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Chat Area => Omega Gallery => Topic started by: Marneus on 26 August 2020, 18:07:15

Title: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: Marneus on 26 August 2020, 18:07:15
Hi all,

I’ve just figured out how to host pictures so I’m going to try post them up, please bare with me  ;D ;D

I bought my Omega for the 2nd time on the 14th June this year, I previously owned it from October’18 to March ‘19 when I was forced to sell under duress to buy my wife a new family wagon.

Here she is the day I picked her up.

(https://i.postimg.cc/FssvhBKy/7-D86-DBA6-0-BA9-4-F67-BC77-B6-E67062-E216.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/2yStNgx3/D6106087-C6-B9-47-F0-9-B2-E-64-E6-E0-C5-B61-F.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/sXcL837t/6-BC6299-E-FCA8-4-EC3-A534-B4899-EFE338-B.jpg)

And she’s very clean underneath.

(https://i.postimg.cc/kMwrYvyB/6-C9-B1-DDC-6309-48-EE-AAB1-44-E59-A0-C1-CC1.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/y8DzZ3cW/B50-EC43-B-E312-4742-B830-BBBFF7-D1-C0-E3.jpg)

The 1st thing I did after putting my plate on was change the wheels for the Saab Hammerheads I’d bought for my old Vectra, I liked the way they looked but they’re too narrow for my needs (7x17 et49 225/45/17 tyres)

(https://i.postimg.cc/NjkPLgPL/671-F8-B51-20-A2-4798-8615-27408-BFB5374.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Qd3yXBmR/02-E3739-E-2-A62-48-D4-B7-B0-422-C237-B4-C1-C.jpg)

Then I started gathering parts for the suspension overhaul I have planned & thought the wheels off the family wagon would look good on the Omega so bought some adapters.

(https://i.postimg.cc/4Nh5HJns/35-A386-BD-B3-D9-49-AA-A774-5-EA368-CDACCB.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Y2vV8Bjy/9-CB17896-F6-A5-4-FCD-995-E-184-F43-B2-CD40.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/P5T2ggrH/C21-B9-D9-C-967-D-4-C0-B-B221-520090423-C83.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/cJ5h8671/5-FA3377-A-865-C-40-B7-B6-BF-0238787-E170-E.jpg)

Going to put 255/35/19’s on the rear to fill the arch properly.

(https://i.postimg.cc/kXxThJCw/BD1968-FF-D774-4457-91-FE-25-EB5-B33-D050.jpg)

She’s booked in to the body shop to have a couple of bits of rust sorted & the front bumper/bonnet painted at the end of September, then I’ve got a black interior to fit & the suspension overhaul before I get onto the performance mods.

Thanks for looking  :y
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 26 August 2020, 19:31:09
Very smart 8)

Those yellow bushes... Where did you fit them?
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: Marneus on 26 August 2020, 19:42:09
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 26 August 2020, 19:31:09
Very smart 8)

Those yellow bushes... Where did you fit them?

I haven’t fitted them yet but they are the front wishbone front bushes & the rear trailing arm bushes. I know not do do the wishbone rear bushes in poly  :y
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 26 August 2020, 19:49:15
 :y

Just checking ;)
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: Marneus on 26 August 2020, 19:55:56
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 26 August 2020, 19:49:15
:y

Just checking ;)

Thanks  :y
I’m still learning about what can & can’t be done to these....  ;D
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: luizvivas on 27 August 2020, 15:30:09
The new wheels look great on the Omega.  :y
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: Marneus on 27 August 2020, 16:30:16
Quote from: LuizVivas on 27 August 2020, 15:30:09
The new wheels look great on the Omega.  :y

Thanks buddy  :y
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: luizvivas on 28 August 2020, 14:56:51
Marneus, how width are the 19 wheels?
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: Marneus on 28 August 2020, 21:18:31
Quote from: LuizVivas on 28 August 2020, 14:56:51
Marneus, how width are the 19 wheels?

They are 8.5 x 19 et 45 all round with 25mm spacers on the back & 22mm spacers on the front so effectively et 20 on the rear & et 23 on the front.
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: luizvivas on 29 August 2020, 01:14:27
Thanks.  :y
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: TheBoy on 01 September 2020, 19:29:16
Looks tidy for its age :y
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: Marneus on 11 September 2020, 20:43:14
I had a couple of days free this week so decided to make a start on the Omega.
I fitted the Bilstein B4’s & Eibach Pro kit,
Swapped the beige trim & carpet for black & grey,
Fitted my new grille & gave it a wash.
My LSD arrived so it’s progressing nicely 😎

(https://i.postimg.cc/HsWSRzX1/FB3-D51-E0-3-E43-48-E6-8-D1-F-35652-EED7-D83.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/dQjH5p79/79115181-A1-D7-4479-8302-A56698-A900-A3.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/CxzcLKcv/ED659976-3819-469-D-B839-0138408-D5028.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/3JLLTGF4/A4-A9-E9-FC-C11-E-47-C4-AE75-F07-CC96-D6288.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/V6jGQHKm/DBB3-DFA6-CCF0-4-D67-BF56-0-A59-DAF56-AEF.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Xq42VcPF/A349-ECBF-A2-F1-4-C65-9-E6-E-1936450-EFF3-C.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/8c4Zsf8Y/7327-C15-C-F211-4-AE3-BA6-C-AF84-DC2-CBE40.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/0QgW4qdV/50-EC6-F29-2-E08-49-CA-8-D7-E-438-C28-CF1073.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/ydXPr3NN/FBC66-D32-0-EAA-4-B97-900-C-EBED640-A958-E.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/j5rcX4t9/D216-BECF-7-DFA-4-F25-A46-E-8-AC21-B2-EBF8-C.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/0QxGm5C1/931-F3126-BE1-A-44-D8-BB69-9-F4-D74-BE700-D.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/66ccrZSj/60-DF4-D3-F-FFFE-4069-BE78-8-B6-FFDA5-EDD6.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/RFR7TrP6/EC8829-B3-2-CA1-404-C-9-A54-B2196-CFDBC8-C.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/MpMYJFGN/40104520-FAE6-4-C86-8611-6-EF3-BFB8-D4-EC.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/3wG9mc5m/FC319999-E080-4-EA5-980-E-CD0-E363-E9-BF2.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/J4dQgLRj/0620-E85-D-54-C8-4-A16-A66-B-C9-CDD5-B0247-A.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/15zHJt19/3-DD30035-400-E-4-F1-E-9720-558-A2-EF6-F257.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/SQgL2h2H/9-C33949-C-7-A01-415-E-B04-B-8-FA9587-F23-FF.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/7hKNqv08/A1-DCB095-EDA8-43-E5-BD09-4-C713-C13-C900.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/fyzK4W3f/BBF19-DE6-643-C-400-D-82-ED-FBBFE6594732.jpg)

Picking up some cloth MV6 Recaro’s as I’m really not a fan of old, shiny, slide leather 😂
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 11 September 2020, 20:57:22
Spacers all round?  ???

Surely someone must do a set of wheels with roughly the right offset ::)
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: Marneus on 11 September 2020, 21:04:43
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 11 September 2020, 20:57:22
Spacers all round?  ???

Surely someone must do a set of wheels with roughly the right offset ::)

They’re PCD adapters & they’re the thinnest I’m willing to run. I already had the wheels so made them fit. I’ll get some that fit without adapters/spacers at some point  ;D
Title: Re: My 2.5 Manual Project version 2.0
Post by: 456lbft on 14 September 2020, 13:55:20
It looks gorgeous, but I prefer the original wheels..