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Newbie Welcome Area / Hi guys, Yet another new Jock!

« on: 30 August 2006, 23:23:31 »

Hi guys, just bought my first Omega today and thought I'd say hi  
I'm located in Fife, Scotland and as my car currently has the engine in the boot, I'll be after some advice very soon! I'll post that up seperate though! The rest of my fleet consists of a 1967 Singer Chamois Coupe, a BS Nymph (very rare Imp based kit car, a VW Scirocco Storm and a Kawasaki GPZ 900R so I guess I'm a true petrol head.  

Cheers Jim

17

Omega Gallery / My GLS Facelift Estate

« on: 04 November 2006, 16:48:40 »

Hi guys, I thought it was about time I put a couple of pics of my chariot on here   I'm slowly getting it looking good, a polish today worked wonders!

Cheers Jim

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Omega Gallery / My Engineless GLS Estate project

« on: 25 September 2006, 16:45:05 »

Hi guys, I promised to upload some pictures of my facelift GLS estate project so here they are. Exterior pictures will follow once the car is up and running and out of the garage (hopefully next week  )

Cheers Jim

http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l193/mijfife/Omega%20pics/

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General Discussion Area / Yet another ebay fraud!!

« on: 04 January 2007, 11:21:51 »

Hi folks, just thought I'd warn you about an ebay scam that I havent seen before. I received the following message through ebay messages today

Contact from tjquicken65
 tjquicken65( -1)
 Positive feedback: 0%
 Member since: 04-Dec-06
 Location: LA, United States
 Registered on: www.motors.ebay.com
 
 
Item: 1999 VAUXHALL OMEGA GLS AUTO ESTATE, LPG /DUAL/BI FUEL (110072255254)  
This message was sent while the listing was active.
tjquicken65 is a potential buyer.
 
 
Hello,
My name is Lucy Avian.
I am interested in your item. The problem is that I am a very confused as I've seen another item very similar to yours.
Please, have a look:
hxxp://3422784404/?motors.listings.ebay.com/Cars-Trucks_W0QQa10239ZQ2d24QQa10244ZQ2d24QQa38v1yZQQa38v2yZQQa39ZQ2d24QQa39705ZQ2d24QQa    
I pasted the link into my browser and it took me to an ebay sign in page. I stupidly signed in, not suspecting anything amiss as the message came via ebay. It didn't take me to the page I was expecting and it was then I realised that it was a scam.   I changed my password immediately and have notified ebay. Since then, I've had another two identical messages from other users!!
Just thought I'd warn everyone in case you are selling something and get the same.

Cheers Jim
 

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General Discussion Area / Im now Omegaless!

« on: 04 January 2007, 15:03:24 »

I now have a big space in the driveway where my GLS estate used to sit  :-/ The Classified ad on eBay resulted in a chap from Yorkshire coming up today and taking it away   I've given him the forum address so hopefully we'll see him on here sometime soon.

I'd just like to say a huge thanks to everyone who has given me advice during my spell as an Omega owner, I'm really glad I found this site as the help and friendliness of everyone here has been second to none  
I'm planning to stick around as I do enjoy this forum, will I'll buy another Omega...............not sure on that one yet  

looking forward to catching up with the Omega Jocks in Callender at the end of the month  

Cheers Jim

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General Discussion Area / Confused on Ebay!!

« on: 30 December 2006, 11:57:58 »

I've currently got the GLS on ebay as a classified ad, not an auction. The thing that's confusing me is that I've got 22 watchers   :-?  What's the point in watching a classified ad? There's no bidding so you can't tell what it sells for. I'm hoping that the watchers are going to bombard me with questions after the new year   Had some interest already so here's hoping  

Cheers Jim

22

General Discussion Area / Markiec should like this game!!

« on: 28 November 2006, 16:58:45 »

Here's another game with a Scottish connection   WARNING, if the kids are about, turn the volume down - contains sweary words  

http://www.chunk.co.uk/snowball/

No scores on this one but it's good fun  

Cheers Jim

23

General Discussion Area / Virus Warning!!!

« on: 14 November 2006, 22:24:57 »

hi all, just saw this on my Motorbike forum and thought it was worth passing on.

Be alert during the next few days: Don't open any message with an
> attached file called "Invitation", regardless of who sent it. It's a
> virus that opens an Olympic Torch that "burns" the whole hard disk of
> your computer. This virus will come from someone who has your e-mail
> address; that's why you should send this e-mail to all your contacts.
> It's better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus
>
> This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it's been classified by
> Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. The virus was discovered
> by McAfee yesterday, and there's no repair yet for this particular
> virus. It simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disk, where vital
> information is kept.
>
> Also:- Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and
> the moment you open these emails your computer will crash and you will
> not be able to fix it! This e-mail is being distributed through
> countries around the globe, but mainly in the US and Israel. Don't be
> inconsiderate; send this warning to whomever you know. If you get an
> email along the lines of "Osama Bin Laden Captured" or "Osama Hanged"
> don't open the attachment.

Cheers Jim

24

General Discussion Area / Thermostat change on 2ltr Ecotech

« on: 08 November 2006, 17:45:52 »

Hi folks, I've just changed the 'stat on my car as it was running a bit on the cool side. Haven't road tested it yet so I'm not sure if it has helped or not! The point of the post is this. The Haynes book says that the 'stat is integral with the alloy housing and needs to be changed as a unit. Quinton Hazel do a replacement thermostat without the housing at a fraction of the cost and it's a doddle to fit. You just press the stat into the housing with a cardboard tube supplied in the new kit, turn it slightly and out it comes   The new one goes in just as easily.
I'm not sure if it's the same set up on the bigger engines but worth checking anyway.

Cheers Jim

25

General Discussion Area / Thought I'd share my handy work!

« on: 04 November 2006, 16:43:30 »

Hi guys, I've been busy sorting out the dent on the back of the GLS estate this week. It looked like someone had taken a hammer to it as there were several "dings" in the same area  :-/ As those who saw it at the Jockular meet, it was a bit unsightly! Here's how I fixed it!

first pic is the damaged area partially cleaned back to the sound metal around it. next,


 I cleaned out the dents with my twist knot wire brush in the grinder and grit blast gun to get rid of a small amount of rust in the dent.


 Next, I filled the dents and smoothed back to the surrounding good metal.
 

High build filler primer was applied over the repaired sections to bring up to level of original paint before applying a couple of coats of primer over the entire panel.

This was then rubbed back until nice and smooth.

Final job was to apply the base coat metalic followed by laquer. I usually get this right first time but I made the mistake of trying out my new spray gun. result; more orange peel than Jaffa and more runs than the London marathon   Still, not a problem, I just put plenty of laquer on then rubbed back to a smooth surface with 1500 grit wet paper before buffing back up with G3 and G10 cutting paste.


I'm pleased with the end result, good colour match too and probably added a couple of hundred quid to the value of the car   I even treated the rest of the car to a good polish today. I'll post some pics of that in the Gallery.

Cheers Jim

26

General Discussion Area / What happens when you reach 200 posts?

« on: 01 November 2006, 19:19:30 »

Sorry guys, I've nothing worthwhile to say but I was curious if I got an extra star at 200 posts!  

Cheers Jim

27

General Discussion Area / Have I got the thirstiest 2ltr Omega?

« on: 31 October 2006, 10:02:22 »

At the moment, the fuel economy on my 2ltr auto is pants   It's been averaging 22mpg on LPG for a mixture of town and motorway runs! On the trip to Birmingham, the best it got was 26mpg!! I've booked it in for an lpg system service as I don't know when it was last done and the specialist reckons it could be a faulty diaphram. Hopefully things will improve after next Monday or I'll buy something more economical..... like a 4 ltr Jaguar  

On the plus side, the Omega drove beautifully on the 750 mile day trip to the NEC, very comfy, quiet and plenty room for all the goodies we bought at the Classic car show there  

Cheers Jim

28

General Discussion Area / Usefull Insurance site

« on: 29 October 2006, 23:54:46 »

Hi guys, I was told about this insurance site www.dayinsure.com and thought It a great idea. It does exactly what it says, you can insure a car for one day and it costs £10.50! Sounds ideal if your buying something and don't want to risk the journey home. you can also use it to insure addition drivers etc, well worth a look.

Cheers Jim

29

General Discussion Area / Photo Hosting - which one??

« on: 24 October 2006, 17:38:36 »

Hi guys,
            just wondered which photo hosting sites are the most popular on here? I've been using photobucket but I'm not too keen on the fact that the link gives access to all your pictures. Any suggestions for easy to use ones that only allow the chosen pics to be viewed?

Cheers Jim

30

General Discussion Area / Classic Cars

« on: 24 October 2006, 17:26:56 »

I'm off to Birmingham NEC in the Omega this weekend to the Classic car show. Just wondered what other classic cars are owned by group members?
I've got a '67 Chamois Coupe, an Imp based kit called a BS Nymph based around a '63 Imp and my '84 Scirocco Storm that I'm trying to sell  
I'll bung something up about the Imps soon.

Cheers Jim