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18-08-2007, 21:42
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| great project mate,love to do that to my astra. | 
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20-08-2007, 19:22
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| Got to agree with the others and say its a great idea. Best of luck with it, and hope to see some more pictures soon. | |
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20-08-2007, 20:12
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| nice project. was thinking of doing something like this when funds are abit better | |
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20-08-2007, 20:52
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| Gonna keep an eye on this one!
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20-08-2007, 21:01
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| What engine are you planning on using? I think V6 would be cool!
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20-08-2007, 21:02
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#31 | | MIGClub Member
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| Its a LET | |
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20-08-2007, 21:09
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#32 | | MIGClub Member
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| ah right then, i look forward to seeing the end results  | |
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20-08-2007, 21:25
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mint project goin on dude, will be keeping an eye on this as i am goin to do this to my astra but 4x4 so will be pm you soon askin for some info and that.  | |
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04-09-2007, 21:01
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#34 | | MIGWeb User
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| any progress dude? | |
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04-09-2007, 21:07
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#35 | | MIGClub Member
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Originally Posted by Nemesis  Does the omega rack bolt up to the vectra rack mounts? If not then how do you plan on mounting it? |
Its not just the rack that is wrong, its the entire front suspension and steering setup, the arms come out of the shocks facing back instead of forward, and if you swap them side to side to reverse them then the ackerman angles are all reversed.
NONE of the vectra stuff will be of any use to him at all (or calibra or any other FWD vaux setup) if he wants it to handle properly | |
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04-09-2007, 21:38
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#36 | | MIGWeb User
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| Was going to say that Chip......
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06-09-2007, 11:49
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#37 | | MIGWeb User
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Originally Posted by bowman any progress dude? |
Waiting on my Omega box to come as it's taking it's time. also need a part of the rear suspension still but should have that sorted from one of 2 people soon.
As for the steering i'm still looking into it. the person who done the rwd cav used a vectra rack but i'm looking at taking the whole front subframe of the omega and seeing what does and doesn't fit. The only way i can see the vectra stuff fitting is by lowering it down and having the track rod ends facing up side down and then they'd be at a mad angle.  | |
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07-09-2007, 00:19
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#38 | | MIGWeb User
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| Lee that is a great project m8. And i hope everything goes ok 
When you finish this project we can talk how much you want so you can do this to my Vectra
Good Luck m8 | |
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07-09-2007, 05:33
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#39 | | MIGClub Member
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| track rod ends faceing upside down?? sorry mate but i think the holes in the steering arms are taperd and the taper is the wrong way up, either weld the hole up and redrill the taper, some how??? or cut the end off flip it over and weld back on, im not sure what the mot man would say about welding the steering arms tho! | |
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07-09-2007, 12:10
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#40 | | MIGWeb User
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| can you not get ball joints that bolt through rather than have a tread attached...rose joints? then you would not need the taper......  
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07-09-2007, 15:07
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#41 | | MIGWeb User
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Originally Posted by SAIMIR Lee that is a great project m8. And i hope everything goes ok
When you finish this project we can talk how much you want so you can do this to my Vectra
Good Luck m8 | lol i'll let you know Quote:
Originally Posted by tom_spanner track rod ends faceing upside down?? sorry mate but i think the holes in the steering arms are taperd and the taper is the wrong way up, either weld the hole up and redrill the taper, some how??? or cut the end off flip it over and weld back on, im not sure what the mot man would say about welding the steering arms tho! |
Until i get to doing things it's hard to know which way i can and can't do things's. cheers for the advice
[quote=bowman;3404159]can you not get ball joints that bolt through rather than have a tread attached...rose joints? then you would not need the taper......
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looked into that and think that was the best way so far | |
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08-09-2007, 08:41
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#42 | | MIGClub Member
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| sounds like an option just need some way of stopping the bolt slopping around in the taper, but if you can convert to rear wheel drive im sure that wont be a problem, good luck mate | |
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08-09-2007, 10:41
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#43 | | MIGWeb User
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| i dont know specific sizes but im sure the taper could be drilled out (it is only very slight) and a larger bolt used through it. This would also be a good fix for extra low cars, allowing the steering arms to leveled out.
Really intersted in how the rear beam mounts up. I didint realise the vectra rear floor was so similar!
nice one mate! | |
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09-09-2007, 14:23
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#44 | | MIGClub Member
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| Omega rack (same as carlton) will work better, however it may foul the LET inlet manifold (like mine did). It's totally different to the vectra racks so a lot of modifying will be needed. Remember you will need a steering idler on the N/S too. | |
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09-09-2007, 14:43
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#45 | | MIGClub Member
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| qaulity thread mate!
good luck with it
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13-09-2007, 20:55
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#46 | | MIGWeb User
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| little update. my gearbox came today
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mated to a block
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picture of the subframe modded for the gearbox and started to cut the bulkhead away
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a pic showing how the steering get's in the way so will have to look into omega stuff. 
how the car looks with the axle nearly all on 
Over the weekend i'll start attacking the floor and lining up the engine and box so i know how far back it'll go. i'm going to try to have it as far back and low down as possible so we'll see how it goes | |
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13-09-2007, 21:27
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#47 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| Funking crazy,
looks fun tho,
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14-09-2007, 11:37
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#48 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Madrid - Spain Drives: Tigra 14xe
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| I like this project, but the first pic for the Vectra Silver its the final or the first pic from the final project? | |
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14-09-2007, 14:26
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#49 | | MIGWeb User
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| there's 2 different silver ones at the beginging. one is is the car i use everyday. the other is this car before i started taking it apart | |
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14-09-2007, 16:38
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#50 | | MIGClub Member
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| wow! how did you line up the rear axle setup? I mean the last thing you wanna do is get the rear wheels wonky lol | |
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