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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 06 January 2016, 08:10:21 »

More breakage!



Gawd bless the lifetime guarantee that Halfords applies to its tools!



A very mucky rear timing cover. It cleaned up a treat with a bit of elbow grease.





New genuine GM timing kit. Let the fun and games begin...   



Success, but only after what seemed like a zillion attempts at getting each and every timing mark lined up correctly. Thanks must go to Serek for providing me with reassurance when I contacted him for a sanity check!





The car's previous owner bought brand new cam covers direct from Vauxhall shortly before he sold up in favour of a new Insignia. Time to give 'em a clean before fitting all new gaskets.





The original cam cover bolts were a beyond their best. I bought replacements in the form of nifty caphead bolts and matching washers.



Hey presto!

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 06 January 2016, 07:50:00 »

Cam caps were left to soak before being cleaned.





Cam cap bolts were given the same treatment:



Hulk juice:



New exhaust manifold studs:



G cams, cam seals, cam caps, cleaned alternator, exhaust studs, new water pump, new 'stat and new coolant transfer pipe in place:

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 06 January 2016, 07:34:52 »

Wow that must of been one hell of a seized bolt lol 

No amount of lubricating fluid, heat or 'gentle persuasion' would shift it. Bah!

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 06 January 2016, 00:12:36 »

I've got loads of genuine GM screw-on oil filters in my arsenal of service parts due to the fact that I've owned a succession of Cavalier Turbos. It made sense to ditch the MV6's permacanister and convert the filter type to that of the Cavaliers.

Canister removed:



Spin-on connector and permanent threadlock:



Fitted:







I also installed a TX Autosport magnetic sump plug. Tried and tested on my Cavaliers:

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 05 January 2016, 23:28:42 »

As you can probably tell from one of my previous posts, I didn't realise that the engine's hydraulic lifters could be dismantled! Anyway, after squeezing all of the cak out of them, I ended up pulling them apart and giving them a wipe clean for good measure. If only I'd known that was possible before I started getting busy with them! Doh!

I decided to remove the car's rear brake calipers so that they can be stripped and powdercoated to match the six-pot Brembos at the front. The pipe nuts were having none of it and registered their disapproval by snapping my brake spanner. Sheesh. I ended up cutting the brake pipes to get the calipers off! I'll make some replacement pipes when the calipers are ready to go back on.



What a mess!



I added a new genuine fuel filter while I was digging around at the back of the car. And why not, eh?!

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 05 January 2016, 20:46:01 »

Hi there it's Looking very impressive I can't even imagine how many hours of hard work
Is going into this project well done mate 

Cheers mate. Most of the time that I'm with the car seems to be spent cleaning mucky engine and chassis components! Fortunately, my other motors are on hand to keep my spirits up whenever I sense the onset of boredom, hehehe!

Hi yeah I definitely no what you mean I spent 5 years doing my conversion
And nearlly gave up on it a few times lol it was hard spending all that time and money
And not being able to drive and enjoy it. I'm glad I percivierd and finished it. I'm looking forward
To seeing yours all finished good luck with it

Yours is a tidy conversion. You must be dead chuffed that it's up and running without fault. I need to get into the habit of posting pictures of my progress at the point that I'm doing the work. I've got a trillion photos to sift through now. Sheesh. Oh well, here goes...!

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 04 January 2016, 23:32:47 »

Am planning to take all three cars up to Rustbuster in the coming months, and possibly I'll be able to report back as to the results on the Omegas.I have done some underbody treatment with Bilt Hamber S80 but for me the Rustbuster method seems thorough and they have repair facilities for that unseen problem once the strip down is done.Also I hope to possibly incorporate a visit to Sereks place on the way back after each treatment if the need for his services arise.Looking forward to a busy summer and getting all the last bits of fettling done

Good shout. I'm probably going to give them a call regarding the underside of my Silver Shadow II. Did I mention to you that one of the lads at http://www.vauxhallcavalier.com recently had his SRi's chassis protected by Rustbuster? I think he's heading back in March for another round of whatever it is they did to his car during his previous visit.

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 03 January 2016, 23:33:27 »

Hi there it's Looking very impressive I can't even imagine how many hours of hard work
Is going into this project well done mate 

Cheers mate. Most of the time that I'm with the car seems to be spent cleaning mucky engine and chassis components! Fortunately, my other motors are on hand to keep my spirits up whenever I sense the onset of boredom, hehehe!

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 28 December 2015, 19:45:05 »

I'm currently sifting through a load of photos in advance of updating this project thread. In the meantime, my latest published progress report can be seen in the new issue of Performance Vauxhall magazine. Pop along to Tesco, WHSmith etc. or download by clicking here.

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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: Cambridgeshire Xmas meeting

« on: 19 November 2015, 09:21:21 »

I can't make this now, dagnabbit! Sew, I'll catch up with you on Monday.

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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: Cambridgeshire Xmas meeting

« on: 08 November 2015, 20:23:15 »

Looking forward to a taste of Serek's 'special brew'

Said the vicar to the choir boy! 

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Omega Gallery / Re: rebuilding x30 part 2

« on: 05 November 2015, 22:52:23 »

The car looks great. Is it painted OE Satin Red?

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 04 November 2015, 22:35:08 »

A sneak peek of what's been happening at The Wheel Genie. Yup, you're looking at my staggered Irmscher Sport Stars getting a lick of BMW E39 M5 Chrome Shadow paint following a comprehensive restoration procedure. More to follow

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 04 November 2015, 21:48:03 »

Hi DBG. Thanks for the kind words.

Yes, I know of Rustbuster. The company advertises in Retro Cars magazine (one of the other titles that I write for). I think I'm right in saying that Rustbuster's workshops are in Spalding.

I'm admin over at the Mk3 Cavalier Owners Club forum http://www.vauxhallcavalier.com. One of our members, Telegram Sam, recently took his pre-facelift SRi hatchback to Rustbuster in order for the car to be subjected to one of the firm's in-house multi-stage rustproofing treatments. He is very pleased with the results, so much so that I'm tempted to take a wander to over to Spalding as soon as the MV6 is up and running. The 121 epoxy mastic that you mention gets great reviews.

"It gave the best anti-corrosion results with no visible signs of rusting along the panel or the score mark - tough enough for a stand alone chassis coating" - OnTest Verdict in Practical Classics

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Omega Gallery / Re: humbucker's 2004 Irmscher MV6 #irmscherMV6

« on: 04 November 2015, 14:31:08 »

Hi Bojan. Thanks for the positive feedback. Yes, it makes sense to swap out every part that might cause problems later down the line, but I have to balance that with the fact that I have incredibly limited free time at my disposal, meaning that the project drags on that much further each time that I decide to play about with it. There is definitely something to be said for the 'rough and ready' approach that sees a car up and running without concern for the quality of its component parts (worry about it later and just enjoy the thrill of driving!), but then again, I'm not under pressure to get my MV6 on the road by any particular deadline. Besides, I'm having a lot of fun with the car and I'm learning new things along the way, which I'm sure you will agree is the point of a project like this. For those that have been kind enough to show an interest, I'll continue to post updates whenever evenings and weekends allow me enough time to tinker.

I used Hammerite 'Direct To Rust' paint for the block, gearbox, propshaft etc. Each part needed a few coats (four in the case of the propshaft) to ensure complete coverage.