2litre Omega gone bad...

[wackojacko]

Afternoon all,

It's been a while since I've posted on here so here's one of my latest 'projects'.

1x rather clean Facelift 2litre Vauxhall Omega, bought between 3 of us for £180 with tax and mot on it.



Next step was obvious with 2 of us being experienced drifters and one wanting to learn as much as possible.....

We turned it into a budget drifter to tap walls and have a laugh in...


Weld the diff....



Add really skinny rear tyres ....


Some messing around ....




Our first outing in the car was Sunday the 9th of Feb at Arena Essex Raceway:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BimzcAW__ME&fea...

What the rear end looked like after many wall runs :





1 very big hammer later and the lights fitted back in nicely...



That's all for now, we are out in it again in 2 weeks time.

[The Nur]

looks like a laugh!

[Janosh]

Excellent

Does it have enough power in the dry?

Looking forward to some action shots!

[FerdiZ28]

Looks like epic, epic fun.

Ignorant question, what does welding the diff achieve?

Love to see some more pictures as the battle scars increase.

[joe_90]

FerdiZ28 said:

Ignorant question, what does welding the diff achieve?

Locks the back wheels so they always turn at the same speed, which means they spin up easier (drift) and then when sliding kind of act like a LSD as in they both spin, not just the outside wheel.

Just makes it easier to arse about in really.

[FerdiZ28]

joe_90 said:

Locks the back wheels so they always turn at the same speed, which means they spin up easier (drift) and then when sliding kind of act like a LSD as in they both spin, not just the outside wheel.

Just makes it easier to arse about in really.

Cheers! Every day is a school day.

[aspirated]

Story of the Supra crash please, it looked like a decent one

[nosuchuser]

wackojacko said:

There's something vaguely sordid about that picture...

Vid looks like a lot of fun, top work

[Windymiller]

I assume the driver of the Supra didn't try and kill you?

[wackojacko]

Janosh said:

Excellent

Does it have enough power in the dry?

Looking forward to some action shots!

We havn't really tried it in the dry to be honest I doubt it will be much good due to the weight and soft suspension combined with the obvious lack of power. We built it to take to Arena Essex only as they wet the track so power isn't really a big factor.

We do know that it will do second gear with 4 people onboard in the wet around a large roundabout.... but that's another story.

Supra accident was my friend Jim driving the Omega, luckily we know the Supra driver very well and he was fine with it, Drifting a £200 to a £20k competition car you've got to be prepared that accidents do happen as you are close to the limit. Plus when we try and get as close to the other driver as possible sometimes it can't be helped.

[wackojacko]

joe_90 said:

FerdiZ28 said:

Ignorant question, what does welding the diff achieve?

Locks the back wheels so they always turn at the same speed, which means they spin up easier (drift) and then when sliding kind of act like a LSD as in they both spin, not just the outside wheel.

Just makes it easier to arse about in really.

I wouldn't say it spins up easier, the main point of welding a diff for drifting is obviously both rear wheel are locked together and its cheaper than a LSD. I also find a welded diff is much more predictable when drifting than a Limited slip'.

[SaucyBoy]

That's f@ckin blindin' mate ; )

[wackojacko]

SaucyBoy said:

That's f@ckin blindin' mate ; )

Cheers bud. She's nearly ready to rock and roll for next Sunday.

New cam cover gasket and an oil change. Maybe knock the cats out of it.

[Gilhooligan]

joe_90 said:

FerdiZ28 said:

Ignorant question, what does welding the diff achieve?

Locks the back wheels so they always turn at the same speed, which means they spin up easier (drift) and then when sliding kind of act like a LSD as in they both spin, not just the outside wheel.

Just makes it easier to arse about in really.

Isn't it the inside wheel that usually spins though during a slide/turn?

[4340BB]

Quality. Love it.

[BritishRacinGrin]

Gilhooligan said:

Isn't it the inside wheel that usually spins though during a slide/turn?

Yes.

[wackojacko]

Little update,


We were back out in her on Sunday, battered and abused it even more.

I managed to crash it rather badly but hey ho

We had to fabricate a redneck roll cage to be able to take passengers, don't mention the harness angle... it was the only option we had to keep the rear seats usable still.

So having recently bought my first house nothing says "I am a car guy" /neighbour from hell like lighting up the whole street blue, welding a roll cage into a crap old Omega at 9 o'clock on Saturday evening !

Ingedients


Mocked up ready to be welded in..


Finished product


I really did hurt it....


Nothing a large hammer couldn't sort though...



Here's the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMowXA2dzSI

[ross-co]

strangely draw to this thread, haha could the horizontal harness bar not be welded higher up giving more knee room and if lifted high enough lowering the angle of the harness? Sure its something that you thought about and there is a reason just asking though.

[wackojacko]

Simple really, the harness we had has a buckle that crosses over (you can see it in the pic at the top of the seat) if the bar was closer/higher it would have been at a better angle but the harness wouldn't have been able to be tightened properly.

[Chunkychucky]

Great video Jacko, love the tap on the E36 compact at the end! Use her and abuse her