Omega Owners Forum - Frank the Ramshackle Omega

plym ian Junior Member Offline Nice Mig, Slow though!!! Posts: 202 devon Gender: Drives: 2.0 CDX 16v 1998	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #75 - 31. Jul 2010 at 21:53 thats brilliant imagine that coming up behind you on the motorway
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mattg Junior Member Offline Posts: 77 Northants Drives: Omega 2.0 16v GLS / BMW 325, 205GTI	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #76 - 01. Aug 2010 at 19:24 Thanks for the comments folks. It's cerainly turning some heads now which is good. Re the police and the buffers, that's a decent point. They are pretty easy to remove if we have to but hopefully the police won't mind them. Only one way to find out...
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hotel21 Administrator Offline Posts: 10917 Kingdom of Fife Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite estate toyshop in a bonny gold colour	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #77 - 01. Aug 2010 at 19:48 If the buffers are made of steel I think you would have a problem. If you could do the same out of, say, cardboard/carpet centre tube type material? Or expanding foam, cut to size/shape?
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Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega
Reply #78 - 01. Aug 2010 at 20:16

hotel21 wrote on 01. Aug 2010 at 19:48:

If the buffers are made of steel I think you would have a problem.

If you could do the same out of, say, cardboard/carpet centre tube type material? Or expanding foam, cut to size/shape?

They are just plastic gutter tube with plywood circles painted black so will just snap off if they hit anything. Hopefully will be ok.... we shall see.

Next step is to hook up the pa system and smoke machine!

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omegameover Senior Member Offline Posts: 800 far away Drives: cars	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #79 - 02. Aug 2010 at 22:30 crazy / insane project! - in a good way! good details on the car
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Matt Read Newbie Offline Got off to a bad start with the Omega.... Posts: 14 Middlewich Cheshire Gender: Drives: 2000 Omega 2.5 V6 CDX	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #80 - 03. Aug 2010 at 10:09 Laughed all the way through this. What a rockin' idea. Even my 5 yr old was laughing at making an Omega into Thomas the Tank. Will be following this one for sure!! Best of luck with everything!!
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mattg Junior Member Offline Posts: 77 Northants Drives: Omega 2.0 16v GLS / BMW 325, 205GTI	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #81 - 03. Aug 2010 at 19:02 Thanks guys. If we can make some people smile that's what it's all about! We've got a spare bonnet ready for when we get back so Frank will be redecorated as something different for next year... I might put it to the vote when the time comes
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mattg Junior Member Offline Posts: 77 Northants Drives: Omega 2.0 16v GLS / BMW 325, 205GTI	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #82 - 13. Aug 2010 at 17:21 Right, Sunday is the day we aim to get Frank finished off ready for the off on Thursday! Did a few minor odds and ends... Ridiculousy large CB aerial sponsors stickers (Thanks to City signs) A few more stickers.. More exciting things to come on Sunday like the smoke machine
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P_Russell Junior Member Offline Posts: 109 Rushden, Northants Gender: Drives: '01 2.6 V6 Omega CDX Est, '98 2.5 V6 Calibra, '78 Spitfire 1500	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #83 - 13. Aug 2010 at 19:47 Fantastic work - whereabouts in northants are you??
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mattg Junior Member Offline Posts: 77 Northants Drives: Omega 2.0 16v GLS / BMW 325, 205GTI	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #84 - 13. Aug 2010 at 19:57 P_Russell wrote on 13. Aug 2010 at 19:47: Fantastic work - whereabouts in northants are you?? Thanks mate. I'm on the south side of Rushden (The new bit near the A6)
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P_Russell Junior Member Offline Posts: 109 Rushden, Northants Gender: Drives: '01 2.6 V6 Omega CDX Est, '98 2.5 V6 Calibra, '78 Spitfire 1500	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #85 - 13. Aug 2010 at 21:01 PM Sent!
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mattg Junior Member Offline Posts: 77 Northants Drives: Omega 2.0 16v GLS / BMW 325, 205GTI	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #86 - 13. Aug 2010 at 21:08 P_Russell wrote on 13. Aug 2010 at 21:01: PM Sent! And replied! Small world!
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Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega
Reply #87 - 15. Aug 2010 at 19:13

Bit more done this weekend!

First of all we got him out, applied the rest of the stickers and finished the coal...

Then we moved onto the smoke machine!

Boiler off

Smoke machine mounted up with wooden blocks etc, wires routed as required (the controller is remote which works from the cabin)

Boiler back on and time for a test... (We have now got an inverter under the bonnet but to test it we ran the wires to an extension lead)

Sorted!

Then we got the external speaker painted up and mounted..

We're off on Thursday but one of the team is off all week so will be fitting the speakers, stereo etc over the next couple of days. He's off to Stopsley fire station tonight with one of the team for some fundraising!

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Lizzie Zoom Omega King Offline Posts: 13602 Kent Gender: Drives: 2000 Omega 3.0 Elite Auto	Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega Reply #88 - 15. Aug 2010 at 19:36 Fantastic!! You have made that miggy into my favourite mode of transport; a steam engine!
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Re: Frank the Ramshackle Omega
Reply #89 - 17. Aug 2010 at 21:40

Thanks for the kind words and support up to now folks Thumbs Up!

"Frank" is now almost complete so there will be one last update tomorrow night before the off on Thursday morning. Obviously there will be a full write up on our return but if you would like to get daily updates then feel free to follow our progress here..

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Frank-the-Ramshackle-Omega/212135322162?ref=ts

I've set it up so I can update it by text so there should be a couple of updates a day. Also, if you would like to sponsor us (we are raising money for Keech cottage childrens hospice) then please visit..

www.justgiving.com/tankengine

If all goes well, Frank will be being updated with a new theme for next year!

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