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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Selseybill on 03 January 2010, 12:16:24

Title: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: Selseybill on 03 January 2010, 12:16:24

Saw a old P reg Omega est last night on the A27 in Bognor but it looked a bit strange.
The ride height was slightly higher(3-4 inches) with what looked like chunky tyres fitted.When i caught up with it at the lights,on the back was the badging 2.5,V6,4X4.The 4X4 badge was in the same style as the rest but slightly smaller.Apart from having a slightly higher ride hight the rest of the car was standard.When he pulled away from the lights,the front and rear wheels i could see spun as in all wheel drive.
Was there ever a 4X4 omega or do you think some one has made a one off.
Before you ask no i wasn't drunk or asleep,i was working

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: tunnie on 03 January 2010, 13:18:48

GM never released one for the UK, might have in Euroland.

Could have been a well done modification, would need some heavy work to get power to the front wheels

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: Selseybill on 03 January 2010, 13:24:28

That's what i thought.it looked a pukka job and unless you hadn't had a good look you wouldn't realise it was different from a normal Omega est.   

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: Andy B on 03 January 2010, 13:32:06

Perhaps someone bought this ...... http://www.carandclassic.co.uk./car/C126336?pt=pf and grafted the mechanicals to an Omega B!  :-/ :y :y :y

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: cruisetopoland on 03 January 2010, 13:38:51

Saw one similar in Germany last week

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: albitz on 03 January 2010, 13:42:17

Or grafted a Monterey transmission set up into a Mig. :question :-/

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: Selseybill on 03 January 2010, 13:59:25

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Saw one similar in Germany last week

It was a 4X4 then

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 03 January 2010, 19:19:43

You could pay Ferguson to do a 4x4 version of the Monza, maybe something similar occured here?

Shame it was never a UK model, or am I just being greedy?!

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: Andy B on 03 January 2010, 19:23:38

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You could pay Ferguson to do a 4x4 version of the Monza, maybe something similar occured here?

Shame it was never a UK model, or am I just being greedy?!

that's what my Senator A link http://www.carandclassic.co.uk./car/C126336?pt=pf was for.  ;)  ;)

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: Rockhampton on 03 January 2010, 19:44:57

Check out the Aussie 4wd version.....

http://www.policejournalsa.org.au/0401/46a.html

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 03 January 2010, 22:21:06

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You could pay Ferguson to do a 4x4 version of the Monza, maybe something similar occured here?

Shame it was never a UK model, or am I just being greedy?!

that's what my Senator A link http://www.carandclassic.co.uk./car/C126336?pt=pf was for.  ;)  ;)

Ah. Good point! Just plain missed that post. Still, Im never too proud to admit I look like a pillock!  :y

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: MaxV6 on 04 January 2010, 14:43:22

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Check out the Aussie 4wd version.....

http://www.policejournalsa.org.au/0401/46a.html

now i want to emigrate just so i can get a 4x4 v8 miggy estate AND a miggy pickup/crewvan


how comes they get all the really cool toys???
 :-?

Title: Re: 4X4 Omega ?
Post by: Humpy on 04 January 2010, 20:46:35

I know a bloke who's got one of the, four I think, Fergusson 4WD conversion Monza's. A very clever conversion with a transfer box after the gearbox, a propshaft coming forward to a modified engine sump with the front diff and drive shaft flanges mounted in it. The lower arms and the front struts are different to allow for the drive shafts. All very clever and very rare!

Humpy