anyone got any useless trivia ? i'll get the ball rolling, might sticky this thread and maybe copy it to the tech archives when its heaving with peoplles findings and old yarns lol.
the little contersunk screws used to secure front brake disks to the front hub on most vauxhalls, are the same part as on the oil pump backing plate
mk2 astra and mk2 cavalier share the same heater blower unit.
mk2 handbrake levers point at a funny angle as they were designed for left hand drive kadetts.
did you know the camshafts are hollow? they supply oil to their own bearing surfaces, through the centre of the cam.
F16 and F20 are externally and internally identicle except 2 of the endcase bearings, and a smaller diff on the F16
gte16v rear beams run an extra degree of negative camber than all other mk2 models.
the design and development of the 2.0 16v 20XE engine began as early as 1983, production began in 1987 and the first GTE16v rolled off the production line on an E plate in 1988. very rare though!
despite the chunkier exterior appearance, the astra gte models actually have a better drag cooeficient than the smoother base models.
the 8v engines are actually of isuzu design and origin
GTE models have extra loom and multiplugs in the drivers side of the dashboard for heated seats, but they were never fitted to uk models
could sit here all day, please feel free to add
the little contersunk screws used to secure front brake disks to the front hub on most vauxhalls, are the same part as on the oil pump backing plate
mk2 astra and mk2 cavalier share the same heater blower unit.
mk2 handbrake levers point at a funny angle as they were designed for left hand drive kadetts.
did you know the camshafts are hollow? they supply oil to their own bearing surfaces, through the centre of the cam.
F16 and F20 are externally and internally identicle except 2 of the endcase bearings, and a smaller diff on the F16
gte16v rear beams run an extra degree of negative camber than all other mk2 models.
the design and development of the 2.0 16v 20XE engine began as early as 1983, production began in 1987 and the first GTE16v rolled off the production line on an E plate in 1988. very rare though!
despite the chunkier exterior appearance, the astra gte models actually have a better drag cooeficient than the smoother base models.
the 8v engines are actually of isuzu design and origin
GTE models have extra loom and multiplugs in the drivers side of the dashboard for heated seats, but they were never fitted to uk models
could sit here all day, please feel free to add
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