Hi all,
Thought id use this thread to track/show progress to my fleet of Omegas I have collected. This post will be for my 1st one.
Growing up in Bristol England, my dad had many Omegas and naturally have always loved them!
Moving to NZ, obviously Omegas are extremely rare out here (Only 23 with live plates!) and not at all interested in the Commodores.
Searching listings online for Omegas everyday for 11 years! A silver facelift saloon came up for sale and had to have it. 3.0 MV6 spec but being Opel it wasn't as well specced as the Vauxhall equivalent.
Got it transported from Marlbourough, NZ (About a 7 hour drive from where I am in Timaru) and here it was when I first got it.
A bit rough up close and running rather rough but with a bit of TLC and some new spark plugs, came up pretty good and runs perfect!!
My favourite part of the Omegas has always been the Elite/MV6 wing so had to get one imported from the UK. I put up a post on here and a member was willing to ship one out to me!
Here is a photo of it sat again the boot lid, much better!
Got it painted and glued on and happy with the result!
Next was to find some Elite wheels. Obviously we didn't get these in NZ and Commodores didn't really have anything close so had to look else where.
Then I came across these,
18" Land Rover Discovery wheels. Had to get some adaptors as well as some skinnier tyres and should look mint.
Next was to lower the car down as it sat quite high and was a bit boaty for my liking so found some BMW springs that fit quite well and were captive! Here it is with the wheels and springs installed.
Really happy with how it looks and drives!
general fitness goals
Next thing was to get rid of the cloth interior, I had managed to find a MV6 Estate with a blown engine local to me with a leather interior! Chucked the front seats in and plugged straight in! Rear seats are different but will be getting the cloth rear seats retried. Door panels look like they will fit the sedan.
With the car pretty much how I wanted it, last thing was to give it a cut and polish and the paintwork came out fantastic (given the age of the car).
This is how it sits currently.
Have a big list of replacement parts waiting to arrive in the next month or so to restore/tidy up the car and will update progress as it happpens.
Other future plans for this Omega (If the opportunities ever came up) would be a pro drive MV6 front bumper, fresh coat of paint and an Irmscher steering wheel
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