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[The Sheriff]

I used to love working on my cars up to the Ford Sierra and then technology started getting a bit tricky and  when my Senator came along I decided to delegate the care of my cars to someone who could do it without moaning and whingeing like me!! and since then I just don't want to get involved anymore...sad but true

I gave up after my triumph herald, now that was an engine you could get at.

[humbucker]

I recently bought a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II. Loads of room in the engine bay, but reaching any of the car's vital organs is a bit tricky due to the width and height of the ol' bus! 

[The Sheriff]

I recently bought a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II. Loads of room in the engine bay, but reaching any of the car's vital organs is a bit tricky due to the width and height of the ol' bus! 

Bet Mark would love a play with that baby.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Well, I don't agree with the complete list, you re-build/refurb what needs doing, this isn't a crappy old cross flow or Mini lump where its pretty much a given that it will all need sorting 

So that's a strip down, measure and check job.

I suspect, knowing the V6, you will find the bores fine and the crank fine as will be the valves and guides. As a result, honing the bores (easy enough to do), new rings (check pistons but probably ok), new mains and big ends would see it as good as new.

As an example, We currently have a 680 in bits which will have seen a lot of use and it will most likely have been re-built before. The crank is still standard size........and once cleaned and measured, it most likely will remain that way (first impressions). This needs two liners and a piston due to how it failed but little else.

[Kevin Wood]

Another idea...

If you're looking at throwing this much money at it, why don't you direct it at preventing it rusting, as that is probably what will kill most Omegas long before the engine fails?

[davieboy0312]

I can vouch for that. Plenty of rust here

[ted_one]

All three are going up to Rustbuster in Lincolnshire during the summer, so yes I have that in hand also,and the Elite is going up to Serek's on Thursday for him to decide as to what's to be done. Would'nt be doing any of this if I wasn't going to keep the cars for the foreseeable future.

[davieboy0312]

Last count I had rust both boot corners, both lower quarters, both arches, both sills, passenger front chassis leg and front crossmember . All done now but a pain

[VXL V6]

All three are going up to Rustbuster in Lincolnshire during the summer, so yes I have that in hand also,and the Elite is going up to Serek's on Thursday for him to decide as to what's to be done. Would'nt be doing any of this if I wasn't going to keep the cars for the foreseeable future.

Fair play to you.

I need to get the rustproofing work done on my two as well, just always another job creeps in beforehand!