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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Jim on 28 July 2012, 19:13:48

Title: Omega V8 - Corvette Engine & Pontiac 6 Speed Gearbox
Post by: Jim on 28 July 2012, 19:13:48
Today in Total Vauxhall Magazine I spotted this German Opel Omega B which has been fitted with a Corvette V8 & Pontiac 6 Speed Gearbox, Also for some reason if you look at the last picture I'm in it!!

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Title: Re: Omega V8 - Corvette Engine & Pontiac 6 Speed Gearbox
Post by: cam2502 on 28 July 2012, 19:27:59
Where are you jim? Oh, see you now... Nice dress  :D  ; ;D
Title: Re: Omega V8 - Corvette Engine & Pontiac 6 Speed Gearbox
Post by: Jim on 28 July 2012, 19:32:44
Where are you jim? Oh, see you now... Nice dress  :D  ; ;D
  ;D ;D
Blue & White Checked Shirt
Title: Re: Omega V8 - Corvette Engine & Pontiac 6 Speed Gearbox
Post by: omega3000 on 28 July 2012, 20:00:37
Nice sleeper , just shows what can be done  :y
Title: Re: Omega V8 - Corvette Engine & Pontiac 6 Speed Gearbox
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 28 July 2012, 20:56:07
Where are you jim? Oh, see you now... Nice dress  :D  ; ;D
  ;D ;D
Blue & White Checked Shirt

"Did you spill my pint?"
Title: Re: Omega V8 - Corvette Engine & Pontiac 6 Speed Gearbox
Post by: Jim on 28 July 2012, 21:12:11
Where are you jim? Oh, see you now... Nice dress  :D  ; ;D
  ;D ;D
Blue & White Checked Shirt

"Did you spill my pint?"
;D ;D Aye,
Luckly both of them where with me!!
Title: Re: Omega V8 - Corvette Engine & Pontiac 6 Speed Gearbox
Post by: waspy on 28 July 2012, 21:19:30
Rob's (RobseyMV6) Monaro is in the top left of the last pic above some dodgy guy wearing a blue & white check shirt ;D
Title: Re: Omega V8 - Corvette Engine & Pontiac 6 Speed Gearbox
Post by: feeutfo on 29 July 2012, 10:26:36
Pic appears to back up some very basic measurements taken from Robs car. Taking into account the headers and plug leads on his ls3. When measuring from the steering box heat shield, accross to the pas side, the engine position would mean moving the abs pump.
Which seems to have been achieved by moving the battery, presumably to the boot BMW style, and re-positioning the Abs pump in the battery tray area.

In fact the pulleys on the ls3 come very close to fouling the battery anyway, and puts the engine way off centre. Although that's difficult to see in the pics.

Not sure why a new subframe would be needed. Maybe the sump is different on what "looks" like an ls7...? :-\