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Stevo
29-01-10, 15:44
Rite mite aswell start this thread to see if a budget skidder can be built for under 2k, with work gone so crap its this or nothing for the year :D It wont be amazing great ect but its ment as a budget build in the current climate hopefully spec'd to compete aswell :)
I will keep it updated as bits get sorted/ordered ect and see what the end total is for it and enjoy wreckin the end product :p:D

Rite now for the car, Completely standard Auto 3 litre V6 Omega pics and info copy'd from Ste's for sale thread.


Vauxhall Omega 3.0l MV6 AUTOMATIC
Electric everythin throughout(windows,mirrors sunroof etc. etc)
Dualzone Climate Control
Heated Seats
Carbon Dibre Dash trim
Auto Transmission with ECO,Sprts and Frost Modes
On Board Computer
Tow Bar(Only fitted in the Summer)
17'' MV6 Alloy Wheels
3.0V6 Ecotec Engine
Front Fog Lamps
Xenons
Still has original Vauxhall Mats Throughout
6 Disc CD Changer in Boot
Spare Wheel unused
Disc Brakes all round
2 Sets of Keys
NCT 07/10
115k Miles
Metallic Gold
Immaculate throughout
No Dents
You will NOT find a better one
Cambelt,brake pads and discs all done at 100k

http://i49.tinypic.com/1zyvhoo.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/2vv40er.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/xmikvp.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/1r9spd.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2dkic9l.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/15yafy9.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/2qscndc.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/ih88l0.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/2djqy6f.jpg


The plan:
7 point roll cage
Hydro handbreak
Towing eyes
Manual conversion
Bucket seats
5 point harnesses
Fire Extinguisher
Kill switch
Electric fans
Steering wheel/boss kit
Suspension
Bonnet pins




Cost so far!!!
Car €
Cage €450 done by bradley off the site savage welder
Clutch kit and hydraulic release bearing, and service kit €420
Auto-manual conversion €200
Diff welded and seat welded to frame €0 a favour from bradley on here
Hydro with braided lines (not fitted yet) €110

Around €1900 so far only lowering springs steering wheel and boss kit and hydro to be fitted should just scrape under 2k wooooooop!!!!

ste
29-01-10, 15:56
can wait to see how this progresses...

insejn
29-01-10, 16:14
will ya be swapping the gearbox for manual ?

Stevo
29-01-10, 16:26
can wait to see how this progresses...

Should be fun alrite ste!


will ya be swapping the gearbox for manual ?

Have a manual box here for it ;)

Derk
29-01-10, 16:32
Drove this baby up to Rathangan for Stevo, savage clean car. Almost a shame to drift it but has plenty of powa for the job..

Besta luck with her buddy ;)

Stevo
29-01-10, 16:35
Drove this baby up to Rathangan for Stevo, savage clean car. Almost a shame to drift it but has plenty of powa for the job..

Besta luck with her buddy ;)

Cheers man, yeh its silly clean but ive a new life planned for her where battle scares are a must :D:D
Ill get them lights out for ya as soon as im up at it again derk:cool:

Greg
29-01-10, 17:24
Looking forward to the progress reports. best of luck with it Stevo. :)

CillianS14a
29-01-10, 17:29
Lovely base Stevo! Very clean car, almost too clean! Plenty of NA powaa for ya!:D

yowdy
29-01-10, 17:33
i have a feelin im gona no this car very well buy the time this project is over

thegosson
29-01-10, 17:36
"where battle scares are a must"
haha i love it!
besht o luck with er hi!

ste
29-01-10, 17:41
it is too clean this used to be the hardest it was ever driven LOL

http://i49.tinypic.com/33ner6d.jpg

andy t
29-01-10, 17:43
hopefully you will get all da bits done for da 2k,,,

should be a good yoke when done

blusrule
29-01-10, 18:31
Good idea! What's it standing you at the moment? Ya should give costs as ya go along aswell. Mine's under 2 grand at the mo and its all set for track days!

damo86
29-01-10, 18:40
bgw too stevo

Stevo
30-01-10, 15:23
i have a feelin im gona no this car very well buy the time this project is over

hahaha love you :p


"where battle scares are a must"
haha i love it!
besht o luck with er hi!

:D Cheers Shane


hopefully you will get all da bits done for da 2k,,,

should be a good yoke when done

Ah ive the real tramper one in my sig aswell, well able to slide :cool:


Good idea! What's it standing you at the moment? Ya should give costs as ya go along aswell. Mine's under 2 grand at the mo and its all set for track days!

Ur caged and all man? gimme your left over paint kept costs down Tramp twinning when its done;)


bgw too stevo

:eek:..............:D



Haha good pic for before and after Ste:)

Stevo
30-01-10, 15:29
Start off cost for the car is €690 yoyo's :cool: €1310 left to do the rest :eek:

Feel free to ad links to any site's that do bits for these, feckin hard to find stuffs for them!!!

blusrule
30-01-10, 16:17
Ur caged and all man? gimme your left over paint kept costs down Tramp twinning when its done;)



Nah it not caged but don't need one for track days in majority of places so no need to put one in till have a bitta moneys! Ya'd prob get one for 500e or that though! Ha ive none left over, gave it a good going over! Ya should paint that yoke a luminous color!

Stevo
30-01-10, 16:27
Nah it not caged but don't need one for track days in majority of places so no need to put one in till have a bitta moneys! Ya'd prob get one for 500e or that though! Ha ive none left over, gave it a good going over! Ya should paint that yoke a luminous color!

Lol dyno rod colours :eek:

Stevo
03-02-10, 15:40
Made a start stripping it out today :D

http://i49.tinypic.com/3029bgy.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/34s46l4.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/20gctx2.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/2v3oihh.jpg

Sound deadening still there tho :eek::eek::eek:

Stevo
15-02-10, 18:34
Car is now gone to get the cage done by bradley off the site:D:D cheers derk and tommy for droppin it down :cool:

Stevo
16-03-10, 15:04
Diff is welded up and back in, bucket seat is welded onto seat rail and cage just has to be welded up and towing eyes sorted, gud man bradley :cool::D
Got sum clean 15" omega alloys sorted aswell gud man derk!!

ste
16-03-10, 20:57
my mammys old car... she'd be proud of ya

kevae86
16-03-10, 21:20
get the angle grinder out and go light weight on it....:cool::cool:

Stevo
25-03-10, 12:43
Will be back monday/tuesday all caged up ready for swapping stuffs from the manual car over to this one :D Roll on mondello on the 17th april should be a heap of cars there that have been sorted/fixed/built from the justjap lads :eek::cool:

Small part update got this hydro and braided lines off dara(way2fastforu) and it really is mint condition ;)

http://i39.tinypic.com/juestk.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/sdcj0g.jpg

Ill update with pics of the cage when she's back, time to start buyin goodies but not as many as i wanted due to crank pully trouble on the mondeo and a 400 repair bill :mad:

way2fastforu
25-03-10, 13:27
hey thats my garage how'd u get in to take pics:p
hope ur happy wit it dude:)

Stevo
25-03-10, 13:28
hey thats my garage how'd u get in to take pics:p
hope ur happy wit it dude:)

Well happy man, never even know it had been fitted to a car :D

way2fastforu
25-03-10, 13:37
was in my car for months but rarely used it cos my back calipers arent great

Stevo
28-03-10, 22:50
Cage is all finished woooooop!!! Cheers bradley sum job done on it welding is savage and tidy as fook!! Trampy one step closer to mondello :D

sbradley
28-03-10, 23:08
Cage is all finished woooooop!!! Cheers bradley sum job done on it welding is savage and tidy as fook!! Trampy one step closer to mondello :D

no bother lad tanks...main thing is ur happy wit it

yowdy
29-03-10, 13:09
roll on the just jap tramper

Stevo
29-03-10, 13:34
roll on the just jap tramper

Hahaha half purple half green :eek::eek:

Stevo
29-03-10, 14:32
Should be a gud few bits ordered in the next few days for it online shops ftw!!! :D:D

bart
29-03-10, 16:23
next few days???
next few hrs..
get ur ass down here.. :p
i love spending other peoples money..

Stevo
10-04-10, 21:10
:D this now has a clutch flywheel pressure plate bolted up, box left to be bolted back up and clutch peddle to be fitted then dog the shite outa it!!!!:D
Big thanks to yowdy who loves my car :p my windscreen hates you tho :D and bart for draggin trampers around all day yesturday :D

wayne.c
10-04-10, 21:18
:D this now has a clutch flywheel pressure plate bolted up, box left to be bolted back up and clutch peddle to be fitted then dog the shite outa it!!!!:D
Big thanks to yowdy who loves my car :p my windscreen hates you tho :D and bart for draggin trampers around all day yesturday :D

hold up:eek:!!!!! tink ya left sumting out:p my dog had her:D

Stevo
10-04-10, 21:20
hold up:eek:!!!!! tink ya left sumting out:p my dog had her:D

:eek: well man, haha yeh thats a savage bit of kit, cheers for sortin that :cool:

wayne.c
10-04-10, 21:25
:eek: well man, haha yeh thats a savage bit of kit, cheers for sortin that :cool:

ha no problem lad glad to help. can't beat a man with the rite tool:D

time to do her proud now..

Stevo
10-04-10, 21:28
ha no problem lad glad to help. can't beat a man with the rite tool:D

time to do her proud now..

She better be happy with her new clutch kicking life :D

Taffy
11-04-10, 10:00
ha no problem lad glad to help. can't beat a man with the rite tool:D

time to do her proud now..

yep your a tool alright :p:p:D:D

bart
11-04-10, 10:02
:D this now has a clutch flywheel pressure plate bolted up, box left to be bolted back up and clutch peddle to be fitted then dog the shite outa it!!!!:D
Big thanks to yowdy who loves my car :p my windscreen hates you tho :D and bart for draggin trampers around all day yesturday :D

thatnk god this hape of dung is nearly finished:p:p:p
dont forget to tighten ur nuts:p

wayne.c
11-04-10, 11:33
yep your a tool alright :p:p:D:D

ha ha got them out didn't i :p:p

It helps to be a tool sumtimes:D:D

Stevo
11-04-10, 15:25
thatnk god this hape of dung is nearly finished:p:p:p
dont forget to tighten ur nuts:p

:o nuts were tight it was the savage 5mm spacers :p:p

Stevo
13-04-10, 10:09
Woooooooooop!!!! Its now has a manual box and clutch peddle :D:D Big thanks to yowdy and all the lads in the justjap shed for all the hard work :cool:
Loverly new gearbox oil, Engine oil, plugs in her today, bit of a coolant top up and shes gud to go, no funds for lowering springs which will make it intresting in mondello :eek::cool:

Greg
13-04-10, 10:21
The big bouncy barge will be loads of fun. :D

PeterT
13-04-10, 10:37
good stuff! cut the springs?! way less body roll

Stevo
13-04-10, 10:44
The big bouncy barge will be loads of fun. :D

Should be fun trying to transition through the S's


good stuff! cut the springs?! way less body roll

Hmmmm... mite pull the lowering springs out of the white one :)

danny86
13-04-10, 10:51
Hmmmm... mite pull the lowering springs out of the white one :)

yeah man u shud, ul be all over the place if not haha

blusrule
13-04-10, 12:16
Hmmmm... mite pull the lowering springs out of the white one :)

You will or yowdy will? :rolleyes: Get the finger out!

gizmo 5
13-04-10, 16:42
fine yoke for hack'n round the track:) should be a intresting one:D best of luck wit it...

Stevo
14-04-10, 10:05
You will or yowdy will? :rolleyes: Get the finger out!

Get over here and give us a hand :p:p

blusrule
14-04-10, 12:39
Get over here and give us a hand :p:p

Ahhh thats a bit far for me to be going! Have my own car to get ready! (wash!!) :p

way2fastforu
14-04-10, 12:50
u fit the wand in it yet dude??

bart
14-04-10, 13:17
u fit the wand in it yet dude??

jez will you leave him alone.. haha
he's bad enough already...
will be put in after mondello;)

way2fastforu
14-04-10, 13:19
jez will you leave him alone.. haha
he's bad enough already...
will be put in after mondello;)

haha the auld omega stressin him out??
or is it stressin you an yowdy out??;p

Fredericks Balls
14-04-10, 13:20
Any images of what it currently looks like?

The whole pictorial update idea has gone a bit tits up these past two months :D :p

bart
14-04-10, 13:30
Any images of what it currently looks like?

The whole pictorial update idea has gone a bit tits up these past two months :D :p




yea this is how it looks now.... :D:D:D:D
http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww246/bart180sx/advanced_car_styling.jpg

Administrator
14-04-10, 13:42
yea this is how it looks now.... :D:D:D:D
http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww246/bart180sx/advanced_car_styling.jpg

Needs some low :D

Stevo
14-04-10, 15:36
yea this is how it looks now.... :D:D:D:D
http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww246/bart180sx/advanced_car_styling.jpg


:eek: ya huuuuuuuar ya, that pic was'nt to be up till it was finished :D:D

Ill get sum pics of the cage and that tonite and darragh its actually higher than that :eek::eek::eek::o

Stevo
15-04-10, 09:19
Cage...

http://i43.tinypic.com/rwrz8y.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/514tpx.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2hqt9a8.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2jbw0h2.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/2ut12ll.jpg

way2fastforu
15-04-10, 09:45
cage looks good dude!!

Greg
15-04-10, 09:55
It's mental seeing an Omega with a cage. :D

Fredericks Balls
15-04-10, 10:37
yea this is how it looks now.... :D:D:D:D
http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww246/bart180sx/advanced_car_styling.jpg

http://themeparkradio.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/pimp-my-ride-ps13.jpg

Word!!

Cage looks sweet!! I can see now why you didnt put up pictures, it looks the same! :D

Stevo
15-04-10, 10:49
http://themeparkradio.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/pimp-my-ride-ps13.jpg

Word!!

Cage looks sweet!! I can see now why you didnt put up pictures, it looks the same! :D

Its the same just caged and manual :D:D:D and no towbar:p

gem-s13
15-04-10, 11:00
Its the same just caged and manual :D:D:D and no towbar:p


what why the ultimate clipping point!!!

Stevo
15-04-10, 11:10
what why the ultimate clipping point!!!

looked shite tho gem :o

Stevo
25-04-10, 18:42
Car €690
Cage €400 done by bradley off the site:D savage welder:cool:
Clutch kit and hydraulic release bearing, and service kit €320
Auto-manual conversion €200
Diff welded and seat welded to frame €0 a favour from bradley on here :cool:
Hydro with braided lines (not fitted yet) €110

Around €1700 so far only lowering springs steering wheel and boss kit and hydro to be fitted should just scrape under 2k wooooooop!!!!:cool:

Stevo
12-06-10, 17:34
Only pics i have of its first day out in april
http://i50.tinypic.com/14vgz9j.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/330yatt.jpg


Was bored to fookin death today and poxy noisey huars at the WC match were giving me a headache so went and sprayed the cage :o
Tis bright :D thank fuck its a tramp spray everywhere :rolleyes:

http://i45.tinypic.com/fejwwm.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/otemwk.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/2i0yrva.jpg


Only really the hydro to fit (new pads and decent break fluid)and lowering springs maybe a steering wheel/boss kit then thats her lot i think :rolleyes:

way2fastforu
12-06-10, 18:21
savage bright orange ftw....no maskin tape for you man:p:p

Stevo
12-06-10, 18:24
savage bright orange ftw....no maskin tape for you man:p:p

I started maskin it up then thought its a fookin tramp keep her country and lash it on :eek: :D

way2fastforu
12-06-10, 18:25
haha thats the job...hate puttin maskin tape on takes too much time:D

Stevo
12-06-10, 18:30
haha thats the job...hate puttin maskin tape on takes too much time:D

Maskin tape is for pussy's :p

Derk
12-06-10, 18:52
You got overspray all over me house an all ya fooker ya! :)

Administrator
12-06-10, 19:04
Maskin tape is for pussy's :p

Word! I sprayed my whole E36 and scraped the paint off the windows

Aidan Hogan
12-06-10, 19:26
Looks the job now Stevo , may see her in action some day :D

Stevo
13-06-10, 12:08
You got overspray all over me house an all ya fooker ya! :)

Stop ted theres an orange tint on the outside of the car aswell its a strange paint :o May rattle can the rest of the house kid :(


Word! I sprayed my whole E36 and scraped the paint off the windows

Only way to do it!! :cool:

Robbie Daly Ps13
13-06-10, 12:28
Rough cunts........:p


Good work stevo.....! I shall have a few pics up soon of a cage im doing and i do mask up.......! Im a fussy cunt doh.....!

Stevo
13-06-10, 12:31
Rough cunts........:p


Good work stevo.....! I shall have a few pics up soon of a cage im doing and i do mask up.......! Im a fussy cunt doh.....!

If i thought the paint was as shit and thin as it was i would have, cunt of a stuff went everywhere :o Keep her country haha

sbradley
13-06-10, 19:24
did ya put the paddin on the door bars bud...ill ave a price on that other thing tomorrow for ya aswell...

Stevo
13-06-10, 20:23
did ya put the paddin on the door bars bud...ill ave a price on that other thing tomorrow for ya aswell...

No ted did'nt put padding on yet need another can of paint to finish cage then get seat out for ya ;) then pad it up! sum job on cage ted had plenty time lookin at it yesturday:cool:
Ah nice one gimme a shout when ya know prices :D

Funnyonion
13-06-10, 22:15
sweet deal man jus read the whole thread...did you do the auto manual conversion urself??woz there much work involved in it???

Stevo
13-06-10, 22:18
sweet deal man jus read the whole thread...did you do the auto manual conversion urself??woz there much work involved in it???

justjap done conversion, clutch line is awkward done in about 2-3 hours....

Derk
14-06-10, 21:03
justjap done conversion, clutch line is awkward done in about 2-3 hours....

Justjap, (sometimes Vauxhall)
Had a look at the spray job on the cage today lad, its emmm............. different! :o

Stevo
14-06-10, 21:05
Justjap, (sometimes Vauxhall)
Had a look at the spray job on the cage today lad, its emmm............. different! :o

Bit bright alrite and rough!!! need more spray motor factors were all out :eek:

bart
14-06-10, 21:05
Justjap, (sometimes Vauxhall)
Had a look at the spray job on the cage today lad, its emmm............. different! :o

tommy was telling me....
stevo were ya off your face or what???
did ya bring the kids out with ya and let them go mad with a spray can

Stevo
14-06-10, 21:07
tommy was telling me....
stevo were ya off your face or what???
did ya bring the kids out with ya and let them go mad with a spray can


:o i was off my face :o

rburns07
22-06-10, 14:41
cool project i love it!!

Stevo
10-08-10, 22:17
Woohoo sum nice new bits arrived today for the tramp....
New 40mm all round lowering springs fitted, cheers for sorting it out tommy :cool: and cheers for the muscle derk :p
Also fitted today ebc yellow stuff pads on the rear, and in the next week or 2 braided brake lines and hydro will be fitted and it'll be all done n dusted :D

bart
10-08-10, 23:41
Woohoo sum nice new bits arrived today for the tramp....
New 40mm all round lowering springs fitted, cheers for sorting it out tommy :cool: and cheers for the muscle derk :p
Also fitted today ebc yellow stuff pads on the rear, and in the next week or 2 braided brake lines and hydro will be fitted and it'll be all done n dusted :D

ya'll just need someone to drive it then;):p

yowdy
10-08-10, 23:49
gud to here the bits are in,,we need to see the liner back out on track

Stevo
10-08-10, 23:56
ya'll just need someone to drive it then;):p

:eek: a hear me bollix ya cunt ya (in my bestest dubland accent:p)


gud to here the bits are in,,we need to see the liner back out on track

Tommy fellas sum man at the vauxhalls :cool: Should be out a bit more now alrite :D