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Omega Gallery / Re: drakos, omega trackday toy

« on: 14 October 2015, 19:51:55 »

If fitting a cage to that spec, be a bit daft not to fit strut mounts,.

don't see the point for the reinforcements to the front strut.. ever looked at the front structure of the omega? 3/4 layers off steel there.. except for rallying purpose it is more than adequate for the track.. only supplement at the front end will be a strutbar.(quite possibly triangulated if i got the room for it.

good to hear about the stock swirlpot, makes life a bit easier for now 



the bootlid is quite flappy when opened, but closed more than sturdy enough... especially if i keep it in place with 4 quick release pins
as for the hood.. wish i hadn't done that, it is way to flexible in the middle.. need to fix that with a stroke of aluminium tubing or something (maybe i'll weld in it a inverted hoodvent, will fix the strength also)

--way to do this is with a angle grinder with a 1mm disk and a sharpened puttyknife for the sealant. this way there is no harm to the outside, just keep the temperature to a minimum.. with a thicker disk it will get to hot and burn the paint

as for the heating, was thinking something like that also.. only mount it in under/in a (tube)blower direct to the window exits in the dash as i've no longer got the rest of the heater/housing/pipes
(something like this http://www.jjcraceandrally.com/oncirrus/3/image/product/product/0123456789/0123456789/coo_in-line_blower_fan_4.jpg)

the fuel tank is a compromise both ways.. low and to far back or to high but center... thing i'll make my choice after a few days of testing on the track 

car is gonna be road legal except for the emisions (educated guess  ).. so with minimal changes it can pas it's mot.. but i've got a trailer so no need to pass it. (and save's a lot off money on taxes and insurance without mot )

haven.t thought of the handbrake yet.. will keep it for now i think. no weight to be saved there and no need for a uprated one ass i suck at drifting anyway 

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Omega Gallery / Re: drakos, omega trackday toy

« on: 13 October 2015, 22:07:14 »

hi

going to fit a electric heater under the dash that blows through the original holes for the window. much lighter

cage will be something like this (probably without the extension to the front strutt)

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Omega Gallery / Re: drakos, omega trackday toy

« on: 13 October 2015, 16:18:08 »

thanks, it will be build as a fun tracktoy.. but in mind to make it a proper racecar in the near future with minimal changes.

interior will be completely naked, only a drivers seat,rollcage and a optional passengers seat. front doors will be covered with a thin sheet of aluminium and the trunk will be closed off the same way

dashboard is going back in for the moment, although totally gutted and as light as possible.
dash center and fan holes will be covered with a sheet of carbon to house the switches for the lightning and killswitch etc

loom is brought back to a bare minimum, more than 3 trasbags of weight removed there.. only the lightning and wipers are fully functional and off course the essentials for the engine
battery will be relocated to behind the passenger seat, 15ah must do the job to start it (i hope)

fuel tank stays there for now, as it is mounted to the body it isn't unsprung weight    center off gravity is nice and low over there, only a bit to far back, will fill it with racingfoam to keep it from running dry in the corners..
probably at a later stage it will be replaced by a cell above the axle indeed

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Omega Gallery / Re: drakos, omega trackday toy

« on: 12 October 2015, 16:29:31 »

thanks for the comments... the spoilers are steinmetz imitation, but the front one is to far gone and will be replaced.

the last weeks i made some progress and changes in the plan.

first of was to remove the sound deadening remnants






next up was to weld some holes in the wheel arches and closed up the hole's for the heating and aircon
(here you can also see the a pillars stripped off all brackets)





and from the outside with the edges sealed with some sealant



in the wheel weld removed some excess metal to gat a few mm more clearance for the wheels, also removed some starting rust and gave it a coat of caprotech anti-rust/rust desolver....tomorrow i'll give it a coat a black stonechip by the same company
( not on the pic but seam welded the edge where i've cut the metal off)








also bought a coilover set, it is a custom made intrax set (not for this car, vw is the origin here  )



reason i choose this is because a the rather beefy front struts  45mm to be exact



after a few minor repairs i gave the engine room a layer of 2k primer and shortly after it 2 coats of white.. came out much better than needed/expected 
here you can also see the aircon holes closed-up







next was a bit unplanned.. but been given a new engine, so why not spoon it in?
old one out;


the new engine it now tear'd down and given a bit of paint, next up is build it up with some overhauled heads (also came with the package  )  and put it back in
its a 3.0xe



and a little project just for fun.. got a wrx hoodscoop laying around and could use some ventilation in the car, problem was that it was ridiculously high so cut it in 2   





to get this 
need some more trimming but you gett the idea 

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Omega Gallery / Re: drakos, omega trackday toy

« on: 15 September 2015, 14:52:11 »

few more updates.

removed a large part of the sound deadening, removed some more brackets, mounting point etc. sanded it down and gave it a bit of primer











next up was some more weight savings.. skinned the bootlid and hood








next was to measure the needed parts and body modifications for the suspension.
so removed the springs and dropped the car on its shocks.. no space issues there only some minor modifications needed.
after that raised the car a few inches with metal pipes around the shocks to determine the ride height and get a measurement for the needed coilovers and springs.
this gonna be it ( probably a bit more lower on the front )





and had a go at removing the plastidip.. quite a decent car under it :cool:


 

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Omega Gallery / Re: drakos, omega trackday toy

« on: 30 August 2015, 20:59:13 »

don't need to expiriment with tuning a x30. ..



this is my 3.0 4x4 calibra.. make's around 270hp

reason i'm sticking with the 2.5 for now is simply because it is in it.. with the camshafts and intake from the x30 it make's around the same number as the 3.0.. and that stuff i've also got lying around so it is free 

first the car wil only do trackdays for testing purposes, at a later stage i'm going to change the engine depending on the rules the racing class it's going to enter.. so probobly going to be 4banger saab/let turbo or even atmospheric high reving xe or something.

so rather trow my money and time to the suspension and brake setup, instead of an engine that may not even be legit for racing.


@jamiew; thanks.. do you have a topic somewhere?, maybe we can steal ideas from each other     

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Omega Gallery / Re: drakos, omega trackday toy

« on: 30 August 2015, 17:39:38 »

long time since i've updated this. just din't had the time to work on the car..
but the last few days i've been cracking on.

first of, removed the abs, wheel arches, unnecessary wiring, heatshields and so on.
reason why i haven't finish t the engine is because of the space.. want to make some more modifications before i fill the engine room with the head and intake









next up was to skin the remaining doors (still some impactbars remnants to go)






than it was time for some more metal cutting... removed the base of the back seats





and the entire rear firewall to make room for the cage.. really roomy now inside the car :lmao:







and trial fitted the dash to look what brackets and stuff can retire  there





still an evil looking car :cool:



and this is how far it has raised itself.. already was lowered 2,5 inch







next up is to remove the sound deadening, make a new tunnel for the side exhaust and some new mounting points for the seats.
after that its off to the fabricator for the rollcage.. can't wait

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Omega Gallery / Re: drakos, omega trackday toy

« on: 15 May 2015, 17:36:16 »

a few extra pic's.

dissembled the head's and removed everything that is not necessary (still debating with myself on the abs)





removed the battery tray



and on the inside; removed the dash, stripped the wiring loom (stil got a lot to go)






and the cobra bucket seats that i bought for less than 20 pound :cool: (gonna re upholster them)





and the finish t the first door.. removed the impact bars and even more sheet metal around, only had to reweld the reinforcement of the window frame back in place (top left corner)



and this is how she stands now..  half peeled plastidip and tape to keep the windows up :lmao:

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Omega General Help / sport/racing clutch omega v6

« on: 12 May 2015, 19:16:40 »

anyone know where i can get a paddle clutch setup for the omega? (v6)
got no problem with a different flywheel, will lighten it anyway.

i prefer a sprung loaded 6 puck or something like that.. as long as it isn't a 3puck solid one 

saw that the f28 clutch got the same amount of splines, only a cm smaller in diameter ..it that a option with a c20let flywheel?

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Omega Gallery / Re: drakos, omega trackday toy

« on: 12 May 2015, 08:31:07 »

that is the plan, i've paid around 250 pound for it,
so if i park it upside down in the gravel, no loss 

it doesn't have to be road legal anymore so i can literately strip out all the weight.

so here's an example of my dedication for the diet  ; (still in progress, this is a rough first try to see how far i can go)
 

already am quite a bit further in the build, dash is out, all the heating and junk, all of the wiring is out.
will make some more pic's later this week

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Omega Gallery / drakos, omega trackday toy

« on: 11 May 2015, 22:13:55 »

after i saw that my welcome topic is closed after a week ( that must be why i didn't get any response anymore  )
i thought let's post the updates for my trackday toy over here.

it started a few weeks ago as a full option 2.5 manual.. it is painted in plastidip so it wil get back to it original deep red soon
(they only put up one or two layers, nightmare to remove )









after a good few hours of stripping it looks like this










the plan is to strip out all of the weight, build a rollcage, allready got 2 cobra seats, rebuild the engine (headgasket failed) and then tear it down the track 

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: v6 acceptable fault codes

« on: 09 May 2015, 11:36:11 »

anyone else any input?

@serjiouz ; can you still sent me a copy off the diagram?

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: drakos here with my omega trackday toy

« on: 01 May 2015, 19:52:38 »

thanx 

a bit of a update on the omega.. started gutting the inside.
allready taken out most parts that has a bolt in it.. next job is to remove the sound deadening and take out the inside of the doors.
after that the dash is going on a diet and the entire heating will be removed










 

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: v6 acceptable fault codes

« on: 27 April 2015, 19:19:31 »

thanks for the reply,

do you got a diagram of that egr simulator?..
on my calibra the valve is hanging behind the dash to avoid fault codes, but that thing is quite heavy   

also the vss is disabled on the cali,(no abs,mechanical speedo)
but i don't know if it possibly interferes with the load dependent ram valve? (how does the engine calculate load?)

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: drakos here with my omega trackday toy

« on: 26 April 2015, 13:22:48 »

thanx.. it is quite mean looking indeed.. from up close it isn't a pretty car, as the paint is chipped on some places
but for 200 pound it is a decent starting point.. no rust except on the rear doors

by the way, this is my other car..calibra v6 3.0 4x4
engine must be well-known for you guys









speclist;

3.0 v6 omega lumb
x30 intake and ecu on modified c25 loom
rebuilded an balanced
arp studs al around (even the rods modified to accept arp)
metal gaskets
ported an polished heads
motorsport bearing
braided fuel lines
fse fuel regulator on 3,8 bar
4x g camshaft
new type hydrolifts (smaller an lighter internals, more reliable)

rebuilded f20 4x4 gearbox with kadett gsi internals, f28 diff,
16v flat type lightweight flywheel
custom made 6puck clutchplate
omp pressureplate
shortshifter and rebuild shift mechanism
rebuilded and locked tbx (mike hayward locking plates)

new brakelines al around and goodrich flex lines (no abs, 70/30 split )
288 brake conversion with redstuff pads
saab front control arms and powerflex bushes in the rear (2,5 degree camber front and rear)
sachs shocks with h&r spring
devino rims with toyo proxes t1r

sparco chrono seats with sparco harness
4pt rollcage
momo pedals and vec2000 4x4 steering wheel
strip'd as much as possible without losing the look of the interior ( no sound deadening,no heater,removed unnecacary wiring etc )
fix't sunroof (no frame)  and headliner without hole
rear mounted battery with kill switch
black carpets,doorcards etc. black vinyl headliner

etc etc (forgot a lot because i'm working on this for over 5 years)