Omega Owners Forum - Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE"

omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" 23. Jan 2010 at 01:20 massive project being undertaken at the moment, to be elaborated upon once its completed and ready to show the world, but for now, couple of pics should end up something like this once completed:
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Proz Omega Baron Offline Where is Donkey ..... Posts: 2131 Cupar , Fife , Scotland Gender: Drives: 2003 2.2 CD Saloon	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #1 - 23. Jan 2010 at 08:48 Nice
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Pete. Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9434 Nr J28 of the M1 Gender: Drives: A Beautiful Black 02 CD DTi, With Extras.	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #2 - 23. Jan 2010 at 08:50 Looking forward to seeing the results of that project
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Blackie_No1 Junior Member Offline Posts: 182 Ballyclare N.Ireland Gender: Drives: 3.0 V6 Estate	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #3 - 23. Jan 2010 at 09:36 Ver nice, though it ain't a secret any more lol
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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #4 - 23. Jan 2010 at 09:53
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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #5 - 23. Jan 2010 at 09:54 Picture above: was a mixed emotion, but well worth it when you see it finished in a couple weeks time!
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Dany Senior Member Offline Posts: 614 Belgium Gender: Drives: Omega Facelift Saloon 2003 2,5 DTI 110kW	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #6 - 23. Jan 2010 at 10:47 Nice project, good luck!
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Steve Webb Newbie Offline Posts: 24 Drives: 2.5 V6 CD	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #7 - 23. Jan 2010 at 12:36 don't take this the wrong way and i'm not tryingto wind anyone up but i really do not like that lol
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Boxvictor Newbie Offline I dont hate my car, It hates ME! Posts: 42 Nth Lincs Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD DTI 2002	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #8 - 23. Jan 2010 at 16:35 Thats the good thing about forums such as this, everyone gets to voice their opinion I personally think it looks good and cant wait to see the finished article
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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #9 - 23. Jan 2010 at 18:57 Steve Webb wrote on 23. Jan 2010 at 12:36: don't take this the wrong way and i'm not tryingto wind anyone up but i really do not like that lol thats ok mate, the real ones with the 6litre v8 are 35,000 aus dollars plus shipping this will owe me peanuts compared, so not a bad saving! Just a bit of fun with an old car
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MikeDundee Omega Lord Offline OOF Official AA Baiter Posts: 9908 Costa Del Peckham Gender: Drives: Irmscher Omega 3.0 V6	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #10 - 23. Jan 2010 at 19:04 Can't wait to see the result
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Jim Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3034 Glasgow & Milan (Italy) Gender: Drives: 1996 3.0 Irmscher Elite, 1998 3.0 Irmscher MV6 & 2002 3.2 Irmscher Elite	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #11 - 23. Jan 2010 at 21:50 So are you converting a facelift omega into a UTE
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pedroMV6 Omega Knight Offline Talking Straight Since 1961 Posts: 1509 York Gender: Drives: 2.6 MV6, 2.5 Elite, 3.0 Carlton	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #12 - 23. Jan 2010 at 22:35 I'm on with the same thing! Well, I will be when I start..........and mine is a facelift.
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M4DMATT Newbie Offline Posts: 49 Drives: 2001 Omega 2.5 CDX, 2008 Hyundai i30, 1976 Fiesta Ghia	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #13 - 23. Jan 2010 at 22:52 Looking forward to seeing this too, im all for something different
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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #14 - 23. Jan 2010 at 23:37 MikeDundee wrote on 23. Jan 2010 at 19:04: Can't wait to see the result care to donate your irmscher bumper to the cause? !!!
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Vamps Omega King Offline Stirring Tonight! Posts: 13265 Bishop Middleham, Co Durham. Gender: Drives: 2.0L Auto Estate & 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #15 - 23. Jan 2010 at 23:37 Looks good to me, looking forward to seeing the finished article.......
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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #16 - 24. Jan 2010 at 00:01 shes off at the welders until tuesday, then got to reprofile everything to make it ready for paint. already done one full refurb and respray this weekend, need an 8th day in the week! this pick up will owe about 300 hours labour minimum, wouldnt recomend a home project!
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Mr Skruntie Intermediate Member Offline 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys, Posts: 304 South Yorkshire. Gender: Drives: V8 6.2 Elite - V8 LS7 Twin Turbo Supercharged. Dual NOS 300 Shot. Full Cage 1525 BHP.	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #17 - 24. Jan 2010 at 02:39 Steve Webb wrote on 23. Jan 2010 at 12:36: don't take this the wrong way and i'm not tryingto wind anyone up but i really do not like that lol no problems, you cant help being the only one that does'nt like it , there may well be others.
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pedroMV6 Omega Knight Offline Talking Straight Since 1961 Posts: 1509 York Gender: Drives: 2.6 MV6, 2.5 Elite, 3.0 Carlton	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #18 - 24. Jan 2010 at 09:35 omegameover wrote on 24. Jan 2010 at 00:01: this pick up will owe about 300 hours labour minimum, wouldnt recomend a home project! I've got plenty of time to do mine, but need to keep it running as my driveway is in use and only one car wide. Should be somewhere like in the summer...............
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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #19 - 24. Jan 2010 at 10:12 just found a LS1 GM V8 engine, wondering how hard that would be to wire up!
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pedroMV6 Omega Knight Offline Talking Straight Since 1961 Posts: 1509 York Gender: Drives: 2.6 MV6, 2.5 Elite, 3.0 Carlton	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #20 - 24. Jan 2010 at 10:21 omegameover wrote on 24. Jan 2010 at 10:12: just found a LS1 GM V8 engine, wondering how hard that would be to wire up! Might be easier to start from scratch with a stand alone ECU like Megasquirt? Or whack a big ol' Holley double pumper (OOH ERR!!!!) on the top........... Get it slung in mate - you know you want to!
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Zulu77 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 8147 Drives: 2.2CDX	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #21 - 24. Jan 2010 at 10:25 Fascinating project will look forward to seeing the finished article
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barclay03 Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 367 Glasgow Gender: Drives: '98 MV6 Manual	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #22 - 24. Jan 2010 at 20:56 theres one similar to your idea that goes drifting up at crail iirc
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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #23 - 24. Jan 2010 at 22:39 got 18" irmscher wheels ordered, bilstein lowered suspension, irmscher front bumper and all the welding is done already. bank now empty!
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Xplicit 2.0 Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 473 Dorset, UK Gender: Drives: Omega 2.0 CD, Mercedes Vito 2.2td	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #24 - 25. Jan 2010 at 00:14 very nice! aint the Holden model called the "maloo"? i think top gear did a bit on it not too long ago iirc
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VXL V6 Omega Baron Offline Posts: 4336 Solihull Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite Saloon 2.2 DTi Elite Saloon 2.2 DTi CD Estate	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #25 - 25. Jan 2010 at 08:45 I take it that this project isn't top secret then now as it's in the title???
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SP_3.2 Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1829 Leicester Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite 2002 with irmy springs and B4 shocks	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #26 - 25. Jan 2010 at 13:20 What engine is going in that bad boy
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Mr Skruntie Intermediate Member Offline 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys, Posts: 304 South Yorkshire. Gender: Drives: V8 6.2 Elite - V8 LS7 Twin Turbo Supercharged. Dual NOS 300 Shot. Full Cage 1525 BHP.	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #27 - 25. Jan 2010 at 16:11 VXL V6 wrote on 25. Jan 2010 at 08:45: I take it that this project isn't top secret then now as it's in the title??? SP_3.2 wrote on 25. Jan 2010 at 13:20: What engine is going in that bad boy Thats the top secret bit.
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cam2502 Senior Member Offline Posts: 739 dumfries,scotland Gender: Drives: ex Elite owner...now got a 52 plate mondeo.	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #28 - 25. Jan 2010 at 16:13 cant wait to see this, how long til its completly finished do you reckon?
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Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE"
Reply #29 - 25. Jan 2010 at 22:20

cam2502 wrote on 25. Jan 2010 at 16:13:

cant wait to see this, how long til its completly finished do you reckon?

budget is there for it, depends on sourcing engine, it has a 2.0 in it currently, so is perfectly usable, i think a month will see it ready. got to get seats, interior, sound system, paintwork, rewiring it all, etc.
plenty of hours left! meanwhile running my company so it only gets about 20 hours a week, the other cars take priority.

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Rockhampton Intermediate Member Offline ...sticking with it... Posts: 375 Trecelyn, Gwent Gender: Drives: 2002 2.6 CD Auto	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #30 - 30. Jan 2010 at 18:23 Can't wait to see it!
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R.C. ™ Intermediate Member Offline R.C. 本傑明 ™ Posts: 465 Surrey . England Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 ELITE . Vauxhall Frontera 2.2 16v	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #31 - 31. Jan 2010 at 13:41 *nice ride ..*
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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #32 - 01. Feb 2010 at 17:14 she looks incredible now
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Welung666 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7811 Gender:	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #33 - 01. Feb 2010 at 17:18 omegameover wrote on 01. Feb 2010 at 17:14: she looks incredible now
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Pete. Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9434 Nr J28 of the M1 Gender: Drives: A Beautiful Black 02 CD DTi, With Extras.	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #34 - 04. Feb 2010 at 17:23 Welung666 wrote on 01. Feb 2010 at 17:18: omegameover wrote on 01. Feb 2010 at 17:14: she looks incredible now [img] Agreed. Come on Simon, pull ya finger out
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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #35 - 04. Feb 2010 at 19:49 look at thread titled ute2
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V6drift Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 371 rotherham Gender: Drives: a very LOUD omega 3.0 auto elite	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #36 - 25. Feb 2010 at 17:36 ive got a nice pic of an omega ute, you wanna see it? awesome project BTW
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Miggster Newbie Offline Posts: 43 Taunton Gender: Drives: 1995 2.0 8v with facelift conversion, 1991 astra convertible.	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #37 - 18. Jun 2010 at 01:32 any news nowadays ?
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Reply #38 - 18. Jun 2010 at 09:15

was in a newer post. anyhow, back seat project too busy with the business at the moment.

found the 2.0 gls subframe is wrong for the 3.0 have a a subframe now, so in the next few weeks will get engine in and running, and get welding complete.

bodyshop have done a good quote and will be doing a nice job on the car for mates rates.

one day it will roll off the finishing line and attend an oof meet without any announcement! (which year this decade is to be decided)

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N61AOP Junior Member Offline Posts: 64 Somerset Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #39 - 20. Jun 2010 at 15:04 There's a truck just up the road from me that looks exactly like the picture of your UTE project Simon. Would that be a Holden, or has somebody else already completed an Omega conversion?
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tunnie Omega King Offline Useless Student Posts: 19071 Northamptonshire Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #40 - 20. Jun 2010 at 15:09 N61AOP wrote on 20. Jun 2010 at 15:04: There's a truck just up the road from me that looks exactly like the picture of your UTE project Simon. Would that be a Holden, or has somebody else already completed an Omega conversion? There are a few Holden Pickups around in the UK
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N61AOP Junior Member Offline Posts: 64 Somerset Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #41 - 20. Jun 2010 at 15:17 Thanks Tunnie, I just looked up some Holden pics online and I think that's what it is.
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Pera Newbie Offline Posts: 33 Norway Gender: Drives: Opel Omega 2,5 v6 Estate '96 Opel Rekord 2000 Berlina '76 Opel Rekord Coupe ' 62	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #42 - 05. Jul 2010 at 13:35 Well done! Looking forward to seeing more of this project Any new pictures?
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Pera Newbie Offline Posts: 33 Norway Gender: Drives: Opel Omega 2,5 v6 Estate '96 Opel Rekord 2000 Berlina '76 Opel Rekord Coupe ' 62	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #43 - 05. Jul 2010 at 13:36 Well done! Looking forward to seeing more of this project Any new pictures?
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zvi Junior Member Offline Posts: 247 IL Gender: Drives: Omega-B 2.6 2002	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #44 - 05. Jul 2010 at 19:21 Reminds me of El Camino I had, what about new pictures
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pedroMV6 Omega Knight Offline Talking Straight Since 1961 Posts: 1509 York Gender: Drives: 2.6 MV6, 2.5 Elite, 3.0 Carlton	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #45 - 05. Jul 2010 at 20:29 I think it went to Mr. Crusher a couple of weeks ago.............
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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #46 - 05. Jul 2010 at 22:29 yeah, hotel 21 please lock thread, will open new one with new project in the future
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hotel21 Administrator Offline Posts: 10971 Kingdom of Fife Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite estate toyshop in a bonny gold colour	Re: Top Secret Project "HOLDEN UTE" Reply #47 - 05. Jul 2010 at 22:59 omegameover wrote on 05. Jul 2010 at 22:29: yeah, hotel 21 please lock thread, will open new one with new project in the future At OP's request, locking....
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