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Title: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Slammedorion on 01 November 2009, 17:15:39
The old chaps 2.5 V6 :D . . . Its had a good bath and running perfect thanks to useful guides on here . . . Vectra rocker covers have sorted the oil leak, and a replacement gearbox selector switch has cured the auto box fault. . .
 8-)
Its kept me busy, also sorted the cracking front doors for him  ;)
Its only on 65K so its a clean one  :y Had it about 5 years

(http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5762/dsc00010n.jpg) (http://img266.imageshack.us/i/dsc00010n.jpg/)

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(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9910/dsc00015hb.jpg) (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/dsc00015hb.jpg/)

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(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/3849/dsc00019mv.jpg) (http://img42.imageshack.us/i/dsc00019mv.jpg/)

Vectra covers sprayed satin black for a more factory finish  :P

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Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: cmeonthemove on 01 November 2009, 17:44:19
Simply super. Looks great in that colour too.
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Welung666 on 01 November 2009, 17:49:26
I agree, love the colour. My last Chavalier (2.0 8v CD) was the same colour :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: pedroMV6 on 01 November 2009, 18:03:03
Awesome lloking car - superb shine to the paintwork. 8-)

You say that you replaced the rocker covers with the ally Vectra ones, to sort out the oil leak - did you clean out the breathers when you fitted them?
If not, you'll be fitting new gaskets soon.....and find out that there's probably nowt wrong with the original (bloody horrible looking) plastic Omega rocker covers. ;)
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: trainastock on 01 November 2009, 18:07:33

excellent colour   :y :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Del Boy on 01 November 2009, 18:20:07
Lovely and clean, nice car mate credit to him  :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: cruisetopoland on 01 November 2009, 18:31:03
VERY nice  :y :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: waspy on 01 November 2009, 18:53:14
Does the old an ever use it :) :) Looks like it's just come outa the show room :y :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Andy B on 01 November 2009, 19:46:26
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Awesome lloking car - superb shine to the paintwork. 8-)

You say that you replaced the rocker covers with the ally Vectra ones, to sort out the oil leak - did you clean out the breathers when you fitted them?
If not, you'll be fitting new gaskets soon.....and find out that there's probably nowt wrong with the original (bloody horrible looking) plastic Omega rocker covers. ;)

It's not gaskets that become the problem. Vectra cam covers apparently move the excess pressure to the next weekest point ..... crank shaft seal.  :-?  :-? Not the best seal on an engine for access.  :(  ;)
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: The Red Baron on 01 November 2009, 20:23:31
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Does the old an ever use it :) :) Looks like it's just come outa the show room :y :y
i agree pete, does look immac doesnt it. nice job & well done. :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 01 November 2009, 21:55:46
Very nice indeed S 8-) 8-) :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Stevie-blunder on 02 November 2009, 01:11:04
Looks very good  :y :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Slammedorion on 02 November 2009, 17:24:51
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Awesome lloking car - superb shine to the paintwork. 8-)

You say that you replaced the rocker covers with the ally Vectra ones, to sort out the oil leak - did you clean out the breathers when you fitted them?
If not, you'll be fitting new gaskets soon.....and find out that there's probably nowt wrong with the original (bloody horrible looking) plastic Omega rocker covers. ;)



Followed the guides on here, did clean them out, but they wern't to bad tbh. . .
The plastic covers were badly warped, there was no way they were gonna seal, did attempt it twice.
Refused to do it again with replacement covers :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Slammedorion on 02 November 2009, 17:26:46
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Lovely and clean, nice car mate credit to him  :y



I keep it like that  ;D Im his mechanic/ valeter  :)
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Slammedorion on 02 November 2009, 17:38:37
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Does the old an ever use it :) :) Looks like it's just come outa the show room :y :y
i agree pete, does look immac doesnt it. nice job & well done. :y


Just got 2 tiny spots of rust starting on both rear doors, 1 each side, just forming under the window rubbers  :-[ Thats it . . .
But its nowt for the age  ;)
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: N61AOP on 02 November 2009, 19:32:48
Lovely, I really like cars that colour and they're not that common. Makes a refreshing change to silver (like I've got ;D!)
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: PhilRich on 02 November 2009, 20:02:19
Wow :o very very nice indeed and a smashing colour too :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Slammedorion on 02 November 2009, 20:37:09
My current cars ( both Orions off the road for now  :( )

MK2 Orion . . . just had a full respray. . . Fitted a 130bhp 1800 zetec, RS Turbo LSD box, RST brakes
Interior stripped bar 2 front recaros
Nearly finished now, just gonna run it over winter for abit of fun

(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/2572/redfordbadge.jpg) (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/redfordbadge.jpg/)(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/redfordbadge.jpg/1/w640.png)

Should be finished in the next few weeks

A pic in rebuild progress  8-)

(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2747/1000817f.jpg)

My long term MK2 rebuild . . . Currently engineless, but 2 litre Zetec Turbo build in progress . . . This build owes me  ££££'s

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And the misses's A3 1.8T  ;D

(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5757/dsc00106rj.jpg) (http://img509.imageshack.us/i/dsc00106rj.jpg/)

Just added a 1800 Vectra club to my fleet ( SRi look alike ) no pics atm

I like to keep my cars clean  :P
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 04 November 2009, 04:29:34
Very nice cars.  :y
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Slammedorion on 09 November 2009, 01:08:52
Cheers for all the positive comments, it goes tommorrow. . . Sold it  :-[ To cheap tbh  :-X
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: BigJohn309 on 09 November 2009, 17:49:45
lovley looking omega , same colour and model as mine . mine is also an cdx on a S plate , but i noticed that the heating system is the manual option , and also has the black surround ? .
 I have the automatic heating air con sysytem and have the wood effect surround . ? .

were these optional extras when our cars were new ???
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: McJOHN on 12 November 2009, 09:02:27
Very nice colour car and interior
Title: Re: Up to date pics of the old chaps V6
Post by: Slammedorion on 16 November 2009, 00:28:45
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lovley looking omega , same colour and model as mine . mine is also an cdx on a S plate , but i noticed that the heating system is the manual option , and also has the black surround ? .
 I have the automatic heating air con sysytem and have the wood effect surround . ? .

were these optional extras when our cars were new ???




Its only a CDi model, not CDXi  ::)