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Omega General Help / Re: Garages in Lincolnshire ????

« on: 27 September 2007, 12:45:53 »

You could try Vauxcare on Allenby Road Industrial Est. Not used them myself but just about to go up there to run a diagnostic to get to the bottom of my 'no hot air' from the air-con problem!

What's more they're 2mins from Charles Warner so you can pick up the bits easily too.

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Omega General Help / Re:  Exhaust help needed

« on: 05 September 2007, 15:13:13 »

Guys, thanks for all your comments......the problem is you're all talking about the 2.5 and I have the 2.6.....I need to know if the 2.5 will bolt up?

I feel I could be taking a trip to Powerflow.

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Omega General Help / Re:  Exhaust help needed

« on: 05 September 2007, 15:10:57 »

If you join autobahnstormers, there membership entitles you to trade club prices....it costs 20 quid a year.

An Opel GT eh, left ahnd drive 1.9 power plant.

They has fairly recently restored one where man father works......they now want much to much money for it and re-painted it red rather than the original colour.....still, nice motor.

Hi....thanks for the info, I'll speak to a friend of mine he's an Autobahner and should be able to help.

As for the GT, 'yes' you're right.....however only 2 of my 6 have the original 1.9 lump. 3 have a 2litre (1 with stage 2 head, 1 blue-printed and 1 turbo) the best though is my long-termer runnning a heavily tweaked 2.4 running at 200bhp

As for the GT you mention, it wouldn't happen to be a Aston Vauxhall? If so then I helped the source a huge number of parts. I remeber the car when it was white......and quite sad it was too.

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Omega General Help / Re:  Exhaust help needed

« on: 30 August 2007, 23:44:13 »

Cheers for the help guys.

How do I get hold of a TC?.....it's worth the £20 straight away. I know what you mean about pattern parts (had loads of fun recently with a bosal / walker system on a '71 Opel GT that I'm working on, mid box back is fine but the down pipes are completely different and I had a Powerflow system made that just didn't match up to the different downpipe....all sorted now though )

As for location.....Lincoln to Surrey, a little too far but many thanks for the offer

Longlife exhausts......similar to Powerflow (used them 3 times already) and considering this as an option.

Will let you know on final outcome.

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Omega General Help / Exhaust help needed

« on: 30 August 2007, 13:57:33 »

Hi guys,

Well the cars just gone in for a set of new front disc / pads and I asked them to investigate a 'clonk' and have a look at my exhaust.

The 'clonk' turned out to be 2 broken rear springs so heavy duty ones are being fitted......but the exhaust turns out to be cracked from the centre boxes back.

The question is that my car is a 2.6 (2000) and the motor factors aren't listing anything, so it suggests it's a Main Dealer part (£300+)!!! I might as well go stainless for that.

Does anyone know if the 2.5 / 3.0 system pre 2000 is actually any different.....will it go and will I save myself £150?

Help needed.

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Omega General Help / Re: Heating / Aircon

« on: 03 August 2007, 23:43:29 »

Thanks Ians and Ronnie......I'll look forward to having a good feel on Monday.

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Omega General Help / Re: Heating / Aircon

« on: 02 August 2007, 23:09:07 »

Have checked the pipe work on this 'auv' pump and when the cars up to temp it just runs hot all the time.

Something makes me think if the HBV is behind the head it's going to be an aweful job to change it???

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Omega General Help / Re: Heating / Aircon

« on: 31 July 2007, 13:41:00 »

Reset aircon.

With regards to HBV, do you actually mean to lift the drivers-side carpet, or somewhere else?

Is the HBV the valve that's near the rad / water bottle, just underneath with two pipes running towards the bulkhead?

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Omega General Help / Re: Heating / Aircon

« on: 28 July 2007, 20:51:05 »

ok.....'yes' I know how to change a fuse and in a moment of stupidity I put this question in.

BUT.....how do I reset Climate and what and how do I check the HBV?

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Omega General Help / Heating / Aircon

« on: 28 July 2007, 08:45:49 »

I have a 2000 x plate 2.6 V6 CD and although the aircon blows ice-cold I can not get any sort of heat into the car. With the rubbish summer to date it's quite uncomfortable to have no heating!

Any ideas?

Also an aside but link to being warm, the heated seats don't appear to be working either?

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Do I or Don't I

« on: 14 June 2007, 14:59:17 »

Thanks for all the nice comments guys regarding the GT, I'm a prolific owner of them, 12 to date. I suppose I should add that I also have one for sale at the moment (£2500), see pics:






As for my long-termer, HUMBUG, as she's affectionately know, well I'm hoping to have her at the Newark Kit Car Show this weekend....weather permitting, if so I'll take some more pics for you to enjoy.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Do I or Don't I

« on: 08 June 2007, 01:09:56 »

:)I recognise the opel GT but does it run the 1.9 engine like the early MANTA? [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

I was waiting for some comments on the GT.....

Well if I must tell you about her.....She's refered to as 'Humbug' and was previously owned by the Head of Dealer Opel Team, Tony Fall (ex Rally driver and Owner of the company Safety Devices). He found the car in the back of an Opel Dealership, in 1981 during the San Remo Rally, they had the Ascona 400 at that time, and he bought the car to run during his time in Germany.

On returning to the UK and some years later he formed a company, Opel Classics, made up from Steve Thompson (Big Opel Dealer....did all the Irmscher cars), Tom May (Head of Irmscher UK) with the intension of building 'as new' Opel GTs. This car became the show car, running a higher spec and was on the market in 1991 for £18500!!!!

Anyway time past and despite knowing of her from '91 I came across her in '03 and bought her with the promise that I would NEVER sell her. She now runs a 2.4litre (utilising Lotus Carlton pistons and rods), has an Emerald ECU (fully mapable) and runs at 185bhp or more importantly 210bhp/ton.

She's fully kitted out, leather, LSD, big brakes etc and was entered in the 'Charimans Cup' at Billing in 2005 and will make an appearance in 4 weeks time...........if I get time to polish her.

Sorry if that's bored you all to tears, but GT's are my one big vice in life

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Do I or Don't I

« on: 07 June 2007, 23:53:43 »

Thought I'd come back to you all with an update and also to say 'thanks' for the warm welcome.

Well after much searching and accounting for the limited budget I've plumped for a 2001 2.6 CDX Manual in silver, not quite the grunt of the 3litre, but hopefully a bit more economical! I hope to pick her up this weekend and will then slowly begine the process of 'subtle modification'.

I'll post some pics when I have her.

Cheers for now, Mark

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Newbie Welcome Area / Do I or Don't I

« on: 06 June 2007, 00:45:12 »

Hi All,

Am new to the forum, well been a guest for a while, and am now considering an Omega after many years driving other German motors.....though GM has been in the blood since the age of 3!

I'm currently considering an MV6 or Elite, basically I NEED ALL the toys and struggle to run a car without grunt and just to show I'm a real GM nut, here's what else is sat in the garage.





Just in case some of you aren't familiar with her, she's a 1969 Opel GT, one of 9 that I have sitting around in either bits, resto or on the road. She's the cream of the crop, too much history for this brief hello, but if any of you are at Billing (only 5 weeks to go), come and have a look and a chat, I hope to have at least 1 GT on the club stand, but there could be 3!