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[Lesopc]

Thinking of this as a future project. Would be nice as none were ever created. I am thinking of Ronal R44 17" rims. Yay or nay???

[tunnie]

Thinking of this as a future project. Would be nice as none were ever created. I am thinking of Ronal R44 17" rims. Yay or nay???

Not true, member here made one  - But he did engine, running gear, drive shaft, not the exterior

[Lesopc]

Thinking of this as a future project. Would be nice as none were ever created. I am thinking of Ronal R44 17" rims. Yay or nay???

Not true, member here made one  - But he did engine, running gear, drive shaft, not the exterior

Hi Tunnie, when i say none created, i mean officially by manufacturer mate. But even still thinking of going the extra mile and making the exterior look as beefy as possible too but without getting too cheesy. I see no point in having a crapheap of of car (externally) with mean running gear underneath.

[Lesopc]

Thinking of this as a future project. Would be nice as none were ever created. I am thinking of Ronal R44 17" rims. Yay or nay???

Not true, member here made one  - But he did engine, running gear, drive shaft, not the exterior

Hi Tunnie, when i say none created, i mean officially by manufacturer mate. But even still thinking of going the extra mile and making the exterior look as beefy as possible too but without getting too cheesy. I see no point in having a crapheap of of car (externally) with mean running gear underneath.

You still did not provide your valuable opinion Tunnie.

[Jimbob]

got a link or pic of the rims?  may help 

[tunnie]

Thinking of this as a future project. Would be nice as none were ever created. I am thinking of Ronal R44 17" rims. Yay or nay???

Not true, member here made one  - But he did engine, running gear, drive shaft, not the exterior

Hi Tunnie, when i say none created, i mean officially by manufacturer mate. But even still thinking of going the extra mile and making the exterior look as beefy as possible too but without getting too cheesy. I see no point in having a crapheap of of car (externally) with mean running gear underneath.

You still did not provide your valuable opinion Tunnie.

I like the idea of a Lotus Omega, but it need to be done well, so people think it looks geniune! Not too in your face. 

[Lesopc]

These are the ones. Close as i can find to the originals on the Carltons.

[RobG]

got a link or pic of the rims?  may help 

Only in silver according to their site http://www.automotivewheels.co.uk/images/ronalr39.jpg

Wouldn`t say they resemble Carlton wheels though :-/

[Lesopc]

Thinking of this as a future project. Would be nice as none were ever created. I am thinking of Ronal R44 17" rims. Yay or nay???

Not true, member here made one  - But he did engine, running gear, drive shaft, not the exterior

Hi Tunnie, when i say none created, i mean officially by manufacturer mate. But even still thinking of going the extra mile and making the exterior look as beefy as possible too but without getting too cheesy. I see no point in having a crapheap of of car (externally) with mean running gear underneath.

You still did not provide your valuable opinion Tunnie.

I like the idea of a Lotus Omega, but it need to be done well, so people think it looks geniune! Not too in your face. 

Just what i was thinking.

[Lesopc]

got a link or pic of the rims?  may help 

Only in silver according to their site http://www.automotivewheels.co.uk/images/ronalr39.jpg

Hi buddy, the R39's were for the other project idea. Some may still be found in black. This question was for the R44's though.

[Liam]

Would love to make one myself. Maybe my next project. In the parallel universe where they really did do a Lotus Omega B, they thought s*d breathing on the standard motor and making a highly strung blown monster, they just went straight for a big V8 from the family. So that's what I'll be fitting too .

Naah to those rims, imho. They need to be deeply dished like the original Lotus Carlton Wheels, and probably 18s in keeping with the trend of bigger and bigger wheels on performance cars, though not to today's monster proportions as the Lotus Omega B would have been relaeased in '98 or so, right?

[RobG]

got a link or pic of the rims?  may help 

Only in silver according to their site http://www.automotivewheels.co.uk/images/ronalr39.jpg

Hi buddy, the R39's were for the other project idea. Some may still be found in black. This question was for the R44's though.

http://www.automotivewheels.co.uk/images/ronalr44.jpg

[Lesopc]

Thinking of this as a future project. Would be nice as none were ever created. I am thinking of Ronal R44 17" rims. Yay or nay???

Want to stick to Ronals as per the originals if possible.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

The wheels are one thing, but what Lotus engine would you put into the Omega?

Are there any up-to-date Lotus engines that would make the project worthwhile, or would a latest V8 GM unit be a better choice and forget the 'Lotus' badge? :-/ :-/

[Lesopc]

The wheels are one thing, but what Lotus engine would you put into the Omega?

Are there any up-to-date Lotus engines that would make the project worthwhile, or would a latest V8 GM unit be a better choice and forget the 'Lotus' badge? :-/ :-/

Well the V8 is on the cards as one of my 2 ideas but i think a Lotus would be a great idea. As for the engine it may just have to be a STANDARD GM straight 6 but tuned as much as possible i guess as Lotus tuned G36GET's are about as rare as rocking horse s**t. I mean if you had one, would you get shot, i wouldn't.