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[chrisgixer]

Looks very interesting, hope you intend to keep it a sleeper? What is the donor car, can't quite make it out?

Might have to pop along some point and have a gander/lend a hand.

Good luck with it all 

 

A mixture

Clue in title.

[chrisgixer]

Audi rs brake discs on the rats. Brembo 6pot calliper.




I have Mercedes ML brake discs from a scrapper to try first though. Almost new, £50.

[Rods2]

Very exciting project and I wish you all the best with it. 

[chrisgixer]

Very exciting project and I wish you all the best with it. 

Thankyou Rods. Very kind if you.

[Kevin Wood]

Cooling, by all accounts the omega coolers seem to be adequate. But we'll see.

The Omega radiator ought to be fine. It's hard to imagine how you could fit a larger one.

Are you keeping air con, though?

Might be advisable to go for separate oil and transmission coolers. A couple of little MOCAL coolers (or even late Omega transmission coolers) would probably do the job. What were the original transmission and oil cooler arrangements in the "donor"?

[Andy B]

Is it not possible to do this using parts from the GM/Holden parts bin? There's a load of V8 Holdens. 

[chrisgixer]

Is it not possible to do this using parts from the GM/Holden parts bin? There's a load of V8 Holdens. 

It what regard..?

Holden racks are too wide, to match the chassis platform. Remember the omega is narrower than ALL the Holden chassis. So the wishbone pivots are further apart so the rack pivot points don't match my needs.
The only brakes I'd fit from the Holdens are AP, and are mega bucks.

...everything else is GM.


...?

[chrisgixer]

Cooling, by all accounts the omega coolers seem to be adequate. But we'll see.

The Omega radiator ought to be fine. It's hard to imagine how you could fit a larger one.

Are you keeping air con, though?

Might be advisable to go for separate oil and transmission coolers. A couple of little MOCAL coolers (or even late Omega transmission coolers) would probably do the job. What were the original transmission and oil cooler arrangements in the "donor"?

Very similar to omega afaik..

Ac will be going on it at some point. But the pump is in poor nic sadly though.

[chrisgixer]

I am also concerned about the drive train.

Dif... How much power can an omega dif take..?


And the prop shaft may well have to be upgraded. Monaro there maybe.

[Kevin Wood]

I am also concerned about the drive train.

Dif... How much power can an omega dif take..?


And the prop shaft may well have to be upgraded. Monaro there maybe.

No - I reckon that lot will be pretty bomb proof. As to whether the diff ratio will be OK.. need to do the sums. Prop might need a different end on it to suit the gearbox, and may need to be cut and shut due to length, of course.. even if it's a Monaro one.

[05omegav6]

I am also concerned about the drive train.

Dif... How much power can an omega dif take..?


And the prop shaft may well have to be upgraded. Monaro there maybe.

One way to find out

[Andy B]

Is it not possible to do this using parts from the GM/Holden parts bin? There's a load of V8 Holdens. 

It what regard..?

Holden racks are too wide, to match the chassis platform. Remember the omega is narrower than ALL the Holden chassis. So the wishbone pivots are further apart so the rack pivot points don't match my needs.
The only brakes I'd fit from the Holdens are AP, and are mega bucks.

...everything else is GM.


...?

So ...... a no then!   

I was just asking ....... 

[chrisgixer]

Is it not possible to do this using parts from the GM/Holden parts bin? There's a load of V8 Holdens. 

It what regard..?

Holden racks are too wide, to match the chassis platform. Remember the omega is narrower than ALL the Holden chassis. So the wishbone pivots are further apart so the rack pivot points don't match my needs.
The only brakes I'd fit from the Holdens are AP, and are mega bucks.

...everything else is GM.


...?

So ...... a no then!   

I was just asking ....... 

It would be straightforward otherwise. If the omega was as wide as the Holdens I doubt there would a problem fitting the Auto box.

[Andy B]

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It would be straightforward otherwise. If the omega was as wide as the Holdens I doubt there would a problem fitting the Auto box.

Looks like you need to buy a V8 Holden & some Griffin badges 

[chrisgixer]

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It would be straightforward otherwise. If the omega was as wide as the Holdens I doubt there would a problem fitting the Auto box.

Looks like you need to buy a V8 Holden & some Griffin badges 

No toys sadly, and I can't Live with that interior, although the seats are mega comfy.