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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Jim on 05 April 2010, 01:05:25
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Does anyone think it is possiable to make a omega saloon into a cabriolet soft top??, not saying I'm going to do it but just wondering is it was possiable.
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Anything is possible - Aparently.
After watching programs like Chopshop and Pimp My Ride then maybe so. Would like to see what one looked like in Photoshop before I attempted tho job in all honesty.
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Weld a couple of RSJ,s under the floor, hacksaw through the pillars - job done. :y ;D ;D
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would be nice HUGE cabrio ;D
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Weld a couple of RSJ,s under the floor, hacksaw through ther pillars - job done. :y ;D ;D
I knew it would be an easy job ;D ;D
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Anything is possible - Aparently.
After watching programs like Chopshop and Pimp My Ride then maybe so. Would like to see what one looked like in Photoshop before I attempted tho job in all honesty.
Perhaps I should give the show a call to see if they are intrested ;)
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First thought of a Mig Cabriolet reminded me of panther six years ago, but when I checked it out it was nothing like as that was only a 2 seater and I had in my head it was a 4 seater.
Six wheeler miggy with an LS7 power plant and made into a rag top would look a hell of a lot better than that Panther did.
http://www.autocentre.ua/ac/09/07/images/06/Covini-77Panther_Six_4.jpg
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More info for those that might be interested in the origininal idea from Tyrell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_6
Wonder how Tony at WIM would go on with tracking that one. :y
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Always had it in the back of my tiny mind to make a pick up out an MV6 estate......Tracey's maybe??? ::)
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Heres a couple of pictures I've made up, what do you think??
Roof Up!!
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/251-1.jpg)
Roof Down!!
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/Copyof251-1.jpg)
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As said, anything is possible at a price. America had loads of full size convertables in the 50's & 60's even Citroen had the Chapron DS
don't know about 4 doors though, I can only think of (& find) 2 door versions
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Heres a couple of pictures I've made up, what do you think??
Roof Up!!
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/251-1.jpg)
Roof Down!!
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/Copyof251-1.jpg)
Nice idea - but the proportions look a bit wrong.
I think the front (now only!) doors would need lengthening to get the proportions right, also to allow easier access to rear seats.
Lengthening the metalwork in the doors is easy, lengthening the windows to match is bloody expensive!
It would also need alot of lateral strength putting in, which could be tricky and would probably rattle yer fillings out!
You could remove the sills and beef up with 50x25x1.6 steel box section then replace the sills, which would help the chassis front/rear strength, but the B and C pillars (what's left of them) would need serious reworking to put the strength back in that removing the roof loses.
Definitely do-able though. :y
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Heres a couple of pictures I've made up, what do you think??
Roof Up!!
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/251-1.jpg)
Roof Down!!
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/Copyof251-1.jpg)
Nice idea - but the proportions look a bit wrong.
I think the front (now only!) doors would need lengthening to get the proportions right, also to allow easier access to rear seats.
Lengthening the metalwork in the doors is easy, lengthening the windows to match is bloody expensive!
It would also need alot of lateral strength putting in, which could be tricky and would probably rattle yer fillings out!
You could remove the sills and beef up with 50x25x1.6 steel box section then replace the sills, which would help the chassis front/rear strength, but the B and C pillars (what's left of them) would need serious reworking to put the strength back in that removing the roof loses.
Definitely do-able though. :y
Agreed!!
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I've made the door longer for this picture
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/Copyof251-1-1-1.jpg)
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nice photo, I saw before one omega cabriolet on YT
have look this on 1.48 8-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnlGed84ftw
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nice photo, I saw before one omega cabriolet on YT
Whats YT?
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nice photo, I saw before one omega cabriolet on YT
Whats YT?
sorry :-[ You tube
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nice photo, I saw before one omega cabriolet on YT
Whats YT?
sorry :-[ You tube
No worries I saw the picture of the omega cabriolet, Looks Nice 8-)
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Am loving the 2 door coupe..........WANT ONE!
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Am loving the 2 door coupe..........WANT ONE!
it does look cool 8-)
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found this on the web, Opel did have plans to release this car but didn't
(http://hvtm.hu/car/m/opel/910391.jpg)
(http://www.club-opel.com/graphics/gallery/full/989_opel-omega---coupe---studie2.jpg)
(http://www.club-opel.com/graphics/gallery/full/988_opel-omega---coupe---studie.jpg)
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Always had it in the back of my tiny mind to make a pick up out an MV6 estate......Tracey's maybe??? ::)
You have got no chance Guy, If you value your manhood you wil get that idea right out of your head NOW
:y :y
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They should have!!! I would have bought one.
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They should have!!! I would have bought one.
I have just added some more pics of the coupe above
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i felt almost obligated to post in here about this, I had a very very strange dream the other night, strange enough that i retained alot of detail from it, even down to minor details, and in this dream at one point i found myself at a car dealers with my brother staring at the front of 2 vauxhall omegas, both priced at £8,000 and both with SV51 on the number plate, one was nocturno blue, the other one gold. the weird this is, they were both convertibles, one had the roof down and the other had a hard-top shell on
the rear lights on these were very rounded though and both had a badge on the back saying "eclipse"
thought i'd share!
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i felt almost obligated to post in here about this, I had a very very strange dream the other night, strange enough that i retained alot of detail from it, even down to minor details, and in this dream at one point i found myself at a car dealers with my brother staring at the front of 2 vauxhall omegas, both priced at £8,000 and both with SV51 on the number plate, one was nocturno blue, the other one gold. the weird this is, they were both convertibles, one had the roof down and the other had a hard-top shell on
the rear lights on these were very rounded though and both had a badge on the back saying "eclipse"
thought i'd share!
Spooky ;D ;D ;D
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Are we entering the Twilight Zone
:o
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i felt almost obligated to post in here about this, I had a very very strange dream the other night, strange enough that i retained alot of detail from it, even down to minor details, and in this dream at one point i found myself at a car dealers with my brother staring at the front of 2 vauxhall omegas, both priced at £8,000 and both with SV51 on the number plate, one was nocturno blue, the other one gold. the weird this is, they were both convertibles, one had the roof down and the other had a hard-top shell on
the rear lights on these were very rounded though and both had a badge on the back saying "eclipse"
thought i'd share!
Spooky ;D ;D ;D
indeed!! £8000 each though, i really was dreaming!!
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when they chopped a cavalier years ago it looked s£$t
im not sure about the mig though ,what converting it to a pick up el camino style
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ths actually looks quite impressive, very much like the old oldsmobile style cars you see in america :)
and the 3 door looks like a barge but im not a fan of the fastback styling one :/
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Well i would defonatly buy one, there were lots of conepts for omega if the internet is belived from the two door coupe's shown earlier and i also found this one on bret patersons website, a disgner for general motors http://www.brettpatterson.com/portfolio/2183/ a nice four door coupe ;D :y
well at least now wer know were the idea for the passat cc came from ;) :y
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I would say, it wont work, the chassis will bend in the middle, and will only be holden together by the propshaft.
Why you dont use a base that was made allready stronger for convertible use like lets say.... a Monaro? :D
just get a broken one, cut its roof off, put omega tech, panels, wings hood and so on it (might need some welding as the monaro seems to be wider) and done.
or easyer, just get a calibra, and cut its roof off. ;)
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when they chopped a cavalier years ago it looked s£$t
im not sure about the mig though ,what converting it to a pick up el camino style
On with it next week! :y
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(http://www.club-opel.com/graphics/gallery/full/989_opel-omega---coupe---studie2.jpg)
That's bloody hideous!!!
Was on ABS a while back, and alot of guys thought it was a Photoshop (I agree) a BAD photoshop at that! :-/
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I would say, it wont work, the chassis will bend in the middle, and will only be holden together by the propshaft.
Why you dont use a base that was made allready stronger for convertible use like lets say.... a Monaro? :D
just get a broken one, cut its roof off, put omega tech, panels, wings hood and so on it (might need some welding as the monaro seems to be wider) and done.
or easyer, just get a calibra, and cut its roof off. ;)
Not if you weld in some decent box section inside the sills, it won't. ;)
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Here we go...
(http://c.wrzuta.pl/wi13897/b921df0d002030044965fe16/0/omega%20cabrio.jpg)
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Looks Cool 8-)
I'd have one
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Here we go...
(http://c.wrzuta.pl/wi13897/b921df0d002030044965fe16/0/omega%20cabrio.jpg)
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Not too shabby - got a bit of the SAAB look about it, don't you think?
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Here we go...
(http://c.wrzuta.pl/wi13897/b921df0d002030044965fe16/0/omega%20cabrio.jpg)
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Not too shabby - got a bit of the SAAB look about it, don't you think?
I see what you mean