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General Discussion Area / Thought of you reprobates when I read this .

« on: 06 October 2025, 23:54:59 »

John O'Reilly hoisted his beer and said, "Here's to spending the rest of me Life, between the legs of me wife!"
That won him the top prize at the pub for the best toast of the night!
He went home and told his wife, Mary, "I won the prize for the Best toast of the night."
She said, "Aye, did ye now. And what was your toast?"
John said, "Here's to spending the rest of me life, sitting in church beside me wife."
"Oh, that is very nice indeed, John!” Mary said.
The next day, Mary ran into one of John's drinking buddies on the street Corner. The man chuckled leeringly and said, "John won the prize the other night at the pub with a toast about you, Mary."
She said, "Aye, he told me, and I was a bit surprised myself. You know, he's only been in there twice in the last four years. Once I had to pull him by the ears to make him come, and the other time he fell asleep

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General Discussion Area / Re: I need to get out more....

« on: 23 September 2025, 20:24:07 »

...I should be playing with DJI's latest, but no, I find myself pissing around with....




What a saddo.

How do you do that TB ?

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General Discussion Area / Re: The British Rozzers are at it again

« on: 23 September 2025, 20:22:34 »

More two tier justice.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/muslim-who-attacked-koran-burner-spared-jail/ar-AA1N95Fc?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=68d2be664c75499897364f978d98b410&ei=14

It seems we now have blasphemy against Islam laws, just by the back door.

I have to say that this makes my piss boil .
" I was protecting my religion " . FFS we really are at the state where these ideologically driven neanderthals can shout " I'll kill you " and attempt it just because they feel they are a protected species .
I despise each and every one of them .
Islam is the scourge of the planet ,always has been and always will be and in time will destroy it .

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General Discussion Area / Re: Shed Project: Suspended Railway

« on: 23 September 2025, 15:59:40 »

Great project .. keep us posted as it progresses . 

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General Discussion Area / Re: The British Rozzers are at it again

« on: 23 September 2025, 15:57:39 »

This whole "hurty words on the internet thing " is nothing short of shambolic .
It will never cease and will only expand to where it becomes a weapon of choice by all the bizzare minority groups that exist to cause chaos to further their "cause".
I cannot see any way where it will ever be controlled and all it will do is eat up police resources . I'm sure the police officers won't mind it though as it looks a pretty easy task to turn up at someones door and intimidate them into submission , no report , no court preparation, no further action and then onto the next one .....
Those videos by the Black Belt Barrister ( and Steven Barrett  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlT-O1q2UmU) are now fundamental viewing .
What kind of world is this ?
My old dad was a Police Sergeant , what he'd say about the force now would be interesting .

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General Discussion Area / "Yum , Yum ....."

« on: 11 September 2025, 10:14:19 »

This is utterly perverse .
Mandelson is an absolute stain on the UK and has been for over thirty years ..
Watching his " poor me " apology last night was excruciating where he portrayed himself as a victim of Epstien's duplicity  over a period of years .
Unfortunately the stark evidence shows otherwise .
This vile ,devious ,and untrustworthy creature is the UK's Ambassador to America .
He is our official emissary sent to represent and project our credability , values and status to the most powerful country in the world .
What do these e mails and letters suggest ?
He clearly enjoyed , participated and devoured the pleasures afforded to him by Epstien and lavished praise, slavish gratitute and latterly advice on his benefactor of desires.
Twice forced to resign for deception and then selected from the (minute ) pool of candidates to be our beacon in the halls of Washington DC.
I'm aghast at the incompetance of starmer and this government in their willingness to ignore what they WOULD have been aware of re Mandelson and Epstien but still forge ahead with his appointment in this key role , it plummets to a new depth .
They must have known that his decrepit conduct would publicly surface whilst he was actually in office .
I believe it may have been politically motivated to reflect upon Trump , as a fellow associate of Epstien , coincidentally, prior to Trump's state visit which if so shows the dark side of the left's approach to " the special relationship " .
This would be a galaxy beyond starmer's political ability which makes it infinitly more concerning as to who would actually be the chief protagonist .....
I'm begining to despise all of the elected community that have represented us all for decades , they are all deeply flawed , grandiose but secretly self serving ,trough feeding charlatans with no interest in fulfilling the purpose that we elected them for .

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General Discussion Area / Re: Just to escalate things a little more now we have this to fund

« on: 10 September 2025, 23:31:51 »

I seen that Albs .
I find it difficult not to get very angry but that dreadful scenario is approaching here in the West .
Over here in Ireland we are maybe a year behind the UK .
All the signs are there to be seen and the indiginous people are awakening but the politicians are as determined as the UK's to destroy soul of the populace .
I've tried to warn all and sundry that as UK gets closer to an election the certainty that Reform will form the next government will set in motion a mass exodus of "young men of fighting age who want everything for nothing " . These will NOT return to France but will see Ireland as their next port of call with a benefits system that equals the UK and no Reform based  political party on the horizon to disrupt their comfortable life again . 
A Tsunami of these parasites is coming .
We have all been too complacent due to the duplicity of those we trusted .

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General Discussion Area / Re: Just to escalate things a little more now we have this to fund

« on: 10 September 2025, 23:11:42 »

i've tried to be optimistic about common sense and British values being reintroduced to stem this tide of Islamic dominance that prevails throughout all areas of administration within UK.
Sadly I feel that the situation is far more precarious than we all think.We can erect flags , protest and sign all the petitions that are launched but the steady insidious creep of islamification is winning .
Even the chair of Ofsted ............
This proposed tide of compensation is just another step in the  eradication of the western values of common sense ,fairness and tolerance .
It is deliberate and used to grind down our resistance .
The tendrils of this ideology ( I refuse to deem it as a religion ) are far reaching and deeply entwined into the fabric of all areas of our life .
The old saying " you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube " springs to mind as the removal of these soldiers of allah would be nigh on immpossible .
Any move by any new radical government would be met with a response that would be akin to civil war , which I think is inevitable now .
Islam is on the move and the followers know it and have grasped the opportunity .
Mahmood was publicly open about her ideology being the sole driving force in her life and that should ring alarm bells in each and every one of we indiginous British people , she is not driving the vehicle .....
The percentage of Islamic supoporters in UK is believed to be close to 10% ,which is critical mass . It is and will be impossible to cease the growth of it's power base without bloodshed and social upheaval .
Think of the "troubles " in Ireland and multiply by whatever figure you wish but make sure there's two zero's on the end .
This has been no accident and I have been looking into The Fabian Society for a couple of months now .
It's obvious that this openly public cabal have manipulated the whole balance of life in UK over several decades to fulfill their abhorrent desire for  social change.
Choose whatever left wing or abnormal ideology you wish and you'll find it being promoted and orchestrated by those prominent and authoratative members , and all to the man in the streets disadvantage .
We are all pawns in some global board game .
Farage will not be able to fulfill any significant change , the problem is TOO big . The islamic community, labour party ,judiciary , Police Service, education,civil service , HOL and every civil rights lawyer and group will oppose each and every move utilising every trick and loophole they have created and honed over the last twenty years .
Think of the morasse that followed Brexit through the courts and again multiply it by whatever number springs to mind .
The whole stinking mess makes me sick and what makes it worse is that the politicians that we steadfastly put our trust in sniggered and made fools of us  over and over .
My belief is that we are living in the new norm and that the only way it will go is south ....
I truly pine for the years that I grew up in when we had hope , aspirations that could be achieved ,law and order with punishment that would fit the crime , social cohesion with care and community based spirit and when men were men and woman safe .
I'm too old now but if I was 30 years younger my tee shirt would be emblazoned with " Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition " .

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Omega General Help / Re: Clutch size .

« on: 27 August 2025, 22:16:36 »

That's great news, Don, you can get the old girl up and running. I must say, she looks almost brand new.

Thanks Steve , I'm looking foward to working on it and enjoying it again. Being at home nearly all of the time I need a good project to keep me going .
It's also a bit of inverted snobbery really as I still like using the old cars and van around town .

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Omega General Help / Re: Clutch size .

« on: 27 August 2025, 19:36:50 »

Right ... I believe I have the answer .

After much searching I found that the Sachs 220mm dia kit (3000 951 218)  is cross ref'd against two GM OEM numbers R9114941 and R1020061.
The former is a 216mm clutch and the latter is the 220mm version.
Both of these kits are suitable for the following engine codes ,
20 SE
X 20 SE
X 20 XEV
The Haynes repair manual gives three clutch sizes for the Omega 216 , 228 and 240 mm dia.
So it looks like the either the 216 or the 220 can be fitted to the 2.0 engine .
I can understand why so many suppliers were hesitant to confirm the suitability of either for my car .
The irony is that since I started this search I've found many more of both sizes available ......
Anyway , This may be of use to someone in the future who is trying to make sense of it .

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General Car Chat / Getting back into the Omega .

« on: 26 August 2025, 23:15:45 »

It failed it's annual test in '23 on high fast idle emmissions . I left it and then went back to it in March '24 and did the usual checks ,ran cat clean through ,new plugs /filters /oil / lambda etc...( all were fresh /new or almost anyway ) but it failed on exactly the same figures again with everything else perfect .
I just parked it up covered it over and left it in a corner of the garage .
Was moving it around last week and realised that even after 23 years I still enjoyed the car .
The years are passing all too quickly now so I figured I'd recommission the old thing and at least (try) and enjoy it for a while anyway .
I fitted new Bilstein B4's for the test in '23 and purchased a new certified 2.2 exhaust downpipe last year which I'm told overcomes the high Co reading due to the Lambda position being closer to the exhaust manifold and hence running hotter .
The timing belt has only done 815 miles since I replaced it four years ago but I'd never have peace of mind if I didn'y renew it and the water pump , its an hour and a half job on the x20xev anyway .
The cars done 28 K miles in 23 years with me and I've replaced the TB & WP 5 times .
Clutch bite point is very high which is puzzling . I've bled the system twice but it's made no difference so that has to be done .
There's a great Opel / Vauxhall community local so it'd be great to get involved with them again , hence my wish to get it back on the road .
It's easy to forget how supremely comfortable these cars were /are . I have a new car and the seats are too firm and achingly painful after an hour .
Anyway , here it is in all it's glory .
Biased as I am I think they have aged well .

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Omega General Help / Re: Clutch size .

« on: 26 August 2025, 22:26:01 »

Is there no one that can help with this?

………..
The 215 dia clutch is proving to be very difficult to find at a price that is (even)  reasonable ………..

Autodoc list a Sachs Clutch Kit in 215 with 14 teeth, but whether it’s actually available I couldn’t say. Might be worth contacting them.     It depends what sort of figure is considered reasonable I suppose.

I bought it yesterday along with a central slave cylinder and a timing belt and water pump kit .
Paid via PP and got a refund today for the clutch kit . They say that even though one shows as being in stock they have checked and there is none .
I sent them the VIN to see if they any others to suit and they came back with a 215mm plate and a selection of three pressure plates all of different manufacturer from the plate and no way of determining from the description if the PP dia  was sized to suit the plate .
I don't want to have to mix and match .
I also contacted my local GM MD and they offered me three different clutch plates but no pressure plate was available .
The clutch plates were of different sizes but they could not tell me what was what .
I've found one in UK and am awaiting reply to see if they can confirm it is correct even though the description says so . The reason for this is that they do not take returns and that's a risk .
Buying from UK is a royal pia as the cost goes through the roof due to import taxes into Rep of Ireland .
Ho hum .... we'll get there .
Thanks for taking time to check for me . 

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Omega General Help / Re: Clutch size .

« on: 26 August 2025, 20:36:14 »

Is there no one that can help with this?

Uhhhh....Thanks Steve , you're like a big brother ........

What a pita this is ...
Decided to recommission the Omega and enjoy it again before I get too old ....
The 215 dia clutch is proving to be very difficult to find at a price that is (even)  reasonable . I just don't want to get the 220 mm version and find that it doesn't fit when it's all in bits .
Anyway , hope you're well .  and thanks for the help.

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Omega General Help / Clutch size .

« on: 25 August 2025, 22:58:54 »

I've decided to recommission my '99 Omega 2.0 X20XEV .
I have to replace the original clutch as the bite point is almost at the end of the pedal travel even after bleeding the system several times .
The clutch size according to Haynes manual and most search engines that I have used show it to be 215mm dia with 14 teeth.
This is proving to be difficult to locate .
Kits sized at 220mm dia seem to be freely available but according to Haynes manual this size is for the larger engined models .
My question is will the 220 mm diameter clutch fit the X20XEV flywheel ?
Thanks .

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General Car Chat / Re: Clutch .

« on: 18 August 2025, 22:27:53 »

Mmm.... Haynes manual says 216.mm on 2.0 engined cars .