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[twiglet]

I've just had my alloys refurbished, so at the weekend I re-fitted them, and gave the old girl a bit of a clean up....

A few pics... (if some can jig it so that you don't have to click on the links, that would be great!!  )

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896043/DSCF0746.JPG.html

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896046/DSCF0749.JPG.html

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896049/DSCF0751.JPG.html

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896052/DSCF0753.JPG.html

A couple of the wheels...

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896050/DSCF0752.JPG.html

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896060/DSCF0756.JPG.html

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896062/DSCF0757.JPG.html

One of the engine...

www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896065/DSCF0758.JPG.html

A couple showing my father-in-laws Vectra GSi Estate...

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896040/DSCF0743.JPG.html

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896042/DSCF0744.JPG.html

And finally... one next to my poor old Cavalier diesel...

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/6896068/DSCF0771.JPG.html

 

[ianu]

..they look great Twiglet  - the perfect car - 3.2 Elite Estate in Black with a tail spoiler....
That engine bay looks fantastic too...

Is your Father in Law having a bit of a crisis - the GSI's are a nice bit of kit - a bit firm on the cheeks - but a bit of a wolf in sheeps if you ask me ..

 
Cheers
Ian.

[albitz]

Looks cracking. They dont come much nicer than that.

[joff]

very nice, how much to have the wheels done :-?

[twiglet]

..they look great Twiglet  - the perfect car - 3.2 Elite Estate in Black with a tail spoiler....
That engine bay looks fantastic too...

Is your Father in Law having a bit of a crisis - the GSI's are a nice bit of kit - a bit firm on the cheeks - but a bit of a wolf in sheeps if you ask me ..

 
Cheers
Ian.

Thanks for you comments Ian! He's had the GSi from nearly new, and still loves it! He's always had quick Vauxhalls! You're right about it being a bit hard over the bumps though.... he drives it pretty hard, and I have to admit, I do look forward to getting back in the Elite... You'd think I was the older one, wouldn't you!! 

[twiglet]

very nice, how much to have the wheels done :-?

I paid £192 all in, inc vat.  That was to have them acid dipped, bead blasted, powder coated, painted (in original vxl silver) and laquered.

The pics don't really do them justice... I'm well pleased! 

[twiglet]

Looks cracking. They dont come much nicer than that.

Thankyou my man!! 

[albitz]

I believe I recognise a few of those wheel nut covers.

[twiglet]

I believe I recognise a few of those wheel nut covers.

They'll be the ones that I had to cut down by 5mm because they were that much longer than mine for some reason...  who knew... 

[albitz]

How queer. :-/

[damon80]

Very nice indeed Twiglet!  Impressed with the engine shot - you've done a cracking job there matey 

What mileage has your Omega done?  It's looking super-clean is that.

Loving your Cav too, especially with those GSi slabs on    Cav's are my first love - my first motor was a Mk3 Cav SRi, with the 2.0 SEH lump in it.  Always wanted a GSi (one day...  ), but the SRi cost enough to insure as it was 

[damon80]

How queer. :-/

Queerer (if that's even a word...) still - I had to do the same with some I picked up at the local scrapper, to replace some missing ones off mine - they came off an earlier Omega (but still FL), and were slightly longer than the others   :-/

[twiglet]

Very nice indeed Twiglet!  Impressed with the engine shot - you've done a cracking job there matey 

What mileage has your Omega done?  It's looking super-clean is that.

Loving your Cav too, especially with those GSi slabs on    Cav's are my first love - my first motor was a Mk3 Cav SRi, with the 2.0 SEH lump in it.  Always wanted a GSi (one day...  ), but the SRi cost enough to insure as it was 

She's just clicked over the 100k now.  The bodywork is comming up nicely. I started detailing it last year, and hope to have it all finished before Billing this year! 

I've always been a Cavalier man too.  I've had 12 or more now, including SRi's, V6's and a 4x4 Turbo, which can be seen in the following link...  (you'll have to scroll down a bit)

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1297171360/0#0

[twiglet]

How queer. :-/

Queerer (if that's even a word...) still - I had to do the same with some I picked up at the local scrapper, to replace some missing ones off mine - they came off an earlier Omega (but still FL), and were slightly longer than the others   :-/

Exactly the same problem for me! I do know that vxl make these caps in lots of different lengths though... I remember buying some silver ones for my cav turbo years ago, and the were loads of different lengths to choose from!  :-/

[damon80]

Oooohh, now that Turbo is a minter!  Did you ever have any hassle with the TxB at all?  That's the only thing that put me off getting one, seeing as a recon TxB was around the £1700 when I was looking at getting one about 5yrs ago... 

In fact, come to think of it... That reg no. seems to ring a bell - has it been in Total Vauxhall at all??