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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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does any one have a subframe madefor omega/catera v8 for sale or have a subframe and can do some measuring for the engine mount plates that are different from v6 catera.

i need a subframe or measures from a from v8 opel omega/ cadillac catera

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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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What is a V6 Catera??? Any pic's? sounds like a European only model.
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Thomo5150
What is a V6 Catera??? Any pic's? sounds like a European only model.
Cadillac based on the Opel/Vauxhall Omega, which also the Holden VR/VS/VT is based on.

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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 02:42 AM
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Which V6 engine the Ectoec????
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 02:47 AM
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Hell yeah, they need a V8, any pic's or measurments of your sub frame?????
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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Which V6 engine the Ectoec????
The Catera uses a 3.0 quad cam 24valve engine that is also used in SAAB vehicles.
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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Ok we have the same engine it call an Alloytech its 3.6 litres in Australia.
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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here is a link from another thread with pictures of the subframe i am looking for. any one know about a subframe like this or have one or can make some measuring of the mounting plates on a subframe like this.

omega/catera v8 subframe

https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...56k-death.html
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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Unless I'm misundersanting the other thread.....that subframe never went into production. Somehow that guy got his hands on, or at least photos of, a pre-production subframe for a v8 car that never happened.

I don't think you'll find one for sale.
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jonathan_ed3
Unless I'm misundersanting the other thread.....that subframe never went into production. Somehow that guy got his hands on, or at least photos of, a pre-production subframe for a v8 car that never happened.

I don't think you'll find one for sale.

ii has been produced about 20 complete kit for building an catera v8 gm sold the parts to lingenfelter and lingenfelter sold it on ebay. i have a kit that is missing that subframe . but as you say it has never been produced as a gm car but some people that has buyed a kit has build one.

i hope to get in touch with someone that have a subframe to make som measuring so i can make a subframe like the orginale.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 11:47 AM
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any one with more info ???
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 01:58 AM
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I don't know of who might still have one but keep in mind you don't have to have it. We did our original V8 Catera conversion before we were able to get those parts from GM so the V8 Catera conversion we did used the stock front subframe with fabricated mounts.


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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Jason Haines @ LPE
I don't know of who might still have one but keep in mind you don't have to have it. We did our original V8 Catera conversion before we were able to get those parts from GM so the V8 Catera conversion we did used the stock front subframe with fabricated mounts.
thanks. i hoped to find one orginal subframe, it looks like like i have to make the mounts my self
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