Omega Owners Forum

Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Maurizio Ceresoli on 24 November 2011, 11:49:22

Title: The silver hearse (fun car project)
Post by: Maurizio Ceresoli on 24 November 2011, 11:49:22
So, finally i got this 2001 Omega estate, 3.0cc, mechanically in good condition, average conditions inside and outside, good leather, poor doorcards, a couple of scratches outside etc.

Plan is to use it as a daily through the winter and start with works for having fun next year, using it as a driftcar.

First of all, i'm tryng to save as much wheight as possible, without using carbon / resin parts and keeping the glasses.
Rear seats and tonneau cover are gone, same thing for rear half carpet, noise assorbing stuff.
Armrest is gone, need room to fit an hydraulic e-brake.
Front seats are going to be replaced with Porsche 914 ones, re-leathered, have to choose the color.
Problem 1: Will the airbag light turn on when i emove the original seats? They have Airbags in them so...
Doorcards are in poor conditions, so i'm thinkin about replacing them with resin doorcards if anyone produces it, or with marine wood panels, as i will do for all the real part, to suit it to fit a go-kart, a downhill bike, my 35kg Australian Shepherd.
I'm gonna keep the original steering wheel or fitting a smaller one WITH airbag, don't wanna have problems with police as i'll use it to go to work and to tow my trailer with proper racecars on.
Other problem that worries me will be removing catalitic converters and fitting sport ones, will the engine check light turn on?
Another fast question, what's the code of the diff?
Code S45 right?

As an example this one:

http://www.ebay.it/itm/150705773622?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 (http://www.ebay.it/itm/150705773622?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649)
Title: Re: The silver hearse (fun car project)
Post by: Plomien on 24 November 2011, 11:56:43
you might find more help in omega general help, I am sure a mod will shift this for you
Title: Re: The silver hearse (fun car project)
Post by: Maurizio Ceresoli on 18 December 2011, 20:18:14
Work in progress and AWFUL brackberry pictures:

Not looking pretty at all, but will do.
(http://www.tonioworld.net/immagini4/images/439520IMG00139-20111217-1411.jpg)

stripping interiors
(http://www.tonioworld.net/immagini4/images/417912IMG00140-20111217-1412.jpg)

a bit of problems with my backbox
(http://www.tonioworld.net/immagini4/images/374077IMG00141-20111217-1413.jpg)

de-badged,de-wiped.
(http://www.tonioworld.net/immagini4/images/732679IMG00142-20111217-1413.jpg)

When i work on it i always have a bit of an assistance
(http://www.tonioworld.net/immagini4/images/239008IMG00143-20111217-1750.jpg)
Title: Re: The silver hearse (fun car project)
Post by: Maurizio Ceresoli on 18 December 2011, 20:23:39
If anybody's heading south europe i may have a complete interior for a facelift elite, perfect front and rear seats, mediocre doorcards, central tunnel, etc.

Any idea about how much could a stripped out komby may wheigh?

On the list, things to do:

45% LSD, ordered
coilovers, ordered and arrived
reprofiled kent cam, ordered
Porsche 944 seats, picked up, bein re-leathered
some brakes
some exhaust
hydro e-brake
widened 16" Alfa 159 steelies, 8,5x16 et20 front, 10,5x16 et15 rear
15 steelies as spares for drifting, as many as i can find
thin plastic doorcards, leathered up
some carpet, thin and light

and THEN i'll take a bit care of the outside, because actually it REALLY looks bad.
:D