omega/corsa hybrid, drift machine or death trap?

tom_spanner · 06-08-2007, 22:23

ive been thinking wud it be possible to cut front an rear ends off an omega an a corsa b an make a 2.5/3.0l v6 rear wheel drive corsa using the omega drive train and suspension,electrics an floor pan, while still retaining a corsa like shape, all be it a very wide version?? ive seen a croation guy do similar with a calibra 4x4 and a black tigra. would it be any good at drifting or drag strips?? any 1 wi previous experience wanna comment? i understand the legal implications of a "cut an shut" but hey it wud b fun round a track, cant promise ill build it but im a mechanic whos off work for 2 mth soon.......... who knows wat i mite get up to!!!!!

bmwrossco · 07-08-2007, 09:03

Would think the wheel base would be a little short and snanchy for drifting, V6 Omegas drift well with the right bits sorted.

tom_spanner · 07-08-2007, 16:18

cheers 4 the reply wat bits need sorting mate?? lsd an lowerd? with a stripped interior?

mark106mark · 07-08-2007, 16:55

you need a screw driver, a piece of wood and a hammer...jobs a good one!

tom_spanner · 08-08-2007, 03:12

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Originally Posted by mark106mark

you need a screw driver, a piece of wood and a hammer...jobs a good one!

ok i admit defeat, i dont ave a clue wat the job is???
or was that a piss take????
im a mechanic, experienced at nut an bolt mods but i dont think ill find this in a haynes manual will i????

bowman · 08-08-2007, 19:32

use a cav v6 donor and build a rear engined corsa, similar to the skoda build thats on here.

Nemesis · 08-08-2007, 19:39

Just buy a 200sx

**Benn** · 08-08-2007, 19:42

*robot benn with arms waving "warning tom spanner warning"*

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

Just buy a 200sx

be easyest and best...gonna be a silvia for metho...

tom_spanner · 09-08-2007, 00:03

cheers 4 ur input guys, im really interested in seeing if i can do it, if i was after a drift car ive got a tuned omega coming to me for free but i wanna see if i cud do the conversion, ive not seen it done before, maybe theres a reason for that!!!! so was after something abit different.

my mate who wud help runs a garage so it cud be good advitiseing for him, well till its wrapped on a greasy roundabout!!!!!

bowman · 09-08-2007, 16:13

theres been a white rwd nova on here before. used cosworth rear suspension i think.

**Benn** · 09-08-2007, 17:25

Austin did it with his nova,
xe running the rear wheels..
havent got a clue on the rear beam/diff set up them,
guess it woyld be cav/cally.

tom_spanner · 09-08-2007, 21:03

cheers bowman, benn, and the others. ill have a dig around to find them threads if i can. ill keep u posted if i do go for it. i got a track car to build first an this project wil b next

Grim Reaper · 09-08-2007, 21:08

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Originally Posted by Benn

Austin did it with his nova,
xe running the rear wheels..
havent got a clue on the rear beam/diff set up them,
guess it woyld be cav/cally.

its an escort rear beam i think, although i could be wrong........................as usual

bmwrossco · 09-08-2007, 22:37

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Originally Posted by tom_spanner

cheers 4 the reply wat bits need sorting mate?? lsd an lowerd? with a stripped interior?

My mate had an ex-police MV6, it had coilovers, camber ajusters, custom exhaust, Lsd and ran full road trim and it love to go sideways!

djivesp · 09-08-2007, 22:44

tbh it would be easyer to put the engine in the back, driving the rear wheels imo.
overall you'll have less weight (no prop/txb), and grip would be immense over the rear wheels. Suppose not really suitable for a drift car tho

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Hey you'll still be drifting just have to go faster

tom_spanner · 10-08-2007, 08:39

cheers for the replys guys, ive seen the skoda/caviler rear engined set up on here an to be honest i think id rather change the floor pans an suspension over an go front engine rear wheel drive, that way all the suspension is in line properly, provided i weld the new floor in square!!!

Grim Reaper · 10-08-2007, 09:33

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Originally Posted by tom_spanner

cheers for the replys guys, ive seen the skoda/caviler rear engined set up on here an to be honest i think id rather change the floor pans an suspension over an go front engine rear wheel drive, that way all the suspension is in line properly, provided i weld the new floor in square!!!

you will most likely need to change the rear suspension anyway depending on what rear beam you use, so either way its a bitch of a conversion

tom_spanner · 10-08-2007, 11:33

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Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

you will most likely need to change the rear suspension anyway depending on what rear beam you use, so either way its a bitch of a conversion

i was gonna cut both floor pans out and match the shortened omega one up to the sills/chassis on the corsa as best i can. that way i shud have all the rite suspension mounts an manage to run std omega suspension set up front and rear. this wud also give me the larger transmission tunnel, gear selector mounts etc etc etc. it will be really wide under a corsa but ill just have to wide arch it, possibly by cutting out the omega wings an welding them on as they r the rite shape for the wheel size, hmmm wud 18s still fit???

i think i need to get the two cars together an take pics an measurements

**jamied** · 10-08-2007, 11:54

Take the shell off the corsa and put to one side...take the shell off the omega and put to other side, shorten the chasie on the omega mid section, fabricate a new floor for the short base omega, cut floor from corsa and place shell over new omega floor and weld (might be wise to fit rollcage in before hand for a snug fit). tweek corsa shell to fit wings and wheels.

tom_spanner · 10-08-2007, 12:11

cheers jamie i think u got the same idea as me,have u done one similar b4? was gonna do the bulkhead aswell so i got the whole front end minus wings bumper an bonnet (size depending) inc engine, front suspension, inner wings, bulkhead the floor pan between the sills an the boot floor/rear suspension mounts off the omega. this wud give steering column an rack electrics full transmission etc from the omega wi a shorter lighter shell. yeah was gonna do the cage aswell, its gonna be fiddley as a standard one wont fit wi the new floor but still worth doin.

lewist123 · 10-08-2007, 12:31

if you are going to do all that work, what about a full spaceframe chassis? then just drop the corsa shell onto it?! might be a little more work and welding, but i would image you would end up with a slightly better car!

**jamied** · 10-08-2007, 12:32

Its the same type of thing im doing with the astra but the whole cage/chasie/bulkhead/floor ect is built from scratch. and then the astra shell is lowered on to it.

lewist123 · 10-08-2007, 12:36

do what has been done for years..... make a street legal hotrod

Corsa Hotrod

tom_spanner · 10-08-2007, 12:37

i was being blonde, ive just had a quick look at ur project, ill read it all 2nite, thats kinda wat i got planned but more of the omega chassis, makes the steering & engine mounts etc easier, good luck mate,i cant start mine for bout 2 mth so i can watch ur progress an pick up some ideas until then.

tom_spanner · 10-08-2007, 12:43

i wish i was good enuf and had the time to make the space frame an floor from scratch, an i cant afford to pay for it either. ill hold my hands up now, its gonna be rough an ready, not overly polished or shiney, the v6 wil be standard, lets face it the omega can shift an i shud loose a few kilos at least. this is more about making it work in my 2 mth off work than making it shiney.

cheers for the link lewis