The Gemi

[bryan]

So about 6 years ago i seen a cheap TX Gemini coupe on the net for $800 with a blown motor but very little rust, so i decided i needed a project (stupid decison). Anyhow it has sort of escalated from a tidy up.

The aim is to have a nice registered car that looks fairly original, but handles and goes.





So straight away i got to stripping the car ready for paint..
and i got carried away changing things and tidying everything up.









I then got carried away again and took the whole car back to bare metal..





I didn't like the vents and decided i wasn't going to use the standard massive heater/fan unit so we welded them up.









I bought this grille off ebay, It doesn't look as out of place or stupid as you may think on the car.



Got carried away and took it back to bare metal under the guards too



Skipping a couple of stages and about two years and it was painted, i chose a rare original gemini colour in PPG paint.

[bryan]

I got a couple of alloy things made up to suit then.. just for the wank factor




the old man and I then rebuilt the motor

Forged pistons
MLS head gasket
head was looked after
etc etc

Custom turbo manifold to suit T28 turbo
I have a GT2871r turbo new here but it is a chinese one and i'm not sure whether to use it yet..
I bought some 1000cc injectors and Haltech Sprint 500 and LS1 coils





i started putting the interior back in so i could get it trimmed, i put suzuki swift Gti seats in the front
and i'm getting them all trimmed in black leather.



I also bought some wheels from the states 15x8"









and that sort of takes me where I am up to at the moment,
The motor is almost ready to bolt in and the seats are at the upholsterers.
I hope to have a fair bit done in the coming week or so and will update this.

[race6.3l]

Looks nice so far

[bryan]

Oh and a few little stats.
Car has Piazza brakes,
electric demister,
original am radio and i am planning on putting a cd player in the glovebox,

eventually i would like to use the car in a bit of everything, a toy,a tinkle at the drags, a few track days.. you name it

[stockymcstock]

very, very awesome

[Nathan Tinkler]

Looks good.

What is the colour code?

[E-Z]

should just use a ipod and transmitter (if you can get them in AM)

[bryan]

I put a Por15 kit through the tank so it should be pretty sweet for E85 and the fact that it was getting rusty from sitting around for so long


And just dummied up for the photo



and started knocking this up today ready for the upholsterer (bless alpine with their new slim speakers saving me having to cut the metal parcel tray )

[bryan]

I have it written down some where, took ages for the painters to find it. Valencia orange is the name but it is different to toranas and other holdens,

[monk_13]

Fuck that looks tidy.

Diff and gearbox plans?

[bryan]

rebuilt Piazza 5 speed gearbox and the diff i haven't worked out yet,
Though there is a guy in brissy that makes this for just under 2k and it fits in a gem diff housing

[GSRman]

I like.

[GTREA]

Neat indeed!

Although if I ever had my hands on a Gemini coupe it would end up looking like this



Opel Kadette GT/E

[Grizzler]

Can you tell me what offset the wheels are and what brand they are?

[Charlatan]

Great colour choice.

[Guido]

Awesome car.

[Paydirt]

Not a fan of Geminis at all, but love the look of this. I really think the wheels suit it too. Good job.

[redbucket]

Grizzler, the wheels are axis og, old skool. I have the same style in gold centre for my K11. The set I have are 15x8 +25.

[QABB]

Very awesome. Fantastic colour too...

[ChrisS]

Very nice, as others have said the colour and wheel combo looks great!

[Grizzler]

Thanks Redbucket

[Kiahatsiu]

I was all excited about it being white with Simmons. But it colour and wheels you went with are great. It is funny how cars I used to turn my nose up back in the day are now very cool. They all just disappeared.

[TT]

I was all excited about it being white with Simmons. But it colour and wheels you went with are great. It is funny how cars I used to turn my nose up back in the day are now very cool. They all just disappeared.

This.. I hated geminis with a passion because every penis haircut leb on their P's or greasy greek nosed wog would be thrashing the shit out of a shitter every where.

fast forward 20 years and it's rare to see something like this.

[darwinschops]

This.. I hated geminis with a passion because every penis haircut leb on their P's or greasy greek nosed wog would be thrashing the shit out of a shitter every where.

fast forward 20 years and it's rare to see something like this.

mum had two of them and they were either fuddy duddy or toss transport. this is very cool though, do like. turbs rwd 2 dr = awesome in (almost) any form.

[TT]

The greek guy across the road from my parents had one of these in blue with FJ20t and welded diff.

[lysdexia]

wow this is rad!

hope it ends up super slammed to pull those wheels off though. then it would be totally rad.

[GTREA]

I did my learners and test in a Gemini.

A lot of my mates had them back in the day.

They also seemed the car of choice for a lot of hot young girls as well (circa 1987!)

[tim510]

I've owned 2 geminis, they are great cars. This one is awesome, the colour is spot on!

[darwinschops]

this seems a lot cooler than some tracky dack wearing early 90's spec thing - though FJ20ET and welded diff sounds fucking fun for the age!

so the swift of it's day in terms of young chicks? mum definitely loved hers and if she's to be believed, i apparently couldn't let go when she sold it! ah, starting early and maybe why this makes me more than slightly happy in the pants...

[milo]

This.. I hated geminis with a passion because every penis haircut leb on their P's or greasy greek nosed wog would be thrashing the shit out of a shitter every where.

fast forward 20 years and it's rare to see something like this.

Wonder if we will say that about VL's one day?