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[Jimbob]

Picked up the new centre sections and backbox today, gonna fit em to her new Estate at the weekend.

Any hints & tips out there?

I know the front bolts will be a bugger, and may end up drilling, been spraying with plusgas daily  

What size bolts do I need to connect the Centre to Fronts?  They and exhaust paste are the only things I need to pick up and I'm ready to go  

Cheers

[TheBoy]

Yeah, my top tip, do what you did last time  

[Jimbob]

Lol, Tempting, but even he in far away places knows I'm gonna have a go, his 1st piece of advice was to buy more drill bits  

I've got the bug for this now, I'm ready to have a go  

It helps that the car is off the road, so if it takes a week, thats not a problem  

[tunnie]

from what i remember on my 2.2, all the bolts and stuff are provided (i bought from a dealer), even the gasket too.

I am just gunna keep spraying the exhaust bolts on my dads... just pray the 2 bolts come off ok...

Then its just the rubber mounts, i did the Senator zorst with Jaime, was a peice of cake!

[Jimbob]

No gaskets (using sealant anyway) and bolts, so I need to get some, have plenty of rubbers though

[tunnie]

No gaskets (using sealant anyway) and bolts, so I need to get some, have plenty of rubbers though

I did not think you needed to use sealant?

It comes with a gasket, i think thats enough??  :-/

[Andy B]

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Then its just the rubber mounts, i did the Senator zorst with Jaime, was a peice of cake!

Vauxhall used a bit of common sense when they did the Senator's though. All the bolts bolt up through clearance holes in the cats or downpipes, so if they're solid you can just shear/saw them off & replace the bolts. In Vauxhall's infinate wisdom the Omega's exhaust is bolted via thread holes (M8 ?) in the down pipes. Good idea eh?!?

[Jimbob]

Neither this, or the last one came with gaskets / bolts (both from dealer)

Mark used sealant and had some stainless bolts that he brought down.

He should remember what I need

[Mike Collins]

I used M8 studding and nuts after drilling and tapping the damaged holes.

[tunnie]

Neither this, or the last one came with gaskets / bolts (both from dealer)

Mark used sealant and had some stainless bolts that he brought down.

He should remember what I need

Ohh... humm  :-/

I am 99% sure mine came with bolts!

Andy... Don't need to touch the cats or downpipes, under neath you have the flexi join thingy and that turns from passenger side towards the drivers.

Then it just bolts on?

I think the centre section is one peice on facelifts?  :-/ :-/

[TheBoy]

Neither this, or the last one came with gaskets / bolts (both from dealer)

Mark used sealant and had some stainless bolts that he brought down.

He should remember what I need

Ohh... humm  :-/

I am 99% sure mine came with bolts!

Andy... Don't need to touch the cats or downpipes, under neath you have the flexi join thingy and that turns from passenger side towards the drivers.

Then it just bolts on?

I think the centre section is one peice on facelifts?  :-/ :-/

wont come with fixings/gaskets unless you ordered.

Jimbob/AndyB talking about v6, very different

[Andy B]

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Jimbob/AndyB talking about v6, very different

Ah! Do some Omega not have  full compliment of cylinders?  :-?

         

[Entwood]

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Jimbob/AndyB talking about v6, very different

Ah! Do some Omega not have  full compliment of cylinders?  :-?

         

I think some got left out in the rain and shrunk... I've also heard some  folks seem to lose 2 cylinders with monotonous regualrity


Careless in the extreme methinks ..

[tunnie]

Neither this, or the last one came with gaskets / bolts (both from dealer)

Mark used sealant and had some stainless bolts that he brought down.

He should remember what I need

Ohh... humm  :-/

I am 99% sure mine came with bolts!

Andy... Don't need to touch the cats or downpipes, under neath you have the flexi join thingy and that turns from passenger side towards the drivers.

Then it just bolts on?

I think the centre section is one peice on facelifts?  :-/ :-/

wont come with fixings/gaskets unless you ordered.

Jimbob/AndyB talking about v6, very different

Damn

Last time though, i never ordered it with them and it already had them, fingers crossed

[Taxi_Driver]

Neither this, or the last one came with gaskets / bolts (both from dealer)

Mark used sealant and had some stainless bolts that he brought down.

He should remember what I need

Ohh... humm  :-/

I am 99% sure mine came with bolts!

Andy... Don't need to touch the cats or downpipes, under neath you have the flexi join thingy and that turns from passenger side towards the drivers.

Then it just bolts on?

I think the centre section is one peice on facelifts?  :-/ :-/

Not on a 2.2 tunnie, theres 2 centre sections