and 4th don't feel positive... i did set the linkeage with the box stuck in rverse though
Andy GSi
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25th Jan 06 at 12:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by SRi-Co
1st 3rd 5th and reverse all lovely and crisp feel, 2nd and 4th don't feel positive... i did set the linkeage with the box stuck in rverse though


exactly how mine was, and a few of my mates were, just needs the spacer between the gear box mount making smaller, we used a washer of some sort in the end. gears go in so smooth
Rileysport
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25th Jan 06 at 12:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by andysri
quote:
Originally posted by SRi-Co
1st 3rd 5th and reverse all lovely and crisp feel, 2nd and 4th don't feel positive... i did set the linkeage with the box stuck in rverse though


exactly how mine was, and a few of my mates were, just needs the spacer between the gear box mount making smaller, we used a washer of some sort in the end. gears go in so smooth


hmm ok fella i'll check that out, its an m-tech linkage and an m-tech shifter so i shouldn't really have to mod anything i wouldn't think... we'll see
5chaap2k
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25th Jan 06 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dutch c20xe corsa-b guide:
http://www.corsa-novatuning.nl/nl/PartsB.htm

they also show the gearmount spacer:



12mm spacer (req longer bolts though)
Rileysport
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25th Jan 06 at 12:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
useful link that i really hope i don't have to re do the spacer bit and that its a linkage issue caused by it originally being set whilst the box was in reverse
ed
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25th Jan 06 at 13:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What gear linkage you using?
ed
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25th Jan 06 at 13:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Although it sounds like you just need to carefully centralise the gear linkage... Took me a few goes to get right then I was away
Rileysport
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25th Jan 06 at 13:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ed
What gear linkage you using?


Corsa m-tech 2.0 short shift and m-tec spacer
5chaap2k
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25th Jan 06 at 13:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the mtec spacer is simular to the one i posted..
shortshifter can however be an arse to centralize
Rileysport
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25th Jan 06 at 13:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 5chaap2k
the mtec spacer is simular to the one i posted..
shortshifter can however be an arse to centralize


Oh good
ed
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25th Jan 06 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It shouldn't be, it should just centralise in the exact same way as you would centralise a stock shifter... You using drill bits on the gear stick and gearbox to lock them in position? I found that on my first attempts the drill bits I was using were too small and the linkage was sitting slightly out making it not work
5chaap2k
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25th Jan 06 at 13:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ah feck! haha

thats what happend if a dutchmen tries to do the techtalk English
Rileysport
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25th Jan 06 at 13:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
may be that then... i used 4.5 drills not the prescribed 5mm's

 
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