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Post by gemininja on Oct 27, 2008 19:46:07 GMT 12
[tr][/tr]1984 Holden Gemini SL/X Sedan i brought the car for $900 from a dog lover over the north shore, it STANK of dog and was full of fur and prechewd dogtreats the odo read 095000 when i got wich is a good sign. a lot of the interiour was destroyed by the dogs. the exteriour has typical stone chips and a few rubmarks. the original 161 was on the way out. i obtaind a g200z efi with a 161 head from burntrubber to replace the stock motor. im in the middle of droping it in at the moment so my cars empty haha =( im looking into geting my gearbox recond while its out.. itl be weird to have syncros, im so used to double clutching 1st and 2nd. and ill miss the rattle i get in 4th gear 2 but not really ;D aanyways so far.. - new radiator (old one shat itself). - new steeringwheel gearnob and other interior bits. - new headdeck and soundstream 6x9s. - re-covered the seats, parceltray and sun visors in black suede. - new carpet. - repower (work in progress). - recon gearbox (soon). - new clutch, plugs, leads etc. plans.. - recover doorcards. - alarm and central locking. - suspension rebuild. (rear shocks are the self lowering type ) - wheels (modgies, not 18inch jappas[no offence]) - black dash (to get rid of the last of the poo brown) hope that gives you an idea of what im upto. will try to update it regularly.. now to add photos hmm.. wish me luck =S
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Post by gemininja on Oct 27, 2008 19:52:33 GMT 12
YAAY i figurd it out (thanks to dannyboys forum haha) My Gem ^ out with the old 1600 empty =( oil coated engine bay (whats left of) my battery tray - its going to the boot old rusty coolant pipes new one #1 (a lot of efort because its an efi manifold) new one #2 Speakers (work in progress)
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Post by cul8r on Oct 28, 2008 21:24:32 GMT 12
Excellent, same front as mine, If you find a tidyish grill, let me know I need one Edit, upon closer inspection, its a tg, mines a TF
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Post by mcqunt on Oct 29, 2008 13:06:17 GMT 12
nice bro, have tidy tg grill $100 primed with rattlecans chris, modgies are such a maz thing i reckon pursuit steels widened out, still have a similar design but more sophisticated look, 256 to get them widened aye chris so could be magged up on steels that look good for say $800 with tires in 15" as apposed to $800 for just the modgies
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Post by gemininja on Oct 29, 2008 16:55:41 GMT 12
ill be sticking with the stockys for now till i get the essentials done like my leaky shocks haha
might get them widend to confuse people, plus theyre black wich is good
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Post by cul8r on Oct 29, 2008 17:14:19 GMT 12
$220 Got my rohstyles widened for, down here at elite wheels, would just have to add the cost of shipping to and from to work your final cost out..
@ Jase got some pics of the grill?
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Post by gemininja on Nov 4, 2008 17:50:50 GMT 12
have decided probly minilites, maybe 7wide. might get 7 rears and skinny fronts to make it look like it kn do something haha, then drop the front and keep the back high =D got all the bits and pieces i need for the g200 now, itl be in by this weekend, battery will be in the boot, aircon will probably be removed.. (might just balls up and rip it out now) thoughts on rims appreciated-
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Post by mikuni on Nov 5, 2008 11:12:58 GMT 12
slam the rear as well and put 7's all around
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Post by mcqunt on Nov 5, 2008 16:15:49 GMT 12
rota wheels do 13x8 minilites in zero offset if you want some more track
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Post by gemininja on Nov 5, 2008 17:57:09 GMT 12
explain zero offset =S no dish? know a rough price?
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Post by gemininja on Nov 5, 2008 21:11:02 GMT 12
**NEW PHOTOS UPLOADED**
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Post by mikuni on Nov 7, 2008 10:45:30 GMT 12
explain zero offset =S no dish? know a rough price? Zero offset means sweet dish. Heaps actually. You may find it a little bit hard to "tuck" zero offset under the guards though, as they stick out from them a little bit. If you look in my project thread my wheels are +5 offset 8 inch, so actually sit 5mm further in towards the car than zero offset would.
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Post by mcqunt on Nov 7, 2008 12:59:59 GMT 12
what brad said sweet dish tho
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Post by gemininja on Nov 7, 2008 19:19:20 GMT 12
sounds gud. i dont like low low cars purely for the drivability but it would be nice to get adjustys n be able to drop it down for cruises =) kno a price? or a place i kn find em.. ill google em now anyways
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Post by burntrubber on Nov 8, 2008 6:31:48 GMT 12
You'll get adjustable shocks but there's no height adjustable spring setup for Gemini's off the shelf. Best idea there would be different sets of springs only takes about an hour n a half to swap all 4 lol. Gemini's handle sweet low and clear even on quite steep drives my drive is actually real steep and has a peak in it my zorst only just scrapes how low my car is now.
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