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Title: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: Miggy24 on 04 March 2009, 18:15:13
Hi all well if i want it i can have a 3l 24v manal carlton for free as its rusted to hell.What i was wonding is can i fit the engine in the omega then strip the carlton off all the good parts the scrap it.
Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: nick v6 on 04 March 2009, 18:32:12
go for it mate :y
Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: Christian on 04 March 2009, 18:34:19
Im sure Bighed maybe intrested in some bits if you break?
Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: Andy B on 04 March 2009, 18:35:02
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Hi all well if i want it i can have a 3l 24v manal carlton for free as its rusted to hell.What i was wonding is can i fit the engine in the omega then strip the carlton off all the good parts the scrap it.

It'll fit. Omegatoy fitted its big brother to an Omega B ie a Lotus 3.6 which is based on the C30SE lump.
I think you'll get someone on here saying you'll opps the handling up though due to the extra weight of the straight 6 over the Omega B's V6  ::)  :y  :y
Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: Miggy24 on 04 March 2009, 18:35:28
I will be breaking it as i wanna put the engine in the miggy  ;D :y
Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: Andy B on 04 March 2009, 18:36:42
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I will be breaking it as i wanna put the engine in the miggy  ;D :y

Buy a 3.0 Omega .... less work & you'll have a standard car.
Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: oceansoul on 04 March 2009, 18:56:44
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I will be breaking it as i wanna put the engine in the miggy  ;D :y

Buy a 3.0 Omega .... less work & you'll have a standard car.

But thats half the fun. Having something other than standard
Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: Miggy24 on 04 March 2009, 19:01:27
yep thats right wanna do it for abit of fun plus i like my miggy to much :y
Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: Andy B on 04 March 2009, 19:31:27
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I will be breaking it as i wanna put the engine in the miggy  ;D :y

Buy a 3.0 Omega .... less work & you'll have a standard car.

But thats half the fun. Having something other than standard

Insurance companies aren't keen on non-standard cars. And who do you sell it to once you've had enough of it? You then need to find someone who also likes non-standard cars.  :-?
Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: albitz on 04 March 2009, 19:34:12
No point,iirc the engine is slightly less powerful than the 3.0v6.
Major transplant job for no benefit.
Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: Andy B on 04 March 2009, 19:36:23
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No point,iirc the engine is slightly less powerful than the 3.0v6.
Major transplant job for no benefit.

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Title: Re: Been given a 3l 24v carlton
Post by: Omegatoy on 04 March 2009, 21:46:11
but no cambelt to worry about ever again and the s6 is far more robust!!! go for it !!!! :y the only probs you will have is the wiper linkage gets in the way and the  antirollbar mounts but thats a minor job easily solved !! :y