why stripping a corsa is a good idea

Katie_GSi · Post by **Katie_GSi** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:49 am

Adam its bolted in and its only a half cage so doesnt go round the front

And it is safety devices

broster · Post by **broster** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:30 pm

oooh, how much where form and how easy to install? also why strip it out and cover the floor in dynamat?

lee_corsa · Post by **lee_corsa** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:50 pm

[quote=\"broster\"]the bolts shouldnt be rusted dude, and they are torx ones...[/quote]

its a allen key bolt both sodes just cannot turn the bloody thing

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:49 pm

allen key bolts? how very strange, perhaps someone has taken them apart in the past. i reckon a bit of force is needed, its possible they may have been put in using a ratchet and allen key socket piece. if so it\'ll be bloody hard to undo with a key

Post by **Adam-D** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:57 pm

blow torch on them from underneath works

Post by **Adam-D** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:57 pm

blow torch on them from underneath works

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:35 pm

what are you nuts? you wouldnt be able to get underneath the bolts easily (depends which ones we are talking about) true the heat will make the threads expand, but its a bit extreme aint it? why not take an oxyacetylene torch to the bolts and burn them out

bit of force, and the jobs a-goodun

blow torch on them from underneath works

lee_corsa · Post by **lee_corsa** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:49 am

cant turn them and that was with two of us forcing the bloody things also tried taking a grinder to them cant get to the bolt above the nut

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 2:17 pm

blimey, vauxhall must have arnie working for em now

if you can still use an allen key try this:
find a piece of pipe to put over the end of the key, about 2\' long... you shouldnt have a problem undoing them with that amount of torque

good luck mate, perhaps blowtorch isnt looking so extreme now!

Post by **Adam-D** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:02 pm

you can get underneath them you heat them up enuff so the threadlock melts
then there free

done it boefore on my old cav

Stuart_SRI · Post by **Stuart_SRI** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:50 pm

strip it mate

i did a bit to mine for Santa Pod. Rear seats and rear door cards and that.

and then left it all out so i dont have to take passengers!

but now its all bk in