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[Big__P]

went 400+ miles round trip to pick this beast up

going to service her and do her up cosmetically over the winter and work on the engine using the search function on this forum

any advice/tips would be great

[barclay03]

remember looking at this on one of the drift forums yesterday when i was googling something 

looks like fun though 

[pedroMV6]

First thing I'd do is either put the cone filter in the bin, or build a proper air box for it, or even go back to standard. Must be sucking up a whole bunch of hot air!

Then I'd cage it properly and have it for drift and track days - it's one thing me and a mate are considering as a project next year.

[zippo]

 like that, like that a lot. Great excuse to leave the kids at home 

[Andy B]

......using the search function on this forum

any advice/tips would be great .......

My tip would be

...... don't use the forum search 'function'       

You're better off using 'omegaowners******' in Google!   

[Bent valve]

You could do with a plastic scuttle panel for it if you havent already got one. It will get very wet under the bonnet and soak your ignition components when it rains otherwise.

[V6drift]

very nice i,d love to build another track car, ive done a few but monies tight now 
with a mig i,d go for a full-on ausie V8 supercar replica 

[pedroMV6]

very nice i,d love to build another track car, ive done a few but monies tight now 
with a mig i,d go for a full-on ausie V8 supercar replica 

But they're totally different cars matey!

[V6drift]

is,nt the mid-late 90s holden commodore basically a mig with a chevy V8 fitted?  :-/
i thought so 

[pedroMV6]

is,nt the mid-late 90s holden commodore basically a mig with a chevy V8 fitted?  :-/
i thought so 

As far as I remember, there don't share any panels, so no, it isn't!

[barclay03]

is,nt the mid-late 90s holden commodore basically a mig with a chevy V8 fitted?  :-/
i thought so 

As far as I remember, there don't share any panels, so no, it isn't!

Pretty sure he doesnt mean that every panel and component is identical  they share the same base - good enough

[V6drift]

sorry to hijack and drag this out but i knew i was,nt going mad about this omega/commodore thing.
just got these pics from an aussie site, see what you all think.
check the doors the roofline, the B+C pillars, the lights are different but not much else 

[pedroMV6]

OK, so the door handles and door mirrors look the same, but still don't think any of the panels are the same.

Look at the back of the rear side window - and the C pillar.
I agree, they look similar, but I don't think the same.
The Commodore is bigger than an Omega.

You can see they have the same DNA, in a cousins type of way!

[ngrainqey]

actually pedro the man has a point, the commodore is wider but i think they're the same floor pan or something/chassis but i think the commodore has a bigger subframe at the front supporting the engine on very similarly if not identically placed engine mounts as per ls1's etc

[pedroMV6]

I'm pretty sure I'm right to say that the floorpan is completely different as the gearbox used by Holden is physicaly bigger and the rear axle mounts differentlyto the Opel.

OK, so now I'm clutching at straws cos my powers of recall have faded, somewhat. My memory is OK, it all goes in, but.........