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taylorboosh
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What cable shifts fit or are available... Wouldn't mind an f13 if they are available in cable but are mounts the same?
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A lot of 14/16XEs came with F13s...

My Corsa had an F13CR, was an X14XE Sport
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Cable shift? Do you mean Gear selection or for the Clutch?
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Even the small block boxes on Corsa Cs are linkage not cable. Worth checking out Corsa Ds?
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lookin at a corsa d or astra h if they had any small blocks?
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Could you modify a vx220 one. That is cable

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I think

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vx220 use a f23 i think
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here's a f13 of a corsa d using gear cables

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-CORSA-D-1-2-GEARBOX-Z12XEP-07-ON-/170602543388?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27b8b4391c#ht_500wt_715

here's a video of a cable conversion


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U72JmDIR8xU

[Edited on 08-03-2012 by craig-dodd]
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Cables would just be easier tbh...

Vx220 one would work.. Would it fit the x16?

Cars would be similar power and weight so similar performance... but f13 ratios would be awesome
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That's what I mean. The cable mechanism not the gearbox
I would imagine it would work. Unless the gear pattern is different. Where reverse is etc but then it may just be a free movement on the cables which is dictated by the gearbox, so the mechanism would be interchangeable.

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here's a vx220 gear stick that takes cables

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VX220-Vauxhall-HANDBRAKE-GEAR-LINKAGE-ASSEMBLY-OEM-ideal-kit-car-/160754249617?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item256db32f91#ht_2161wt_754
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Do you think selector mechanisms are interchangable?
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the f23 is a big block gearbox, i dont know if the f13 has the same size selector housing. i have seen small blocks use f20's before. here's a link of a 8v with one if it helps

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All Corsa C are Cable.
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i googled f23 and no they have totally different selector housing





[Edited on 08-03-2012 by craig-dodd]
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
All Corsa C are Cable.


Will a c gearbox fit a x16? If so which one? Ideally I want acceleration
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Yes a Corsa C Box will bolt up.
I have a scrap yard as you know, i have all corsa c boxs in stock with cables and shifter, i even have a small block 6 speed but unsure weather that would bolt up.
will check for you tomo.
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F17 vectra gearbox with cable change, then fix f13 ratios into it. I prefer the mounts on the vectra f17 mounting system as well.
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Corsa vxr m32....
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
All Corsa C are Cable.


Are you sure?

Corsa C linkages look like this:

http://www.kelsey-forums.co.uk/yabbfiles/cmm/Attachments/Image000_001.jpg

[Edited on 09-03-2012 by Ian]
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some more recent cars run cable shifts on small blocks, agilas, some astras etc

the turrets are interchangeable, altho the older boxes may not have the correct mounts on the casing and the brackets would need modified.

there is a guy on british rally forum using cable shift on an F20 in a corsa to good effect and it was literally a case of bolting it on and going. by all accounts a very easy conversion, as long as you make sure you get a complete setup ie, shifter, cables and turret from the same car so its matched. also make sure you get one with reverse up beside first like all corsas
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ive worked on lots of c's that have the standard seletor the same as the corsa b, infact a common issue on the corsa c was the crap selector that used to break
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Beardy if you have a box that will work on an x16 and is cable shift... I will buy it providing pricing is right.. Need to know first mind... Id ideally like it to use same mount too but not necessity
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also... with cable shift it would just be a case of getting long enough cables and routing them? obviosly i know they have to work in tandem

[Edited on 09-03-2012 by john-d]

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