Vaux. Omega Donor?

[thane]

Hey folks, just finished reading through Chris's book and slowly gearing myself to have a crack at this kit car lark (waiting to go on a welding course in the autumn and get a garage or somewhere to do the work). On the plus side I work in a manufacturing shop so have access to lathes and the like.

What I'd like to know is, has anyone tried using an omega as the donor for the build? sierra's are a bit thin on the ground around my area but there does seem to be a few omegas from 2l to v6's and I'd like to know if anyone has an idea how far from the book it would? I'm geussing it would just mean having to source a number of the parts elsewhere and modify the engine/transmission parts, plus rear shafts & hubs?

My other choice and preferred is to just pick up a sierra and fit a 2l zetec and get it running before doing the project. Or should I just go straight for later mondeo v6 if I'm going to all this trouble? Thoughts appreciated.