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[Webby the Bear]

So I have an engine purchased from Red Baron a few years ago.

It's been sat in me mums garage for ages and she basically told me it's got to go 

My original plan was to strip it down and put it together again. Well today I realised 50% of that idea  I've stripped it down to the bare block. Im picking it up tomorrow to take it to work where I plan on cleaning and painting it along with 4 of the pistons to make a v6 coffee know symes has made a few of these but I plan on doing it meself.

This is what I want it to turn out like....

http://groovyhome.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=457&cPath=17_18_49&zenid=bbgik1r2p86e7o06meb8a4i2q5

Obviously in v6 guise.

There are a few rust spots on the block. Was thinking of wire wheeling the shit out of it. Engine degreaser. Cleaning drying. Painting it in star silver of course!

Is it possible the rust may come back after a little while?

Ps didn't take any photos of the strip down but let's just say that with an impact gun and the E sockets it was all apart in under an s I have a shed load of Vauxhall bolts if I need them and some spares. With the crank out it's easily moveable. Tat thing weighs a ton!!!

[STEMO]

£550 for an old engine block and a piece of toughened glass! I think you've found your new career, Webby, old V6 engines by the bucketload on here, some of them still attached to omegas. 

[Webby the Bear]

Yeah I know it's crazy. If you see all auto trader omegas disappeared you'll know I've set up a business lol

I wouldn't want to sell it. I've convinced wifey to have it in tut living room 

[serek]

I have coffee set 3.0 v6 table and 2 x omega elite seats build in frame
was cleaning garage so give them to friend of mine , will make nice set up in his man cave

[Webby the Bear]

Got any pics Serek?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Is that the Top Gear V8 table?

[Webby the Bear]

Not sure opti. I just pulled a pic of the best looking one I could find 

[BazaJT]

Not long ago there was someone/a company advertising ones using the V12 Jag block or stood on end they called it a wine rack Stupidly high prices they were asking too imho.

[STEMO]

Not long ago there was someone/a company advertising ones using the V12 Jag block or stood on end they called it a wine rack Stupidly high prices they were asking too imho.

Stupidly dumb people will pay it.

[Varche]

Fool and his money are easily parted.

Might be a nice sideline there mr Bear

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Not long ago there was someone/a company advertising ones using the V12 Jag block or stood on end they called it a wine rack Stupidly high prices they were asking too imho.

Stupidly dumb people will pay it.

Stupidly dumb (but very wealthy)people will pay it.

[Kevin Wood]

Not long ago there was someone/a company advertising ones using the V12 Jag block or stood on end they called it a wine rack Stupidly high prices they were asking too imho.

Stupidly dumb people will pay it.

Stupidly dumb (but very wealthy)people will pay it.

It has a kind of synergy about it, though. It's as stupidly inefficient a method of storing a dozen bottles of wine as it is of achieving a dozen miles per gallon.

[Pmacca2000]

The table looks nice, sadly out of my budget though

[Webby the Bear]

Maybe a cheaper version in v6 guise (painted in star silver of course) might tempt you 

[STEMO]

A 4 pot astra 1.4  engine block could be yours for only £99.99p. Doubt you get a bottle of wine in one of the cylinders though, perhaps a can of coke?