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Terry12
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Today I tried fitting the front ARB to my Corsa but it cathes on the manifold even though I have tie bar lowering blocks.
Are there other spacers I need to fit for the ARB?
Limecat
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Nope. Is it a standard manifold I assume matey? Are you putting them on the front most brackets only?
Terry12
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Standard manifold and fitting the ARB where it was originally. I know where they were as the rubbers have left clean marks amongst the dirt

It just touches the ARB.
Limecat
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Sorry matey, I have just clocked that you put 'tie bar lowering blocks'. Do you mean the ones with 3 vertical bolts (headbolt length) that go on the front cross member I assume? I thought you only use them for the F28 jobbies? Often a series of 5mm thick plates?

I am 99% certain I have the ARB lowering blocks which drop the front of the roll bar down in relation to the tie bar itself. They are yours if you want them fella?

(Assuming I have got that the right way around?)
Terry12
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That's what I have chap, Think it's 5 blocks each side used with 1.6 head bolts.
You got some spare ARB lowering blocks then chief?
Limecat
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Yeah, pretty certain they are in my magic box of shite in the garage!
Terry12
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I have a few of them and never manage to find what i'm sure I put in them
Dig them out when you get a chance fella
Limecat
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Furry muff boss! You on the same number still? I will have a root tomorrow night depending on what time I get back from work!
Terry12
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Yeah same number, Like you had it donkeys.
No rush bud, Got lots to keep me entertained before fitting the ARB

I was just going to knock the studs out of the brackets and use longers bolts with washers or something to space it down. Pikey tuning

[Edited on 09-06-2009 by Terry12]
Limecat
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Well, the blocks I have are about 26mm thick IIRC? (I remember knocking up a tech drawing for someone at some point?) and sit about 2/3's of the way between the bottom arm and the front panel, so you would need to space it a fucking lot!
Terry12
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Imagine how many washers i'd need Would take hours to line them all up
Limecat
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Would take me about 3 years in that case!
Terry12
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9th Jun 09 at 23:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No progress then?
Thought you were going on 3 day weeks?
Limecat
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I am. I am in tomorrow and Thursday then I am off until 20th of July!

Terry12
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Wonder how good the swear filter is on here
You jammy ****
Get them sheds finished.
alan-g-w
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10th Jun 09 at 08:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My ARB has made a nice small dent in the 'downpipe' part of my manifold. Been like that since I've had the car.
DAZ1985
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Thiers two ways of doing it to clear the manifold,

1. get the earlier manifold
2. arb spacers

tie bar lowering blocks dont move it enough, i have 45mm per side to clear my manifold but it fould the gearbox so i put the tie bar on the bottom of the wish bone instead of the top
Ellis
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10th Jun 09 at 09:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get a ARB from a 12XE or possible 10XE, they seem to have a bend for the cat pipe located there.

Editted...

[Edited on 10-06-2009 by Ellis]
Terry12
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quote:
Originally posted by Ellis
Get a manifold from a 12XE or possible 10XE, they seem to have a bend for the cat pipe located there.


Do you mean a ARB from the 10XE or 12XE? I doubt the manifold off those engines would fit a 20XE
Ellis
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Haha oops, typing fail!

Yeah ARB from one of them, sometime ago my car used to be a 12XE so never had to lower the ARB
Terry12
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Mine was originally a 1.2, Think I gave the ARB off it to the scrap man last week

Pretty sure it wasn't as beefy as the GSi one i'm trying to fit.

[Edited on 10-06-2009 by Terry12]
Ellis
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Oh right enough, I'll check the diameters later on with my mates GSi ARB see if that's definatly the case.

 
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