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Hi guys.
This is a bit of a hello too with being the new guy around but wanted to get some photos of my pride and joy up. I've owned the Omega for a few months now after getting it off a friend as a swap for my old Vectra. He loved this car and it was very well treated. It was fitted with an MV6 front bumper with the bottom part of the grill painted black to make it more aggressive at the front and MV6 wheels. It was already looking much nicer than it was as the 2.2 CD it started as. Various bits of the interior were carbon fibre wrapped and a new wood trim added to the interior. Next on the cards was the engine. A K&N panel filter was fitted to the drilled airbox, backbox removed and replaced from the centre boxes back with a custom Powerflow system. The inlet manifold and throttle body were ported and polished then the fuel pressure was played with. The end result was 182bhp (was 144bhp) on petrol and 163bhp on gas. Brakes were then upgraded to 300mm discs from the MV6 (if I remember right). The interior was then replaced with cream leather. Cream leather and black carpets were never originally a factory option but it's a combination that works very well. Various other little bits and pieces were added like the parcel shelf with the electric blind in and the engine bay was given a real hint of blue. The work is a credit to Chris - the previous owner. I don't think there's another Omega like this one.
Anyway onto the pictures. I don't have any of the interior yet but I'll try and get some tomorrow.
This is a bit of a hello too with being the new guy around but wanted to get some photos of my pride and joy up. I've owned the Omega for a few months now after getting it off a friend as a swap for my old Vectra. He loved this car and it was very well treated. It was fitted with an MV6 front bumper with the bottom part of the grill painted black to make it more aggressive at the front and MV6 wheels. It was already looking much nicer than it was as the 2.2 CD it started as. Various bits of the interior were carbon fibre wrapped and a new wood trim added to the interior. Next on the cards was the engine. A K&N panel filter was fitted to the drilled airbox, backbox removed and replaced from the centre boxes back with a custom Powerflow system. The inlet manifold and throttle body were ported and polished then the fuel pressure was played with. The end result was 182bhp (was 144bhp) on petrol and 163bhp on gas. Brakes were then upgraded to 300mm discs from the MV6 (if I remember right). The interior was then replaced with cream leather. Cream leather and black carpets were never originally a factory option but it's a combination that works very well. Various other little bits and pieces were added like the parcel shelf with the electric blind in and the engine bay was given a real hint of blue. The work is a credit to Chris - the previous owner. I don't think there's another Omega like this one.
Anyway onto the pictures. I don't have any of the interior yet but I'll try and get some tomorrow.
Much WANT, thats a really nice one you got there mate, love the irmy grill.. 
You have the best of both there, MV6 bits and the comforts of a CD.. Keep needing! to pick one of these up but all the local ones are overpriced or autos, right bargains they are.. Not a fan of the 2.2 ecos
t engine but would have it in this case.
(omegaownersforum .com is a great owners forum)
You have the best of both there, MV6 bits and the comforts of a CD.. Keep needing! to pick one of these up but all the local ones are overpriced or autos, right bargains they are.. Not a fan of the 2.2 ecost engine but would have it in this case.(omegaownersforum .com is a great owners forum)
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Anyway, back on topic. Yeah the bodywork is a right sod on a lot of these now. I'm lucky with this one because it's pretty damn good. The rear wheel arches are starting to go and there's a little bit here and there but nothing bad at all. Had a quote off a couple of bodyshops around £300 to sort the lot out so will be doing that before it gets any worse.
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Well, the only bit it got right in there is the age. Blonde bimbo cheerleader!
Anyway, back on topic. Yeah the bodywork is a right sod on a lot of these now. I'm lucky with this one because it's pretty damn good. The rear wheel arches are starting to go and there's a little bit here and there but nothing bad at all. Had a quote off a couple of bodyshops around £300 to sort the lot out so will be doing that before it gets any worse.
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