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General Car Chat / Re: My Omega

« on: 01 September 2023, 13:35:25 »

My old garage we fitted a lot of Uniroyals. Having seen a lot of cars come back over a few years o can say they were noticeably quicker wearing.
That’s a generic observation tho. But I suppose if they’re excellent in comfort there must be a compromise somewhere 🤷‍♂️

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Omega General Help / Re: Plenum painting

« on: 01 September 2023, 13:31:19 »

Ps I’ve got the spray paint… Hycote Extreme Heat in silver/grey. Hopefully get it done over next two or three weeks. 😃 thanks for all tips 🥰

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Omega General Help / Re: Plenum painting

« on: 01 September 2023, 13:29:54 »

🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was good of u Tig. I’m surprised he wasn’t showing his gratitude!!! 🤣

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Omega General Help / Re: Plenum painting

« on: 28 August 2023, 20:55:35 »

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Omega General Help / Re: Plenum painting

« on: 27 August 2023, 21:37:51 »

Thanks all much appreciated 🥰

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Omega General Help / Re: Plenum painting

« on: 27 August 2023, 15:58:59 »

Thanks DG. No bling required 🤣 just factory. Does anyone know what the original colour was ? Or what would be a close to original look?

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Omega General Help / Re: Plenum painting

« on: 26 August 2023, 14:09:31 »

Thanks DTB. Yeah it probably would clean up ok. But there’s bits flaking off and it looks shite 😃

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Omega General Help / Plenum painting

« on: 25 August 2023, 17:23:09 »

Evening all.

I may have asked this in the past (sorry if I’m repeating myself) but what paint can I use to brighten up the intake plenum. What colour and type of paint ?
I want original look. I think it was originally a light grey. But I’ve seen some that are a lot whiter 🤷‍♂️

Tia

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General Car Chat / Re: My Omega

« on: 25 August 2023, 17:03:53 »

I will do broooo 😃😃😃

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General Car Chat / Re: My Omega

« on: 20 August 2023, 16:11:18 »

And ps how have u all been? 🥰

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General Car Chat / Re: My Omega

« on: 20 August 2023, 16:10:57 »

Ah, Webby returns , you were the subject of conversation last weekend in the local curry house with Mr Gixer

Out of interest, you still got my cam lock/timing kit?  I'm in no hurry for it back, but I appear to have mislaid it, and think it was you who last had it

Oh god, nothing sinister I hope 🤣🤣🤣

I certainly have mate. And your offset spanner for ze idlers. Text me or PM me when ur available and I’ll whip it over to u 🥰

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General Car Chat / Re: My Omega

« on: 18 August 2023, 19:16:19 »

Sell the fiesta. Get an LPG kit for the omega with the money and use it as your daily

Assuming you have LPG nearby. I think you do, near you

Thanks James. That is a great idea but…

Seeing how retro this car is now (I haven’t seen one on the road for at least a couple of years and I actively look out for them!) I want to reduce the mileage and have it for holidays, nice sunny days and shows now.

Last year I took it to the festival of the unexceptional. Fekkin brilliant day out.

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General Car Chat / Re: My Omega

« on: 18 August 2023, 19:10:04 »

Thanks Tig.

It wasn’t particularly fun I’m gonna be honest. Working all the hours god sends and then trying to motivate myself to go out and lay in the dirt for hours. Not fun. But it’s done now and am very pleased.

Got to look in to some sort of storage solution for the car. But for now gonna enjoy what little summer we have left with my omega 🥰🥰🥰

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General Car Chat / My Omega

« on: 18 August 2023, 18:24:42 »

… is back on the road after a year of being SORN’d. Had a shed load of welding to do. Got it MOT’d today and taxed… £341 for the year 🤢

It’ll be doing a lot less miles now as I have a little fiesta as my daily. It’s currently on 135k.. barely broken in 😃

The drive compared to the fiesta is just so comfortable. Absolutely worth keeping it going!

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Omega General Help / Re: Welding

« on: 12 April 2023, 19:55:23 »

and yes you may find that the boot water is from rot behind the bumper, lip seal ,tail lights or sometimes they can rust though the double skinned bit between bottom of rear window and the drain channel.

Thanks cam. The water is sat in spare wheel well. It seems to emanate from the shock tower. But rather than dripping down from the top, it just seems to be from the bottom. So I’m hoping I’ll have sorted that when I weld it up. But who knows 🤣 this car has a habit of taking one repair and adding extra ones Willy nilly haha