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[Murph]

Yeah he still misses it.

That weld isnt as bad as it first appears.  On that part of the car the metal is thin enough that it will warp under heat very quickly, so the best way to do it is to use lots and lots of small welds to stitch it together.
It doesnt look too pretty but once the trim is replaced that fits along that arch it will never be seen anyway.

[omega3000]

I remember the wheel arch trim fell off mine and exposed some nasty rot so the only option for me was to cut it out and re shape with fiberglass .

[Murph]

Unfortunately a common problem on those.

[omega3000]

Unfortunately a common problem on those.

It was , that was the only rot on the car tbh

[16vturbo]

Guys, in these days you don't have to weld in body parts, you can use a special glue and that is more than strong enough.

I u use glue you don't have to think about the metal stretching and bendig of the heat when welding

[Murph]

Something like Sikaflex then?

[16vturbo]

Something like Sikaflex then?

nonono! I don't know what its called, it is expensive (in norway) and much stronger than Sika.

More and more bodyshops ''over here'' does not weld as much anymore, they just glue it

[16vturbo]

I have recently fount out that the rear axle with from Omega B v6 almost fits my Omega A... It has to be welded in some nuts to the two rear mounts

If my diff gets destroyed at some point, maybe i will try to mount the V6 rear axle, and that is bulletproof!

[omega3000]

You will be after our treasured V6 parts then  soon as the time is right ill be buying another carlton as long as the chassis hasnt corroded too bad .

[Murph]

Got a solid 2.6 Estate on my drive going cheap....   

[16vturbo]

I have two v6 lsd axels in my garage :-D so i don't have to buy anything :-)

[omega3000]

Got a solid 2.6 Estate on my drive going cheap....   

At the wrong time at the mo but will keep that in mind 

I have two v6 lsd axels in my garage :-D so i don't have to buy anything :-)

Plenty of spares then 

[16vturbo]

Got a solid 2.6 Estate on my drive going cheap....   

At the wrong time at the mo but will keep that in mind 

I have two v6 lsd axels in my garage :-D so i don't have to buy anything :-)

Plenty of spares then 

Yes, spare parts is not a problem I've had plenty of Omegas

[16vturbo]

I have found out that if i'm going to round my rear arches, i have to have some spacers!

So let's make some! These will be 20mm screwed. far from finish though..



Last year i made some 30mm spacers, they came out nice! Turned the piece and cnc milled the holes.

[omega3000]

 

I was looking at spacers today .... they dont look to hard to make you just need the tools for the machining but then again they are cheap to buy unless your going mega wide 
Do you mean rolled arches  Have only seen that being done once on an omega but never seen the end result